🌱 Darius Miles Charged In Strip Shooting + Teen Killed In Crash

Good Morning, Tuscaloosa! It was a busy and emotional weekend in T-Town, so let's get you all caught up on everything you need to know before you finish out this long weekend.

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

• Tide basketball player charged in fatal shooting.
• UA responds to shooting.
• Teen killed in Saturday crash.

But first, today's weather: Cloudy. High: 64 | Low: 58 ☁️

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🗣 Patch Shout Out 🗣

Our Shout Out for this Monday morning goes to the University of Alabama cheer and dance squads after they secured three top-three finishes at this year's UCA and UDA College Nationals over the weekend at Walt Disney World Park in Orlando, Florida. (More)

🗞 Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa 🗞

1. Alabama Crimson Tide junior forward Darius Miles and a man from Maryland have been charged with capital murder after a Birmingham woman was shot and killed near The Strip early Sunday morning following what police described as a "minor altercation." (Tuscaloosa Patch)
2. Immediately following the announcement of the arrests, UA Athletics said Miles was no longer part of the Crimson Tide basketball team. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
3. Click here to watch the full press conference from Sunday that saw investigators provide updates following the fatal shooting. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
4. A Tuscaloosa teenager was killed and two juvenile passengers injured in a single-vehicle crash Saturday afternoon on Old Lock 15 Road near Howse Camp Road. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
5. As you prepare to celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, here's a look at what's open and closed on this holiday. (Josie Howell, AL.com)

🗓 Today in Tuscaloosa 🗓

• The Goodtime Country Band @ Old Time Fireman's Lodge (More)
• Monday Music @ Druid City Brewing Co. (More)
• Frosted Family Fun Night @ Chick-fil-A Northport (More)
• BamaCarry Monthly Meeting @ Tuscaloosa Moose Lodge #804 (More)

5️⃣ Other Stories I'm Reading Today

1. Gymnastics narrowly wins first road meet (Abby McCreary, Crimson White)
2. Georgia football player, recruiting staffer die in car crash (Amanda Alvarado and Miles Montgomery, WBRC Fox 6 News)
3. Brandon Miller: 'Our mission is to win a national championship' (Charlie Potter, BamaOnline)
4. Fed names new Birmingham branch leaders (A.J. O'Leary, Birmingham Business Journal)
5. Want to be Nick Saban's next defensive coordinator at Alabama? Here's how to apply (Chase Goodbread, Tuscaloosa News)

🙏 Obituaries 🙏

Annie Pearl Williams of Gordo (Northport Funeral & Cremation Service)

Darrell Smalley of Tuscaloosa (Northport Funeral & Cremation Service)

Bernadette Faye Price, 75, of Brookwood (Tuscaloosa Memorial Chapel)

Walter Perry Rogers, 71, of Tuscaloosa (Tuscaloosa Memorial Chapel)

You're all caught up for today! I'll catch up with you bright and early tomorrow with a new update.

— RP

Have a news tip or suggestion for an upcoming Tuscaloosa Daily? Contact me at ryan.phillips@patch.com