The Alabama Department of Transportation has reversed course, and decided to work with local county officials on installing road signs meant to direct people to a new tornado shelter -- after an ...

The Alabama Department of Transportation has reversed course, and decided to work with officials in DeKalb County to develop road signs directing people to a new tornado shelter. The decision ...

So far, more than 16,000 applicants in Alabama have been approved for more than $69 million in FEMA aid. That averages to about $4,300 per applicant.

FEMA sets up a State, Federal Joint Field Office in the old Regions Bank building at 20th Street and 5th Avenue North in Birmingham, Ala., Sunday, May 8, 2011.

There were possibly 13 tornadoes located in 6 counties: Washington, Sumter, Hale, Montgomery, Barbour and Elmore, according to Alabama Emergency Management Agency acting director Jeff Smitherman.

The move has prompted reactions nationwide and raised questions about what it means for local emergency response efforts, including in Central Alabama.

CORDOVA, Ala. -- James Ruston's house was knocked off its foundation by tornadoes that barreled through town last month and is still uninhabitable. He thou ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) – “This is a test of the national emergency alert system.” That’s how the message will begin on television and radio stations on Aug. 11 at 1:20 p.m. CST… ...

President Donald Trump visited Alabama on Friday to survey the areas devastated by deadly tornadoes. ... Trump surveys Alabama tornado damage, signs Bibles, amid hopes for more resources .