Whenever I see my grandma and we talk about school, she tries hard to hide the tears that stroll down her cheeks as she exclaims how proud she is of me. She is happy that the opportunity to attend college...

Reflecting on a nation's mourning after 9/11, Dr. Karl Paulnack of the Boston Conservatory of music wrote, "Music is a basic need of human survival. Music is one of the ways we make sense of our lives,...

She had called in sick to work. The warnings start. She receives calls from her workers, asking what to do. She tells them to go home and seek shelter.Outside her window, the sky darkens, the wind howls....

Alabama alumnus Michael Vine wrote this in the aftermath of the April 27th tornado. It is republished here with permission.It's been one week and 5 hours since the tornado came through my home and destroyed...

Alabama pitcher Nathan Kilcrease was playing Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2011 with his roommates when the weather report on the other television got his attention.The weather forecaster told him to take cover...

Everyday, Ashley Mims wakes up in Wetumpka, Alabama. She takes her children to soccer practice and discusses future plans for college. She debates the price of soccer camp in Tuscaloosa with her youngest...

It's been a long year. We've seen a lot of trends over the last year (remember hoverboards?) with a couple national championships (or a 16th). Here's a month-by-month look at some of our favorite stories:August...