Sierra Phillips is a reporter for WAAY.
Sierra’s interest in television news began in high school. She says having the chance to shadow an investigative reporter at a station in her hometown of Nashville was a defining moment.
Sierra left the Music City to study Broadcast Journalism and Political Science at Penn State. During college, she interned at NBC Washington and FOX 17 in Nashville. She also served in multiple roles for the Penn State newscast Centre County Report.
Sierra and her dog, Penny (named for Penn State) love calling Huntsville home!
The Jackson County Emergency Management Agency is set to order new tech to speed up search and rescue operations.
The break-in happened on Jan. 7.
The Jackson County Commission voted to go ahead with a sweep of the Jackson County Courthouse.
A Marshall County reserve deputy is the center of debate after he attended the protest last week in D.C. The reserve deputy left once things got out of hand and did not enter the Capitol building.
Students will return to a hybrid schedule with new safety precautions.
We're hearing from a Scottsboro woman who watched as law enforcement surrounded her neighbor's home while a shooting suspect was inside.
On January 11th, 2020 a tornado hit Brindlee Mt. Primary school. The EF-2 tornado destroyed the building.
The Marshall County coroner tells us that his office saw more than 25% more deaths in 2020 compared to 2019.
Senior Lt. Jeff Bain died Sunday from complications due to the coronavirus.
The Boaz Police Department will now leave cards when they stop by to check businesses overnight.
| County | Cases | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Jefferson | 61755 | 921 |
| Mobile | 30058 | 548 |
| Madison | 26852 | 186 |
| Tuscaloosa | 20652 | 266 |
| Montgomery | 18876 | 305 |
| Shelby | 18421 | 114 |
| Baldwin | 16176 | 182 |
| Lee | 12393 | 101 |
| Morgan | 12175 | 113 |
| Etowah | 11687 | 168 |
| Calhoun | 11078 | 200 |
| Marshall | 10158 | 107 |
| Houston | 8556 | 148 |
| Cullman | 7999 | 105 |
| Limestone | 7962 | 74 |
| Elmore | 7783 | 101 |
| DeKalb | 7671 | 97 |
| Lauderdale | 7528 | 83 |
| St. Clair | 7502 | 120 |
| Talladega | 6145 | 108 |
| Walker | 5880 | 174 |
| Jackson | 5788 | 41 |
| Colbert | 5298 | 73 |
| Blount | 5292 | 83 |
| Autauga | 5154 | 55 |
| Coffee | 4381 | 56 |
| Dale | 3943 | 81 |
| Franklin | 3652 | 48 |
| Chilton | 3353 | 65 |
| Covington | 3269 | 68 |
| Russell | 3268 | 10 |
| Escambia | 3161 | 42 |
| Dallas | 3028 | 96 |
| Chambers | 2818 | 69 |
| Clarke | 2796 | 33 |
| Tallapoosa | 2607 | 107 |
| Pike | 2476 | 29 |
| Marion | 2446 | 50 |
| Lawrence | 2425 | 47 |
| Winston | 2255 | 35 |
| Bibb | 2144 | 47 |
| Geneva | 1995 | 35 |
| Marengo | 1978 | 29 |
| Pickens | 1962 | 31 |
| Hale | 1754 | 42 |
| Barbour | 1723 | 36 |
| Butler | 1684 | 58 |
| Fayette | 1671 | 26 |
| Cherokee | 1600 | 30 |
| Henry | 1527 | 21 |
