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Youngest Okla. tornado victims remembered by kin

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 23rd

By SEAN MURPHY and RAMIT PLUSHNICK-MASTIAssociated Press MOORE, Okla. (AP) - Nine-year-old Sydney Angle was "everywhere at once" when she was out on the softball field. Kyle Davis, 8, was nicknamed "The Wall" because of his size and presence on the soccer field. JaNae Hornsby, also 9, was the life

3rd grader who loved to sing among tornado victims

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd

By RAMIT PLUSHNICK-MASTI and SEAN MURPHYAssociated Press MOORE, Okla. (AP) - Nicknamed "The Wall," 8-year-old Kyle Davis loved soccer and going to Monster Truck exhibitions at the fairgrounds with his grandfather. JaNae Hornsby, 9, loved to draw, sing, and be a big sister and cousin to her younger

One block: How neighbors saw twister's deadly path

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 22nd

By ALLEN G. BREEDAP National Writer MOORE, Okla. (AP) - Dan Garland could feel the latch on the shelter door begin to turn in his hand. It was as if the storm outside were a living, breathing thing - and it was trying desperately to get in. Huddled beside him in the darkened 5-foot-by-6-foot hole

'I Love You, Please Don’t Die With Me’: First-Person Tales Of Survival

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 21st

NBCNEWS.COM - A tornado that devastated Oklahoma City's suburbs has left dozens of people dead, numerous injured and missing and countless homes destroyed. As rescue workers continue to pick through the rubble, hoping to find survivors, here are some accounts from those who did make it out.

'Oh, My God!': KFC Cook Records Dramatic Footage Of Monster Tornado

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 21st

NBCNEWS: Michael Welch was midshift into his job at KFC in Newcastle, Okla., on Monday afternoon when he noticed hail pounding the parking lot outside the restaurant. Then, as he looked into the distance, he saw the wall cloud of an enormous tornado rotating in front of him. "It was very

Crews race to find survivors of Oklahoma twister

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 21st

By NOMAAN MERCHANT and SEAN MURPHYAssociated Press MOORE, Okla. (AP) - Emergency crews searched the broken remnants of an Oklahoma City suburb Tuesday for survivors of a massive tornado that flattened homes and demolished an elementary school. At least 24 people were killed, including at least nine

AP photographer sees kids pulled from Okla. school

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 21st

By SUE OGROCKIAssociated Press MOORE, Okla. (AP) - I left the office in Oklahoma City as soon as I saw the tornado warnings on TV. I had photographed about a dozen twisters in the past decade, and knew that if I didn't get in my car before the funnel cloud hit, it would be too late. By the time

UPDATE: 51 Killed In Oklahoma Tornado; Toll Expected To Rise

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 20th

UPDATE: NBC News is reporting that the Oklahoma City Medical Examiner has confirmed at least 51 deaths following a destructive tornado in the town of Moore. A monstrous tornado at least a half-mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods

Official: Va. driver likely had medical condition

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 19th

By Associated Press DAMASCUS, Va. (AP) - Authorities believe the driver who plowed into dozens of hikers marching in a Virginia mountain town parade suffered from a medical condition and did not cause the crash intentionally, an emergency official said Sunday. Officials did not have a

Alaska volcano shoots ash 15,000 feet into the air

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 17th

By RACHEL D'OROAssociated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - One of Alaska's most restless volcanoes shot an ash cloud 15,000 feet into the air Friday in an ongoing eruption that is visible for miles when the weather allows. An air traffic controller in the region said small planes have flown