Myanmar military plays hard ball
A 10-hour standoff between police and a shooting suspect barricaded in a northeast Oklahoma City house ended peacefully about 6:35 p.m. Thursday, nearly two hours after police fired a gas canister into the residence. police arrested 55-year-old John Ivory Thomas after he surrendered.
Myanmar’s military government seized U.N. aid shipments Friday meant for a multitude of hungry and homeless survivors of last week’s devastating cyclone, forcing the world body to suspend further help.
Oil prices neared $126 per barrel Friday on the eve of the U.S. driving season as a weakening U.S. dollar drove investors to snap up commodities.
Looking at your weekend forecast: Severe thunderstorms on Saturday afternoon and Saturday night appear likely near and east of Interstate 35 and especially south of Interstate 40.
Today in OKC: Increasing clouds. Highs in the lower 80s.
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Raw video from Myanmar
Check out this footage from Weather.com:
The Weather Channel brings you video of Tropical Cyclone Nargis making landfall and of the post-storm destruction in the Southeast Asian country of Myanmar, which is also called Burma.
Myanmar death toll upped
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Lots going on today
The cost of damage to Oklahoma homes, businesses and infrastructure from December’s historic ice storm is approaching $180 million.
Almost 4,000 people were killed and nearly 3,000 others are unaccounted for in a single town after a devastating cyclone in Myanmar, a state radio station said Monday
Shares of Yahoo fell 22 percent in premarket trading as hopes for the once dominant search engine dimmed on the withdrawal of a $43.7 billion bid from Microsoft Corp. over the weekend.
Knee surgery prevented Tiger Woods from attempting to defend his Wachovia Championship title. Anthony Kim, the 22 year old former University of Oklahoma, didn’t disappoint fans at Quail Hollow Club looking for Tiger-like brilliance.
The LPGA stopped in Broken Arrow this weekend. Paula Creamer beat Juli Inkster on the second playoff hole Sunday to win the SemGroup Championship at Cedar Ridge Country Club.
A movie star is moving to Oklahoma. The Santa Monica Pier’s Ferris wheel has been bought by Grant Humphreys, He paid over $132,000 for the ride in a 10-day eBay auction. Humphreys admits he’s not sure where the ride will go. It’s nine stories tall with 20 gondolas. It’s been featured in 28 movies and more than 130 tv shows and commercials. Pretty cool.
Alright, expect highs in the 70s today around OKC. There is a chance of storms. It is May afterall, right?
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