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Tuscaloosa

New school calendar for Tuscaloosa City Schools

May 16, 2012

The Tuscaloosa City School Board adopted a new school calendar to comply with Alabama HB 360.

Collection of historic Americana go on display this week

May 16, 2012

Pieces of American history, including a personal letter from former President Jimmy Carter, a first edition on the explorations of Lewis and Clark and a 19th-century medical journal, will be showcased in Tuscaloosa. The Williams Collection, donated to the University of Alabama …

Woman charged in ex-husband’s murder at boat landing

May 15, 2012

A 30-year-old woman has been charged with her ex-husband's murder after investigators say she shot him to death at the Binion Creek Boat Landing on Lake Tuscaloosa.

Man found shot to death at Lake Tuscaloosa boat landing

May 15, 2012

A 28-year-old man was found shot to death at the Binion Creek Boat Landing on Lake Tuscaloosa Tuesday morning.

Fatal shooting at Lake Tuscaloosa boat landing Tuesday

May 15, 2012

A man was shot and killed at a boat landing on Lake Tuscaloosa Tuesday morning.

Tuscaloosa crime reports for May 14, 2012

May 15, 2012

The crime reports from the Tuscaloosa Police Department for May 14, 2012.

Woman taken into custody after deputies find man killed at Lake Tuscaloosa boat landing

May 15, 2012

A woman has been taken into custody following the shooting death of a man at the Binion Creek boat landing on Lake Tuscaloosa.

Homeowners sue insurers over tornado settlements

May 15, 2012

TUSCALOOSA | Mable Dixon’s house doesn’t look much different than it did on April 28, 2011. She’s one of many people in Tuscaloosa County who are still battling with their insurance companies more than a year after the storm.

County schools are unhappy with new calendar

May 15, 2012

TUSCALOOSA | The Tuscaloosa County Board of Education isn’t happy about being forced to hastily change its school calendar for the new school year, which starts in August. A new law that took effect last week requires it to do so.

Petunias cover land left bare by tornado as scattered seeds bring natures rebirth

May 15, 2012

TUSCALOOSA | The April 27, 2011, tornado cut a jagged gash through the city nearly six miles long, leaving destruction and debris where homes, businesses and trees once stood. But now, pale purple and white flowers have popped up all along the tornado’s path.