Tuesday, May 21 2013 7:20 PM EDT2013-05-21 23:20:08 GMT
The horrific tornadoes that ripped through Oklahoma this week bring back all too familiar memories for Alabamians as memories of April 27, 2011 are still fresh in many minds. When Alabamians were in needMore >>
The horrific tornadoes that ripped through Oklahoma this week bring back all too familiar memories for Alabamians as memories of April 27, 2011 are still fresh in many minds. When Alabamians were in needMore >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 7:17 PM EDT2013-05-21 23:17:18 GMT
As rescue efforts continue in Oklahoma, school administrators closer to home have safety top of mind. Everyone remembers the tragic events in Enterprise, Alabama where a tornado killed eight studentsMore >>
As rescue efforts continue in Oklahoma, school administrators closer to home have safety top of mind. Everyone remembers the tragic events in Enterprise, Alabama where a tornado killed eight students inside Enterprise High School and a nearby resident...More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 7:16 PM EDT2013-05-21 23:16:48 GMT
MOORE, OK - The Oklahoma County Sheriff's office tweeted a photo of a frightened, muddy dog Monday after the deadly EF-5 tornado ripped through the town.The comment accompanying the photo said, "scared,More >>
A heartbreaking photo of a little dog guarding the body of his owner, who was killed in the Moore, OK, tornado, is going viral.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 7:04 PM EDT2013-05-21 23:04:33 GMT
Residents in tornado-stricken Moore, OK, await news on missing love ones Tuesday, a day after a massive tornado devastated the city, killing at least 51. Rescuers worked all night, with particular attentionMore >>
The tornado, with winds up to 200 mph, cut a 20-mile stretch as wide as two miles through the Oklahoma City metro area. The medical examiner's office reported 24 people died, including nine children. More >>
The Enhanced Fujita Scale is used by meteorologists to rate the strength of a tornado. More >>
The Enhanced Fujita Scale is used by meteorologists to rate the strength of a tornado.More >>
MARION, Ala. (AP) - A judge in Marion has scheduled a hearing April 14 on a request by a former Alabama state trooper, who wants to be released early from his six-month jail sentence for killing a man at a civil rights demonstration 46 years ago.
Court records show Circuit Judge Tommy Jones set the hearing for 77-year-old James Bonard Fowler, who contends that he has medical problems that need immediate attention. A letter from Fowler's doctor says he is incapacitated by diabetes and arthritis. District Attorney Michael Jackson is opposing an early release.
Fowler pleaded guilty in November to shooting Jimmie Lee Jackson in Marion in 1965. He began his sentence for second-degree manslaughter on Dec. 1 and would finish it at the end of May. He is serving his sentence in Geneva.
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