Organizers set a goal to raise $4.375 million. That money will be spread out through numerous non-profits that support people in need and certain causes.
Superintendent Dr. Mike Daria says his goals for the new school year are fairly simple and straightforward. The first and perhaps the most important goal right off the bat is school safety, followed by an aggressive push to improve reading proficiency.
Alabama fans may be a step closer in being able to purchase booze this fall at Bryant-Denny Stadium this fall. The Tuscaloosa City Council will hold a public hearing on a liquor license application submitted by Levy Premium Foodservice.
Much like the first day of any new school year, teachers, parents, and students felt excited about another of year of learning and growing, especially a young man by the name of Camden Smith.
To tell this story we start with a very large dog by the name of ‘Diesel.’ He weighs more than 100 pounds, adopted six years ago by Alex Drueke, one of the two men captured while helping the Ukrainian Army.
Teachers, students and even law enforcement with their pom-poms gave a raucous welcome to students returning to the school for the first time since the summer break.
Investigators with the VCU said Monday morning at approximately 10:45, a woman with several outstanding warrants fled in a vehicle from West Alabama Narcotics Task Force Officers.
Three local groups are coming together to host the Back the Blue Benefit motorcycle ride. The ride begins in Tuscaloosa on August 6 and ends at the Bibb County Courthouse.
The next time you attend an Alabama Crimson Tide football game there’s a good chance you may see a K-9, prowling and sniffing for anything that shouldn’t be around.
NorthStar Ambulance in west Alabama has a little bit of an emergency of its own. The first responder is short of employees, real short by more than 20.
Leaders with the Tuscaloosa Metro Animal Shelter posted a warning and request on social media for people to stop dumping animals outside of animal shelters.
The University of Alabama campus is pulsating with new life for the new year with early move-in well underway. Nearly one thousand students moved in with so many more to come.
In 2022, some of the Nick’s Kids Foundation projects include Home Building Project #18.5 with Habitat for Humanity to honor the 2021 SEC Championship team, a $1 million gift to the Saban Center from Nick’s Kids, the PARA of Tuscaloosa County all-inclusive playground, as well as the Teacher’s Excellence Awards Luncheon.
A major street repaving project is about to get underway in Northport and we’re talking nearly two dozen roads. The Northport City Council gave the green light this week to begin the work.
ALEA Highway Patrol Division says 22-year-old Joshua Plowman of Buhl was killed when his car collided head-on with a truck. The crash happened on Friday, July 29 around 10 p.m.
COVID seems to be creeping back in our lives. Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa says it’s noticed an increase in some numbers, but there is a silver lining for now.
Help is on the way for those of you who might be struggling to pay your water bill. The City of Tuscaloosa is offering new assistance, and it may be coming at the right time, just days before school starts for so many families.
There are nearly a thousand unpaid parking tickets in Tuscaloosa, according to the Tuscaloosa Municipal Court. The city will soon start a program to help bring that number down while providing school supplies to students this fall.
A motorcycle crash in Lawrence County resulted in the death of 55-year-old Rafael Marchen of Haleyville according to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Highway Patrol Division.
The Tuscaloosa City School District is a system with around 11 thousand students. More than 78 hundred of them are scheduled to ride the bus. Now the challenge is to find drivers to carry them all.
Temporary Emergency Services off 15th Street has given away more than hundred fans in the last six weeks. They’re not only free, but they are considered a blessing by so many.
“Walked over here to my gate and just dumped my package, damaged the box, but luckily it was on dog food and proceeded to walk over here and just peed in the driveway."
Rose Marie Edwards claims she has to let her water run every morning for about 10 minutes before it becomes somewhat clear and therein lies the problem; the longer it runs, the higher her water bill is every month.
