Area Playoff Scores + Alabama Hoops + Black Warrior Riverkeeper

Happy Game Day, people of Tuscaloosa! Let's get you all caught up on what's happening today before you get rolling with The Tide.

In today's Daily, we have these stories and more ...

• Second round playoff action
• Bama hoops host South Dakota State.
• In-depth look at hospital safety scores.

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First, today's weather: Plenty of sun. High: 53 | Low: 31.

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Patch Shout Out!

Saturday morning's shoutout goes to Black Warrior Riverkeeper for installing a new fish consumption advisory sign at Binion Creek Boat Camp in Northport off U.S. Highway 43, which points out the fish that are acceptable to eat and those best tossed back.

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Here are the top 5 stories in Tuscaloosa today:

1. Here's a look around the Tuscaloosa Patch coverage area following the second night of the AHSAA and AISA high school football playoffs. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
2. No. 14 Alabama basketball (2-0) broke triple digits Friday night in Coleman Coliseum with a 104-88 win over South Dakota State (1-1). (Associated Press)
3. Check out this guide for fans visiting Tuscaloosa on Saturday for the Crimson Tide's Alabama football game against New Mexico State. (Ben Flanagan, AL.com)
4. The VFW Post 6022 celebrated Veterans Day Thursday in Cottondale in its own unique way. Check out the celebrations here. (Aajene Robinson, WVUA 23)
5. Here's a more detailed look at safety grades for area hospitals from The Leapfrog Group, which includes hospitals in Tuscaloosa and Northport. (Tuscaloosa Patch)

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Other stories I'm reading today

• Freeze Watch In Effect For Most Of Alabama (Michael Seale, Birmingham Patch)
• Melissa Guthrie, wife of the founder of Alabama fried chicken chain Guthrie's, dies (Drew Taylor, CBS 42)
• Walker County dog shot with arrow expected to make full recovery (Bobby Poitevin, ABC 33/40)
• Man Charged With Attempt Murder After Shooting In Pickensville (Stephen Dethrage, Tuscaloosa Thread)
• Alabama vets ask Gov. Kay Ivey to expand Medicaid (Eddie Burkhalter, Alabama Political Reporter)
• Groundbreaking slated for fourth Buc-ee's location in Alabama (Stephanie Rebman, Birmingham Business Journal)

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Have a great weekend!

— RP

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