BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Starting this week, vouchers for free broadband internet for school students in Alabama start going out.Michelle Roth with the Alabama Cable and Broadband Association has been working closely with state leaders to roll out the Alabama Broadband Connectivity for Students program which gives free internet access for families with students on free or reduced lunch.Roth tells us almost 300,000 vouchers for free internet for families should start hitting mailboxes this week. If you receive one, all you have to do is call the internet provider listed in your voucher...…BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Starting this week, vouchers for free broadband internet for school students in Alabama start going out.Michelle Roth with the Alabama Cable and Broadband Association has been working closely with state leaders to roll out the Alabama Broadband Connectivity for Students program which gives free internet access for families with students on free or reduced lunch.Roth tells us almost 300,000 vouchers for free internet for families should start hitting mailboxes this week. If you receive one, all you have to do is call the internet provider listed in your voucher...WW…

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - A new map shows that Alabama leads the nation right now in tornado warnings.Multiple tornado warnings filled our TV screens Wednesday as mother nature kept the First Alert Weather team on its toes.Alabama has seen dozens of tornado warnings since January, according to the Iowa Environmental Mesonet map measuring those storms through today. That map shows 43 but the National Weather Service says it’s 60 so far. We’re outpacing the traditional tornado alley in Oklahoma and Kansas.“It’s been determined for some years now, looking at the statistics, that there is a...…BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - A new map shows that Alabama leads the nation right now in tornado warnings.Multiple tornado warnings filled our TV screens Wednesday as mother nature kept the First Alert Weather team on its toes.Alabama has seen dozens of tornado warnings since January, according to the Iowa Environmental Mesonet map measuring those storms through today. That map shows 43 but the National Weather Service says it’s 60 so far. We’re outpacing the traditional tornado alley in Oklahoma and Kansas.“It’s been determined for some years now, looking at the statistics, that there is a...WW…

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - We are seeing a dramatic decline in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations.Statewide in the past seven days, new COVID-19 cases are down a little over 30% with hospitalizations down about 25%. Those numbers are heading in the right direction says Dr. Don Williamson, the head of the Alabama Hospital Association.Dr. Williamson says we’re not out of the woods just yet, especially with the emerging variants like the one from the U.K. He tells us until enough people are vaccinated, people are going to have to double down on protecting themselves and others from catching...…BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - We are seeing a dramatic decline in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations.Statewide in the past seven days, new COVID-19 cases are down a little over 30% with hospitalizations down about 25%. Those numbers are heading in the right direction says Dr. Don Williamson, the head of the Alabama Hospital Association.Dr. Williamson says we’re not out of the woods just yet, especially with the emerging variants like the one from the U.K. He tells us until enough people are vaccinated, people are going to have to double down on protecting themselves and others from catching...WW…