BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) – Flash flooding caused by as much as 6 inches of rain prompted rescues and covered roads in Alabama. Emergency managers say people had to be helped out of rising water in parts of metro Birmingham on Tuesday night. In south Alabama near the Florida line, water covered streets in two Escambia
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By WVUA 23 Digital Reporter Kyrsten Eller A display located in Northport City Hall has been set up by Mayor Bobby Herndon to honor the 13 fallen service members who died in August outside the airport in Kabul during their exit from Afghanistan. Herndon included the pictures of all 13 Americans who died that day.
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By WVUA 23 Digital Reporter Hunter De Siver The last 29 days have been filled with clutch plays, great games, and records being broken. Week four of the NFL season exhibited all of these things. Thursday Night Football: Jacksonville Jaguars at Cincinnati Bengals When you first look at these two teams, you think why did
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Many Tuscaloosans know of Fuller Goldsmith. He’s an award-winning teen chef and a longtime staple behind the scenes at Southern Ale House. On Tuesday, Robert Holt, who has close ties to the restaurant and the Goldsmith family, announced Fuller’s death on social media. Fuller, who was days away from his 18th birthday, worked at Southern
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Gary Harris and Rodney Orr recap Alabama football’s 42-21 win over the 12th ranked Ole Miss Rebels, preview the Tide’s upcoming game in College Station against the Texas A&M Aggies, and discuss the commitment of Jaden Bradley to Tide Hoops. All that and more, plus, we answer viewer questions — on the phone, through email,
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MOBILE, Ala. (AP) – Voters in an Alabama city have an unusual choice on election day: Whether to vote for an incumbent who died while campaigning or his challenger. William Carroll qualified to run against Mobile City Council member Levon Manzie earlier this year. And even though Manzie died last month, his name is still
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – A woman has been arrested on a charge of starting a fire that did $25,000 worth of damage to the First Baptist Church of Montgomery. Court documents show 27-year-old Xiaoquin Yan was charged with second-degree arson and jailed with bond set at $30,000. The woman has addresses in both Montgomery and
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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) – A longtime Alabama sheriff removed from office after being convicted of theft and ethics violations is giving five-star reviews to the jail where he spent more than two weeks in custody. But perhaps he should: He ran it for decades. Ousted Limestone County Sheriff Mike Blakely addressed the news media on
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – A body found in Alabama’s Montgomery County over the weekend has been identified as that of a 56-year-old man reported missing in July. Jimmie Lee Table disappeared July 25. Al.com reports Table was last seen leaving his home in Lee County’s Beauregard community. Two days later, his white 1999 GMC Yukon
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By WVUA 23 News Reporter Gracie Johnson The American Red Cross is experiencing a shortage in blood donations, and they’re asking for the community’s assistance in ensuring people at their most vulnerable get life-saving treatment. And if your blood is Type O, you’re even more in need, considering Type O — positive or negative —
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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. Northridge at Hillcrest WVUA 23 Football Friday Game of the Week by WVUA 23 Sports Reporter Javon Williams The Hillcrest Patriots (4-2) hosted the Northridge Jaguars (6-0) and took away their undefeated title
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TUSCALOOSA – The Tuscaloosa County Sheriff’s Office needs your help locating some of Tuscaloosa’s Most Wanted. Billy Ray Harris, 63, is last known to be living in the area of Sahama Village in Tuscaloosa. Harris is wanted on an unlawful distribution of a controlled substance charge. Melvin Thomas Brown, 31, is last known to be
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By WVUA 23 News Reporter Kennedy Chase Selma’s Bloody Sunday event may have happened more than 50 years ago, but two Auburn University professors and their students are ensuring those who marched for their rights will not be forgotten. When most people think about what happened at Bloody Sunday in Selma, they think of Civil
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By WVUA 23 Digital Writer Drew Pavan The Atlanta Braves have overcome the substantial odds that were certainly stacked against them, after chasing .500 for a majority of the season. Nonetheless, it hasn’t stopped Atlanta’s late surge to repeat as NL East champions. The Braves look to travel to battle the Milwaukee Brewers in a
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By WVUA 23 News Reporter Asher Redd Spirit Halloween is once again gracing University Mall’s former Sears location with its pop-up presence. The store was scheduled to open in August, but COVID-19 concerns pushed the opening date back to late September. Now, the wait is over. Spirit store fan Emma Erasmus said she and her
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By WVUA 23 News Reporter Maria Grenyo October is Down Syndrome Awareness Month, and Northport Mayor Bobby Herndon recognized the event at Monday’s City Council meeting. Herndon also declared Oct. 1 Down Syndrome Day and said he hopes the proclamations encourage residents to offer more respect and opportunities to those with Down syndrome. In the
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By The Associated Press WASHINGTON – Johnson & Johnson has asked U.S. regulators to allow booster shots of its COVID-19 vaccine as the U.S. government moves toward shoring up protection in more vaccinated Americans. J&J says it filed data with the Food and Drug Administration on giving a booster dose between two to six months
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GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) – The U.S. government ordered the destruction a $15,000 shipment of pineapples from Costa Rica after agriculture inspectors in Mississippi found butterfly larvae that they said could be harmful. U.S. Customs and Border Protection said in a news release Monday that inspectors from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health
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By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – The state of Alabama intends to move quickly on building new prisons under a plan that uses some of the state’s pandemic relief funds and could skip the normal bidding process. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Friday signed into law the $1.3 billion construction plan. The
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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) – Alabama wildlife officials say they’re on the lookout for reports of sick deer after reports of an increase in sickness in neighboring Mississippi. The Alabama Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries says its employees are monitoring a potential hemorrhagic disease outbreak among deer in northern Alabama. Officials say that in recent
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By WVUA 23 News Reporter Aajene Robinson The Tuscaloosa Story Walk has its new home in Jaycee Park in Alberta, and families gathered Oct. 2 in celebration of the activity’s grand opening. The Story Walk is a collaboration between the Tuscaloosa Public Library and the Tuscaloosa County Park and Recreation Authority. TPL Youth Services Librarian
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By WVUA 23 Digital Reporter Kyrsten Eller The annual United Way of West Alabama fundraising campaign is in full swing and the city of Tuscaloosa is encouraging its employees to support the effort. The city kicked off its campaign for employee giving on Friday at Government Plaza in downtown Tuscaloosa. Employees could sign up to
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By WVUA 23 Digital Reporter Kyrsten Eller As the weather continues to change, fall festivities get more and more alluring. With Halloween at the end of the month, many parents are left wondering if trick-or-treating is OK while COVID-19 is still around. University Medical Center Chief Medical Officer Dr. Thomas Weida said because children younger
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By W VUA 23 News Reporter Aajene Robinson Friends and family are in mourning this week after a man from Talladega County was killed in a motorcycle wreck in Tuscaloosa on Saturday. The wreck happened at the corner of Short 19th Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, where Larry Darnell Williams,67, of Lincoln, was
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