By WVUA 23 News Reporter Giselle Hood Former University of Alabama football player John Metchie announced he has been diagnosed with Leukemia on Sunday, and it’s a somber day for football fans across the country. Metchie was a star receiver at Alabama before being drafted by the Houston Texans. “It’s very sad to see him go through something like that,”…
By WVUA 23 News Reporter Asher Redd The Fosters community got together and gave o give children school supplies to boost them into the new school year. “It helps people get what they need if they don’t have a certain amount of money, or if they don’t really have what they need,” Dalahna McDuffleigh, an upcoming sixth grader, said. Pat…
By WVUA 23 News Reporter Giselle Hood Mount Pilgrim Baptist Church is celebrating Back to School, and this year the party is even bigger than before. On Friday evening, the congregation hosted their annual Back to School Bash for over 300 members of the community. “The kids are all here in a safe environment,” Youth Director Nakami L. Townsell said….
alabama mapBy JEAN HELLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) – EDITOR’S NOTE – On July 25, 1972, Jean Heller, a reporter on The Associated Press investigative team, then called the Special Assignment Team, broke news that rocked the nation. Based on documents leaked by Peter Buxtun, a whistleblower at the U.S. Public Health Service, the then 29-year-old journalist and the only…
By WVUA-23 Sports Reporter Jason Williams Alabama’s offensive lineman Emil Ekiyor Jr. is helping school kids prepare for the school year. Ekiyor visited A.G. Gaston Boys and Girls Club in Birmingham on Saturday, to sign autographs as well as hand out backpacks and shoes to young boys and girls. Ekiyor partnered with “Samaritan’s Feet”, a non-profit organization based in North…
4/2/22 MFB Practice Alabama running back Jahmyr Gibbs (13) Photo by Kent GidleyBy WVUA-23 Sports Reporter Tyler White Consistently fielding a star running back is one of the staples of the ‘Nick Saban Era’ of Alabama football. Mark Ingram won Alabama’s first Heisman Trophy in 2009, followed by Derrick Henry in 2015. He ran for more than 2,000 yards in…
january 6 insurrectionMEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) – A Tennessee business owner who scaled a wall outside the U.S. Capitol has been convicted of five charges connected to the attack. The Justice Department said in a statement that 38-year-old Matthew Bledsoe of Olive Branch, Mississippi, was found guilty Thursday of one felony and four misdemeanors. Federal prosecutors said Bledsoe illegally entered the…
hyundaiBy RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) – The state of Georgia and local governments are giving Hyundai Motor Group incentives worth $1.8 billion to build electric vehicles in the state. That’s according to the signed agreement disclosed by state officials Friday. The company announced in May that it will invest $5.5 billion in its first U.S. plant dedicated…
Sadly, so many families in Alabama and across the country has, in some way, faced challenges of drug and alcohol abuse and addition. Here in Tuscaloosa one nonprofit transitional housing facility has a long history of helping folks who struggle with addiction. And it is a struggle. Phoenix House of Tuscaloosa began operations back in the 1960s. Since then, the…
By WVUA 23 News Reporter Daniel Tomas A family in Greensboro is without a home after theirs caught fire Tuesday when a power pole fell onto a fence and sparked a grass fire that quickly spread. Hale County Emergency Management Agency Director Russell Weeden said by the time firefighters arrived, the house was already engulfed in flames. All in all,…
monkeypoxAlabama has its first doses of the monkeypox vaccine, the Alabama Department of Public Health announced Thursday. More than 200 doses of the vaccine arrived July 21, and more doses will be delivered soon, ADPH said. To help prevent illness from the virus, ADPH will offer vaccine and monitor for early signs of illness in eligible persons. Because of the…
By WVUA 23 Sports Reporter Drew Pavan The Crimson Tide has been on a recruiting roll of late landing, their fourth commitment in the last six days. Friday morning, Alabama received its 14th pledge for the 2023 recruiting class in 4-star offensive lineman Olaus Alinen. The 6-foot-6, 315-pound lineman hails from Finland but plays his high school ball at northeast…
