Fatal Tuscaloosa County Crash | NYT Reporter Testifies In Defamation Trial

TGIF, Tuscaloosa! Let's breeze through this Friday morning and get you on to the weekend.

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

• Hale County man killed in motorcycle crash.
• NYT defamation trial.
• Tide football fall camp.

First, a look at today's weather: Sunny and dangerously hot. High:96 | Low: 76 🥵

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🗞 Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa

1. NYT Reporter Who Authored Kai Spears Story Testifies In Defamation Trial: Here's our extensive courtroom coverage from the fourth day of the defamation trial brought against the NYT by a former UA basketball player. We'll be back in the courtroom today to bring you more. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
2. Sawyerville Man Killed, Two Injured In Tuscaloosa County Crash: A Hale County man was killed and two others, including a teenager, were injured Wednesday night in a two-vehicle crash involving a motorcycle on Alabama Highway 69 South in Tuscaloosa County. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
3. Brookwood Planning and Zoning Commission recommends rezoning request of more than 370 acres: The Brookwood Planning and Zoning Commission voted unanimously earlier this week to recommend a rezoning petition for Project Brookwood LLC, which would rezone 374 acres to light industrial. (Josh Gauntt, WBRC Fox 6 News)
4. Alabama Players List 'Hungry, Starving' Sleeper Teammates: Here's a breakdown of Crimson Tide players to watch this fall, provided by those who know them best. (Hunter De Siver, Bama Central)
5. Photo Gallery: Alabama holds first scrimmage of 2026 fall camp: The Crimson Tide held its first scrimmage of fall camp Thursday, so check out this look back at this action. (Charlie Potter, BamaOnline)

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- RP