Alabama Department of Corrections officers said Tommy Jordon Mims was not at his assigned residence or with his assigned sponsor while serving sentence on the medical furlough program in Tuscaloosa County.

Ariyah Copeland, an Alabama basketball player, was one of five grand prize winners presented with $20,000 tuition grants, while more than 60 student athletes received $2,500 each in tuition awards.

In February 2020 a victim filed a report with the Tuscaloosa County Sheriff’s Office alleging that she had been sexually assaulted when she was a student in the Tuscaloosa County School System during the late 1990′s.

The Joe Moore Foundation for Teamwork presented the Alabama offensive line with the 2020 Joe Moore Award during a surprise virtual presentation in the Mal M. Moore Athletic Facility Monday.

The path forward diversity report sets out to increase the number or retaining and graduating historically underrepresented students.

The hospital announced patients can only have one visitor per day.

As of Tuesday morning, at least 30 people in the department had been vaccinated for COVID-19.

Tuscaloosa County EMA Director Nick Lolley wants county residents to join the TuscALERT warning system before severe weather comes to the area.

Authorities say 64-year-old Bob White and 22-year-old Shamar Dontay English were killed when their vehicle collided head-on.

Tuesday, the city announced the temporary closure that started on December 3 will now run through the entire season, effectively shutting it down.

Hale County Probate Judge Arthur Crawford agrees with the hospital being more careful with who can enter the building because of coronavirus spread.

The Tuscaloosa Police Department is searching for a man wanted for robbery and attempted murder in Tuscaloosa.

The baby girl was found in a home in the 3000 block of 35th Avenue at approximately 2:30 p.m. on December 28. Investigators said Washington told them she found the child unresponsive and began performing CPR.

Northport police said they’re seeing a big uptick in one very specific crime, people stealing catalytic converters on vehicles.

Frontline healthcare workers at DCH in Tuscaloosa recently received some special thank you letters from possible future health professionals.

Ace Antonio Pierre Belcher told police he and his girlfriend had had an argument that became physical and led to her death.

When officers got there they said the man ran off and then fired a gun at the officers. Thankfully, no officers were hit.

Commissioners voted to pay $64,000 for engineering work on Will Walker Road. This will support a sequencing facility Mercedes Benz will use in the construction of electric cars that will be built at the plant.

A presidential advisory committee released the plan recently in hopes the strategy will improve the school’s diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.

The effort that Diva Hall started as a college student has continued and only gotten bigger as she has grown older. She now uses Diva’s Day of Giving as a way more people in her community can get help.

A Northport man has been charged with possession of child pornography after investigators executed a search warrant Wednesday.

A family friend called 18-year-old Ha’keem Goodman well-known and well-liked. People who knew him best can’t believe he’s gone.

A local ministry wanted elderly folks in Northport to know that they have not been forgotten this time of year.

The victim has been identified as Ha’Keem Malik Tucker-Goodman

In order to help prevent the spread of (COVID-19), all Tuscaloosa Public Library locations will be closed today until January 5th 2021.

Members of the Bibb County Fraternal Order of Police raised money and partnered with Walmart and others to make it happen.

The Tuscaloosa County School Board voted in favor of a one-time bonus for full-time employees Thursday.

The University of Alabama will play a big role in the national effort to ensure the coronavirus vaccine roll out goes smoothly.

Some are concerned the department is not being transparent when it comes to coronavirus in the Tuscaloosa County Jail.

The Tuscaloosa community stepped up to help a local charity still reeling after vandals damaged one of their vehicles.

Tuscaloosa Police arrested a man today after a woman’s boyfriend caught him breaking into her vehicle.

Ronnie Earl Melton, 60, is charged with two counts of third-degree burglary.

DCH Regional Medical Center has received nearly 3,000 doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.

The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency is investigating an officer-involved shooting that happened Wednesday in Winfield.

We’re now one day away from coronavirus vaccine shots being available in Tuscaloosa.

Mac Jones joins AJ McCarron (2013) and Jay Barker (1994) as the only Alabama players to capture the award.

Twenty years ago today, on December 16, 2000, there was a deadly tornado outbreak in Alabama.

Officials with Tuscaloosa Fire & Rescue say they responded to structure fire at Cottondale Efficiency Apartments around 11 p.m. Tuesday.

The hospital received nearly 3,000 doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine.

This form helps the school system keep track of Covid numbers, so they know what to expect in order to plan for absences

There have been talks for years between Tuscaloosa developer Stan Pate and the city about the revitalization of the Old McFarland Mall.

On Friday, the Alabama Department of Public Health said there was high risk for coronavirus in two counties in west Alabama.

There are plans to increase sentinel testing during the first few weeks of the semester.

Charities can apply for the grant money if they can show how they’ve been negatively impacted by coronavirus.

The Nick’s Kids Foundation honored 47 Tuscaloosa City and County School teachers during the 9th annual Teacher Excellence Awards

Sanitation stations will be placed throughout the facility and attendance will not exceed 2,500 for any ceremony.

More than 4,000 people in Alabama were diagnosed with coronavirus Thursday.

The train traffic that’s made it harder to go to and from parts of the University of Alabama campus will have less impact once this bridge is finished.

Some recycling routes in Tuscaloosa will temporarily move from Thursday to Friday.

Tuscaloosa Police had a busy week where officers said three arrests closed several open cases including two carjackings and nearly two dozen car break-ins.

Tuscaloosa-area school systems announce COVID19-related changes that will go into effect before students are out for holidays.

Saban said he had the blood plasma treatment after he was diagnosed with the virus and he said it worked wonders, it was very effective and he recommends it to others.

Continued thefts are impacting Habitat for Humanity's ability to serve the community

Police said both men are accused of stealing firearms out of vehicles parked at hotels across Alabama.

Northport city leaders took their message about the dangers of coronavirus and personal responsibility directly to the people Tuesday. They now hope people will pay attention.

Any necessary transactions can be conducted online, over the phone, through the mail, or through an on-site drop box located in the City Hall drive-through.

Tuscaloosa police responded to three unrelated shootings over the weekend.

A Boutique owner in Northport is having a canned good drive for those who are hungry and putting Christmas gift baskets together for foster families.