By WVUA 23 Sports Reporter Drew Pavan Crimson Tide football has a conference-leading 19 players on the All-SEC Preseason Teams. Tide received 158 of 181 votes to win the SEC. The Crimson Tide had 10 first-team All-SEC selections, with four All-second team selections and five selections on the third team. First Team Offense QB – Bryce Young RB – Jahmyr…
Alabama’s unemployment rate reached a new low as of June, down to 2.6% from May’s rate of 2.7%. That’s nearly a percentage point down from June 2021’s 3.5% rate, and marks a new series low for the third consecutive month, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey said Friday. June’s rate represents 60,338 reported unemployed people compared to 61,585 in May and 79,439…
A staple of the University of Alabama Strip is celebrating its 83rd year in business this summer. David M. Jones, who co-owns Bamastuff, posted a happy birthday message on Facebook earlier this week. Jones said that although he doesn’t know the exact date the business opened its doors, it happened in the summer of 1939. Nowadays, the business employs a…
monkeypoxNEW YORK (AP) – The spread of monkeypox in the U.S. could represent the dawn of a new sexually transmitted disease, though some health officials say the virus that causes pimple-like bumps might yet be contained before it gets firmly established. Experts don’t agree on the likely path of the virus. Some fear that it’s becoming so widespread that it’s…
WASHINGTON (AP) – For more than a year, President Joe Biden’s ability to avoid the coronavirus seemed to defy the odds. When Biden finally did test positive, the White House was ready. It set out to turn the diagnosis into a “teachable moment” and dispel any notion of a crisis. The White House offered repeated assurances Thursday that the president…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – One million fewer people may purchase federal flood insurance by the end of the decade, according to a financial report obtained by the AP. The Federal Emergency Management Agency has revamped its flood insurance program to more accurately reflect the risk of flooding. The agency told Congress and other officials that enrollment numbers were expected to…
Jan. 6 hearingsWASHINGTON (AP) – Despite desperate pleas from aides, allies, members of Congress and even his family, Donald Trump refused on Jan. 6 to call off the mob attack at the Capitol. Instead the defeated president told supporters in a video address they were “very special” as he finally sent them home at day’s end. The panel on Thursday…
alabama mapBIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) – Authorities say a large tree crashed into a home in Birmingham, Alabama, killing two young children and injuring at least three other people. Birmingham Fire and Rescue says it was called shortly after 5:30 p.m. to the home off Interstate 59/20 in that central Alabama city. Fire Battalion Chief Sebastian Carrillo told al.com emergency responders…
Need help feeding yourself or your family? Tuscaloosa’s One Place wants to help, and on Friday, they’re giving away free groceries to do just that. The event begins at 10 a.m. at the organization’s location, 810 27th Ave. in Tuscaloosa. TOP Intake and Volunteer Coordinator Ivy Rogers said it’s all about giving back to those in need. “This is a…
By WVUA-23 Sports Reporter Tyler White Known as the “King of College Football,” Nick Saban is not an easy man to get high praise out of, but there may be an exception. The Crimson Tide duo of Bryce Young and Will Anderson Jr. once again received Saban’s praise, this time being touted for their unprecedented impact on the field. “To…
escaped murder suspect, casey white, vicky whiteEVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) – An Alabama inmate who authorities say escaped from jail this spring with the help of a corrections official has been indicted on federal weapons charges in Indiana, where the manhunt for the duo came to a bloody end. A federal grand jury in Evansville on Thursday charged 38-year-old Casey White…
By WVUA-23 Sports Reporter Alex Boothe College Football’s “The Players’ Lounge” project is taking the next step. Earlier this summer, “The Players’ Lounge”, a NIL-inspired project created by four former University of Georgia football players, announced the addition of nine new schools and over sixty new athletes. This includes the addition of the University of Alabama with athletes such as…
