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One year later, Joplin remembers deadly tornado

May 23, 2012

JOPLIN, Mo. | Carrying small American flags and wearing T-shirts bearing the names of friends and loved ones who died when a massive tornado tore through Joplin one year ago, thousands of people made a somber march Tuesday through some of the

Virginia Shanahan seeks mayor’s post on Dauphin Island

May 10, 2012

Virginia Shanahan, an internal auditor, has announced her candidacy for mayor of the town of Dauphin Island.

Teachers discuss raising graduation rates and lowing dropout numbers

May 6, 2012

American Graduate Teacher Town Hall, hosted by Alabama Public Television, was held at the Alabama School of Fine Arts Theatre in downtown Birmingham.

1 year on from OBL raid, no answers from Pakistan

May 1, 2012

One year since U.S. commandos flew into this Pakistani army town and killed Osama bin Laden, Islamabad has failed to answer tough questions over whether its security forces were protecting the world's most wanted…

Argo community in Walker County continues rebuilding after tornadoes ripped through town

April 27, 2012

Alabama’s 13 Patrick Pierce has more on how the?Argo community in Walker County continues rebuilding after tornadoes ripped through the town.

Berrys Heritage Festival kicks off third year Friday, continues Saturday

April 26, 2012

Berry held its first Heritage Festival in 2010 as a part of the statewide promotion of the Year of Alabama Small Towns and Downtowns. The festival was so popular that the town has continued to host it, with this month’s event

FEMA, others get Ala. tornado survivor in home

April 26, 2012

Phil Campbell resident Sam Heath lost his double-wide mobile home and everything he owned when a tornado ripped across the town last April 27.

Overnight storms rake Central Plains states, 5 killed in Oklahoma (video, photos)

April 15, 2012

The deaths reported so far occurred in Woodward, Okla., where a twister struck the town early Sunday. Mayor Roscoe Hill said earlier lightning had disabled the town’s storm warning system.

Little Hall moved to new location in Silverhill

April 15, 2012

The hall is on a new foundation on Fourth Avenue, Frankie Kucera, chairman of the committee working to save the structure, said Friday. The building has been closed since it was damaged by a tornado that hit the town on March 8, 2011.

Birmingham mayor won’t pay for the company we keep

April 11, 2012

This town gives its wares away all the time, cooing and wooing businesses and paying senseless sums that will never be recouped in taxes.

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