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Mayor Walt Maddox: Search and rescue still the priority

Stephen N. Dethrage April 28, 2011

Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox urged students and citizens to stay patient, conserve water, volunteer and stay out of the damaged areas of the city in an emergency city council meeting on Thursday.Maddox...

Finals cancelled, graduation delayed to August

CW Staff April 28, 2011

The University has canceled finals for next week due to recovery efforts. Students have the option of accepting their existing grades as of April 27, or students can take a final exam at a later date,...

Saban, Community Service Center address student volunteers

Will Tucker April 28, 2011

Word of mouth and social media led about 300 volunteers, including Alabama head football coach Nick Saban, to the Ferguson Plaza at 10 a.m. Thursday, despite the fact that no official University meeting...

Much of Tuscaloosa still without power

Stephen Walker April 28, 2011

Tornadoes that ripped through the Tuscaloosa area Wednesday caused extensive damage to the power grid that may leave customers in the dark for days or even weeks.As of Thursday morning, an estimated 43,000...

Tuscaloosa residents struggle with gas shortages

Tony Tsoukalas April 28, 2011

Lines piled outside of the Chevron gas station Wednesday night on Lurleen Wallace as people gathered from various parts of Tuscaloosa and the surrounding areas to fuel up at one of the only open gas stations...

Rec Center offers refuge for displaced students

William Evans April 28, 2011

The University has converted the Student Recreation Center into a refuge for students who need a safe place to stay overnight as city authorities estimate the damage done to the city.Lines of displaced...

Students, residents feel tornado's effects

Students, residents feel tornado's effects

Taylor Holland April 27, 2011

The tornado that struck Tuscaloosa Wednesday evening left hundreds homeless and thousands without power.Just after 5:15 p.m., an EF4 tornado, the strongest tornado to ever hit the Tuscaloosa area, ripped...