Parking. An issue that’s not new to Downtown Tuscaloosa. After learning City Councilwoman Sonya Mckinstry racked up nearly 200 parking tickets, we asked her why. She blames the high number on downtown parking congestion. The city of Tuscaloosa aimed to lessen parking complaints with the creation of the Intermodal Facility in 2009, a four-story parking
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TUSCALOOSA – The Tuscaloosa County Sheriff’s Department needs your help locating some of Tuscaloosa’s Most Wanted. Christopher James Gilliand, 21, is last known to be living in the area of 17th Street Northeast in Tuscaloosa. He’s wanted on charges of unlawful breaking and entering of a motor vehicle. Omar Ezra Knott, 28, is last known to
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Tuscaloosa Police need your help finding a man accused of burglary. Brandon Alexander Hinton, 25, is wanted on a second-degree burglary charge. Hinton is 6 feet 3 inches tall and weighs 160 pounds. If you know Hinton’s location, please contact Tuscaloosa Crime Stoppers at 205-752-7867 or Tuscaloosa Police at 205-248-4520.
Now that school is out and summer here many parents may be asking themselves, what now? Tuscaloosa organizations have a whole slew of summer camps on offer, ensuring ensure your children have a safe and fun break from school. One of the camps being offered is a tennis camp with Tuscaloosa Parks and Recreation Authority at
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The discussions were part of an effort to create “Impact Fees”. The proposed policy would only apply to multi-family housing with 100 or more bedrooms. Developers say it’s unfair that commercial developers wouldn’t be required to pay the fees. “We’ve gotten input from Stakeholders and reviewed actually four different versions of a service fee in
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Gary Harris and Rodney Orr discuss the latest Crimson Tide news and notes.
Just about everyone’s gotten a parking ticket at one time or another, but one member of the Tuscaloosa City Council has racked up nearly 200 of them. District 7 Councilwoman Sonya McKinstry has as many as 191 parking tickets from downtown Tuscaloosa totaling up to more than $1,300. McKinstry said that high number is because she
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It’s Mental Health Awareness Month, and this week Health Matters is taking a look at depression. Depression and other mental illnesses aren’t more common than they were in the past, but they are more commonly diagnosed and treated thanks to an increased emphasis on getting help, said University Medical Center Clinical Psychologist Dr. John Burkhardt. “I
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A 21-year-old woman died in a Tuscaloosa wreck early Saturday evening. The Tuscaloosa Police Department said it happened around 5:45 p.m. in the 700 block of East 25th Avenue. Police said Ashley Nicole Murphy was traveling north on 25th Avenue when her vehicle left the road and smashed into two large trees. Murphy, who was
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IRONDALE, Ala. (AP) – Police say a man shot another man who he wrongly believed was dating the mother of his child. Authorities arrested 32-year-old Broderick Lewayne Morgan on Sunday and charged him with murder in the shooting death of 26-year-old Drakkar Fontez Avery Christian. The shooting happened Friday outside of a home in Irondale.
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) – Alabama’s largest city is opening a new film office in hopes of luring more movie productions to the area. Film Birmingham is now officially open for business after operating behind the scenes for more than a year. Film Birmingham, an initiative of Create Birmingham, is planning to launch a website targeting
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The city of Tuscaloosa says a sewer overflow in the Woodland Lake area resulted in a 6,000-gallon sewage spill. City officials said the overflow has been stopped, and there’s no danger to the public but out of an abundance of caution, the public should not enter or use the water in the lake. City officials said
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As summer kicks off, it’s important to remember the dangers that come from the sun’s rays. According to University of Alabama College of Community Health Sciences professor Dr. Ed Geno, one of the leading causes of death in young athletes is over-exerting themselves outside in the sun. Children and the elderly are also at risk,
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Alabama State Troopers say they’re on the scene of a commercial vehicle crash on Interstate 20/59 northbound near the 68 mile-marker. All northbound lanes are closed, and traffic is being diverted on U.S. Highway 11 at Exit 62.
Memorial Day is always great for firing up the grill and getting out on the water, but there’s much more to the holiday than warm-weather fun. And Friday, one World War II veteran reminded us of the true meaning behind Memorial Day. In 1916, what’s not Wrigley Field opened in Chicago, Coca-Cola introduced its current formula
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The Tuscaloosa Police Department last week released crime statistics from January through May. Tuscaloosa Police Chief Steve Anderson addressed the statistics during the Tuscaloosa City Public Safety Committee meeting Tuesday. There are 5 public safety concerns that are top priority, Anderson said: burglaries, unlawful breaking and entering, auto theft, robberies and homicides. “So far this
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On the University of Alabama campus, the 2017 American Legion Alabama Boys State Convention kicked off Sunday. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey was on hand to welcome hundreds of high school seniors to the 80th annual Alabama Boys State Convention, where they will get hands-on experience in politics and community service. Boys State began in 1937,
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Memorial Day weekend is in full gear, folks are firing up the grill and hitting Lake Tuscaloosa. That’s why we want to make sure you’re staying safe out on the water this weekend. WVUA 23’s Yostina Banoub spoke with seasoned boater, Danny Evans, who has been boating for about thirty years now. “We’re now on
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Alabama State Troopers say a man from Coker died in single-vehicle crash early this morning. Eric Molina, 28, was killed when the vehicle he was driving left the road and overturned. Molina, who was not wearing a seat belt, was pronounced dead at the scene. Peter Jonathan Gewin Eaves, 30, of Calera, who was a
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Greensboro Police have released more information about the student accused of firing a gun on school property. The shooter was a 15-year-old 10th-grader from Greensboro High School who is facing felony charges for making a terrorist threat and possession of a weapon on school property. Bus driver Laura White said she was sitting inside her
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The hiring freeze is over: Alabama State Troopers are looking at filling about 30 positions throughout the state. “Alabama State Troopers have been short for quite some time now,” said Trooper Reginal King. Thanks to the latest state budget, there’s room to hire, King said. “We’re supposed to have about a thousand troopers on the roadway,” King
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It’s another travel weekend and once again, Alabama’s State Troopers say they’re taking to the roads and making sure people get where they’re going safely. The official Memorial Day travel period starts 6 a.m. Friday, and runs through Monday at midnight. When there’s more traffic, there are more wrecks, said Alabama State Trooper Reginal King. “We’re
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A single-vehicle crash early this morning claimed the life of a man from Coatopa in Marengo County. Damien Relot Toler, 29, was killed when the 2013 Freightliner he was driving left the road and struck an embankment. Toler was pronounced dead at the scene. The crash happened on Alabama Highway 25 near the 13 mile
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A pedestrian in Demopolis was struck by a vehicle and killed Wednesday. The Demopolis Police Department said it happened on U.S. Highway 80, near South’s Finest Meats. When officers arrived, they found a man lying in the road. He was taken to Whitfield Hospital and later taken to DCH Regional Medical Center, where he died.
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