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A Birmingham entrepreneur with a small but growing business empire is expanding into Tuscaloosa, where he will open his New Orleans-style restaurant in a space he's taking over downtown.

The roughly 5,000 people who work at the Mercedes Benz U.S. International plant in Tuscaloosa County will vote on whether to join the United Auto Workers union during a weeklong period next month.

Painfully high construction costs are still stalling the University of Alabama's plans to build a massive new athletics arena, President Stuart Bell confirmed.

Painfully high construction costs are still stalling the University of Alabama's plans to build a massive new athletics arena, President Stuart Bell confirmed.

Painfully high construction costs are still stalling the University of Alabama's plans to build a massive new athletics arena, President Stuart Bell confirmed.

An employee at Tuscaloosa's Bryce Hospital allegedly choked a patient and body-slammed him several times, police said in charging documents filed this week.

An employee at Tuscaloosa's Bryce Hospital allegedly choked a patient and body-slammed him several times, police said in charging documents filed this week.

Students at Hillcrest High School organized a walkout Wednesday morning over alleged restrictions on their Black History Month Program.

The suspect in a car chase that drew a large police presence to a 15th Street gas station Wednesday night is facing drug charges in the case.

The suspect in a car chase that drew a large police presence to a 15th Street gas station Wednesday night is facing drug charges in the case.