Black Warrior River

On June 15, 1919, a routine boat trip turned catastrophic on the Black Warrior River. What led to the tragic capsizing of the Mary Frances?

Heads up, boaters! The Riverview Public Boat Ramp is temporarily closing for some important renovations.

The city of Tuscaloosa has settled a state lawsuit filed two years ago over regular overflows from its sewage systems into local waterways.

An Alabama nonprofit has acquired more than 360 acres of land on the Black Warrior River for permanent conservation, they announced Friday.

WARNING to all viewers: the images you're about to see are not for the faint of heart. Here's a preview of the newest sculpture to grace the Tuscaloosa Riverwalk.

You can fall in love on the Black Warrior River at this Fosters, Alabama Tiny House.

I truly believe @BWRiverkeeper on twitter says it best, "Alabama needs a state coal ash program designed to protect people, water, land, and wildlife, and not the power companies and landfill owners." We live in a country and state that can value profits over public health & it's time for change.  ...

When hundreds of thousands of gallons of raw sewage get spilled into local waterways, the public has a right to know. Black Warrior Riverkeeper is seeking to change the way we're notified after a sewage spill, the local environmental advocacy agency wants us to get information in a more reliable and timely manner.

Christmas Afloat, Tuscaloosa's lighted river parade and fireworks spectacular, needs your help to fund this year's event.

A sewer pump malfunction in Northpost over Independence Day weekend resulted in hundreds of thousands--and possibly even MILLIONS--of gallons of raw sewage being pumped directly into the Black Warrior River and surrounding creeks.