Friday, May 24 2013 11:20 PM EDT2013-05-25 03:20:27 GMT
For a family in Lake Charles, one phone call changed everything. The aftermath of the Moore, Okla. tornado revealed the loss of a loved one. One of the children who died at a school destroyed by the tornadoMore >>
A family in Lake Charles mourns the loss of a young relative in the Moore, Oklahoma tornado.
Friday, May 24 2013 8:43 PM EDT2013-05-25 00:43:00 GMT
The Vernon Parish Sheriff's Office is looking for a bank robbery suspect. The Vernon Bank branch on Colony Boulevard in New Llano was robbed Thursday afternoon. Investigators say a black male subjectMore >>
The Vernon Bank branch on Colony Boulevard in New Llano was robbed Thursday afternoon.More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 7:33 PM EDT2013-05-24 23:33:22 GMT
A kindergartner at T.S. Cooley Elementary Magnet School in Lake Charles read 875 books in one school year. Sophia Moss is 5-years-old and she loves to read. "A lot of the days I read books. It's justMore >>
Sophia loves to read. She even wrote her own book and did her book report on it! And even though she's just beginning her academic career, it's only the beginning of her story.More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 7:24 PM EDT2013-05-24 23:24:38 GMT
Southwest Louisiana is doing its part in the Oklahoma tornado recovery effort. In Westlake, people from all over Southwest Louisiana donated items for the tornado victims. It all started with one manMore >>
Southwest Louisiana is doing its part in the Oklahoma tornado recovery effort.More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 5:51 PM EDT2013-05-24 21:51:00 GMT
The following are closures and changes in garbage collection schedules in Southwest Louisiana related to the Memorial Day holiday: Lake Charles: The City of Lake Charles will observe the Memorial DayMore >>
The following are closures and changes in garbage collection schedules in Southwest Louisiana related to the Memorial Day holiday:More >>
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PHIL CAMPBELL, AL (WAFF) After days of making sure Alabamians are safe and accounted for, officials have released the most recent numbers concerning missing individuals following Wednesday's string of fatal tornadoes.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation states in a press release distributed Tuesday afternoon that four residents of the Phil Campbell area remain unaccounted for. The names, released by the FBI, are below:
Kyle Borden
Carolyn Carter
Tialeane Linley
Angelleah Morrow
Following the devastating storms that hit Alabama on April 27, 202 residents of the Phil Campbell area were first reported missing, with only four being named now. A total of 26 Phil Campbell residents were killed in the storms.
Hackleburg, AL was also hard hit by the severe storms with five people still unaccounted for. The FBI says the following residents are missing:
Garner Baker
Jordan Roark
Andrew Taylor
Nell Taylor
Paul Taylor
Terry Witt
The FBI first reported 332 Hackleburg residents were missing, with five the only unaccounted for at this point. Eighteen residents of the area died in the tragedy.