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May 25, 2013
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Break in OKC weather allows residents to continue debris removal

Thousands of residents whose homes were damaged or destroyed in the tornado have a break in the weather Friday to continue removing debris from their propertiers.

Plan to give $1,200 debit cards to tornado victims rejected
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.

 
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Ricketts, Sooners win emotional Super Regional game with sister of tornado victim in dugout

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Claremore opens rail spur, road to serve industrial park

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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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Photos and stories from the 2013 Moore tornado. Who is Tulsa's next mayor?
NEWS FEED

Moore residents learn from past regarding tornadoes As Larry Brake watched television reports of a tornado that struck Shawnee on Sunday, he turned to his ...

ZIVA BRANSTETTER
World Enterprise Editor

9 minutes ago

Co-workers taking care of tornado victims When the worst happens, examples of the best in people are visible at every turn here.

ANDREA EGER World Staff Writer

6 minutes ago

Aftermath Notebook: B'nai Emunah preschool raises money for victims When the EF5 tornado struck Moore, students at B'Nai Emunah Preschool had plenty of questions. They wanted ...

STAFF REPORTS AND Associated Press

16 minutes ago

Local, State briefs A couple who are accused of neglecting a 4-year-old boy who has experienced several traumatic injuries ...

Staff Reports

28 minutes ago

BA woman charged with obtaining unneeded medical care for daughter A Broken Arrow woman is accused of maliciously reporting false symptoms and information about her daughter ...

DAVID HARPER World Staff Writer

29 minutes ago

Tulsa man charged with murder in machete attack on woman A Tulsa man who is accused of stabbing a woman with a machete and then striking her repeatedly on the ...

DAVID HARPER World Staff Writer

29 minutes ago

Preliminary hearing postponed for brothers charged with killing four women in Tulsa A preliminary hearing for two brothers who are charged with murdering four women was postponed Friday ...

BILL BRAUN & JARREL WADE
World Staff Writer

29 minutes ago

Nation With a growing sexual assault epidemic staining the military, President Barack Obama urged U.S. Naval ...

Wire reports

29 minutes ago

'Furlough Friday' means unpaid day off for many government workers No one answered the tax-help hotline at the IRS on Friday. And you could forget about getting advice ...

DONNA CASSATA Associated Press

29 minutes ago

Sunday TV news shows Guest lineups for the Sunday TV news shows:

Staff Reports

29 minutes ago

Michael Overall: People coming together is heart of our home WITH A STORMY forecast, Sarah Patteson kept the TV on and saw the first report of a 'monster tornado' ...

MICHAEL OVERALL World Staff Writer

29 minutes ago

Briarwood elementary principal recounts tornado moments The principal of a tornado-demolished elementary school where everyone made it out alive gave her first ...

ANDREA EGER World Staff Writer

29 minutes ago

Legislature adjourns, touts tax cuts, workers comp reform Lawmakers left the Capitol a week before their deadline Friday, claiming victories in areas ranging from ...

BARBARA HOBEROCK
World Capitol Bureau

30 minutes ago

Today High 83, Low 66 Chance of t-storm. More weather on D6

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Inside today's Tulsa World Ask AmyD4

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WWII Medal of Honor recipient dies Vernon McGarity, a former World War II Army squad leader and Medal of Honor recipient, died of cancer ...

Wire reports

32 minutes ago

Tulsa Mayor Dewey Bartlett sends out absentee-ballot applications Mayor Dewey Bartlett and former Mayor Kathy Taylor may not agree on much, but they do both value the ...

KEVIN CANFIELD World Staff Writer

33 minutes ago

News briefs Mexico's top security official said Friday that far fewer people disappeared during Mexico's drug war ...

Wire reports

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DAILY U.S. casualties Afghanistan: As of Friday, at least 2,091 members of the U.S. military had died as a result of the U.S.-led ...

Associated Press

33 minutes ago

Trucker bumps I-5 bridge, sees collapse behind him The trucker was hauling a load of drilling equipment when his load bumped against the steel framework ...

Associated Press

33 minutes ago

Syrian regime OKs peace talks amid skepticism Syria's government has agreed to attend a U.S.-Russian-brokered peace conference, according to Moscow. ...

ZEINA KARAM Associated Press

33 minutes ago

Massive job: Hauling away tornado debris soon to begin The rush to dispose of tornado debris is about to begin.

WILLIAM CRUM NewsOK.com

33 minutes ago

Moore tornado: Survivors' stories Karen Hollingsworth and her husband moved 30 years ago into the show home of their Moore neighborhood, ...

GINNIE GRAHAM World Staff Writer

33 minutes ago

'Healing the Heartland' concert tickets on sale Tickets for country music star Blake Shelton's tornado relief concert next week in Oklahoma City will ...

RITA SHERROW World Scene Writer

34 minutes ago

House votes to freeze Insure Oklahoma funds but acts too late The state House of Representatives passed a final-day concurrent resolution to 'quarantine' the funding ...

