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 ...

Correction Oklahoma Tornado story

MOORE, Okla. -; In some early versions of a story May 22 about damage estimates from the tornado in Moore, Okla., The Associated Press misspelled the name of the city's mayor. He is Glenn Lewis, not ...

Community Supercomputer Unveiled In Tulsa

TULSA, Oklahoma - It may be a world-wide first--a Tulsa supercomputer was unveiled Thursday, and it's open to the public. The computer, usually reserved for big companies, is now available for Oklahoma's universities, businesses and entrepreneurs. "Personally it's very exciting to get to use something like this, and be able to work on it and have it in my backyard," ...

In Tornados Wake Carney Church Bands Together To Aid Neighbors

CARNEY, Oklahoma - The Hayes family says they had nine people inside a small storm shelter, three of whom were hanging on to the door for dear life while the storm passed over. When they got out, they saw a missing barn and house and five cars destroyed. And that is just a small part of the 20-mile path of destruction near Carney. In Sunday's EF3 twister in Wellston and Carney in ...

Plaza Towers Teachers Families Share Special Reunion

At Eastlake Elementary in Moore, parents brought their kids from Plaza Towers Elementary for a special reunion. This is the first time they're reuniting since Monday's devastating tornado hit their ...