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Tuscaloosa’s Session “Cocktail for a Cause” Benefits Heart Gallery Alabama
Enjoy a drink while supporting the children in foster care. The nonprofit Heart Gallery Alabama, an organization dedicated to helping youth in foster care, has teamed up with Session, a downtown Tuscaloosa cocktail bar. Session has created an exclusive cocktail creation, "The Sweetheart," for their May “Cocktail for a Cause”...
Alabama Basketball Lands Center From Portal
People who cover college basketball and Alabama fans were all arguing the same point about the Crimson Tide last season, they needed a rim protector. Nate Oats and Alabama were expecting Charles Bediako to withdraw his name from the NBA draft and expected him to be the Tide's 2024 rim protector, but Bediako remained in the draft and signed an undrafted free agent deal with the San Antonio Spurs, leaving Alabama short on big men on the 2024 roster.
Man Killed in Quadruple Shooting in Tuscaloosa County
Investigators in Tuscaloosa County are on the scene of a quadruple shooting that left one man dead early Sunday morning. Jack Kennedy, a Tuscaloosa County Sheriff's captain who commanders the multi-agency Violent Crimes Unit, said deputies are in the 1300 Block of 58th Street East. Kennedy said four people had...
UAW Backs Pro-Palestine Protestors
Who could have imagined the war between Irael and Hamas in the Gaza Strip would impact the United Auto Workers union organizing attempt In Vance? It has. UAW President Shawn Fain's angry statement Friday supporting pro-Palestinian college campus protestors is drawing a negative response from politicians and some workers at the Mercedes Benz plant in Tuscaloosa County.
Juvenile in Critical Condition After Shooting at Tuscaloosa’s Rosedale Apartments
A juvenile victim is in critical condition after a Saturday shooting in Tuscaloosa. Captain Marty Sellers, the co-commander of the Tuscaloosa Violent Crimes Unit, alerted local media to the shooting just before 1 p.m. Saturday. He said Tuscaloosa Police and the VCU are at Rosedale Apartments, where a juvenile has...
Create Endless Memories at Eagle Ridge Farm: A Cottondale, Alabama Gem
Eagle Ridge Farm in Cottondale, Alabama, ranks as the second highest-priced residential property on the market in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Additionally, its price was recently reduced just over a month ago. Accommodations and Activities Galore. This breathtaking location stretches over 313.45 acres, placing it at the top for lot size for...
Driver Killed by Police Last Week Was 19-Year-Old Wanted in Nashville
The driver of a vehicle who fled from a traffic stop in Northport and was fatally shot by police in neighboring Greene County has been identified as a 19-year-old who was wanted in Nashville, Tennessee. Corporal Reginal King, a spokesperson for the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, said their State Bureau...
May 3rd Live At The Plaza Event Canceled
Unfortunately, the first Live At The Plaza event for Tuscaloosa has been canceled, the city announced Friday morning on social media. "The performances originally scheduled for tonight will be rescheduled to a later date," the City of Tuscaloosa posted to Facebook Friday morning as they announced the cancelation. Live at...
Tuscaloosa Restaurant Closes Their Doors
A local Chinese buffet restaurant has reportedly decided to cease operations in Tuscaloosa. We received several calls from area residents asking us for information on moving trucks spotted at the Asuka Buffet on Skyland Boulevard in Tuscaloosa. Local business executive Mark Bosch, Marketing Manager at Taylor Electrical, told us that...
One DB Out, Another DB In
College football recruiting might be one of the most fluid things in sports. One moment, a player loves the school and wants to commit on the spot, and the next moment, the player can't commit because the school is pursuing a bigger target. Things are constantly changing in the world of college recruiting, and Alabama found that out.
West Alabama Friday Briefing
It is Friday May 3, 2024. The graduation season is now underway!!. Some 6-thousand students in nearly 200-degree programs at the University of Alabama will move their tassel from one-side to the other to mark the ending of another phase in their life and beginning of yet another. Beginning today,...
2024 Hurricane Names Released: Is Your Name on the List?
Hurricane season is less than a month away. The National Hurricane Center has unveiled the list of names for the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, spanning from June 1 to November 30. News, Local News, Alabama News, Weather, Local Weather, Alabama Weather, West Alabama Weather, Central Alabama Weather, Breaking News, Central...
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Date Set for Bama and Creighton Rematch
The Crimson Tide and the Blue Jays have a date set for their rematch in Tuscaloosa after Creighton bested Alabama in Omaha, Nebraska in December 2023. According to Rocco Miller, Alabama and Creighton will match up in Tuscaloosa in a rematch from 2023 on Saturday, December 14, 2024. Creighton got...
Tuscaloosa Rotary Club Awards Students With $1000 In Scholarships
The academic school year is coming to a close and students are preparing to enter the next chapter in their lives. The Tuscaloosa Rotary Club is doing their part to support high school seniors as they graduate. Wednesday, the Tuscaloosa Rotary Club awarded two Northridge High School students with a...
Tuscaloosa Firm Mourns Death of Heroic Local Lawyer Robert Prince
The firm he founded is mourning the Thursday death of legendary local lawyer Robert Prince, who once helped save dozens of lives during a hostage crisis at a Tuscaloosa school. The late attorney was a founding partner at Prince Glover Hays, and the firm said on social media that Prince...
Man Charged with Capital Murder for Woman’s Predawn Killing in Tuscaloosa
A 25-year-old man has been located and arrested and will be charged with capital murder after he allegedly shot a woman to death early Thursday morning in Tuscaloosa. Captain Jack Kennedy, the commander of the multi-agency Tuscaloosa Violent Crimes Unit, said TPD officers were called to a traffic crash on 15th Street under the Interstate 359 overpass bridge around 3 a.m. Thursday.
Northport Partners with Blue Cross, Blue Shield on Now-Open Fitness Court
A public-private partnership came to fruition in Northport Thursday morning, where city leaders cut the ribbon on a new outdoor fitness court designed for everyone 14 and up. The space is finished and ready to use now on 30th Avenue near the city's wastewater treatment plant. Built as part of...
PHOTOS: Tuscaloosa Celebrates Opening of Gorgeous, Mile-Long Western Riverwalk
City leaders gathered in a breathtaking new public space on the banks of the Black Warrior River Thursday to celebrate the grand opening of Tuscaloosa's Western Riverwalk. The $12 million project, funded through federal grants and revenue generated by mayor Walt Maddox's Elevate Tuscaloosa sales tax, modernized an old playground in west Tuscaloosa next to the Oliver Lock & Dam and its attached fishing pier.
West Alabama Thursday Briefing
It is Thursday May 2, 2024. Today is the 73rd Annual National Day of Prayer across the country. It was first recognized by Public Law 82-324, Sec. 119 in 1952. It states, "The President shall set aside and proclaim a suitable day each year, other than a Sunday, as a National Day of Prayer, on which the people of the United States may turn to God in prayer and meditation at churches, in groups, and as individuals."
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