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Tornado levels mobile home park; 2 confirmed dead

News | Updated: 9 hr ago

Tornadoes ripped through central Oklahoma Sunday — leveling homes in or near Carney, Bethel Acres and Norman, overturning tractor-trailers on Interstate 40 near Shawnee and damaging roofs and trees in SE Edmond.
NEW: 2 Shawnee victims ID'd Power outages Red Cross response Storms possible again I-40 reopens
Shawnee: Mobile homes hit Edmond: Homes damaged Dale: Neighborhood damaged Carney: 'Unreal'
Norman: 80 homes damaged I-40: Tractor-trailers overturned Monday: at risk again How to Help
PHOTOS: Images from Sunday's destruction PHOTOS: Saturday storm gallery
VIDEO: Edmond VIDEO: Bethel Acres VIDEO: From the newsroom VIDEO: Forecast VIDEO: Carney

Oklahoma State football: Limiting Wes Lunt's transfer options makes Mike Gundy look bad

Sports | Published: Sun, May 19, 2013 | Comment on this article Leave a comment

The guy who flirted with job openings at Tennessee and Arkansas last December now won't allow his former quarterback, Wes Lunt, to accept an immediate scholarship to certain schools. Including, irony of ironies, Tennessee. More OSU

Bethany woman saved from attacker by family dog

News | Published: Mon, May 20, 2013

BETHANY — Authorities in Bethany say a woman and her infant who were attacked by a man posing as a delivery driver were saved by the family dog.

Bounty hunters look for bail jumpers, fugitives on the streets of Oklahoma City

News | Updated: Sat, May 18, 2013

They call them bounty hunters. What they hunt is people. Sometimes all it takes is a knock on the first door. Other times, it takes days of tracking and planning. And some days, it's a fight.

Beyond ‘laugh often,’ ‘live much’: Oklahomans offer graduates words of wisdom

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Thousands of Oklahoma students are graduating in May; many this weekend. We asked some notable and interesting Oklahomans what they’d say to this year’s graduates, or what they wish they would have heard at their graduations.

Fallout of Oklahoma school testing glitch continues

News | Published: Mon, May 20, 2013 | Comment on this article Leave a comment

The state's schools superintendent said she was not involved at all in the hiring of a testing company whose technical problems disrupted online tests for more than 9,000 students last month.
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Raucous week expected at Oklahoma's state Capitol

News | Updated: Fri, May 17, 2013 | Comments Comment on this article Leave a comment

A triumphant ending to this year's session may transform into a final week of shenanigans, last-minute deals and reopening sore wounds.

Clinic aims to steer teen drivers to safety

News | Updated: Sat, May 18, 2013 | Comments Comment on this article Leave a comment

Melaina Riley was tired. Weekend mornings are meant for sleeping in. But at 8:30 a.m. on a recent Saturday, the 16-year-old Deer Creek High School student wasn't tucked in her bed. She was at Remington Park, taking the keys and the...

New rules have big impact on small banks in Oklahoma

Business | Updated: Sat, May 18, 2013 | Comments Comment on this article Leave a comment

NOBLE — First State Bank Chairman and CEO Kim King illustrates how new mortgage lending regulations will affect her business by placing a slim stack of papers next to an unopened package of 500 sheets of blank copy paper on her...

Seven will be inducted into Oklahoma Hall of Fame

Life | Published: Sun, May 19, 2013 | Comments Comment on this article Leave a comment

The Oklahoma Heritage Association will induct seven distinguished Oklahomans into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame during a Nov. 7 ceremony and banquet in Oklahoma City.


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Oklahoma Weather May 19, 2013: What Oklahomans are saying

One Oklahoma resident left the storm cellar to find no house. Nick Trougakos provides an overview of The Oklahoman's storm coverage.

Oklahoma Weather May 19, 2013: Residents assess damage in Bethel Acres, Dale

Residents spent Sunday night sifting through damage and cleaning up in the Bethel Acres, Dale area of Oklahoma.

Oklahoma Weather May 19, 2013: Footage of Edmond tornado

Footage of Sunday's tornado in Edmond, provided by Jared Bowie.

Oklahoma Weather May 19, 2013: Carney resident sees destruction

Carney resident Jerry Dirks took shelter in the cellar when the tornado struck. Video by Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman

Oklahoma Weather May 19, 2013: Edmond resident shares his experience

Jim Christofferson came home to find neighbors already helping with his horses and tree damage.

Derek Fisher: Exit Interview

The veteran guard reflects on another postseason with the Thunder, his career moving forward and a recent lawsuit against him.

Sam Presti: Exit Interview - Part 1

Think the Thunder should use the amnesty provision on Kendrick Perkins? OKC's GM explains why it probably won't happen in the first half of his end-of-the-season press conference on Saturday.

Sam Presti: Exit Interview - Part 2

In the second half of his presser, the Thunder's general manager discusses Russell Westbrook's recovery and the chances of Kevin Martin returning next season.



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