Thousands of residents whose homes were damaged or destroyed in the tornado have a break in the weather Friday morning to continue removing debris from their propertiers. Tulsa World Editorial Cartoonist Bruce Plante: "The Modern Oklahoma School Teacher" Citizens are in "state of healing," Gov. Mary Fallin says as Moore continues tornado recovery How to help those affected by the Moore tornado: OK Strong SLIDESHOW: Moore Tornado coverage - day 4 Moore Tornado 2013: Find all the coverage from the Moore tornado, including photo slideshows and a video from the World's award winning photographers.
Oklahoma baseball coach Sunny Golloway recently received the request from a police officer directing traffic around a tornado-ravaged neighborhood.
It's just an empty field now, but community and industry leaders hope a new rail line and road will help make a section of Claremore an industrial hub for northeast Oklahoma.
School is more than learning your ABCs and how to solve quadratic equations. We know that learning how to think critically, work cooperatively, and solve problems creatively are among the most important skills children need to be good citizens, contributing members of society, and productive workers in a competitive global economy.
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Pace slows in testing after Tulsa dentist health scare So far, 70 patients have tested positive for hepatitis C, five for hepatitis B and three for HIV, but ...
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Acid leak closes section of North Peoria Avenue overnight Responders investigated a “white cloud” emanating from a chemical distribution center, fire department ...
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OU defeats Texas Tech 8-0 in Big 12 Tournament Oklahoma’s pitching staff continued its dominance on Friday morning.
ERIC BAILEY World Sports Writer
IRS replaces official who revealed targeting Lois Lerner was put on administrative leave on Thursday, said Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, and two ...
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Oklahoma Legislature OKs tax breaks for storm victims The measure was sponsored by Moore Republican Sen. Anthony Sykes, who represents most of the communities ...
Education standoff in state House When lawmakers returned to work Friday, House members passed a resolution to adjourn. The motion passed, ...
RANDY KREHBIEL World Staff Writer
Temporary stay granted in hearing for brothers accused in quadruple slaying The brothers are charged in the Jan. 7 shooting deaths of four women at the Fairmont Terrace apartment ...
JARREL WADE World Staff Writer
Republican lawmakers' feud erupts on House floor Rep. Don Armes, R-Lawton said 'You've been breathing my air a long time' to Rep. Mike Reynolds, R-Oklahoma ...
Former Ottawa County detective found guilty of making, selling meth The former detective sold a half-gram of methamphetamine for $40 to an undercover narcotics agent, according ...
SHEILA STOGSDILL World Correspondent
Suspect in Grove fatal shooting remains hospitalized Grove police prepare to take him into custody on a first-degree murder complaint, Grove Police Chief ...
Tulsa man told dogs to attack officers, police say After he was handcuffed, he allegedly told his pit bull to “Get ’em! Get ’em!” — referring to officers ...
UK arrests 2 men over incident with Pakistan plane A jet was launched to divert the Pakistan International Airlines plane carrying nearly 300 passengers ...
American Legion giving $1M to Oklahoma tornado victim veterans The Legion also provided relief funds after Hurricane Sandy, Hurricane Katrina and other natural dis ...
Washington state I-5 bridge collapse caused by oversize load It happened about 7 p.m. Thursday on the four-lane Interstate 5 bridge near Mount Vernon, about 60 miles ...
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TCU ninth-inning rally tops OSU at Big 12 baseball tournament Horned Frogs score six runs in the top of the ninth inning to upend Cowboys 8-4 late Thursday.
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OU, OSU, Tulsa band together for T-shirt, will provide proceeds to disaster relief and recovery The shirts include all three logos of the schools. Proceeds will be donated directly to the United W ...
Death notices for May 23 Including Tulsa and northeastern Oklahoma.
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Grove woman killed; man also shot Dena Davenport, 49, and Doyle Handle, 52, were both shot in the head.
Plan to give $1,200 debit cards to tornado victims rejected Fallin administration officials rejected a plan to distribute debit cards worth $1,200 - funded with ...
WAYNE GREENE World Senior Writer
Death notices for May 24 Including Tulsa and northeastern Oklahoma.
GRDA report: Boat driver drank alcohol, took pills before fatal Grand Lake crash A preliminary investigative report released Wednesday states that the driver of a boat that crashed into ...
John Klein: College transfer rule that limited Wes Lunt must be changed Former Oklahoma State quarterback Wes Lunt, just like any college athlete, should not be free to transfer ...
