The Alabama Surface Mining Commission is currently considering a permit that would allow strip mining for coal along the Mulberry Fork of the Black Warrior River near Cordova. The University of Alabama...

[email protected] The University of Alabama will be hosting the first gubernatorial debate between Republican candidate Dr. Robert Bentley and Democratic candidate and Agriculture Commissioner...

U.S. State Department Foreign Service Officer John Natter will be visiting the University Tuesday to speak to interested students about a career in the State Department and the foreign service at 1 p.m....

Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox proposed recommendations for the 2011 city budget to the City Council Wednesday. The mayor projected $109,603,130 for the general fund budget, a nearly $1.5 million increase...

Downtown is nothing short of a picturesque scene, but the city of Tuscaloosa, under the direction of Mayor Walter Maddox, is preparing itself for a revitalization in its proudest area. Maddox has approved...

The fifth annual sales tax holiday will begin Friday, Aug. 6 and continue through Sunday, Aug. 8 at midnight, Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox said at the City Council Meeting Tuesday. “This is an excellent...

Even UA students are being affected by an ongoing battle being waged over gambling in Alabama. As Governor Bob Riley campaigns against bingo halls across the state, students here at the University of...

Each May, thousands of students leave the city of Tuscaloosa in droves. Inevitably, this yearly exodus has an affect on local businesses, especially those that cater to the college crowd. “We fluctuate...

The Tuscaloosa City council voted Tuesday in favor of renaming three roads near Bryant-Denny Stadium after former Alabama football coaches. The vote allows the council to rename 12th, 13th and 14th avenues...