Oklahoma
Okla. City Mayor: Up to 13K Homes Hit by Tornado
Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett says 12,000 to 13,000 homes were affected by the tornado that tore through a city suburb. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano toured the community Wednesday. (May 22)
Obama to visit tornado-ravaged Oklahoma town
President Barack Obama will travel to tornado-ravaged Moore, Okla., on Sunday. White House spokesman Jay Carney says the president will view the tornado damage first-hand. He also plans to meet with victims and first responders. The monstrous tornado barreled through the Oklahoma City suburb Monday afternoon, demolishing an elementary school ...
Blake Shelton putting together Okla. benefit show
Blake Shelton and NBC are putting together a benefit for Oklahoma tornado victims. Shelton told reporters about the fundraising effort after Tuesday night's episode of "The Voice." Shelton, an Oklahoma native, paid tribute to the thousands affected by Sunday and Monday's tornadoes by performing an acoustic version of the hit ...
2 infants among 10 kids killed in Oklahoma tornado
Two infants were among the 24 people killed by the tornado that ripped across the Oklahoma City area this week, the Oklahoma medical examiner's office said Wednesday. The office said it has identified 23 of the 24 victims and that 10 of them were children, including seven who were killed ...
Raw: New Video of Deadly Oklahoma Tornado
Video from stormchasingvideo.com shows the formation and then deadly path of the tornado that struck Moore, Oklahoma Monday. (May 22)
USM halts tornado relief campaign
The University of Southern Mississippi has stopped its own tornado relief fundraising campaigns in deference to storm victims in Oklahoma. The USM Foundation launched the tornado campaign following the Feb. 10 EF-4 tornado that tore through the Hattiesburg area and the campus beautification campaign in April. USM President Rodney Bennett ...
Okla. lawmakers to take up tornado recovery bill
Oklahoma lawmakers are preparing to take up legislation to appropriate $45 million in emergency funds to help pay for recovery efforts following deadly tornadoes in central Oklahoma. Officials in the Oklahoma Senate say the chamber could take up a measure on Wednesday that would dip into the state's Rainy Day ...
FEMA Chief: Feds won't go 'when the cameras leave'
The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency says U.S. officials are "going neighborhood to neighborhood" to make sure Oklahoma gets the help it needs. FEMA's Craig Fugate promises in an interview that officials won't desert Oklahoma, saying "We don't leave here when the cameras leave. We stay here and ...
Parents face tough choice when tornadoes bear down
With an ominous storm approaching, the Moore Public School District flashed a text alert to parents: "We are currently holding all students until the current storm danger is over. Students are being released to parents only at this time." Parents had a gut-wrenching choice, and only a few minutes to ...
Agency opens mental health center in Moore
The Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services has opened a center in Moore to assist in the tornado recovery. The agency said Tuesday that it is treating people on a walk-in basis and offering training for licensed mental health professionals who want to help. The training, which ...
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