Connecticut-based relief organizations were among the first to respond after that devastating tornado touched down in Oklahoma.

A Bridgeport man was arrested Monday in connection with three armed robberies in Bridgeport and Stratford, police said.

A tornado roared through Oklahoma City suburbs, flattening entire neighborhoods, setting buildings on fire and landing a direct blow on an elementary school.

Laurel County Sheriff John Root says in a statement that a 47-year-old London woman told deputies she used a blanket to break the glass on her neighbor's front door so she could let two small dogs out of the residence.