Accused Kidnapper Pleads Guilty + Home Depot Theft Suspects

Get on up, Birmingham! Here's everything you need to know to get this Tuesday started off right.

First, today's weather: Humid and partly cloudy throughout the day. High: 86, low: 71.

Here are the top stories today in Birmingham:

1. A man has pleaded guilty in the September 2020 kidnapping of Birmingham businessman Elton B. Stephens, Jr. (Birmingham Patch)
2. The Birmingham City Council will consider revoking the business license of an Eastwood neighborhood hotel after a string of criminal activity. (WIAT - CBS42.com)
3. UAB and state health officials are coordinating free COVID testing for Alabama schools as cases among children in the state continue to rise. (AL.com)
4. The Committee for Self-Reliance for Dunnavant Valley is hosting a community meeting Tuesday to answer questions regarding the proposed new Chelsea school system and annexation by the city of Chelsea. The event will take place at 6:30 p.m. at the Double Oak Community Church in Mt Laurel. (280 Living)
5. The Hoover Police Department received tips from the public that led to the identification of two of the three suspects accused of theft at a Home Depot July 7. (Hoover Patch)

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Today in Birmingham

• Finance Committee - City of Mountain Brook. (8 a.m.)
• The Resilient Team: Team Player — University of Alabama at Birmingham. (9 a.m.)
• Ribbon cutting at the new model home in Grand River Development, then lunch from Rusty’s. (11 a.m.)
• August Membership Luncheon at Samford University. (11:30 a.m.)
• Self Care Studio: Flower Inspired Art (FIA!). (Noon)
• Join JeffCo Department of Health's Dr. Mark Wilson for Q&A with Alliance members. (2 p.m.)
• Board of Landscape Design — City of Mountain Brook. (4:30 p.m.)
• O'Neal Library Board — City of Mountain Brook. (4:30 p.m.)
• Language Club — Mt Laurel Public Library. (6 p.m.)

Birmingham Patch Notebook

• Tuscaloosa Police Department: "The suspect in these photos is wanted for third-degree robbery." (Facebook)
• James Spann: "Tropical Storm Fred move onshore later today. The main wind, rain, and storm surge impact is east of the center." (Instagram)
• US National Weather Service Birmingham Alabama: "(Aug. 15 at 5 p.m.) Local Impacts from TS #Fred: Rain: 2"-4" in the east, no widespread flooding expected." (Facebook)
• Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service Department: "We were happy to see Captain Gabe Crosswy, his family, and several current and retired Birmingham Firefighters ." (Facebook)
• IN Birmingham | Birmingham, AL: "We can’t wait to catch a game at @protectivestadium, we hear there's a great view." (Instagram)
• WBRC: "9 lives. A firefighter saved a kitten during a vacant house fire in Birmingham this morning. No one else was hurt." (Twitter)

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— Michael Seale

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