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March 19, 2019 at 9:13 am

Man maintains innocence in 1999 slayings

OZARK, Ala. (AP) — The type of DNA analysis that led to the arrest of an Alabama truck driver and part-time preacher in two slayings...

March 15, 2019 at 10:50 am

High-profile firing adds to troubles for watchdog group

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The high-profile firing of the co-founder of a liberal group best known for monitoring hate organizations is only the latest trouble...

March 12, 2019 at 6:17 am

‘Mockingbird’ author compared hometown to Elvis’ Graceland

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — "To Kill a Mockingbird" author Harper Lee railed against her Alabama hometown for trying to exploit her success in a letter...

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March 8, 2019 at 10:49 am

Too late: Leaders planned shelter before killer twister hit

BEAUREGARD, Ala. (AP) — Leaders in this rural Alabama area began working on a community storm shelter months ago, selecting a potential site and meeting...

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump pause at the crosses representing the 23 people killed by the tornado during his visit, Friday March 8, 2019 in Beauregard, Ala. (Mickey Welsh/The Montgomery Advertiser via AP) ALMON102 ALMON102

March 8, 2019 at 7:06 am

Trump surveys devastation, pays respects to tornado victims VIEW

BEAUREGARD, Ala. (AP) — Standing near the slab that's all that is left of one family's garage, President Donald Trump on Friday surveyed the devastation...

March 7, 2019 at 7:03 am

Amid the wreckage, a hunt for keepsakes of tornado victims WATCH

BEAUREGARD, Ala. (AP) — Volunteers helped clear debris-clogged roads and donated money to help pay for the funerals of 23 people killed by a devastating...

March 6, 2019 at 10:15 pm

Pastor haunted by task of notifying tornado victim families

BEAUREGARD, Ala. (AP) — With nearly two dozen people killed in a tornado outbreak that shattered a rural community in east Alabama, notifying the families...

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey tours tornado damage in Beauregard, Ala., on Wednesday March 6, 2019. The twister that smashed Beauregard was the deadliest U.S. tornado in nearly six years. The weather service said it remained on the ground for an hour and 16 minutes, crossing the Chattahoochee River into western Georgia along a path stretching roughly 70 miles. (Mickey Welsh /The Montgomery Advertiser via AP) ALMON110 ALMON110

March 6, 2019 at 6:42 am

Gov sees Alabama tornado rubble as residents seek to recover WATCH

Law enforcement officials had accounted for the final seven people on their list of those reported missing after the Sunday storm, Lee County Sheriff Jay...

March 5, 2019 at 10:08 pm

Family devastated after losing 10 relatives in tornado WATCH

BEAUREGARD, Ala. (AP) — Cousins Cordarrly Jones and Demetria Jones have a hard time counting all the relatives they lost to a monster tornado that...

Scattered debris after a tornado swept through the area in the Beauregard community of Lee County, Ala., March 4, 2019. Search-and-rescue workers rushed on Monday to help communities that were pummeled by several tornadoes that killed at least 23 people, wrecked homes and uprooted trees in central Alabama. (Audra Melton/The New York Times) XNYT113 XNYT113

March 4, 2019 at 9:41 pm

Aftermath: Alabama’s tornado dead range in age from 6 to 89

BEAUREGARD, Ala. (AP) — The youngest victim was 6, the oldest 89. Relatives said one extended family lost 10 members. The 23 people killed in...