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Plaza Towers teacher shoved students into bathroom as wall collapsed
As Monday's tornado bore down on Plaza Towers Elementary, first-grade teacher Becky Evans herded her students into a hallway and told them to crouch down in front of a wall and cover their heads and necks. The Moore, Oklahoma, school didn't have a safe room, so the school's safety procedures required teachers to take students into the hallway during a tornado, she said.
Scouts get Oklahoma City cemetery ready for Memorial Day
Boy and Girl Scouts placed nearly 5,000 flags on the graves of veterans at Memorial Park in Oklahoma City.
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Sikhs open new Oklahoma City house of worship
The Sikh faith community recently celebrated the grand opening of their new Oklahoma City house of worship with a special ceremony and community dinner.
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