No one is positive how the University of Alabama marching band got the name the Million Dollar Band. However, the most common and logical story comes from a newspaper writer back in the 1920s. Alabama was beaten badly by Georgia Tech and the newspaper guy said: “The team didn’t do so well but the band sounded like a million…
NEW YORK (AP) – Rents are starting to come down after spiking to record levels this past summer, but experts are uncertain if the slowdown will continue. Christopher Mayer is a professor of real estate at Columbia Business School. He says people looking for an apartment now might have a better experience than they did in May or June. The…
Georgia moved up to No. 2 in the first Associated Press college football poll of the regular season. The Bulldogs passed Ohio State after the defending national champions dominated their opener. Alabama remained No. 1 in the AP Top 25 presented by Regions Bank, receiving 44 of 63 first-place votes. The Bulldogs narrowed the gap on the Crimson Tide after…
juul, vapeHARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – Electronic cigarette maker Juul Labs has agreed to pay nearly $440 million to settle a multi-state investigation into its vaping products, which have long been blamed for sparking a national surge in teen vaping. Connecticut announced the deal Tuesday on behalf of the 33 states plus Puerto Rico. Attorneys general joined together in 2020 to…
vote, votingATLANTA (AP) – Security video from a rural county in Georgia shows local election and Republican Party officials were present when voting equipment was accessed in what the secretary of state’s office calls an unauthorized breach. Some of the video footage counters claims the local officials have made. The breach in Coffee County is one of several around the…
jackson water crisisBy MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss (AP) – Students in Mississippi’s capital were able to return to class for the first time in a week with assurances that the toilets in sinks in their buildings would finally work. Jackson remained under a boil water advisory, but officials said the drop in water pressure that had…
By WVUA 23 Sports Reporter Drew Pavan In Saturday’s matchup against Utah State, Alabama had plenty of new faces make their debuts for the Crimson Tide. The most notable was True Freshman wide receiver Kobe Prentice who started as the Tide’s slot receiver in his first collegiate game. Prentice made an early impact on Saturday as he racked up five…
bryant-denny stadium, university of alabama fansBy WVUA 23 Digital Reporter Hunter De Siver The Alabama Crimson Tide rolled over the Utah State Aggies on Saturday night, 55-0. Alabama head coach Nick Saban always says never to overlook the opponent and consider every game important. Saturday night’s win was one of dominance on both sides of the ball. Defending Heisman Trophy-winning…
The American Red Cross is partnering with the Eta Xi Omega chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority this week on raising awareness and finding new blood donors to help those with sickle cell disease. The organization is hosting a Sickle Cell Awareness Blood Drive Wednesday, Sept. 7 from 1 to 6 p.m. at the McDonald Hughes Center, 3101 Martin Luther…
For the first time in over a decade, the season opener for the Alabama Crimson Tide football team was inside Bryant-Denny Stadium. On Saturday, Alabama faced off against Utah State and came out ahead with a whopping 55-0 final score. Fans said they’re excited to celebrate the many Alabama traditions at home. “We set up like 8 a.m. and we…
The gymnasium at Beulah Baptist Church in Tuscaloosa is filled with water destined for families in need who live in Jackson, Mississippi. Pastor David Gay said the bottled water drive for Jackson is already a huge success. “Our church is built on community service, and we are always looking for work and ways to help,” Gay said. “Not just in…
gasAverage gas prices in Alabama fell another 7 cents last week, down to an average of $3.36 a gallon as of Monday, according to GasBuddy‘s survey of 3,348 gas stations in Alabama. Prices in Alabama are 27.3 cents lower than this time last month but remain 54.2 cents higher than this time last year. Nationally, the price of diesel declined…
lawsuitA 25-year-old woman from San Francisco was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole for her part in a kidnapping and murder that happened in 2017 in Tuscaloosa County. Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall announced this week that Vida Milagro Confetti-Duenas pleaded guilty to one count of capital murder in Tuscaloosa County Circuit Court last week. The victim, Jennifer…
fatal crashA Northport woman is dead in the wake of a two-vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 43 Friday evening. The wreck happened just before 5:30 p.m. near the 217-mile marker, about 15 miles north of Northport in Tuscaloosa County. Alisa J. Swindle, 59, was fatally injured when the vehicle she was driving collided head-on with another vehicle driven by an…
By WVUA 23 News Student Reporter Giselle Hood The Crimson Tide is back, and fans eagerly flocked to the University of Alabama campus ahead of fall’s first football game Saturday, Sept. 3. Tailgating on the Quad is a long-standing tradition that brings people from across the country to Tuscaloosa. Accommodating that many fans in one place requires a lot of…
NEW YORK (AP) – The great red wave is looming. But as the 2022 midterm elections enter a final two-month sprint, leading Republicans fear their party’s advantage may be slipping. That’s even as Democrats confront their president’s weak standing, deep voter pessimism and the weight of history. The shifting political landscape follows a string of President Joe Biden’s legislative victories…
bidenWASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden is assailing “MAGA Republicans” and the extreme right in Labor Day remarks to union members. He addressed workers’ gatherings in Milwaukee and outside Pittsburgh. Labor Day traditionally kicks off political crunch time, with campaigns scrambling to excite voters for Election Day on Nov. 8. In Milwaukee, Biden said he is not critical of all…
trump investigationWASHINGTON (AP) – A federal judge has granted a request by former President Donald Trump’s legal team to appoint a special master to review documents seized by the FBI during a search of his Florida home last month. The decision by U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon came despite the objections of the Justice Department, which said an outside legal…
?????????????????????????????????????????WELDON, Saskatchewan (AP) – Canadian police say one of the suspects in the killing of 10 people in a series of stabbings has been found dead, and his injuries are not self inflicted. Police say his brother, also a suspect, may be injured and remains on the run. Regina Police Chief Evan Bray said Damien Sanderson, 31, has been found…
flood warningsSUMMERVILLE, Ga. (AP) – Flood watches are in effect in the U.S. southeast and across much of the northeast as forecasters warn of the possibility of torrential downpours across already saturated ground. Forecasters said waves of showers and storms were expected to develop Monday in the region, as moisture from the Gulf of Mexico continued to stream across the…
By WVUA23 Student Reporter Gracie Fusco TUSCALOOSA – Stillman College kicked off the new academic year Thursday, Sept. 1, with special guest Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed offering a convocation address. Students, faculty and staff filled the seats to hear what Reed had to say. Reed is the first African American mayor of Montgomery in its 200-year history. He addressed the…
By WVUA 23 Student Reporter Giselle Hood TUSCALOOSA – The Tuscaloosa Career and Technology Academy gave community members a glimpse of what they have to offer with a new hands-on event. TCTA hosted “Mega WOW” together with the Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama on Thursday, Sept. 1, to make Tuscaloosa residents aware of its different classes. The school offers…
By WVUA 23 Sports Reporter Grace Brister TUSCALOOSA – The Crimson Tide will face Utah State for the first game of the season on Saturday, Sept. 3. Utah State won its first game last week against U Conn 31-20. Play-by-play announcer for Utah State Scott Garrard said that it is an advantage for the Aggies to have a game under…
WVUA 23 Sports Reporter Juliet Brown The first full week of college football officially kicked off on Thursday. Now that the games are “for real,” offseason speculation will begin to get real answers. Auburn fans faced turmoil this off season, and it continued this past week when Tigers Athletic Director, Allen Greene, announced his resignation. Many believe that Greene was…
