• Bethel Acres Residents Dealing With Tornado Aftermath

  BETHEL ACRES, Oklahoma - Several counties are dealing with the tornado aftermath following this week's deadly storms. Dozens of volunteers showed up to Jason True's home in Bethel Acres at random Thursday afternoon. His home was leveled. All that stands is his concrete storm shelter. True comes by every day to what used to be his home to sort through the rubble and cleanup ...

• OK Legislature Approves Bill To Dip Into Rainy Day Fund For Tornado Relief

  OKLAHOMA CITY - The State House of Representatives Thursday gave the green light to take $45 million out of the Rainy Day Fund for tornado cleanup. All that's left now is for Governor Mary Fallin to sign to the bill, which she's expected to do. The money will be administered by the Oklahoma Office of Emergency Management and will reimburse local governments for relief efforts. The ...

• Construction Begins On New Riverside Drive Parking Spaces

  TULSA, Oklahoma - Work began Thursday on new parking spaces along Riverside Drive. But, these won't be your tradition spaces. It's back-angle parking, meaning they're designed for drivers to actually back into the space. Over the next two months, workers will create 120 parking spots along Riverside, between Denver and Southwest ...

• Briarwood Elementary Students Teachers Reunited For Last Day Of School

  Thursday was a day filled with teddy bears and balloons, and more than a few tears. But for the parents and students of Briarwood Elementary School, it was more about counting their ...

• Russias Far East rocked by powerful quake

  The epicenter for the extremely powerful quake was located in the Sea of Okhotsk, just to the west of the Kamchatka Peninsula, and about 600 kilometers (nearly 375 miles) underground. The quake was felt for five minutes in the region, Russia's Ria Novosti news agency reported. Many people ran into the streets as the temblor shook. No tsunami warnings were issued in the quake's ...

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