The Federal Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside Program awarded the city of Tuscaloosa an $800,000 grant for the Ash Street sidewalk project. This 800-foot sidewalk will connect the Benjamin Barnes...

The City of Tuscaloosa organized the annual employee excellence awards, held a ribbon cutting ceremony for McWright's Ferry Road, a bridge dedication ceremony for Mr. and Mrs. Leroy McAbee Sr. Bridge and...

Walt Maddox was re-elected as the mayor of the city of Tuscaloosa  for his sixth term Tuesday. In the unofficial results, he received 5,727 votes, defeating Denson Ferrell II, who received 859 votes. The...

The University changed the Code of Student Conduct in an effort to prevent election intimidation. The changes came after a previous Homecoming Queen candidate publicly stated that she was coerced into...

The SGA announced on Monday that a graphic design competition will be held for its “Look Up Legends” campaign. Look Up Legends is a program that was announced by the SGA in collaboration with the...

The University of Alabama System announced a search committee for the 30th president of the University on Wednesday, a week after President Stuart Bell announced he would step down from the role in the...

University President Stuart Bell announced his plans to step down from the position in July in an email statement Wednesday morning. Bell took on the role about 10 years ago after serving for 16 years...

The National Weather Service issued a winter storm watch to 22 counties in west Alabama today. While Tuscaloosa is not included, many counties surrounding Tuscaloosa received the watch alert, including...

SGA held a special election Friday for two vacant Senate seats, one in the law school and one in the graduate school. The unofficial results were announced the same day. The law Senate seat had no competing...

UA Young Americans for Freedom Chapter organized an election watch party Tuesday night at one of the member’s residences.  The watch party started at 7:30 pm and had a turnout of about 40 students.  Cyrus...

Homecoming Week kicked off on Sunday with the Roll Tide Run and the Homecoming Kick-Off. The Homecoming committee hosted a Roll Tide Run 5K that started from the Quad, went around the Student Recreation...

The last day to register to vote in the state of Alabama for the 2024 election is Monday. Alabama voters can register online on the government website, in person at the Board of Registrars Office or by...

The University of Alabama Police Department arrested four Pi Kappa Phi fraternity members Tuesday on charges of hazing.  “An investigation into hazing violations reported at Pi Kappa Phi is ongoing...

Maria Derisavi, formerly one of the top five Homecoming Queen candidates, withdrew from the race less than three days after the candidates were announced. Derisavi is a senior from Great Mills, Maryland,...

The 2024 Homecoming committee announced the top five candidates for the Homecoming Queen on Sunday. The five candidates are Hannah Adams, Lauren Crawford, Maria Derisavi, Reagan Labiak and Allison Pope....

The University of Alabama is offering fee waivers to prospective applicants for “Free App Week.” Free App Week, spanning from Oct. 7-11, offers free applications to prospective undergraduate, graduate,...

Student enrollment has surpassed 40,000 for the first time in University history. With a student body of 40,846, a 3% increase from the previous year, the number has reached a record high.  “I think...

About a year ago, Sports Illustrated and Travel + Leisure Co. proposed a sports-themed resort chain across college towns, with the first one in Tuscaloosa. At the Riverfront Advisory Committee meeting...

The SGA will hold a special election Sept. 19 for an open Senate seat in the graduate school. Eligible students can vote on myBama from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on the day of the scheduled election. The candidate...

As new students complete their first full week of classes, the SGA has organized various events over the week to help with the transition into college. Academic Acclimation Week, consisting of five events...

The Samad Gillani Administration announced Aug. 11 that the Student Government Association will replace the vice president for diversity, equity and inclusion with the vice president for belonging and...

The Tuscaloosa County Chapter of the National Alumni Association will begin this fall semester with its fall Kick Off event Aug. 15. The event will be hosted from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on the terrace...

SGA President Samad Gillani and his cabinet completed their first quarter in office about two weeks ago. In their first three months on the job, the administration has worked on fulfilling several campaign...

Bryan Bielanski, a musician who describes himself as a “kid born to Nirvana and the Beatles,” is performing live at the Cahaba Brewing Company in Birmingham at noon July 6.  Bielanski is an acoustic...