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Monday, June 2nd, 2025
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Good morning, Tuscaloosa. Here's your local news at a glance for Monday, the 2nd of June.
COMMUNITY NEWS
- ➤ A Tuscaloosa pastor is keeping teens out of trouble by running church programs that offer mentoring and safe activities. He says these efforts help local youth make better choices. WBRC
ACCIDENTS NEWS
- ➤ Seven people were rescued after boats capsized on Valley Creek today (emergency responders reached the scene swiftly) and officials confirmed the rescue was completed without further incident (additional information is pending). WBRC
BUSINESS NEWS
- ➤ Residents in Tuscaloosa are sorting fact from fiction after social media videos and conflicting stories emerged about a heated exchange at Crumbl—no injuries have been reported and details remain unclear. Tuscaloosa Thread
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ Alabama's new vaping law HB8 went into effect June 1 and restricts convenience stores to selling only 34 FDA-approved tobacco and menthol-flavored e-cigarette products while increasing fines for youth vaping violations — it also bans nicotine alternatives from vending machines and adds licensing rules for retailers. AL.com
- ➤ Former Auburn coach and current senator Tommy Tuberville announced his run for governor last week and is expected to be a top contender in the upcoming 2026 race—Hoover businessman Ken McFeeters also joined the field while Lt. Governor Will Ainsworth said he would not run and Governor Kay Ivey is term-limited. WBRC
SPORTS NEWS
- ➤ Alabama basketball has six confirmed nonconference games for next season, with the first on Nov. 8 at Madison Square Garden against St. John's. Coach Nate Oats said the team will also play Purdue, Illinois, UTSAD, and Arizona and join the Players Era Festival in Las Vegas—aiming to create the best schedule in the country. The Tuscaloosa News
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Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band Concert
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~ Louisa May Alcott
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