The Tuscaloosa Police Department is starting to turn away volunteers who don’t have a clearly defined mission in most affected areas. However, those with a clear mission don’t necessarily need a wristband...

On Monday, the City of Tuscaloosa provided a missing persons list—the first of its kind from the city since the storm on April 27 tore through the area. “I don't think we can get this list all the...

As relief workers continue to distribute essential supplies in areas devastated by the tornado that struck Tuscaloosa last Wednesday, several local businesses are pitching in to help. Little Italy on...

University of Alabama student Marcus Jeremy Smith's body was positively identified Sunday near the rubble of his apartment after a three-day ordeal in which another body had at first been mistaken for...

After days of searching, Marcus Jeremy Smith, a junior majoring in management information sciences, was discovered dead near his apartment in the Charleston Square complex late afternoon Sunday. “Marcus...

In a community where living conditions have been lower than the standard in Tuscaloosa, food provided by such establishments as Logan’s, Captain D’s, Subway and Moe’s—not to mention people constantly...

Jimmie Greenwell’s apartment in Northport is miles away from the tornado’s path. On Thursday and Friday, he took in friends whose homes were destroyed or without power. The house where Greenwell planned...

When an EF-5 tornado touched down in Tuscaloosa, a city many University of Alabama students call home, many parts of the city in which some of these students grew up were left unrecognizable. Since then,...

Traumatic events can have lasting effects, which is why the UA Counseling Center and other psychiatrists have stressed the importance of tornado victims to seek help. “It’s extremely important,”...

As relief efforts continue throughout Tuscaloosa, alumni and alumni groups from every corner of the country are helping out in any way they can. Mark Roberts, the Manager of Chapter Development and Special...

The city has confirmed 40 deaths, 340 missing people and 9,691 homes without power, said Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox in a press conference Monday afternoon. Despite the grim news of another confirmed...