Staff report
Members of the Tuscaloosa County Bar Association gathered Thursday on the front steps of the Tuscaloosa County Courthouse for the group’s annual reading of the Declaration of Independence.
The reading has been a tradition for the group since 2012. Tuscaloosa County District Attorney Hays Webb has said during past gatherings that reading the text aloud serves as important reminder of what the Fourth of July celebration is all about.
By issuing the Declaration of Independence, adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, the 13 American colonies severed their political connections to Great Britain. The declaration summarized the colonists’ motivations for seeking independence and the document served as a major step in the formation of the United States of America.
Tuscaloosa County DA reacts to recent gun crimes [INSERT CAPTION HERE] (Source: Storyblocks) By Kelvin Reynolds | April 19, 2021 at 9:26 PM CDT - Updated April 19 at 9:26 PM
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Tuscaloosa police seized weapons from people in several separate incidents over the weekend.
WBRC talked to Tuscaloosa County District Attorney Hays Webb about the matter. Tuscaloosa Police say guns were seized from some people along the Strip after Alabamaâs A-Day football game.
There were at least two times where that happened.
Officers responded to a report of men with weapons in the 1400 block of University Boulevard. Police searched two parked cars. They recovered a gun reported stolen from Birmingham in one car and an AK-47 style gun with a fully loaded magazine in the other.