🌱 Kai Spears Lawsuit + Mercedes Vehicle Burglary Arrest

Rise and shine, T-Town! Grab the coffee this morning and get all caught up with us before you get out the door this morning!

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

• Tide walk-on sues New York Times.
• Mercedes vehicle burglary arrest.
• "Bloody Tuesday" program.

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But first, today's weather: Partly sunny and humid. High: 88 | Low: 64 🌤

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Our Shout Out this Wednesday morning goes to P.C.S., LLC owner and Tuscaloosa County resident Justin Ray for bagging these two impressive birds during turkey season in the Samantha area.

🗞 Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa 🗞

1. A defamation lawsuit has been filed by Alabama walk-on basketball player Kai Spears against the New York Times after the newspaper claimed he was present at a fatal shooting in January that grabbed national headlines. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
2. Investigators with the Tuscaloosa County Sheriff's Office have charged a second Jefferson County man following a series of vehicle break-ins at Mercedes-Benz U.S. International in Vance earlier this month. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
3. A Tuscaloosa man is behind bars and accused of disseminating child pornography after a search warrant was carried out at his home on Wednesday. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
4. The 59th Anniversary of Bloody Tuesday will be observed with a program at First African Baptist Church at 3 p.m. on Sunday, June 4. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
5. The Tuscaloosa County School System on Wednesday announced schedules for its TCSS Child Nutrition Team's summer meals program. (Tuscaloosa Patch)

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🗓 Today in Tuscaloosa 🗓

• Tarred & Feathered @ Southern Ale House (More)
• Daniel Markham @ Druid City Brewing Co. (More)
• Kentuck June Art Night (More)

5️⃣ Other Stories I'm Reading Today

1. Tuscaloosa Motorcycle Club Site Of Shooting One Day After Anti-Violence Rally (Mary Barron, WVUA 23 News)
2. Terry Saban leads coaches' wives in Habitat landscaping project (Gary Cosby Jr., Tuscaloosa News)
3. Alabama's AD has ideas to curb SEC field storming, says 'fines don't work' (Michael Casagrande, AL.com)
4. Alabama House Committee Advances Bill To Overhaul Open Records Law (Alander Rocha, Alabama Reflector)
5. Ivey signs bill blocking trans women from college women's sports (Jacob Holmes, Alabama Political Reporter)

🙏 Obituaries 🙏

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Danny Hopson, 58, of Winfield (Nelson Funeral Home)

Hubert "Rip" Merle Cook Jr., 66, of West Blocton (Rockco Funeral Home)

Edna Earl Scott of Tuscaloosa (Rollins Mortuary)

Donald E. Hodge, 62, of Gordo (Skelton Funeral Home)

Roland Mitchell Champion, 84, of Tuscaloosa (Sunset Funeral Home)

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You're officially in the loop for today! See you all tomorrow morning for your next update.

— RP

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