By WVUA 23 Digital Reporter Kyle Hamrick Lear Corporation hopes to hire new employees at a job fair and outreach event hosted by West AlabamaWorks in McCalla on Thursday, July 28. According to a press release, the automotive supplier for Mercedes-Benz U.S. International is hiring and training personnel at their facilities in Cottondale and Vance before they open a new…
shelton state community collegeBy WVUA 23 Digital Reporter Kyle Hamrick A statewide tour of veterans’ well-being town halls and community service fairs will stop in Tuscaloosa on Wednesday, Aug. 10. Partners with Alabama’s Challenge for Preventing Suicide Among Service Members, Veterans and their Families will host an event to discuss issues veterans face in mental health and employment in the…
It’s summer. It’s hot. Even hotter than usual. That means people working outside for a living are having a rough go of it. Most people who hang out in the sun can take a break in the shade with something cold to drink any time they want, and many employers are doing what they can to ensure their workers stay…
WASHINGTON (AP) – Steve Bannon’s lawyer has opened his defense by asking the judge to rule that prosecutors had not proven their contempt-of-Congress case against the former adviser to then-President Donald Trump. Then the defense moved for acquittal on Thursday and rested without bringing any witnesses. Bannon lawyer Evan Corcoran said the prosecution’s case that Bannon illegally rejected the Jan….
by WVUA 23 Sports Reporter Drew Pavan Alabama quarterback Bryce Young picked up another major award early Wednesday evening and was named the Best Male College Athlete of the Year at the ESPYs. Young won over the other three nominees, which included Georgetown soccer player Dante Polvara, Gonzaga basketball player Chet Holmgren and Maryland lacrosse player Logan Wisnauskas. Young led…
WASHINGTON (AP) – A majority of Americans say Congress should pass a law guaranteeing access to legal abortion nationwide. That’s according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. You can see the results of that poll right here. The Supreme Court’s recent decision overturning Roe v. Wade asserted that abortion is not a constitutional…
Jan. 6 hearingsWASHINGTON (AP) – The House Jan. 6 committee is headed back to prime time for its eighth hearing. It might be the final time this summer that lawmakers lay out evidence about the U.S. Capitol insurrection and President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn his 2020 election defeat. Thursday’s night’s hearing is expected to focus on what Trump was…
crime, handcuffsMOBILE, Ala. – Federal authorities say an Alabama man has been charged with making a threat against President Joe Biden in a call to the White House. A criminal complaint filed by the U.S. Secret Service alleges that 37-year-old John Andrew Bazor Jr., of Mobile, called the White House switchboard on July 10 and made the threat. WALA-TV reported…
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden has tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday, making him the second U.S. president to get the virus and underscoring the extent to which the virus has infiltrated American society. The 79-year-old Biden is fully vaccinated after getting two initial doses of the coronavirus vaccine and two boosters since. When a fully vaccinated person experiences…
By WVUA 23 Digital Reporter Kyle Hamrick Bryant-Denny Stadium will witness the Tuscaloosa County Chapter of the University of Alabama National Alumni Association’s Annual Fall Kick-Off Event on Tuesday, August 2. From 6 to 8 p.m., Capstone graduates and fans from Tuscaloosa County will fellowship in the stadium’s North Zone and hear from guest speaker Greg McElroy, the former quarterback…
By WVUA 23 Digital Reporter Kyle Hamrick The National Association of Government Labor Officials voted an Alabama native into office at this year’s summer conference in Maryland. Fitzgerald Washington, who has served as Secretary of the Alabama Department of Labor since 2014, is the new president of the bipartisan association of labor commissioners, directors and secretaries of labor. In a…
As the Mega-Millions jackpot grows, WVUA 23 News drove across the state lines to Columbus, Mississippi Wednesday to talk with Alabamians waiting in line to take their chances at winning more than $630 million. Among the Alabama crowd was Gordo-native Lakiya Latham, who made the drive half-hour drive to Mississippi to buy a lottery ticket for the first time. Latham…
