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Wells Fargo announces heavy support in Civil Rights anniversary

Submitted by MyFoxAL Web Staff on Friday, May 17th, 9:28 pm

BIRMINGHAM, AL (WBRC)- Wells Fargo announces plans to support a wide variety of programs and events as part of Birmingham's 50th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Movement. They plan to help seven specific groups this year as part of the city's "50 Years Forward" effort.

Representatives from the different organizations were at the press conference this morning. Some of their plans this year include providing college scholarships through the 16th Street Baptist Church Foundation, sponsoring the re-print of the A.G. Gaston book "Green Power," supporting educational programs at the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute and sponsoring Juneteenth Culture Fest at the BCRI on June 1st.

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Nick Saban inducted into Ala. Sports Hall of Fame

Submitted by MyFoxAL Web Staff on Friday, May 17th, 6:40 pm
Nick Saban at a November 2012 press conference. Source: WBRC video

BIRMINGHAM, AL (WBRC)- Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban received another honor Friday as he joins the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2013.

Saban and seven other sports heroes will be inducted into the hall Saturday evening. They include:

-Ronnie Baynes, Auburn athlete and SEC/NFL official
-Forrest Blue, Auburn and NFL athlete (posthumous)
-Eric Davis, Jacksonville State University and NFL athlete
-Bill Jones, University of North Alabama athlete, coach and athletics director (posthumous)
-Bill "Brother" Oliver, University of Alabama athlete
-Vickie Orr, University of Alabama athlete, women's basketball
-Dannette Young Stone, Alabama A&M University track athlete, Olympic medalist

The hall of fame is located at 2150 Richard Arrington, Jr. Blvd., Birmingham, 35203. For more information, please visit http://ashof.org/.

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Kilgore House is almost history on UA campus

Submitted by Kelvin Reynolds, Fox 6 News Reporter, Tuscaloosa Bureau
Friday, May 17th, 2013, 6:39pm
The Kilgore House. Source: WBRC video

TUSCALOOSA, AL (WBRC)- One of the oldest buildings on the University of Alabama campus is almost history.

A backhoe continued tearing down the Kilgore House on campus Friday. The house was originally built in 1890 at Bryce Hospital. Several years later, the first female UA students lived there.

A buyer backed out of purchasing the house after realizing it would be too expensive to move. The university is making room for a new student pavilion with a dining area.

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Troopers release names of 4 killed in Greene Co. wreck

Submitted by Melynda Sides, Digital Content Producer
Thursday, May 16th, 2013, 6:48pm
This is the SUV involved in the Greene Co. wreck that killed four people and injured four people. Source: Kelvin Reynolds

GREENE COUNTY, AL (WBRC)- State troopers have released the names of the four people killed in a wreck in Greene County Wednesday afternoon.

Eight people were traveling in a 2004 Ford Explorer that left the roadway and flipped over before hitting a tree. The wreck happened around 4:15 p.m. on U.S. 11 at mile marker 52 about five miles south of Knoxville, Ala. No other vehicles were involved.

Officials say several of the people inside the SUV were related. They had just left a family in Boligee and were headed back to Tuscaloosa when the wreck happened.

A two-year-old was among the dead. Troopers say no one was wearing a seatbelt and child restraints were not used.

Troopers have listed the fatalities as:

-The driver, 21-year-old Justin Coleman of Alexander City

-Demetria Aaron, 30 of Tuscaloosa

-Latrice Robertson, 22 of Tuscaloosa

-Ziliyah Robertson, 2 of Tuscaloosa

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Falling bricks injure 2 Tuscaloosa firefighters

Submitted by Melynda Sides, Digital Content Producer
Thursday, May 16th, 2013, 1:06pm
Source: MGN Online

TUSCALOOSA, AL (WBRC)- Two Tuscaloosa firefighters were taken to the hospital with minor injuries after bricks fell on them while they battled a house fire Thursday morning.

The firemen, identified as Lt. Darrel Harbin and Phillip Lewis, were putting out a fire in the Laurel Woods subdivision around 5 a.m. when an upper portion of a wall collapsed.

Bricks rained down on the firefighters and hit them in the head, said Travis Parker with the Tuscaloosa Fire Department. Thankfully both firefighters were wearing helmets.

Harbin and Lewis were treated for minor injuries and have both been released. Harbin said he has a concussion and cervical sprain from the incident.

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Man arrested on rape charge in Tuscaloosa

Submitted by Nate Hall on Thursday, May 16th, 11:32 am
Putu Darmika Setiawan (Photo: Tuscaloosa County Jail)

BIRMINGHAM, AL (WBRC)- The Tuscaloosa Police Department says they have arrested a man in connection to a rape investigation.

Officers responded to DCH Hospital on Thursday morning around 6:30 a.m. on a report of a sexual assault. The victim told officers that she and other friends were at the suspect's residence. The victim fell asleep and awoke to the suspect assaulting her. The victim was able to pull away from the suspect and left the scene to get help.

Investigators interviewed witnesses and the suspect. Information gained during the investigation led to the arrest of Putu Darmika Setiawan on the charge of 1st degree rape. He was placed in the Tuscaloosa County Jail on a $50,000 bond.

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Tuscaloosa leaders approve $4.5 million park upgrades

Submitted by Kelvin Reynolds, Fox 6 News Reporter, Tuscaloosa Bureau
Wednesday, May 15th, 2013, 6:43pm
Tuscaloosa city and county parks will benefit from the upgrades. Source: WBRC video

TUSCALOOSA COUNTY, AL (WBRC)- The Tuscaloosa County Commission has approved an expensive makeover for several area parks.

Local leaders hope the upgrades to parks in city limits and the county will attract tourists. The $4.5 million improvements could mean more football and soccer fields as well as adding lights for night games.

Some commissioners worried about spending money for something they felt would benefit the city more than the county. Originally, the cost would be split evenly between the city of Tuscaloosa and the county. Leaders now agree that the city will pay 75 percent of the cost.

One county commissioner hopes the upgrades will it easier for the area to compete for tournaments.

"Really it was a quality of life project in my mind. And I think it's going to be beneficial. It also has the added benefit we hope of bringing in extra tourism dollars by attracting tourists and tournaments," commissioner Stan Acker said.

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