Boston Marathon

We salute local runners representing Tuscaloosa who achieved the ultimate goal of finishing the Boston Marathon today! Let's recognize them and share a highlight photo gallery from this most prestigious running event.

On Monday, the Justice Department announced that it was charging Dzhokhar Tsarnaev with using a weapon of mass destruction that resulted in the deaths of three people at the Boston Marathon last week. If convicted he could face the death penalty or up to life in prison.

2:45 p.m. (EST): The Boston Police Department has announced that "there has not been an arrest in the Marathon attack." Investigations are ongoing. 2:35 p.m.: CNN is retracting their previous report that an arrest has been made in the Boston Marathon bombings. Other sources are reporting that officials are close to identifying a suspect after reviewing area surveillance video, but no arr

As a parent, the hardest part of coping with any tragedy—be it a national or personal one—is finding the words to explain the unexplainable to your children, society's most innocent members.

Yesterday's twin bombings at the Boston Marathon dominated the front pages of newspapers everywhere. We gathered a few from the Newseum for you to take a look at how various publications across the country shared the story.

Out of the darkness in Boston yesterday came tale after tale of onlookers and fellow Boston Marathon fans instinctively helping out the injured. One of the more powerful stories from the tragic day was a man named Carlos Arredondo, who you'll see wearing a distinctive cowboy hat in some of the more gruesome bombing photos...

Three people were killed and more than 100 injured on Monday afternoon when two explosions went off near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. Rescue organizations have gathered to help and at the the tragic scene, but how can you help? The Huffington Post has put together a helpful list of ways: