Tuscaloosa Shooting Update + New Revelations In Northport Spill

Get on up Tuscaloosa! Let's get this Thursday started.

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

• The latest on a federal investigation into an oil spill in Northport
• An update on a fatal shooting Monday in Tuscaloosa
• All of the most important happenings to end the week

First, today's weather:

Tuscaloosa can expect patchy fog before 8 a.m. before an otherwise sunny day, with a high near 76°

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Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa

1. A driver for Tuscaloosa-based Delta Oil Services says the company deliberately dumped countless thousands of gallons of fuel and solvent mixture over at least two years at Burgess Truck & Equipment Repair in Northport, which has drawn the attention of the federal Environmental Protection Agency and made the focus of a criminal investigation. (More on Patch)

2. One person is dead following a Tuesday night shooting at the intersection of Foster's Ferry Road and 21st Street. The victim has yet to be identified by the Tuscaloosa Violent Crimes Unit and the investigation remains ongoing. (More on Patch)

3. The Tuscaloosa County Commission, on the recommendation of District 4's Reginald Murray, appointed Avery Pruitt to the Coker Water Board at Wednesday's regular meeting.

4. Northport Mayor Bobby Herndon and the City Council will conduct interviews for open city engineer position today at 5:15 p.m. Patch will have updates as this story develops.

5. Two men are accused of assaulting and robbing a homeless man Sunday on Skyland Boulevard, Stephen Dethrage reports. (Tuscaloosa Thread)

Tuscaloosa Patch Notebook

- Zocimo Hernandez, 25, was sentenced this week to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to murder in the 2019 shooting death Hernan Diaz Diego, whose body was left in the middle of a Pickens County road.

- There are a couple of Red Cross blood drives coming up in the Tuscaloosa area in the next few weeks. (More on Patch)

- An art exhibit by Tuscaloosa County School System students will be on display in The Arts Council Gallery at the Dinah Washington Cultural Arts Center May 7-14. An opening reception will take place Friday from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. (More)

- The Actor’s Charitable Theatre will perform "James and the Giant Peach" May 7–9 at Capitol Park. (More)

- Here's your reminder that Kentuck Art Center will host its May Art Night tonight from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. (More)

- Share your favorite mother-son or mother-daughter photo and sentiments, and we'll feature it on the Tuscaloosa Patch this Mother's Day! (More on Patch)

From the cheap seats ...

- West Alabama third baseman Jake Nemith and outfielder Brayden Lyman were both named this week to the 2021 All-Gulf South Conference baseball team. (More)

- Following a rain cancellation on Wednesday, the No. 8 seed Stillman College Tigers (3-23, 1-13 SSAC) will take on the No. 1 seed Loyola (34-11, 16-2 SSAC) in the first round of the 2021 SSAC Baseball Championship at Hank Aaron Stadium in Mobile. (More)

- The Alabama men's golf team was selected as a No. 6 seed in the 2021 NCAA Men's Golf Stillwater Regional, which will be held May 17-19 in Stillwater, Oklahoma. (More)

- Alabama softball's regular season finale against Ole Miss will be broadcast live on the SEC Network Saturday at 11 a.m. (More)

Area softball scores

Northside 11, Gordo 1

Tuscaloosa County 1, Thompson 4

American Christian 0, Gordo 10

Stat line: Northside's Katelynn Madison went 2-for-3 with a double and 3 RBIs in the Rams win over Gordo Wednesday.

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- Ryan

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