WEB EXTRA: NICK SABAN PRESS CONFERENCE, 10-31-16
Alabama head coach Nick Saban talks about Saturday’s game against LSU and his fitting birthday gift.
Archives: October 2016
WEB EXTRA: ALABAMA PLAYERS PREVIEW LSU, 10-31-16
Alabama defensive lineman Jonathan Allen, tight end O.J. Howard, defensive back Minkah Fitzpatrick, offensive lineman Ross Pierschbacher and linebacker Shaun Dion Hamilton discuss the Crimson Tide’s upcoming game against LSU.
STAN ACKER UNOPPOSED FOR TUSCALOOSA COUNTY DISTRICT 1 SEAT
A changed in the District 1 seat for Tuscaloosa County Commission. Incumbent Stan Acker is now unopposed after challenger Molly Lusian suspended her campaign. She says she is no longer interested in serving in the office.
A STORE CLERK IS KILLED DURING A MORNING IN ALABASTER
A convenient store clerk is killed during a robbery. It happened just after 11 a.m. Sunday morning at the Kirkland Chevron on 1st Street North in Alabaster. Investigators say a customer made the discovery just after 9 a.m. when the store opened. Authorities aren’t releasing the name of the clerk or how the clerk was
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LAW ENFORCEMENT APPRECIATION DAY
Saturday, October 29th, Bama Carry of Tuscaloosa hosted an event called Law Enforcement Appreciation Day at Robert Cardinal Park. The event lasted from 10 AM to 3 PM and was free for the public. The events included hayrides, horseback rides, law enforcement softball game, music, inflatables, and a BB gun range. Bama Carry President, Eddie
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ALABAMIANS WILL ON PROPOSALS AIMED AT PROTECTING LOCAL LAWS
Alabamians will vote on a proposal aimed at protecting hundreds of local laws from being invalidated because of a legal dispute over Legislative procedure. It includes anything from from sales taxes to annexations to draft beer regulations. Senator Cam Ward of Bibb County says hundreds of local laws are vulnerable to court challenges unless Lawmakers
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4 YEARS SINCE HURRICANE SANDY
It’s been four years since Hurricane Sandy. The deadly Superstorm came Ashore on October 29, 2012. It devastated the coastlines of New York and New Jersey. Some areas may never recover. The storm surge from Hurricane Sandy caused much of the damage. At least 233 people were killed along the path of the storm in
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JUDGES BEING SELECTED FOR ROY MOORE APPEAL
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – A special Supreme Court is being named to hear suspended Chief Justice Roy Moore’s appeal to return to the bench. The seven judges for Moore’s appeal will be selected at 3 p.m. Thursday from a pool of retired appellate, circuit and district judges. A judicial panel last month suspended Moore for
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VICTIM IDENTIFIED IN WEDNESDAY NIGHT ALBERTA SHOOTING
Investigators are searching for those responsible for killing a 30-year-old man in the middle of an Alberta street Wednesday night. The victim, Quinton Allen Doughty, was killed around 10:20 p.m. in the 300 block of East 24th Avenue. The Tuscaloosa Police Department said they were called to the area on a noise violation call, and
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ADAPTED ATHLETES THE STARS OF NEW DOCUMENTARY SERIES
The University of Alabama’s Adapted Athletics is one of the best in the country, and Wednesday night they celebrated the debut of a two-years-in-the-making documentary series. The red-carpet premiere of “This is How We Roll” showcased the first two episodes in the 10-episode series. Adapted Athletics and the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute worked together to offer
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NORTHPORT MAYOR & COUNCIL UPSET CITY PAYING FOR LEVEE REPAIRS
The Northern portion of the Robert L. Platt Memorial Levee Trail in Northport is visibly cracked. Northport Mayor Bobby Herndon say residents will have to pay the price. “I didn’t like the fact that the citizens of Northport was going to have to pay the money back when the Corp Of Engineers admitted it was
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TAYLOR HICKS SAFE AND SOUND AFTER EMERGENCY LANDING
JASPER – Musician Taylor Hicks is counting his blessings after an emergency landing in Walker County. According to Hicks’ publicist, Maggie Day, one of the two engines on the private plane carrying Hicks, two other passengers and their pilot exploded during a flight from Tennessee to Alabama on Wednesday. Hicks was asleep in the co-pilot’s
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IMPEACHMENT COMMITTEE WANTS BENTLEY TO TESTIFY
