Provides the latest RSS feeds for Tuscaloosa News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Tuscaloosa Times.com http://www.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/ct/10/id/7e50c85536b0a892/ en-us Sun, 05 Feb 2012 06:12:58 -0500 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 06:12:58 -0500 30 LORMAN, Miss. (AP) - Alcorn State University officials say they have started a program that will provide a handful of high-quality cattle for sale annually for years to come. Animal Science ... http://story.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7e50c85536b0a892/id/203248448/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:10:59 -0500 ABC 3340 http://story.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7e50c85536b0a892/id/203248448/ ALABAMA LEGISLATURE Ala. Legislature enters 2nd year with GOP control MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama lawmakers expect to search for a solution to a General Fund budget crisis and attempt to make ... http://story.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7e50c85536b0a892/id/203248447/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:10:57 -0500 ABC 3340 http://story.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7e50c85536b0a892/id/203248447/ In the 10 months since the April 27 tornado, destroyed businesses in Tuscaloosa have been slowly rebuilding. Some have returned to a sense of normalcy, while others have yet to begin.During that ... http://story.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7e50c85536b0a892/id/203247356/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:12:34 -0500 General Sources http://story.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7e50c85536b0a892/id/203247356/ MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - Funeral arrangements are being made for a Mobile police officer who was fatally stabbed while bringing a suspect to jail.Radney Funeral Home in Mobile says the funeral for ... http://story.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7e50c85536b0a892/id/203244568/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:09:40 -0500 NBC 13 http://story.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7e50c85536b0a892/id/203244568/ With the win, the Crimson Tide improves to 10-2 all-time in double overtime affairs while Alabama head coach Anthony Grant improves to 3-0 in overtime games during his UA tenure. Mississippi falls ... http://story.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7e50c85536b0a892/id/203244570/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:46:42 -0500 CBS 42 http://story.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7e50c85536b0a892/id/203244570/ EL PASO, Texas — Jordan Swing scored 19 points and Preston Purifoy hit a go-ahead jumper with 51 seconds remaining as Alabama-Birmingham edged UTEP 61-60 Saturday night.Purifoy's basket ... http://story.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7e50c85536b0a892/id/203244571/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:46:38 -0500 CBS 42 http://story.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7e50c85536b0a892/id/203244571/ Cullman Police are looking into the case. The woman was found just before 11 AM today out in the parking lot of the Twin Willow Apartments. Right now, investigators say they are unsure exactly what ... http://story.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7e50c85536b0a892/id/203244567/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:43:44 -0500 ABC 3340 http://story.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7e50c85536b0a892/id/203244567/ Tuscaloosa County Sheriff's investigators are trying to piece together a large crime scene and figure out who is responsible for a shoot out that put six people in the hospital. The shooting ... http://story.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7e50c85536b0a892/id/203244566/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:43:42 -0500 ABC 3340 http://story.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7e50c85536b0a892/id/203244566/ By BOB JOHNSONAssociated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Former state Sen. "Walking" Wendell Mitchell, who served the 30th District outside Montgomery for almost three decades, has died. He ... http://story.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7e50c85536b0a892/id/203244565/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:43:39 -0500 ABC 3340 http://story.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7e50c85536b0a892/id/203244565/ BIRMINGHAM, AL (WIAT) - Hoover's girls & Spain Park's boys took home team titles in the final day of the Track & Field State Championships Saturday at the Birmingham Crossplex. ... http://story.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7e50c85536b0a892/id/203243091/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:54:39 -0500 CBS 42 http://story.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7e50c85536b0a892/id/203243091/ Last week in Birmingham five people died in a mass killing in Ensley. Saturday those five victims were laid to rest. Hundreds were packed inside the Metropolitan AME church - and hundreds others ... http://story.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7e50c85536b0a892/id/203243089/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:51:41 -0500 ABC 3340 http://story.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7e50c85536b0a892/id/203243089/ COTTONDALE, Ala. (WIAT)- A gun-fueled battle in West Alabama injures six people, leaving two in critical condition. A birthday celebration at Eddins Estates apartment complex on Ken Sealy Drive ... http://story.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7e50c85536b0a892/id/203241391/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:02:08 -0500 CBS 42 http://story.