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Maddox discusses water safety, missing persons

William Evans May 3, 2011

Tuscaloosa citizens do not have to boil their water anymore. The water and sewer department has fixed the tornado damage to East Tuscaloosa's water distribution infrastructure, and the boil water advisory...

Radio key to survival for those without power

Radio key to survival for those without power

Phil Hudson May 2, 2011

With the focus of the national news moving from the EF-5 tornado that hit the city of Tuscaloosa to the death of Osama Bin Laden, many local radio stations and volunteer groups are using their own means...

DCH survives storm largely unscathed

DCH survives storm largely unscathed

Stephen Walker May 1, 2011

“Most of it happened all at once,” recalls Brad Fisher, Communication Director for DCH Health System, of the tornado that came within mere yards of hitting the main building of Tuscaloosa’s largest...

Funds and supplies pour in for storm victims

Funds and supplies pour in for storm victims

Stephen Walker May 1, 2011

Supplies and donations continue to pour in for victims of the deadly tornado that destroyed parts of Tuscaloosa last Wednesday. Organizations such as the Red Cross and United Way have seen a continuous...

Seven children, five elderly among thirty-nine dead in Tuscaloosa

CW Staff May 1, 2011

The City of Tuscaloosa released details about the 39 reported Tuscaloosa County deaths as a result of Wednesday's tornado. Among the dead were seven children below the age of 9 and five adults above the...

Alberta one of communities hardest hit by tornado

Alberta one of communities hardest hit by tornado

Kelsey Stein April 30, 2011

Kirkland Enterprises on University Boulevard in Alberta opened in 1935 as just a filling station and a garage.   Eventually, it grew to include several auto repair businesses run by different family...

‘This too shall pass’; Survivors reflect on past three days

William Evans April 30, 2011

“My house is broken,” 3-year-old Wyatt Miller told his grandmother Wednesday night after the tornado passed through. “I just cried when he told me,” Wilma Miller, 76, said. Three days after...

UA launches program to collect funds

Taylor Holland April 30, 2011

Yesterday, the University of Alabama launched a program to collect funds to support an emergency-assistance program for UA employees and students affected by last Wednesday’s storm. The program, called...

Students from other schools discuss coping with disasters

Patty Vaughan April 30, 2011

After the devastation that hit Tuscaloosa on April 27, The University of Alabama is not alone in reviving from a natural disaster.Universities such as Tulane, Loyola, San Diego, San Diego State and The...

Summer term to begin as scheduled

Stephen Walker April 30, 2011

The powerful storms that swept through Tuscaloosa on Wednesday left many students with questions and uncertainty about their University-related summer plans. University administration cleared up many...

Saban, Grant, athletes heavily involved in tornado relief efforts

Jason Galloway April 30, 2011

Many Alabama athletic coaches and players have spent the past three days helping in tornado relief efforts in Tuscaloosa. On top of speaking outside the Ferguson Center and on national television the...