🌱 Alabama Mystery Solved + Calvin Ridley + HC Queen Controversy

Good morning, Tuscaloosa! Let's get this Monday started with the stories we're watching and working on today!

First, today's weather: Sunny to partly cloudy. High: 70 | Low: 47.

Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa:

1. ICYMI, here's an in-depth look at a West Alabama mystery solved after more than half a century, as investigators have identified a teen hitchhiker killed in Bibb County in 1961. You don't want to miss this one (Tuscaloosa Patch)
2. A Buhl man has died from his injuries following a two-vehicle crash Saturday night on a Tuscaloosa County road. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
3. In the ongoing saga of the University of Alabama's homecoming queen election, Vice President for Student Life Myron Pope reportedly sent an email to the student body Saturday to address "misinformed narratives" following extensive reporting by the student newspaper. (Isabel Hope, Crimson White)
4. Former Crimson Tide football standout and current Atlanta Falcon Calvin Ridley says he is "stepping away" from football at this time to focus on his mental wellbeing. (Mark Inabinett, AL.com)
5. The aunt of a slain Tuscaloosa 13-year-old is speaking out following the tragedy, which occurred during one of the most violent stretch of days Tuscaloosa has seen in some time. (A'Leeyah Ponder, WVUA 23)

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— RP

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