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7e50c85536b0a892/id/203241391/ ost people threw out Christmas trees more than a month ago but those trees are still serving a purpose. We caught up with Alabma Power at Smith Lake, in the Bankhead National Forest near Houston ... http://story.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7e50c85536b0a892/id/203241392/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:02:05 -0500 CBS 42 http://story.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7e50c85536b0a892/id/203241392/ INDIANAPOLIS — Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton has won the 2011 Associated Press NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year award.Newton is the second straight No. 1 overall draft pick to take ... http://story.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7e50c85536b0a892/id/203241393/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:02:02 -0500 CBS 42 http://story.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7e50c85536b0a892/id/203241393/ Mississippi State (18-5, 5-3) shot 60.4 percent from the field and 63.2 percent from 3-point range on 12-of-19 treys to edge past the Tigers. Auburn (13-10, 3-6) tied a school record with only three ... http://story.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7e50c85536b0a892/id/203241389/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:02:00 -0500 CBS 42 http://story.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7e50c85536b0a892/id/203241389/ SPARTANBURG, S.C. --- The Samford University basketball team battled for its sixth victory in eight games Saturday as the Bulldogs earned a nail-biting 66-61 overtime triumph in Southern Conference ... http://story.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7e50c85536b0a892/id/203241388/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:01:57 -0500 CBS 42 http://story.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7e50c85536b0a892/id/203241388/ , former offensive lineman for the University of Kentucky and the Pittsburgh Steelers, has been elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame as announced Saturday. He, along ... http://story.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7e50c85536b0a892/id/203241394/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:01:55 -0500 CBS 42 http://story.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7e50c85536b0a892/id/203241394/ ALABASTER-AL - The brother of Danny Acker was arrested Saturday afternoon for trespassing. Alabaster Police report Harmon D. Acker, 43, was arrested just after 1:00 p.m. after police responded to ... http://story.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7e50c85536b0a892/id/203241387/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:59:24 -0500 ABC 3340 http://story.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7e50c85536b0a892/id/203241387/ A line of heavy rainfall late Saturday afternoon and early evening will give us plenty of rain fall. Watch out for water on roadways!This is all part of a cold front moving through the region and ... http://story.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7e50c85536b0a892/id/203239882/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:13:10 -0500 CBS 42 http://story.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7e50c85536b0a892/id/203239882/ The Tuscaloosa County Sheriff's Department responded to a Cottondale Apartment complex Friday night where six people had been shot. Tuscaloosa County Sheriff Ted Sexton held a press conference ... http://story.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7e50c85536b0a892/id/203238437/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:17:20 -0500 CBS 42 http://story.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7e50c85536b0a892/id/203238437/ TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - Authorities in Tuscaloosa County say six people were shot, including two who suffered critical injuries, when gunmen opened fire while trying to rob a group of teenagers at a ... http://story.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7e50c85536b0a892/id/203238432/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:14:43 -0500 ABC 3340 http://story.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7e50c85536b0a892/id/203238432/ http://bit.ly/wfXkHl ) police found the body of 46-year-old Gary Blackwell after responding to a shooting early Saturday. Montgomery police say Blackwell's death marks the city's first ... http://story.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7e50c85536b0a892/id/203238433/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:14:42 -0500 ABC 3340 http://story.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7e50c85536b0a892/id/203238433/ The Tuscaloosa County Sheriff's Department responded to a Cottondale Apartment Friday night where six people had been shot. Tuscaloosa County Sheriff Ted Sexton is expected to hold a press ... http://story.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7e50c85536b0a892/id/203236853/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:02:03 -0500 CBS 42 http://story.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7e50c85536b0a892/id/203236853/ MONTGOMERY - AL - A Republican senator has introduced a bill that makes major modifications to Alabama's immigration law. Sen. Gerald Dial of Lineville has pre-filed the bill which he says ... http://story.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7e50c85536b0a892/id/203236851/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:58:50 -0500 ABC 3340 http://story.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7e50c85536b0a892/id/203236851/ - The Animal League of Birmingham is hosting the event. It will include a Silent Auction and drawing for a weekend in New Orleans at luxurious four-diamond hotel, The Omni Royal Orleans, in the ... http://story.