Secretary of Homeland Defense Janet Napolitano toured the tornado-ravaged areas on Wednesday. Oklahoma Senate votes to tap fund for tornado relief Before and after: Images of what the tornado did to Moore Obama to visit tornado-ravaged Oklahoma town State Medical Examiner's Office releases names of Oklahomans who died in Moore tornado NJ Gov. Chris Christie: Oklahoma tornado victims deserve aid Oklahoma City mayor: Up to 13K homes hit by tornado Moore mayor wants to require tornado shelters 2013 Moore Tornado: Find all the coverage from the Moore tornado, including photo slideshows and a video from the World’s award winning photographers. How to help those affected by the Moore tornado VIDEO: Gov. Fallin talks about cleanup efforts in Moore SLIDESHOW: Aerial photos show Moore tornado's destructive path SLIDESHOW: Residents begin cleanup after devastating tornado strikes Moore SLIDESHOW: Tornado hits Moore
Cambage flew into Tulsa International Airport around 6:15 p.m. after traveling nearly 9,000 miles from her native Australia.
As Oklahoma communities grapple with the devastation caused by this week's deadly tornadoes, the financial impact from the loss of homes and other property remains unclear.
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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Howe teen killed in Latimer County crash The 15-year-old was thrown from a car that struck a tree due to unsafe speed, troopers said.
AMANDA BLAND World Staff Writer
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RITA SHERROW World Television Writer
Two years later, Joplin residents send encouragement to Moore As recovery efforts continue in Moore, residents of Joplin, Mo., watch with a sense of deja vu.
SAMANTHA VICENT World Correspondent
Tulsa man charged with molesting 7-year-old Dwight Rake, 63, was arrested Friday and remains in the Tulsa Jail.
KENDRICK MARSHALL World Staff Writer
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 BLANDWorld Staff Writers
Shock's Cambage lands in Tulsa Cambage flew into Tulsa International Airport around 6:15 p.m. after traveling nearly 9,000 miles from ...
Staff Reports
Six located after being deemed 'missing' Four were two couples staying in hotels who hadn't contacted family members.
MICHAEL OVERALL AND SAMANTHA VICENTWorld Staff Writers
Four arrested in Holdenville killing Agents arrested Eugenia Wakolee, 27, Kyle Morris, 22, Tara Humphries, 31 and Robert West, 30, on first-degree ...
Big 12 donates $200,000 to tornado relief The Big 12 Conference has announced a $200,000 donation to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fu ...
ERIC BAILEY World Sports Writer
Report: Boat operator drinking before fatal Grand Lake crash Rachel Nicole Swetnam, 21 and William Lewis "Trey" Varner III, 21, died
SHEILA STOGSDILL World Correspondent
Woman charged with murder in man's fatal stabbing She remains in the Tulsa Jail held without bond.
UK officials: Radical Islam drives London attack Two men apparently attacked another man near a London barracks Wednesday. Police said he died and the ...
CASSANDRA VINOGRAD AND PAISLEY DODDSAssociated Press
Before and after: Images of what the tornado did to Moore We have aerial photos of Moore that show what it looked like before and after the storm.
Sex offender arrested on rape complaint He remains held in lieu of $100,000 bond.
Commissioner to urge new Rogers County tax vote after voter challenge “We won the election,” DeLozier said after the meeting. “There were some problems, so we’re taking care ...
RHETT MORGAN World Staff Writer
Tulsa Shock patners with BOK in storm relief effort The Tulsa Shock and BOK Center have partnered with the American Red Cross to assist in the Moore, OK ...
MIKE BROWN World Sports Writer
Oklahoma Senate votes to tap fund for tornado relief Gov. Mary Fallin urged lawmakers to consider the bill, which is expected to be given final legislative ...
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Man with unusual facial tattoo jailed in Tulsa on public intoxication complaint His mugshot features the satanic numerical '666' tattoo across his forehead and large occult pentagram ...
NJ Gov. Chris Christie: Oklahoma tornado victims deserve aid 'Two wrongs don't make a right,' Christie told reporters, dignitaries and schoolchildren gathered at ...
ANGELA DELLI SANTI Associated Press
Kenny Wayne Shepherd to headline 'We Can Help Moore' benefit show June 7 in OKC The concert is one night only, June 7 at the Diamond Ballroom in Oklahoma City.
JENNIFER CHANCELLORWorld Scene Writer
Oswalt to join Drillers on Friday The three-time All-Star will be activated prior to Friday night's game at ONEOK Field. He will throw ...
Oklahoma City mayor: Up to 13K homes hit by tornado An aerial view of the site shows whole neighborhoods obliterated, with gouged earth littered with splintered ...
Former OSU assistant Whitaker begins new role as Texas Tech coach Whitaker was an assistant at Oklahoma State last season. She held the same position at Valparaiso and ...
