Provides the latest RSS feeds for Tuscaloosa News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Tuscaloosa News.Net http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/ en-us Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:19:03 -0500 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:19:03 -0500 30 ATTALLA, Ala. (WIAT)- 18-year-old Stormie Pinkston, has a birthday coming up on Tuesday, but instead of celebrating her birthday, she and her family will be making funeral arrangements for her ... http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=203260231&cat=7e50c85536b0a892 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:01:20 -0500 CBS 42 http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=203260231&cat=7e50c85536b0a892 Teacher of the Year around that time. Many parents may be wondering how something like that could happen, but similar scenarios have played out before in Central Alabama. Some draw parallels between ... http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=203260230&cat=7e50c85536b0a892 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:01:17 -0500 CBS 42 http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=203260230&cat=7e50c85536b0a892 HOOVER-AL - Hoover Police are investigating a fatal accident that occurred late Saturday night. Cpt. Jim Coker with Hoover Police says the accident occurred around 11:40 p.m. when a man and a ... http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=203260229&cat=7e50c85536b0a892 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 19:59:12 -0500 ABC 3340 http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=203260229&cat=7e50c85536b0a892 TUSCALOOSA,AL (WBRC) - Tuscaloosa Police are searching for two suspects in the robbery of the Arby's on McFarland Boulevard. Sgt. Brent Blankely with Tuscaloosa Police said two black ... http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=203260240&cat=7e50c85536b0a892 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 19:49:12 -0500 General Sources http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=203260240&cat=7e50c85536b0a892 MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Jury selection for the retrial in Alabama's gambling corruption case starts Monday after a one-week delay caused by the death of one of the defendants.Former legislative ... http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=203258683&cat=7e50c85536b0a892 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:43:55 -0500 NBC 13 http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=203258683&cat=7e50c85536b0a892 BIRMINGHAM, AL (WIAT) - After the Super Bowl turn it to CBS42 for our complete recap of National Signing Day at 10 pm. It's a special edition of Inside Sports with Patrick Claybon & Lauren ... http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=203258684&cat=7e50c85536b0a892 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:21:02 -0500 CBS 42 http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=203258684&cat=7e50c85536b0a892 The UAB women’s basketball team saw a 16-point lead disappear Sunday at Marshall but withstood the Thundering Herd’s challenge to pull out a 50-45 Conference USA road victory at the Cam ... http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=203258685&cat=7e50c85536b0a892 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:21:00 -0500 CBS 42 http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=203258685&cat=7e50c85536b0a892 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Auburn battled, but a pair of Tennessee runs kept the Tigers (11-13, 3-8 SEC) from pulling the upset Sunday in Knoxville, Tenn., falling to the No. 8 Lady Volunteers (17-6, ... http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=203258686&cat=7e50c85536b0a892 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:20:57 -0500 CBS 42 http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=203258686&cat=7e50c85536b0a892 -ranked Georgia Lady Bulldogs, 81-66, in women’s basketball action Sunday afternoon at Foster Auditorium. Alabama’s leading scorers were sophomore Shafontaye Myers and junior Meghan ... http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=203258687&cat=7e50c85536b0a892 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:20:54 -0500 CBS 42 http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=203258687&cat=7e50c85536b0a892 Birmingham, AL (WIAT) - On Jan. 4, 2012, a single-vehicle crash at 9:50 p.m. claimed the life of a St. Clair County man. The crash occurred just five miles north of Springville on County Road 31. ... http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=203257359&cat=7e50c85536b0a892 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:42:50 -0500 CBS 42 http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=203257359&cat=7e50c85536b0a892 CULLMAN-AL - Cullman police continue to investigate the death of 48-year-old Shelia Givens who was found unresponsive in the parking lot of Twin Willow apartments on Warnke Road Saturday morning. ... http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=203257358&cat=7e50c85536b0a892 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:40:37 -0500 ABC 3340 http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=203257358&cat=7e50c85536b0a892 By SHANNON McCAFFREYAssociated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) - Newt Gingrich is wooing NASCAR voters. As he charts a possible course to the Republican nomination, aides say Gingrich will paint frontrunner ... http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=203257357&cat=7e50c85536b0a892 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:40:35 -0500 ABC 3340 http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=203257357&cat=7e50c85536b0a892 OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (AP) - Long Beach High School students have a chance at a national title after beating 21 other teams from five Southern states in a contest of ocean science knowledge. The ... http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=203256383&cat=7e50c85536b0a892 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:08:05 -0500 ABC 3340 http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=203256383&cat=7e50c85536b0a892 JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Unless she wins her appeal, a 45-year-old Mississippi woman will serve a year in jail for going to Alabama to buy a box of Sudafed. Diane Avera