One catastrophic day of weather can lead to improved preparedness, according to new research from the University of Alabama at Birmingham recently published in the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. According to the National Weather Service, 62 confirmed …
A Forest Lake, Ala., woman was added Monday as the 53rd person in the Tuscaloosa area to die as a result of the April 27 tornado. The Tuscaloosa News reports that 87-year-old Hope Hamilton died Oct. 6 after battling a …
A west Alabama man is headed to federal prison after pleading guilty to fraud charges linked to the April 27 tornadoes. U.S. District Judge Scott Coogler sentenced 47-year-old Robert Lee Spires to 21 months in prison for fraudulently claiming disaster …