Oklahoma
Televised tornado relief concert raises $6 million
Organizers of a televised benefit concert say they raised more than $6 million in pledges and ticket sales to help people in Oklahoma trying to recover after a deadly tornado last week. A spokeswoman for the United Way of Central Oklahoma reported the updated figures Thursday after the "Healing in ...
Charities see influx of aid after Okla. tornado
Donations are pouring into Oklahoma as people around the country look to help residents affected by last week's violent tornado outbreak, but charities also are receiving plenty of items they don't need — tons of used clothes, shoes and stuffed animals that take up valuable warehouse space and clog distribution ...
NBC to air Blake Shelton's benefit for Oklahomans
NBC and sister networks will air Blake Shelton's concert to help his fellow Oklahomans affected by this week's storms in their home state. Shelton's "Healing in the Heartland" benefit will be broadcast live as a telethon by NBC on May 29, at 9 p.m. EDT. It will also air on ...
Shelton, Underwood coming to aid of Oklahomans
Blake Shelton has a date and location for his benefit and fellow Oklahoman Carrie Underwood is writing a large check to help benefit those affected by this week's storms in their home state. Organizers say Shelton's "Healing in the Heartland" benefit concert will be held May 29 at Chesapeake Energy ...
Service members clean smashed Okla. veterans park
With Memorial Day just around the corner and an Oklahoma veterans park in shambles after a tornado, airmen from a local base moved in to spruce things up for the holiday. Master Sgt. Kimberly Baldwin went to the Veterans Memorial Park where she and her husband Joseph do their daily ...
Okla. Teens Get Video of Deadly Tornado Overhead
Two Oklahoma teens were able to use their cell phones from inside a storm shelter to get video of a deadly tornado as it passed through. (May 22)
Blake Shelton putting together Okla. benefit show
Blake Shelton and NBC are putting together a benefit for Oklahoma tornado victims. Shelton told reporters about the fundraising effort after Tuesday night's episode of "The Voice." Shelton, an Oklahoma native, paid tribute to the thousands affected by Sunday and Monday's tornadoes by performing an acoustic version of the hit ...
A diversion in the air for 'Today'
Two charter airplanes carrying the "Today" show anchor team and their crew from Hawaii to Yellowstone National Park were diverted in the air to Oklahoma for coverage Tuesday of the catastrophic tornado outside of Oklahoma City. Television networks rushed their big names to the scene, including anchors Brian Williams of ...
Thunder, NBA donate to tornado relief efforts
Oklahoma City Thunder owner Clay Bennett began hearing from people around the NBA within minutes of Monday's tornado. Commissioner David Stern and Deputy Commissioner Adam Silver called. So did fellow owners and colleagues, all asking what they could do to help. Some made donations, but Bennett believes the organization had ...
Oklahoma schools hit by tornado had no safe rooms
An emergency official says Oklahoma has reinforced tornado shelters in more than 100 schools across the state, but the two that were hit by this week's storms in suburban Oklahoma City did not have them. Albert Ashwood is director of the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management. He told reporters Tuesday ...
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