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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Authorities are investigating after a Moundville Police Department officer reportedly shot a wanted man during a traffic stop Monday night
The Tuscaloosa City Board of Education unanimously approved Brittany Grayson as the next principal of University Place Elementary School
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An Aliceville man was killed last week in a fiery crash in Marengo County.
A federal judge has entered final judgment in favor of former Alabama basketball player Kai Spears in his defamation lawsuit against the NYT
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The all-ages competition is aimed at encouraging creative reuse while raising awareness about waste and recycling.
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A 19-year-old man wanted in connection with the fatal shooting of his teenage ex-girlfriend
A teenage girl was shot and killed late Friday night outside a Tuscaloosa club
TPD said the victim's injuries are serious but don’t appear life-threatening at this time.
The Tuscaloosa Police Department is on the scene of a possible shooting after responding to a report of gunfire.
The appeals court has upheld the convictions of a Buhl man found with more than 100 images of child sexual abuse material.
A relief fund has been established to help Northside High School Principal Jeremy Madden and his family
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A Tuscaloosa County judge has denied a request to halt a civil wrongful death lawsuit for two of the parties involved.
Four Tuscaloosa-based institutions will receive more than $13 million in grants aimed at improving rural health care across Alabama.
Here's our coverage from the PETA protest at the grand opening of Tuscaloosa's new Raising Cane's location.
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A Tuscaloosa man was killed early Sunday morning in a single-vehicle crash in Perry County.
