A 20-year-old Tuscaloosa man is still in critical condition after he fell 50 feet off a cliff while camping last week. Carter Crutchfield was camping with members of the Sigma Chi fraternity from Birmingham Southern University last week when he lost his footing. Witnesses say he bounced off a rock before falling into a creek below. It took several minutes to reach him, and then an additional 25 minutes to reach an area with cellular service. Members of the group, one of them a pre-medical students, performed CPR until medical crews arrived. Crutchfield was taken to Huntsville Hospital where he remained in critical condition last night.

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There have been 16 homicides in Tuscaloosa County so far this year, and there have been no arrests in three of the cases. Police have no suspects in two of them, icluding the shooting of Arhmad Vaughn on April 13th. They're are also no suspects in the June Death of David Roscoe Turner, who was found dead in his apartment. Investigators have video of a man walking up to the thrid homicide victim, but have yet to identify him. There were 17 homicides committed in 2007.

Presidents of about 100 of the nation's best-known colleges and universities are calling on lawmakers to lower the drinking age from 21 to 18. They say current laws actually encourage dangerous binge drinking on campus.
     The movement is called the Amethyst Initiative. It began recruiting college presidents more than a year ago to spark a national debate on the drinking age.
     The school chiefs are already facing sharp criticism. Mothers Against Drunk Driving says lowering the drinking age would lead to more fatal car crashes. It's also urging parents to think twice about sending their children to colleges that take part in the
effort. MADD's president says the 21-year-old drinking age won't be enforced at those campuses.
     Among the schools represented in the initiatives are Duke, Dartmouth, Ohio State and Syracuse.

State records show that more people in Alabama are using food stamps as the price of groceries has gone up.
     The number of food stamp recipients in Alabama increased by 6 percent between May 2007 and May 2008, with nearly 31,000 more getting the aid for a total of 541,000. The amount of food stamp dollars paid monthly in Alabama increased by 11 percent between May 2007 and May 2008, going from about $49.7 million to $55.3 million.
     Senior Alabama Arise policy analyst Ron Gilbert said greater use of food stamps can be one of the most sensitive indicators of a troubled economy.

The Narcotics Division attempted to serve 33 Arrest Warrants and executed 3 search warrants as a result of several investigations over the last 3 months. According to  a police news release, charges ranged from possession to trafficking in controlled substances. The unit arrested 17 individuals on 27 charges, seized 5 guns (at least one was stolen), 1 pound of marijuana, approx. 14 grams of cocaine, 45 liquid oz. of methamphetamine oil/extract and assorted controlled pills. The unit processed 1 methamphetamine lab. More arrest will follow over the next days.

If traffic on 15th street is any indication of when the fall semester begins, it's getting close. Tuscaloosa is filled with college students returning to the University of Alabama after the summer break. Classes at the Capstone begin Wednesday. As part of the Week of Welcome, an annual event that welcomes new and returning students back, students were treated to free food and music Sunday Night at the UA Plaza Live!. Booths were also set up by student organizations to welcome students. You can expect long lines at area Walmart and Target stores as students buy essential supplies for the new year.

T-Town's olympic contender Deontay Wilder defeated Morocco's Mohammad Arjaoui 23-22 yesterday morning. If Wilder wins his next two matches, he'll be the first US Heavyweight boxer to win the gold since 1988. His next match will be on Friday.

Member of Paul "Bear" Bryant's 1958 Alabama football team came back to the Capstone this weekend to celebrate their 50-year anniversary. Bryant arrived at Alabama to find a group of players used to easy-going practices, but that all changed. Just three years later, Bryant won his first National Championship. About 50 former players were back on campus for the reunion. That team went 5-4-1, losing their season opener to LSU.

It's Birmingham all right -- just not the right Birmingham. Officials in Birmingham, England, didn't take a close enough look at their new leaflet on recycling. The pictures show the skyline of Birmingham, Alabama, not the Birmingham in the U.K. One landmark in the photo is the SouthTrust Tower in Alabama's largest city. Birmingham, U.K., officials blame human error for the goof. But they point out the information on recycling is correct.

A worker at Temerson and Sons scrap metal yard has died after suffering a head injuring while working on a compactor. Police say 29-year-old Samuel Simmons of Centreville was inside the machine working when part of the machine started to move, throwing him into the roof. He had died when emergency personnel reached the scene.