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Sandhill Cranes fly over a field near the Rowe Sanctuary, south of Gibbon on Jan. 16. The cranes usually spend the winter further south in Texas and Oklahoma but due to drought conditions many cranes have been spending the winter in Kansas and Nebraska.

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• McAlester/Pittsburg County Emergency services prepares for severe weather

  Tornadoes and severe weather have torn through a large part of Oklahoma today (May 20,2013) and have devastated Moore south of Oklahoma City hitting two schools and Moore's hospital.

  Severe weather is possible for Pittsburg County and is under a tornado watch until 10 p.m. this evening.

  McAlester/Pittsburg County Director of Emergency Service Trent Myers gives video tips on how to weather the storms.

   

  May 20, 2013 1 Photo 3 Videos

• At 81, Oklahoma alumnus finally attends graduation

  Harold Newland, 81, participated in commencement at the University of Oklahoma on Friday and got a new copy of the accounting degree he earned nearly 55 years ago. Newland missed graduation after earning the degree and has thought of returning to Norman ever since.

  May 16, 2013 1 Photo

• Ex-Narconon prez vows to 'tell all'

  A former president of Narconon Arrowhead said four deaths at the facility were “beyond anything imaginable.”

  May 5, 2013 7 Photos 9 Stories

• VIDEO: Girls raft through Okla. floodwaters on inflatable mattress

  Some Chickasha, Okla., residents were plagued by Wednesday night's storms, while others saw an opportunity for a unique adventure.

  April 22, 2013 1 Photo

• Police Chief’s Report

  Waurika Police Department was active in the month of March, writing 92 citations, issuing about 50 warnings and making 10 arrests for a variety of violations.

  April 17, 2013

• VIDEO: Saturday USPS delivery saved, for now

  When the United States Postal Service proposed ending Saturday delivery, some in Congress fought to keep it, seeing it as an assault on an American institution.

  April 16, 2013 2 Photos

• Eyewitness to blood, smoke and panic at Boston Marathon

  It sounded like cannons or guns going off. I went toward the explosion, as my friend stepped back. We were 65 feet away - at the most - when two bombs went off at 2:50 p.m. yesterday at the Boston Marathon finish line.

  April 16, 2013 2 Photos

• President OKs disaster aid for 17 Okla. counties

  The White House has approved federal disaster aid for 17 Oklahoma counties hit hard by a winter storm in February.

  April 9, 2013

• Large hail, tornadoes possible Tuesday in Oklahoma

  The National Weather Service says a storm system could bring baseball-sized hail and isolated tornadoes to parts of Oklahoma on Tuesday.

  April 9, 2013

• President OKs disaster aid for 17 Okla. counties

  The White House has approved federal disaster aid for 17 Oklahoma counties hit hard by a winter storm in February.

  April 8, 2013

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