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Tuscaloosa Police increasing patrols along the Strip

Tuscaloosa Police Chief Brent Blankley met with city council members Tuesday to update them on safety issues along the Strip, located just off the University of Alabama campus. Blankley said TPD…

Short chase ends in arrest for man wanted in Tuscaloosa County

A man who was already facing charges might be facing more after a short police chase this afternoon. Around 2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 25, a Tuscaloosa County Sheriff's Office deputy attempted to pull over a vehicle that belonged to a…

January is National Human Trafficking Prevention Month

January is National Human Trafficking Prevention Month. Every year since 2010, a U.S. president has dedicated the month to raise awareness about human trafficking and to educate the public about how to identify and prevent the crime. The Polaris Project staffs…

Charges dropped against woman in Alabama well body case

The Associated Press TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - Prosecutors have dismissed murder charges against an Alabama woman in a 2019 killing in which a woman's body was found at the bottom of a well. Al.com reports a Tuscaloosa County judge granted…

UPDATE: 2 captured, charged in deadly Walker County robbery

The Walker County Sheriff's Office offered an update in addition to a timeline of what happened leading up to the arrest of a father-son duo now facing charges after a deadly robbery first reported early Thursday. Corey Mahaffey, 36, and…

Tuscaloosa's Most Wanted: Jan. 19, 2023

The Tuscaloosa County Sheriff’s Office needs your help locating some of Tuscaloosa’s Most Wanted. Steven Miller, 37, is last known to be living in the area of Forest Green Drive…

Defense lawyers seeks bond for basketball player

The Associated Press TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - Defense lawyers are asking for a University of Alabama basketball player charged with capital murder to be released on bond, arguing there is scant evidence against him and he is not a threat…

Latest Tuscaloosa human trafficking sting nets 8 arrests

The West Alabama Human Trafficking Task Force's latest sting operation focused on combatting prostitution and human trafficking netted eight arrests. In addition, several others were arrested and charged with soliciting prostitution stemming from a separate investigation involving an underage girl.…

Tuscaloosa Police increase patrols in Strip area

A deadly shooting on the Strip just off the University of Alabama campus early Sunday has prompted the Tuscaloosa Police Department to increase how many officers are assigned to the area. A spokesperson for the Tuscaloosa Police Department confirmed TPD…

Tuscaloosa man sentenced to 20 years in 2019 Northport shootout

A man who pleaded guilty in August to his part in a 2019 shootout at the intersection of U.S. Highways 82 and 43 in Northport was sentenced to 20 years in prison Tuesday. Mikheal Gilliam was charged with three counts…

Capital murder: What that means when you're charged in Alabama

It's been a busy 2023 for serious crimes in Tuscaloosa County: Between Jan. 1 and Jan. 15, there have been five homicides. Of those, two resulted…

Lamar County man facing charges after shooting incident Friday

A Lamar County man is facing charges in the wake of a shooting in Vernon on Friday. Michael D. Gardner, 50, was charged with shooting into an occupied vehicle following the incident on Tower Road in Vernon. The victim, a…

Tuscaloosa's Most Wanted: Jan. 13, 2023

The Tuscaloosa County Sheriff’s Office needs your help locating some of Tuscaloosa’s Most Wanted. Jimmy St. John Jr., 39, is last known to be living in the area of Plowman…

UA Coach Nate Oats responds to Darius Miles arrest for murder

University of Alabama Men's Basketball Coach Nate Oats addressed the media Monday to talk about how the team is responding to the arrest of former teammate Darius Miles on a capital murder charge. Oats spoke only about the incident for…

Darius Miles' maintains his innocence in murder charge

The attorney for former University of Alabama basketball player Darius Miles released a statement in regards to Miles' arrest for Capital Murder. Miles is being represented by William White of Boles Holmes White LLC out of Birmingham. The statement reads... …

BREAKING: UA basketball player among two men charged with Murder in deadly shooting on The Strip

UPDATE: Two men are under arrest charged with Capital Murder in the deadly shooting of a 23-year-old woman. Jack Kennedy, Commander of Tuscaloosa's Violent Crimes Unit (VCU) said one of the men is former University of Alabama basketball player Darius…

BREAKING: Shooting on The Strip near the University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa Police (TPD), the University of Alabama Police (UAPD), Tuscaloosa Fire Rescue, and Northstar EMS all responded to the Walk of Champions shortly before 2:00 a.m. Sunday. WVUA 23 was told that it was a "crime scene" and that TPD…

Arrest made in Saturday morning homicide

Less than 12 hours after law enforcement arrived on scene an arrest was made in the death of 37-year-old Terrance Knot Jr. Investigators with Tuscaloosa County's Violent Crimes Unit arrested 28-year-old Dondre Joseph Saturday night. Joseph is charged with one…

Officers investigate fourth homicide of the year in Tuscaloosa County

Officers from the Tuscaloosa Police Department and Tuscaloosa County's Violent Crimes Unit are on the scene of a deadly shooting in Tuscaloosa. It happened Saturday at the Sun Valley Apartments which according to its website is located as the corner…

Update: Man involved in standoff was wanted on attempted murder charges in Greene County

UPDATE, Jan. 13, 2023, 11:10 a.m.: A suspect wanted on charges in Greene County was arrested in Tuscaloosa Friday morning following an hour-long standoff with police. Members of the U.S. Marshals Task Force attempted to serve warrants against Boligee resident…