As the Tuscaloosa twister sped ever closer, one family was looking back at it – with a video camera.
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Lost and Facebooked: Tornado Victims Use Social Media to Recover Items
A Facebook page set up last Thursday helps citizens recover pictures and other memorable items lost in last week’s tornadoes.
How You Can Help the Tornado Victims in the South
As residents begin the daunting task of cleanup after the storm destruction, here are some ways you can help from wherever you are.
Quotes: Obama Tours Alabama Destruction
“What’s amazing is when something like this happens folks forget all their petty differences.”
–PRESIDENT OBAMA describes the outpouring of support from volunteers and friends after touring the trail of destruction left by a …
Traveling Man: Brian Williams Explains Why He Ditched The Royal Wedding
While it may seem like everyone is breathlessly watching the Royal Wedding with all its pomp and fanfare, elsewhere in the world real news is taking place.
Survival Story: Family Rides Out Deadly Tornado in Tanning Bed
The deadly wave of tornadoes that has ripped through the south over the last 24 hours has claimed more than 250 lives.
Tornado Viral Videos: Watch Astonishing Amateur Storm Footage
Because they struck densely populated urban areas in the South on Wednesday afternoon, deadly tornadoes (more than 150 of them) that killed over 200 people also enabled amateur videographers to capture some of the most …
Watch: Massive Damage in Tuscaloosa, Alabama After Tornadoes Hit the South
On Wednesday evening, a tornado ripped through Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The storm was responsible for over 60 deaths in Alabama and at least 173 deaths across five states. See early footage of the damage in Alabama, from a variety of sources.
March Madness Selections: Let the Humans Prevail!
What are these guys thinking? The selection committee for this year’s NCAA basketball tournament, cooped up in that Indianapolis hotel room for days, must have gone a bit stir-crazy.
Birds of a Feather: Phil Campbell’s Effort to Start a Phil Campbell Convention
There are a lot of offbeat (some might even say, bizarre) conventions out there, where dozens of like-minded people gather to discuss, promote or just flat out celebrate what they hold dear. But there are few things that are more …
Alabama Slammer: Man Jailed 99 Times in Three Decades
William Bankston is only 47 years old, but he’s already racked up more than double his age in visits to the Mobile County Metro Jail.
The People Behind the Viral Videos: Antoine Dodson, Up Close and Personal
Looks like viral video dynamo Antoine Dodson, whose fame came essentially from the attack of his sister by a would-be rapist in his home, is milking his 15 minute of fame to the last teet. With that said, who knew there was a …
