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More than 12000 homes affected in Oklahoma tornado officials
The deadly tornado that blasted the southern suburbs of Oklahoma City, capital of the US state of Oklahoma, has affected more than 12,000 homes, officials said Thursday.The estimate of the number of homes damaged or destroyed by Monday's tornado is based in part on an analysis of before-and-after aerial photos, ABC news quoted officials in Oklahoma City as reporting.The city's police ...
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Sears Corporation Offers $20 To Residents Affected By Oklahoma Tornadoes
In the wake of the recent tornadoes in your area, I want to extend a hand during this difficult time on behalf of Sears Holdings Corporation. We have added $20 in free points (20,000 points) to your Shop Your Way Rewards account. Please use them toward whatever supplies you need from Sears or Kmart through 5/29/2013. It's a small gesture to help our Shop Your Way Rewards members. Thank ...
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VIDEO Family emerges from storm shelter to find homes demolished
MOORE, Okla. – The world a family know when they went into their storm shelter was gone when they emerged. The family came out of the shelter are the twister passed to find the area they once knew was destroyed, ...
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Briarwood students gather after Moore tornado
MOORE, Okla. – Thursday students from Briarwood Elementary had a chance to meet and say goodbye to their teachers. They met at Wayland Bonds Elementary. Briarwood third graderBrianna Roper said, ';I’m actually pretty happy; it will be good for me.'; It was exciting, yet somber day for students. Gerald Carney recently retired from Briarwood. He was a crossing guard so he ...
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Moore tornado claims family’s home again
MOORE, Okla. – This family is all too familiar with tornadoes. Their house was destroyed in the May 3 tornado in 1999. Now the family is picking up the pieces a second time; the most recent Moore tornado claimed their home ...
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Oklahoma tornadoes Pecan Valley residents struggle to recover
More than 200 homes were damaged or destroyed by a tornado that tore through east Norman, Pecan Valley and the Newalla area on Sunday. Many residents are left struggling to ...
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Oklahoma tornadoes Hospitals continue to treat patients injured from tornadoes
At least 367 people have been treated over the past few days at Oklahoma City-area hospitals for tornado-related injuries. As of Thursday evening, OU Medical Center and The Children's Hospital have received a combined 93 patients, including 59 children and 34 adults. Of the 59 adults, eight were victims of Sunday's tornadoes. No children were treated as a result of those ...
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Oklahoma tornadoes Longtime friend takes in Orr Family horses
After the May 3, 1999, tornado ripped through Moore, the Orr family opened its stables to neighbors seeking shelter for displaced horses. Now that same favor is being extended to the Orr ...
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Oklahoma tornadoes Energy company donation seeds nonprofit for school safe rooms
Apache Corp. said Thursday it would donate $500,000 to a new nonprofit established by two state legislators to help schools build safe rooms and storm ...
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Oklahoma tornadoes Stories from the storm
A couple dozen members of NET Church in Oklahoma City brought two U-Haul trucks filled with supplies to First Baptist Church in Moore on Tuesday. Pastor Joel Tudman, the assistant strength coach at OSU, said Okung donated $3,000 to help buy the supplies donated by NET Church. Church volunteers unloaded water, baby formula and diapers, bathroom tissue and paper towels, gloves, granola bars, ...
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Oklahoma City group trying to turn U.S. Postal Service on to natural gas
An idea launched on the Internet is becoming closer to reality, thanks to the timely intervention of a former U.S. Air Force pilot. Oilman Ron Mercer and adman Bob Hammack hatched their plan almost two years ago: Save the U.S. Postal Service from going broke by switching from gasoline to cheaper natural ...
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Ford Cliff firefighters head to Oklahoma
Josh Adams, one of five Ford Cliff volunteer firefighters going to Oklahoma, checks out equipment Thursday that can be used to help with clean up efforts in communities devastated by the tornado. BRIGID BEATTY I LEADER ...
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Oklahoma Tornadoes Businessmen donate fuel light plants to relief effort
Two Oklahoma companies banded together to provide light and fuel for rescue workers working late into the night after the May 20 storms. Within an hour of the storm, employees of Eve's Bit Sales gathered light units from the Hinton store and headed to Moore, where they stayed until 4 ...
