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🌱 Arrest In Apartment Shooting + New Ice Cream Truck In Northport

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Rise and shine, T-Town! Grab the coffee and let's get this Sunday morning started.

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

  • Arrest in fatal shooting.
  • New ice cream truck.
  • Tide football scrimmage.

But first, today's weather: Mostly sunny. High: 97 | Low: 73 🌞

🗣 Patch Shout Out 🗣

Our Shout Out for this Sunday morning goes to Alabama men's golfer Nick Dunlap, who defeated Florida's Parker Bell in Saturday's semifinals to reach the championship match of the 2023 United States Amateur. (More)

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🗞 Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa 🗞

  1. A Tuscaloosa man has been arrested and charged with murder after an argument led to a man being shot and killed at Camelot Apartments Friday night. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
  2. Just in time for the last few weeks of summer, a new ice cream truck concept has officially debuted in Northport. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
  3. It's been 20 years since the disappearance and murder of Heaven LaShae Ross, who was remembered on the anniversary with a balloon release and plea. (Bryan Henry, WBRC Fox 6 News)
  4. Alabama freshman running back Justice Haynes reportedly sat out from the team's second scrimmage with a quad contusion. (Dean Harrell, Tide Illustrated)
  5. Here's more from the Crimson Tide's second scrimmage of the season, including new insight about the ongoing quarterback competition. (Nick Kelly, Tuscaloosa News)

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🏃 On The Move 🏃

Alabama swimming and diving on Friday announced the addition of assistant coach Jake Larson on Friday. He comes to Tuscaloosa from Miami University, where he coached for four seasons before being promoted to associate head coach in 2022. (More)

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🙏 Obituaries 🙏

*Our obituary section is generously sponsored by our friends at Dorroh & Mills, P.C.

Bernice Stewart Abernathy, 87, of Tuscaloosa (Magnolia Chapel)

Carolyn Kay Gray, 57, of Cottondale (Memory Chapel)

Elizabeth Owens, 83, of Fayette (Nelson Funeral Home)

James "Jimmy" Glenn Shuttlesworth, 84, of Brent (Rockco Funeral Home)


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