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7e50c85536b0a892/id/203233115/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:37:41 -0500 NBC 13 http://story.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7e50c85536b0a892/id/203233115/ FRIDAY, Feb. 3 (HealthDay News) -- A series of specific "yes" or "no" questions could help doctors distinguish between people who have normal memory loss that comes with age and ... http://story.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7e50c85536b0a892/id/203233127/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:04:03 -0500 Fox 6 http://story.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7e50c85536b0a892/id/203233127/ They shuffled in with their heads down and spoke softly through most of their sentences. Seven of Alabama's eight January enrollees met Wednesday with reporters for the first time as new ... http://story.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7e50c85536b0a892/id/203233125/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:54:34 -0500 General Sources http://story.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7e50c85536b0a892/id/203233125/ BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- The Birmingham Police Department issued what its calling an armed robbery alert for the East Precinct area. The department reports the robberies occurred between 6 p-m and 10 ... http://story.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7e50c85536b0a892/id/203227226/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:53:57 -0500 NBC 13 http://story.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7e50c85536b0a892/id/203227226/ CENTER POINT - An elderly woman in Jefferson County says she's on the verge of being put out on the street for what she says is out of her control. For 28-years, 74 year old Joann Jones has ... http://story.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7e50c85536b0a892/id/203227228/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:53:54 -0500 NBC 13 http://story.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7e50c85536b0a892/id/203227228/ BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- (WVTM) - The tornado did great damage to property and claimed human life, but it also displaced dozens of animals.The Clay-Chalkville Animal Clinic in Pinson is taking care of ... http://story.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7e50c85536b0a892/id/203227227/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:53:50 -0500 NBC 13 http://story.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7e50c85536b0a892/id/203227227/ Birmingham, Ala. (WIAT) - A man is dead after entering a hair salon wielding a knife.Birmingham Police Sgt. Johnny Williams tells CBS 42 that the man had going from business to business on the 2900 ... http://story.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7e50c85536b0a892/id/203227229/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:13:53 -0500 CBS 42 http://story.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7e50c85536b0a892/id/203227229/ eighborhoods in east Birmingham are still very much in need of disaster relief. Birmingham councilwoman Lashunda Scales is heading up a tornado cleanup effort Saturday morning beginning at 8:30. ... http://story.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7e50c85536b0a892/id/203227230/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:13:49 -0500 CBS 42 http://story.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7e50c85536b0a892/id/203227230/ he FEMA Disaster Recovery Center serves as a one stop shop for tornado victims. Residents can check the status of their application for federal assistance and talk with mitigation experts to get an ... http://story.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7e50c85536b0a892/id/203227231/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:13:46 -0500 CBS 42 http://story.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7e50c85536b0a892/id/203227231/ BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT)- The Ensley mass murder is concerning for everyone in the city. Maybe the most shocking element in an earth shattering case, are the ages the accused murderers. They're ... http://story.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7e50c85536b0a892/id/203227232/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:13:42 -0500 CBS 42 http://story.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7e50c85536b0a892/id/203227232/ CULLMAN, Ala. (WIAT) - Visitors describe the Sacred Heart Monastery in Cullman as an oasis of the Southeast. It's one of the oldest structures in the city which is why the monastery is ... http://story.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7e50c85536b0a892/id/203227235/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:13:34 -0500 CBS 42 http://story.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7e50c85536b0a892/id/203227235/ AUBURN—The Auburn football program received a National Letter of Intent from highly-ranked offensive lineman Jordan Diamond, Friday. Diamond becomes Auburn’s 21st member of the 2012 ... http://story.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7e50c85536b0a892/id/203227234/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:13:31 -0500 CBS 42 http://story.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7e50c85536b0a892/id/203227234/ BIRMINGHAM, AL (WIAT)- Former Expos & Cubs Outfielder Andre Dawson was a part of the American Baseball Foundation's Lead Off Dinner Friday night in Birmingham.Dawson granted CBS42 an ... http://story.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7e50c85536b0a892/id/203227236/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:13:27 -0500 CBS 42 http://story.