By WVUA 23 Student Reporter Alexa Armstrong When it comes to helping out a good cause, Tuscaloosa residents see the glass half full… full of wine, that is. Thursday the Tuscaloosa River Market was full of wine and food lovers as they enjoyed the fourth annual Food and Wine Festival Guests were able to sample
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By WVUA 23 Student Reporter Alexa Armstrong Tuscaloosa City School Board members are reviewing a proposal to change the time that school starts in an effort to decrease tardiness. The goal is to improve transportation efficiency, since many bus drivers are driving double routes and traffic is at its worst at the time schools start
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By WVUA 23 Student Reporter Alexa Armstrong Thursday Westwood Students his the stage at the Bama Theatre to celebrate “Westwood Art Month at the Bama.” The 11th annual Musical Extravaganza featured selections like “Rockin Robbin” and the musical “Go West!” The art celebration is held April 28 to May 16 and features the Musical Extravaganza, held
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TUSCALOOSA – The Tuscaloosa County Sheriff’s Department needs your help locating some of Tuscaloosa’s Most Wanted. Brandon Deshawn Holley, 29, last known to be living around 1000 29th Avenue in Northport. Wanted for failing to register as a sex offender. Deilia Hodgman Milam, 33, last known to be living around 6000 McFarland Boulevard in Northport. Wanted
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A preliminary hearing for Joshua Reese, Danny Jarvis and Cory Connor was held in Walker County on Thursday. They are all charged with murdering Nick Hawkins in February. Walker County District Attorney Bill Adair gave WVUA 23 the following details about Dora Police Chief Jared Hall’s court testimony. Hall said the investigation revealed Reese shot
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By WVUA 23 Student Reporter Bethany Miller TUSCALOOSA – Five years after the devastation that left the city in pieces, the Salvation Army of Tuscaloosa finally unveiled itself in February of this year. “We all have stories to tell on April 27 at 5:13 p.m.,” said Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox. “But what has struck me
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – A bid to decriminalize medicinal marijuana oil has passed a hurdle in the Alabama legislature. Senators on Wednesday voted 29-3 for the bill, which would legalize possession of cannabidiol. Bill sponsor Rep. Paul Sanford says he hopes CBD oil access will provide a little “sunlight” to families struggling with debilitating medical
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – A state lawmaker says he has enough signatures to re-ignite an impeachment effort against Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley. Republican Rep. Ed Henry announced Thursday that he had obtained 23 signatures on impeachment articles. The announcement came after the House passed a rule change requiring 21 votes to start an impeachment investigation.
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) – The Alabama NAACP, low wage workers and advocates are suing the state’s governor and attorney general over a law that blocked a planned minimum wage increase in Birmingham. The complaint was filed in U.S. District Court Thursday and lists Gov. Robert Bentley and Attorney General Luther Strange as defendants. Bentley in
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Note: This story, and many others on the April 27, 2011, tornado, aired during WVUA 23’s 1 and a half hour special program “Faces of the Storm” on April 27, 2016. If you’d like to watch the whole series, click here. The road to recovery is officially starting for College Hill Missionary Baptist Church. On
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Note: This story, and many others on the April 27, 2011, tornado, aired during WVUA 23’s 1 and a half hour special program “Faces of the Storm” on April 27, 2016. If you’d like to watch the whole series, click here. Most Alabamians would be hard-pressed to find Marion County’s Hackleberg on a map, even
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Note: This story, and many others on the April 27, 2011, tornado, aired during WVUA 23’s 1 and a half hour special program “Faces of the Storm” on April 27, 2016. If you’d like to watch the whole series, click here. One of Tuscaloosa’s longtime leaders was among those whose life was upended on April 27,
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Note: This story, and many others on the April 27, 2011, tornado, aired during WVUA 23’s 1 and a half hour special program “Faces of the Storm” on April 27, 2016. If you’d like to watch the whole series, click here. The West Alabama Chamber of Commerce has always been about creating and maintaining jobs,
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Note: This story, and many others on the April 27, 2011, tornado, aired during WVUA 23’s 1 and a half hour special program “Faces of the Storm” on April 27, 2016. If you’d like to watch the whole series, click here. Brad Lawrence knew he and his home in northeast Tuscaloosa were in the path
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Note: This story, and many others on the April 27, 2011, tornado, aired during WVUA 23’s 1 and a half hour special program “Faces of the Storm” on April 27, 2016. If you’d like to watch the whole series, click here. Shalare Powell never thought she’d see destruction as bad as what she saw in
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TUSCALOOSA – Two current WVUA 23 employees lost their homes and almost everything they owned on April 27th, 2011. Chief Meteorologist Richard Scott was on the air, warning viewers to seek shelter as the tornado touched down in Tuscaloosa. Danny Salter, the producer and talent for WVUA’s First at Four in 2011, stood and watched
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – A House committee has approved a watered-down payday lending bill that will give borrowers up to 45 days to repay the loan and reduce the fees they pay. The House Financial Services Committee on Wednesday voted for the bill after shelving a tougher Senate-passed bill giving six months to repay the
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Note: This story, and many others on the April 27, 2011, tornado, aired during WVUA 23’s 1 and a half hour special program “Faces of the Storm” on April 27, 2016. If you’d like to watch the whole series, click here. The death of a child is the worst pain a parent can feel. On
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Gary Harris and Rodney Orr break down the Crimson Tide.
OXFORD, Ala. (AP) – The city of Oxford has passed an ordinance making it illegal to use a public bathroom different from the gender on a person’s birth certificate. Council President Steven Waits tells local media that the ordinance, passed Tuesday, came in response to Target’s new restroom and changing room policies. Target announced the
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley has signed into law the state’s education budget and a 4 percent pay raise for teachers that lawmakers approved this session. Bentley spokeswoman Jennifer Ardis announced Tuesday that the governor had signed the bills as expected. Teachers and school employees making less than $75,000 will get a
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – An Alabama leader of a national veterans group has been arrested on a charge of embezzling from the organization. Court records show 45-year-old Johnny Lee Waller of Wetumpka is charged with theft after authorities said he took more than $2,500 from the Alabama Veterans of Foreign Wars. Waller said he is innocent.
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Note: This story, and many others on the April 27, 2011, tornado, aired during WVUA 23’s 1 and a half hour special program “Faces of the Storm” on April 27, 2016. If you’d like to watch the whole series, click here. Rick Mitchell was the pastor of Holt Baptist Church for all of five months
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Tuscaloosa City School Superintendent Dr. Paul Mckendrick is on Medical Leave Of Absence, effective immediately. Mckendrick became Tuscaloosa City School Superintendent in 2011. School Board Members appointed Dr. Mike Daria as Interim Superintendent.