WAYNE GREENE World Senior Writer

34 minutes ago

Fallin signs bill to aid tornado recovery Gov. Mary Fallin on Friday signed four bills, including a measure to provide up to $45 million to communities ...

BARBARA HOBEROCK
World Capitol Bureau

34 minutes ago

Tulsa mayor says ethics complaint filer downplayed support for rival Bill Christiansen Mayor Dewey Bartlett's campaign is challenging the neutrality of a Tulsan who accused the mayor this ...

ZACK STOYCOFF World Staff Writer

35 minutes ago

Tulsa dental-patient testing finds no new cases of hepatitis, HIV Additional test results this week revealed no new cases of hepatitis or the virus that causes AIDS among ...

Associated Press

35 minutes ago

Fair board to decide on Expo Center naming-rights agreement with River Spirit Casino The fair board on Tuesday will consider a branding agreement with River Spirit Casino that would change ...

KEVIN CANFIELD World Staff Writer

35 minutes ago

How to help those affected by the Moore tornado

Mike Averill

35 minutes ago

Tulsa County Sheriff Stanley Glanz to ask judge to order DOC to get state inmates out of crowded jail Sheriff Stanley Glanz said Friday that he plans to ask a judge to order the Department of Corrections ...

KEVIN CANFIELD World Staff Writer

36 minutes ago

Way back when: Today in history The ashes of beer distributor George Swanson, 71, who died on March 31, were buried in the front seat ...

GENE CURTIS

37 minutes ago

Oklahoma Senate passes tax-relief bills for tornado victims before adjourning a week early The state Senate adjourned Friday afternoon, about a week earlier than the mandatory deadline of 5 p.m. ...

BARBARA HOBEROCK
World Capitol Bureau

37 minutes ago

Owasso city manager placed on leave The City Council voted unanimously Friday to place veteran City Manager Rodney Ray on paid administrative ...

RHETT MORGAN World Staff Writer

37 minutes ago

Officials urge caution, care on lakes as boating season opens Bodies of water in Oklahoma were the site of 1,368 recreational boating accidents from 1995 and 2011, ...

CASEY SMITH & SHEILA STOGSDILL
World Correspondent

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Religion briefs Oklahoma United Methodists will hold their annual conference Monday through Wednesday in Oklahoma Ci ...

Bill Sherman

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Religion calendar Dangerfield Family Day, with guest speaker the Rev. Carlos Jones II of The Way Interdenominational Church ...

Staff Reports

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Memorial Day closings City of Tulsa and Tulsa County facilities will be closed Monday for Memorial Day, and Tulsa Transit bus ...

Staff Reports

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House ends legislative session with a whisper, not a roar The state House of Representatives wound down the 2013 legislative session Friday night, not so much ...

RANDY KREHBIEL World Staff Writer

39 minutes ago

Divorces ASKED

Staff Reports

41 minutes ago

Marriages (Tulsans unless indicated)

Staff Reports

41 minutes ago

Births: 5/25/2013 (Tulsans unless indicated)

Staff Reports

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Filmmakers interview Tulsans for Global People Project Two London documentary filmmakers were in Tulsa this week interviewing people for the Global People ...

BILL SHERMAN World Religion Writer

41 minutes ago

TPS superintendent recommends creating academy for McLain 7th-graders Tulsa Public Schools Superintendent Keith Ballard has recommended that McLain seventh-graders be moved ...

KIM ARCHER World Staff Writer

41 minutes ago

Campus minister 'an institution' at TU after nearly 40 years there Charlie Spears was in his 20s when he became the director of the Wesley Foundation, the United Methodist ...

BILL SHERMAN World Religion Writer

41 minutes ago

Will Rogers Says I suggested a plan one time to shorten the Senate debate. Every time a Senator tells all he knows, make ...

Staff Reports

42 minutes ago

What To Do? Your Calendar Can't get enough? For a full list of community events, and to submit your event, go online to: tulsaworld.com/calendar. ...

Staff Reports

42 minutes ago

Way Back When: Today In History In Moore, where a massive tornado struck Monday, high school seniors receive their diplomas. News

Tim Chamberlin

42 minutes ago

Lottery Pick 3: 5-8-0 | Pick 4: 6-1-7-0 | Cash 5: 20-23-31-32-36 |

Tim Chamberlin

42 minutes ago

Rocklahoma kicks off with music, camping in Pryor As the Rocklahoma festival grounds filled with tens of thousands of fans Friday afternoon, music bla

JENNIFER CHANCELLOR
World Staff Writer

4 hours ago

Owasso city manager suspended pending investigation The City Council voted unanimously to place veteran City Manager Rodney Ray on administrative leave.

RHETT MORGAN World Staff Writer

4 hours ago

Oklahoma House has anticlimactic early end to session The 101-member House had dwindled to 63 hardy souls by the time the last vote was taken.

RANDY KREHBIEL World Staff Writer

4 hours ago

Break in OKC weather allows residents to continue debris removal Thousands of residents whose homes were damaged or destroyed in the tornado have a break in the weather ...

