By WVUA 23 News Reporter Kayla Smith The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6022 hosted a fundraiser to help replace possessions lost in a recent tornado on Sunday. Jennifer Patterson lost her home on South Rosser Road in Moundville during a tornado March 17. As the storm approached, Patterson said she intended to drive to a
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A man from Moundville is dead in the wake of a single-vehicle crash around 6 p.m. Tuesday. Orville Kenneth Dill, 63, died after the tractor-trailer he was driving left the road, struck a tree and overturned. Dill, who was not wearing a seat belt, was pronounced dead at the scene. The crash happened on Alabama
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By WVUA 23 Sports Reporter Grace Brister Hillcrest High School introduced its new head football coach Jamie Mitchell on Thursday to parents, teachers and faculty. He is taking over for previous head coach Sam Adams, who took the head coaching position at Oxford High School. Adams won 56 games in seven seasons at Hillcrest. Mitchell
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It will be eight weeks before former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin will be sentenced after being found guilty of the murder of George Floyd. WVUA 23’s Jabaree Prewitt sat down with retired Tuscaloosa County Circuit Judge John England to see what could be next in the case. England, who is currently a University of
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By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – Transgender youth, parents and advocates are urging the Alabama House of Representatives to reject legislation that would ban the use of puberty-blockers or hormones to treat transgender minors. Parents, medical providers and a transgender teenager spoke out against the Alabama bill during a virtual press conference
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – The Alabama Senate has approved a bill that will require police agencies to record racial data during traffic stops. Senators approved the legislation on a 19-7 vote. It moves to the Alabama House. State Sen. Rodger Smitherman of Birmingham said his bill is intended to prevent the targeting of motorists based
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By WVUA 23 News Reporter Julia Smith The Tuscaloosa National Airport is getting some upgrades to its runway. The new improvements will help the airport accommodate current air traffic and cargo, and maybe even commercial air service in the future. Last week, community leaders gathered for a groundbreaking ceremony in celebration of the upcoming work.
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Gary Harris and Rodney Orr discuss the A-Day game over the weekend and how things are looking heading into the summer. Both football and basketball received rings for their respective championship games, plus football locked down another commitment for 2022. Baseball, gymnastics and swimming all had strong weeks. We take your phone calls, emails and
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Former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin today was found guilty of second- and third-degree murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd. Floyd’s death ignited nationwide protests over the treatment of minorities at the hands of police. He died after Chauvin kneeled on his neck for more than 9 minutes outside a Minneapolis store
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By JAY REEVES Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) – Hospitalizations linked to COVID-19 have jumped about 20% in less than two weeks in Alabama. Statistics from the Alabama Department of Public Health show 362 people were hospitalized Monday for the illness caused by the new coronavirus. That’s up from the 301 patients just 10 days
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) – Alabama’s largest city will issue blanket pardons for more than 15,000 people with misdemeanor marijuana convictions dating back to 1990. Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin announced the pardon program on Tuesday, April 20, which is a day that many associate with marijuana use. The pardons from municipal court convictions are automatic. Many
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Monday was Judge Hardy McCollum’s last Northport City Council meeting as the interim city administrator. Mccollum was named the interim city administrator in August 2019 after former City Administrator Bruce Higginbotham resigned. The position was supposed to be for only 90 days, but ended up lasting more than a year and a half. During Monday’s
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The city of Northport has officially announced its Facade Improvement Program. During Monday’s Northport City Council meeting, the Northport Redevelopment Authority announced will fund up to $350,000 for the revitalization of the city’s major commercial corridors, historic downtown and riverfront. Each business could get up to $10,000 each for improvements to their business fronts. “This
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Crime has been a hot topic in Birmingham, and Mayor Randall Woodfin addressed the rise in crime during a news conference Monday. “Many things have been put in place over the last few years,” Woodfin said. “One is that all of our officers have extensive use of body cams and in addition to that, some
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By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – The underwriter for a project to build two prisons in Alabama has announced it is pulling out of the effort. The move by Barclays Plc followed criticism that it was breaking a promise not to get involved in for-profit prisons. Barclays on Monday confirmed that it
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By WVUA 23 Digital Reporter Shanaya Daughtrey TUSCALOOSA, AL– Bama Bug Fest will be crawling your way April 22-24 and will include virtual experiences and in-person exhibits at the Alabama Museum of Natural History, Mildred Westervelt Warner Transportation Museum and Tuscaloosa Public Library. The online component features four video premieres on the UA Museums’ YouTube Channel that
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By WVUA 23 Digital Reporter Harrison Holland As part of its fourth annual Bama Blitz, The University of Alabama raised more than $3.6 million in gifts. The crowdfunded, social-media-driven campaign surpassed previous records after supporters contributed 2,131 gifts. Its previous record was 1,826 gifts received and $2.5 million raised. The weeklong fundraising effort showcased projects
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By WVUA 23 News Reporter Simya Dickson All adults across Alabama are now eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, and the state has administered almost 2.5 million vaccinations. More than 32% of Tuscaloosa residents have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Statewide, Alabamians between the ages of 16 and 54 have the
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Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox met with reporters Monday to address the abundance of crime over the weekend. “I think it is very sad for our city and certainly indicative of what we are seeing across the nation,” Maddox said. “There is too much gunplay going on. Too much activity that is unacceptable and we certainly
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By WVUA 23 News Reporter Lacey Beasley Restaurants in Tuscaloosa are experiencing a shortage of workers, ranging from waitresses to cooks, potentially due to COVID-19. Homer Perry, owner of Southland Restaurant in Cottondale, posted to Facebook Sunday about experiencing a shortage of workers. Because of low staff, Southland is now closing early on Mondays at
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By WVUA 23 News Reporter Lacey Beasley An international technology company has opened its North American headquarters in Alberta right across the street from Piggly Wiggly. The global engineering company SWJ Technology is based in Germany and its new site in Alberta is bringing with it more than 100 high-paying technology jobs. Alberta was chosen
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By WVUA 23 News Reporter Lacey Beasley The Brookwood mining strike has been ongoing for 18 days, as of April 19, and an end may not be in sight just yet. Five years ago, the miners sacrificed higher pay in order to keep the mines open since it was going bankrupt. Today, they want their full benefits
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By WVUA 23 News Reporter Karris Harmon Aniah Blanchard’s name made headlines in 2019 after she was abducted from a gas station in Auburn and was later found dead in a wooded area in Macon County. The suspect, Ibraheem Yazeed was free on bond in an earlier kidnapping in a separate case. On April 15,
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) – A five-member board of civilians is being established to review complaints of police misconduct in Alabama’s largest city. Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin announced the creation of the Civilian Review Board during a news briefing on Monday. Such a board was recommended by a task force that reviewed public safety following the
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