Tuscaloosa News

Published: Saturday, November 7, 2009 at 3:30 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, November 6, 2009 at 11:20 p.m. TUSCALOOSA The West Alabama Tourism Awards were presented during a ceremony Thursday night at the Jemison-Van de Graaf Mansion.

Burglary 2700 Block of 10th Ave between 12:05 PM Tuesday & 9:45 PM Wednesday. Taken: microwave, television, Dell desktop computer, shoes.

Ron Sparks, Alabama Agriculture Commissioner in 2009, at a news conference announcing his bid for the 2010 Democratic nomination for governor.

Published: Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 12:29 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 12:29 p.m. TUSCALOOSA Tuscaloosa attorney Bill Poole on Wednesday became the third candidate to toss his hat in the ring for the open seat in District 63 for the Alabama House of Representatives.

Published: Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 3:30 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 11:38 p.m. MONTGOMERY Tuscaloosa real estate businessman Howard Garrison said Wednesday he is running for the state Senate District 5 Republican primary next year.

Workers at Alabama's Bryce Hospital in Tuscaloosa met with the head of the Alabama Department of Mental Health to express concerns for their 655 jobs and for the nearly 300 patients if the state mental hospital is sold to the University of Alabama and its patients possibly move to a Birmingham location, the Tuscaloosa News reports.

Tuscaloosa police have arrested 32-year old Chip and Amy Ervin. They say the couple had sex with at-least one minor and gave at-least three others Alcohol and Marijuana.

Published: Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at 3:30 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, November 2, 2009 at 10:56 p.m. TUSCALOOSA A crowd of bystanders helped detain a man after he robbed Modern Loans on Skyland Boulevard East on Monday morning.

The Alabama Department of Transportation will be doing routine bridge maintenance on the Woolsey Finnell Bridge tomorrow, November 5, 2009.

Published: Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 3:30 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at 11:01 p.m. TUSCALOOSA A Tuscaloosa couple are accused of having sex with minors and providing them with drugs after a 10-month investigation by the Tuscaloosa Police Department's Juvenile Division.

Burglary Interstate Drive between 4:30 PM & 4:45 PM Sunday. Taken: television. Forced entry: door.

A 16-year-old was arrested and charged after a man was seriously wounded by a gunshot in downtown Tuscaloosa early Sunday, The Tuscaloosa News reports.

Published: Monday, November 2, 2009 at 3:30 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, November 2, 2009 at 12:17 a.m. The Tuscaloosa City Council will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the council chambers on the second floor of City Hall, 2201 University Blvd.

Published: Monday, November 2, 2009 at 3:30 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, November 2, 2009 at 12:05 a.m. William Christenberry graduated from the University of Alabama 50 years ago and moved to New York City and Washington D.C. to achieve fame as an artist, but he still gets home every year.

Published: Sunday, November 1, 2009 at 3:29 p.m. Last Modified: Sunday, November 1, 2009 at 3:29 p.m. TUSCALOOSA A Duncanville teenager was behind bars on Sunday after allegedly shooting a man in downtown Tuscaloosa.

Published: Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 3:30 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 11:24 p.m. TUSCALOOSA A Tuscaloosa man has been accused of abusing several people and holding them against their will for several hours in September.

Share + Oct 29, 2009 7:21 am US/Mountain TUSCALOOSA, Ala. The West Alabama Narcotics Task Force says former Alabama running back Santonio Beard was among 22 people arrested in a massive drug sweep.

Several people have been arrested, after a Tuscaloosa Police officer noticed an ATM in the trunk of a car.

The Tuscaloosa City Council Finance Committee voted to move ahead with an $8.5 million bond issue rather than waiting a year as Mayor Walt Maddox recommended.

A federal jury convicted Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford on Wednesday on all charges of accepting bribes in exchange for funneling $7.1 million in bond business to a prominent investment banker.