Sipsey Valley Middle School got a look into the future this week. It was all part of their career day, which offered students the chance to meet locals working in a variety of jobs. Students were able to ask questions about their career opportunities. One of the guest speakers was our very own Chelsea
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By: Priscilla Estrada I had the opportunity to run and play with this week’s pet, and if you’re in need of a new companion this little girl may just be the perfect match. Meet Gypsy! A 1- to 2-year-old female dalmation terrior mix. Her smooth white coat with black spots is sure to catch anyone’s eye.
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WVUA23’s Jenn Chapman joins the sports team from the Tuscaloosa News for a weekly show at Wilhagan’s. This week they talk about the Tennessee game.
Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox created a Downtown Parking Task Force to analyze and make recommendations about parking in Downtown Tuscaloosa. The Task Force will make their recommendation to Mayor Walt Maddox on May 1st.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) – Alabama’s reigning Teacher of the Year has submitted a letter of resignation after being informed she was unqualified to teach the fifth grade. In the letter, Ann Marie Corgill says she resigned in confusion about her certification after Birmingham and Alabama Department of Education officials recently said she was not qualified.
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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) – Two Alabama police officers have testified against a colleague charged with using excessive force against a man from India. Madison police Lt. Clint Harrell and patrol officer Charles Spence testified Wednesday for prosecutors who are asking jurors to convict officer Eric Parker of a civil rights violation. Both officers say they
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) – Birmingham fire officials say a disabled man has been removed from an apartment building days after a fire. Battalion Chief C.W. Mardis says firefighters were called back to an apartment building that had been evacuated Monday and were told that a man had been left behind in the building. Mardis says
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) – Prosecutors say a federal judge has sentenced a man to 10 years in prison for inducing a child to engage in sexual activity. U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance says U.S. District Judge Virginia Emerson Hopkins sentenced 49-year-old Earl Wayne Babin of Tuscaloosa on Wednesday. Babin pleaded guilty to coercion and enticement
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – Officials are preparing for the return of the Alabama National Fair in Montgomery. Reports are that the fair will run from Oct. 30 to Nov. 8. For over 60 years, the fair has been an annual staple in the city with net proceeds going to Kiwanis Club of Montgomery. Friday’s start
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DOTHAN, Ala. (AP) – A recent report shows crime in Dothan has dropped over the past two years. The annual report from the Alabama Criminal Justice information Center shows that all major crime areas statistically dropped by 20 percent or more in Dothan, with the exception of homicides, which remained the same. According to the
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – A former Auburn University lab technician accused of distributing a chemical similar to a date-rape drug has pleaded guilty in federal court. Court documents say Stephen Howard’s guilty plea to three counts of possessing and distributing a form of butanediol was accepted Wednesday by U.S. District Judge Charles Coody. According to
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A $30 million proposal from Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox could give the city a new look. This will allow the city to elevate local infrastructure through the “Transforming Tuscaloosa” Legislation. A $3 million road improvement project for Martin Luther King Boulevard. District 2 Tuscaloosa City Councilman Harrison Taylor says the upgrade will take the district
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Tuscaloosa Fire and Rescue’s Project “F.I.R.E.”, or Fire Injury Reduction Education is aimed at reducing residential fires and preventable injuries among Tuscaloosa’s at-risk communities. Firefighters from station four were at the Alberta School of Performing Arts to teach children about dos and don’ts in a fire situation. The message to second grade students this month, “never
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TUSKEGEE, Ala. (AP) – Authorities say a 5-year-old student was struck by a school bus and killed after dropping his books and stopping to pick them up on a road in eastern Alabama. Macon County Coroner Hal Bentley says that Bissiah Hedges was struck early Monday about 15 miles from Tuskegee. Bentley says the boy
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – Alabama lead singer Randy Owen and Heisman trophy winner Bo Jackson are among the six new members of the Alabama Academy of Honor. The induction ceremony was held Monday at the Alabama Capitol. The academy was created in 1965 and recognizes 100 living Alabamians for their accomplishments and service. Other new
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OPELIKA, Ala. (AP) – A former assistant to Attorney General Luther Strange has testified in a hearing on House Speaker Mike Hubbard’s effort to get ethics charges tossed out of court. Defense lawyers had former Deputy Attorney General Sonny Reagan take the stand Monday to outline his complaints about the Hubbard case. Reagan told a
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – Two Alabama universities are among the minority schools receiving federal money to enhance education in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The U.S. Education Department says A&M will receive nearly $119,000 through the Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program. Alabama State will receive nearly $250,000 through the program. Federal officials announced the
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – Alabama has earned an A in teaching personal finance. According to the 2015 Report Card on State Efforts to Improve Financial Literacy in High Schools, the state is one of five to receive the grade of A for teaching the course. Alabama, Missouri, Tennessee, Utah and Virginia require a semester-long course,
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) – A $20 million federal grant will help improve public transportation in Alabama’s largest city, Birmingham. The money will fund a 15-mile-long bus project that will connect 25 communities on the city’s eastern and western side to the city center. Officials announced the grant on Monday. Mayor William Bell says the grant
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DECATUR, Ala. (AP) – Decatur City Schools will not discipline an elementary teacher who dressed in black face as part of a Halloween costume. Chestnut Grove Elementary teacher Heath Morrow, in a written statement released Tuesday, said he did not have malicious intent with the costume and called it an error in judgment. Morrow, who
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – GE Aviation is building twin factories in Huntsville that are expected to employ up to 300 people. Gov. Robert Bentley made the announcement Tuesday at a press conference at the Alabama Capitol. The plants will produce silicon carbide materials used in jet engines. Construction will begin next year. The plants are
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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) – Jurors will begin hearing testimony in the retrial of an Alabama police officer who injured an Indian grandfather when he slammed him to the ground. Federal prosecutors will call their first witnesses Wednesday in their second attempt to convict Eric Parker of using excessive force against 58-year-old Sureshbhai Patel. Parker threw
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DECATUR, Ala. (AP) – A man has been sentenced to nearly 400 years in prison after being found guilty in cold cases dating back about 30 years. Multiple news outlets report officials announced the sentences for 46-year-old David Leon Garth on Tuesday. In August, Garth was convicted of three counts of first-degree rape and three
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – Conservation groups have filed a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ approval of a permit for a new mine on the Black Warrior River. Black Warrior Riverkeeper and Defenders of Wildlife filed the lawsuit Tuesday in Birmingham federal court. It accuses the Corps of Engineers of failing to fully
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