By WVUA 23 Web Writer Michaela Hancock Local musicians are getting ready for a night of fun at Christ Episcopal Church. As part of their cultural arts series, the church is hosting a coffee house theme night to showcase a variety of musical acts. “This is different in a lot of ways because we’re reaching
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By WVUA 23 Web Writer Jessica Davis A new sporting event is coming to the University of Alabama campus: the Southern College Cornhole Championship qualifiers. The event is being hosted at the Sigma Chi fraternity house on Sunday, Oct. 15. The competition beings at 11:30 a.m. and any student enrolled at UA is welcome to participate.
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By WVUA 23 Web Writer Emma Goldstein Tuscaloosa Fire and Rescue continued their smoke alarm blitz Wednesday, Oct. 11. Firefighters went door to door in Skyland Park to ensure every household had a working smoke and fire alarm. This is part of a 10 year program called Get Alarmed Tuscaloosa, Which gives residents the chance
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By WVUA 23 Web Writer Chandler Gory Country music legend Willie Nelson returned to the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater on Wednesday, Oct. 11. His touring partner, Jamey Johnson, opened the concert. Nelson, 84, proved that time hasn’t taken its toll on his energy or love for performing, and the crowd reflected his enthusiasm. Opened in 2011, the
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By WVUA 23 Web Writer Emily Strickland The DCH Foundation is hosting A Night on the Green Oct. 12 to raise money for The DCH Breast Cancer Fund. The cocktail event, hosted at the Bryant Conference Center, includes a silent auction and is one of three in the foundation’s series of Play Pink events. A
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By WVUA 23 Student Reporter Sam Luther An Alabama doctor is helping people overcome their peanut and nut allergies with some groundbreaking research. Dr. Carolyn Comer at the Alabama Asthma and Allergy Center in Birmingham treats people by oral immunotheraphy, a relatively new way of tackling allergies. It works a little bit like a shot:
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NEW YORK (AP) – In a historic change, the Boy Scouts are announcing plans to admit girls into the Cub Scouts starting next year and to establish a new program for older girls using the same curriculum as the Boy Scouts. Under the plan announced Wednesday, Cub Scout dens – the smallest unit – will
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UPDATE 4:10 P.M. OCT. 12, 2017: Alabama State Trooper Reginal King says one westbound lane of Highway 82 in Coker is now open. The Alabama Department of Transportation is still working on clearing the roadway, and officials encourage motorists to use caution while traveling in the area. The driver of the 2011 Peterbilt commercial vehicle
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Alabama head coach Nick Saban meets with the media following Wednesday’s practice ahead of Saturday’s homecoming game against the Arkansas Razorbacks.
Massacres like the Oct. 1 Last Vegas shooting often leave people wondering how first responders in their area are prepared in the event of a local tragedy. Today, the SWAT team at the Tuscaloosa County Sheriff’s Office were learning how they should respond to such situations at their training facility and firing range in Berry.
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TUSCALOOSA – The Tuscaloosa County Sheriff’s Department needs your help locating some of Tuscaloosa’s Most Wanted. Kathleen Gunter, 25, is last known to be living in the Trussville area. She’s wanted on possession of a controlled substance charges. Marcus DeShawn Elliot, 33, is last known to be living in the area of West Circle in Northport.
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Doctors are busy people, and sometimes they just don’t have enough time to see all the patients they need or take enough time to see you or a family member of your family. Dean of the University of Alabama’s College of Community Health Sciences Dr. Rick Streiffer says patients can help manage their doctors’ visits better
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Oak Hill School’s Stars and Success Prep Academy is celebrating girl power this week. This morning, the school hosted Breakfast with Mom at the Westlawn Middle School cafeteria, giving moms a chance to eat with their daughters and meet with fellow moms, students and teachers. The goal is inspiring girls to be the best they
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Some officers with the Tuscaloosa Police Department and other local law enforcement swarmed city and county elementary schools today, but they weren’t there on a call. Instead, they were reading to students as part of Community Policing Week. At Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School, TPD Chief Steve Anderson was reading to Natasha Thomas’ kindergarten
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – Alabama prison officials tell a federal judge they’re increasing staffing as part of a court case over mental health treatment, but they can’t do anything permanently without more money. A document filed by the state in a court case about prison conditions says the state has increased recruiting and is enlarging
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MOBILE, Ala. (AP) – Volunteers are needed to help collect an invasive species at a park in Southwest Alabama. The Mobile Baykeeper group is asking volunteers to show up Saturday to Municipal (Langan) Park in Mobile at 9 a.m. wearing comfortable clothes that can get wet and dirty to help collect Apple Snails. The island
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University of Alabama students got their spirits up for this weekend’s football game with some basketball Tuesday. The Student Government Association is putting on events all week leading up to the Crimson Tide’s game against Arkansas Saturday. The recreational basketball tournament featured 23 teams of men and women, and the competition took place in a
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By WVUA 23 Web Writer Lane Griffith Alabama junior defensive back Minkah Fitzpatrick was named the SEC Defensive Player of the Week. Fitzpatrick was honored for his performance in Alabama’s 27-19 win at Texas A&M. He accounted for five tackles, including three tackles for loss, one forced fumble, a pass breakup and a fourth quarter
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Hosts Gary Harris and Rodney Orr discuss Alabama football’s tough win against Texas A&M, Minkah Fitzpatrick’s dominance on the field and make their game picks for the upcoming match-up against Arkansas for homecoming.
By WVUA 23 Web Writer Rebecca Griesbach Norfolk Southern’s safety train is making a stop in Tuscaloosa Tuesday, Oct. 10. The safety train is part of the railroad’s Operation Awareness and Response program to strengthen relationships with local first responders. It also provides training on rail operations and potential rail incidents, including incidents involving hazardous
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By WVUA 23 Web Writer Sarah Westmoreland Tuscaloosa County authorities are involving the FBI after the Bobby Miller Center was vandalized with graffiti over the weekend. Becky Booker with the Tuscaloosa County Parks and Recreation Authority said the graffiti was discovered early Saturday morning when park rangers went to the Miller Center to unlock the
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By WVUA 23 Web Writer Jimmy Miller Tuscaloosa’s Harrison Galleries got a Monster Makeover on Oct. 6 in celebration of this month’s First Friday, Tuscaloosa’s monthly art and entertainment event. For this month’s event, the walls were lined with artwork featuring monsters dreamed up by second-graders from Arcadia Elementary, along with a painting or sculpture
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By WVUA 23 Web Writer Christina Ausley In celebration of the nationwide community police week, Tuscaloosa city and county schools unite with the local police departments to further strengthen the bridge between local residents and law enforcement. Police officers will not only read to students this Wednesday Oct. 11, but Central High School will also
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By WVUA 23 Web Writer Makenna Cross Joshua Williams, a doctoral student at the University of Alabama, won first place in the 2017 International Horn Competition held in September. Williams first picked up a French horn as a seventh-grader at Hillcrest Middle School. It wasn’t long before he made music, and the horn, his career.
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