http://www.mail.com/locations/17078-oklahoma-city.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/locations/17078-oklahoma-city.html http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2109874-graduates-tornado-raked-okla-town-vow-to-stay.html OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Seven tornadoes have swept through their town since they were born, but as new graduates donned caps and gowns to say goodbye to their high schools Saturday, they vowed they wouldn't say goodbye to Moore. "I wouldn't want to be in any other place. It's our roots. Tornadoes are a part of life here," said 18-year-old Brooke Potter, whos... Sat, 25 May 2013 22:54:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2109874-graduates-tornado-raked-okla-town-vow-to-stay.html 2013-05-25T22:54:37Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2110342-tornado-victims-include-animal-lover-man-truck.html MOORE, Okla. (AP) — One was an animal lover. Another loved the spotlight. Another was nicknamed "The Wall" because of the force he brought to the soccer field. When a top-of-the-scale EF5 tornado ripped through Moore, Okla., it took with it 24 lives. Seven of them were children at Plaza Towers Elementary school; two were only babies. These are the victims... Sat, 25 May 2013 22:02:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2110342-tornado-victims-include-animal-lover-man-truck.html 2013-05-25T22:02:31Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2109610-tornado-upon-them-quick-choices-decided-fate.html MOORE, Okla. (AP) — They say you should never make a big decision when you're emotional. But what if there's barely a moment to think and a life-or-death choice looming? In those last horrifying minutes before the EF5 tornado struck, there was no time for reflection or regret. Just questions needing answers, right now. Does a pregnant woman go to find her... Sat, 25 May 2013 14:17:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2109610-tornado-upon-them-quick-choices-decided-fate.html 2013-05-25T14:17:26Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2108360-oklahoma-than-share-disasters.html 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 Texas have had more. The state is No. 1 in tornad... Fri, 24 May 2013 19:52:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2108360-oklahoma-than-share-disasters.html 2013-05-24T19:52:29Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2107354-safe-room-mandates-remain-rare-tornado.html MOORE, Okla. (AP) — After living nearly 20 years in their one-story brick home, Sherry and Larry Wells finally won the lottery — for a state rebate on a home storm shelter, that is. A contractor finished installing the concrete bunker beneath the slab of their garage in early May. About three weeks later, the shelter saved their lives when a tornado that killed 24 people tor... Fri, 24 May 2013 11:30:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2107354-safe-room-mandates-remain-rare-tornado.html 2013-05-24T11:30:16Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2105540-tornado-took-towns-youngest-swept-through.html MOORE, Okla. (AP) — One loved the spotlight. Another was nicknamed "The Wall" because of the force he brought to the soccer field. When a top-of-the-scale EF5 tornado ripped through Moore, Okla., it took with it 24 lives. Seven of them were children at Plaza Towers Elementary school; two were only babies. These are the victims' stories. JaNae Hornsby, 9 One of seven children killed inside the P... Fri, 24 May 2013 00:15:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2105540-tornado-took-towns-youngest-swept-through.html 2013-05-24T00:15:31Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2102120-correction-oklahoma-tornado-story.html MOORE, Okla. (AP) — 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 Glen. The correct version of the story is below: Okla. tornado damage: Thousands of homes, $1.5-$2B Oklahoma tornado ripped through as many as 13,000 home... Thu, 23 May 2013 23:19:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2102120-correction-oklahoma-tornado-story.html 2013-05-23T23:19:53Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2104620-kids-teachers-devastated-school-reunite.html MOORE, Okla. (AP) — Students from a suburban Oklahoma City elementary school destroyed by this week's tornado reunited with their teachers Thursday and collected whatever could be salvaged from the ruins. Some children carried thank-you cards. A first-grader was eager to see her favorite gym teacher and for a chance to say goodbye for the school year. It ... Thu, 23 May 2013 22:46:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2104620-kids-teachers-devastated-school-reunite.html 2013-05-23T22:46:53Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2106238-latest-deadly-tornado-tests-oklahoma-towns-mettle.html MOORE, Okla. (AP) — Having lived most of her life in this Oklahoma City suburb, Barbara Bryen never feared twisters. They were just part of life in a particularly deadly stretch of Tornado Alley. She always thought the closet just inside her front door was good enough for shelter, and on Monday it was again. But after an EF5 twister barreled through town,... Thu, 23 May 2013 19:13:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2106238-latest-deadly-tornado-tests-oklahoma-towns-mettle.html 2013-05-23T19:13:20Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2104632-youngest-okla-tornado-victims-remembered-kin.html MOORE, Okla. (AP) — Nine-year-old Sydney Angle was "everywhere at once" when she was out on the softball field. Kyle Davis, 8, was nicknamed "The Wall" because of his size and presence on the soccer field. JaNae Hornsby, also 9, was the life of the party. The three were among seven small children pulled lifeless from the rubble of the Plaza Towers Element... Thu, 23 May 2013 08:35:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2104632-youngest-okla-tornado-victims-remembered-kin.html 2013-05-23T08:35:59Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2103008-okla-medical-examiner-identifies-tornado-victims.html OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma medical examiner's