Volunteers are imperative to ensuring the Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center's patients and employees enjoy the things they need most. VA Volunteer Service Acting Chief Charmel Taylor said volunteers, donations and…
The Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center provides health care and wellness services for veterans around West Alabama. One of those services is the Whole Health program, which equips veterans to take charge…
Sara Lavender Burkhalter is a local woman who's taken two of her dreams and turned them into realities. She helps run her family's construction company and is now a children's…
In this week’s Monday Muster, Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center Acting Chief Cristina Rice discusses the continuum of care of mental health services offered at the Tuscaloosa VA. For more…
In this week's Monday Muster, Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center Program Specialist Charlotte Davis is highlighting a new service available via the VA's mobile app. "We're rolling out a new application…
The 46th annual West Alabama Christmas Parade wrapped up Monday with 132 groups participating in the parade and 35 groups vying for awards in the judged competition. If you missed it, you can watch the entirety of the parade…
The Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center provides services both in-person and online. MyHealthyVet Coordinator Bethany Cockrum said the VA's patient portal has been around since 2003. "What people don't understand is the …
The Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center (VAMC) is a tertiary medical care center. It concentrates on mental health services and long term care, or what most people call nursing home care. The…
By WVUA 23 Digital Reporter Emilee Boster Even though washing dishes is a tedious, unpleasant task, Glynda McIver uses items that make it a bit more enjoyable: her handwoven dish towels. This is one of many projects McIver has made…
Monday Muster is a way to connect West Alabama's veterans with the services they've earned and have available from the VA Tuscaloosa Healthcare System. This week, Sam…
By WVUA 23 News Reporter Savannah Denton Halloween is right around the corner and so is the tradition of trick-or-treating. But Halloween doesn't look the same for everyone. We are all pretty…
Stillman College opened its campus to the community Friday, offering one-stop-shopping for customers interested in supporting Black-owned businesses. The Black Wall Street shopping event gave Stillman students, alumni and the…
Donna Aaron was a long-time educator and the first woman to become Northport mayor. On Tuesday, her family spoke about the legacy she leaves behind in the wake of her death…
University Medical Center has locations all around West Alabama, offering important medical services to families who may not be capable of a trip to Tuscaloosa for doctor’s appointments. In Carrollton in Pickens County, Dr. Cathy Lavender works for UMC Carrolton as a family physician. “We do family medicine care from birth to 101, and we
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Tuscaloosa, AL (June 6, 2022) Longtime WVUA 23 Anchor Tamika Alexander is getting a well-deserved promotion to the station’s Senior News Anchor position. Alexander, who grew up in Tuscaloosa and graduated from Central High School and the University of Alabama,…
By WVUA 23 Digital Reporter Mason Smith As the young musicians trickle in one by one, the noise inside Stillman College's Thomas E. Lyle Band Center climbs to a crescendo. While members of Alabama Mass Band separate into sections…
TUSCALOOSA - The Tuscaloosa Metro Animal Shelter is filling up fast and is in need of supplies to take care of all the animals. Here are few of the items that are…
TUSCALOOSA - Students at the Boys and Girls Club of West Alabama celebrated St. Patrick's Day at the center painting and coloring. "They were making pictures for St.…
TUSCALOOSA - Dr. Regina Harrell comes to work, not in a doctor's office, or hospital, or clinic, but instead to the assisted living facility where Jeanette Gibson,…
PICKENS COUNTY - Sky high gas prices are fueling problems for people everywhere, including local first responders. "That is a problem you know," Pickens County Sheriff Todd Hall said. "We do hope they will recover. How quickly that will happen…
FAYETTE - The hiring fair is a result of the Fayette Fabrication company unexpectedly closing its doors, laying off more than 90 employees. "Imagine waking up one day... you have a…
Congratulations to Vance Elementary School teacher Stephane Egan, who’s WVUA 23’s latest Featured Teacher. A student nominated Egan for the award, saying: “'I love the genuine love that…
Nala is a special cat who was found sick with pneumonia. She is somewhere between one and two years old. She showed up at a family's home pregnant. Her two…
LAKE VIEW - A couple of weeks ago Lake View residents and city leaders celebrated as house bill 148 passed the house chamber. March 16, local and state leaders met in Montgomery…
