BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) – A man first charged with reckless manslaughter in the death of an 11-year-old boy who was shot during a turkey hunt is now facing a capital murder charge. Al.com reports that 36-year-old Joshua Stewart Burks of Mobile was arrested Friday on the upgraded charge and released on $60,000 bail after a
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By WVUA 23 Digital Reporter Shanaya Daughtrey TUSCALOOSA, AL– This year has been a year of many monumental feats. Intertwined in the COVID-19 pandemic the world witnessed the first woman to play in a Power Five college football game. Sarah Fuller, a senior at Vanderbilt University, made history as the first woman to play in
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) – Federal officials say two people from Tennessee have been charged with kidnapping a 2-year-old boy who was found at a Goodwill store in Mississippi. Federal prosecutors say 34-year-old Jeremy Fitzgerald and 29-year-old Turliscea Turner, both of Memphis, were charged in a federal criminal complaint. The complaint alleges that Fitzgerald left the
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BAY MINETTE, Ala. (AP) – An Alabama man convicted of multiple sex crimes involving children has been sentenced to nearly 500 years in prison. Baldwin County prosecutors say Circuit Judge Clark Stankoski imposed the sentence Wednesday on 33-year-old Thomas Justin Bailey of Foley. Convicted on multiple counts including attempted rape and sodomy, Bailey was sentenced
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) – Police say a woman has been shot to death on the University of Alabama at Birmingham campus. Birmingham police Officer Truman Fitzgerald says the early investigation found that the victim was shot inside a vehicle Thursday night. Al.com reports that the shooting happened in the parking lot of the Hill Student
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Pickens County Schools announced their winter break begins Dec. 21 and students head back to class Jan. 7 and Jan. 8 virtually. Kindergarten through eighth-grade students and all employees return to campus Jan. 11 for traditional instruction. Students in grades ninth through 12th remain virtual until Friday, Jan. 15, and resume a staggered school schedule
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TUSCALOOSA – The Tuscaloosa County Sheriff’s Department needs your help locating some of Tuscaloosa’s Most Wanted. Danny William Haynes, 35, is last known to be living in the area of Booth Estates in Northport. Haynes is wanted on second-degree assault charges. Christopher Lee Tucker, 33, is last known to be living in the area of Holt
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By WVUA 23 News Reporter Kayla Smith A COVID-19 relief bill that could impact unemployment and small business aid in Alabama is currently awaiting approval in the U.S. House of Representatives. District 7 U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell said resources are available for unemployment and small business relief in a town hall meeting on Thursday. “Congress’
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History was made Thursday in the Druid City as the first Pfizer / Biontech COVID-19 vaccines were administered. The first person to receive the vaccine in Tuscaloosa was Dr. Blake Lovely, an emergency medicine doctor at DCH health system. “I’m excited. I think we are all very excited,” Lovely said. “The doctors are all clamoring
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Students in Jasper will start back to school a little later after their winter break because of an anticipated increase in COVID-19 cases over the holidays. Virtual instruction resumes Tuesday, Jan. 5, and traditional instruction resumes Tuesday, Jan. 19. Dec. 21 and 22 will be virtual half-days for students. Jasper City Schools Superintendent Ann Jackson
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Local legend Bill Taylor is a big WVUA 23 fan, and we’re a big fan of his in return! Every year, BT visits the WVUA 23 News studio to perform the Christmas hymn “Oh Holy Night,” which we air Dec. 23 on our 6 and 10 p.m. newscasts. Happy holidays, and merry Christmas!
Judson College is requesting funding help for the 2020-21 school year. The Marion-based college has been experiencing low enrollment over the past two decades, and that’s strained the school’s resources, said Judson President W. Mark Tew. If Judson can’t secure enough funding by Dec. 31, the college is making plans to help students transfer to
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RAINSVILLE, Ala. (AP) – An Alabama sheriff’s office says it’s busted an illegal winery that was operating at a city’s sewage plant. The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office says it got an anonymous tip about an alcohol operation at a municipal building in the town of Rainsville on Thursday. Investigators then uncovered what’s described as a
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – Alabama’s unemployment rate dropped to 4.4% in November, a big improvement from earlier in the year but still above last year’s level. The preliminary, seasonally adjust rate for last month was better than October’s revised rate of 5.7%. But it was still higher than the November 2019 level of 2.7%. A
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A Northport man was charged with second-degree assault/domestic violence Thursday night after he stabbed a woman in the back three times during a domestic dispute. Keierrik Donnell Toney, 27, was involved in an altercation that involved several people at Forest Lake Apartments, 2200 block of Forest Lake Drive around 7 p.m. Thursday. The victim of
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The Associated Press WASHINGTON – Vice President Mike Pence is getting vaccinated for the coronavirus during a White House event aimed at convincing skeptical Americans the vaccines are safe. Pence’s wife, Karen, and Surgeon General Jerome Adams also got the vaccine on Friday. The pandemic enters it 10th month and has killed more than 310,000
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Most of the time, bumping into a state trooper isn’t a fun experience, but Thursday was an exception at DCH Regional Medical Center. The 2020 pandemic didn’t stop the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency from partaking in their annual teddy bear delivery event. State troopers surprise children in hospitals around the state in December as part
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DOTHAN, Ala. (AP) – A hospital serving southeastern Alabama says it’s suspending elective surgeries because of an increase in cases of COVID-19 patients needing care. The move by Southeast Health in Dothan takes effect Thursday. The hospital announced the cutback in a statement that includes a plea for residents to wear face masks and take
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By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – Florida is now using trained dogs to sniff out troublesome pythons. Truman is a python-hunting black Labrador retriever that recently tracked down his first snake as part of a new Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission program. Truman and another dog named Eleanor are trained to
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – An Alabama appeals court says a Madison County judge wrongly sentenced a man to die for the shooting death of his 20-month-old daughter four years ago. The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals overturned the death penalty of Lionel Rory Francis on Wednesday. The court says the Huntsville man couldn’t be condemned
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The COVID-19 vaccine was administered for the first time Thursday morning at DCH Health System in Tuscaloosa. On Tuesday, DCH Health System received 3,000 doses of the vaccine. The first round of the vaccine is for health care and front-line workers. Dr. Keisha and Jamie Lowther, two private physicians from Generations Primary Care in Tuscaloosa,
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WVUA-23 coverage of recruits around West Alabama signing their National Letter of Intent on the first day of the NCAA Early Signing Period for 2021. It includes commitment ceremonies from: –American Christian Academy (ACA) –Central High School –Northridge High School There is also coverage of in-state signee’s for University of Alabama football: –Ga’Quincy McKinstry, Pinson
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OPELIKA, Ala. (AP) – Opelika’s city school board will pay $320,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a former teacher who claimed she was dismissed in retaliation for speaking out about the mistreatment of a special education student. The Opelika-Auburn News reports that members have agreed to end the suit filed by Meagan Norris. Norris
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WVUA-23 coverage of recruits signing with Alabama football in the NCAA Early Signing Period for 2021. It includes commitment ceremonies from: –Ga’Quincy McKinstry, Pinson Valley High School –Tim Keenan, Ramsay High School –Anquin Barnes, Lee-Montgomery High School –Ian Jackson, Prattville High School –Kadarius Calloway, Philadelphia High School (MS) Also includes signing ceremony of Paul Bryant
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