ZIVA BRANSTETTER
World Enterprise Editor

5 hours ago

House passes measure to 'quarantine' Insure Oklahoma — after Senate adjourns Earlier this week, Speaker of the House T.W. Shannon refused to allow a proposed law to extend the program ...

WAYNE GREENE World Senior Writer

7 hours ago

Syrian regime OKs peace talks amid skepticism Syria’s government has agreed to attend a U.S.-Russian-brokered peace conference, according to Mosco

Associated Press

8 hours ago

Foreign preacher takes rare turn on Vietnam stage “Do you know why I love God?” Nick Vujicic asked a young girl on stage who, like him, was born without arms and legs.

Associated Press

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Reba McEntire, Miranda Lambert, Vince Gill to join Blake Shelton for tornado relief concert Tickets for Blake Shelton’s tornado relief concert in Oklahoma City go on sale Saturday. RELATED ...

RITA SHERROW World Scene Writer

10 hours ago

River Spirit Casino could get naming rights for Expo Center “Our version of the proposal was approved by our gaming operations authority board on Wednesday,” said ...

KEVIN CANFIELD World Staff Writer

11 hours ago

Grove man charged in wife's shooting death Grove Police Chief Mark Morris said the couple didn't have a history of domestic violence, but a neighbor ...

SHEILA STOGSDILL World Correspondent

11 hours ago

Fallin signs bill to spend $45 milion on tornado relief It allows the state to use the money to match federal disaster funds and for other 'disaster-related ...

Associated Press

12 hours ago

Nike donating $1 million in goods to tornado relief Nike says it will make its donations through the nonprofit organization Good360 to prequalified char ...

Associated Press

12 hours ago

Boy Scouts approve plan to accept openly gay boys The Scouts' longstanding ban on gay adults remains in force.

DAVID CRARY AND NOMAAN MERCHANT
Associated Press

12 hours ago

UK-bound Pakistan plane diverted, 2 men arrested A jet was launched to divert the Pakistan International Airlines plane carrying nearly 300 passengers ...

CASSANDRA VINOGRAD AND DANICA KIRKA
Associated Press

12 hours ago

Althea Peterson: Info on this week's Oklahoma tornadoes (except the one in Moore) You can find Tulsa World's comprehensive coverage on the Monday EF-5 tornado in the Moore area at this ...

Althea Peterson Staff Writer

12 hours ago

House passes storm damage tax relief Senate Bill 330 particularly addressed real property and vehicles damaged or destroyed in those stor ...

RANDY KREHBIEL World Staff Writer

12 hours ago

State Senate finishes its work for the year House Democrats were upset that pay raises for Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers were not provided, Inman ...

Staff Reports

13 hours ago

Photos released in Dollar General robbery He appeared to shop for about 15 minutes and then pulled on a gun on the cashier as she was completing ...

AMANDA BLAND World Staff Writer

14 hours ago

Citizens are in "state of healing," Gov. Mary Fallin says as Moore continues tornado recovery The hard rain falling Thursday morning soaked storm-weary residents of Moore but did little to dampen ...

ZIVA BRANSTETTER
World Enterprise Editor

14 hours ago

Tulsa man arrested on child neglect charge; warrant out for child's mother Prosecutors allege they failed to provide a safe environment, proper supervision or both.

AMANDA BLAND World Staff Writer

14 hours ago

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 ...

Associated Press

14 hours ago

Acid leak closes section of North Peoria Avenue overnight Responders investigated a “white cloud” emanating from a chemical distribution center, fire department ...

AMANDA BLAND World Staff Writer

14 hours ago

IRS replaces official who revealed targeting Lois Lerner was put on administrative leave on Thursday, said Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, and two ...

ALAN FRAM AND STEPHEN OHLEMACHER
Associated Press

15 hours ago

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

16 hours ago

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

16 hours ago

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 ...

RANDY KREHBIEL World Staff Writer

16 hours ago

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

16 hours ago

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

16 hours ago

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 ...

AMANDA BLAND World Staff Writer

17 hours ago

American Legion giving $1M to Oklahoma tornado victim veterans The Legion also provided relief funds after Hurricane Sandy, Hurricane Katrina and other natural dis ...

Associated Press

18 hours ago

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 ...

MANUEL VALDES AND MIKE BAKER
Associated Press

18 hours ago

SemGroup, Pakistani energy delegation to meet Friday SemGroup Corp. CEO Norm Szydlowski, who saw the challenges in international energy issues up close years ...

ROD WALTON World Business Editor

18 hours ago

Jay Cronley: Youthful memories can keep you hooked My father was the sports editor of The Daily Oklahoman, before there were so many punks playing the ...

JAY CRONLEY World Staff Columnist

18 hours ago

Tulsa council to study whether to rename Brady Street Responding to two weeks of pleas from residents to take action, City Councilors agreed Thursday to create ...

