Tuscaloosa Thread

The Shrimp Basket on Tuscaloosa's McFarland Boulevard closed Sunday, one of six locations the chain’s parent company shut down as it pulls back to the coast.

Republican Tommy Tuberville and Democrat Doug Jones, two former rivals for the U.S. Senate are facing off again for Alabama's top job, and this rematch carries very different stakes than their last battle.

Incumbents face challenges in all three West Alabama congressional races Tuesday.

It's LSU week in Tuscaloosa as the Crimson Tide prepares for a de facto playoff elimination game in Death Valley on Saturday. Here is what you need to know about the Tide and the Tigers.

It's the final week of the regular season! Who takes positive momentum into the postseason, and who wrapped up their season on Friday night?

Stephanie LaShon's over-the-top Halloween decorations are turning heads in Tuscaloosa, and she's inviting the community to experience them in person.

Governor Kay Ivey is encouraging Alabamians to vote November 3 as major statewide races, legislative seats and constitutional amendments appear on ballots.

School buses in Tuscaloosa are seeing a spike in illegal passings. It's a problem that could have ended badly already.

A former salon owner whose family has lived in Alberta for generations is running for the Tuscaloosa City Council seat Kip Tyner held for nearly three decades, and he wants people to know where they are when they get there.

It was a packed party in Five Points Friday as the new Piggly Wiggly grocery store celebrated its grand opening with a ribbon-cutting and hours of giveaways from local vendors and specials on the fully-stocked store in East Tuscaloosa.

Tommy Tuberville's Senate seat is up for grabs, and two very different candidates are competing to represent Alabama in Washington.

Tuscaloosa County voters are weighing in on a local amendment Tuesday that would let the county's full-time mayor tap into the state retirement system, the same way other county officials do.

With Halloween and daylight saving time ending this weekend, ALDOT urges Alabama drivers and pedestrians to take extra precautions after dark.