🌱 Tuscaloosa Pony Chase + Jamea Harris Case Updates

Get on up, T-Town! Grab the coffee, let the dog out and get your morning started with us.

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

• Tide baseball win.
• Jamea Harris case.
• Pet event on Northport Bunny Trail.

But first, today's weather: Mostly sunny and warmer. High: 77 | Low: 52 ☀️

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🗣 Patch Shout Out 🗣

Our Shout Out for this Wednesday morning goes to the University of Alabama baseball team for getting a mercy rule win, 12-2, over UAB on Tuesday night at Sewell-Thomas Stadium. The win moves the Tide's record to 18-4 (1-2 SEC) on the year. (More)

🗞 Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa 🗞

1. I spoke to two accomplished defense attorneys after viewing extensive video evidence of the shooting on the morning of Jan. 15 that left a young mother dead and two men charged with capital murder, including a former University of Alabama basketball player. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
2. The defense attorneys for Darius Miles, the former Tide forward accused of capital murder in the shooting death of Jamea Harris, are requesting a new bond hearing for their client after he and suspected shooter Michael Davis were indicted for capital murder. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
3. Tuscaloosa's One Place has announced it will host its first Pet Eggstravagansa on the Bunny Trail along Main Avenue in Northport. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
4. Things got a little hairy for three Tuscaloosa Police officers Monday night as they tried to corral a small pony in the area of 30th Avenue East and First Street East in Alberta. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
5. Spring practice for Alabama football kicked off on Monday, with the day culminating in a press conference from head coach Nick Saban. Here's a look at the first scenes from spring drills. (Tuscaloosa Patch)

🗓 Today in Tuscaloosa 🗓

• Bingo @ Copper Top (More)

5️⃣ Other Stories I'm Reading Today

1. Hinton Place Residents Irate Over Proposed Nearby Neighborhood (Mary Barron, WVUA 23 News)
2. Beloved UA Professor Announces Retirement With Spoof Draft Declaration (Aidan Collins, Tide 100.9)
3. PHOTOS: Tuscaloosa County vs. Brookwood Softball (Gary Cosby, Jr., Tuscaloosa News)
4. Where Nate Oats says San Diego State 'has an advantage on us' in Sweet 16 (Mike Rodak, AL.com)
5. ALDOT plans to resurface multiple roadways in Tuscaloosa (Tim Reid, CBS 42)

🙏 Obituaries 🙏

Vernon "Vern" Leroy Tucker, 68, of Tuscaloosa (Heritage Chapel)

Margaret Browning Perkins, 87, of Duncanville (Memory Chapel)

Thomas Junior Markem, 84, of Fayette (Norwood-Wyatt Chapel)

Mildred Carver, 97, of Tuscaloosa (Sunset Chapel)

Leon Hardy, 68, of McCalla (Wills Funeral Agency)

You're all caught up for today! See you tomorrow for another update.

— RP

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