BETSY BLANEY Associated Press
ORU baseball defeated SFA 4-2 The hot, humid weather of southeast Texas reared its ugly head at the Oral Roberts baseball team on
COREY ROEPKEN World Correspondent
Obama to visit tornado-ravaged Oklahoma town White House spokesman Jay Carney says the president will view the tornado damage first-hand. He also ...
JULIE PACEAP White House Correspondent
Koch Industries gives $1M to tornado recovery Several companies that Koch owns have operations in Oklahoma.
Man sentenced to 8 years in fatal crash Owasso police arrested him after a witness who’d been drinking with him at the Jack of Clubs bar saw ...
AMANDA BLAND World Staff Writer
OSSAA offers to replace playoff memorabilia lost in storms “Everybody’s trying to do their part, and if we can help by replacing some type of memorabilia, then ...
Tulsa to conduct routine storm sirens test at noon The Tulsa Area Emergency Management Agency periodically tests the system to ensure the sirens are operating ...
Man sought in Walgreens robbery He told the attendant that he would not shoot her if she gave him all of the money from the register ...
Mother, newborn died seeking refuge from the storm Relatives of Megan Billingsley Futrell and her 3-month-old son, Case, grieved Tuesday outside a crumbled ...
ZEKE CAMPFIELD NewsOK.com
Moore mayor wants to require tornado shelters Underground safe rooms are typically built below garages and can cost around $4,000.
CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN AND RAMIT PLUSHNICK-MASTIAssociated Press
St. John to make cuts following Fallin's decision not to expand Medicaid The Affordable Care Act -- also known as 'Obamacare' -- led to reductions in Medicare payments to help ...
WAYNE GREENE AND SHANNON MUCHMOREWorld Staff Writers
Wife found guilty of murdering Nichols Hills fire chief She shed no tears Tuesday when jurors found her guilty of murdering her husband, just as friends testified ...
BRYAN DEAN NewsOK.com
ESPN cutting workforce, 'smartly managing costs' Earlier this month, it revealed that it was forming a network with the Southeastern Conference. The new ...
RACHEL COHEN AP Sports Writer
Victims tell their stories: Second-grader at Plaza Towers Elementary “I could see the third-graders all cover up in the hallway,” recalled Courtney from her room at Children’s ...
DIANA BALDWIN NewsOK.com
Charges filed in Bixby attempted strangulation case Chance Zachary Clagett, 27, is charged with domestic assault and battery.
Moore death toll stands at 24; nine of the dead were children Lincoln, McClain, Oklahoma and Pottawatomie counties are named in the federal disaster declaration as ...
MICHAEL OVERALL, CARY ASPINWALL AND AMANDA BLANDWorld Staff Writers
Broken Arrow council awards $3.7 million contract for Main Street changes The project will reduce the street from four to two lanes with a center turn lane.
SUSAN HYLTON World Staff Writer
Videos, photos and reaction from Moore Tweets and Facebook posts to give you an idea of what is happening in Moore
State Senate panel OKs measure to tap rainy day fund for tornado relief Senate Bill 249 would provide up to $45 million from the fund, which contains nearly $600 million.
BARBARA HOBEROCKWorld Capitol Bureau
Shock cuts veteran guard Scholanda Dorrell One more cut is necessary for the Shock to reach the regular-season limit of 11 by Thursday’s deadli ...
Area churches, OU offer relief to survivors About everywhere you turned Tuesday in communities neighboring Moore, it was everyone's nature. Everyone ...
GUERIN EMIG World Sports Writer
Tea party rally targets local IRS office 'The IRS must be above reproach,' said Tom Counts, director of OKforTea, a local tea party organization. ...
RANDY KREHBIEL World Staff Writer
Tulsa area responders helping with recovery efforts in Moore Brian Hobbs, communications director for state Baptists, said they would continue to help victims of ...
BILL SHERMAN World Staff Writer
Walmart pledges $1M for Moore tornado recovery The Bentonville, Ark.-based company said Tuesday that it will make donations of cash and materials equal ...
WNBA general managers see Shock as most improved team in 2013 GMs rated Tulsa as fifth most likely to finish in the top four spots in the six-team Western Confere ...
Oklahoma delegation promises assistance to state Rep. Tom Cole of Moore said the president’s “was a generous and gracious gesture, and I know he meant ...
Bob Stoops: Loss of children is "heartbreaking." Just thinking about these so many families that are devastated, Stoops said during an ESPN interview. ...
How to help tornado victims A list of web sites, phone numbers, mailing addresses and more for how to help Oklahoma tornado vict ...
Moore tornado rating upgraded to EF-5 Winds at the maximum gust were estimated to be between 200 and 210 mph, the lower end of the EF-5 ca ...
JERRY WOFFORD World Staff Writer
Obama opposes GOP bill on Keystone XL oil pipeline The White House said Tuesday that the bill 'seeks to circumvent longstanding and proven processes' by ...
