Alabama softball player Montana Fouts (14) checks the call against Liberty at Dot Hicks Field in Huntington, WV on Tuesday, Apr 18, 2023.By WVUA-23 Sports Reporter Juliet Brown Alabama’s ace Montana Fouts earned National Fast Pitch Coaches Association All-American honors for the fourth time in her career. She becomes the seventh four-time honoree in program history. The program’s seven four-time…
SECBy WVUA 23 Sports Reporter Juliet Brown The 2023 Southeastern Conference Spring Meetings kicked off Tuesday in Destin, Fla. The annual gathering features the SEC’s presidents, athletic directors, head football and basketball coaches, and more. One of the key topics of this year’s meetings is the debate surrounding the future of SEC football schedules. SEC teams currently play eight conference…
via twitter: @SSCCAthleticsBy WVUA 23 Sports Reporter Tyler White Shelton State Community College baseball’s promising start at the Junior College World Series didn’t last. The No. 9 seed Buccaneers suffered losses on back-to-back days to end their run in Grand Junction, Colorado. The Bucs began the JUCO World Series strong with a win over No. 2 seed Johnson County (Kan.)…
Alabama player Montana Fouts and Ally Shipman walk to circle against Northwestern at Rhoads Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama on Saturday, May 28 2023By WVUA 23 Sports Reporter Juliet Brown Alabama softball won the lone national championship in program history in 2012. A lot has changed in the 11 years since Alabama’s championship run. Alabama head coach Patrick Murphy remembers traveling…
Team runs out onto the field at Bryant Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, AL on Saturday, Oct 8, 2022.university of alabama footballBy WVUA 23 Sports Reporter Juliet Brown Kickoff times for three more 2023 Alabama football games were announced Wednesday. The Crimson Tide kicks off its season against Middle Tennessee on Sept. 2 at 6:30 p.m. The game will air on…
Alabama softball player Larissa Preuitt (11) safe at second against Ole Miss at Ole MIss Softball complex in Oxford , Ms on Saturday, May 6, 2023. Photo by Kent GidleyBy WVUA 23 Sports Reporter Mason Thompson The figurative “keys to success” vary from season to season. Its unknown which X-factors will provide the biggest boost. But its difficult to imagine…
2/9/22 MBB Alabama vs Ole MIss Alabama guard Jahvon Quinerly (13) Photo by Robert SuttonAlabama basketballBy WVUA 23 Sports Reporter Juliet Brown Alabama basketball point guard Jahvon Quinerly will return to the University of Alabama for his sixth and final season. He entered his name into the 2023 NBA draft while maintaining his college eligibility following the end of the…
The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) – Former Vice President Mike Pence will officially launch his widely expected campaign for the Republican nomination for president in Iowa next week. That adds another candidate to the growing GOP field and puts Pence in direct competition with his former boss, Donald Trump. Pence will hold a kickoff event in Des Moines on…
farm, seeds, landSome Alabama farmers experiencing a tough harvest after March’s weather issues have help on the way, as the U.S. Department of Agriculture issued a disaster designation for dozens of counties. By issuing that designation, farmers in affected counties can apply for help if they’ve experienced financial loss because of the late spring freeze. Counties impacted include (West Alabama…
A Tuscaloosa man is facing charges after investigators with the West Alabama Human Trafficking Task Force arrested him on suspicion of using social media sites to sell child pornography. Thomas Katrell Connor, 23, was charged with dissemination of obscene material depicting persons younger than 17 engaged in obscene acts. Connor was arrested May 31 after investigators went to his home…
fatal crashA two-vehicle crash early Saturday killed a 60-year-old man from West Blocton. The wreck happened around 5:40 a.m. May 27 on Alabama State Route 5 near the 101-mile marker, about 5 miles south of Woodstock in Bibb County. Gerald W. McRee was fatally injured when the pickup he was driving was struck by another pickup driven by a 24-year-old…
Alabama takes the field against LSU at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, LA on Saturday, Nov 5, 2022.By RALPH D. RUSSO, AP College Football Writer DESTIN, Fla. (AP) — Alabama coach Nick Saban says college football is not a business that operates like the NFL and warned that without more uniform rules on player compensation only the biggest spenders will…
trans, transgender flagBy KIM CHANDLER, Associated Press MONTGOMERY (AP) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Tuesday signed legislation that will ban transgender women from playing on female sports teams in college, becoming the latest state to place restrictions on transgender athletes. The legislation expands the state’s existing 2021 ban on transgender athletes on K-12 sports teams to include college teams….
