Oklahoma City News

An Oklahoma City pastor accused of fatally shooting his son-in-law will face trial, a judge ruled Friday after hearing conflicting testimony from the victim's emotional wife and girlfriend.

Local hospitals reported 27 individuals remained hospitalized Friday from injuries suffered in Sunday's and Monday's tornadoes, as healing continued throughout central Oklahoma.

For a boy described as quiet and shy, 7-year-old Roberto Avalos boasted surprisingly eye-catching hairstyles that were a hit among his classmates and friends.

Rev. Tim Engel, of Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Portage, smiles as a child hugs his dog Barnabas in a shelter in Moore, OK.

Rescue workers with sniffer dogs and searchlights picked through the wreckage of a massive tornado to ensure no survivors remained buried in the rubble of primary schools, houses and buildings in an Oklahoma City suburb.

When an EF5 tornado touched down in Moore, Oklahoma, this week, Tad Agoglia and his First Response Team of America were stationed at a hotel about 30 miles away, ready to take action.

On Thursday, May 23, 2013 Sherry Wells stands near the storm shelter where she took cover when a tornado destroyed her home on Monday May 20, 2013 in Moore, Okla.

The video of two Moore elementary schools ravaged by Monday's tornadoes brings a powerful reaction from parents: What if that were my child's school? Part of the Oklahoma Emergency Management Act of 2003 requires all schools to write up a disaster and emergency preparedness plan and keep it on file with their local emergency management office, and ... (more)

The tornado that struck an Oklahoma City suburb this week may have created $2 billion or more in damage as it tore through as many as 13,000 homes, multiple schools and a hospital, officials said Wednesday as they gave the first detailed account of the devastation.

Weeden will return to his home state over the holiday weekend to assist in any way he can in the aftermath of the deadly tornado that tore through Moore, Oklahoma, killing 24 people and destroying more than a thousand homes in the Oklahoma City suburb earlier this week.

Officials in Oklahoma City say an estimate of the number of homes damaged or destroyed by this week's tornado is based in part on an analysis of before-and-after aerial photos.

Having lived most of her life in this Oklahoma City suburb, Barbara Bryen never feared twisters.

Kyle Davis was 100% boy. He loved going with his grandpa to see Monster Trucks, and would hoot and clap whenever one of those giant things would roll over and crush a smaller car.

An Oklahoma City-based travel store chain is donating $3 million to disaster relief funds after deadly tornados ripped through parts of Oklahoma.

UPDATE: 5/22 9:20 p.m. -- The dog, Susie, has since been returned to her rightful owner , Curtis, the Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office reported in a Facebook post Wednesday evening.

Her daughter is dead and her 8-year-old grandson is across town in another hospital undergoing surgery for injuries suffered in Monday's tornado.

Viewers glued to TV following Monday's tornado that hit here with the destructive force of an atomic bomb very likely expected to wake up Tuesday to a death and injury toll in the thousands.

Prosecutors have filed first-degree murder, arson and burglary charges against a couple in the April 28 death of a 7-year-old boy left home alone.

It's one of the most familiar pieces of advice from authorities to people in the path of a tornado: Get into your basement.

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.