🌱 Tutwiler Hall Slideshow + Undercover Prostitution Bust

Good Morning, neighbors! Grab the coffee and get all caught up here for your Wednesday morning headlines from around Tuscaloosa.

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

• Former Hale County star enters coaching ranks.
• Tuscaloosa combats high-speed pursuits.
• Tutwiler Hall photo gallery.

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First, today's weather: Periods of sun with a t-storm. High: 86 | Low: 72. 🌦

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🗣 Patch Shout Out 🗣

Our Shout Out for this Wednesday morning goes to former Hale County High School baseball standout Danny Coleman, who has joined the coaching staff at Tuscaloosa County High School after playing in the college ranks at Lawson State Community College, Huntingdon College and Xavier University of Louisiana.

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🗞 Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa 🗞

1. An arrest has been made after two bodies were found last month in a burned up trailer on Garber Road in Holt. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
2. The Tuscaloosa City Council's Public Safety Committee on Tuesday approved a measure that will see updated sentencing guidelines for certain offenders found guilty of attempting to run from police during a traffic stop. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
3. Check out these rare photos from the construction of Tutwiler Hall on the University of Alabama campus in 1968 before the historic building is torn down next week. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
4. Shelton State Community College art instructor Carson Grubaugh has announced the release of a four-issue comic book miniseries creation in part through a collaboration with artificial intelligence image generation system, MidJourney AI. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
5. The West Alabama Human Trafficking Task Force has identified 12 men arrested following a two-day undercover prostitution operation at an area hotel. (Tuscaloosa Patch)

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🗓 Today In Tuscaloosa 🗓

• Summer Reading Magic Show @ TPL Brown Branch (More)
• Lost Treasures of Early Alabama with Jim Phillips (More)
• South Park Trivia Night @ Druid City Brewing Co. (More)
• Kentuck Member Social at Hotel Indigo (More)
• Pride Skate Night @ Super Skate (More)
• Warrior Met Solidarity Rally (More)

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📸 Around T-Town 📸

The City of Tuscaloosa has lit up City Hall in blue and yellow colors in honor of Alex Drueke, an Army veteran from Tuscaloosa who was captured by Russian forces while volunteering with a Ukrainian unit.

5️⃣ Other stories I'm reading today

1. 1 Year, 51 Tons: ALDOT Releases Litter Data for Tuscaloosa County (WVUA 23 News)
2. 2022 ESPYS nominees released; Alabama's Bryce Young, Auburn's Suni Lee, 4-OT Iron Bowl get nods (Mark Heim, AL.com)
3. SoCal Cantina To Open This Summer In Downtown Tuscaloosa (Emily Petro, Tuscaloosa Thread)
4. 'Frankly unacceptable': Tuscaloosa residents protest Supreme Court's abortion ruling (Jasmine Hollie, Tuscaloosa News)
5. Former Alabama Softball Player Megan Bloodworth Transferring to WCWS Semifinal Team (Katie Windham, Bama Central)

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Alrighty, you're all caught up for today! I'll see you around.

— RP

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