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7e50c85536b0a892/id/203227236/ TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The No. 6 ranked Alabama gymnastics team beat No. 3 Florida by a score of 197.725-196.900 in front of 12,457 fans Friday night in Coleman Coliseum. The Crimson Tide goes to ... http://story.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7e50c85536b0a892/id/203227237/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:13:24 -0500 CBS 42 http://story.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7e50c85536b0a892/id/203227237/ Head coach Hal Messersmith recently announced the schedule for the 2012 sand volleyball team in its inaugural season at UAB. The Blazers will compete on 11 total dates, including three home matches ... http://story.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7e50c85536b0a892/id/203227238/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:13:20 -0500 CBS 42 http://story.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7e50c85536b0a892/id/203227238/ BIRMINGHAM -- AHSAA Class 6A 2011 cross country champion Carmen Carlos of McGill-Toolen Catholic High School in Mobile shattered the AHSAA state indoor 3,200-meter record here Friday with the ... http://story.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7e50c85536b0a892/id/203227239/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:13:16 -0500 CBS 42 http://story.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7e50c85536b0a892/id/203227239/ FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Auburn gymnastics rebounded from a sluggish start to post its second-highest score of the year and highest score on the road with a 195.800 overall, but fell to the ... http://story.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7e50c85536b0a892/id/203227240/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:13:11 -0500 CBS 42 http://story.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7e50c85536b0a892/id/203227240/ Birmingham, AL - One person is dead tonight after a shooting in the 2900 block of 27th Street North. Police responded to the Soul Ville Head Shop around 9:00PM Friday night after reports of a ... http://story.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7e50c85536b0a892/id/203227214/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:09:04 -0500 ABC 3340 http://story.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7e50c85536b0a892/id/203227214/ MONTGOMERY - AL - A coroner now says bingo bribery defendant Ray Crosby died from natural causes. An autopsy by the state Department of Forensic Science showed Crosby died from hypertensive ... http://story.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7e50c85536b0a892/id/203227215/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:08:56 -0500 ABC 3340 http://story.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7e50c85536b0a892/id/203227215/ School board members in Jackson County have decided not to ban a man known as the "Bible Man" from holding monthly meetings with elementary school children. The board took up the matter in ... http://story.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7e50c85536b0a892/id/203227218/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:08:52 -0500 ABC 3340 http://story.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7e50c85536b0a892/id/203227218/ Hanceville, AL - Wallace State Community College in Hanceville broke ground on a new School of Nursing and Center for Science Thursday. The $25 million facility designed by Williams Blackstock ... http://story.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7e50c85536b0a892/id/203227219/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:08:49 -0500 ABC 3340 http://story.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7e50c85536b0a892/id/203227219/ TARRANT - AL - Update: According to Tarrant Police Chief Dennis Reno, former Tarrant Police Officer, Sgt. Charles Higgins, has turned himself in to the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office. The ... http://story.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7e50c85536b0a892/id/203227220/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:08:45 -0500 ABC 3340 http://story.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7e50c85536b0a892/id/203227220/ MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Cuts to the U.S. Department of Defense budget prompted an announcement from the U.S. Air Force that it would retire older aircraft - which could include 7 of Maxwell Air ... http://story.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7e50c85536b0a892/id/203227221/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:08:41 -0500 ABC 3340 http://story.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7e50c85536b0a892/id/203227221/ It was hard to escape seeing red on Friday. The American Heart Association celebrated GO RED for women. More women die of heart disease than all forms of cancer combined; often women do not even ... http://story.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7e50c85536b0a892/id/203227223/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:08:39 -0500 ABC 3340 http://story.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7e50c85536b0a892/id/203227223/ TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Tuscaloosa residents who live in the current flood plain may be able to re-build sooner than they think. The city is going to submit a new flood map to FEMA within the next ... http://story.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7e50c85536b0a892/id/203227269/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:49:01 -0500 General Sources http://story.tuscaloosatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/7e50c85536b0a892/id/203227269/