office says it has positively identified all 24 victims of Monday's tornado that ripped across the Oklahoma City area. The office announced Wednesday that 10 of those killed were children, including two infants. Among the dead are 4-month-old Case Futrell and 7-month-old Sydnee Vargyas. Both babies died... Wed, 22 May 2013 23:32:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2103008-okla-medical-examiner-identifies-tornado-victims.html 2013-05-22T23:32:54Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2103932-school-storm-protection-spotty-tornado-zones.html MOORE, Okla. (AP) — With its single-story design and cinder-block walls, Plaza Towers Elementary School may have seemed sturdy when it was built a couple of generations ago. But a powerful tornado revealed the building's lack of modern safety standards, destroying the school and killing seven students. Unlike several other schools in the Oklahoma City are... Wed, 22 May 2013 21:31:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2103932-school-storm-protection-spotty-tornado-zones.html 2013-05-22T21:31:01Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2103286-block-neighbors-twisters-deadly-path.html MOORE, Okla. (AP) — Dan Garland could feel the latch on the shelter door begin to turn in his hand. It was as if the storm outside were a living, breathing thing — and it was trying desperately to get in. Huddled beside him in the darkened 5-foot-by-6-foot hole were not just his wife and 91-year-old mother, along with five neighbors and two friends from a... Wed, 22 May 2013 17:00:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2103286-block-neighbors-twisters-deadly-path.html 2013-05-22T17:00:05Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2102216-spurs-ease-up-despite-2-0-lead-grizzlies.html SAN ANTONIO (AP) — If the Western Conference finals seem the slightest bit over after two San Antonio wins, hold that thought for a minute. The Spurs have been here before and don't feel at all comfortable with a 2-0 lead. And if there's any team that's not fazed by such a hole, it's the Memphis Grizzlies. With the series shifting to Tennessee for Game 3 ... Wed, 22 May 2013 07:30:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2102216-spurs-ease-up-despite-2-0-lead-grizzlies.html 2013-05-22T07:30:01Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2099550-search-okla-tornado-survivors-complete.html MOORE, Okla. (AP) — Helmeted rescue workers raced Tuesday to complete the search for survivors and the dead in the Oklahoma City suburb where a mammoth tornado destroyed countless homes, cleared lots down to bare red earth and claimed 24 lives, including those of nine children. Scientists concluded the storm was a rare and extraordinarily powerful type of... Wed, 22 May 2013 02:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2099550-search-okla-tornado-survivors-complete.html 2013-05-22T02:55:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2101520-thunder-star-kevin-durant-1m-tornado-pledge.html MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Oklahoma City isn't just a place where Thunder star Kevin Durant lives these days. It's home. So as he watched the horrifying images Monday as a tornado ripped through suburban Moore, the emotions came bubbling to the surface and so did the need to help. Durant pledged $1 million for tornado relief through his foundation on Tuesday, eag... Tue, 21 May 2013 23:26:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2101520-thunder-star-kevin-durant-1m-tornado-pledge.html 2013-05-21T23:26:33Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2101100-funds-needed-okla-tornado-recovery.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Top lawmakers and officials said Tuesday that the federal government has plenty of money on hand to pay for recovery efforts in the wake of the devastating tornado that struck Oklahoma. The government has more than $11 billion in its main disaster relief fund. Recovery costs in the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore are expected to be a relat... Tue, 21 May 2013 21:57:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2101100-funds-needed-okla-tornado-recovery.html 2013-05-21T21:57:22Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2099514-ap-photographer-sees-kids-pulled-okla-school.html MOORE, Okla. (AP) — I left the office in Oklahoma City as soon as I saw the tornado warnings on TV. I had photographed about a dozen twisters in the past decade, and knew that if I didn't get in my car before the funnel cloud hit, it would be too late. By the time I reached Moore, all I could see was destruction. I walked toward a group of people standing... Tue, 21 May 2013 20:51:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2099514-ap-photographer-sees-kids-pulled-okla-school.html 2013-05-21T20:51:35Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2099528-tornados-wake-worried-parents-seek-kids.html MOORE, Okla. (AP) — The parents and guardians stood in the muddy grass outside an Oklahoma City area church, listening as someone with a bullhorn called out the names of children who were being dropped off — survivors of a deadly tornado that barreled through their community. For many families, the ordeal ended in bear hugs and tears of joy as loved ones ... Tue, 21 May 2013 18:45:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2099528-tornados-wake-worried-parents-seek-kids.html 2013-05-21T18:45:47Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2099724-obama-pledges-urgent-aid-to-oklahoma-town.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama pledged urgent government help for Oklahoma Tuesday in the wake of "one of the most destructive" storms in the nation's history. "In an instant, neighborhoods were destroyed, dozens of people lost their lives, many more were injured," Obama said from the White House State Dining Room. "Among the victims were young ... Tue, 21 May 2013 17:33:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2099724-obama-pledges-urgent-aid-to-oklahoma-town.html 2013-05-21T17:33:12Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2100428-pope-expresses-solidarity-with-tornado-survivors.