Death Toll Near 270 in Southern Storms
A wave of tornado-spawning storms ripped through six states yesterday, killing at least 269 people and flattening buildings. Some 180 people died in Alabama alone, many of those in college-town...
View ArticleVideos Show Huge Sweep of Tornadoes
As Alabama and the other states hit hard by yesterday's tornadoes clean up, no shortage of incredible video is emerging. See the gallery for a handful of selections. After surveying the damage,...
View ArticleTornado Death Toll Near 300; Obama Visits Tomorrow
President Obama will visit Alabama tomorrow to see the tornado devastation for himself and meet with families and Gov. Robert Bentley, reports AP . Meanwhile: The total death toll is at 280 and...
View ArticleSouth Begins to Dig Out of Tornadoes’ Devastation
In the wake of the deadliest American storms in nearly four decades, hard-hit states in the South are beginning to sift through the ruins as federal and state authorities prepare a giant cleanup...
View ArticleTornadoes' Toll 2nd Worst in US History
The tornado death toll keeps rising steadily. The seven-state total is now at 339, with nearly 250 of those in Alabama, reports AP . What's worse, rescuers in Tuscaloosa say the city's confirmed toll...
View ArticleCop Retiring After 35 Years Without Sick Day
An Alabama police officer is retiring with an astounding work record: He's never taken a sick day in 35 years. Tuscaloosa police Capt. Mike Flowers works his final shift Friday, and he says his habit...
View ArticleAt Alabama COVID Parties, Infection Comes with Cash
College students known to have COVID-19 have been attending parties in Tuscaloosa, Ala., as part of a bizarre game designed to infect others, according to local officials. What's worth the risk of...
View ArticleProfs 'Terrified' by Order to Keep Quiet About Outbreak
The University of Alabama is telling professors to keep quiet about a coronavirus outbreak afflicting the student body, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. "Do not tell the rest of the class,"...
View ArticleDrive-By Shooting Kills 13-Year-Old in Bedroom
Alabama police have charged a third person with capital murder in the killing of a 13-year-old boy who was hit by a bullet that entered his bedroom as he played on an iPad, per the AP . Jaden Zaire...
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