Tuscaloosa Alabama

Tyler McKay is the head coach of The University of Alabama’s Wheelchair Tennis team in the Adaptive Athletics program. He's from Minnesota, and had never eaten grits before moving to the South! He talks to Quick-Fire Quips host Baillee Majors about adjusting to life in Alabama and learning Southern phrases after leaving the Midwest. Plus, his favorite hidden gem in Tuscaloosa.

President Donald Trump has offered some encouraging words and advice for graduating students at The University of Alabama. But his speech Thursday night was interspersed with complaints about his critics, accusations that judges were “interfering” with his agenda and attacks on his predecessor, Joe Biden. Democrats held a counterprotest a mile away that featured former presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke and former U.S. Sen. Doug Jones of Alabama.

The White House is opening a weeklong celebration of President Donald Trump's first 100 days in office. Officials kicked off the promotional campaign Monday with a focus on his immigration crackdown. Trump is holding a rally in Michigan on Tuesday and delivering a commencement address at the University of Alabama on Thursday.

Applications for artist booths and live performers for the 2025 Druid City Arts Festival are due Friday, Jan. 10. The free two-day festival at Tuscaloosa's Government Plaza highlights local artists and musicians.

A popular ballet as well as a beloved fairytale are being showcased in Alabama. The performances of Swan Lake and Sleeping Beauty are being put on by the prestigious State Ballet Theatre of Ukraine in Mobile, Montgomery, Birmingham and Tuscaloosa.

An annual celebration of the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will soon start again in Alabama. “Realizing the Dream Through Struggle and Change” is the theme of the annual Realizing the Dream.

An indoor and outdoor weekend event in Tuscaloosa that highlights local artists is being billed as "perfect opportunity to find some one-of-a-kind gifts for everyone on your list." The Kentuck Art Center's Art Market Holiday Extravaganza is set for Saturday, Dec. 14 at Kentuck at Queen City on Jack Warner Parkway.

The Tuscaloosa Police Department is warning residents of scam phone number that's circulating on social media. A post from the department's Facebook page explains the number is incorrectly identified as a TPD Reports Line. Officers caution to not use the phone number.

The City of Tuscaloosa’s seasonal ice-skating rink is returning to Government Plaza in downtown Tuscaloosa this week. Holidays on the Plaza is set to open on Friday Nov. 29, alongside the Tuscaloosa One Place's Tinsel Trail.

Tuscaloosa leaders have broken ground on the Tuscaloosa Tennis Center expansion and Jaycee Park upgrades project. The expansion will add 17 new outdoor courts with player and spectator seating and better lighting. Jaycee Park upgrades include walking trail improvements, maintenance building and security upgrades.