Loryn Brown never got a chance to take a class at Alabama. Brown, 21, was found dead in her Tuscaloosa home with roommate Danielle Downs after their apartment was leveled by the April 27 tornado. The...

Nearly six months after University of Alabama student Marcus Smith died from injuries sustained in the April 27tornado, friends and acquaintances reflected on the many things they miss about him. “He...

In the midst of the tragedy that is death, pain is often recognized first and foremost. This pain has the power to cloud even the best memories, but when the fog clears, memories and love conquer, and...

History and the hardwood—those were Brandon “Scott” Atterton’s two biggest passions. The high school basketball star from Bryant, Ala. was one of the lives lost during the April 27 tornado. Atterton...

She loved fishing, art projects, musicals, New Orleans and fried pickles. Antonio Banderas was her heartthrob of choice. She ate banana peppers out of the jar. These are just a few trivial things that...

It’s been six months since the University lost six classmates due to the April 27 storms. Nonetheless, each student has left a lasting impression and their lights still shine today. Melanie “Nicole”...

The community of Alberta was one of the areas hit hardest by the April 27 tornado. The storm left hundreds of families without homes, business owners without businesses and students without a school. But...

Making its way from Rosedale Court to Alberta City and then on to Holt, the April 27 tornado tore through Tuscaloosa and ripped out its heart, claiming the lives of more than 50 residents. Of all of the...

A walk through the Tuscaloosa neighborhood of Forest Lake isn’t what it used to be. The April 27 tornado took what once was once a lush neighborhood of oaks and maples and made it a bleak landscape....