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Oklahoma tornadoes: Plaza Towers Elementary School teacher shoved students into bathroom as wall collapsed
As Monday's tornado bore down on Plaza Towers Elementary, first-grade teacher Becky Evans herded her students into a hallway and told them to crouch down in front of a wall and cover their heads and necks. The Moore, Oklahoma, school didn't have a safe room, so the school's safety procedures required teachers to... Read More
As Monday's tornado bore down on Plaza Towers Elementary, first-grade teacher Becky Evans herded her students into a hallway and told them to crouch down in front of a wall and cover their heads and necks. The Moore, Oklahoma, school didn't have a safe room, so the school's safety procedures required teachers to... Read More
Oklahoma tornadoes: Newcastle couple find cats beneath rubble
Twenty-seven hours after a tornado destroyed their Newcastle home, Richard and Janet Cope found their two Siamese cats buried beneath the rubble — wet, cold and hungry, but alive. Read More
Twenty-seven hours after a tornado destroyed their Newcastle home, Richard and Janet Cope found their two Siamese cats buried beneath the rubble — wet, cold and hungry, but alive. Read More
Why God? Why? Clergy respond to difficult questions in storm's aftermath
Local spiritual leaders discuss the difficult theological questions that arise in the aftermath of natural disasters and tragedies. Read More
Local spiritual leaders discuss the difficult theological questions that arise in the aftermath of natural disasters and tragedies. Read More
Oklahoma tornadoes: Local TV weathermen describe covering Moore storm
Local chief meteorologists Gary England, Mike Morgan and Damon Lane share experiences covering the May 20 tornadoes. Read More
Local chief meteorologists Gary England, Mike Morgan and Damon Lane share experiences covering the May 20 tornadoes. Read More
Oklahoma tornadoes: Rush to dispose of tornado debris set to begin
Homeowners are expected to have debris moved to the curb, where cities will pick it up. The federal government will pick up much of the cost. Read More
Homeowners are expected to have debris moved to the curb, where cities will pick it up. The federal government will pick up much of the cost. Read More
Oklahoma tornadoes: KFOR-4 leads in storm coverage
Oklahoma tornadoes: Top ratings go to KFOR-4 Read More
Oklahoma tornadoes: Top ratings go to KFOR-4 Read More
Oklahoma tornadoes: 'She would give when she didn't have things to give'
Gayla Mullins said her sister, Gina Stromski, always was among the first to volunteer after disasters, like the 1995 bombing of the federal building in Oklahoma City and the deadly May 3, 1999, tornado in Moore. Stromski died in Monday's tornado. Read More
Gayla Mullins said her sister, Gina Stromski, always was among the first to volunteer after disasters, like the 1995 bombing of the federal building in Oklahoma City and the deadly May 3, 1999, tornado in Moore. Stromski died in Monday's tornado. Read More
Oklahoma tornadoes: 27 remain hospitalized from tornadoes
Officials are expecting Sunday's Moore prayer service to be heavily attended Read More
Officials are expecting Sunday's Moore prayer service to be heavily attended Read More
Finding Addyson – One family's struggle in the Moore tornado
Michael Roberts drove 100 mph north on Interstate-35, past police barricades, and into Moore, where he jumped his one-ton truck over sidewalks, curbs and residential intersections two blocks away from Plaza Towers Elementary. He sprinted in steel-toed boots through mud like quicksand until he saw it. A school... Read More
Michael Roberts drove 100 mph north on Interstate-35, past police barricades, and into Moore, where he jumped his one-ton truck over sidewalks, curbs and residential intersections two blocks away from Plaza Towers Elementary. He sprinted in steel-toed boots through mud like quicksand until he saw it. A school... Read More
Interactive: Where Tornados Strike
In light of recent deadly tornadoes in Oklahoma, the national Storm Prediction Center’s summary of U.S. tornado activity through April now seems like a cruel irony. Read More
In light of recent deadly tornadoes in Oklahoma, the national Storm Prediction Center’s summary of U.S. tornado activity through April now seems like a cruel irony. Read More
Oklahoma tornadoes: Nike donating $1M in goods to tornado relief
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Nike has announced plans to donate $1 million worth of shoes and clothing to aid people affected by the tornado in Oklahoma this week. Nike says it will make its donations through the nonprofit organization Good360 to prequalified charities. The Oregon-based company will also donate... Read More
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Nike has announced plans to donate $1 million worth of shoes and clothing to aid people affected by the tornado in Oklahoma this week. Nike says it will make its donations through the nonprofit organization Good360 to prequalified charities. The Oregon-based company will also donate... Read More
Rock, pop, country acts give talents and time to help Oklahoma tornado victims
Blues guitarist Kenny Wayne Shepherd remembers what it's like. He grew up in Shreveport, La., and has vivid memories of the sky turning a sickly color and the winds suddenly whipping up around his town. In fact, a few days before Monday's EF5 tornado displaced thousands of residents and took the lives of at least... Read More
Blues guitarist Kenny Wayne Shepherd remembers what it's like. He grew up in Shreveport, La., and has vivid memories of the sky turning a sickly color and the winds suddenly whipping up around his town. In fact, a few days before Monday's EF5 tornado displaced thousands of residents and took the lives of at least... Read More
Oklahoma tornadoes: Friends remember ‘The Wall' after Moore tornado
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Friends and teammates of Kyle Davis attended the boy's funeral wearing soccer jerseys bearing the number “16.” A funeral was held Friday for the 8-year-old, known by his soccer teammates “The Wall.” His teammates wore their own jerseys, and adults and others in the crowd wore shirts... Read More
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Friends and teammates of Kyle Davis attended the boy's funeral wearing soccer jerseys bearing the number “16.” A funeral was held Friday for the 8-year-old, known by his soccer teammates “The Wall.” His teammates wore their own jerseys, and adults and others in the crowd wore shirts... Read More
Oklahoma tornadoes: Moore post office service increases; streets open
MOORE (AP) — Public agencies in Moore have opened streets to residents and resumed mail delivery to as many addresses as possible. At a news conference Friday, police said residents in the hardest-hit areas can go back into their neighborhoods without having to deal with police checkpoints. Some road closures... Read More
MOORE (AP) — Public agencies in Moore have opened streets to residents and resumed mail delivery to as many addresses as possible. At a news conference Friday, police said residents in the hardest-hit areas can go back into their neighborhoods without having to deal with police checkpoints. Some road closures... Read More
Oklahoma tornadoes: Oklahoma gets far more than its share of disasters
WASHINGTON (AP) — Many states get hit frequently with tornadoes and other natural catastrophes, but Oklahoma is Disaster Central. The twister that devastated Moore, Okla., was the 74th presidential disaster declared in the Sooner state in the past 60 years. Only much-larger and more-populous California and... Read More
WASHINGTON (AP) — Many states get hit frequently with tornadoes and other natural catastrophes, but Oklahoma is Disaster Central. The twister that devastated Moore, Okla., was the 74th presidential disaster declared in the Sooner state in the past 60 years. Only much-larger and more-populous California and... Read More
Oklahoma tornadoes: How to get help
Agencies are offering help for people who need support in the aftermath of the tornadoes that swept through Moore, south Oklahoma City and Shawnee Read More
Agencies are offering help for people who need support in the aftermath of the tornadoes that swept through Moore, south Oklahoma City and Shawnee Read More
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 shelters. Read More
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 shelters. Read More
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