Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa
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1. A controlled burn in the
Talladega National Forrest caused a noticeable haze over the northern part of Tuscaloosa County on Tuesday, with the smog more prominent in the afternoon hours.
2. Protests were held outside of
Tuscaloosa City Hall on Tuesday by supporters of
Sonya McKinstry, the incumbent District 7 councilwoman who was defeated by a narrow margin in the March 2 election by Cassius Lanier. McKinstry has asked a court to overturn the results, which were certified Tuesday, due to Lanier s felony record.
HAPPENING NOW: District7 Sonya MKinstry supporters are outside of the Tuscaloosa City Hall asking people to Stand with Sonya. Mkinstry has filed a complaint stating Cassius Lanier was never eligible to run for office. @abc3340pic.twitter.com/nS5naLt6zT
Shots Fired: Villanova Alumnus Buys Billboards to Inspire Alabama
Even good teams need billboard material. And after losing a nail-biter to then-ranked No. 18 Missouri Saturday, the Alabama Crimson Tide basketball team received just that – literally.
Just under a mile from Coleman Coliseum, right outside the Newk s Eatery on University Boulevard, a billboard challenged the Crimson Tide to Protect The Paint. Three billboard ads were placed throughout Tuscaloosa Tuesday and were all funded by Michael Wendel, a Villanova alumnus who has a daughter who attends the University of Alabama. I see potential in the Alabama team, Wendel said. If they were mean, they would win. If you go 1-for-30 from [behind the 3-point line] and don t rebound, then you can t win. I m not trying to make anybody uncomfortable or anything, but I believe this team has Final Four potential.
2 Jefferson County Men Charged with Robbing Tuscaloosa Pharmacy
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Two Jefferson County men are in custody after they allegedly robbed a CVS Pharmacy in Tuscaloosa Tuesday night.
According to a release from the Tuscaloosa Police Department, Terrance Cordale Walker, 31, and Pattrius Marquis Allen, 29 allegedly walked to the pharmacy section of the CVS Pharmacy on Veterans Memorial Parkway. One of the suspects allegedly passed a note to the pharmacy employee, demanding medication while gesturing to imply that he was armed. The other suspect who was allegedly involved in the robbery stood by.
Both suspects then left the store in a white Nissan Altima, traveling toward I-20/59. Three officers who were patrolling the area attempted to initiate a traffic stop around the 87-mile mark but the driver allegedly refused to stop, leading officers on a pursuit.
Martin Houston, a Tuscaloosa businessman, pastor and National Championship winner, announced his campaign to become Tuscaloosa's next mayor Tuesday afternoon.