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Moore officials: Federal grants to help build 'safe rooms' delayed by red tape
Officials in the Oklahoma City suburb ravaged by deadly tornadoes Monday complained earlier this year about FEMA’s foot-dragging over $2 million in federal grants for “safe rooms” in 800 homes that would protect people from severe weather.“Our countywide Hazard Mitigation Plan still has not been approved by the State and FEMA,” said a statement posted in February on the City of Moore’s website. It...
(Tue, 21 May 2013 19:04:04 GMT)
Silver lining: Family digs dogs out of rubble
MOORE, Okla. – In the rubble of their flattened home, under a car and in a smashed kennel, were the two remaining members of the Hendricks' family: a pair of chihuahaus, Lola and Louie, who survived the monster tornado that struck this Oklahoma town.Levi, his wife Alice and two of their adult children rushed to their home early Tuesday to this tornado-torn corner of Moore to find their beloved dog...
(Tue, 21 May 2013 18:53:10 GMT)
Mutual aid efforts offer support in Oklahoma
(Tue, 21 May 2013 18:53:09 GMT)
Arias pleads for her life, says 'I want everyone's pain to stop'
Asking the jury that convicted her of murder to now let her live, Jodi Arias said in a Phoenix courtroom Tuesday that she never meant to cause her victim’s family so much pain — and that if she was given a life sentence she would contribute to society.“This is the worst mistake of my life. It’s the worst thing I’ve ever done,” Arias said of the brutal killing of her boyfriend, Travis Alexander. “T...
(Tue, 21 May 2013 18:53:09 GMT)
How to reduce the impact of natural disaster in the future
(Tue, 21 May 2013 18:36:28 GMT)
'We have a resilient spirit,' says fmr. Oklahoma governor
(Tue, 21 May 2013 18:36:28 GMT)
'Upsets': Chemical releases disrupt lives but rarely result in punishment
BATON ROUGE, La. — Shirley Bowman noticed the smell after 8 a.m. on June 14, 2012, her 61st birthday. In Baton Rouge, where the petrochemical industry dominates the landscape, foul odors resembling burnt rubber or propane are perennial. But this odor, caustic and potent, seemed especially foul — “like some sort of chemical,” she recalls.Bowman found her daughter crying over a migraine. Her neighbo...
(Tue, 21 May 2013 18:30:41 GMT)
Living in an era of extreme weather
(Tue, 21 May 2013 18:03:00 GMT)
Former Oklahoma governor: As many as 20,000 families could be displaced
(Tue, 21 May 2013 17:57:16 GMT)
'Everything is just gone, and it goes on for blocks and blocks'
(Tue, 21 May 2013 17:57:15 GMT)
Victims ‘trying to wrap their minds’ around the fact everything’s gone
(Tue, 21 May 2013 17:57:15 GMT)
Share your stories of heroism in Oklahoma
Heroic action was in no short supply Monday as a massive tornado blazed a trail of destruction through Moore, Okla.Did you witness ordinary people doing extraordinary things? Share your stories, photos and video with us by email, or on Twitter using hashtag #OKheroes -- but only if it is safe to do so. Selected responses may be used in an upcoming story.
(Tue, 21 May 2013 17:51:37 GMT)
Sen. Inhofe: Help for Okla. will be different than Sandy Aid package
(Tue, 21 May 2013 17:24:05 GMT)
Washington promises relief to Okla. tornado victims
(Tue, 21 May 2013 16:50:38 GMT)
Apple CEO: 'We don't stash money on some Caribbean island'
(Tue, 21 May 2013 16:17:20 GMT)
Judge agrees to delay in case of Boston bombing suspect Dzhokar Tsarnaev
The judge overseeing the government's prosecution of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the surviving defendant in the Boston Marathon bombing case, has agreed to delay the next step in the case for roughly a month.A probable cause hearing had been scheduled for May 30, but federal prosecutors and lawyers for Tsarnaev asked Magistrate Judge Marianne Bowler to delay it until July 2, citing what they called "the co...
(Tue, 21 May 2013 16:17:19 GMT)
Moore, Okla. mayor: Donate to Red Cross, Salvation Army
(Tue, 21 May 2013 15:54:49 GMT)
Moore nurse: Need for nurses right after tornado
(Tue, 21 May 2013 15:54:49 GMT)
Navy dolphins find rare torpedo buried in ocean floor
(Tue, 21 May 2013 15:54:49 GMT)
Storm chaser: This is the largest tornado I've ever seen
(Tue, 21 May 2013 15:26:55 GMT)
3-legged dog wows the crowd at Frisbee competition
(Tue, 21 May 2013 15:15:38 GMT)
Residents give a hoot and save injured owl
(Tue, 21 May 2013 15:15:38 GMT)
Diver encounters rare whale shark off Florida coast
(Tue, 21 May 2013 15:04:18 GMT)
Game wardens search for person who shot eagle
(Tue, 21 May 2013 15:04:17 GMT)
Obama: We will be there for tornado victims ‘as long as it takes’
(Tue, 21 May 2013 14:41:47 GMT)
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