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Family tries to find peace with death of two of their children in the Moore tornado As the tornado began shaking their house Monday, Laurinda Vargyas huddled with her mother in a bathtub ...
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St. John plans layoffs, cites rejection of Medicaid expansion by Gov. Mary Fallin Tulsa's St. John Health System is "restructuring its workforce" because of changes in medical financing, ...
WAYNE GREENE World Senior Writer & SHANNON MUCHMORE World Staff Writer
Hugs and tears: Plaza Towers students come back to school Moore Public Schools sites that were spared by the storm reopened for a few hours Thursday morning so ...
ANDREA EGER World Staff Writer
Moore tornado tally: More than 12,000 homes damaged or destroyed Firefighters have completed their search for survivors and are now responding to injury calls, the Moore ...
ZIVA BRANSTETTER World Enterprise Editor
Dewey man charged after allegedly killing 2 puppies with shotgun He remained jailed Thursday on $10,000 bond.
LAURA SUMMERS World Correspondent
Cambage on Tulsa: 'I wanted to come back so bad last year' Liz Cambage said she really wanted to join the Tulsa Shock last August for the second half of the WNBA ...
MIKE BROWN World Sports Writer
Blake Shelton, Kenny Wayne Shepherd among musicians helping tornado relief efforts A growing roster of Oklahoma-tied musicians and others are planning benefit concerts, television broadcasts ...
JENNIFER CHANCELLOR World Scene Writer
Survivors' Stories: Looters sifting through rubble add to family grief Genni Satterlee didn't want her first-grade daughter at Plaza Towers Elementary School when the tornado ...
GINNIE GRAHAM & CARY ASPINWALL World Staff Writers
Man charged in rape of 14-year-old He is scheduled for an initial appearance on May 28.
Sapulpa native's photo of Moore tornado on Time magazine cover When freelance photographer Alonzo Adams headed out Monday to shoot what turned out to be one of the ...
KENDRICK MARSHALL World Staff Writer
TCU ninth-inning rally tops OSU at Big 12 baseball tournament Horned Frogs score six runs in the top of the ninth inning to upend Cowboys 8-4 late Thursday night in ...
Councilors would shift money in mayor's budget to fund more officers The plan, outlined Thursday by councilors G.T. Bynum and Karen Gilbert, would fund 45 police cadets and ...
ZACK STOYCOFF World Staff Writer
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Sen. Jim Inhofe goes 'unvarnished' for speech in Tulsa The potential Republican U.S. Senate candidates waiting in a long line for incumbent Sen. Jim Inhofe ...
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Amber Hilberling discusses husband's fatal fall Amber Hilberling told a national television audience on Friday that she still can't understand what happened ...
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Obama to visit Oklahoma on Sunday; tornado damage could top $1 billion Secretary of Homeland Defense Janet Napolitano toured the tornado-ravaged areas on Wednesday.
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More Obama aides knew of IRS audit; Obama not told White House chief of staff Denis McDonough and other senior advisers knew in late April that an impending ...
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Tulsa tea party groups protest at local IRS office About 20 people picketed in the rain outside an east Tulsa federal building Tuesday as part of a national ...
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Letter to the Editor: Complicit It was with sadness and disbelief that I read your Benghazi editorial on May 15.
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Boy Scouts approve plan to accept openly gay boys The Boy Scouts of America threw open its ranks Thursday to gay Scouts but not gay Scout leaders - a ...
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Tulsa city councilors asked to move forward on use of Tate Brady's name in Tulsa Arts District "I come not to praise Tate Brady but to help bury him," Workman said. "Action needs to be taken. I think ...
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Fallin's Medicaid decision leads to job losses here The negative fallout resulting from Gov. Mary Fallin's decision to reject the Medicaid expansion element ...
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Obama pledges prompt response for storm-ravaged Moore President Barack Obama pledged urgent government help for Oklahoma on Tuesday in the wake of "one of ...
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Boy Scouts' leaders to vote on lifting gay-youth ban With its ranks deeply divided, the Boy Scouts of America is asking its local leaders from across the ...
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Tulsa library system budget takes hit from property tax cut The Tulsa City-County Library has cut more than $800,000 from its proposed operating budget for fiscal ...
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Letter to the Editor: Giving voice I implore the Tulsa World to cover the multiple investigations going on around the country. This is how ...
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51 killed, including 20 children, in Moore tornado A powerful tornado roared through Moore and south Oklahoma City on Monday, killing at least 51 people ...
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Will congressmen help their fellow Oklahomans? What will Jim Bridenstine do? It was only a matter of time until he faced the question.
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