By WVUA 23 Sports Reporter Jason Williams Girls Flag Football is an officially sanctioned sport by the AHSAA beginning this Fall. There are currently 44 across the state of Alabama who offer the sport and in the Tuscaloosa area, there are eight. All teams will be playing twice a week starting in late September and
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – Fires have destroyed an office and caused damage in the more than century-old First Baptist Church of Montgomery. Pastor Mark Bethea released a statement Thursday saying the building was attacked overnight by an arsonist who tried to set fire to several areas of the building. He says fast action by firefighters
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By WVUA 23 News Reporter Joseph King Tuscaloosa is moving forward on its River District Park project, which will change the shape of the city around the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater. On Tuesday, the Tuscaloosa City Council unanimously approved the $7.3 million Elevate Tuscaloosa project being built at the corner of Greensboro Avenue and Jack Warner Parkway.
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By WVUA 23 News Reporter Jacyn Abbott Get those costumes ready, because The Arc of Tuscaloosa is hosting the fourth annual T-Town Witches Ride in Tuscaloosa Oct. 17. The 2-mile “broom cycle” begins at 5 p.m. at Government Plaza in downtown Tuscaloosa. If you’re not interested in riding, you can participate with a 1-mile walk
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A Tuscaloosa man was arrested today and is facing charges related to child pornography. The West Alabama Human Trafficking Task Force says 33-year-old Michael Wilson is charged with two counts of disseminating obscene material depicting persons younger than 17 after investigators searched his home this morning. Members of the task force, the Tuscaloosa Police Department,
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By WVUA 23 News Reporter Aajene Robinson The University of Alabama at Birmingham’s School of Medicine is getting a new name in honor of the person responsible for one of the biggest donations ever to the college. Dr. Marnix Heersink is an eye surgeon, co-owner and chairman of Eye Center South in Dothan with a
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Update, Oct. 1, 2021: Tuscaloosa Police have identified those killed in the wreck Thursday as 40-year-old Marty Dale Green and 35-year-old Ashley Denise Stewart, both of Northport. The surviving crash victims remain hospitalized as of Friday morning. Two people are dead and two others are injured in the wake of a head-on crash this morning
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By WVUA 23 Digital Reporter Kyrsten Eller Two area institutions of higher education, Stillman College and Shelton State Community College, are working together to ensure students can get the best education possible. On Tuesday, representatives from both colleges signed an agreement allowing Shelton State students to transfer to Stillman, while focusing on improving teacher education
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GULF SHORES, Ala. – Police say three golfers were attacked at an Alabama tournament by people dressed in camouflage who ran out of the woods during a fight over an air horn. WALA-TV reports the golfers were at the Craft Farms Golf Resort in Gulf Shores on Sunday when they confronted someone blowing an air
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The University of Alabama is extending its mask mandate through Oct. 29, the college announced today. Face coverings remain required inside all non-residential campus buildings, including all classrooms and academic buildings, as well as on campus transportation. The mandate applies to all students, faculty, staff and visitors, no matter their vaccination status. Limited exceptions include:
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By WVUA 23 Sports Reporter Tatumn Vaught Catch up with WVUA 23 Football Friday high school football coverage from this past week. Gordo at Northridge By WVUA 23 Sports Reporter Jalen Prince Northridge hosted Gordo this past week in a very entertaining matchup and the Jaguars were able to defeat the Greenwave on their senior
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By WVUA 23 News Reporter Sarah Erickson National Diaper Needs Awareness Week runs through Oct. 3, and one local mom and teacher is getting the word out. Bottoms Up Diaper Bank, which serves West Alabama, was created in 2016 by Danielle Edison. Her mission is simple: Provide families with basic needs. Edison said she found
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By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – Alabama lawmakers are heading toward swift approval of a prison construction package that would tap $400 million of the state’s pandemic relief funds to help pay for building three new lockups. The House of Representatives voted 74-26 for the $1.3 billion construction plan and 75-25 to
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By WVUA Digital Reporter Anneliese Taggart Tuesday marked the second day of the special session of the Alabama Legislature, which was called by Gov. Kay Ivey to deal with prison overcrowding under the looming threat of federal intervention and fines. A proposal has been introduced to spend $1.3 billion to build two new prisons in
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By WVUA Digital Reporter Anneliese Taggart The American Red Cross is experiencing emergency blood and platelet shortage. A sharp drop in blood donor turnout has contributed to the lowest post-summer blood inventory level in six years, and donors of all blood types – especially type O – and platelet donors are urged to make an
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By WVUA Digital Reporter Anneliese Taggart Josie is a 3-year-old Labrador/pointer mix with fantastic social skills who’s ready for her forever home! She was adopted from the Humane Society of West Alabama last year, but wound up coming back because living in an apartment was not a good fit for her personality. As an active
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By WVUA 23 Digital Reporter Kyrsten Eller As Alabama and the rest of the world continue to deal with the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, health authorities are emphasizing the importance of getting the flu vaccination. Statewide organizations, such as Alabama Department of Public Health, the Alabama Hospital Association and the Medical Association of
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By WVUA 23 News Reporter Elise Anzaldua As part of National Voter Registration Day Sept. 28, some University of Alabama students helped get the word out and encouraged political activism. UA student organization Vote Everywhere UA offered an easy place where students could register to vote and learn more about the organization. Vote Everywhere UA
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By WVUA 23 News Reporter Elise Anzaldua Former Bama All-American Tommy Wilcox is leading an effort to take relief supplies to his home area in Southern Louisiana. Donations and supplies can be brought to Taylorville Baptist Church and will be taken to Louisiana Tuesday, Oct. 5. Requested donations include baby wipes, hygiene products, bleach and
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A three-vehicle crash put one woman in the hospital and snarled traffic along University Boulevard this morning. The 48-year-old victim was stopped at a red light in the eastbound lanes of University Boulevard, waiting to turn left onto 24th Avenue East when she was rear-ended by another driver and thrown from her vehicle. The impact
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By WVUA 23 Digital Reporter Kyrsten Eller The University of Alabama is beginning a $4 million project to improve healthcare and resiliency in impoverished areas around the state as part of COVID-19 recovery efforts. This grant from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Alabama Department of Public Health will target 15
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By WVUA 23 Digital Reporter Kyrsten Eller Organizers are hosting the 50th annual Kentuck Festival of the Arts and are in need of 700-plus volunteers. The festival is a two-day event at Kentuck Park in Northport Saturday, Oct. 16, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 17, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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By WVUA 23 Digital Reporter Kyrsten Eller Every Thanksgiving, the Tuscaloosa Police Department Support Group and Southern Ale House make it their goal to ensure that police working the holiday still get a great meal through the Adopt-A-Cop fundraiser Every $10 donation provides a meal to these workers who aren’t able to be at home
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By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey is defending her state’s plan to use pandemic relief funds to build new prisons. Ivey said the expenditure is both allowed and needed. The Republican governor issued the statement in response to the U.S. House Judiciary Committee Chairman urging Treasury to block
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