Tuscumbia News

As fourth of July celebrations get underway for some residents in the Valley, state troopers have extra patrols out to help ensure safety on the roads.

I lost a good friend recently and a colleague years ago in the broadcasting profession.

There's a lot going on this weekend. Tons of free activities. Here we go... Love peaches? Head south on I-65 for the final day of the Chilton County Peach Festival .

Helen Keller lost her vision and hearing before age 2. But with help from her tutor, Anne Sullivan, Keller learned how to speak, read and write.

TUSCUMBIA, AL It has been seven months since a Colbert County man was killed in a violent home invasion.

Jonathan Mincy, a 5-foot-11, 170-pound cornerback from Southwest DeKalb has committed to the Tigers for the Class of 2010.

TUSCUMBIA, AL Residents who drive along Veterans Boulevard in Tuscumbia have been confused for years.

The Hellen keller Festival begins tomorrow in Colbert County. This year marks the 31st year of the week-long event.

What could have been a random, boring Saturday, well, hasn't been. First, we learned that Alabama earned a commitment from punter Jay Williams .

June 27th is Helen Keller's birthday and the city of Tuscumbia, Alabama holds a Festival each June to celebrate the life and contributions of this great lady.

RUSSELLVILLE, AL Jury selection continued for the third day in the Christie Scott capital murder trial.

The city of Tuscumbia has raised parking penalties, and police are on the watch out for violators.

It's official. The city councils in Muscle Shoals, Sheffield, and Tuscumbia approved the sale of draft beer.

Three people were injured when a car hit an embankment on Willingham Hill Road in Tuscumbia on Friday.

TUSCUMBIA, AL A one vehicle accident in the Colbert Heights Community killed three people Wednesday.

Alabama State Troopers are investigating a wreck that killed three people south of Tuscumbia.

TUSCUMBIA, AL Investigators are working to figure out what caused a zoo train to derail in Louisville, Kentucky.

The National Transportation and Safety Board's preliminary report assigned no blame for the collision of two small planes in north Alabama that killed one pilot and left the other reliving the tragedy.

Draft beer is only a few votes away from being sold in Colbert County. The three major cities there are voting on the ordinance Monday.

The fall-out from the bad economy can be seen throughout the country. One institution that is not seeing the slump is community colleges.