Verizon Wireless announced Wednesday morning it will soon offer its 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) network in Tuscaloosa and Auburn. The 4G LTE network will be available in the coming weeks, according to a news release from Verizon Wireless.

With the 4G LTE network, Verizon customers will be able to access the Internet, listen tomusic, watch videos and use apps on smart phones with speeds up to 10 times faster, the company states.

Jonathan LeCompte, president of the Georgia/Alabama region for Verizon Wireless, says the new technology will benefit not only residents of Tuscaloosa and Auburn, but "also the hundreds of thousands of people who visit the [campuses] every year."

Verizon Wireless launched its 4G LTE network service in December 2010. More than 200 million have access to the network, which supports more than 20 4G LTE devices, including tablets, smart phones and hotspots.

The 17th Annual Rickwood Classic is set for 12:30pm, Wednesday, May 30 at the Historic Rickwood Field.  Celebrated nationally as a must-attend baseball game, this year’s event will celebrate “War Time Baseball”.  The matchup between the Birmingham Barons and the Chattanooga Lookouts includes an appearance and autographs by Former two-time MVP and Atlanta Braves star Dale Murphy.   Highlighting the importance of baseball during World War II and the Korean Wars, players will wear uniforms from the early 1940s and fesitivities will include a celebration of local veterans and baseball players. 

Danny Ray Smith, 64, is accused of driving under the influence of alcohol when, according to police, he struck and killed a little girl and injured her mother and sister after the Regional Air Show.

The court documents reveal more details about what happened on Saturday in Northport. Police say the Burks family was enjoying the air show while Smith was hosting a watch party at his business, Dixie Air.

Around 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Tanya Burks, along with her two children, were walking in the grass next to 5th Street in Northport.

Court documents say a black 2008 GMC Sierra, driven by Smith, veered onto the shoulder of the road and hit Tanya Burks and her children. A witness told police that the truck kept going for another 100 to 200 yards.