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The 2024 Rural Health Conference is being held in the Bryant Conference Center on the Alabama campus. The conference has already held sessions on gender-based violence and sex trafficking, mass fatality management, and the effects of violence on communities.

West Alabama Works is hosting its annual WOW 2.0 event for seniors on April 10th from 9am until 1pm. The event will be held on the campus of Shelton State Community College with seniors attending from Bibb, Tuscaloosa, Hale, Sumter, Fayette, and Perry. WOW 2.0 is an effort to give graduating seniors a unique opportunity to meet representatives from 20 companies looking for employees.

Tuscaloosa Fire & Rescue report a fire around lunchtime today in Cottondale. Here's what we know about it at this time.

According to the Associated Press, one of the largest craft and fabric stores has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Joann Fabrics has more than 800 outlets including a Tuscaloosa location on Veterans Memorial Parkway. Here is what we know at this point.

A Tuscaloosa man lost his life on Sunday morning in a crash on I-59/20 in Jefferson County. The crash was caused by street racing, according to the Alabama State Troopers office. The investigation is still underway.

A serious traffic crash this morning in Tuscaloosa County is causing problems and backups. I-20/59 has multiple lanes blocked westbound at Buttermilk Road. Traffic is being diverted onto Highway 11 at this time.

A serious accident in Tuscaloosa is causing major delays in travel plans this morning. It could take several more minutes to get it cleared off the road. Updates coming.

A native of Tuscaloosa, Eddie Sherwood, has been named the new Executive Vice-President of CB&S Bank in Tuscaloosa. Sherwood is a graduate of the University Of Alabama and has deep ties to the community. The new EVP has been in the banking industry for over 40 years.

We are receiving reports from drivers in Tuscaloosa that an 18-wheeler and a car have collided and it is causing major delays.

Currington, along with opening act Kip Moore, arrive in Tuscaloosa on May 17, 2024, at Mercedes Benz Amphitheater. Billy Currington has been a mainstay on the country music charts since 2003.