Oklahoma City

Keepsakes of Airman 1st Class Lakesha Levy fill her mother's bungalow in New Orleans. Levy and five other military service members died in the Oklahoma City bombing.

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Do Troops Killed In Oklahoma City Bombing Deserve A Combat Medal?

7:48pm August 17, 2015

by Jacob McCleland

An effort to award the medal to military personnel who died in the bombing has reopened discussion about who is entitled to one. A veterans group says the attack was not international terrorism.

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An untouched chalkboard from 1917 was found behind a classroom wall at Emerson High School in Oklahoma City.

School Scrambles To Preserve Newly Discovered Chalkboards From 1917

8:10am June 23, 2015

by Jacob McCleland

Behind the walls at Emerson High School in Oklahoma City, construction workers found old chalkboards with drawings and class lessons, written almost a century ago and in remarkable condition.

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The driver of a truck that crashed during severe weather on Interstate 35 gestures to his rescuers after being cut from the truck in Moore, Okla., on Wednesday.

Tornadoes Rake Oklahoma, Destroying Homes And Injuring 12

11:40am May 07, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

The Oklahoma city area was the hardest hit. Meteorologists believe that a line of thunderstorms spawned more than a dozen twisters.

A general view of downtown Oklahoma City as basketball fans gather outside Oklahoma City Arena. The once run-down area has undergone a major transformation over the past 20 years.

Murrah Building Bombing Prompted Oklahoma City's Downtown Revival

6:33pm April 19, 2015

by Logan Layden

Oklahoma City's decaying downtown has changed into a thriving entertainment district over the past 20 years. A former city official says the bombing sharpened the city's desire to revitalize the area.

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Spectators bow their heads during a moment of silence during a ceremony to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing at the Oklahoma City National Memorial, on Sunday.

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2 Decades Later, 168 Victims Of Oklahoma City Attack Are Remembered

4:53pm April 19, 2015

by Scott Neuman

Former President Bill Clinton and Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin spoke at a ceremony remembering the April 19, 1995 bombing — the deadliest act of domestic terrorism in U.S. history.

Jannie Coverdale, 77, lost two grandchildren in the bombing, Aaron Coverdale, 5, and his brother Elijah, 2. Coverdale was their guardian and had dropped them off at the day care that morning.

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Anniversary Of Oklahoma City Bombing Reopens Wounds For Survivors

4:05pm April 17, 2015

by NPR Staff

When the truck bomb exploded at the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building on April 19, 1995, there were 21 children in the building's day care. Six survived, including Chris Nguyen and PJ Allen.

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