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WVUA News at 5

April 11, 2013 - 12:10pm
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Airdate: April 10, 2013

Posted By: Hannah Ward

News at 10:00

April 11, 2013 - 8:27am
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WVUA News at Ten.  Airdate: Wednesday, April 10, 2013.  Posted by Zack Gutierrez.  Anchors: Daniel Sparkman, Tamika Alexander.

Sexton Leaving

March 7, 2013 - 2:49pm

The Tuscaloosa County Sheriff's Office has annouced the departure of Sheriff Ted Sexton, who has accepted the position of Division Chief for Homeland Security with the Los Angeles (California) County Sheriff’s Department.  Sexton's last day as Tuscaloosa County Sheriff will be March 17, 2013. Sexton has served in various law enforcement roles for the past 35 years.  ...Read more

Election Watch

January 29, 2013 - 11:59pm
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TUSCALOOSA (WVUA) - A state representative from the Tuscaloosa area is announcing his plans to go after another office.


Republican state representative John Merrill announced he is running for Alabama Secretary of State. Merrill made the announcement Tuesday morning in Tuscaloosa. ...Read more

WVUA-TV Coverage

November 6, 2012 - 12:30pm

Join WVUA-TV, Alabama's Home Team, for complete coverage of local, state and national elections on Tuesday, November 6.  We'll kick off our live coverage on WVUA News First at Four, and we'll bring you results and updates throughout the evening.  Then, join us at 9:30 p.m. for special extended Election 2012 coverage.  You can also get results right here on wvuatv.com.

Probate Judge Debate

November 3, 2012 - 7:15pm
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Tuscaloosa County Probate Judge Candidate Forum
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Central High School - Tuscaloosa

Sponsored by the League of Women Voters and The Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama

Joint Production of WVUA-TV and the Center for Public Television

Election Results

October 23, 2012 - 8:49pm

Updated: Wednesday, November 7, 3:15 a.m. **Winner
U.S. PRESIDENT ...Read more



















U.S. President    
Precincts   92%
**Barack Obama (D) 57,300,871 50%
Mitt Romney (R) 55,528,740 48%



Are You Undecided?

October 1, 2012 - 2:38pm

Are you an undecided voter? Are you planning to watch Wednesday's presidential debate? Are you willing to share your thoughts? WVUA is looking for a focus group of undecided voters to watch the debate at our studios.  Then, you'll have a chance to share your opinions on what the candidates had to say on WVUA News at 10.


If you're an undecided voter who's willing to be a part of our group, E-mail Daniel Sparkman at dsparkman@wvuatv.com.

Referendum Results

September 18, 2012 - 8:39pm

Alabama voters have decided by a 2-to-1 margin to support the withdrawal of $437 million from a state trust fund to help balance the General Fund budget for the next three years.


 


With 81 percent of the precincts reporting Tuesday, the vote was 66 percent for and 34 percent against.


 


Gov. Robert Bentley called it a temporary funding bridge to maintain essential state services, while state officials work on right-sizing government.


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Robert Thomas

August 23, 2012 - 5:58pm
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WVUA News at Five; Meet the Candidates --- Northport Mayoral Race. Interview with Robert Thomas.

Anchor: Terri Brewer.

Airdate: Thursday, August 23, 2012.

Posted by:Kimberly Bolling.