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Oklahoma tornadoes Woman meets the military officer who shared the clothes off his back
Sandra Adams, 65, reunited with the Oklahoma Air National Guardsman who took the clothes off his back to help her after the May 20 tornado in Moore. She returned his military shirt at their hospital meeting ...
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Oklahoma tornadoes Despite losing race against tornado mother daughter reunited
And so she raced against the storm. She had 30 miles to cover from her job in Edmond to Plaza Towers Elementary School, where her 8-year-old daughter Jazmin Rodriguez is a third grader. She lost. The tornado got there first, and the destruction kept her from driving the final few hundred yards. And so she got out of her car and ran, arriving to find little left of the school and almost nothing ...
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Adam Wilmoth column Recipients of Oklahoma spirit grateful for helping hands
Energy Editor Adam Wilmoth's mother's home was heavily damaged in Monday's tornado. He has spent the week dealing with downed power lines and heavy traffic, and has experienced the generosity of Oklahomans helping with the cleanup and providing food, water and other ...
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Teen unknowingly records audio of dramatic rescue
MOORE – A cell phone recorded audio of a teenager rescuing two young girls at Plaza Towers Elementary School Monday. When the tornado hit the school, Jacob Lyles ran to the building and started looking for children. Lyles said he climbed through a hole and found a girl trapped under the debris. At some point, Lyles' cell phone, which was in his pocket, somehow started recording the ...
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Oklahoma tornadoes SBA offers assistance to Oklahoma businesses affected by tornadoes
The U.S. Small Business Administration is opening a business recovery center Friday at the Moore Norman Technology Center's South Penn Campus to provide financial and counseling services to business owners affected by recent ...
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Local Scout leaders divided over policy change regarding gays
Meeting in Grapevine, Texas, the BSA's National Council voted Thursday to open its ranks to gay Scouts but not to gay adult leaders. Of the roughly 1,400 voting members who cast ballots, 61 percent supported the proposal. The policy change takes effect Jan. 1. Gayle Reams, 74, of Bethany, said he joined the Philmont Staff Association in 1974 to help enhance the learning experience of young ...
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Oklahoma City pools gear up for season
Summer is on its way, which means the city's pools and splash grounds will be full of people trying to beat the heat. The Will Rogers and Earlywine family aquatic centers will open this weekend with limited hours. Both will be open with regular summer hours beginning June ...
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Shooting kills Grove woman hospitalizes suspect
Dena Davenport, 49, of Grove, died about 8 p.m. Thursday after being shot in the head, Grove Police Chief Mark Morris said. Shooting suspect Doyle Handle, 52, of Grove, was flown to a Joplin, Mo., hospital, also suffering a gunshot wound to the ...
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11-year Red Cross member to volunteer in Oklahoma
PARKERSBURG - Helping those in need is why Mike Kesterson will soon be in Oklahoma as an American Red Cross volunteer for tornado disaster relief. "I will be doing what I can to help those who have lost nearly everything with the tornado," said Kesterson, a Little Hocking resident. Kesterson has been a volunteer with the Mid-Ohio Valley Chapter of the American Red Cross for about 11 ...
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Scammers cash in on tragedy
Makenzie Coleman near Plaza Tower MOORE, Okla. – Our In Your Corner team has a warning for all Oklahomans. Scammers are using the natural disaster to try to pad their pockets, preying on our most vulnerable ...
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Big 12 Baseball tournament pushed back a day
After this week’s tornadoes, baseball is an afterthought in Oklahoma. The Big 12 decided to move the tournament back an entire day due to those effected by the tornadoes. OU opened the tournament today, May 23, facing off against Baylor. Jonathan Gray led the Sooners from the mound to a 2-0 victory. Gray picked up a complete game shutout pitching win and had 12 strikeouts versus the ...
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Gene and ’57 Chevy weather the storm
Gene and his ’57 Chevy weathered the storm. Both man and car were a little banged up but they will be OK. Galen Culver has their ...
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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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