KEVIN CANFIELD World Staff Writer

18 hours ago

Tulsa city councilors propose budget amendments to boost police force The plan, outlined Thursday by Councilors G.T. Bynum and Karen Gilbert, would increase the number of ...

ZACK STOYCOFF World Staff Writer

18 hours ago

Class act: Collinsville teacher gets support from school during health crisis Terry Coburn's third-grade class had to say goodbye to their teacher for the second time this year.

KIM ARCHER World Staff Writer

18 hours ago

Plaza Towers students, teachers gather for a tearful reunion to close out the school year Just three days after a deadly tornado ripped apart Plaza Towers Elementary School, the school community ...

ANDREA EGER World Staff Writer

18 hours ago

Day camp provides kids a place to play in wake of tornado What 8-year-old Aydan Calhoun needed, three days after the Moore tornado crumbled his Briarwood Elementary ...

GUERIN EMIG World Sports Writer

19 hours ago

Muslim hard-liners ID suspect in London attack A man seen with bloody hands wielding a butcher knife after the killing of a British soldier on the streets ...

PAISLEY DODDS & GREGORY KATZ
Associated Press

19 hours ago

Sweden's riots raise questions about inequality Sweden has long been a bastion of generous social welfare and an egalitarian political culture, so many ...

Associated Press

19 hours ago

Japanese man, 80, oldest to top Everest - for now Japanese extreme skier Yuichiro Miura (left), who is 80 years old and has had four heart operations in ...

Staff Reports

19 hours ago

Scientific red tape mars efforts against new virus, World Health Organization says International efforts to combat a new pneumonia-like virus that has now killed 22 people are being slowed ...

Associated Press

19 hours ago

Obama sees narrower terror threat, defends drones President Barack Obama sought Thursday to advance the U.S. beyond the unrelenting war effort of the past ...

JULIE PACE & LARA JAKES
Associated Press

19 hours ago

Obama lifts ban on Guantanamo transfers to Yemen President Barack Obama is lifting his self-imposed ban on transferring Guantanamo Bay detainees to Yemen, ...

NEDRA PICKLER

19 hours ago

House backs variable rate student loans Dismissing a veto threat from President Barack Obama, lawmakers in the House passed legislation that ...

PHILIP ELLIOTT Associated Press

19 hours ago

New Bixby pastor loses home in tornado, church helps out The Rev. Jeff and Sherri Sloan were in Bixby closing on a house Monday afternoon. RELATED STORY: ...

BILL SHERMAN World Religion Writer

19 hours ago

Nation's kids need to get more physical, medical group says Reading, writing, arithmetic - and PE?

AP Wire Service

19 hours ago

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 ...

DAVID CRARY & NOMAAN MERCHANT
Associated Press

19 hours ago

Common education budget hits last-minute snag in House A late-night revolt in the Oklahoma House of Representatives on Thursday left in doubt the state's common ...

RANDY KREHBIEL World Staff Writer

19 hours ago

10th Circuit judges hear arguments in Hobby Lobby-Obamacare lawsuit A panel of eight judges at the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday wrestled with whether Hobby ...

BRIANNA BAILEY NewsOK.com

19 hours ago

U.S. Senate votes to cut crop insurance aid for wealthiest farmers The Senate on Thursday voted to limit the amount of government subsidies the wealthiest farmers receive ...

AP Wire Service

19 hours ago

Tulsa mayor accused of ethics breach A member of the city's sales-tax watchdog committee is accusing Mayor Dewey Bartlett of an ethics code ...

ZACK STOYCOFF World Staff Writer

19 hours ago

Owasso City Manager Rodney Ray subject of employee complaint; mayor calls meeting The City Council on Friday will consider placing longtime City Manager Rodney Ray on administrative leave ...

RHETT MORGAN World Staff Writer

19 hours ago

Fairmont Terrace quadruple-murder preliminary hearing turns into motions hearing A preliminary hearing for two brothers who are charged with murdering four women got bogged down quickly ...

BILL BRAUN & JARREL WADE
World Staff Writers

19 hours ago

Oklahoma multicounty grand jury indicts former judge on new charges Oklahoma's multicounty grand jury returned new indictments Thursday against a former Lincoln County judge ...

AP Wire Service

19 hours ago

Sooner softballers bring smiles back to tornado-affected team Not even the rain that postponed Thursday's Super Regional game at Marita Hynes Field could affect this ...

STEPHANIE KUZYDYM

19 hours ago

Tornado Relief Briefs: 'Music for Moore' set for Wednesday in OKC The 'Music for Moore' concert will be 5-11 p.m. Wednesday at the Chevy Bricktown Event Center in Oklahoma ...

JENNIFER CHANCELLOR
World Scene Writer

20 hours ago

Tulsa-area businesses, groups help with relief for tornado survivors Area retailers, restaurants and other venues are raising money and taking donations for Oklahoma tornado ...

Staff Reports

20 hours ago

OK Chefs Relief fundraiser events set in Oklahoma City Oklahoma chefs have joined forces to feed the victims of the Moore tornado, as well as the rescue workers ...

