Ryan Phillips is an award-winning journalist and editor from Tuscaloosa, Alabama. A graduate of both the University of Mississippi and the University of Alabama, Phillips has worked as a reporter and editor at the Birmingham Business Journal, the Associated Press-Atlanta Bureau and Weather.com. Most recently, Phillips worked for nearly four years as the executive editor of the Starkville Daily News and (West Point) Daily Times Leader in Mississippi. Phillips has received numerous investigative journalism awards in both Alabama and Mississippi, along with awards for photography, general news reporting and commentary.
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Here's our coverage as the second week of trial begins in the defamation case against the NYT by former Tide basketball player Kai Spears.
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A man is recovering after a shooting Friday evening in Tuscaloosa's West End.
Here's the latest on the defamation trial brought against the New York Times by former Alabama basketball player Kai Spears.
A Tuscaloosa businessman is raising money to provide disaster-relief supplies to families in Colombia
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Here's our extensive courtroom coverage from the fourth day of the defamation trial brought against the NYT by a former UA basketball player
A Sawyerville man was killed Wednesday night in a two-vehicle crash involving a motorcycle on Alabama Highway 69 South in Tuscaloosa County.
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Here's our in-depth courtroom coverage from the defamation case brought against the New York Times by a former UA basketball player.
A new online petition is calling for the release of former University of Alabama basketball player Darius Miles
Defensive backs Zabien Brown and Bray Hubbard on Wednesday were named to the 2026 Paycom Jim Thorpe Award Preseason Watch List.
Former Alabama shortstop Justin Lebron wasted little time making an impression in professional baseball Tuesday night.
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Here's our latest in-depth courtroom coverage from the defamation case brought against the New York Times by a former UA basketball player.
UWWA kicked off its 80th annual fundraising campaign Tuesday with a historic goal of raising $5 million.
The Tuscaloosa Municipal Court is asking residents to help local college students start the fall semester.
The Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center announced this week it will be one of five sites nationwide participating in a new clinical trial.
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The Arts Council of Tuscaloosa is preparing to kick off its 2026-27 TuscArts OnStage season later this month.
