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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Here's a first look at the route and drink specials at participating locations for the 2025 SantaCon Bar Crawl in downtown Tuscaloosa.
A pedestrian is hospitalized in critical condition after being struck on McFarland Boulevard near Northport City Hall Wednesday evening
TCSO is warning area residents about a new wave of phone scams involving callers impersonating law-enforcement officers
A felony domestic violence case against a TPD supervisor has been dismissed after the alleged victim decline to pursue prosecution.
Investigators provided additional insight into the case during a press conference on Wednesday.
TCS on Monday honored its best educators, support staff, schools and community partners during its annual Apple Awards.
The nine-member commission selected attorneys John Baird, Chad Hobbs and Corey Seale from a pool of six applicants.
UA is now the first college in the state to offer Transportation Security Administration (TSA) PreCheck enrollment service
The Tuscaloosa Police Department (TPD) is currently accepting applications for its 2026 Citizens Academy.
Alabama Athletics on Tuesday announced several adjustments to its future football schedules.
Two men are charged with capital murder in the deaths of two other men whose bodies were found days apart on Old Fayette Road in October
This comes after two publications, Alice Magazine and Nineteen Fifty-Six, were informed Monday that their operations would cease immediately
Tuscaloosa City Schools on Monday officially opened its search for the district’s next superintendent
Free events will be held at the Gorgas House Museum, Paul W. Bryant Museum and Alabama Museum of Natural History.
The concert will feature holiday favorites, classical works and a Christmas sing-along.
Tuscaloosa Fire Rescue announced Monday it will host its fourth annual “Cookies, Cocoa and Pictures with Santa” event on Dec. 6.
A Tuscaloosa County man was arrested last week after authorities say he shot his wife during an argument at a home on Old Marion Road.
A Livingston man is dead following a two-vehicle crash Saturday evening in Sumter County.
Here's a look at some of our favorite trees from this year's installment of the Tuscaloosa Tinsel Trail
Northport will once again transform in the North Pole when it host its fifth annual Holiday Open House on Dec. 16.
