Stephen Dethrage

A lifelong Alabama resident, Stephen has spent 12 years reporting for various media outlets in the Tuscaloosa area, including stints at the Crimson White, the Birmingham News and AL.com, the Tuscaloosa News and more before joining the team at Townsquare Media, where he now serves as the editor-in-chief of the Tuscaloosa Thread.

Former UA Athletic Director Bill Battle Dies at 82

A beloved former athletics director at the University of Alabama has died at, the school announced on Thanksgiving morning.

Tuscaloosa & Auburn Mayors Re-Enter Friendly Iron Bowl Wager for Charity

The leaders of Tuscaloosa and Auburn will once again wager charitable donations on the outcome of the Iron Bowl as the Tide takes on the Tigers in Tuscaloosa Saturday.

Habitat Tuscaloosa Dedicates 2 Homes Built to Honor Nick & Terry Saban

Tuesday was a rare and rapturous day for Habitat for Humanity of Tuscaloosa as they dedicated two homes built to honor Nick & Terry Saban in the same morning.

Leaders Breaks Ground on $11 Million Tuscaloosa Tennis Center Expansion

It was a joyous and very windy day at Jaycee Park in Alberta City Thursday afternoon as community leaders broke ground on an $11 million project to transform the Tuscaloosa Tennis Center.

Alabama’s Homecoming to Feature UA’s First-Ever Drone Light Show

The skies above the University of Alabama campus will light up with the school's first-ever drone light show to cap off a week of Homecoming events ahead of Saturday's football game against Missouri.

Sports Illustrated to Kill Current Plan for Tuscaloosa Resort, Return to Drawing Board

Developers planning a multi-phase college sports resort and hotel on the Black Warrior River in Tuscaloosa are tossing their concepts and returning to the drawing board.

Tuscaloosa Tables Vote to Advance Sports Illustrated Resort As More Opponents Emerge

The Tuscaloosa city council is taking another week to think over a proposed college sports resort along the Black Warrior River after residents expressed concerns Tuesday.

North Tuscaloosa Residents Voice Concerns Over Proposed Sports Illustrated Resort

A group of North Tuscaloosa residents voiced concerns about - and some support for - the proposed first-of-its-kind Sports Illustrated resort planned for Rice Mine Road.

Women Needed for Habitat Tuscaloosa’s Home Build to Honor Miss Terry Saban

A local nonprofit is calling on the women of West Alabama to come volunteer time and sweat equity to build a home in honor of the legendary Miss Terry Saban.

Sold-out Amp Show, Georgia Showdown, Trump Visit Spell Busy Week in Tuscaloosa

Tuscaloosa is bracing for traffic as a sold-out Amphitheater show sets the stage for the biggest college football game of the season and visits from some of the biggest names in Republican politics.