Ryan Phillips is an award-winning journalist and editor from Tuscaloosa, Alabama. A graduate of both the University of Mississippi and the University of Alabama, Phillips has worked as a reporter and editor at the Birmingham Business Journal, the Associated Press-Atlanta Bureau and Weather.com. Most recently, Phillips worked for nearly four years as the executive editor of the Starkville Daily News and (West Point) Daily Times Leader in Mississippi. Phillips has received numerous investigative journalism awards in both Alabama and Mississippi, along with awards for photography, general news reporting and commentary.
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Leaders of a city in Texas are pulling the plug on a massive unfinished project associated with a developer of Northport's University Beach
David Hill, owner of Alabama Investigative Services, has been elected to the Alabama Private Investigator Board.
A man who owns three massage businesses in the area was arrested Thursday after an 18-month investigation into suspected human trafficking.
UA student Myles Morgan, a Birmingham-born singer-songwriter, has grown from local gigs to major venues in just over a year.
The task force executed search warrants at three massage parlors and a private residence Thursday morning
A Hale County man who allegedly opened fire on officers during a multi-agency pursuit early Wednesday was shot and killed by police.
Central Elementary School has added Church at the Oaks as its newest Adopt-A-School partner
A pursuit involving multiple law enforcement agencies ended in a fatal officer-involved shooting after a suspect opened fire on police.
A Tuscaloosa County man is behind bars, accused of attempting to kidnap a gas station clerk in Duncanville on Tuesday morning.
Newly filed court documents provide additional details about the felony domestic violence arrest of a Tuscaloosa Police investigator
Northport Police are searching for a missing juvenile last seen late Tuesday morning in the Vestavia community.
A 23-year-old Tuscaloosa County man has died from injuries he suffered in a motorcycle crash over the weekend.
University of Alabama junior Camila Lopez has earned the prestigious Obama Foundation Voyager Scholarship.
Alternative rock band Cake will headline a spring concert at the Mercedes-Benz Amphitheater on Saturday, April 25, 2026.
A hearing to consider revoking the probation of Tuscaloosa private investigator Michael Eugene Hearing has been scheduled for Jan. 8, 2026.
A Reform woman is dead following a single-vehicle crash Monday afternoon in Pickens County.
The City of Tuscaloosa will hold a career fair on Wednesday, Oct. 15, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Tuscaloosa River Market.
The hearing on the University Beach Improvement District’s petition to validate nearly $60M in bonds set for Tuesday has been continued.
Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson was named the Southeastern Conference’s Offensive Player of the Week on Monday
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