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Tipping guide: Who, when, how much?

Submitted by Arielle Clay, Fox 6 News Reporter
Tuesday, May 7th, 2013, 1:19pm
Tipping guide: Who, when, how much?

BIRMINGHAM, AL (WBRC)- It's been around since the 17th century, so why is it that so many of us are still lost when it comes to tipping? Who gets one, when and how much?

"People that tip really well, that's one thing people should know, it changes that waiters day," waiter Stuart Bond said.

But just because tips make people in the service industry feel good and for some are what they depend on does not mean they will always see one.

"I look at tipping as you're in Vegas rolling dice. It's a crap shoot. I've had some tips when it's just 0," waiter Tony Taylor said.

In today's fast-paced world where there are more and more services offered at our fingertips, knowing when, who and how much to tip can be daunting.

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Man arrested after fleeing from Tuscaloosa police

Submitted by Melynda Sides, Digital Content Producer
Monday, May 6th, 2013, 7:07pm
Source: MGN Online

TUSCALOOSA, AL (WBRC)- Tuscaloosa police captured a man wanted on multiple charges after he attempted to speed away from a police officer for the second time in two months.

A Tuscaloosa police officer recognized a suspect's vehicle while he was on a routine patrol on Monday morning. The driver of the vehicle had fled from police in April and had two warrants out for his arrest from TPD.

The police officer turned on his lights and sirens to pull over the suspect, but the vehicle continued to drive away at a "high rate of speed," according to Sgt. Brent Blankley.

The police chase started around 10:57 a.m. in the northbound lane of Lurleen Wallace Blvd. at 12th Street and continued west, then back to Jack Warner Parkway.

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Honor flight to leave from Tuscaloosa May 18

Submitted by MyFoxAL Web Staff on Monday, May 6th, 6:47 pm
A group of 165 people will be flown from Tuscaloosa to Washington, D.C. on an honor flight set for May 18. Source: WBRC video

TUSCALOOSA, AL (WBRC)- A big trip is in the works for west Alabama veterans. City leaders announced an upcoming honor flight trip to Washington, D.C.

It's not the first honor flight from Tuscaloosa to D.C., but that doesn't make it any less special for area veterans.

For one Korean War vet in particular, it's a chance to pay his respects to a friend and fallen comrade.

Two veterans were among the group making the announcement at Tuscaloosa Regional Airport about the latest honor flight. The Tuscaloosa Rotary Club is sponsoring the trip.

About 165 people will leave the morning of Saturday, May 18 for the capital. Half of those passengers will be World War II and Korean War veterans. They'll visit places like the World War II and Korean War memorial and Arlington Cemetery.

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Tuscaloosa celebrates new Embassy Suites groundbreaking

Submitted by MyFoxAL Web Staff on Monday, May 6th, 4:58 pm
An artists' rendering of the new Embassy Suites that will be built in downtown Tuscaloosa. Source: Kelvin Reynolds

TUSCALOOSA, AL (WBRC)- Tuscaloosa city leaders and University of Alabama officials celebrated
the groundbreaking of the new Embassy Suites hotel that will be built
downtown.

Around six UA officials including President Judy Bonner and Chancellor Robert Witt attended the ceremony. There are preliminary discussions on a deal between UA and the city of Tuscaloosa to expand the Bryant Conference Center in a joint partnership with the new hotel, according to Mayor Walt Maddox.

[More photos: Tuscaloosa Embassy Suites groundbreaking]

The hotel's developer, Kemmons Wilson, Jr. helped raise more than $600 million for the University of Alabama, according to Chancellor Witt. Wilson said the only way the hotel project could happen is with a public-private partnership.

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Photos: Tuscaloosa Embassy Suites groundbreaking

Submitted by Melynda Sides, Digital Content Producer
Monday, May 6th, 2013, 4:54pm
Photos and captions by Kelvin Reynolds
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Trial to begin for sexual assault suspect

Submitted by MyFoxAL Web Staff on Monday, May 6th, 9:18 am

BIRMINGHAM, AL (WBRC)- A trial is scheduled to happen in Tuscaloosa today for a man accused of sexually victimizing at least eleven boys.

Steven William Karr is accused of the acts over the course of 30 years.

He has pleaded not guilty to 25 charges of sex abuse.

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Copper Top shooting suspect's trial to begin

Submitted by MyFoxAL Web Staff on Monday, May 6th, 9:12 am

BIRMINGHAM, AL (WBRC)- It was almost a year ago, an armed man walked through the streets of Tuscaloosa on a shooting rampage, injuring more than a dozen people. Today, the trial begins for that suspect.

Court documents show today is the day Nathan Wilkins is set to begin trial in last summer's mass shooting in downtown Tuscaloosa that left at least 17 people injured.

Just last week, this case took a strange turn. Nathan Wilkins wrote a letter to the judge in the case asking for the death penalty and apologizing to everyone he hurt. Because no one died in the shooting, Wilkins does not qualify for the death penalty. In the letter, Wilkins says he never liked hearing about other criminals who would live in prison the rest of their lives, supported by taxpayers.

Wilkins has blamed prescription sleeping pills for what happened and he says he wishes this incident would bring attention to that issue.

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