Tuscaloosa News

The Tuscaloosa News is a daily publication that caters to the residents of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and its neighboring regions in west central Alabama. This newspaper is part of the Gannett family of media outlets.

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Montgomery City Council caps licensing fees for homebuilders

2 days ago | tuscaloosanews.com | Alex Gladden

The Montgomery City Council capped home builder licensing fees to stimulate development. The cap limits fees to 20 cents per $1,000 for businesses earning between $300,000 and $10 million. The move aims to make Montgomery more competitive with surrounding suburbs for development projects. This action revises a September decision that doubled the licensing fee rate.
Holy Spirit vs Holt - High School Softball

3 days ago | tuscaloosanews.com | Gary Cosby Jr.

Gary Cosby Jr.Holt’s Baleigh Montgomery (2) pitches against Holy Spirit at Holt High School Tuesday, April 15, 2025. Gary Cosby Jr.-Tuscaloosa NewsHolt’s Baleigh Montgomery (2) pitches against Holy Spirit at Holt High School Tuesday, April 15, 2025. Gary Cosby Jr.-Tuscaloosa NewsA run scores as Holt catcher Addison Hallman can’t get the tag down in time during the game with Holy Spirit at Holt High School Tuesday, April 15, 2025.
Tuscaloosa police charge 28-year-old man with murder in Saturday shooting

4 days ago | tuscaloosanews.com | Jasmine Hollie

28-year-old Shaquan Lavar Knight was arrested and charged with murder in Tuscaloosa. The victim, 28-year-old Autumn Monea Mack, was found dead at a storage unit business on Greensboro Avenue. The shooting occurred around 5 a.m. Saturday during a gathering at the storage unit. Police say the shooting followed a verbal altercation between Mack and Knight. A 28-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a shooting that left a woman dead early Saturday morning in Tuscaloosa.
Northridge hosts Helena in first round of the playoffs

5 days ago | tuscaloosanews.com | Gary Cosby Jr.

Gary Cosby Jr.Apr 18, 2025; Tuscaloosa, AL, USA; Northridge's Thomas Woolf (12) pitches against Helena in the first round of the high school baseball playoffs at Northridge High. Gary Cosby Jr.-Tuscaloosa NewsApr 18, 2025; Tuscaloosa, AL, USA; Northridge's Thomas Woolf (12) pitches against Helena in the first round of the high school baseball playoffs at Northridge High.
Man charged with multiple sexual offenses in Northport and Cottondale

6 days ago | tuscaloosanews.com | Jasmine Hollie

A 22-year-old man has been charged in connection with multiple sexual offenses in Northport and Cottondale. In the last few months, investigators with the sexual assault section of the Tuscaloosa Violent Crimes Unit conducted an investigation into a report of sexual abuse of a child, said Capt. Jack Kennedy of the Tuscaloosa Violent Crimes Unit. While conducting the investigation, two other alleged victims were identified.
By jilting Tennessee, Nico Iamaleava gets schooled in art of negotiation | Toppmeyer

6 days ago | tuscaloosanews.com | Blake Toppmeyer

If you think NIL deals and the transfer portal are antithetical to what college should be about, well, Nico Iamaleava just received better schooling in the real-life art of negotiation than he’d ever learn from a classroom. Make no mistake, the former Tennessee quarterback got schooled throughout this process.
Death By Chocolate lets you sample chocolates and raise money for Family Counseling Service

6 days ago | tuscaloosanews.com | Jasmine Hollie

Would you like to sample the finest chocolate desserts and raise money for a good cause? Family Counseling Service of Tuscaloosa's Death By Chocolate fundraiser will return to Tuscaloosa on April 24. The event, which organizers say is West Alabama's premier chocolate-tasting event, will begin at 5:30 p.m. at the Tuscaloosa River Market, 1900 Jack Warner Parkway. Admission is $40 and tickets can be purchased now at www.CounselingService.org or at Family Counseling Service.
Tuscaloosa City Schools plans lower job cuts after financial policy change

6 days ago | tuscaloosanews.com | Ken Roberts

Leaders with Tuscaloosa City Schools say a change in financial policy will save around 24 jobs in the upcoming school year. The Tuscaloosa City School Board voted April 4 to maintain a 1.5-month reserve fund of $18 million, according to a news release. Previously, the school system had kept a two-month reserve fund of $24 million. The system says the change will allow them to make a workforce reduction of 60 jobs in the 2025-26 school year, instead of 84 jobs.
2025 Alabama high school baseball playoffs: See first-round scores from across the state

6 days ago | tuscaloosanews.com | Maxwell Donaldson |Anna Snyder

The Alabama high school baseball playoffs are officially underway. See results from the first round of playoffs as they come in from across the state:Alabama high school baseball: See first round playoff resultsScores from Wednesday and Thursday only. See more scores from Friday and potentially Saturday as they come in. CLASS 1ANeed a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.
What Kalen DeBoer said about Lee Corso retirement from ESPN's 'College GameDay'

6 days ago | tuscaloosanews.com | Colin Gay

MOBILE, Ala. − Before talking at a fundraising banquet in Mobile, Alabama football coach Kalen DeBoer addressed the biggest college football news of the day. It wasn't an update on the Crimson Tide's quarterback battle, or roster moves Alabama could make in the NCAA transfer portal.