April 2018 - WVUA 23

TUSCALOOSANS WALK, RAISE MONEY FOR CLEAN WATER EFFORTS

April 30, 2018

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By WVUA 23 Reporter Keldreck Conwell For millions across the world, access to safe drinking water is far more complicated than turning on a faucet. But there’s one local organization working on a solution. The annual Walk for Water Saturday offered Tuscaloosans a chance to help raise money for Healing Hands International, which helps provide

2 NORTH ALABAMA MEN INDICTED ON COUNTERFEITING CHARGES

April 30, 2018

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) – A federal grand jury indicted two north Alabama men in separate counterfeiting cases Friday, a U.S. Department of Justice press release announced. The indictment charges Connor Douglas Glass, 25, with making and possessing counterfeit $100 and $20 bills in Cullman and Jackson counties between January and October 2017. The indictment also

ALABAMA ADDING MORE THAN 100 PRE-K CLASSROOMS IN FALL

April 30, 2018

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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – The Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education will add 107 Pre-K classrooms in 33 counties this fall. Gov. Kay Ivey made the announcement in a Monday press release. The new classrooms will expand the state’s voluntary kindergarten program to nearly 19,000 children in more than 1,000 classes in 67 counties. This

JUDGE SETS JUNE ‘MOCKINGBIRD’ TRIAL IF ALABAMA JUDGE OKS IT

April 30, 2018

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NEW YORK (AP) – A New York judge says she’ll preside over a June trial over the disputed Broadway production of Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird,” if an Alabama judge allows it. Judge Analisa Torres set a June 4 trial date Monday. She said the trial will occur if an Alabama judge concludes New

ROY MOORE SAYS HE HAS NO PLANS ON RUNNING FOR OFFICE AGAIN

April 30, 2018

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GADSDEN, Ala. (AP) – Failed Senate candidate Roy Moore of Alabama says he doesn’t plan to run for office again, adding he has filed a new lawsuit over allegations of sexual misconduct that helped derail his 2017 campaign. At a news conference in Gadsden, Moore said Monday that he has no plans to run for

PEACE AND JUSTICE MUSEUM IN MONTGOMERY MEMORIALIZES LYNCHING VICTIMS

April 30, 2018

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Montgomery’s new National Memorial for Peace and Justice hosted its grand opening Friday, and WVUA 23’s Jabaree Prewitt was there. The museum honors African-Americans who died in racially motivated lynchings, and the memorial begins with a life-size sculpture of six people in shackles, including a mother with a baby in her arms. Then, thousands of

UPDATE: 3-YEAR-OLD BOY MISSING FOUND SAFE

April 30, 2018

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UPDATE 4:40 p.m.: Morris Roberson IV has been found safe. The Saraland Police Department and the Alabama Law Enforcement agency need your help finding a 3-year-old boy believed to be in extreme danger. Morris Roberson IV is between 24 and 26 inches tall and weighs 24 pounds. He was last seen wearing a red and

POPULAR COMPANIES RAISING PRICES FOR THEIR PRODUCTS

April 30, 2018

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Jade Carter Your favorite snacks, sweets and drinks may soon cost you more. Companies like Coca-Cola and Hershey say higher shipping and raw materials prices are squeezing profit margins. Coca-Cola said this week that shipping costs in North America have risen 20 percent from a year ago. For Hershey, it’s cocoa prices. Cocoa is up

LOCAL ROOTS FOOD TRUCK HOSTS SECOND ANNUAL ROOTS FEST

April 30, 2018

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By WVUA 23 Web Coordinator Jade Carter Traveling food truck, Local Roots, hosted the second annual Roots Fest at Government Plaza Saturday night. The free community event featured food, games and live music. This event started last year as a block party to celebrate the truck’s first anniversary. After nearly 600 people showed up, they

A RIDE TO REMEMBER: TUSCALOOSA HARLEY DAVIDSON SUPPORTS A LOCAL CAUSE.

April 30, 2018

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By WVUA 23 Web Coordinator Jade Carter Harley Davidson in Tuscaloosa held their annual bike ride to support Caring Days on April 28 to give back to those with dementia or Alzheimer’s. Caring Days is an adult care center for those battling with memory disorders. The program is specially designed for them to participate in

SAFE KIDS DAY: TEACHING KIDS AND PARENTS ABOUT SAFETY IN A FUN WAY

April 30, 2018

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By WVUA 23 Reporter Sam Luther and WVUA 23 Web Coordinator Jade Carter The Northport Civic Center hosted Safe Kids Day which teach families how to keep their loved ones as safe as possible. Even though the event was centered for the kids, there were plenty of valuable lessons learned even for the parents. “A

TUSCALOOSA HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR GIVING STUDENTS WITH DISABILITES THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH PEERS

April 30, 2018

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By WVUA 23 Web Writer Jade Carter The Tuscaloosa County High School “Wildcat Choir” received some great news about their adaptive needs choir class. Ginny Coleman, the choral music educator at County High, is one of five teachers nationally to be named the first 2018 Music Education Innovator Award grant recipient. The Wildcat Choir provides

PICKENS COUNTY OPENS DOOR TO NEW CAREER CENTER

April 30, 2018

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The doors are open for the new career center in Pickens County, and all students are welcome. This $7 million investment has a goal: Creating opportunity for the children in the community. “We’ve got good people in Pickens County,” said Pickens County Schools Superintendent Jamie Chapman. “Good parents that produce good students and all they

HEALTH MATTERS: DEMENTIA, APRIL 25, 2018

April 30, 2018

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With an increasingly aging population, more and more people have ties to someone fighting dementia. But it’s a multi-faceted disease, and many impairments can manifest as part of dementia, including alzheimer’s disease. University Medical Center family physician Dr. Tom Weida said there are ways you can recognize and perhaps prevent a variety of dementia. “It’s

APRIL 27: HOKKAIDO BACK BIGGER THAN EVER AFTER DESTRUCTION

April 27, 2018

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By WVUA 23 Reporter Emily Collins When the April 27, 2011, tornado tore through Tuscaloosa, many employees were on the job. That’s certainly the case for several employees of Hokkaido — a Japanese sushi and hibachi restaurant. Until that day, Hokkaido was located at the corner of 15th Street and Dr. Edward Hillard Drive in

REMEMBERING APRIL 27: 7 YEARS LATER

April 27, 2018

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Today marks seven years since dozens of devastating and deadly tornadoes tore through the South, killing nearly 250 people and injuring at least 1,500 people in Tuscaloosa and Jefferson counties. In Tuscaloosa, 12 percent of the city was gone in just six minutes, putting about 7,000 people out of a job or home. Chief Meteorologist

SPIRIT OF ALABAMA: LADIES’ BIBLE GROUP ABOUT SO MUCH MORE THAN SCRIPTURE

April 27, 2018

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By WVUA 23 Reporter Olivia Whitmire Most Bible study groups are places of quiet reflection, but the ladies’ Bible class at Central Church of Christ is anything but ordinary. The first hour is spend discussing the lesson of the week, but after Bible study they get right to work. Their goal? Making a difference in

HEALTH MATTERS, JUNE 27, 2018: WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU’RE NOT EXPECTING

April 27, 2018

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“I’m Doctor Rick Streiffer, today we’re having a conversation about health care for women prior to the onset of menopause.” “Women know to go see their physicians at times that they’re pregnant or when they’re planning to get pregnant. But, health care in between pregnancies or after pregnancies is equally important. There’s a

CANS FOR KRITTERS: HELPING PEOPLE AFFORD TO SPAY, NEUTER PETS

April 27, 2018

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By WVUA 23 Reporter Oliva Dance and WVUA 23 Web Coordinator Jade Carter If you go through a lot of aluminum cans, you have few disposal options: throw them away or recycle them. But there’s another option many people don’t realize. You can donate them to a cause. Cans for Kritters is an organization that

REMEMBERING CHASE: FAMILY, FRIENDS SAY INDICTMENT GIVES A LITTLE CLOSURE

April 27, 2018

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By WVUA 23 Reporter Joylyn Bukovac and WVUA 23 Web Coordinator Lena Paradiso Friends and family of 16-year-old Chase Price will always feel incomplete without the Hillcrest High School student who was killed in November 2016. Chase was driving home from work when another driver, 55-year-old Kevin Henderson of Cottondale, struck his vehicle. Henderson is