was convicted in Demopolis of ... http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=203255278&cat=7e50c85536b0a892 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:31:40 -0500 ABC 3340 http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=203255278&cat=7e50c85536b0a892 COLUMBUS, Ga. (AP) - A substitute teacher's attorney says a Lee County grand jury has declined to indict him on charges he made sexual statements to a student. Jeremy Armstrong told the ... http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=203254055&cat=7e50c85536b0a892 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 11:58:05 -0500 ABC 3340 http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=203254055&cat=7e50c85536b0a892 RIVERVIEW, Fla. (AP) - A traffic stop in Florida led to a human trafficking case that authorities say started in Alabama. A Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office report says a deputy stopped a ... http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=203254057&cat=7e50c85536b0a892 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 11:58:01 -0500 ABC 3340 http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=203254057&cat=7e50c85536b0a892 ORONO, Maine (AP) - The University of Maine made it look easy in a 5-0 shutout that completed a weekend sweep over the University of Alabama-Huntsville on Maine's home ice. The Black ... http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=203252922&cat=7e50c85536b0a892 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:16:47 -0500 ABC 3340 http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=203252922&cat=7e50c85536b0a892 TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (WALA) - The Alabama Tree Recovery Campaign will kick off the distribution of thousands of trees to homeowners and residents at an event on Monday, February 6, at 10:30 a.m. in ... http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=203252937&cat=7e50c85536b0a892 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:08:45 -0500 General Sources http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=203252937&cat=7e50c85536b0a892 - The Birmingham Public Library was just named one of the top ten libraries for children in the ... http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=203251196&cat=7e50c85536b0a892 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:05:20 -0500 NBC 13 http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=203251196&cat=7e50c85536b0a892 The average American home will spend about $2,000 on energy bills in 2012, with about 45 percent going to pay for heating. That equates to a big chunk of the average household budget, totaling about ... http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=203251200&cat=7e50c85536b0a892 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 08:41:05 -0500 Fox 6 http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=203251200&cat=7e50c85536b0a892 LORMAN, Miss. (AP) - Alcorn State University officials say they have started a program that will provide a handful of high-quality cattle for sale annually for years to come. Animal Science ... http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=203248448&cat=7e50c85536b0a892 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:10:59 -0500 ABC 3340 http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=203248448&cat=7e50c85536b0a892 ALABAMA LEGISLATURE Ala. Legislature enters 2nd year with GOP control MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama lawmakers expect to search for a solution to a General Fund budget crisis and attempt to make ... http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=203248447&cat=7e50c85536b0a892 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:10:57 -0500 ABC 3340 http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=203248447&cat=7e50c85536b0a892 In the 10 months since the April 27 tornado, destroyed businesses in Tuscaloosa have been slowly rebuilding. Some have returned to a sense of normalcy, while others have yet to begin.During that ... http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=203247356&cat=7e50c85536b0a892 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:12:34 -0500 General Sources http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=203247356&cat=7e50c85536b0a892 MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - Funeral arrangements are being made for a Mobile police officer who was fatally stabbed while bringing a suspect to jail.Radney Funeral Home in Mobile says the funeral for ... http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=203244568&cat=7e50c85536b0a892 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:09:40 -0500 NBC 13 http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=203244568&cat=7e50c85536b0a892 With the win, the Crimson Tide improves to 10-2 all-time in double overtime affairs while Alabama head coach Anthony Grant improves to 3-0 in overtime games during his UA tenure. Mississippi falls ... http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=203244570&cat=7e50c85536b0a892 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:46:42 -0500 CBS 42 http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=203244570&cat=7e50c85536b0a892 EL PASO, Texas — Jordan Swing scored 19 points and Preston Purifoy hit a go-ahead jumper with 51 seconds remaining as Alabama-Birmingham edged UTEP 61-60 Saturday night.Purifoy's basket ... http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=203244571&cat=7e50c85536b0a892 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:46:38 -0500 CBS 42 http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=203244571&cat=7e50c85536b0a892 Cullman Police are looking into the case. The woman was found just before 11 AM today out in the parking lot of the Twin Willow Apartments. Right now, investigators say they are unsure exactly what ... http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=203244567&cat=7e50c85536b0a892 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:43:44 -0500 ABC 3340 http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=203244567&cat=7e50c85536b0a892 Tuscaloosa County Sheriff's investigators are trying to piece together a large crime scene and figure out who is responsible for a shoot out that put six people in the hospital. The shooting ... http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=203244566&cat=7e50c85536b0a892 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:43:42 -0500 ABC 3340 http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=203244566&cat=7e50c85536b0a892 By BOB JOHNSONAssociated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Former state Sen. "Walking" Wendell Mitchell, who served the 30th District outside Montgomery for almost three decades, has died. He ... http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=203244565&cat=7e50c85536b0a892 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:43:39 -0500 ABC 3340 http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=203244565&cat=7e50c85536b0a892 BIRMINGHAM, AL (WIAT) - Hoover's girls & Spain Park's boys took home team titles in the final day of the Track & Field State Championships Saturday at the Birmingham Crossplex. ... http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=203243091&cat=7e50c85536b0a892 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:54:39 -0500 CBS 42 http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=203243091&cat=7e50c85536b0a892 Last week in Birmingham five people died in a mass killing in Ensley. Saturday those five victims were laid to rest. Hundreds were packed inside the Metropolitan AME church - and hundreds others ... http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=203243089&cat=7e50c85536b0a892 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:51:41 -0500 ABC 3340 http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=203243089&cat=7e50c85536b0a892 COTTONDALE, Ala. (WIAT)- A gun-fueled battle in West Alabama injures six people, leaving two in critical condition. A birthday celebration at Eddins Estates apartment complex on Ken Sealy Drive ... http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=203241391&cat=7e50c85536b0a892 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:02:08 -0500 CBS 42 http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=203241391&cat=7e50c85536b0a892 ost people threw out Christmas trees more than a month ago but those trees are still serving a purpose. We caught up with Alabma Power at Smith Lake, in the Bankhead National Forest near Houston ... http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=203241392&cat=7e50c85536b0a892 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:02:05 -0500 CBS 42 http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=203241392&cat=7e50c85536b0a892 INDIANAPOLIS — Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton has won the 2011 Associated Press NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year award.Newton is the second straight No. 1 overall draft pick to take ... http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=203241393&cat=7e50c85536b0a892 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:02:02 -0500 CBS 42 http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=203241393&cat=7e50c85536b0a892 Mississippi State (18-5, 5-3) shot 60.4 percent from the field and 63.2 percent from 3-point range on 12-of-19 treys to edge past the Tigers. Auburn (13-10, 3-6) tied a school record with only three ... http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=203241389&cat=7e50c85536b0a892 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:02:00 -0500 CBS 42 http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=203241389&cat=7e50c85536b0a892 SPARTANBURG, S.C. --- The Samford University basketball team battled for its sixth victory in eight games Saturday as the Bulldogs earned a nail-biting 66-61 overtime triumph in Southern Conference ... http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=203241388&cat=7e50c85536b0a892 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:01:57 -0500 CBS 42 http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=203241388&cat=7e50c85536b0a892 , former offensive lineman for the University of Kentucky and the Pittsburgh Steelers, has been elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame as announced Saturday. He, along ... http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=203241394&cat=7e50c85536b0a892 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:01:55 -0500 CBS 42 http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=203241394&cat=7e50c85536b0a892 ALABASTER-AL - The brother of Danny Acker was arrested Saturday afternoon for trespassing. Alabaster Police report Harmon D. Acker, 43, was arrested just after 1:00 p.m. after police responded to ... http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=203241387&cat=7e50c85536b0a892 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:59:24 -0500 ABC 3340 http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=203241387&cat=7e50c85536b0a892 A line of heavy rainfall late Saturday afternoon and early evening will give us plenty of rain fall. Watch out for water on roadways!This is all part of a cold front moving through the region and ... http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=203239882&cat=7e50c85536b0a892 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:13:10 -0500 CBS 42 http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=203239882&cat=7e50c85536b0a892 The Tuscaloosa County Sheriff's Department responded to a Cottondale Apartment complex Friday night where six people had been shot. Tuscaloosa County Sheriff Ted Sexton held a press conference ... http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=203238437&cat=7e50c85536b0a892 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:17:20 -0500 CBS 42 http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=203238437&cat=7e50c85536b0a892 TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) - Authorities in Tuscaloosa County say six people were shot, including two who suffered critical injuries, when gunmen opened fire while trying to rob a group of teenagers at a ... http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=203238432&cat=7e50c85536b0a892 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:14:43 -0500 ABC 3340 http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=203238432&cat=7e50c85536b0a892 http://bit.ly/wfXkHl ) police found the body of 46-year-old Gary Blackwell after responding to a shooting early Saturday. Montgomery police say Blackwell's death marks the city's first ... http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=203238433&cat=7e50c85536b0a892 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:14:42 -0500 ABC 3340 http://feeds.tuscaloosanews.net/?rid=203238433&cat=7e50c85536b0a892