Two people are dead in the wake of a two-vehicle crash Thursday afternoon on 15th Street near Cloverdale Road. Tuscaloosa Police were called to the crash around 12:30 p.m., and witnesses said the driver of a Nissan Versa was driving eastbound on 15th Street before making a U-turn in front of a Dodge Charger traveling
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By WVUA 23 Digital Reporter Kyrsten Eller Looking for fun, adult and child-friendly events to celebrate the New Year in Tuscaloosa? The biggest events happening are listed below: Five Bar Tuscaloosa: Five will operate normally on both New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day, and will even offer a champagne toast at midnight to bring
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From WVUA 23’s Chief Meteorologist Richard Scott: As new data comes in, parameters have increased, which has increased our severe risk locally for Saturday afternoon and Saturday night. The Storm Prediction Center has placed all of our area in an enhanced risk, Level 3 out of 5 risk. Timing: The event will begin by early
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By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press MIAMI (AP) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning people not to go on cruises, regardless of their vaccination status, because of onboard outbreaks fueled by the omicron variant. The CDC says it has more than 90 cruise ships under investigation or observation as a
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ALEXANDER CITY, Ala. (AP) – A $5,000 reward is being offered for information in the 1994 disappearance and subsequent death of a 15-year-old girl. Al.com reports though it’s been more than 27 years since Chanty Shiverdecker vanished, Central Alabama Crime Stoppers said Wednesday that investigators believe someone is holding information that might help bring closure
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By WVUA 23 News Reporter Joseph King CENTREVILLE–After decades of uncertainty regarding what happened, on Dec. 28 Don Hamilton rested his hands atop the grave of his brother Daniel Paul Armantrout, 60 years after he was buried there and identified only as Unknown Boy. Armantrout died March 27, 1961. He was a hitchhiker who’d been
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Much of the South was ravaged by heavy storms and torrential rain over the past day, but some of the worst damage happened in Marion County’s Winfield. Clean-up crews and power company workers were out in force early this morning and through the evening, moving fallen limbs, getting tarps up on damaged roofs and getting
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By WVUA 23 Sports In terms of college football postseason bowl games, most college football fans will be hard-pressed to find a postseason “bowl game” as reputable as the Cotton Bowl. That standing is based on the tradition of the game itself, as well as the hospitality displayed by teams and fans in the days
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By WVUA 23 News Reporter Aajene Robinson UAB Hospital is seeing a major increase in patients showing up at their emergency departments wanting a COVID test or treatment for mild COVID symptoms, officials said Wednesday, and that’s clogging up wait times for those with true emergencies. UAB Department of Emergency Medicine Vice Chair for Clinical
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By WVUA 23 Sports The traditional “Battle of the Bands”, the annual Goodyear Cotton Bowl event that’s become a fan-favorite, could look significantly different in 2021. “Cheerleaders, the bands — all those folks — they have the option not to attend,” said Ken Capps, reporter for the Football Writers Association of America. “Both teams every year, the
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It’s recommended that women start seeing an OBGYN yearly at the age of 18, or younger if they’re having any potential health issues, said University Medical Center OBGYN Dr. Dr. Sachin Shenoy. Those issues include infrequent or irregular menstrual cycles, or cycles that are excessively heavy. But really, any time there’s a question, that’s a
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TUSCALOOSA – The Tuscaloosa County Sheriff’s Office needs your help locating some of Tuscaloosa’s Most Wanted. Jesse Wyatt, 40, is last known to be living in the area of Wyatt Lane in Moundville. Wyatt is wanted on first-degree property theft charges. Wyatt has been apprehended. Jakari Wills, 21, is last known to be living in
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LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) – Officials at the Publix grocery store chain says that they will start offering paid parental leave to employees who are new parents. The Florida-based company said Wednesday that eligible full-time and part-time workers will be able to take off the time during the first year of the birth or adoption of
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By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – Former Alabama Secretary of State Nancy Worley has died. She was 70. Worley later became chair of the Alabama Democratic Party and served from 2013 until she lost a power struggle in 2019. Her death was confirmed by her friend and long-time coworker and political ally
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WINFIELD, Ala. (AP) – Authorities in Alabama say that homes and buildings were damaged and trees were blown down as a line of intense thunderstorms rolled across several southern states. The storms Wednesday brought the threat of tornadoes and high winds, and downtown Winfield was significantly damaged in the wake of a tornado around 6:30
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Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded grants totaling $3.8 million to support organizations that assist victims of crime across Alabama. The grants will enable the nonprofit agencies to provide a variety of services to those who have been victims of sexual assault, elder abuse, sex trafficking, domestic violence and other crime. “Those who have unfortunately
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Spider-Man is a teensy 9-week-old kitten who needs his own hero family who can adopt him from the Humane Society of West Alabama. Of course, Spider-Man acquired his name in the most appropriate of fashions: He’s a climbing fanatic! Born among a litter of five, he’s currently in a foster home with three of his
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By WVUA 23 Digital Reporter Kyrsten Eller Now that Christmas is officially over, it’s time to turn your attention to the New Year. For plenty of people, that means making new New Year’s resolutions. One of the most common resolutions? Get healthy. One of the most common failed resolutions? Getting healthy. The trick is finding
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By WVUA 23 Digital Reporter Kyrsten Eller Earlier this week, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cut down on the recommended isolation time for anyone who’s been exposed to COVID-19. According to the CDC, if you don’t have symptoms or have a negative test, you need to quarantine and wear a mask for
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By WVUA 23 Digital Reporter Kyrsten Eller While Christmas ends at the end of Dec. 25, Kwanzaa is getting started the very next day. For those unaware, Kwanzaa is a non-religious observation of African Americans’ ancestral roots created in the 1960s, and it honors seven core principles: unity, self determination, collective work and accountability, economic
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Bu WVUA 23 News Anchor Tamika Alexander Thousands of people in Alabama have died of complications from COVID-19 since the pandemic set foot in the state in early 2020, and many more endured long hospital stays and life-threatening illness. At WVUA 23 News, we often mention those local, state and national numbers in our newscasts.
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By WVUA 23 Sports Sports Writer Ken Capps has covered over 20 college football ‘Bowl Games’ at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas. Still, he believes Friday’s College Football Playoff Semifinal between Alabama and Cincinnati could mark a “Cotton Bowl” first for his career. “There’s also talk of the roof being open at AT&T Stadium on
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The omicron variant of COVID-19 is running rampant across the country, including right here in West Alabama. So if you’re feeling under the weather, does it matter knowing which variant you have, or whether or not you’ve got COVID-19 at all? Local physician Dr. Phillip Bobo said it’s simple, really. “No, it doesn’t matter,” he
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – Attorneys for inmates say they are reviewing a federal judge’s ruling that extended a deadline for Alabama to increase prison staffing but also ordered other changes to mental health care in prisons. A spokesperson for the Southern Poverty Law Center said Tuesday that they are reviewing the ruling and are gratified
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