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Tuscaloosa Murder Arrest + Trooper Injured + VFW Fundraiser

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Up and at 'em, Tuscaloosa! Let's get you all caught up to start this day off on an informed note. Here's everything going on today in Tuscaloosa.

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

  • Tide wins close one.
  • Walker County crime updates.
  • Fundraiser for Tuscaloosa County family.

First, today's weather: Mostly cloudy. High: 66 | Low: 49.

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🌱 Patch Shout Out! 🌱
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Our Shout Out for this Sunday morning goes to University of Alabama Athletic Director Greg Byrne, who could be seen working hard with a bandaged hand outside of Bryant-Denny Stadium Saturday as he ushered fans in for the Crimson Tide's afternoon matchup with Arkansas.

🌱 Here are the top 5 stories in Tuscaloosa today 🌱

  1. No. 2 Alabama football improved to 10-1 Saturday with a 42-35 win over No. 22 Arkansas at Bryant-Denny Stadium. (More)
  2. An arrest has been made in a Friday afternoon shooting in Tuscaloosa's West End that left a 19-year-old woman dead. A second suspect is also being sought. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
  3. Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6022 is set to host a fundraiser on Dec. 11 to raise money for one of its employees who lost her home to a fire in Elrod earlier this month. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
  4. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency is searching for a suspect accused of injuring a state trooper late Friday night in Sumter County. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
  5. The Walker County Sheriff's Office has arrested and charged a man suspected of shooting a dog with a crossbow earlier this month. (Tuscaloosa Patch)

🌱 Today in Tuscaloosa 🌱

- GobbleCross at Sokol Park (More)

- PetSense Adoption Day (More)

- WATCH: Duke women's basketball against Alabama in Fort Worth (More)

🌱 Other stories I'm reading today 🌱

🌱 Tuscaloosa Patch Notebook 🌱

The University of Alabama's swimming and diving team set six new marks over the course of the three-day meet at the Tennessee Invitational, which included four by the women's team and two from the men. (More)

In UA track and field news, Alabama's Mercy Chelangat finished second at the NCAA Cross Country Championships Saturday, leading the Crimson Tide women to a 15th-place team finish. (More)

While we regretfully admit that Auburn won for the first time in half a decade, the Beat Auburn, Beat Hunger food drive raised 319,437 pounds of food for the West Alabama Food Bank, which is the most the initiative has ever raised. In a resounding win, Auburn gathered 671,826 pounds of food. (More)

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— RP

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