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Volunteer benefit concert information
You can head to Shawnee. The Family of Faith needs volunteers to help clean up debris and make repairs. Please call 405-273-5331 before you head over. You can go to the First Baptist Church of Moore starting at 8 a.m. this weekend. Bring gloves and be ready to help load and unload donations. You can also go to Life Church in South Oklahoma City at 10 a.m. this weekend. Or you can go to ...
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Teen in devastated Oklahoma town handing out hugs
Moore, Oklahoma: The people of the Oklahoma town where a deadly tornado struck could use just about everything - cleaning supplies, food, water, shelter.Thirteen-year-old Halle Carr thought residents of her hometown could also use a hug after the twister Monday that killed 24 people in Moore.Halle has been standing on a corner with a white sign that reads: "Need a hug? I am here!" And ...
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Oklahoma tornadoes Plaza Towers Elementary School teacher shoved students into bathroom as wall collapsed
MOORE -- As Monday's tornado bore down on Plaza Towers Elementary School, first-grade teacher Becky Evans herded her students into a hallway and told them to crouch down in front of a wall in and cover their heads and ...
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Video Listen Desperate 911 calls from Moore Oklahoma
Abby the dachshund was found and reunited with her owner 48 hours after being buried underneath debris from the Moore, Okla., tornado. KWTV's Michael Konopasek ...
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Oklahoma is disaster hot spot
In this May 23, 2013 file photo, class photos still decorate a classroom wall amid the wreckage of Plaza Towers Elementary School, where seven children were killed earlier in the week when a tornado hit Moore, Okla. The principal of the Oklahoma elementary school where seven children died in a tornado says her teachers did everything they could to save their lives. Principal Amy Simpson said at ...
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Oklahoma tornadoes Cost custom keep basements scarce
Oklahoma's lack of home basements made national news this week after tornadoes left another wide swath of destruction. Oklahoma City builders explain the ins and outs of basements as an option in new ...
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Scouts get Oklahoma City cemetery ready for Memorial Day
Boy Scouts had little concern for the weather as they gathered at Memorial Park Cemetery to place American flags on veterans' graves. "Even if it rains, we won't melt," said Bob Gray, Eagle District chairman. "What veterans have gone though, we can certainly stand out in the ...
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Oklahoma City pastor will face trial in fatal shooting of son-in law
An Oklahoma City pastor accused of fatally shooting his son-in-law will face trial, a judge ruled Friday after hearing conflicting testimony from the victim's emotional wife and ...
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Sikhs open new Oklahoma City house of worship
The Sikh faith community recently celebrated the grand opening of their new Oklahoma City house of worship with a special ceremony and community ...
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Oklahoma tornadoes Moore tornado was ninth deadliest in Oklahoma history
The EF5 tornado that hit Moore on Monday is the state's ninth deadliest on record, according to National Weather Service records. A preliminary report shows at least eight tornadoes hit Oklahoma on Sunday and ...
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Oklahoma tornadoes Southmoore valedictorian changes his speech to reflect the resilience of his class
That was before an EF5 tornado ripped through Moore, killing 24 people and leaving thousands homeless, including many of his classmates. The valedictorian of his graduating class at Southmoore High School rode out the storm in a closet. His home wasn't damaged, but the sound of the tornado found its way to his hiding spot. "I could hear the rumble; it sounded like a vacuum," he ...
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Oklahoma tornadoes It took it all
Tornadoes ripped through central Oklahoma Sunday evening -- leveling homes in or near Carney, Bethel Acres and Norman, overturning tractor-trailers on Interstate 40 near Shawnee and damaging roofs and trees in southeast ...
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Oklahoma City Thunder In his absence Russell Westbrooks value becomes obvious
For three straight seasons, Western Conference coaches have chosen Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook as an All-Star reserve. Also for three straight seasons, NBA media have voted Westbrook to the All-NBA second ...
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Oklahoma tornadoes 27 remain hospitalized from tornadoes
Local hospitals reported 27 individuals remained hospitalized Friday from injuries suffered in Sunday's and Monday's tornadoes, as healing continued throughout central ...
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Oklahoma scene Oklahoma City wins sixth NAIA womens golf championship
. The Stars finished 12 shots ahead of defending champion British Columbia to win their sixth national title and first since a string of five straight over the 2005-2009 ...
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Junior League of Oklahoma City members celebrate at 85th Anniversary Gala
anniversary with a party at the Oklahoma City Golf and Country Club. They recognized the past by introducing past presidents and past award winners. They recognized the present with a video about the impact the JL has had on the community through effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. They recognized the future by presenting ...
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Kearns-Carpenter American Legion Post No. 209 to post 96 flags for veterans who have died
Families give flag of their loved one who was a veteran and has died to Kearns-Carpenter American Legion Post No. 209 at Lamont for "The Avenue of Flags" at the Lamont ...
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Donations for Oklahoma top $20 million
The Red Cross has received more than $15 million in donations and pledges so far for the town of Moore, which was struck by a tornado Monday that killed 24, injured more than 300 and destroyed thousands of ...
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Principal teachers recount tornado hitting Oklahoma school
By Becky Bratu, Kate Snow, Tim Uehlinger and Jay Kernis, NBC News As she tours the husk of Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla. -- the little that was left behind after a powerful tornado shredded everything in its 17-mile path -- Principal Amy Simpson thinks back to Monday morning, when her biggest task was helping the sixth-graders get ready for their graduation ceremony.Pre-K ...
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Table Talk What We Can Do To Help Oklahoma
Volunteers arrange relief goods for tornado victims at a parking lot in Moore, Oklahoma, on May 24, 2013. Photo credit: JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty ...
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Wanda Jackson added to lineup for Music4Moore Oklahoma tornado benefit concert
Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Wanda Jackson, a Maud native and longtime Oklahoma City resident, has been added to the already-impressive lineup for next week's "Music4Moore" tornado benefit concert The concert will be staged from 5 to 11 p.m. on Wednesday at the Chevy Bricktown Events Center, 429 E. California Ave. Along with Jackson, artists confirmed to perform on the ...
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Finding Addyson – One familys struggle in the Moore tornado
Michael Roberts drove 100 mph north on Interstate-35, past police barricades, and into Moore, Okla., 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 reduced to a pile of ...
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ScissorTales A Memorial Day Weekend plea to be safe on Oklahoma lakes
T HE Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial start of the boating season. Oklahoma's lakes will be crowded with boaters, many of whom will be drinking while operating their vessel, which is dangerous but not illegal. It's only illegal if the operator's blood alcohol content exceeds the legal limit of ...
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Oklahoma mom thanks heroic daycare workers
Shielding the children with their own bodies, the daycare workers in Moore, Okla., managed to save all of the children they were looking after. NBC's Ann Curry ...
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Oklahoma Officer Follows Storm to Rescue Survivors
MOORE, Okla. -- Phillip Wise on Monday chased one of the most ferocious tornadoes to touch down in Oklahoma in years. Through his windshield from a half-mile out, the Category 5 twister was not so much a funnel but a shapeless, swirling wall of mud, pieces of homes, and airborne cars and ...
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Oklahoma's massively ambitious transport plan for next eight years
The Oklahoma Department of Transport has adopted a massive transport improvement plan that will cost the state $4.8 billion over the next eight years and will incorporate around 1,700 individual project around the state aimed at making Oklahoma’s roads, bridges and highways safer and better to drive on.
Oklahoma has around 12,000 miles of highways and many more thousands of miles of roadway and streets, maintaining this massive expanse of tarmac is an ongoing process and in recent years the Department of Transport acknowledged that it has fallen behind. Read more
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