NICOLE MARSHALL MIDDLETON
World Scene Writer

20 hours ago

Action Line: Paying only minimum balance on credit cards a bad move Dear Action Line: What do credit card companies consider when deciding on the 'minimum monthly payment' ...

PHIL MULKINS
World Action Line Editor

20 hours ago

Local, State briefs A Tulsa man who is serving a one-year jail sentence in a domestic assault case has been charged with ...

Staff Reports

21 hours ago

Divorces ASKED

Staff Reports

21 hours ago

Marriages (Tulsans unless indicated)

Staff Reports

21 hours ago

Births: 5/24/2013 (Tulsans unless indicated)

Staff Reports

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Nation Briefs House members writing a bipartisan immigration bill said Thursday they had patched over a dispute that ...

Wire Reports

21 hours ago

News Briefs An official Israeli committee on Thursday handed the government its proposal for ending a contentious ...

Wire Reports

21 hours ago

Daily U.S. casualties Afghanistan: As of Thursday, at least 2,091 members of the U.S. military had died as a result of the ...

Associated Press

21 hours ago

Lotteries OKLAHOMA LOTTERY RESULTS FOR 05/24/13:

Staff Reports

21 hours ago

Corrections, clarifications A Thursday Tulsa World story about St. John Health Systems reported revenue,payroll, expense and asset ...

Staff Reports

21 hours ago

Will Rogers Says The President gets $75,000 a year just to argue with the Senate, and the Vice-President only gets $12,500 ...

Staff Reports

21 hours ago

Way back when: Today in history At least 24 people were killed and more than 300 were injured when the floor of the Versailles wedding ...

GENE CURTIS

21 hours ago

Moore tornado fatalities The state Medical Examiner's Office on Wednesday released a list of names of the 24 who died in Monday's ...

Staff Reports

22 hours ago

How to help those affected by the Moore tornado: OK Strong Governor Mary Fallin and the United Way of Central Oklahoma have established the OK Strong Disaster Relief ...

Staff Reports

22 hours ago

Survivors' stories Larry Jernigan's white Ford turned onto Southwest 11th Street, passing Plaza Towers Elementary School ...

MICHAEL OVERALL World Staff Writer

22 hours ago

Distraught mom becomes face of Moore tornado A massive tornado was carving its way through town. There was no time to hesitate. LaTisha Garcia had ...

SEAN MURPHY Associated Press

22 hours ago

Aftermath Notebook: No more clothes, officials say The best way to help victims of Monday's tornado is to send cold, hard cash to established relief organizations, ...

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Oklahoma House OKs $45 million for tornado expenses The Oklahoma House of Representatives on Thursday passed unanimously - but not without discussion ...

RANDY KREHBIEL World Staff Writer

22 hours ago

Tulsa man arrested on child neglect charge; warrant out for child's mother Prosecutors allege they failed to provide a safe environment, proper supervision or both.

AMANDA BLAND World Staff Writer

14 hours ago

Reba McEntire, Miranda Lambert, Vince Gill to join Blake Shelton for tornado relief concert Tickets for Blake Shelton’s tornado relief concert in Oklahoma City go on sale Saturday.

RITA SHERROW World Scene Writer

10 hours ago

The Modern Oklahoma School Teacher

BRUCE PLANTE

18 hours ago

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

16 hours ago

Jennifer Chancellor: BREAKING: Blake Shelton to host 'Healing the Heartland' tornado relief concert in OKC The Oklahoma-born country music superstar will host a benefit concert Wednesday at Chesapeake Energy ...

1 day ago

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 ...

JOHN KLEIN Senior Sports Columnist

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Death notices for May 24 Including Tulsa and northeastern Oklahoma.

Staff Reports

21 hours ago

Grove man charged in wife's shooting death Grove Police Chief Mark Morris said the couple didn't have a history of domestic violence, but a neighbor ...

SHEILA STOGSDILL World Correspondent

11 hours ago

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 ...

AMANDA BLAND World Staff Writer

17 hours ago

Class act: Collinsville teacher gets support from school during health crisis Terry Coburn's third-grade class had to say goodbye to their teacher for the second time this year.

KIM ARCHER World Staff Writer

18 hours ago

Death notices for May 23 Including Tulsa and northeastern Oklahoma.

Staff Reports

1 day ago

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 ...

ERIC BAILEY World Sports Writer

1 day ago

Plaza Towers students, teachers gather for a tearful reunion to close out the school year Just three days after a deadly tornado ripped apart Plaza Towers Elementary School, the school community ...

ANDREA EGER World Staff Writer

18 hours ago

Owasso city manager suspended pending investigation The City Council voted unanimously to place veteran City Manager Rodney Ray on administrative leave.

RHETT MORGAN World Staff Writer

4 hours ago

Grove woman killed; man also shot Dena Davenport, 49, and Doyle Handle, 52, were both shot in the head.

