Tag: TUSCALOOSA

April 27, 2011, is a day that is etched in the minds of Alabamians. It was the day 252 people were killed in a massive tornado outbreak. Many lives were lost in West Alabama.

Will Roberts is only 15 years old, but his voice moved mountains, his mother confirmed Thursday. Roberts has been fighting bone cancer for over a year, and he announced earlier this week that it was the “end of the road.”

The Tuscaloosa Police Department closed down “The Strip” Saturday afternoon and evening due to overcrowding after the A-Day scrimmage game.

Mercedes-Benz has announced an additional $4 billion investment into its Tuscaloosa County production plant to boost SUV manufacturing and offset financial adversity tied to American auto tariffs.

A protest in Government Plaza on Saturday, billed as a defense of democracy, devolved into harassment and physical aggression toward a reporter covering the event.

When examined closely, property taxation lacks a sound moral foundation and is economically structured to grow more burdensome over time.

If the so-called West Alabama Corridor is completed, travelers using the route to make the journey from Mobile to Tuscaloosa would enter Tuscaloosa on Alabama Highway 69, likely passing through the junction of 69 and U.S. Highway 11, which is also the terminus of Skyland Boulevard.

The Tuscaloosa Police Department arrested Tuscaloosa County District 4 Commissioner Reginald Murray after an incident Tuesday at Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School.

In a dramatic Tuscaloosa City Council meeting, lawyers for the City of Tuscaloosa and officers from the Tuscaloosa Police Department asked the city council to revoke the business license of Guns and Ammo, a locally owned and operated gun shop, labeling it "a public nuisance and dangerous to the public safety, health, and welfare." 

The Association of County Commissions of Alabama passed a resolution last week encouraging legislators to oppose any legislative changes to the state's online sales tax law, Simplified Sellers Use Tax program.

The city of Tuscaloosa is one of the most dangerous college towns in the U.S., according to a new list compiled by a group of defense lawyers.

A Tuscaloosa woman has reunited with her dog after the canine was recently taken from her vehicle while parked at Target.

The city of Tuscaloosa plans to sue the state over how Alabama’s online sales tax law is divided up between counties and municipalities.

Mercedes-Benz announced on Thursday that they'll begin making a new “core segment vehicle” in Tuscaloosa.

Tuscaloosa District 1 Councilor Matthew Wilson lost a city council race runoff against Joe Eatmon on Tuesday.

Stan Pate, a well-known Tuscaloosa businessman, says he is willing to give President Donald Trump parts of the border wall he purchased last year.

A Holt High School teacher was arrested on campus on Wednesday for public intoxication.

A day ahead of Tuscaloosa's municipal elections, legendary former Alabama football coach Nick Saban and his wife, affectionately known as Miss Terry, have thrust their support behind Mayor Walt Maddox in his bid for re-election.

City elections in Tuscaloosa are on March 4, and the candidate fields are now set.

Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson participated in the Alabama Big 10 Mayors Association meeting Sunday and Monday in Tuscaloosa.

Members of the Alabama Supreme Court unanimously dismissed a lawsuit against the City of Tuscaloosa on Friday brought by Twelve25 Sports Bar over an ordinance limiting the number of people inside bars and restaurants.

Tuscaloosa businessman Stan Pate brought border wall panels to T-town Thursday ahead of former President Donald Trump's visit for the Alabama-Georgia game Saturday.

A Mississippi-based company called Kids First Education is the top donor to a political action committee promoting passing a huge property tax increase for Tuscaloosa City Schools.

Tuscaloosa City Schools are using taxpayer resources to promote the benefits of voting ‘yes’ on an upcoming property tax referendum.

Tuscaloosa radio man Russ Chappell, Sr. died at age 87. He and his voice were known to a generation in Tuscaloosa.

Jimmy Buffett tribute band, ULA, will be performing at a crawfish and shrimp boil on April 5 at The Venue in Northport.

I’m glad Alabama has a new, accomplished, head coach. I’m glad he’s here. I’m glad he has lots of enthusiasm. But I miss the old guys.