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has expressed his "closeness to the families of all who died in the Oklahoma tornado," with special concern for "those who lost young children." The pope posted a Twitter message to the survivors Tuesday, and followed up with a telegram to the archbishop of Oklahoma City, Paul S. Coakley. The deadly tornado struck a suburb... Tue, 21 May 2013 16:57:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2100428-pope-expresses-solidarity-with-tornado-survivors.html 2013-05-21T16:57:04Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2099928-medical-examiner-24-dead-oklahoma-twister.html MOORE, Okla. (AP) — The state medical examiner's office has revised the death toll from a tornado in an Oklahoma City suburb to 24 people, including nine children. Spokeswoman Amy Elliott said Tuesday morning that she believes some victims were counted twice in the early chaos of the storm. Authorities said initially that as many as 51 people were dead, i... Tue, 21 May 2013 15:22:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2099928-medical-examiner-24-dead-oklahoma-twister.html 2013-05-21T15:22:14Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2097408-huge-tornado-hits-oklahoma-city-suburb-kills-51.html MOORE, Okla. (AP) — A monstrous tornado at least a half-mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods and destroying an elementary school with a direct blow as children and teachers huddled against winds up to 200 mph. At least 51 people were killed, including at least 20 children, and officials said the death toll was expected to... Tue, 21 May 2013 06:13:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2097408-huge-tornado-hits-oklahoma-city-suburb-kills-51.html 2013-05-21T06:13:22Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2099438-51-killed-okla-tornado-toll-expected-to-rise.html MOORE, Okla. (AP) — The Oklahoma Medical Examiner's Office says the official death toll in the aftermath of a massive tornado that slammed the Oklahoma City area remains at 51 but is expected to rise. Spokeswoman Amy Elliott told The Associated Press early Tuesday that officials could see as many as 40 more deaths from the Monday's twister. The tornado to... Tue, 21 May 2013 06:07:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2099438-51-killed-okla-tornado-toll-expected-to-rise.html 2013-05-21T06:07:46Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2099406-sports-world-eyes-oklahoma-tornado.html The massive tornado that ripped through a handful of Oklahoma City suburbs and killed at least 50 people grabbed the attention of the sports world on Monday, especially the players and coaches with ties to the area. Kevin Durant, a three-time scoring champion for the NBA's Oklahoma City Thunder, posted on his Twitter account that he was praying for everyo... Tue, 21 May 2013 05:08:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2099406-sports-world-eyes-oklahoma-tornado.html 2013-05-21T05:08:23Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2098994-hospitals-treat-than-120-okla-tornado.html OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Officials at two hospitals say they've been treating more than 120 patients, including about 50 children, since a massive tornado hit suburban Oklahoma City. Spokeswoman Brooke Cayot (KAY'-ot) says nine of 57 patients who are being treated at the Integris Southwest Medical Center were listed in critical condition after Monday afternoo... Tue, 21 May 2013 03:32:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2098994-hospitals-treat-than-120-okla-tornado.html 2013-05-21T03:32:33Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2097624-chesapeake-names-anadarko-executive-ceo.html OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Chesapeake Energy has named Anadarko Petroleum executive Robert Douglas Lawler as its new CEO. The appointment of the 46-year-old Lawler comes after a tough year during which Chesapeake's board ousted its founder and the company worked to shore up its finances. The new CEO takes over as Chesapeake continues selling assets to pare down... Mon, 20 May 2013 13:06:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2097624-chesapeake-names-anadarko-executive-ceo.html 2013-05-20T13:06:03Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2096730-tornadoes-level-homes-okla-1-dead.html SHAWNEE, Okla. (AP) — Tornadoes ravaged portions of central Oklahoma on Sunday, reducing portions of a mobile home park to rubble and killing a 79-year-old man whose body was found out in the open. "You can see where there's absolutely nothing, then there are places where you have mobile home frames on top of each other, debris piled up," Pottawatomie Cou... Mon, 20 May 2013 05:01:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2096730-tornadoes-level-homes-okla-1-dead.html 2013-05-20T05:01:54Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2089536-grizzlies-uncertain-future-to-west-finals.html OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Midway through the season, the Memphis Grizzlies came through Oklahoma City and left with questions swirling about the franchise's future after leading scorer Rudy Gay was traded away in the club's second big deal in just over a week. Months later, the Grizzlies left town with a far different feeling. Memphis is headed to the Western ... Thu, 16 May 2013 07:19:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2089536-grizzlies-uncertain-future-to-west-finals.html 2013-05-16T07:19:08Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2089318-grizzlies-edge-thunder-88-84-reach-1st-west-final.html OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — With their trademark grit-and-grind mentality, the Memphis Grizzlies are making history for a franchise with little prior postseason success. Zach Randolph had 28 points and 14 rebounds, Mike Conley added 13 points and 11 assists and the fifth-seeded Grizzlies advanced to the Western Conference finals for the first time in franchise h... Thu, 16 May 2013 05:48:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/2089318-grizzlies-edge-thunder-88-84-reach-1st-west-final.html 2013-05-16T05:48:09Z