Troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency's Marine Patrol Division are investigating after a man drowned Sunday afternoon at Lake Lurleen. State Troopers on Monday identified the man as 21-year-old Rocael Ramos. The incident happened around 1:15 p.m. Sunday. Ramos…
Big Al's Restaurant in Berry is thanking several volunteer fire departments after their barbecue pit got a little too wild today. According to a post on Big Al's Restaurant's Facebook, the Samantha Volunteer Fire Department and Carroll's Creek Volunteer Fire…
By WVUA 23 Digital Reporter Kyle Hamrick Two people died this Sunday in a two-vehicle crash that occurred south of Brookwood in Tuscaloosa County. According to a press release from the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, 25-year-old Woodstock native Chance Mizzell…
By WVUA 23 Digital Reporter Kyle Hamrick Sample ballots for the primary runoff election on Tuesday, June 21 are available now on the Alabama Secretary of State's Office website. According to a press release, Secretary of State John Merrill certified…
By WVUA 23 Digital Reporter Kyle Hamrick Tuscaloosa County residents will have the opportunity to get rid of any weird and dangerous chemicals sitting around the house this weekend. The city of Tuscaloosa will host Household Hazardous Waste Disposal Day…
By WVUA 23 Digital Reporter Kyle Hamrick Registered voters in Tuscaloosa County outnumber registered voters in Greene County almost 22 to 1. Yet, based on the latest numbers from the Office of the Secretary of State, Greene County voters seem…
By WVUA 23 Digital Reporter Kyle Hamrick West AlabamaWorks is launching a new program focused on getting students ages 14-18 summer work with area companies and businesses. The I.G.N.I.T.E. Student Employment Program will connect students and employers for "opportunities in…
By WVUA 23 Digital Reporter Kyle Hamrick Do you need a new roof? Habitat for Humanity Tuscaloosa is looking for qualifying families in Tuscaloosa and Pickens counties who need roof work…
By WVUA 23 Digital Reporter Kyrsten Eller The West Alabama Recycling Partnership — comprised of the city of Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Tuscaloosa County Park and Recreation Authority, the University of Alabama and Shelton State Community College — has received a grant…
TUSCALOOSA COUNTY - Alabama is the latest state to allow people to carry concealed handguns without first undergoing a background check and getting a state permit. Some county officials aren't happy…
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - Investigators say an Alabama woman has been charged with reckless murder and other counts in the death of a pregnant mother of four killed in a Tuscaloosa County wreck last summer. Court records show that a…
A two-vehicle crash Thursday afternoon killed a man from Tuscaloosa and injured three others. The wreck happened around 1:45 p.m. on U.S. Highway 11 near the 70-mile marker, bout 5 miles south of Tuscaloosa. Alimayo Jordan, 41, was fatally injured…
Thursday afternoon and early evening featured some severe storms blowing through West Alabama. There wasn't a ton of damage, but here are some areas that were hit: Northside High School had their football scoreboard…
A woman is facing murder charges after a pedestrian on Interstate 20/59 South died after being struck by a car this morning. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency says Tuscaloosa County got a call just after 11 a.m. after the pedestrian,…
Alabama Law Enforcement Agency State Troopers are investigating after one person died and a Trooper was injured in a three-vehicle crash Sunday evening. The crash happened around 6:10 p.m. on Interstate 59 near the 62-mile marker, about a mile south…
By WVUA 23 News Reporter Gracie Fusco Tuscaloosa County's latest spelling bee champion is a sixth-grader from Collins-Riverside Intermediate School. After 20 rounds of dwindling participants and increasingly difficult words, Tessa Hinnen…
The Tuscaloosa County Park and Recreation Authority brought home some major awards during the Alabama Recreation and Parks Association annual conference in Huntsville this week. PARA Community Outreach Director Jay Logan earned the 2021 Professional of the Year in Recreation…
By WVUA 23 News Reporter Aajene Robinson A Tuscaloosa County family says they're tired of their yard getting covered in overflow sewage water coming from their neighbor's property. Brandi Carr and her son, Dustin McAdams, said there's not much they…
