STILLMAN COLLEGE’S FOOTBALL PROGRAM COULD BE CANCELLED
The future of the football program at Stillman College is in question. Dr. Peter Millet, President of Stillman College speaks Exclusively with WVUA 23’s Jabaree Prewitt.
Archives: November 2015
POWER OUTAGE HITS CAMPUS & BEYOND
TUSCALOOSA – Police manned intersections to direct confused drivers as a power outage darkened the eastern edge of the University of Alabama campus and spread beyond. According to a spokesperson for Alabama Power, utility work near a power pole triggered the outage around 5 p.m. Monday evening. 938 customers lost power during the outage which
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MALL RAPE SUSPECT TURNS HIMSELF IN
Seventeen year old Cedrick Lamar Collins has turned himself in to authorities. He’s the suspect accused of kidnapping and raping a University Mall employee in broad daylight Black Friday morning. The victim is a 19- year-old white female who told authorities she was sitting in her car in the University Mall parking lot when Collins
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Crimson Tide Kickoff – Auburn
Gary Harris and special guest countdown the kickoff to the 80th Iron Bowl.
ALABAMA MAN FACES CHARGES OF ATTEMPTING TO AID TERRORISTS
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – A lawyer told a judge that an Alabama man accused of trying to aid terrorists is developmentally disabled and has an IQ in the 50’s. A defense lawyer Tuesday asked a St. Clair County judge for a mental evaluation on Peyton Pruitt. Lawyer Gibson Holladay wrote in the filing that Pruitt
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ARRESTS MADE IN MONTGOMERY DOUBLE MURDER
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – Montgomery police say three men have been arrested in a fatal double shooting. Department spokeswoman Denise Barnes says that authorities are working to determine a motive in a shooting early Thursday morning that left Anthony and Sherika Packer dead and a third person injured. Authorities say 24-year-old Kelly Varnado, 28-year-old Steven
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ONE MAN IN CUSTODY AFTER HOMEOWNER SURPRISES BURGLARS
CENTER POINT, Ala. (AP) – Authorities say a Center Point man found two burglary suspects in his home and one has been arrested. Jefferson County Sheriff’s spokesman Randy Christian says deputies responded to an alarm Friday morning but the homeowner arrived there first and said two suspects were still inside. Christian says the homeowner confronted
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RUBIO AND CLINTON TO MAKE STOPS IN ALABAMA THIS WEEK
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – Republican Marco Rubio is bringing his presidential campaign to Alabama on Tuesday. The Florida senator will hold a rally in Guntersville that is open to the public. The event at the Guntersville Recreation Center will begin at 4:15 p.m. The Alabama secretary of state’s office said Rubio will also attend two
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POLICE SEIZE POUND OF POT AND NEARLY $4,000 IN CASH
HEFLIN, Ala. (AP) – Authorities say two men have been arrested after Heflin police seized a pound of marijuana and cash following a vehicle search. Chief A.J. Benefield says that both men have been charged with first degree possession of marijuana after police held a vehicle search Saturday night. Benefield says officers noticed a strong
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NEW HOTEL, DUNE RESTORATION PLANNED FOR GULF STATE PARK
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – Alabama is moving forward with plans to use oil spill settlement funds to build a 350-room hotel and conference center at Gulf State Park. Gov. Robert Bentley said he hopes the beachfront facility, intended to handle meeting of up to 1,500 people, can open by 2018. Bentley says many beachfront conferences
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INDICTMENT HANDED DOWN FOR MOTHER OF BABY BORN ADDICTED TO COCAINE
FLORENCE, Ala. (AP) – Authorities say a woman has been indicted months after her daughter was born addicted to cocaine. 38-year-old Tosha Jean Ward was indicted on a charge of chemical endangerment of a child. Police detective Drew Harless says Ward was arrested on April 13 about a week after her daughter was born at
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INMATE KILLED AFTER ALTERCATION WITH TWO OTHER PRISONERS
BESSEMER, Ala. (AP) – An inmate has been stabbed to death at the William E. Donaldson Correctional Facility in Bessemer. The Alabama Department of Corrections tells media outlets that 35-year-old Marreo Mitchell was stabbed during an altercation with two other inmates Saturday afternoon in a cell block. A prison doctor pronounced Mitchell dead just before
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ALABAMA STATE BUREAU OF INVESTIGATIONS PROBES SELMA POLICE SHOOTING
SELMA, Ala. (AP) – The State Bureau of Investigations in Alabama is looking into an officer-involved shooting in Selma that left a man wounded. Selma Police Chief John Brock tells news outlets two officers were making a traffic stop Thursday night near downtown when they heard multiple gunshots. The officers then saw a group of
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ALABAMA FANS CELEBRATE WIN BY PURCHASING BAMA GEAR
Alabama fans are excited and proud after the team won 2015 Iron Bowl against Auburn. Now, they’re ready to see the Tide beat Florida in the SEC Championship. How are they celebrating and preparing? By gearing up with tons of Alabama apparel.