SHEILA STOGSDILL World Correspondent

1 day ago

New Bixby pastor loses home in tornado, church helps out The Rev. Jeff and Sherri Sloan were in Bixby closing on a house Monday afternoon.

BILL SHERMAN World Religion Writer

19 hours ago

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

16 hours ago

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 ...

RANDY KREHBIEL World Staff Writer

16 hours ago

Rocklahoma welcomes Korn as headliner For a festival that boasts so many repeat customers, there are a few prominent newbies this year - ...

JENNIFER CHANCELLOR World Scene Writer

18 hours ago

Tulsa council to study whether to rename Brady Street Responding to two weeks of pleas from residents to take action, City Councilors agreed Thursday to create ...

KEVIN CANFIELD World Staff Writer

18 hours ago

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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 ...

DAVID HARPER World Staff Writer

6 days ago

216 Comments

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

1 day ago

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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.

MICHAEL OVERALL and AMANDA BLAND World Staff Writers

2 days ago

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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 ...

JULIE PACE & CHARLES BABINGTON Associated Press

3 days ago

161 Comments

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 ...

RANDY KREHBIEL World Staff Writer

2 days ago

154 Comments

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 ...

DAVID CRARY & NOMAAN MERCHANT Associated Press

19 hours ago

152 Comments

Letter to the Editor: Complicit It was with sadness and disbelief that I read your Benghazi editorial on May 15.

Gene Kinney, Tulsa

4 days ago

148 Comments

OK insurance

BRUCE PLANTE World Editorial Cartoonist

3 days ago

142 Comments

The Modern Oklahoma School Teacher

BRUCE PLANTE

18 hours ago

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Anthony Weiner's Recognition

BRUCE PLANTE World Editorial Cartoonist

1 day ago

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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 ...

World's Editorials Writers

1 day ago

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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 ...

Associated Press

2 days ago

105 Comments

Graduation

MIKE KEEFE via Caglepost.com

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Tulsa city councilors propose budget amendments to boost police force

By ZACK STOYCOFF World Staff Writer

The plan, outlined Thursday by Councilors G.T. Bynum and Karen Gilbert, would increase the number of police cadets from 22 to 45 by adding a second police academy and would fund 16 civilian hires to replace sworn officers who would be transferred into the field.

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Plaza Towers students, teachers gather for a tearful reunion to close out the school year

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Just three days after a deadly tornado ripped apart Plaza Towers Elementary School, the school community gathered for a tearful reunion.

Distraught mom becomes face of Moore tornado

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Survivors' stories

By MICHAEL OVERALL World Staff Writer

Larry Jernigan's white Ford turned onto Southwest 11th Street, passing Plaza Towers Elementary School on Monday afternoon. "Suddenly, there's debris flying in the air," Jernigan said. "I looked up, and the tornado was right on top of me."

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Day camp provides kids a place to play in wake of tornado

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What 8-year-old Aydan Calhoun needed, three days after the Moore tornado crumbled his Briarwood Elementary School down on him, was a place to play.

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Oklahoma House OKs $45 million for tornado expenses

By RANDY KREHBIEL World Staff Writer

The Oklahoma House of Representatives on Thursday passed unanimously - but not without discussion - fast-tracked legislation to take $45 million from the state's "rainy day" fund for emergency management expenses related to this week's tornadoes.

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New Bixby pastor loses home in tornado, church helps out

By BILL SHERMAN World Religion Writer

The Rev. Jeff and Sherri Sloan were in Bixby closing on a house Monday afternoon.

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Citizens are in "state of healing," Gov. Mary Fallin says as Moore continues tornado recovery

By ZIVA BRANSTETTER World Enterprise Editor

The hard rain falling Thursday morning soaked storm-weary residents of Moore but did little to dampen their spirits as their city began the complicated task of recovery and the delicate task of healing.

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Distraught mom becomes face of Moore tornado

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A massive tornado was carving its way through town. There was no time to hesitate. LaTisha Garcia had to get to her children.

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Aftermath Notebook: No more clothes, officials say

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The best way to help victims of Monday's tornado is to send cold, hard cash to established relief organizations, such as the United Way of Central Oklahoma or the Red Cross of Central Oklahoma, officials said Thursday.

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Plan to give $1,200 debit cards to tornado victims rejected

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Fallin administration officials rejected a plan to distribute debit cards worth $1,200 - funded with federal money - to tornado-stricken families early this week after determining that more traditional efforts were meeting the affected area's needs.

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Moore tornado fatalities

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The state Medical Examiner's Office on Wednesday released a list of names of the 24 who died in Monday's tornado in Moore, along with preliminary causes of death:

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How to help those affected by the Moore tornado: OK Strong

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Governor Mary Fallin and the United Way of Central Oklahoma have established the OK Strong Disaster Relief Fund to assist with the long-term medical, emotional and educational needs of victims of the tornados in Moore and Shawnee.

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Tulsa-area businesses, groups help with relief for tornado survivors

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Area retailers, restaurants and other venues are raising money and taking donations for Oklahoma tornado victims.