| Monroe | 1450 | 17 |
| Randolph | 1388 | 35 |
| Washington | 1370 | 26 |
| Clay | 1261 | 45 |
| Crenshaw | 1186 | 44 |
| Lamar | 1175 | 19 |
| Cleburne | 1172 | 23 |
| Macon | 1143 | 35 |
| Lowndes | 1095 | 35 |
| Wilcox | 1026 | 21 |
| Bullock | 987 | 28 |
| Perry | 969 | 19 |
| Conecuh | 942 | 20 |
| Sumter | 888 | 26 |
| Greene | 757 | 23 |
| Coosa | 605 | 15 |
| Choctaw | 512 | 24 |
| Out of AL | 0 | 0 |
| Unassigned | 0 | 0 |
| County | Cases | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Shelby | 75747 | 1115 |
| Davidson | 70180 | 656 |
| Knox | 38327 | 390 |
| Hamilton | 34288 | 326 |
| Rutherford | 32907 | 282 |
| Unassigned | 22485 | 127 |
| Williamson | 21226 | 138 |
| Sumner | 18067 | 229 |
| Out of TN | 15934 | 79 |
| Wilson | 14327 | 154 |
| Montgomery | 14229 | 148 |
| Sullivan | 12473 | 210 |
| Washington | 11818 | 191 |
| Blount | 11784 | 123 |
| Maury | 10903 | 123 |
| Bradley | 10662 | 90 |
| Sevier | 10406 | 108 |
| Putnam | 9896 | 136 |
| Madison | 9031 | 178 |
| Robertson | 7570 | 85 |
| Hamblen | 6910 | 109 |
| Anderson | 6723 | 102 |
| Greene | 6548 | 108 |
| Tipton | 6162 | 65 |
| Gibson | 5594 | 111 |
| Coffee | 5572 | 81 |
| Cumberland | 5352 | 72 |
| Dickson | 5326 | 77 |
| Bedford | 5303 | 86 |
| Roane | 5150 | 78 |
| Carter | 5074 | 112 |
| Lawrence | 5063 | 69 |
| McMinn | 5032 | 73 |
| Warren | 4962 | 53 |
| Loudon | 4907 | 50 |
| Dyer | 4715 | 82 |
| Jefferson | 4705 | 75 |
| Monroe | 4521 | 62 |
| Hawkins | 4417 | 68 |
| Franklin | 4079 | 58 |
| Obion | 3989 | 78 |
| Fayette | 3917 | 51 |
| Rhea | 3791 | 56 |
| Lincoln | 3761 | 44 |
| Cocke | 3412 | 56 |
| Marshall | 3403 | 36 |
| Weakley | 3382 | 48 |
| Cheatham | 3335 | 29 |
| Henderson | 3316 | 56 |
| Campbell | 3197 | 40 |
| Giles | 3193 | 71 |
| White | 3085 | 43 |
| Hardeman | 3076 | 52 |
| Carroll | 3061 | 59 |
| Hardin | 2960 | 47 |
| Lauderdale | 2928 | 31 |
| Macon | 2870 | 50 |
| Wayne | 2600 | 19 |
| Henry | 2591 | 58 |
| Overton | 2513 | 42 |
| DeKalb | 2412 | 41 |
| Haywood | 2385 | 45 |
| McNairy | 2368 | 42 |
| Smith | 2300 | 27 |
| Trousdale | 2286 | 14 |
| Marion | 2266 | 31 |
| Scott | 2236 | 31 |
| Hickman | 2217 | 34 |
| Fentress | 2123 | 31 |
| Grainger | 2072 | 35 |
| Claiborne | 2055 | 22 |
| Johnson | 2012 | 32 |
| Morgan | 1871 | 14 |
| Crockett | 1800 | 38 |
| Bledsoe | 1732 | 10 |
| Chester | 1722 | 37 |
| Unicoi | 1659 | 43 |
| Cannon | 1566 | 19 |
| Lake | 1545 | 19 |
| Decatur | 1464 | 26 |
| Polk | 1418 | 17 |
| Grundy | 1391 | 20 |
| Union | 1377 | 21 |
| Sequatchie | 1356 | 18 |
| Humphreys | 1320 | 17 |
| Benton | 1319 | 35 |
| Lewis | 1272 | 20 |
| Meigs | 1133 | 16 |
| Stewart | 1043 | 20 |
| Jackson | 1034 | 21 |
| Perry | 945 | 25 |
| Clay | 934 | 26 |
| Houston | 933 | 22 |
| Moore | 794 | 9 |
| Pickett | 674 | 19 |
| Van Buren | 656 | 7 |
| Hancock | 402 | 6 |
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