BAMA FANS TALKIN’ TRASH ON “THE PLAINS”
TUSCALOOSA – Alabama fans feel very confident heading into tomorrow’s game with arch rival Auburn. And why shouldn’t they? The two fan bases are on completely different ends of the satisfaction spectrum. Alabama fans are riding high with a Crimson Tide team whose only blemish came at the hands of the Ole Miss Rebels in
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POLICE SEEK SUSPECT AFTER WOMAN KIDNAPPED FROM MALL
TUSCALOOSA – Police are searching for the man they believe kidnapped a 19-year-old woman from University Mall in Tuscaloosa, robbed her and then sexually assaulted her Friday morning. According to Lieutenant K. T. Hart with Tuscaloosa County Metro Homicide Unit, the victim was sitting in her car in the parking lot of University Mall around 7:30 Friday
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FREE THANKSGIVING MEALS
Dinner will be served from 10 a.m. Until 2 p.m. on Thursday at the Northport Civic Center. Dinner will also be served from 11 a.m. Until 4 p.m. at Chuck’s Fish on Greensboro Avenue.
SOKOL PARK RAPE COLD CASE – JUNE 17, 2013
In this case does not want to be identified, so in this piece, you’ll only see her hands. She does not speak English, therefore you’ll hear the voice of a translator. The morning of June 17, 2013 started out normally for the victim of this attack. She was running the trails at Munny Sokol Park
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BETTY WHITE DISAPPEARANCE COLD CASE – DECEMBER 7, 1980
It was the evening of December 7, 1980 when 38-year-old Betty White’s parents got a feeling something was wrong. They hadn’t heard from their daughter, so they decided to check on her. When they arrived at Betty’s home, they found her car in the driveway and all of her personal belongings inside, but Betty was
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TUSCALOOSA CITY COUNCIL APPROVES CONTROVERSIAL LIQUOR LICENSE
The Tuscaloosa City Council approved a special retail liquor license for the “District Room” in downtown Tuscaloosa. But, residents in the Druid City Historic District oppose the idea.
Tider Insider TV – 11/24/15
Gary Harris and Rodney Orr break down the biggest rival in college football, the Iron Bowl.
“PALEN” SEEKS HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS
By Kathryn Astle, WVUA 23 Student Reporter TUSCALOOSA – Palen, an eight month old terrier mix, needs a home for the holidays. Palen has her big brown eyes that may tempt you to take her home. She plays well with other dogs and is good with children. Nikki Hoggle works at Tuscaloosa Metro Animal Shelter
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ROGER NICHOLS AND TAMMY MULLINS DOUBLE MURDER COLD CASE -NOVEMBER 22, 2006
It’s been nine years since Roger Nichols and Tammy Mullins were killed inside the mobile home they shared in Vance. Mullins also went by the name Tamara Mendoza during the time of the murders. Family members returning some belongings to the couple found the door unlocked and their loved ones brutally murdered. If you have
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GEORGE MANLY JR. COLD CASE – OCTOBER 9, 2000
In a WVUA 23 special report, Chelsea Barton and Lt. Kip Hart of Tuscaloosa Metro homicide unit are opening cold cases here in Tuscaloosa County. This case is being pulled from October 9, 2000. Fifteen years ago, police responded to a welfare call at central square apartments in Tuscaloosa. When they arrived, they found George Manly
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