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Oklahoma tornadoes: Plaza Towers Elementary School teacher shoved students into bathroom as wall collapsed May 24, 2013 | Comment on this article

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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... Read More

Oklahoma tornadoes: 27 remain hospitalized from tornadoes May 24, 2013 Officials are expecting Sunday's Moore prayer service to be heavily attended Read More

National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum's Chuck Wagon Gathering moves forward May 24, 2013 National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum's Chuck Wagon Gathering will go on this weekend with a few changes. Read More

Oklahoma tornadoes: Nike donating $1M in goods to tornado relief May 24, 2013 OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Nike has announced plans to donate $1 million worth of shoes and clothing to aid people affected by the tornado in Oklahoma this week. Nike says it will make its donations through the nonprofit organization Good360 to prequalified charities. The Oregon-based company will also donate... Read More

Oklahoma tornadoes: Friends remember ‘The Wall' after Moore tornado May 24, 2013 OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Friends and teammates of Kyle Davis attended the boy's funeral wearing soccer jerseys bearing the number “16.” A funeral was held Friday for the 8-year-old, known by his soccer teammates “The Wall.” His teammates wore their own jerseys, and adults and others in the crowd wore shirts... Read More

Oklahoma tornadoes: Moore post office service increases; streets open May 24, 2013 MOORE (AP) — Public agencies in Moore have opened streets to residents and resumed mail delivery to as many addresses as possible. At a news conference Friday, police said residents in the hardest-hit areas can go back into their neighborhoods without having to deal with police checkpoints. Some road closures... Read More

Oklahoma tornadoes: Oklahoma gets far more than its share of disasters May 24, 2013 WASHINGTON (AP) — Many states get hit frequently with tornadoes and other natural catastrophes, but Oklahoma is Disaster Central. The twister that devastated Moore, Okla., was the 74th presidential disaster declared in the Sooner state in the past 60 years. Only much-larger and more-populous California and... Read More

Oklahoma tornadoes: Edmond Jazz and Blues Festival postponed May 24, 2013 Due to Monday's tornadoes, the annual Edmond Jazz and Blues Festival has been postponed. Read More

Oklahoma tornadoes: How to get help May 24, 2013 Agencies are offering help for people who need support in the aftermath of the tornadoes that swept through Moore, south Oklahoma City and Shawnee Read More

'I just don't know how to feel. It's just something I had to do'

May 24, 2013 Going house to house Monday searching the rubble for tornado survivors, Michael Bond found postal worker Rick Jones — already dead. Read More

Oklahoma tornadoes: Despite losing race against tornado, mother, daughter reunited

May 24, 2013 Survivors of the storm were frantic, pulling children from the twisted metal and piles of concrete rubble that remained of what was once a school. LaTisha Garcia knew her three youngest children were safe at their day care, but Jazmin was somewhere inside the rubble. Read More

deadCenter Film Festival and Myriad Gardens teaming up for tornado relief

May 24, 2013 On the evenings of June 5-9, deadCenter will show free outdoor movies at the Myriad Gardens Great Lawn starting at 9:15 p.m. Donation buckets, clothing drop boxes, volunteer sign-up stations and community partner booths will be open and available to the public before and during the screenings. Read More