Politics

Protestors are expected to gather in downtown Tuscaloosa Saturday as part of a nationwide day of protests defying President Donald Trump as he celebrates two birthdays with an unprecedented military parade in Washington.

A recently re-elected Tuscaloosa City Councilman may soon swap City Hall for the State House after announcing this morning that he will seek the House seat soon to be vacated by Rep. Cynthia Almond.

As she transitions from the Alabama House to the PSC, Cynthia Almond brings a wealth of experience that will guide utility rates and services across the state.

Zach Stone, a candidate for a seat on the Northport City Council in the upcoming August elections, said he never expected to enter politics but decided to run because he's not satisfied with the status quo in City Hall.

Local leaders want to see the state buy the bridge and are rallying to oppose toll fees they say are a barrier to growth.

Higdon believes in putting the power back in the hands of the citizens, especially when it comes to big-ticket projects like the water park.

President Donald Trump says he will will return to Tuscaloosa next month to give the commencement address to graduating students at the University of Alabama.

The Northport community and fascinated onlookers around the region got their longest look to date at updated plans for University Beach - the notorious $350 million lagoon resort the city council rushed to approve last year.

Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox invited dozens of his counterparts across Alabama to the Druid City Monday morning to discuss what he calls the biggest threat to major cities across the state - disparities in how sales tax from deals done online gets distributed.

A diverse crowd of several dozen protestors gathered outside the federal courthouse in downtown Tuscaloosa to publicly support an Iranian University of Alabama doctoral student who was taken by federal immigration authorities last week.