CDC Ebola Training Center opens in Anniston
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention launched a training program for health workers headed for West Africa to help with the Ebola outbreak. They’re running it at a former Army base in Anniston.
Listen to the story from NPR’s Global Health and Development correspondent, Nurith Aizenman as heard on Morning Edition.
Meanwhile, Alabama is taking steps to prevent Ebola infections.
Governor Bentley and state health officer Dr. Don Williamson say Alabama has taken steps to make sure health care workers are able to identify a case of Ebola quickly and take precautions to make sure others don’t become ill.
Williamson said the mostly likely way Ebola might show up in Alabama is from someone who traveled to west Africa and developed flu-like symptoms after returning home. Williamson says there is nothing Alabama can do to prevent a case like that, but the state is working to make sure others aren’t infected.
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Alabama coal company sued for a home explosion is delinquent on dozens of penalties
Crimson Oak Grove Resources has been cited for 204 safety violations since the March 8 blast, many involving “significant and substantial” safety violations.
The United Auto Workers faces a key test in the South with upcoming vote at Alabama Mercedes plant
The United Auto Workers is aiming for a key victory at Mercedes-Benz in Alabama. More than 5,000 workers at the facility in Vance and nearby battery plant will vote this week on whether to join the UAW.
Gambling, ethics bills fall short as legislative session ends
Alabama lawmakers closed the books on this year’s regular legislative session Thursday. While Republican leaders passed many of their priority bills, perhaps the most talked about issue – gambling – died.
A look at what passed and failed in the 2024 legislative session
Alabama lawmakers have ended a 2024 legislative session that saw the Republican majority win approval for a number of their top priorities.
Q&A: Bobby Carter on leading Tiny Desk, his time at Jackson State, early career advice
Carter, a Jackson State alumnus, took over as the new series host and producer for NPR’s “Tiny Desk Concerts” series in April.
Alabama to begin working with a consulting company that’s under criminal investigation
McKinsey & Company, an international consulting business, will help the state of Alabama develop a new strategic economic growth plan. The company is undertaking that project, while also dealing with a probe into whether it engaged in a criminal conspiracy.
