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PAWS Chicago Oklahoma Pet Rescue Windy City Shelter Saves 76 Pets From Tornado-Torn State
Thanks to PAWS Chicago, the lives of 76 pets (51 dogs and 25 cats) have have been rescued from tornado-torn Oklahoma. Volunteers with the no-kill ...
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Transportation to Sunday prayer service offered to residents affected by storms
OKLAHOMA CITY - In yet another demonstration of the "Oklahoma Standard," volunteers have made great efforts to help transport those impacted by the recent storms to Sunday's prayer service at First Baptist Church in Moore. The Office of Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin, along with other local and state officials who have donated their time and resources, have come together to give ...
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Womans body found in Payne County two arrested
The body of Amber Nicole Sporleder, 32, of Cushing, was found at about 6:30 a.m. near Harmony Road a half mile north of East River Bend Road northeast of Cushing in Payne County, Oklahoma authorities ...
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Name of missing Kingfisher teen released
The name of the missing Kingfisher teenager was released Saturday by authorities. Taylor Faine, 17, was jumping off the spillway into Uncle John Creek on Thursday evening and did not resurface, according to the Kingfisher ...
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Judge orders Okla. pastor to trial on murder count
http://bit.ly/16Wg62Z ) that Judge Ray C. Elliott on Friday ordered Elder to stand trial after Davidson's wife and girlfriend each told different stories. April Davidson said she feared for her life while fighting with Davidson in the front seat of a pickup truck. Judith Chism said Davidson was trying to exit the truck from a rear seat when he was ...
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Owasso city manager placed on paid leave
OWASSO, Okla. (AP) -- The Owasso City Council has placed City Manager Rodney Ray on paid leave while his offices' internal affairs are ...
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Civil Air Patrol helps asses Okla. tornado damage
MOORE, Okla. (AP) -- The Oklahoma Civil Air Patrol Wing is helping the Federal Emergency Management Agency by going door-to-door to help assess damage from the killer tornado that struck ...
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Sen. Jim Inhofe Oklahoma hit hard but were not knocked out
Sen. Jim Inhofe, whose home state of Oklahoma was battered by a massive and deadly tornado less than a week ago, promised perseverance in the face of tragedy in the weekly Republican address on Saturday, declaring, "Oklahoma has been hit hard, but we're not knocked ...
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Graduates in tornado-raked Oklahoma town vow to stay
OKLAHOMA CITY-Seven tornadoes have swept through their town since they were born, but as new graduates donned caps and gowns to say goodbye to their high schools Saturday, they vowed they wouldn't say goodbye to Moore. "I wouldn't want to be in any other place. It's our roots. Tornadoes are a part of life here," said 18-year-old Brooke Potter, whose current college ...
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Video Oklahomas tragic tornado history
Oklahoma has a long and tragic history of devastating tornadoes. But, as "48 Hours" correspondent Richard Schlesinger reports, that history illustrates just how touch and resilient Oklahomans can ...
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GOP Sen. Inhofe urges donations to Oklahoma tornado relief
James Inhofe , R-Okla., used Saturday's Republican radio address to urge Americans to donate to relief funds for tornado victims in his state. Inhofe said the state was pulling together to help fellow Oklahomans who were in the path of a fierce tornado that roared through the city of Moore Monday. Inhofe said he had "seen people from all corners of the state" rushing in to help ...
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Abortion Pill Case Links Tampa Oklahoma Women
TAMPA | Five years ago, an Air Force airman grudgingly married his pregnant girlfriend but began lacing her food with ground up abortion pills. She miscarried in her second trimester, after consuming a deviled ...
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Moore students unite through tragedy
The tornado changed their lives forever, but it also brought them closer. The students consoled each other, signed yearbooks, and just for a few moments, forgot about everything they've had to deal with in their short ...
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OKC announces cleanup plans for homeowners
Officials said that Oklahoma City will begin cleanup efforts in early June for homeowners in south Oklahoma City whose properties were damaged or destroyed by the recent outbreak of ...