HARVARD GRAD OFFERS INSPIRATION FOR FORMER ALMA MATER

April 27, 2018

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By WVUA 23 Web Coordinator Lena Paradiso Thursday was the fourth annual Paul W. Bryant High School college and career commitment ceremony for the class of 2018, and students got a little inspiration from a former student who went on to great things. Michael Constant was born and raised in Tuscaloosa and was valedictorian at

UPDATE: SUSPECT IN CUSTODY AFTER FOSTERS SHOOTING

April 27, 2018

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UPDATE: Randy Britford has turned himself in to police. The Tuscaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a man accused of killing one person and seriously injuring another. It happened just before 11 p.m. Thursday in the 11000 block of Oak Arbor Way in the Fosters area. When investigators arrived, they found 38-year-old Jacquire Lafayette

SAVING LIVES: TUSCALOOSA FIRE AND RESCUE INSTALLS SMOKE ALARM THAT SAVES WOMAN’S LIFE

April 26, 2018

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Tuscaloosa Fire and Rescue has installed smoke alarms in nearly 2,400 local homes since they began counting. One of those devices belongs to Mary Clark. She called 311 for a free smoke alarm, not knowing she’d soon wake up surrounded by flames. “Fire was coming up through the kitchen, fire was coming up through the

NEW COLLEGE GRADUATE GIVES BACK WITH SCHOLARSHIPS, INTERNSHIP STIPENDS

April 26, 2018

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A University of Alabama graduate from the New College program is giving back to the College of Arts and Sciences. Jeffrey Levitetz made a $1 million donation for establishing the Levitetz Leadership Program, which will provide scholarships, internship stipends, workshops, lectures and grants for students in the create-your-own-major New College program. “The New College program

Archives: April 2018

TUSCALOOSANS WALK, RAISE MONEY FOR CLEAN WATER EFFORTS

2 NORTH ALABAMA MEN INDICTED ON COUNTERFEITING CHARGES

ALABAMA ADDING MORE THAN 100 PRE-K CLASSROOMS IN FALL

JUDGE SETS JUNE ‘MOCKINGBIRD’ TRIAL IF ALABAMA JUDGE OKS IT

ROY MOORE SAYS HE HAS NO PLANS ON RUNNING FOR OFFICE AGAIN

PEACE AND JUSTICE MUSEUM IN MONTGOMERY MEMORIALIZES LYNCHING VICTIMS

UPDATE: 3-YEAR-OLD BOY MISSING FOUND SAFE

POPULAR COMPANIES RAISING PRICES FOR THEIR PRODUCTS

LOCAL ROOTS FOOD TRUCK HOSTS SECOND ANNUAL ROOTS FEST

A RIDE TO REMEMBER: TUSCALOOSA HARLEY DAVIDSON SUPPORTS A LOCAL CAUSE.

SAFE KIDS DAY: TEACHING KIDS AND PARENTS ABOUT SAFETY IN A FUN WAY

TUSCALOOSA HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR GIVING STUDENTS WITH DISABILITES THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH PEERS

PICKENS COUNTY OPENS DOOR TO NEW CAREER CENTER

HEALTH MATTERS: DEMENTIA, APRIL 25, 2018

APRIL 27: HOKKAIDO BACK BIGGER THAN EVER AFTER DESTRUCTION

REMEMBERING APRIL 27: 7 YEARS LATER

SPIRIT OF ALABAMA: LADIES’ BIBLE GROUP ABOUT SO MUCH MORE THAN SCRIPTURE

HEALTH MATTERS, JUNE 27, 2018: WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU’RE NOT EXPECTING

CANS FOR KRITTERS: HELPING PEOPLE AFFORD TO SPAY, NEUTER PETS

REMEMBERING CHASE: FAMILY, FRIENDS SAY INDICTMENT GIVES A LITTLE CLOSURE

HARVARD GRAD OFFERS INSPIRATION FOR FORMER ALMA MATER

UPDATE: SUSPECT IN CUSTODY AFTER FOSTERS SHOOTING

SAVING LIVES: TUSCALOOSA FIRE AND RESCUE INSTALLS SMOKE ALARM THAT SAVES WOMAN’S LIFE

NEW COLLEGE GRADUATE GIVES BACK WITH SCHOLARSHIPS, INTERNSHIP STIPENDS

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