Archives: September 2017

FANS ENJOY CAMPUS AHEAD OF THE TIDE’S SHOWDOWN VERSUS THE REBELS

By WVUA 23 Web Writer Jimmy Miller Football fans started pouring into Tuscaloosa on Friday, the day before the Crimson Tide’s big home game against the Ole Miss Rebels. As is the case on most Fridays before home games, fans flocked to the Walk of Champions out front of Bryant-Denny Stadium. Coming from all over

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MAN BEATEN TO DEATH WAS TRYING TO BREAK UP FIGHT, WITNESSES SAY

We now have new information on how 27-year-old David Milligan spent the last moments of his life. He’s the man who died shortly after he was found severely beaten on a downtown Tuscaloosa sidewalk early Sunday morning. Days after Milligan’s death,  40-year-old Lesley Ray Kelley was charged with Milligan’s murder. Files pulled from Tuscaloosa District

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MAN BEATEN TO DEATH’S SON CELEBRATES 2ND BIRTHDAY JUST AFTER HIS FATHER’S DEATH

BERRY, AL – Police found 27-year-old David Milligan’s body severely beaten on a downtown Tuscaloosa sidewalk just after 2 am Sunday morning. Wednesday, 40-year-old Lesley Ray Kelley was charged with causing Milligan’s death. David Milligan’s wife Emily told WVUA 23, before her husband’s death all he wanted was for their 2-year-old son Luke to have

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WALKER COUNTY FIRE DESTROYS HOUSE, INJURES ONE

A house fire in Walker County occurred on Sept. 27 around 4 a.m. The fire totaled the house, located on the 7100 block of Oakman Parrish Road, along with some cars. The mother of one of the residents was taken to UAB Hospital  for injuries. The family says they do not know what they are going

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TUSCALOOSA CITY SCHOOLS TO OPEN NEW NORTH MIDDLE SCHOOL

By WVUA 23 Web Writer Jennifer Smith Work is underway on the new North Middle School in Tuscaloosa, located beside Northridge High School. The school is being designed to hold 900 students. The school has not been named yet. Tuscaloosa City Schools is inviting community members to attend events to mark milestone moments in the

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CAPITAL HOLDINGS ACQUIRES MCFARLAND PLAZA

By WVUA 23 Web Writer Jared Ferguson Tuscaloosa’s McFarland Plaza, near the intersection of Hargrove Road and McFarland Boulevard, has a new owner. Capital Holdings said they want to fundamentally and cosmetically improve the shopping center and add new tenants.

CENTREVILLE MEDICAL CENTER TO CLOSE PENDING CONGRESS DECISION

By WVUA 23 Web Writer Emily Strickland Teaching health centers around the country will close if Congress does not renew their funding by the end of the month, including Cahaba Medical Care in Bibb County. About 1 million under-insured Americans receive health care access from teaching health centers, many of which are located in rural

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