Tuscaloosa News

15 hrs ago   |   local15tv.com Mercedes-Benz Club Holds Annual Event in Alabama

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - Mercedes-Benz enthusiasts and technical experts from across the U.S. are meeting in Alabama. The Tuscaloosa News reports the Mercedes-Benz Club of America chose Alabama for its StarTech 2013 event, which...

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May 19, 2013   |   al.com Tuscaloosa man killed in car accident following police pursuit

Shadoe McFarland, above, died from injuries sustained in a traffic accident on Saturday afternoon in Tuscaloosa. (TPD) TUSCALOOSA, Alabama -- A man died in a traffic accident following a police pursuit in Tuscaloosa on Saturday...

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May 18, 2013   |   al.com Westboro Baptist Church pickets UA; counter protestors, bikers unite in droves (photos, video)

Members of Westboro Baptist Church spent 30 minutes picketing the University of Alabama Saturday in front of Russell Hall on University Boulevard. Counter protesters gathered across Hackberry Lane behind Gallallee Hall and in a...

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May 18, 2013   |   birminghamstar.com Third suspect arrested in Tuscaloosa burglary image

TUSCALOOSA, AL - A third burglary suspect has been arrested following a Friday residence robbery. The burglary happened Friday on the 20,000 block of Highway 216 in Tuscaloosa. Police say a witness saw three subjects run from a...

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May 18, 2013   |   tuscaloosanews.com DON NOBLE: Books focus is Tuscaloosa civil rights

Published: Sunday, May 19, 2013 at 3:30 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at 7:15 p.m. Alabama Gov. George Wallace’s infamous Stand in the Schoolhouse Door took place on June 11, 1963, at Foster Auditorium, nearly 50...

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May 18, 2013   |   birminghamstar.com Multi-use sports facility in the works for Tuscaloosa image

TUSCALOOSA, AL - Tuscaloosa is a step closer to getting a new multi-purpose facility that many say the town needs. Right now it's an open field with a couple of hay barrels. But the Tuscaloosa County Park and Recreation...

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May 17, 2013   |   myfoxal.com Group to give WBC Silent Treatment

TUSCALOOSA - AL - The corner of Hackberry Lane and University Boulevard on the University of Alabama campus was extremely quiet Friday afternoon...perhaps a contrast to what it may be Saturday. It's the location where the...

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May 17, 2013   |   al.com Showers and thunderstorms, low of 68 tonight in Tuscaloosa

View full size Expect rain and lows in the 60s tonight in Alabama. No severe weather is expected. (NOAA) TUSCALOOSA, Alabama -- The National Weather Service predicts showers and thunderstorms tonight in Tuscaloosa with cloudy... All similar articles: 192 »

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May 17, 2013   |   knoxnews.com "Embellished by the Telling"

Sometimes the cheers are for someone else, even if there's a game going on. The year was 1928. Tennessee was playing Alabama at Tuscaloosa, the famed 15-13 win that set the Vols on the path to gridiron glory. Lost in the depths...

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May 18, 2013   |   birminghamstar.com Alabama Blanks Jacksonville State in NCAA Regional image

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - Following a weather delay of more than two hours, the Alabama Crimson Tide beat the Jacksonville State Gamecocks 4-0, to close day one of the 2013 NCAA Softball Tuscaloosa Regional being held at Rhoads...

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May 17, 2013   |   austinnews.net Billy Graham Rapid Response Team Deployed to Texas in Wake of Tornado Tragedy

Chaplains from the Billy Graham Rapid Response Team converged on the tornado-ravaged cities of Joplin, Mo., and Tuscaloosa, Ala., to counsel victims and offer emotional and spiritual support. They wrapped up several weeks of...

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May 17, 2013   |   myfoxal.com Kilgore House is almost history on UA campus image

Kilgore House is almost history on UA campus Posted: Updated: TUSCALOOSA, AL (WBRC) - One of the oldest buildings on the University of Alabama campus is almost history. A backhoe continued tearing down the Kilgore House on...

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May 17, 2013   |   al.com Revived and relocated Globe restaurant sees sales steady (photos)

Recently relocated restaurant the Globe is starting to see its sales steady this week, but owner and head chef Jeff Wilson said he almost had to close his doors and call it quits after only two months in his new location in...

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May 17, 2013   |   al.com Tuscaloosa City Council to consider airport fees, TDOT waiting for answers on future FAA tower...

The Tuscaloosa Regional Aiport is pictured in this April 26, 2013, photo. (Chris Pow / al.com) TUSCALOOSA, Alabama -- The Tuscaloosa City Council could decide on establishing three fees at the Tuscaloosa Regional Airport as...

