Author: Tim Talley
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Tornadoes strike central, southern US, killing 2
MAYFLOWER, Ark. — A powerful storm system rumbled through the central and southern United States on Sunday, spawning a massive tornado that killed at least one person as it carved through Little Rock’s northern suburbs and another that killed a person in Oklahoma. The Arkansas tornado touched down about 10 miles west of Little Rock…
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Wildfires scorch dozens of homes in Oklahoma
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save LUTHER, Okla. — Several wildfires raging around the parched Oklahoma landscape prompted more evacuations on Sunday as emergency workers sought to shelter those forced out by flames that destroyed dozens of homes and threatened others…
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Wildfires scorch dozens of homes in Oklahoma
LUTHER, Okla. — Several wildfires raging around the parched Oklahoma landscape prompted more evacuations on Sunday as emergency workers sought to shelter those forced out by flames that destroyed dozens of homes and threatened others in the drought-stricken region. One roaring fire near Luther, about 25 miles northeast of Oklahoma City, destroyed nearly five dozen…
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Tornadoes tear through plains; 17,000 without power
SEMINOLE, Okla. — Families picked through broken furniture and dented appliances outside their toppled homes on Tuesday as garbage trucks scooped up soaking mattresses and other debris left over from violent storms that tore through the southern Plains, killing five people and injuring dozens. Several tornadoes were reported in Oklahoma and Kansas as Monday’s storms…
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Attorneys agree to block on Oklahoma abortion law
OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson has agreed to a court order requested by abortion providers to temporarily block enforcement of a new state law, which requires women to get an ultrasound and hear a detailed description of the fetus. The agreement was announced Monday, before a scheduled hearing in Oklahoma County District…