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Sooner softballers bring smiles back to tornado-affected team

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Not even the rain that postponed Thursday's Super Regional game at Marita Hynes Field could affect this gesture.

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The "Music for Moore" concert will be 5-11 p.m. Wednesday at the Chevy Bricktown Event Center in Oklahoma City.

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OK Chefs Relief fundraiser events set in Oklahoma City

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Oklahoma chefs have joined forces to feed the victims of the Moore tornado, as well as the rescue workers who continue to work at the storm site.

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Class act: Collinsville teacher gets support from school during health crisis

By KIM ARCHER World Staff Writer

Terry Coburn's third-grade class had to say goodbye to their teacher for the second time this year.

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Tulsa council to study whether to rename Brady Street

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Responding to two weeks of pleas from residents to take action, City Councilors agreed Thursday to create a task force to examine whether the city should rename Brady Street.

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My father was the sports editor of The Daily Oklahoman, before there were so many punks playing the games.

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Common education budget hits last-minute snag in House

By RANDY KREHBIEL World Staff Writer

A late-night revolt in the Oklahoma House of Representatives on Thursday left in doubt the state's common education budget and Friday's expected final adjournment.

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Tulsa mayor accused of ethics breach

By ZACK STOYCOFF World Staff Writer

In a complaint submitted Thursday to the City Clerk's Office, Steven Roemerman objects to a cover letter with the survey that bears Bartlett's signature, accusing the mayor of using public funds to distribute campaign material.

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Owasso City Manager Rodney Ray subject of employee complaint; mayor calls meeting

By RHETT MORGAN World Staff Writer

A complaint lodged against Ray by a city employee led to Bonebrake's scheduling the Friday meeting, the mayor said.

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10th Circuit judges hear arguments in Hobby Lobby-Obamacare lawsuit

By BRIANNA BAILEY NewsOK.com

A panel of eight judges at the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday wrestled with whether Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. - a secular, for-profit corporation - has the right to the same religious freedoms guaranteed to individuals under the U.S. Constitution.

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Oklahoma multicounty grand jury indicts former judge on new charges

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Oklahoma's multicounty grand jury returned new indictments Thursday against a former Lincoln County judge who already faces embezzlement and cattle theft charges.

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Fairmont Terrace quadruple-murder preliminary hearing turns into motions hearing

By BILL BRAUN & JARREL WADE World Staff Writers

A preliminary hearing for two brothers who are charged with murdering four women got bogged down quickly in recusal issues and ended up being a motions hearing Thursday.

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Local, State briefs

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Arthur Lee Thomas, 23, was ordered to serve one year in the Tulsa Jail on April 1 after he pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of domestic assault and battery, court records show.

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Scientific red tape mars efforts against new virus, World Health Organization says

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International efforts to combat a new pneumonia-like virus that has now killed 22 people are being slowed by unclear rules and competition for the potentially profitable rights to disease samples, the head of the World Health Organization warned Thursday.

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House backs variable rate student loans

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Dismissing a veto threat from President Barack Obama, lawmakers in the House passed legislation that links student loan rates to the ups and downs of the financial markets in a vote largely along party lines.

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Obama lifts ban on Guantanamo transfers to Yemen

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President Barack Obama is lifting his self-imposed ban on transferring Guantanamo Bay detainees to Yemen, where a leadership upheaval has improved the country's security but not eliminated the terrorist organization trying to recruit jihadists.

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Sweden's riots raise questions about inequality

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Sweden has long been a bastion of generous social welfare and an egalitarian political culture, so many people were shocked when scores of youths hurled rocks at police and set cars ablaze during rioting in several largely immigrant areas near Stockholm this week.

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Muslim hard-liners ID suspect in London attack

By PAISLEY DODDS & GREGORY KATZ Associated Press

Lee Rigby, of 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, who had joined the army in 2006, was posted in Cyprus, Afghanistan and Germany before becoming a recruiter, assisting with duties in the Tower of London.

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Obama sees narrower terror threat, defends drones

By JULIE PACE & LARA JAKES Associated Press

President Barack Obama sought Thursday to advance the U.S. beyond the unrelenting war effort of the past dozen years, defining a narrower terror threat from smaller networks and homegrown extremists rather than the grandiose plots of Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida.

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Boy Scouts approve plan to accept openly gay boys

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The Boy Scouts of America threw open its ranks Thursday to gay Scouts but not gay Scout leaders - a fiercely contested compromise that some warned could fracture the organization and lead to mass defections of members and donors.

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Nation's kids need to get more physical, medical group says

By AP Wire Service

With childhood obesity on the rise - about 17 percent of children ages 2 through 19 are obese - and kids spending much of the day in the classroom, the chairman of the committee that wrote the report said schools are the best place to help shape up the nation's children.

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Japanese man, 80, oldest to top Everest - for now

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Japanese extreme skier Yuichiro Miura (left), who is 80 years old and has had four heart operations in recent years, and his son, Gota, reach the summit of Mount Everest on Thursday, making Miura the oldest person to climb the world's tallest mountain above sea level.

