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Staff report Fans coming to the University of Alabama's spring football game on Saturday will have the opportunity to see Tuska, a 7-ton bronze elephant statue. The sculpture, which has resided at the NorthRiver Yacht Club since 2000, was installed Monday outside Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa by a crew from McAbee Construction. Tuska's new home includes a plaza with landscaping, a large pedestal for Tuska to stand on, sidewalks surrounding the statue and lighting elements for nighttime viewing. The Tuska plaza is at the southeast corner of University Boulevard and Wallace Wade Avenue ...

Tuska: Massive elephant statue installed next to Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa Share Updated: 4:09 PM CDT Apr 12, 2021 WVTM 13 Digital Share Updated: 4:09 PM CDT Apr 12, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript FOR SEATING IN TUSCALOOSAIDE FANS WILL GET TO SEE THE REIGNING NATIONAL CHAMPIONS. HIT THE FIELD FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE TITLE GAME. KICKOFF FOR ALABAMA’S A DAY IS AT NOON. THE TICKETS ARE ALSO ON SALE WITH STADIUM SEATING LIMITED TO 50% CAPACITY. TIDE FANS HEADING TO THE TUSCALOOSA CAMPUS THIS WEEKEND. WE’LL GET A LOOK AT THE CAPSTON...

Campaign donations top $280,000 in Tuscaloosa mayor's race If politics can be described as war without bloodshed, then campaign contributions could be considered the ammunition for the weaponry. Tuscaloosa’s 2021 race for mayor is rife with such contributions, with donations between the three candidates – incumbent Walt Maddox and his challengers, Martin Houston and Serena Fortenberry – topping more than $280,000 since their campaign announcements were made. And while Maddox’s $140,637 in recorded cash contributions since August – the month that a survey of his chances at a fifth te...

LOOKING BACK | This week in West Alabama History: Dec. 21, 2020 The Tuscaloosa News 50 years ago this week • The Tuscaloosa City Commission chamber was packed with property owners protesting the rezoning of Northington campus from institutional to commercial. A proposed land swap between the University of Alabama and the state Mental Health Board hinged on the rezoning. The University wanted to obtain a block of land on University Boulevard in front of Bryce Hospital in exchange for the Northington property and a piece of land in Jefferson County. The rezoning was approved. • Frank M. Moo...