A Fayette County man was sentenced to 30 years in prison this week after he was found guilty in December of using his position as a parole officer to engage in sexual misconduct. Michael Steven Painter, 51, was sentenced by…
Local investigators now know who is responsible for sexually assaulting two women decades ago in Tuscaloosa County. Through genealogy-focused DNA testing, investigators were able to confirm that Elliott Lloyd Higgins,…
After decades of cold case limbo, new technology advances have finally given several sexual assault victims the closure they deserve. The Tuscaloosa Violent Crimes Unit on Thursday said the cases, which happened in 1991 and 2004 in Tuscaloosa County and…
The man convicted and sentenced for the 2002 killing of an Alabama Game Warden was not granted parole Tuesday after objections by the victim's family, friends and coworkers. David Ray Mosher, 63, was sentenced to five consecutive life sentences after…
WVUA 23 News Student Reporter Giselle Hood Former Tuscaloosa County NAACP President Jerry Carter has experienced violence first-hand after his son was murdered in 2008. Now, he's decided it's time for…
Two people are facing charges in the wake of an ongoing Tuscaloosa Police Department investigation into vehicles being stolen around town. TPD Criminal Investigations Division investigators got information recently suggesting a truck stolen in Tennessee was spotted at Branscomb Apartments…
By WVUA 23 Student Reporter Emily Benito The University of Alabama Institute of Data and Analytics has created a tool that collects information from online sex ads. The tool identifies…
A man wanted in Tuscaloosa on drug charges was arrested without incident Sunday after he barricaded himself inside a home near the old Holt High School in Holt. Lafarr Coleman, 31, had barricaded himself inside the home after law enforcement…
The Tuscaloosa County Sheriff’s Office needs your help locating some of Tuscaloosa’s Most Wanted. Brandi Jo Watkins, 44, is last known to be living in the area of Frank Lary…
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…
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. 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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... …
