TUSCALOOSA, AL — It was another busy week across Tuscaloosa and West Alabama, with no shortage of headlines.
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Patch was first to report when employees and local workforce development officials confirmed that BFGoodrich will shutter its Tuscaloosa manufacturing operations.
Here's what the parent company of the Tuscaloosa tire plant had to say in the wake of news that it would be ceasing operations by 2028.
West Alabama's leading business and workforce organizations said on Friday they are already working to help employees at the BFGoodrich tire plant prepare for the facility's eventual closure.
Forté in the Alamite Hotel in downtown Tuscaloosa has been recognized by Wine Spectator for its wine program, earning the publication's 2026 Award of Excellence as part of its annual Restaurant Awards.
The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals has rejected death row inmate Michael David Belcher's legal challenge to his capital murder conviction and death sentence in the 2015 kidnapping and killing of Samantha Payne.
Dominique Yancey has been recognized as Exchangite of the Year for her dedication to both the community and the Exchange Club of Tuscaloosa.
A Tuscaloosa man found guilty of murder in the 2023 shooting death of Rufus Tyrone Carter IV will serve life in prison after receiving his sentence on Tuesday.
Tourism generated more than $1 billion in visitor spending across Tuscaloosa County in 2025, according to data released Tuesday by Visit Tuscaloosa.
A Paul W. Bryant High School student is headed to Washington, D.C. this week after earning national recognition as the winner of the Congressional Art Competition for her district.
Two Tuscaloosa residents were killed and one person was injured in a single-vehicle crash early Monday morning in Tuscaloosa County.
A judge on Monday sentenced a California man to 30 years in prison after a Tuscaloosa County jury found him guilty of murdering an Indiana University student near The Strip in 2020.
Stillman College on Monday announced it has selected alumnus Deon Washington to lead its inaugural women's flag football program.
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