Gary Harris and Rodney Orr discuss Alabama’s marginal wins over Arkansas and South Carolina in basketball last week. Alabama Men’s Basketball has the chance to be SEC regular season champions. Bryce Young opts out of throwing in the NFL combine. Alabama Football adds a new coach to the staff. Also, Alabama baseball is still undefeated. Gymnastics falls to the LSU…
Eutaw is launching a website focused on ensuring residents are ready for the next potential disaster. The new site, ReadyEutaw.gov, features useful information regarding potential emergency conditions, severe weather preparation tips and how you can get help after disaster strikes. Residents are also encouraged to sign up for Eutaw’s CodeRed notification system for emergency alerts. You can sign up right…
It all began with Madam C.J. Walker, the first Black female millionaire in America, according to The Guinness Book of World Records. She made her fortune by creating homemade hair care products for Black women. Walker died on May 25, 1919, at the age of 51. At the time, she was the wealthiest African American woman in America. Courtesy: National…
It’s been almost six months since WVUA 23 News visited the Hale County Courthouse and Hale County Jail in Greensboro, where roof leaks were bringing major health concerns alongside eyesore complaints. Now, repair work at the jail has begun and courthouse repairs are on the way. At the Hale County Jail on Tuesday, 10 to 15 workers were replacing the…
lawsuitThe Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) – Federal officials are suing a Louisiana chemical maker, alleging that it presented an unacceptable cancer risk to the nearby majority-Black community and demanding cuts in toxic emissions. The lawsuit Tuesday accuses Denka Performance Elastomer, which makes synthetic rubber, of emitting the carcinogen chloroprene in such high concentrations that it poses an unacceptable cancer risk….
moonThe Associated Press CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) – With more lunar missions than ever on the horizon, the European Space Agency wants to give the moon its own time zone. This week, the agency said space organizations around the world are considering how best to keep time on the moon. The idea came up during a meeting in the Netherlands…
alex murdaugh trialThe Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – Jurors in Alex Murdaugh’s murder trial will get a chance to see for themselves the rural hunting estate where his wife and son were killed. Crime scene visits by juries are relatively rare. The disgraced South Carolina attorney is accused of killing his wife and son at dog kennels near their…
recallThe Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) – Experts are marveling at how U.S. disease detectives figured out how eyedrops were linked to dozens of infections. Some nasty eye infections in California led health officials to link a superbug bacteria to potentially contaminated eyedrops imported from India. At last count, 58 Americans in 13 states have been infected. At least one…
student debt forgiveness, student loanThe Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) – Conservative justices in the Supreme Court’s majority seem likely to sink President Joe Biden’s plan to wipe away or reduce student loans held by millions of Americans. Chief Justice John Roberts led his conservative colleagues Tuesday in questioning the administration’s authority to broadly cancel federal student loans because of the…
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY (AP) – President Joe Biden will travel to Alabama on Sunday to mark the 58th anniversary of a landmark event of the civil rights movement. Biden will speak in Selma for the annual remembrance of “Bloody Sunday,” the day in 1965 that white police beat Black civil rights marchers as they attempted to cross…
The Associated Press ATMORE, Ala. (AP) – A south Alabama man has been arrested on reckless murder charges after his 2-year-old child died Monday after being left in a hot car, police said. The Atmore Police Department told news outlets the man went to pick up the toddler from daycare on Monday afternoon but was told the child had not…
By WVUA 23 News Student Reporter Emily Benito Northport leaders and residents met Monday with an important mission: Brainstorming the next 20 years of city improvements. Some major requests? Better roads and more walkways and parks. You can check out some of those potential ideas right here. City leaders seeking feedback so they can ensure Northport is a desirable place…
beachBy WVUA 23 News Student Reporter Caleb Aguayo Like rainstorms and the golden glow of pollen, spring means spring break for students. If students’ families can take off, too, it’s a prime time to travel. Tuscaloosa travel planner Beth Cooley said the travel industry has been steadily recovering since the COVID-19 pandemic shut down a lot of vacation plans beginning…
By WVUA 23 News Student Reporter Giselle Hood Temperatures are rising in Tuscaloosa, but the ever-present threat of a late cold snap means farmers are taking extra care with their crop preparations. Pockets of cold weather are common in March and April, but a late freeze can wreak havoc on budding vegetation. “Typically with a La Nina, we see warmer…
Students and staff at Bear Creek Academy in Tuscaloosa are devastated after 12 of their hand-raised and well-loved chickens were plucked from their coop over the weekend. Bear Creek Academy Principal Monica Rodgers said she noticed the missing birds Sunday morning. Half of them were missing. So were their food bowls. “(The students) can tell you everything about these chickens,”…
By WVUA 23 News Student Reporter Gracie Fusco A home in Northport near Lake Tuscaloosa was badly damaged from fire Sunday evening. Carroll’s Creek Fire Protection District posted a photo on their Facebook page of the fully engulfed building. Tuscaloosa Fire Rescue, the Tuscaloosa County Sheriff’s Office and NorthStar EMS came to assist Carroll’s Creek firefighters, who arrived at the…
Last week, Bibb County Sheriff Jody Wade and Deputy Chris Poole visited Alabama’s state capital with Alabama Sen. April Weaver. Their goal? Getting Alabama’s “good time law” changed to ensure what happened to Poole and Bibb County Sheriff’s Deputy Brad Johnson doesn’t happen again. Johnson was shot and killed and Poole was shot and injured in June. “It is very…
By WVUA 23 Sports Reporter Grace Brister The Alabama Steel is getting ready to start its season and hopes to provide opportunities for players after high school. The Steel is part of the Independent American Football League X and will play home games at Tuscaloosa County High School. Team Operations Director Kristi Eiland said that she loves how the organization…
By WVUA 23 News Student Reporter Giselle Hood After 74 years of its existence, Juanita Taggart-Jones is the first-ever African American president of the Tuscaloosa Association of Realtors. An event celebrating the new present was hosted by Spades Restaurant and Lounge on Sunday, Feb. 26. Mortgage Broker Christopher Thomas said he hopes this is a step toward a long future…
By WVUA 23 News Student Reporter Asher Redd Crimson Tide basketball player Brandon Miller’s regular pregame pat-down routine during team introductions is a thing of the past in the midst of controversy surrounding a January shooting on the Strip just off the UA campus. During team introductions, Miller was patted down by a teammate as if he’s going through a…
By WVUA 23 News Student Reporter Asher Redd The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has started pushing for Narcan to be sold over-the-counter amid a nationwide opioid crisis. Narcan is the brand name of the drug naloxone, used to revive people experiencing an opioid overdose. Currently in all 50 states, it is not required to have a prescription to obtain…
The decision on who will fill the vacant District 3 seat on Northport City Council will now be decided by Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey. Former Distrct 3 Council Member John Hinton was named Northport mayor after former mayor Bobby Herndon resigned from office at the end of 2022. According to Alabama law, the city has 60 days to appoint a…
A man is facing capital murder charges after investigators say he shot his uncle to death in Aliceville. The Pickens County Sheriff’s Office and the 24th Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office announced Monday that Erik Dewyane Lindsey, 37, of Aliceville is charged with two counts of capital murder in the death of his uncle, 63-year-old Willie Lindsey Jr. Willie Lindsey…
By WVUA 23 Student Reporter Rachel Nadeau The University of Alabama Black Student Union members gathered together to celebrate Black history and unity with a fashion show. Students walked the runway in fashions made by Black clothing designers. The show was just one of many activities to celebrate Black Student Week on the University of Alabama. BSU week is celebrated…
