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Oklahomans have the nation behind them as they struggle to bounce back from tornadoes that tore through the state last week, President Barack Obama said Sunday in the devastated city of Moore.

Standing in front of the rubble of Plaza Towers Elementary School, which was destroyed by last week's tornado, President Obama offered words of support to the community of Moore, Okla., saying that people across this country will serve as a "shelter from the storm" for all those impacted by the deadly tornadoes.

Alyson Costilla's mother had been particularly looking forward to watching her daughter walk at the Southmoore High School graduation, but she wasn't there Saturday.

Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin says it will be important to have a "vigorous discussion" about providing safe places in schools.

Student who lost her mother in Oklahoma tornado sheds a tear as she braves her graduation ceremony just days after tragedy A tearful Alyson graduated to cheers from friends and family, who held up pictures of her mom as a tribute Graduating high school on Saturday was especially emotional for 18-year-old Alyson Costilla as it fell just days after ... (more)

Tornadoes can happen in Carroll. They can be destructive. Since 1893, more than $6 million in damage has been caused by twisters in the county, according to data provided by Carroll County Emergency Management.

BUSHNELL, Florida -- "Hi, can you buy some lemonade real quick?" Ryan Morris asks a woman walking up his driveway.

Neighbors forlornly picking through the rubbish of their lives stopped to watch Gibson's nephew, Sean Pontius, stick the pole into the ground and hoist the Stars and Stripes.

Funerals for tornado victims and Moore high school graduations on Saturday will once again test the emotional strength of the town, which has been focused on recovery since Monday.

Six volunteers have been deployed from Elkhart County for 2 week assignments in Oklahoma City.

The Red Cross has received more than $15 million in donations and pledges so far for the town of Moore, which was struck by a tornado Monday that killed 24, injured more than 300 and destroyed thousands of homes.

Kansas Governor Sam Brownback issued an executive order Friday to grant temporary relief from motor carrier rules and regulations for those helping with state and local storm clean-up in Oklahoma hit by tornados on May 18th.

The twister that devastated Moore, Okla., was the 74th presidential disaster declared in the Sooner state in the past 60 years.

Tax Cut: Lawmakers adopted legislation that reduces the state's top income rate from 5.25% to 5% beginning Jan.

The Oklahoma Senate has approved a bill to provide various tax breaks to property and vehicle owners who suffered losses in Monday's tornado that tore through Moore and left 24 people dead.

In deeply religious Moore, Oklahoma, God and prayer are frequently mentioned as sources of strength for residents reeling from the fourth damaging tornado in 15 years.

Sen. Tom Coburn's premature insistence that any disaster relief funding for his home state after this week's devastating tornadoes be offset has kicked off a big fight in the GOP.

This May 21, 2013 photo released by NBC shows married singers Miranda Lambert, left, and Blake Shelton performing an acoustic version of the hit "Over You" during a broadcast of the singing competition series, "The Voice," in Los Angeles.

For the three native Oklahomans, it came in the form of a 1.3-mile wide EF5 tornado that ravaged Moore, an Oklahoma City suburb.

President Barack Obama greets Gov. Dannel Malloy during his arrival at the start of an interfaith vigil for the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.