Riley Conlon

The school year is just around the corner and once again, families are encouraged to participate in Alabama's annual Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday.

Video above: Previous coverageA Tuscaloosa restaurant is mourning the loss of two employees killed earlier this week in a Brookwood double homicide, remembering them as beloved members of its work family. Buffalo Phil's issued a statement just days after Jose Felix Alvarez-Duenas, 31, and Jazmine Bates, 22, were found fatally shot inside a home on Alabama Junction Road. Authorities have charged 24-year-old De'Kendrick Crawford with capital murder, and the investigation remains ongoing."It is with shattered hearts that we share the unimaginable loss of two beloved members of our work family, Felix and Jazmine," the restaurant said. "There are simply no words to express the pain our team is feeling. They were more than employees—they were family. Their kindness, dedication, and the joy they brought to our workplace will never be forgotten."The restaurant described Alvarez-Duenas as a devoted single father of three children whose family meant everything to him."Nothing in this world made him prouder than being their dad," the restaurant said. "He was one of the hardest-working people you could ever meet, full of life, fiercely loyal, and the kind of friend you were blessed to have for a lifetime. He worked tirelessly to provide for his children, and his love for them was evident in everything he did."Bates, a Chicago native set to soon graduate from the University of Alabama, was remembered as someone who brought warmth and kindness to those around her."She had a bubbly personality that could light up a room, a beautiful heart, and a smile that made everyone around her feel welcome. She had so much life ahead of her, and her loss is truly heartbreaking," the restaurant said.>> YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD: Community coverage from WVTM 13Buffalo Phil's said its team's thoughts are with Alvarez-Duenas' three children, both families, friends and everyone affected by the tragedy. The restaurant asked the community to respect the families' privacy and said it would not comment further while the investigation continues."Felix and Jazmine, thank you for the laughter, the hard work, the kindness, and the memories you gave us. You will always be a part of our family. We will carry your memories with us every day, and you will never be forgotten," the restaurant said. "Rest peacefully, Felix and Jazmine. You were deeply loved, and you will be deeply missed."

CONECUH COUNTY, Ala. — State fire investigators say they have identified the likely cause of the hunting camp fire that killed two University of Alabama students in Conecuh County last week.

A massage therapist arrested on sexual abuse charges is now facing a civil lawsuit that accuses him of sexually assaulting a client and the Homewood spa where he worked of allowing it to happen. Matthew Owen Jones, 44, of Sterrett, was arrested Thursday on two counts of sexual abuse after Homewood police investigated allegations of inappropriate sexual conduct during massage appointments at Escape Day Spa. He was released from the Jefferson County Jail on a $30,000

The FBI is assisting the Pell City Police Department as investigators continue excavating a rural property along Wolf Pond Road in Talladega

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A new judge is overseeing a lawsuit seeking to stop construction of a data center in the Oxmoor Valley area after the previous magistrate recused herself

The countdown to high school football season is on.

ATLANTA — A dream years in the making came true Sunday for North Alabama native and former UAB athlete Brewer Hicklen, who made his Atlanta Braves debut.

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A person was injured in a shooting Tuesday night at a gas station in Birmingham.