Alabama head coach Nate Oats looks at the scoreboard in the second half of a Sweet 16 round college basketball game in the South Regional of the NCAA Tournament against San Diego State, Friday, March 24, 2023, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)By WVUA 23 Digital Reporter Sam Thornton TUSCALOOSA-According to 247 sports and BamaOnline reporter Hank South, North…
This potato with legs named Buster is looking for his forever home with the help of the Humane Society of West Alabama. Buster is pit bull mix who’s about 4 years old and weighs in at just under 55 pounds — but it’s a short, stocky 55. He was pulled from Tuscaloosa Metro Animal Shelter, where he’d been picked up…
execution, death row, prisonThe Associated Press MONTGOMERY (AP) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Tuesday set a July date for the state’s first attempt at a lethal injection following a series of troubled executions. The governor’s office set a time frame for the execution of James Barber that will begin at midnight on July 20 and expire at 6 a.m….
If you’re a parent with children in West Alabama looking for help with your children’s lunch, many school systems have you covered. Here’s a list of which systems are offering what and where: Tuscaloosa City Schools Tuscaloosa City Schools is offering free meals to children 18 and younger from May 31 to June 30 as part of its annual Summer…
By WVUA 23 Student News Reporter Nick Balenger You belong in STEM: That’s the message Stillman College wants to get across to young people of every race and gender. Stillman College is hosting a STEM summer camp offering a fun-filled learning environment for students who are often overlooked, said Stillman Career Services Dean Andrew Robertson. “We want to spark their…
crime, police tapeThe Associated Press CENTRE (AP) — People shooting at targets in Alabama fired a stray bullet that passed through the window of a nearby home and wounded a 94-year-old woman inside, a sheriff said. Cherokee County Sheriff Jeff Shaver said his office arrested four people on charges of second-degree assault because they were shooting guns into a wooded…
By WVUA 23 Digital Reporter Sam Thornton TUSCALOOSA-A glazed reflection of the Tuscaloosa heat beamed down on Rhoads Stadium on the eve of the Tuscaloosa softball super regional. The calmness in the air patiently waited the storm of competition that was looming on the horizon. The BIG 10 champion and No. 12 seed Northwestern Wildcats was the test at…
Local motorcycle club Wheels and Spokes hosted a Stop the Violence Rally on Saturday, encouraging teens and adults to put down the guns and work toward making change in the world. On Sunday night, that same club was the site of a shooting. Tuscaloosa Police said 26-year-old Crosby Daughtry fired shots in the club parking lot Sunday night, striking…
The Tuscaloosa Violent Crimes Unit is investigating after one person was injured during a drive-by shooting Tuesday evening. According to investigators, the incident happened in the 3800 block of Greensboro Avenue, near the James I. Harrison Parkway intersection. Someone fired gunshots from a vehicle and left one person injured, said Tuscaloosa Police Chief Brent Blankley. “Officers responded out to this…
university of alabama football, bryant-denny stadiumBy RALPH D. RUSSO, AP College Football Writer DESTIN, Fla. (AP) — Kirby Smart sounded ready to be done with the Southeastern Conference’s great schedule debate. “The most overrated conversation in the world,” the Georgia coach said Tuesday. As is tradition, the Southeastern Conference took over a resort hotel on the Florida Gulf Coast for…
Gary Harris and Rodney Orr discuss many of the big topics down at the SEC coach’s meetings in Destin, Fla. Also, we discuss Alabama softball ahead of the Womens College World Series. We discuss Mark Sears’ decision to stay for another season with Alabama basketball. Also, we talk about Alabama baseball hosting its first regional in nearly 17 years. All…