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – An impeachment committee is demanding that Gov. Robert Bentley testify under oath. The House Judiciary Committee announced Wednesday that it sent a formal demand for the governor to provide deposition-like testimony to the committee’s special counsel on Nov. 9. Committee Chairman Mike Jones said the committee wants a, “clear, truthful record
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NARCOTICS TASK FORCE DISTRIBUTING LIFESAVING DRUG OVERDOSE MEDICATION
Money taken from suspected drug dealers in Tuscaloosa is perhaps being put to good use thanks to the West Alabama Narcotics Task Force. The agency spent more than $5,000 on 200 units of Naloxone, an injection-based drug that can save lives from opioid overdose. Lt. Teena Richardson with the Tuscaloosa Police Department said it’s a
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AREA LAW ENFORCEMENT TEAM UP TO KEEP DRIVERS, POLICE SAFE
Four of Tuscaloosa County’s law enforcement agencies are working together to keep drivers and police safe. The Tuscaloosa County Sheriff’s Office, Tuscaloosa Police Department, Northport Police Department and the University of Alabama’s Police Department. Check this out : https://t.co/MT8SCPjMfm – @RealTimes — Tuscaloosa Police (@TuscaloosaPD) October 26, 2016 Their ultimate goal? Clearing up any questions drivers
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TUSCALOOSA’S MOST WANTED: OCT. 26, 2016
TUSCALOOSA – The Tuscaloosa County Sheriff’s Department needs your help locating some of Tuscaloosa’s Most Wanted. Juan Cooper, black male, 38, last known to be living in the area of Meadowlawn, Tuscaloosa, is wanted on charges of possession of a controlled substance. Kelly Couch, 30, last known to be living in the area of Loop Road,
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SEARCH CONTINUES FOR NORTHPORT MAN MISSING SINCE SEPTEMBER
The Tuscaloosa County Sheriff’s Office needs help finding a man who’s been missing since Sept. 16. Morris David Watson was last seen in the 4900 block of Highway 171 in Northport. He was driving a 1992 white Chevrolet truck. Watson is about 5 feet, 10 inches tall and 140 pounds. If you have any information regarding
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ALABAMA’S FIREFIGHTERS NEED HELP GETTING GRANT FOR MOBILE APP
Alabama’s fire departments need your help winning a $25,000 grant that would fund an app making collecting fire data quicker and easier. The National Fire Incident Reporting System is a federal reporting database that requires firefighters to submit data about fires after they happen. Alabama firefighters say sometimes that paperwork just doesn’t get filed because
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WEST ALABAMA OFFERS SCHOLARSHIPS FOR TEACHING IN BLACK BELT
LIVINGSTON, Ala. (AP) – The University of West Alabama is planning to launch a program that would give education majors scholarships and other assistance if they commit to teach in a Black Belt community for at least three years. The first round of scholarships for the Black Belt Teaching Corps will be awarded in the
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METH, COCAINE SEIZED AT HUNTSVILLE USED TIRE BUSINESS
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) – Police say they seized more than 3 pounds of methamphetamine and cocaine when narcotics agents served a search warrant and arrested a Huntsville business owner. Martin Acevedo, 47, faces charges of trafficking in meth and cocaine after authorities searched ROF Used Tires last week. Acevedo is held in Madison County Jail
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2 TEENS CHARGED IN SHOOTING DEATH OF WALKER COUNTY MAN
LUVERNE, Ala. (AP) – Authorities say two teens are being held on $1 million bond each in the shooting death of a Walker County man and wounding a woman. Alabama State Trooper Kevin Cook said George Watson, 33, of Carbon Hill died Monday in Crenshaw County. Cook says Eddie Flowers, 19, and Adam Gregory, 18,
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FLYING ‘BEAR’: PILOT’S CAREER FEATURED TRAVELS WITH BRYANT
By WVUA 23 Student Reporter Keith Huffman Throughout his career as a pilot, Fosters resident Doug Sanders, 77, has flown many people to various destinations. Among passengers that he particularly remembers include legendary University of Alabama head football coach Paul W. “Bear” Bryant. “You felt privileged,” Sanders said. “I enjoyed it. He was – you
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TUSCALOOSA MAN, 29, KILLED IN WRECK THIS MORNING
A Tuscaloosa man died in a single-vehicle this morning on U.S. Highway 82 just west of Tuscaloosa. Alabama State Troopers said Andrew Rashad Webb, 29, was killed after his vehicle left the road and struck a ditch and several trees. Webb was not wearing a seat belt. The crash happened near the 57 mile marker
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TIDER INSIDER TV, 10-25-16
Gary Harris and Rodney Orr discuss the latest Crimson Tide commitment and how the team can improve over the bye week.
