“Red Ribbon Week serves as a powerful reminder of our collective responsibility to protect the well-being of our youth.” - ADMH Commissioner Kimberly Boswell
"We see it as an opportunity to pour into young people through mentorship. Building bridges with TPD as well as teaching life skills as well through the game of basketball." - D1 Tuscaloosa City Council Member Joseph Eatmon
Despite the suspension in funding, current SNAP recipients must continue to recertify their benefits, report as they normally would and submit all documentation normally required for them to continue in the program.
Ale on Wheels is held every fall and proceeds support the Hank Poore Foundation's mission of offering people with disabilities access to fun activities they might not otherwise be able to experience.
Want to support mental health awareness and get a unique license plate? The Alabama Department of Mental Health is seeking preorders for its Mental Health Matters plate.
Last year, 52% of the total volume of Halloween candy sold in the U.S. was made of chocolate. But in the 12 weeks ending Oct. 5, chocolate accounted for 44% of Halloween candy sold in the U.S.
The Crimson Tide this week enjoys its second bye week of the season, then welcomes the LSU Tigers to town Nov. 8 to kick off its final four-game stretch of the season.
The Hale County Sheriff's Department needs your help finding a man from Greensboro who's been missing since Oct. 15. Ellis Thomas, 49, was last seen that day in the area of Harper Hill Road in Greensboro.
Some areas in eastern Jamaica could see up to 40 inches of rain while western Haiti could get 16 inches, according to the hurricane center. “Catastrophic flash flooding and numerous landslides are likely,” it warned.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has posted a notice on its website saying federal food aid will not go out Nov. 1, raising the stakes for families nationwide as the government shutdown drags on.
The fate of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, which helps about 1 in 8 Americans buy groceries, is becoming a deep concern as it gets closer to Nov. 1.
The event is happening at the Buddy Powell Pavilion in Tuscaloosa from 5 to 9 p.m. Bringing a blanket or lawn chair is encouraged. General admission for adults is $35.
McCarron, a first-time candidate, described himself as a political outsider. He cited conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated September, as his inspiration to “get off the sidelines.”
"It just looks like a sisterhood to me. We've all had the same battle. Some a little bit different, some more difficult. We are survivors. And I'd go further than that and say thrivers." - Jeannetta White, breast cancer survivor
It’s just about impossible to go to a basketball, football, baseball or other pro game today — or watch a matchup on TV — without seeing ads for sports betting.
"We have a bunch of resources that we offer to schools and homeschool groups so they're able to borrow those resources from the library. We help fill that gap in providing them opportunities outside their space." - TPL Librarian Kaitlyn Lynch
On this week's Health Matters, WVUA 23 News spoke with Dr. Cheree Melton, who is a family medicine and obstetrics physician at University Medical Center Fayette.
The number of Black students enrolling at many elite colleges has dropped in the two years since the Supreme Court banned affirmative action in admissions, according to an Associated Press analysis.
The monuments honoring the two famed native Alabamians — one who fought against racial segregation and one who fought for the rights of people with disabilities — will be the first statues of women on the lawn of the Alabama Capitol.
Anthony Boyd, 54, was pronounced dead at 6:33 p.m. at William C. Holman Correctional Facility, authorities said. The execution was carried out by nitrogen gas, a method Alabama began using last year.
