Kelvin Reynolds
Reporter
Tuscaloosa, Ala.
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Kelvin Reynolds is a reporter for WBRC FOX6 News in our Tuscaloosa Bureau. Kelvin is no stranger to West Alabama. He graduated from the University of Alabama in 1996. Roll Tide! While at the Capstone, he interned for WBRC in the same office he now works.
Before that, he spent more than seven years learning the news business in Mobile at WALA. Kelvin started there as a photographer and worked his way up as a reporter. While there, Kelvin covered a half dozen hurricanes and tropical storms and covered the Ten Commandments debate in Montgomery.
Since he's been back in Tuscaloosa, Kelvin covered Alabama's growing automotive industry, lead our coverage of the West Alabama church burnings of 2006, followed the trial and conviction of Fayette police killer Devon Moore and broke stories related to Alabama football and the players who wear Crimson and White.
Kelvin is glad to make Tuscaloosa his home again. If you see him, say hello. If you've got a story idea, give him a call or send him an email.
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For the second year in a row, The Tuscaloosa Farmers Market has been voted the 2023 America’s Farmers Market Celebration Awards Best Farmers Market in Alabama.
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ALDOT will host a meeting Monday to discuss a potential project at the intersection of US Highway 82 and US Highway 43.
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More than a hundred people gathered at the Tuscaloosa River Market to see nearly 70 city employees honored in some fashion during the ceremony.
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A series of construction projects are underway or have been completed recently that will be bringing more people into the area along Highway 69 South in Tuscaloosa County
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This week, troopers are spending time at railroad crossings like the one on Buttermilk Road near Clements Road in Tuscaloosa County.
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Engineers updated the Tuscaloosa City Council on the roadwork project that has been happening on Jack Warner Parkway for nearly a year.
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The summit gave the superintendents of Tuscaloosa City and Tuscaloosa County School systems the opportunity to talk about what’s happening in those school districts and explain where progress is being made.
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Drivers can now be charged with a felony if you leave Alabama and drive into another state during a police chase, if you exceed the posted speed limit by 20 miles per hour, or if you injure or kill someone while fleeing from police.
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The Tuscaloosa City Council will vote on a $20 million budget increase, which Mayor Walt Maddox says will help keep the city competitive in the hiring market.
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SWJ hosted an open house at its Alberta Technology Center to unveil the “Powerwall,” an electric charging station that can be used to charge an electric vehicle, a house, or even a business according to SWJ’s president.
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A special class geared towards people 50 and much older is designed to help seniors in west Alabama become more tech savvy.
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Traffic on Jack Warner Parkway in Tuscaloosa will be limited beginning Thursday, September 14 as roadwork continues in the area.
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Administrators from both schools gathered at Shelton State this week where the presidents of both institutions signed a memorandum of understanding, or transfer agreement.
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Students and staff at Skyland Elementary School celebrated earning recognition as a National School of Character, a designation that recognizes schools and districts that demonstrate a dedicated focus on character development.
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The Alabama Fire College will host a brief memorial service Monday inside the college’s amphitheater in remembrance of those who died on September 11, 2001.
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Saturday’s top-15 matchup between #3 Alabama and #11 Texas is certainly attracting local and national attention.
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Portable speed bumps will be used to get more control over vehicle traffic on The Strip in Tuscaloosa.
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Authorities are asking boaters and others to be on guard this Labor Day weekend, saying they’re noticing people being out on the water much later than usual because of how hot it’s been.
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The private school located in the city of Tuscaloosa now has more security measures on campus than ever before, including resource officers on campus.
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Work is underway to have John Melton's name added to the Alabama Firefighter Memorial in Tuscaloosa.
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Tuscaloosa’s First United Methodist Church hosted its semi-annual Little Lambs Consignment Sale, giving shoppers the chance to get some good deals for a good cause.
