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Blizzard pounds West, Midwestupdated: Mon Dec 19 2011 23:29:00

Interstates and highways were shut down Monday night as a large winter weather system brought heavy snow, fierce winds and ice to at least five states in the West and Midwest.

Texas rain: 'Like manna from heaven'updated: Fri Sep 16 2011 09:36:00

John Hall, a rancher in the drought-stricken Texas Panhandle, got an unexpected call from his 81-year-old mother on Thursday morning:

iReporter fights Texas firesupdated: Fri Sep 16 2011 09:36:00

iReporter and firefighter Andy Throne updates the situation in Texas. for CNN's Fredricka Whitfield.

Big fires in Texas nearly containedupdated: Wed Mar 02 2011 16:58:00

Some of the largest wildfires in Texas were almost completely contained, but weather conditions posed risks for fires to spread, the Texas Forest Service said Wednesday.

2 dead in Texas Panhandle pipeline explosionupdated: Tue Jun 08 2010 21:17:00

A natural gas pipeline exploded Tuesday in the Texas Panhandle, killing two construction workers and injuring three others, an official said.

Three injured in Texas pipeline blastupdated: Tue Jun 08 2010 21:17:00

At least three people were hurt and several others are missing following a natural gas pipeline blast in Lipscomb County.

Twisters rip through Texas panhandleupdated: Fri Apr 23 2010 05:34:00

Severe weather was predicted to hit the southern plains Friday, a day after at least three tornadoes ripped through the area.

7 deaths in Oklahoma linked to stormupdated: Mon Feb 01 2010 03:09:00

Much of Oklahoma remained under a freezing fog advisory until noon Monday as the death toll from a powerful, multistate storm climbed to seven.

3 deaths linked to winter storm in Oklahomaupdated: Sun Jan 31 2010 20:32:00

Oklahoma's death toll for a winter storm that left thousands without power in the state climbed to three Sunday, emergency officials said.

Texas inmate caught after using bedsheets to escapeupdated: Wed Sep 23 2009 17:23:00

Police in Irving, Texas, captured a convicted burglar Wednesday who escaped from a medical facility last weekend by rappelling off the building using a string of bedsheets, a department spokeswoman said.

Oil baron's wind farm project hits doldrumsupdated: Wed Jul 08 2009 15:15:00

Billionaire oil man T. Boone Pickens is shelving plans to build the world's largest wind farm.

Discover untamed Texas in Caprock Canyonsupdated: Tue Jun 02 2009 09:28:00

Just a minute ago I was sailing down a Texas Panhandle highway, level as a tabletop. Then I dropped off the face of the High Plains into the heart of a wild place called Caprock Canyons. It's the rough-and-tumble centerpiece of a 15,000-acre state park, 100 miles southeast of Amarillo.

Wildfires plague town in Texas Panhandleupdated: Sun Apr 05 2009 23:54:00

Wildfires continued to spread across a north Texas town Sunday, sweeping over more than 12,000 acres and destroying eight homes in their path, officials said.

Parts of Texas town of 1,400 evacuated as fires approachupdated: Sat Apr 04 2009 22:55:00

Parts of the Texas town of Wheeler were evacuated Saturday as strong, shifting winds fanned wildfires that had already destroyed three buildings, law enforcement officials said.

CNNMoney: Citi CEO: We've got enough capitalupdated: Wed Mar 05 2008 17:33:00

Citigroup Inc. Chief Executive Vikram Pandit sought Wednesday to allay fears about his company's financial strength, a day after a Middle East investor said the Wall Street giant needs to raise more capital to survive.

Tornado caught on tapeupdated: Mon Mar 03 2008 13:27:00

Video shows a tornado in the distance swirling above a field in Blaine County, Oklahoma.

Treacherous holiday roadsupdated: Mon Dec 24 2007 21:31:00

Severe winter weather cause problems on the roads in Minnesota.

Ice storm prompts emergency in Oklahomaupdated: Fri Jan 12 2007 09:08:00

Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry has declared a statewide state of emergency as a brutal ice storm moves into the U.S. heartland.

Ice storm ahead for Oklahoma, 2 other statesupdated: Thu Jan 11 2007 07:19:00

Frigid arctic air is forecast to move across the southern Plains, causing a "significant ice storm" this weekend in Oklahoma and parts of Texas and Arkansas, the National Weather Service said Thursday.

FSB: Liquid Assetsupdated: Thu Jan 19 2006 11:38:00

(FORTUNE Small Business) - Boone Pickens slips off his bright-orange necktie (he's a proud son of Oklahoma State; the football stadium in Stillwater bears his name), pops open a can of Dr Pepper, e...

Fortune: Don't mess with this Texan Donald Hodges manages his market-beating fund with a strict eye on ethics.updated: Mon Jun 28 2004 00:01:00

Donald Hodges likes to put his money where his morals are. His Hodges fund (HDPMX), which he runs from his office in Dallas, isn't a socially responsible fund by definition, but his basic philosoph...

Money Magazine: Time Travel Historical markers remind us that extraordinary things can happen in ordinary places.updated: Wed Nov 01 2000 00:01:00

Deep in upstate New York's Adirondack Mountains, two miles east of the town of Newcomb, there's a roadside plaque on Highway 28 N. It's a historical marker designating the spot where Theodore Roose...

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