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U.S. Senate votes to cut crop insurance aid for wealthiest farmers

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The Senate on Thursday voted to limit the amount of government subsidies the wealthiest farmers receive when purchasing crop insurance.

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News Briefs

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An official Israeli committee on Thursday handed the government its proposal for ending a contentious system that grants Jewish ultra-Orthodox seminary students automatic exemptions from military service, setting the stage for what could become the first major conflict in the new Israeli coalition government.

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Nation Briefs

By Wire Reports

House members writing a bipartisan immigration bill said Thursday they had patched over a dispute that threatened their efforts, even as they and the rest of Congress prepared to return home for a weeklong recess where many could confront voters' questions on the issue.

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Daily U.S. casualties

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Afghanistan: As of Thursday, at least 2,091 members of the U.S. military had died as a result of the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan in 2001, according to an Associated Press count.

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Way back when: Today in history

By GENE CURTIS

At least 24 people were killed and more than 300 were injured when the floor of the Versailles wedding hall in Jerusalem collapsed after many of the 600 guests at a wedding streamed onto the dance floor to participate in the dancing that is common at Jewish weddings.

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Will Rogers Says

By Staff Reports

The President gets $75,000 a year just to argue with the Senate, and the Vice-President only gets $12,500 to have to listen at them all the time. I tell you there is no justice in the world at all." - April 27, 1930

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Corrections, clarifications

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A Thursday Tulsa World story about St. John Health Systems reported revenue, payroll, expense and asset numbers from IRS Form 990 reports for St. John Health Systems Inc. The Form 990 figures represent only a portion of the entire St. John organization.

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Lotteries

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Sooner softballers bring smiles back to tornado-affected team Not even the rain that postponed Thursday's Super Regional game at Marita Hynes Field could affect this ...

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Nation Briefs House members writing a bipartisan immigration bill said Thursday they had patched over a dispute that ...

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News Briefs An official Israeli committee on Thursday handed the government its proposal for ending a contentious ...

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Daily U.S. casualties Afghanistan: As of Thursday, at least 2,091 members of the U.S. military had died as a result of the ...

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Corrections, clarifications A Thursday Tulsa World story about St. John Health Systems reported revenue,payroll, expense and asset ...

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Way back when: Today in history At least 24 people were killed and more than 300 were injured when the floor of the Versailles wedding ...

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Moore tornado fatalities The state Medical Examiner's Office on Wednesday released a list of names of the 24 who died in Monday's ...

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How to help those affected by the Moore tornado: OK Strong Governor Mary Fallin and the United Way of Central Oklahoma have established the OK Strong Disaster Relief ...

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Survivors' stories Larry Jernigan's white Ford turned onto Southwest 11th Street, passing Plaza Towers Elementary School ...

MICHAEL OVERALL World Staff Writer

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Aftermath Notebook: No more clothes, officials say The best way to help victims of Monday's tornado is to send cold, hard cash to established relief organizations, ...

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Oklahoma House OKs $45 million for tornado expenses The Oklahoma House of Representatives on Thursday passed unanimously - but not without discussion ...

RANDY KREHBIEL World Staff Writer

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Tulsa man arrested on child neglect charge; warrant out for child's mother Prosecutors allege they failed to provide a safe environment, proper supervision or both.

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Jennifer Chancellor: BREAKING: Blake Shelton to host 'Healing the Heartland' tornado relief concert in OKC The Oklahoma-born country music superstar will host a benefit concert Wednesday at Chesapeake Energy ...

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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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Death notices for May 24 Including Tulsa and northeastern Oklahoma.

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Grove man charged in wife's shooting death Grove Police Chief Mark Morris said the couple didn't have a history of domestic violence, but a neighbor ...

SHEILA STOGSDILL World Correspondent

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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 ...

AMANDA BLAND World Staff Writer

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Class act: Collinsville teacher gets support from school during health crisis Terry Coburn's third-grade class had to say goodbye to their teacher for the second time this year.

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Death notices for May 23 Including Tulsa and northeastern Oklahoma.

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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 night in ...

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Plaza Towers students, teachers gather for a tearful reunion to close out the school year Just three days after a deadly tornado ripped apart Plaza Towers Elementary School, the school community ...

ANDREA EGER World Staff Writer

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Owasso city manager suspended pending investigation The City Council voted unanimously to place veteran City Manager Rodney Ray on administrative leave.

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Grove woman killed; man also shot Dena Davenport, 49, and Doyle Handle, 52, were both shot in the head.

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BILL SHERMAN World Religion Writer

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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 ...

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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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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, ...

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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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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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Letter to the Editor: Complicit It was with sadness and disbelief that I read your Benghazi editorial on May 15.

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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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Tulsa city councilors propose budget amendments to boost police force The plan, outlined Thursday by Councilors G.T. Bynum and Karen Gilbert, would increase the number of ...

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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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