ALTUS, Okla_Altus could soon
have some 50 new jobs and maybe many more.
On Friday, Senator
Jim Inhofe joined other dignitaries in welcoming Sikorsky Aircraft's new Blackhawk
helicopter training academy to town.
The company said
it's excited about coming to Southwest Oklahoma
because of all the open land and air space.
Sikorsky said
the new training academy will train foreign students, mostly from the United Arab Emirates.
It'll take place in the old Quartz Mountain Aerospace Plant.
Sikorsky has been building Blackhawks for more than 30 years and they're
being used today around the world.
Monday, May 20 2013 8:54 PM EDT2013-05-21 00:54:57 GMT
MOORE, Okla. (AP) - Television footage shows flattened buildings and fires after a mile-wide tornado moved through the Oklahoma City area. Video showed homes and buildings in Moore, Okla., were reduced
A monstrous tornado at least a half-mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods with winds up to 200 mph, setting buildings on fire and landing a direct blow on an elementary school. At least 37 people were reported killed.
Monday, May 20 2013 6:50 PM EDT2013-05-20 22:50:29 GMT
WASHINGTON (AP) - Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is assuring Oklahoma's governor that the Obama administration will provide all possible help to the state after a massive tornado tore
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is assuring Oklahoma's governor that the Obama administration will provide all possible help to the state after a massive tornado tore through the Oklahoma City suburbs.
Monday, May 20 2013 5:20 PM EDT2013-05-20 21:20:15 GMT
FORT SILL Okla_ Families at Fort Sill have a whole lot to look forward to with the opening of a new community center. It's the first of three centers to be opened on post. The long-awaited final product
Families at Fort Sill have a whole lot to look forward to with the opening of a new community center.
Monday, May 20 2013 5:13 PM EDT2013-05-20 21:13:25 GMT
LAWTON Okla_ An Oklahoma group is hoping second time is the charm for a petition. They hope they can drive voters in Oklahoma to decide whether to have wine sold in grocery stores. The plan is promoted
An Oklahoma group is hoping second time is the charm for a petition. They hope they can drive voters in Oklahoma to decide whether to have wine sold in grocery stores.
Monday, May 20 2013 4:51 PM EDT2013-05-20 20:51:22 GMT
ALTUS Okla_ Altus' Chief of Operations, Robert Stephenson has resigned. He said he was tired of being called "a liar". In a recording of his resignation announcement from last Thursday that 7News was able
Altus' Chief of Operations, Robert Stephenson has resigned.
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