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District 2 cleanup operations concluded in Newcastle Country Club Estates
Officials said anyone wishing to volunteer in assisting the continuing cleanup efforts in Newcastle can arrive at 851 Carr in Newcastle between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. ...
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Civil Air Patrol to photograph damaged home sites
"I don't think we've ever had a mission like this one," said Lt. Col. Dave Roberts of the door-to-door ground team the Civil Air Patrol is performing for the Federal Emergency Management ...
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2 arrested in death of woman near Cushing
The agency said Saturday that the two were arrested Friday night for the death of 32-year-old Amber Nicole Sporleder of Cushing. The OSBI says the two men are being held in the Payne County jail - but formal charges have not yet been ...
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Kids care to help in Edmond
EDMOND – In the quite Chimney Hill neighborhood of Edmond, on n a sunny day, a family is doing something good to help the children of the devastating tornado on May 20th. ';My two kids, Caleb and Audrey they decided they wanted to do something to help out and make a difference. They decided the best thing to do for other kids was to collect books for kids. They wanted children ...
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One Killed One Critical In Collision Involving Semi-Truck In OK County
OKLAHOMA COUNTY, Oklahoma - One person was killed and another one was critically injured following a collision involving a semi-truck on Interstate 44 in Oklahoma County early Saturday morning. According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, it happened just after midnight, in the southbound lanes of I-44, about 750 feet north of I-40 in Oklahoma County. A 2006 Freightliner semi-truck driven by ...
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Woman Lying In Grass Run Over At Rocklahoma
MAYES COUNTY, Oklahoma - A woman lying in the grass at a three-day outdoor rock concert was run over by a pickup truck, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol. It happened at 2:35 a.m. Saturday on private property three miles north of Pryor in Mayes County. Troopers say Mary Jo Woods of Pryor was lying in a field-turned-campground at Rocklahoma when the truck rolled over her. Dewey resident ...
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Moore High School Seniors Say Theyll Stay In Tornado-Ravaged Town
The ceremonies for graduates of Westmoore, Southmoore and Moore high schools are each being held at the Cox Convention Center in Oklahoma ...
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Second state of recovery begins for Moore Oklahoma
Former State Sen. Andrew Rice, D-Okla., talks about the current state of Moore, Oklahoma, and says people are slowing starting to get into the "second stage of recovery" and are trying to determine where to seek help and how to ...
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Moore Principals Teachers Share Heart-Wrenching Stories At News Conference
MOORE, Oklahoma - Principals and teachers at elementary schools hardest hit by Monday's monster storm describe the horrifying events of that day. The EF-5 tornado tore apart Plaza Towers and Briarwood Elementary schools as teachers tried to protect their students. The heroism of those two principals and all the teachers and staff is indescribable. They risked their lives to save children ...
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Tornado upon them quick choices decided fate
After living nearly 20 years in their one-story brick home, Sherry and Larry Wells finally won the lottery - for a state rebate on a home storm shelter, that is. A contractor finished installing the concrete bunker beneath the slab of their garage in early May. About three weeks later, the shelter saved their lives when a tornado that killed 24 people tore through their ...
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Facing danger Driving into a tornados path
It was Sunday, May 19. I started my day forecasting the potential for severe weather, including tornadoes. I warned Oklahomans of the impending danger on KOCO 5 in the morning. I knew I was going to be storm chasing that afternoon too. Never did I imagine I would see three separate tornadoes just hours ...
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Tulsa city hall due for make over
The moving of city hall in 2008 was contentious, but was framed as beneficial to the city. In 2010 this may be coming true as new development plans for the old building take shape, alongside wider plans to recreate the downtown experience.
It was first reported in 2007 that the city council would be moved to a new City Hall and that the old City Hall building would be sold. Tulsa news media were told the move would benefit the city economically as the new building would be cheaper to operate and maintain, while the sale of the old building would partially fund the purchase of the new one. Read more
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