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May 17, 2013   |   rvparkreviews.com RVParkReviews.com - "Burchfield Branch Park COE" in Adger, Alabama - was rated: 9

Burchfield Branch Park is located near Adger, AL and provides great access to Holt Lake on the Black Warrior-Tombigbee Waterway northeast of Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The Black Warrior-Tombigbee Waterway consists of six lakes with a... All similar articles: 115 »

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May 18, 2013   |   iaff.org IAFF Fire Fighters Respond to Deadly Southern Tornadoes image

April 28, 2011 – More than 200 people have been reported killed as a result of a series of tornadoes across several southern states. IAFF leaders are currently reaching out to all of the IAFF locals along the path of the storm,...

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May 16, 2013   |   al.com Shaheed & DJ Supreme, IQ set for Tuscaloosa music weekend (band calendar)

View full size Shaheed & DJ Supreme, above, will perform with IQ at Green Bar in Tuscaloosa on Friday. (Tamika Moore | tmoore@al.com) TUSCALOOSA, Alabama -- We joke about Tuscaloosa resembling a ghost town when students leave...

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May 16, 2013   |   birminghamstar.com Falling bricks injure 2 Tuscaloosa firefighters

TUSCALOOSA, AL (WBRC) - Two Tuscaloosa firefighters were taken to the hospital with minor injuries after bricks fell on them while they battled a house fire Thursday morning. The firemen, identified as Lt. Darrel Harbin and...

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May 16, 2013   |   articleseachengine.com Kerneli Tuscaloosa AL The Advantages Of Using Mobile Storage Containers When Moving image

The hose is definitely coiled up within the container to make your landscape or home look more orderly and tidy. You should also avoid resin codes 3, 6, & 7 particularly if used around food or for storing food. You should go...

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May 16, 2013   |   al.com Homegrown Alabama market continues today with live music from Zach Koch

Homegrown Alabama Refresh with Herbs The market is held on the Canterbury Episcopal Chapel lawn at 812 5th Avenue in Tuscaloosa on the University of Alabama campus every Thursday from 3-6 p.m. from April through October. (Ben...

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May 16, 2013   |   wtvy.com Four Killed, Four Injured in Alabama Crash

Authorities say four people -- including a toddler -- have died and four others were injured in a crash south of Tuscaloosa. Alabama Department of Public Safety Sgt. Steve Jarrett says an SUV carrying eight people left the road...

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May 16, 2013   |   al.com Tuscaloosa Mayor's Youth Council accepting applications

View full size Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox (File -- Chris Pow / al.com) TUSCALOOSA, Alabama -- The City of Tuscaloosa Mayor’s Youth Council is accepting applications for the 2013-2014 school year through June 15 The Mayor's...

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May 16, 2013   |   al.com Stand-up Tuscaloosa show to benefit Arts 'n Autism tonight

Richard Lockhart, above, organizes and performs at the Green Bar Comedy open mic night in Tuscaloosa. (Photo courtesy of Richard Lockhart) TUSCALOOSA, Alabama -- Stand-Up Tuscaloosa Presents Shenanigans and Beer continues this...

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May 16, 2013   |   al.com DCH Regional Medical Center to use $1.3M FEMA grant to strengthen windows against storm winds

DCH Regional Medical Center can be seen in the back ground in this photo of Cedar Crest two years after the April 27, 2011, tornado. (Ben Flanagan / al.com) TUSCALOOSA, Alabama -- A $1.3 million federal grant will allow DCH...

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May 16, 2013   |   wtvm.com 4 killed, 4 others injured in Ala. crash

Community issues final plea to save schools from closure Community issues final plea to save schools from closure Parents, teachers, and students stood in solidarity Wednesday night all for one cause: make their case for why...

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May 16, 2013   |   al.com Tuscaloosa County working on proposals for federal disaster funds for Holt, other areas

Tuscaloosa County staff members are reviewing projects that could be submitted to Alabama Department of Community and Economic Affairs to access some of the $49.1 million in federal disaster relief funding the state recently...

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May 16, 2013   |   birminghamstar.com Man arrested on rape charge in Tuscaloosa image

BIRMINGHAM, AL (WBRC) - The Tuscaloosa Police Department says they have arrested a man in connection to a rape investigation. Officers responded to DCH Hospital on Thursday morning around 6:30 a.m. on a report of a sexual...

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May 16, 2013   |   al.com James Spann to speak at Tuscaloosa's Transportation Museum May 30

View full size Yvonne Wells, a quilter and retired teacher featured in the "Listening to the Storm: A Natural Disaster in Retrospective" oral history project, listens to a recording at the exhibit in the Mildred Westervelt...

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May 15, 2013   |   tuscaloosanews.com Westboro Baptist Church permitted to picket UA campus

Saturday from noon to 12:30 p.m. Members of Westboro Baptist Church in Kansas protest at the funeral of high school student Nicole Ford on Friday, Nov 24, 2006, in Huntsville, Ala. The group has gained national attention for...

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May 15, 2013   |   birminghamstar.com UA’s University Fellows Perform Service Projects in Perry County

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. --The University of Alabama's University Fellows Experience is partnering for the fifth year with the community of Marion in Perry County through Friday, May 24, on projects designed to address needs within the...

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