Officials at Moore Public Schools are welcoming teachers to a new school year following a devastating tornado that destroyed two schools and damaged many others. Superintendent Robert Romines will welcome 1,450 Moore Public School teachers to the 2013-2014 school year …
The Moore City Council has approved more than $32 million to pay for cleanup costs related to the deadly May tornado. Moore Finance Director Jim Corbett says the Oklahoma city foots the bill for the cleanup costs, then is reimbursed …
Wichita, Kansas, storm chaser Jim Reed was leaving a Chick-fil-A last week when he was stopped by an elderly couple. “Are you the severe weather man?” one asked, seeing his specially marked chase vehicle. They asked about the coming rain …
Lake Tahoe Community College, in California, has established a scholarship to honor a veteran storm chaser killed by a tornado in Oklahoma. The Carl Young Memorial Earth Science Scholarship is being established to honor the meteorology instructor who taught at …
The Oklahoma Insurance Department says nearly 76,000 claims have been filed since a series of violent tornadoes hit Oklahoma last month, killing dozens and injuring hundreds. Insurance Commissioner John Doak said Wednesday insurance payments from the storms are nearing $688 …
When the big twister hit, Maylene Sorrels huddled with her students in the halls of Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla. Cowering, she covered the student’s heads. Then Sorrels, a teacher’s aide, tried to reassure her kids they would …
More than 56,000 tons of debris has been removed from neighborhoods in Moore as the city reaches the one-month mark since a deadly tornado carved through the Oklahoma City suburb on May 20. City manager Steve Eddy said Wednesday a …
Nearly 71,000 insurance claims have been filed since violent tornadoes ripped through central Oklahoma last month, with payments already topping an estimated $560 million, the Oklahoma Insurance Department reported Tuesday. “These numbers are more proof of the dramatic impact the …
Oklahoma’s insurance commissioner says anti-fraud investigators are patrolling tornado disaster areas searching for people who are looking to take advantage of storm victims. Commissioner John Doak says some of the $250 million already paid out in storm claims are often …
In the past two weeks, storm shelters in Oklahoma have meant the difference between life or death for some people. But as real estate professionals attest, the value of a storm shelter can make a difference when selling a home. …