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.

Plenty of people were on edge going into the 2014 running of the Boston Marathon. In the end, it was sportsmanship which shined and that's a pretty nice thing to hear.

A few weeks ago, the Tuscaloosa Track Club put together a 2.62 mile run in honor of the lives lost and those affected by the April 15th bombing during the Boston Marathon.

The investigation into the Boston Marathon bombing seeped into New Bedford, Mass. on Friday evening with the questioning of several people who knew suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.

Maybe you think of comedian and actor Patton Oswalt as the guy who brilliantly nicknamed KFC's Famous Bowls "Sadness Bowls." Maybe to you he is the guy from 'King of Queens' or the voice of 'Ratatouille.' But he is also the person who came up with the uplifting message we all needed to hear after yesterday's tragic bombing during the Boston Marathon.

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...

Robert Watling and Kelli Johnston are a speedy pair. In fact, Watling proposed to Johnston last October after they completed the Chicago Marathon, which was one of the many 26.2 mile races the couple had completed together. Given their shared history of racing together -- their first date was a 5K race -- getting married after the Boston Marathon seemed like the natural thing to do.

After playing for the New England Patriots from 2000 to 2004, guard Joe Andruzzi was already loved in Boston, but now he's a certified hero. After yesterday's deadly explosions near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, Andruzzi, who was at the scene as an observer hosting an event for his cancer foundation, left no doubt that he's an even larger star off the field than he was on it...

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: