Tuscaloosa|News|
One Dead After Shooting At Fosters Ferry And Herman Avenue
Investigators with the Tuscaloosa Violent Crimes Unit are investigating a fatal overnight shooting that left one person dead.

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.
Emails news tips or feedback to ryan.phillips@patch.com or call 205-361-7714.
Investigators with the Tuscaloosa Violent Crimes Unit are investigating a fatal overnight shooting that left one person dead.

Alabama overcame a big three-run first inning by the visiting Bradley Braves in front of over 4,000 opening day fans Friday night
Officials have reopened the Riverview Public Boat Ramp on the Black Warrior River near Tuscaloosa.
The event will be held on on Thursday, Feb. 20, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall of Grace Presbyterian Church on Hargrove
Boys & Girls Clubs of West Alabama (BGCWA) this week named Hale County High School senior LaMorris "LJ" Bester as its Youth of the Year.
TPD said the owner may not yet be aware these items are missing from their collection.
Holt High School Principal Daniel Dickens says athletics will remain in the school's future plans.
SSCC reportedly added $309.7 million in income to the college’s service areas in Tuscaloosa and Bibb Counties over the last fiscal year.
The suspect in a fatal shooting at a Tuscaloosa apartment complex has been taken into custody in Washington State.
The University of Alabama System Board of Trustees unanimously elected Angus R. Cooper III to represent the First Congressional District on
Stillman College senior guard Jamariah Turner on Monday was named the HBCU Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Week.
A life-size bronze statue honoring Marine Corps K-9 Lucca K458 will be unveiled at Tuscaloosa Veterans Memorial Park on K-9 Veterans Day.
The City of Tuscaloosa held a groundbreaking ceremony on Monday for the new Police Athletic League (PAL) outdoor basketball courts.
Tuscaloosa is set to hold its municipal elections for mayor, city council and school board, so here's a look at the money raised and spent.
The Alabama men's basketball team (20-3, 9-1 SEC) snagged the top spot in the latest Coaches Poll, which follows a narrow road win over Ark
Outgoing TCSS Chief School Financial Officer Danny Higdon has entered the race for Northport City Council District 5
A Tuscaloosa County woman had been indicted by a grand jury for impersonating a lawyer.
TCSS says Peyton Ramzy was arrested by the Tuscaloosa County Sheriff's Office and has been placed on administrative leave
Investigators say self-defense appears to be the motive after a man died Saturday after being shot outside of the McDonald Hughes Center.
One person was injured in a shooting Saturday afternoon in Tuscaloosa's West End.