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Oklahoma tornado damage could top $2 bn
The tornado that killed 24 people and injured more than 200 others in Moore, Oklahoma, could have done more than $2 billion worth of damage, officials said Wednesday. State Insurance Commissioner John Doak announced that figure Wednesday in a statement to the press, adding that losses from the wreckage could equal the amount caused by the twister that struck Joplin, Missouri, in 2011, leaving ...
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Oklahoma tornadoes Moore Superintendent vows schools will reopen in August
Moore Superintendent Susan Pierce said graduation plans will proceed as planned, though some families are unsure as to how they will travel to the ceremony. Meanwhile, cleanup efforts continue and a memorial service for the dead is set for 6 p.m. Sunday at First Baptist Church in ...
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Big 12 Baseball tournament pushed back a day
After this week’s tornadoes, baseball is an afterthought in Oklahoma. The Big 12 decided to move the tournament back an entire day due to those effected by the tornadoes. OU opened the tournament today, May 23, facing off against Baylor. Jonathan Gray led the Sooners from the mound to a 2-0 victory. Gray picked up a complete game shutout pitching win and had 12 strikeouts versus the ...
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Gene and ’57 Chevy weather the storm
Gene and his ’57 Chevy weathered the storm. Both man and car were a little banged up but they will be OK. Galen Culver has their ...
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Oklahoma tornadoes Thunder reverses the role takes a turn at cheering on the community
Oklahoma City Thunder's Hasheem Thabeet and General Manager Sam Presti survey damage near SW 144th and Robinson in Oklahoma City, Wednesday May 22, 2013. Members of the Oklahoma City Thunder and family members took a tour of the area hit by a tornado on Monday afternoon. Photo By Steve Gooch, The ...
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For all of its foreboding, shadowy atmosphere and jump-from-the-dark scare moments, Scott Derricksons Sinister is at its core the story of a Faustian bargainand you know those never turn out well. The Faust in this instance is Ellison Oswalt (Ethan Hawke), a true-crime writer who hit the to ... ...
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Oklahoma City Thunder Will setbacks make Kevin Durant stronger
The Thunder was eliminated in the second round, as a knee injury to Russell Westbrook derailed what potentially could have been a championship season. This is the third straight season that a championship-caliber Thunder team has fallen ...
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Shelton Underwood coming to aid of Oklahomans
Blake Shelton has a date and location for his benefit and fellow Oklahoman Carrie Underwood is writing a large check to help benefit those affected by this week's storms in their home ...
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State leaders start non-profit for storm shelters in schools
MOORE, Okla. – The deaths of children at Plaza Towers Elementary calls for a change. Right now there is no state law requiring schools to have safe rooms or tornado shelters; only 100 of the our 1,800 schools have them. However, state leaders and a corporation are mobilizing grief into action. A new fund set up with $500,000 seed money from Apache Energy Corporation is going to make ...
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Helping tornado victims therapeutic for OKC bombing family member
MOORE, Okla. – A 33-year military man is hard at work right now, helping those whose lives were shattered by Monday’s tornado in Moore. He can relate to their struggles because 18 years ago, his life was shattered at the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City. Oklahomans love to help others in need. But for Michael Treanor, a 1SG with the Oklahoma Army National Guard, ...
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Rock pop country acts give talents and time to help Oklahoma tornado victims
In fact, a few days before Monday's EF5 tornado displaced thousands of residents and took the lives of at least two dozen people in Moore and south Oklahoma City, four tornadoes came within striking distance of Shepherd's northwestern Louisiana birthplace. "It's kind of part of the 'Tornado Alley' area," Shepherd said in a phone interview Wednesday from his ...
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