Tuscaloosa News

COALING, Alabama -- A man was shot at a hunting camp on Clements Road early Saturday after a suspect hunting hogs possibly mistook the victim for an animal, according to the Tuscaloosa County Metro Homicide Unit.

TUSCALOOSA, Alabama -- A man died in a traffic accident following a police pursuit in Tuscaloosa on Saturday afternoon, according to the Tuscaloosa Police Department.

When Westboro Baptist Church came to Tuscaloosa , they brought a boombox with them.

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 downtown Tuscaloosa location because of the length of time it took to get his liquor license approved and received.

There is very little doubt as to why Nick Saban has been able to reach college football immortality: Not only does he recruit some of the nation's best talent, but once those young men reach Tuscaloosa, they are developed into the types of players that the NFL wants within their ranks.

TUSCALOOSA, Alabama -- A Tuscaloosa County judge is ordering the University of Alabama's counseling center to turn over records sought by the daughter of Alabama football coach Nick Saban in a lawsuit.

Dreamland Bar-B-Que will celebrate its 20th anniversary in Birmingham on Saturday with a block party that includes live music, a kids' zone and, of course, a rib-eating contest.

TUSCALOOSA, Alabama -- Twin brothers from Tuscaloosa were arrested and charged in a Sunday morning robbery at a Greensboro Avenue store.

Embassy Suites Hotels and Kemmons Wilson, Inc. broke ground Monday on Embassy Suites Tuscaloosa Downtown, the first property in the area to feature Design Option III, the brand's latest design concept.

Four errors and ineffective relief pitching caused Missouri baseball to blow a two-run ninth inning lead and fall to Alabama 7-6 Sunday in Tuscaloosa, Ala.

Steven Matthew Lyons, above, was charged with first-degree criminal mischief, public intoxication, giving false name to law enforcement and obstructing governmental operations.

TUSCALOOSA, Alabama -- With the recent rescue in Cleveland of three woman held captive for a decade after being reported missing, local disappearances are getting another look.

Beach Boys perform at Von Braun Center arena on May 13, 2011, to benefit the Huntsville Hospital Foundation.

"Mark developed a great relationship with the pilots," Forester, 36, told The Unknown Soldiers.

TUSCALOOSA, Alabama -- A former Alabama state trooper who was stationed in Tuscaloosa was sentenced today for using the state's money to purchase gasoline for his personal use.

TUSCALOOSA, Alabama -- Gene Stallings , a former NFL and University of Alabama football coach, appeared as guest speaker for the Leadership Tuscaloosa & Forerunners Graduation Luncheon on Thursday at the Bryant Conference Center.

The teachers hoping to take home the title are Kathy Perkins , of Verner Elementary School in Tuscaloosa, Tracy Pruit of Montana Street Academic Magnet School in Dothan, Alison Grizzle, a math teacher at Jackson-Olin High School in Birmingham and Jeff Johnson, head of the science department at Hoover High School.

Alvin Bernard Travis was taken into custody around 1:15 p.m. and charged with capital murder and two counts of second-degree assault in the Jan.

A Tuscaloosa man jailed in the 1999 slaying of a 21-year-old Tuscaloosa woman has pleaded guilty to murder, finally resolving the cold case crime.

Debra Jarrell, founder and president of Red Gate Farm Rescue, Inc , Gordo, Alabama, laments that she has seen more than she can count.