Alabama super fan, Walt Gary’s legacy will live on at the Supe Store on the University of Alabama campus. The store has created special Alabama shirts with the phrase “#BeLikeWalt” printed on the front. Prior to his passing, Gary often met with Crimson Tide players and coaches on Thursdays to give his signature score predictions
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As the July 4 holiday approaches, the Tuscaloosa Fire Department wants all residents to be safe. They want to remind everyone that fireworks, including sparklers, are illegal in Tuscaloosa. Fire and Life Safety Educator, Holly Whigham said that fireworks cause 50% or fires and sparklers cause 40% of the injuries reported on Independence Day. “The
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Tuscaloosa police are investigating after a man was found dead Thursday in Cottondale. It happened on Clearview Street just after 10:30 p.m. The victim has been identified as 27-year-old Cory Mitchell. Police found multiple shell casings at the scene and at least one shot was fired into a nearby home. “As far as I know
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The Moundville Health and Rehabilitation Center held a party to honor two sisters Thursday. Mary Ann Jones and Dorothy Didway celebrated their 40th year working at the residential home, which houses 65 residents. Jones started just eight months before Dorothy. They both say that they feel the residents and staff are one big family.
Tuscaloosa One Place celebrated its 20th anniversary Thursday afternoon. Known as “TOP,” Tuscaloosa One Place is a nonprofit organization that serves more than 8,000 Tuscaloosa residents through a variety of different programs. TOP celebrated its anniversary with bouncy houses, face painting and a petting zoo. “So, [at]Tuscaloosa’s one place, everything that we do revolves around
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Reporting by WVUA23’s Jabaree Prewitt. It was a packed house at Druid City Brewing Company on Thursday night as Mayor Walt Maddox made his rounds to talk with constituents during the Mayor’s Night Out event. The event gave residents a chance to talk with the mayor and ask him about anything going on in the
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The Alabama Reading Institute and several teachers throughout Tuscaloosa are concluding their two-week workshop at Matthews Elementary School. The focus has been on six different components of reading that have to do with comprehension, fluency and writing. Teachers that volunteered their time for these two weeks to improve reading instruction will able to turn around
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Reporting by WVUA23’s Chelsea Barton. All charges have been dropped against 23-year old Donald August Clark. He was accused of the home invasion that left an elderly Cottondale man dead back in 2016. The 77-year old Willis Sample suffered a heart attack during the robbery. Court records show a doctor deemed Clark unable to knowingly
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Former Alabama big man Donta Hall will get his shot in the NBA. It was announced Thursday that Hall signed with the Detroit Pistons as an undrafted free agent and will be a part of the team’s summer league roster. The Pistons will compete in the Las Vegas Summer League which will take place on
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By MARK SHERMAN and JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) – In a surprising move, the Supreme Court on Thursday kept the Trump administration from adding a citizenship question to the 2020 census for now, and the question’s opponents say there’s no time to revisit the issue before next week’s scheduled start to the printing
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With the official start of Summer 2019 underway, here is a list of fun and cheap activities to do this weekend in Tuscaloosa. Tuscaloosa Rivermarket The Tuscaloosa Rivermarket hosts a weekly farmers market every Saturday morning and Tuesday evening. They have dozens of vendors selling fresh produce, honey, homemade baked goods and jewelry. For more
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – Newly unsealed Supreme Court filings in an Alabama death penalty case show the continuing disagreement between inmate attorneys and the state over the effectiveness of the sedative midazolam in shielding inmates from pain during lethal injections. Justices on Monday granted an NPR request to unseal documents related to an inmate’s request
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) – An Alabama woman whose fetus died after she was shot in a fight has been charged with manslaughter, while the woman accused of shooting her has been freed. Marshae Jones, 27, was charged with manslaughter Wednesday. She was five months pregnant when 23-year-old Ebony Jemison shot her in the stomach. Jemison
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Upcoming events and information at Northridge Middle School will be on full display this upcoming school year. The Tuscaloosa County Commission recently approved a brand new electronic sign to be placed outside of the school. School officials say an electronic sign is a great method of communication with parents and faculty. The commission will provide
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TUSCALOOSA – The Tuscaloosa County Sheriff’s Department needs your help locating some of Tuscaloosa’s Most Wanted. Zachary Tyner, a 26-year old white male, is last known to be living in the area of Maxwell Loop Road in Tuscaloosa. He is wanted for third-degree burglary. Brittany Taylor, a 30-year old black female, is last known to be
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Reporting by WVUA23’s Jabaree Prewitt. The Tuscaloosa Safe Center offers a compassionate, patient-centered environment for sexual assault victims that are 14 years or older. The center opened its doors in November 2018 thanks to a partnership between the University of Alabama and DCH. “When a patient comes here they are greeted with a compassionate team
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Tuscaloosa is not the only city where a dangerous pet predator escaped from its home. In Pennsylvania, a great grandma spotted a cobra in her backyard garden. She was alerted to the reptile’s presence after nearby blue jays began squacking. “I looked, said a bad word, it’s a cobra,” said Kathy Kehoe, who spotted the
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By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – President Donald Trump’s next tweet might come with a warning label. Starting Thursday, tweets that Twitter deems in the public interest, but which violate the service’s rules, will be obscured by a warning explaining the violation. Users will have to tap through the warning to
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By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER, SETH BORENSTEIN and CALVIN WOODWARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) – This was no Trump rally. Ten Democrats kicked off the presidential debate season with a sober rendering of policy that featured a smattering of missteps on climate change, the economy and more but no whoppers. The Democrats spoke largely in generalities Wednesday
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Elizabeth Winter from Regions Bank stopped by WVUA23 to talk about how Regions is partnering with The Edge to help potential entrepreneurs put their ideas into action with sound financial strategy. Watch the full interview above. The Edge Incubator and Accelerator provides assistance for anyone interested in getting started with or running a business. It
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MOBILE, Ala. (AP) – U.S. Coast Guard crews are searching for two missing boaters in Mobile Bay. Authorities say they’ve rescued one person, and the search for the remaining two boaters was continuing on Thursday. Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Tony Lombardo says two males without life jackets were reported missing from a boat
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The Tuscaloosa City Council voted Tuesday night to approve a settlement reached between the city and the victim of an abusive arrest. Jhasmynn Sheppard was arrested on April 19th in the 1700 block of McFarland Blvd. A video taken by a bystander showed officer Cole Ward using profanity and calling the woman names, striking her
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Teachers from across the state of Alabama are in Tuscaloosa this week for the Alabama Bicentennial Institute The event is designed to help elementary educators incorporate the history of Alabama into their classrooms regardless of what subject they are teaching. The teachers took a tour of Tuscaloosa on Wednesday and received an art lesson at
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Tuscaloosa Police need your help finding a man accused of breaking into a vehicle, stealing a wallet and using a stolen card at another location. The victim called police June 1 after getting an alert on his cellphone suggesting his card was being used at the McDonalds in Cottondale just off Interstate 20/59. His wallet
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