🌱 Patch AM: Why a Vestavia Hills man was ordered held without bond

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• Why a Vestavia Hills man was ordered held without bond

Today's riddle: The world champion tongue twister just got arrested! 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Turning sunny and cold, with a high of 41 and low of 28 degrees.
• Wednesday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 52, low: 33.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 58 and low of 43 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Judge denies bond for Vestavia Hills man accused of kidnapping, raping woman on Halloween (wbrc.com) — A Vestavia Hills man remains jailed without bond after a Jefferson County judge ruled his felony domestic violence, rape, and kidnapping charges will go to a grand jury. Testimony described a violent incident on Halloween and subsequent damage to the victim’s home, with investigators citing surveillance footage and hospital treatment in the case.
   

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Tuesday December 30

• Line Dancing-Intermediate
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  10:00 am
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  10:45 am
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  5:30 pm
• Books & Beyond
  O'Neal Public Library , 50 Oak St , Mountain Brook
  6:30 pm

Wednesday December 31

• HOLIDAY HOURS 5 a.m.-4 p.m.
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🗞 Nearby News

Mountain Brook

• She lost hands and feet, but not faith or drive. Now she grows as a ‘miracle of God.' (al.com)
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Homewood

• Homewood Soccer Club to host winter camp at West Homewood Athletic Complex (thehomewoodstar.com)
• 10+ ways to ring in the new year around Alabama (thebamabuzz.com)
• Best Stories of 2025: "Creekside dropped" (thehomewoodstar.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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