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All three Tuscaloosa City high schools, Central, Northridge, and Bryant, open the 2023 football season at home on Friday. However, they will all kick off at 8 p.m. instead of the usual 7.
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Nearly a hundred people were present at different times throughout the day, including business and elected leaders along with career tech personnel who work with students. They talked about things happening in their region dealing with workforce development.
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The Pickensville Rosenwald School will host an antique car show to raise money and make more folks aware of a part of west Alabama history that’s often forgotten.
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The new clinic is a primary care facility that’s fully staffed and open five days a week. Staff there can treat people for minor injuries and offer pediatric care for children among other things.
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School President Ken Tucker calls a new school year very exciting, adding it brings a new energy to campus.
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A letter from the Alabama State Board of Education nearly a month before taking action highlighted some problems that were not being addressed in the west Alabama school district, including failure to high enough teachers, administrative positions, and a chief financial officer.
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The new law, which bans adults from smoking in a vehicle with anyone 14 years of age or younger, aims to protect children from secondhand smoke while inside a vehicle.
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Tuscaloosa City Councilors approved a bonus earlier this month to hire and retain police officers, but they aren’t stopping there when it comes to finding ways to strengthen law enforcement in the city.
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E-cigarette sales grew by more than 46 percent during January 2020 through December 2022, according to the CDC study.
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This is an exciting time for students and parents, but it can also be a nervous time for some people with more traffic on roadways including a lot of school busses, not to mention groups of kids waiting at bus stops.
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Hundreds of people attended the Just Be Well Pickens County Back to School Rally. Organizers said backpacks filled to the brim with supplies weren’t the only thing they wanted people to take away from the event at the Pickens County College and Career Center.
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Ownership at ARD hosted a group of minority students, mostly from historically Black colleges, to show them what they can achieve if they put in the work.
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Shelton State Community College held a special ceremony for students in its nursing program recently, including those who became the first to complete a program that is part of a partnership with one west Alabama hospital.
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A non-profit hosted a special event for some Tuscaloosa City School students last Tuesday when Soles4Souls outfitted students who are homeless with many things they will need to start the new school year off right.
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The Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center spent time Wednesday helping those who care for veterans at home learn how they can help themselves and do more for veterans outside of a hospital setting.
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The Sabans hosted their annual Fall Giveaway Wednesday with hundreds of people in The Zone in Bryant-Denny Stadium.
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The EMS division of Tuscaloosa Fire Rescue hosted a social work hub recently, going out into the community and addressing unmet healthcare needs some people are facing.
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Tuscaloosa city leaders have important decisions to make when it comes to funding several outside agencies.
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Kids were pouring cups of lemonade and counting handfuls of money at the Boys and Girls Club branch in Alberta Thursday.
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The Murphy African American Museum was once home to one of Tuscaloosa’s first prominent Black residents and now a fundraiser is planned this weekend to help sustain the facility.
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PRIDE of Tuscaloosa is hosting a school supply giveaway Thursday morning.
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The Tuscaloosa County School system wants to grow job opportunities for its students. Some folks believe the way to do that is through what’s described as a “teaching farm.”
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The Croom Foundation started as a small mentoring group to young boys several years ago. Now it does much more to help kids.
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Dr. Yolanda Page started her job as the president of Stillman College at the beginning of July and sees the college serving the surrounding Tuscaloosa community even more.
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The Alabama Department of Transportation and the city of Tuscaloosa worked out an agreement to put up traffic signs on a state highway with officer Dornell Cousette’s name on them.
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Organizers are hosting a public meeting this week for the Tuscaloosa Zone Pilot Program.
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Rising flood waters forced the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) to close part of the interstate for safety reasons on Thursday near the Alabama-Mississippi state line.
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The Boys and Girls Club of West Alabama expands operations in the Tuscaloosa-area.
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Backpack Connections partnered with Alabama One Aspire Foundation to help around 2,000 students have all the supplies they need when classes resume.
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