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Name of missing Kingfisher teen released
The name of the missing Kingfisher teenager was released Saturday by authorities. Taylor Faine, 17, was jumping off the spillway into Uncle John Creek on Thursday evening and did not resurface, according to the Kingfisher ...
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Sen. Jim Inhofe Oklahoma hit hard but were not knocked out
Sen. Jim Inhofe, whose home state of Oklahoma was battered by a massive and deadly tornado less than a week ago, promised perseverance in the face of tragedy in the weekly Republican address on Saturday, declaring, "Oklahoma has been hit hard, but we're not knocked ...
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Graduates in tornado-raked Oklahoma town vow to stay
OKLAHOMA CITY-Seven tornadoes have swept through their town since they were born, but as new graduates donned caps and gowns to say goodbye to their high schools Saturday, they vowed they wouldn't say goodbye to Moore. "I wouldn't want to be in any other place. It's our roots. Tornadoes are a part of life here," said 18-year-old Brooke Potter, whose current college ...
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Video Oklahomas tragic tornado history
Oklahoma has a long and tragic history of devastating tornadoes. But, as "48 Hours" correspondent Richard Schlesinger reports, that history illustrates just how touch and resilient Oklahomans can ...
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GOP Sen. Inhofe urges donations to Oklahoma tornado relief
James Inhofe , R-Okla., used Saturday's Republican radio address to urge Americans to donate to relief funds for tornado victims in his state. Inhofe said the state was pulling together to help fellow Oklahomans who were in the path of a fierce tornado that roared through the city of Moore Monday. Inhofe said he had "seen people from all corners of the state" rushing in to help ...
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Oklahoma tornadoes Lack of storm shelters floors newcomers to Tornado Alley
Newcomers, a lot of them, really do think it's crazy that not every house in Oklahoma has a storm shelter. For them, disasters like the tornado that tore through Moore and south Oklahoma City on Monday -- and the ones that destroyed or damaged homes in Edmond, Norman, Shawnee, Bethel Acres and Carney the day before -- confirm it. Death is especially ...
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Abortion Pill Case Links Tampa Oklahoma Women
TAMPA | Five years ago, an Air Force airman grudgingly married his pregnant girlfriend but began lacing her food with ground up abortion pills. She miscarried in her second trimester, after consuming a deviled ...
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Moore students unite through tragedy
The tornado changed their lives forever, but it also brought them closer. The students consoled each other, signed yearbooks, and just for a few moments, forgot about everything they've had to deal with in their short ...
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OKC announces cleanup plans for homeowners
Officials said that Oklahoma City will begin cleanup efforts in early June for homeowners in south Oklahoma City whose properties were damaged or destroyed by the recent outbreak of ...
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District 2 cleanup operations concluded in Newcastle Country Club Estates
Officials said anyone wishing to volunteer in assisting the continuing cleanup efforts in Newcastle can arrive at 851 Carr in Newcastle between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. ...
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Civil Air Patrol to photograph damaged home sites
"I don't think we've ever had a mission like this one," said Lt. Col. Dave Roberts of the door-to-door ground team the Civil Air Patrol is performing for the Federal Emergency Management ...
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Kids care to help in Edmond
EDMOND – In the quite Chimney Hill neighborhood of Edmond, on n a sunny day, a family is doing something good to help the children of the devastating tornado on May 20th. ';My two kids, Caleb and Audrey they decided they wanted to do something to help out and make a difference. They decided the best thing to do for other kids was to collect books for kids. They wanted children ...
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Second state of recovery begins for Moore Oklahoma
Former State Sen. Andrew Rice, D-Okla., talks about the current state of Moore, Oklahoma, and says people are slowing starting to get into the "second stage of recovery" and are trying to determine where to seek help and how to ...
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Facing danger Driving into a tornados path
It was Sunday, May 19. I started my day forecasting the potential for severe weather, including tornadoes. I warned Oklahomans of the impending danger on KOCO 5 in the morning. I knew I was going to be storm chasing that afternoon too. Never did I imagine I would see three separate tornadoes just hours ...
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Oklahoma tornado 911 calls offer glimpse into chaos
The calls from Moore, Oklahoma, offer a glimpse of the experiences of the tornado victims in the minutes after the storm struck. "We've got a daycare full of babies," one caller said. "We got a daycare that just got cremated." NBC's Ron Mott ...
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Tickets on sale this morning for Blake Shelton’s televised Oklahoma City tornado benefit
"Healing in the Heartland: Relief Benefit Concert," featuring Shelton, Miranda Lambert, Reba McEntire and Vince Gill, is set for Wednesday night at Chesapeake Energy Arena and will broadcast live on NBC. Less than a week after devastating tornadoes ripped through his home state, tickets are going on sale for Blake Shelton's star-studded Oklahoma City charity telethon. Tickets go ...
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What to do in Oklahoma on May 25 2013 Check out the Chuck Wagon Gathering at the National Cowboy Museum
Coleman Bixler's head is nearly swallowed up by this oversized hat he wears while beating a drum after being selected from the audience to come on stage to assist Dr. H.P. Hedgethicket, III, Esq. during the professor's Old West Medicine Show. Bixler, 8, of Piedmont was given the hat and large coat to wear while he banged on a drum as Hedgethicket was concocting a scheme to make it ...
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Carrie Underwood donates to Oklahoma victims
Carrie Underwood has donated US$1 million to the American Red Cross' relief efforts in her home state of Oklahoma, which was hit by a tornado last week. Jason Merritt / Getty Images / ...
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Disaster Assistance From FEMA
Homeowners, renters and business owners in those counties are encouraged to register with FEMA for potential recovery assistance. Survivors can register online ...
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Baptist Church In Oklahoma Churns Out Meals For Victims
Hundreds of volunteers have come to Moore, Okla., to help the community following Monday's tornado. Some are helping clear debris, others bringing out water and supplies to people whose homes were damaged or destroyed, and whose lives are in disarray. One group of volunteers is cooking more than 10,000 meals a ...
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Oklahoma state Capitol briefs May 25
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Oklahoma wedding anniversaries May 25
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Oklahoma tornadoes Chambers and cities collaborate to boost storm-affected businesses in Oklahoma
The Greater Oklahoma City Chamber announced the Back to Business Initiative on Friday, allowing owners of businesses with damage from Monday's tornado to report their needs and get connected to ...
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Oklahoma tornadoes What will it take to get Moores stores back in business
After the cleanup, what will it take to get the Moore business community back on its feet? Optimism reigns as business owners say: we will ...
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Oklahoma principals recall day tornado hit
It was like any other day. If anything, it might have been a little better than usual -- with more deserved honors for the kids, more jokes and songs, more smiles. Even Mother Nature, after storms the previous day, seemed at first to cooperate as the sun shone ...
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Oklahoma City's ambitious overhaul of downtown
Oklahoma City with her 550,000 residents in the city core and a further 700,000 in the wider metropolitan area is the largest urban area in the state and Oklahoma’s largest city. We are therefore the economic hub of the state, so Project 180 was always going to cause a significant amount of disruption.
When construction on the Devon Tower was first reported by Oklahoma City news media in October, 2009 many residents of the city waited in anticipation to see what the finished product would look like. The 50-story building, will be the new headquarters of Devon Energy, will be the tallest building in the city and will contain 1.8 million square feet of office space. It is a true substantiation of the city’s status as a commercial power hub. Read more
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