Sarah Killian

2 weeks ago | wvtm13.com | Sarah Killian

New video released by the city of Tuscaloosa shows the moment a University of Alabama graduate student was taken into custody by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The video, obtained by WVTM 13 through a records request with the city of Tuscaloosa, shows ICE agents walking Alireza Doroudi down Reed Street. The graduate student from Iran appears to be cooperating with the agents. Doroudi is currently working on his doctorate in mechanical engineering at the University of Alabama.

3 weeks ago | wvtm13.com | Sarah Killian

AUTOMOBILES AND CAR PARTS, A PUSH FOR A NEW LICENSE PLATE IN ALABAMA IS IN JEOPARDY. THE PTSD AWARENESS LICENSE PLATE WOULD SUPPORT COUNSELING SERVICES FOR PEOPLE SUFFERING WITH POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER. ABOUT 500 PEOPLE HAVE COMMITTED TO BUY THE LICENSE PLATE, BUT THAT’S STILL NOT ENOUGH TO GET THESE TAGS ON THE BACK OF CARS HERE IN ALABAMA. OUR WVTM 13 SARAH KILLIAN SPOKE TO THE CREATOR OF THE LICENSE PLATE ABOUT THE PUSH TO GET MORE SUPPORT. A NEW CAR TAG MAY SOON BE AVAILABLE IN ALABAMA.

2 months ago | wvtm13.com | Sarah Killian

Wendy and Brian Barze will chair this year's Birmingham Heart Ball, an event that has raised millions for the American Heart Association over the years. "It's a cause that's very personal to our family," Wendy Barze said. Their advocacy for heart health began with their second-born son, Jay. "When he was eight days old, he was sort of rushed to the emergency room in respiratory failure," Wendy Barze said.

Jan 20, 2025 | ourcommunitynow.com | Sarah Killian

Share The University of Alabama coed cheerleading squad won its seventh national championship over the weekend. The University of Alabama coed cheerleading squad won its seventh national championship over the weekend. The University of Alabama coed cheerleading squad won first place in their division at the 2025 UCA College Nationals at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, over the weekend.

Jan 20, 2025 | wvtm13.com | Sarah Killian

The University of Alabama coed cheerleading squad won first place in their division at the 2025 UCA College Nationals at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, over the weekend. The Tide cheer squad beat out teams from the University of South Florida, University of Kentucky, University of Oklahoma and other schools to capture the title in UCA's division IA Coed. This is Alabama's seventh national cheerleading title overall and first in the coed division since 2015.