MATTHEW DALY Associated Press
Thunder star Kevin Durant, team, NBA and players' union each make $1M tornado pledges Later Tuesday, the NBA and the players' union announced that they are combining to donate $1 million ...
BILL HAISTEN World Sports Writer
Moore tornado: A diversion in the air for 'Today' Television networks rushed their big names to the scene, including anchors Brian Williams of NBC's 'Nightly ...
DAVID BAUDER AP Television Writer
'Tower man' arrested on burglary, arson complaints He became known as “tower guy” or “tower man” after he climbed the tower atop the Clear Channel Communications ...
Others tell stories of survival She says one girl was hit on the head with a light falling from the ceiling. The students sat “crisscross ...
KYLE FREDRICKSONWORLD CORRESPONDENT AND CARY ASPINWALL World Staff Writer
Toby Keith says his hometown Moore is 'resilient' During recording breaks, Keith has fielded calls about putting together a benefit for tornado victims ...
CHRIS TALBOTT AP Music Writer
Pope expresses solidarity with tornado survivors The pope posted a Twitter message to the survivors Tuesday, and followed up with a telegram to the archbishop ...
State backs off plans for Tulsa popular culture museum “We need to be thinking first of our fellow Oklahomans who have suffered from this devastating disaster,” ...
WAYNE GREENE World Senior Writer
Big 12 baseball tournament postponed one day The decision was made in respect to the Moore tornado tragedy and its relief efforts.
Hearing scheduled in state's challenge to 'Obamacare' U.S. District Judge Ronald White has set a June 20 hearing in Oklahoma's challenge to IRS rules to implement ...
Bartlett's public safety tax would fund more officers, firefighters The proposal would extend the 0.167-cent sales tax permanently after its expiration on June 30, 2014 ...
ZACK STOYCOFF World Staff Writer
More than 200 treated for injuries following tornado About 20 patients remained at one hospital Tuesday, but it wasn't clear how many patients remained hospitalized ...
Staff and Wire Reports
Damage teams beginning to assess damage across Oklahoma Some of the storms caused isolated damage, but no injuries have been reported.
Oklahomans warned to beware of fraudulent disaster charities “The main scam that we see first in tragedies like this is charity fraud,” said Diane Clay, a spokeswoman ...
KYLE ARNOLD World Staff Writer
Support for tornado victims pouring in from sports, entertainment stars Stars with local ties send their well wishes and sympathy to Oklahoma tornado victims
Moore man killed in wreck during storm cleanup He was reportedly not wearing a seat belt.
Obama says Oklahoma will receive help Obama, who spoke from the White House at 9 a.m. Tuesday, said: “Our prayers are with the people of Oklahoma ...
Severe weather possible again today southeast of Tulsa area A chance of severe weather is forecast mostly for southeast Oklahoma, with large hail, damaging winds ...
Crash in Glenpool injures 6 people, including 4 kids Witnesses told police a black SUV was driving erratically and passed a silver Toyota 4Runner using the ...
Muskogee's Swon Brothers urge prayers for Oklahoma You can vote for Muskogee's country duo on "The Voice" by calling 1-855-864-2303.
RITA SHERROW World Scene Writer
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St. John to make cuts following Fallin's decision not to expand Medicaid The Affordable Care Act -- also known as "Obamacare" -- led to reductions in Medicare payments to help ...
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Death notices for May 22 Including Tulsa and northeastern Oklahoma.
Forecasters increased warnings in days before Moore tornado When National Weather Service forecasters saw late last week the mix of atmospheric conditions models ...
Review: 'The Hangover, Part III' It is a sobering realization to exit "The Hangover, Part III" and know that I have come to despise the ...
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Tornado gives woman new perspective, new priorities Four days ago, Rosanna Smith celebrated her 45th birthday.
KYLE FREDRICKSON World Correspondent
State Medical Examiner's Office releases names of Oklahomans who died in Moore tornado The state Medical Examiner's Office has released a partial list of names of those who died in the tornado. ...
Report: Boat operator drinking before fatal Grand Lake crash Rachel Nicole Swetnam, 21, of Grove and William Lewis "Trey" Varner III, 21, of Texarkana, Ark., died ...
Death notices for May 21 Including Tulsa and northeastern Oklahoma.
Ruin revealed: Wreckage from Moore's 'storm of storms' surveyed The EF5 tornado that killed at least 24 people and gutted a wide swath of this tornado-weary community ...
CARY ASPINWALL World Staff Writer
T. Boone Pickens at 85: Energy mogul talks about his life, legacy and why he can't retire Days away from his 85th birthday, T. Boone Pickens isn't satisfied with the estimated $1.2 billion fortune ...
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Open carry in Oklahoma is nonissue When Oklahoma joined 43 other states in allowing residents to openly carry handguns last year, local ...
How to help those affected by the Moore tornado The Oklahoma Red Cross is asking people to donate by texting Red Cross to 90999 to make a $10 donation, ...
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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