Fans welcome Alabama football team back to town
Tuscaloosa News – Jan. 12
University of Alabama fans lined up outside of the Mal Moore Athletic Complex to greet the football team when it arrived on campus Tuesday evening after winning its 16th National Championship against Clemson on Monday night. The sirens from the police escort blared as the team buses pulled into the parking lot, accompanied by the sound of the “Roll Tide Roll” chants reverberating throughout the large crowd. Linda and Mike Williams traveled the 100 miles from Sylacauga to welcome home the Crimson Tide. The couple has been attending Alabama games since 1969, and during coach Nick Saban’s era have been greeting the team after almost every away game at the Tuscaloosa Regional Airport.
Fox 6 (Birmingham) – Jan. 12
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WVUA (Tuscaloosa) –Jan. 12
Alabama U.S. House Delegation congratulates the Tide!
C-Span (National) – Jan. 12
They heard a Roll Tide on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives this morning.
WBRC-Fox (Birmingham) – Jan. 12
WAFF-NBC (Huntsville) – Jan. 12
WHNT-CBS (Huntsville) – Jan. 12
Astronaut congratulates UA
WHNT-CBS (Huntsville) – Jan. 12
Astronaut Terry Verge congratulated Alabama on the national championship win.
University of Alabama students celebrate National Championship on the Strip
WAGA-Fox (Atlanta, Ga.) – Jan. 12
University of Alabama students celebrate the team’s win over Clemson.
UA Political Scientist Professor discusses State of the Union Address
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – Jan. 12
Later on this evening, President Obama will deliver his final State of the Union address. WVUA spoke with a UA professor on what he predicts the president will cover in tonight’s historic address.
Empire State Building lit in Crimson and White
Fox 6 (Birmingham) – Jan. 12
The Empire State Building was lit in the color of the two teams in the National Championship. After the game, it was lit in only Crimson and White for about 30 minutes.
Retailers score big with Alabama win
WTVY-CBS (Dothan) – Jan. 12
Local retailers selling Bama gear also scored big. Stores like Academy Sports in Dothan opened after the game, and were flooded with customers seeking championship apparel. Many versions of the shirt have already sold out.
WRGX-NBC (Dothan) – Jan. 12
WSFA-NBC (Montgomery) – Jan. 12
Free tax preparation services offered to working families in Tuscaloosa
Tuscaloosa News – Jan. 12
Free tax preparation services are now available to working families in Tuscaloosa through the University of Alabama Center for Ethics and Responsibility and UA’s SaveFirst Initiative. The services are for working families who earn up to $52,000 with children in the home or $20,000 for families without children in the home. Applicants can call 1-888-99-TAX-AL to schedule a free appointment at the McDonald Hughes Community Center, 3101 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. or the Tuscaloosa Public Library’s main branch, 1801 Jack Warner Parkway NE. Appointments can be scheduled during daytime, evening and Saturday hours. Taxes will be prepared by University of Alabama students.
Presidential primary calendar could help congressional challengers
Arca Max – Jan. 13
In more than a dozen states, House and Senate primary elections will happen on the same ballot with the presidential race — timing that could pose a challenge for incumbent candidates in intraparty battles. Presidential candidates such as New York City real estate mogul Donald Trump and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz are hoping to lure new, anti-establishment voters to the polls, a change that would skew the kinds of voters candidates will face … Richard Fording, chairman of the department of political science at the University of Alabama, said “barring a major scandal or something catastrophic,” he thinks Shelby will be fine in his re-election effort. Still, he said anti-establishment energy by voters could come to play further down the Republican primary ballot in his state, where Rep. Martha Roby is facing opposition by Becky Gerritson the leader of the Wetumpka, Ala., tea party group.
P-TECH schools helping students get to college, one of those students will attend UA
WNET-PBS (New York, NY) – Jan. 12
Pathways in Technology Early College High Schools or P-TECH schools is a six year public school program that gives students an Associates Degree in a STEM area at no cost. Amanda Cook, a student from a P-TECH High School in New York will graduate this summer with an associate degree in Technology. She will attend The University of Alabama on a track scholarship in the Fall.