Set to open for new students on Wednesday, August 3, the new Julia Tutwiler Hall has many state-of-the-art amenities that make it a worthy successor to the Tutwiler legacy at the University of Alabama. The $150 million dorm succeeds the old Tutwiler Hall, which was demolished on July 4 after housing students for half a century. The new dorm has…
One of the most talked about Alabama players at SEC Media Days did not actually attend SEC Media Days. Running back Jahmyr Gibbs, who transferred into the program this offseason following two seasons at Georgia Tech, is generating buzz and making an impression with teammates on both sides of the football. “He’s a great back. He’s fast, elusive,” Crimson Tide…
By WVUA 23 Sports Reporter Drew Pavan The Crimson Tide continues to roll in recruiting on Wednesday, and Bama landed 2024 4-star tight end Martavious Collins from Rome, Georgia. The 6-foot-3, 240-pound tight end commits to the Tide over Auburn, Georgia, LSU, Ohio State, and others. Collins is the second commitment for the 2024 recruiting class. Currently, Alabama does not…
top gunWASHINGTON (AP) – When “Top Gun: Maverick” roared into theaters in late May, the Air Force was ready. Recruiters struggling to meet enlistment goals took boxes of free mugs and lanyards, and fanned out to theaters for the premiere. They were determined to capitalize on the jet-fueled excitement surrounding a military-themed movie that came out at a time when…
Jan. 6 hearingsWASHINGTON (AP) – Democrat Elaine Luria of Virginia and Republican Adam Kinzinger of Illinois will lead questioning in the closing summer hearing of the House’s Jan. 6 committee on Thursday night. Luria and Kinzinger are from different parties but agree emphatically that the investigation into the deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol is worth sacrificing their political careers….
bidenSOMERSET, Mass. (AP) – President Joe Biden has announced modest new steps to combat climate change and promised more robust action to come, saying, “This is an emergency and I will look at it that way.” The president stopped short Wednesday of issuing a formal declaration of a climate emergency. Democrats and environmental groups have been seeking such a declaration…
arredondo, uvaldeUVALDE, Texas (AP) – Uvalde’s top school official has recommended the firing of the school district police chief who was central to the botched law enforcement response to the elementary school shooting nearly two months ago that killed two teachers and 19 students. The Uvalde school board announced Wednesday that it will consider firing Chief Pete Arredondo at a…
Rudy GiulianiATLANTA (AP) – A judge in New York has ordered Rudy Giuliani to appear next month before a special grand jury in Atlanta that’s looking into whether former President Donald Trump and others illegally tried to interfere in the 2020 election in Georgia. New York Supreme Court Justice Thomas Farber on July 13 issued an order directing Giuliani to…
rainbow flags, lgbt, lgbtq, gay prideWASHINGTON (AP) – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has announced a new push to protect same-sex marriage in federal law. Schumer leaned into the bill Wednesday after a surprising number of House Republicans helped pass the landmark legislation in their chamber on Tuesday. Some GOP senators are signaling support. What started as an election season…
By WVUA 23 News Reporter Giselle Hood Several local organizations came together at the Tuscaloosa Career and Technology Academy on Tuesday with one goal in mind: Helping people with disabilities find the right job. United Cerebral Palsy of West Alabama, West AlabamaWorks, United Ability and the Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services gathered around 20 businesses to participate in the expo…
By WVUA 23 Digital Reporter Kyle Hamrick More than a dozen of Shelton State Community College’s “Buccaneers” were recognized for excellent work off the field during the 2021-2022 academic year. According to a press release, the National Junior College Athletic Association recognizes academic excellence among student athletes at community colleges in three categories by grade-point averages. NJCAA All-Academic First Team…
By WVUA 23’s Stu McCann Tuesday morning Alabama Football took the stage at the SEC Media Days in Atlanta. For college football fans who were expecting verbal fireworks, like we’ve seen recently from Alabama head coach Nick Saban and Texas A&M football head coach Jimbo Fisher, sorry to say there weren’t. The Crimson Tide had nothing but “nice” things to…
