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The Tuscaloosa Thread covers breaking news, crime, sports, weather and more in West Alabama. It is a free and standalone digital news website that works with Townsquare Media's radio stations to provide local updates and leads.Crime is down in Tuscaloosa across all five "Big 5" categories - especially when looking at five years of data, which reflects huge declines over time. That means the number of murders, burglaries, robberies, vehicle break-ins and vehicle thefts all declined year-over-year, the Tuscaloosa Police Department reported, continuing a long trend of ...The Tuscaloosa Thread. February 18, 2022 ·. An investigation is underway after a 38-year-old inmate at the Tuscaloosa County Jail was found dead inside the facility Thursday night. This marks the third death inside the jail in less than a year. tuscaloosathread.com.For more coverage of crime and courts in West Alabama, stay connected to the Tuscaloosa Thread. Top Stories from the Tuscaloosa Thread (12/4 - 12/11) 13 of the Top Stories published by the Tuscaloosa Thread during the week of December 4th, 2023. Roll Tide!Farvardin 23, 1403 AP ... Tuscaloosa Police arrested Mikal Kirkman, 20, in connection to the shooting death of a minor that happened on April 10,2024. Advertisement.For more details on the arrest if any are made available, stay connected to the Tuscaloosa Thread. Top Stories from the Tuscaloosa Thread (12/11 - 12/18) 13 of the Top Stories published by the Tuscaloosa Thread during the week of December 11th, 2023, which featured a disproportionate number of headlines from Northport.Stephen Dethrage Published: March 7, 2024. (Stephen Dethrage | Tuscaloosa Thread) Northport City Council President Jeff Hogg has resigned from office after eight years on the council and four as its president, he announced in a letter distributed Thursday afternoon. "When I ran for office, it was never about the role, but always about the goal.TCSO Drone Pilots Find Missing 73-Year-Old After 18-Hour Overnight Search. The Tuscaloosa County Sheriff's Office used its aerial drones Thursday morning to locate and rescue an older man who had been missing in the woods for almost 24 hours. Deputy Jessica McDaniel, a spokesperson for the sheriff's office, said they received a …Oct 31, 2023 · 1. Man Fatally Shoots Another in First Hours of 2023. Hours into the New Year, police in Tuscaloosa were called to the scene of a deadly shooting at Brookhaven Apartments on James I. Harrison Parkway, where a 26-year-old man had been killed. A suspect was arrested almost immediately and charged with murder. 2 & 3.The Tuscaloosa Thread. February 18, 2022 ·. An investigation is underway after a 38-year-old inmate at the Tuscaloosa County Jail was found dead inside the facility Thursday night. This marks the third death inside the jail in less than a year. tuscaloosathread.com.A McCalla man has been arrested after he allegedly sent threatening messages and pictures of weapons to a Tuscaloosa hospital Saturday. Stephanie Taylor, a spokesperson for the Tuscaloosa Police Department, said 35-year-old Jeffery Chase Jones is the man police believe is responsible for threats that sent DCH Regional Medical Center in Tuscaloosa into lockdown Saturday afternoon.Brittany Marshall Published: December 1, 2022. After delaying its opening once then shutting down after technical difficulties, Holidays on the Plaza will officially reopen to the public Thursday night in downtown Tuscaloosa. As previously reported, the original opening date for the seasonal ice-skating rink was scheduled for November 21, …Stephen Dethrage Published: February 5, 2024. Elected officials and other city staff gathered in Tuscaloosa Friday to break ground on the new and improved Kaulton Park, which will modernize a resource used by West End residents for decades. The 4-acre half-moon-shaped park is on Elm Street, where it was once part of the Kaulton Lumber Company's ...Shawn Fain, the president of the United Auto Workers union, pledged that their fight at the Mercedes-Benz plant in Tuscaloosa County is not over after workers there voted against unionizing this week. As the Thread first reported, 56 percent of participating automotive workers at the Vance plant voted against joining... Vance, AL 1 day ago.The city of Tuscaloosa installed signage on Thursday finaliIn a Friday press release, Visit Tuscaloosa President and CE Stephen Dethrage Published: March 4, 2024. (Facebook) After serving the community for 65 years, a small, local credit union merged with a much larger one also headquartered in Tuscaloosa Friday. Tuscaloosa County Credit Union publicly announced its merger with Alabama Credit Union Friday, and said all its employees will be retained and offered ... Crime is down in Tuscaloosa across all five "Big 5" This is a developing story, stay connected to the Thread for more as it becomes available. Top Stories from the Tuscaloosa Thread (2/12 - 2/19) 13 of the Top Stories published by the Tuscaloosa Thread during the news-heavy sixth week of 2024, which include a deadly plane crash, long-awaited details on a January murder and much more. Stay connected to the Tuscaloosa Thread for updates as they become ava

All Eastbound lanes of Interstate 20/59 were closed in Tuscaloosa Sunday evening after a fiery collision that may include one or more fatalities. Details were spare just after 7 p.m., but early reports and traffic camera footage showed a major wreck just past the Exit 77 on-ramp at Buttermilk Road. The wreck reported involved a vehicle going ...Stephen Dethrage Published: November 29, 2023. Last month's 52nd Kentuck Festival of the Arts will likely be the iconic event's final year in its longtime home at Kentuck Park in Northport, its organizers announced Wednesday. The Festival is the largest tourism draw to the city of Northport, brings up to 20,000 people to the area annually and ...For more from the plant and the UAW as they continue to skirmish, stay connected to the Tuscaloosa Thread. Top Stories from the Tuscaloosa Thread (3/18 - 3/25) 10 of the Top Stories published by the Tuscaloosa Thread during the thirteenth week of 2024, led by yet another deadly officer-involved shooting.Stephen Dethrage Published: January 20, 2024. (Stephen Dethrage | Tuscaloosa Thread) Police in Tuscaloosa County say "several" people were shot and one is dead in the Buhl Community Saturday morning. Captain Jack Kennedy, the commander of the multi-agency Tuscaloosa Violent Crimes Unit, told local media at 9:15 that the sheriff's office and VCU ...A local 25-year-old was killed in a rollover accident on a road just outside Northport Tuesday afternoon, Alabama State Troopers have confirmed. Corporal Reginal King, a spokesperson for the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency in Tuscaloosa, said Nickolas S. Newell was driving a 2005 GMC Yukon on Martin Road East when the vehicle left the roadway ...

A pedestrian is dead after being struck by a train in Tuscaloosa Tuesday afternoon. Stephanie Taylor, a spokesperson for the Tuscaloosa Police Department, said officers were called at 3:21 p.m. and alerted by a Norfolk Southern Railroad employee that a train had struck a person walking along the tracks. Get our free mobile app.Stephen Dethrage Updated: December 5, 2023. (Noah Lueker | Tuscaloosa Thread) A registered sex offender from Los Angeles has been charged with a brace of felonies in Tuscaloosa, where police accuse him of human trafficking, soliciting pornography from a child and more. In court documents filed Monday and obtained by the Tuscaloosa Thread ...Jan 20, 2024 · Police in Tuscaloosa County have arrested three people for their alleged roles in a predawn gunfight that left one man dead and three others injured in the Buhl Community Saturday. Captain Jack Kennedy, the commander of the multi-agency Tuscaloosa Violent Crimes Unit, said the deadly exchange took place around 3 a.m. off Pate Road in Buhl.…

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