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  • PAWS Chicago Oklahoma Pet Rescue Windy City Shelter Saves 76 Pets From Tornado-Torn State

    Thanks to PAWS Chicago, the lives of 76 pets (51 dogs and 25 cats) have have been rescued from tornado-torn Oklahoma. Volunteers with the no-kill ...

  • Transportation to Sunday prayer service offered to residents affected by storms

    OKLAHOMA CITY - In yet another demonstration of the "Oklahoma Standard," volunteers have made great efforts to help transport those impacted by the recent storms to Sunday's prayer service at First Baptist Church in Moore. The Office of Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin, along with other local and state officials who have donated their time and resources, have come together to give ...

  • Womans body found in Payne County two arrested

    The body of Amber Nicole Sporleder, 32, of Cushing, was found at about 6:30 a.m. near Harmony Road a half mile north of East River Bend Road northeast of Cushing in Payne County, Oklahoma authorities ...

  • 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 ...

  • Judge orders Okla. pastor to trial on murder count

    http://bit.ly/16Wg62Z ) that Judge Ray C. Elliott on Friday ordered Elder to stand trial after Davidson's wife and girlfriend each told different stories. April Davidson said she feared for her life while fighting with Davidson in the front seat of a pickup truck. Judith Chism said Davidson was trying to exit the truck from a rear seat when he was ...

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Sandra Bernhard: I'm Still Here ... Damn It! [DVD]

Sandra Bernhard: I'm Still Here ... Damn It! [DVD]

There is something refreshingly offensive about Sandra Bernhard. As a sort of anti-Diva with a sneer that could melt even the most hardened stoic, Bernhard has made her career in verbal provocation. In today's politically correct climate, she is a desperately needed antidote to the kind of stuffy liberalism that wishes to repress anything that might offend anyone. Bernhard is a self-stylized, equ ... ...

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  • Owasso city manager placed on paid leave

    OWASSO, Okla. (AP) -- The Owasso City Council has placed City Manager Rodney Ray on paid leave while his offices' internal affairs are ...

  • Civil Air Patrol helps asses Okla. tornado damage

    MOORE, Okla. (AP) -- The Oklahoma Civil Air Patrol Wing is helping the Federal Emergency Management Agency by going door-to-door to help assess damage from the killer tornado that struck ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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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