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Tulsa World named Great Plains' Newspaper of the Year The Tulsa World was named Newspaper of the Year in the 2013 Great Plains Journalism Awards on Friday ...
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Retiring rabbi reverend share concern for future of interfaith community
Retiring rabbi, reverend share concern for future of interfaith community Two pillars of the Tulsa interfaith community will retire in two weeks after a combined 70 years of ministry ...
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Tulsa community leaders named to Hall of Fame
An old photograph of Carol Eames' former west Tulsa home shows a different place from what she ultimately grew it into. The land is flat, plain and unremarkable in the picture. There are trees here and there and a lot of ...
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Downtown Tulsas Mayfest Continues Through Sunday
Severe storms rolling through the metro area have downed power poles and caused some damage, with thousands of residents also reporting power outages, Saturday ...
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Severe Storms Cause Damage Power Outages In OKC Metro
OKLAHOMA CITY - Severe storms rolling through the metro area have downed power poles and caused some damage, with thousands of residents also reporting power outages, Saturday night. High winds caused power poles to crash down onto the road in between Memorial Rd. and Penn. Ave. Some drivers, including a police officer, were trapped in their vehicles when power lines fell on top of them. ...
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Wind Burst Wrecks Enid Police Vehicle Officer Injured
ENID, Oklahoma - An Enid Police Officer was injured after a sudden powerful burst of wind blew dust and debris onto U.S. Highway 412 causing the officer to lose control of his vehicle and crash, Saturday night. According to the Enid News Twitter page (@enidnews), multiple vehicles were involved in the crash on US 412. The Emergency Manager of Garfield County tells News 9 that a heat ...
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Naturals Erupt For 11-4 Win Over Tulsa
Statistically Northwest Arkansas entered Saturday night's game with the Tulsa Drillers as the Texas League's weakest offense. The Naturals were last in the TL in runs scored and their .227 team batting average was also the lowest in the league. But, they looked anything but offensively challenged Saturday, hitting three home runs and exploding for 11 runs in an 11-4 victory at Arvest ...
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Numbers drawn for record PowerBall jackpot
ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - The numbers drawn Saturday for the $600 million PowerBall jackpot could make someone or several someones fabulously wealthy or fuel the continued frenzy of ticket buying and media coverage. The numbers drawn at 9 p.m. New Mexico time are: 10, 13, 14, 22 and 52 with the PowerBall 11. News on the number of winning tickets for the top and lesser prizes and where they were sold ...
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Shoppes On Peoria Bring Much-Needed Commerce To North Tulsa
The Shoppes on Peoria add 12 new businesses to the area just north of Pine Street and range from smoothies to shoes to soul food. Organizers hope the shopping center will become a hub of activity, and they have installed green space with benches in the middle of the parking lot. Many of the shops have been open for a few months, like cellular provider Cricket. Owner Tim Orr says he's seen ...
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Tulsa Police Officer a Part of 3 Gun Nation Pro Series
For the past three years, the 3 Gun Nation Pro Series shooting competition has only been for men. This year, they are opening it up to an elite group of women, and a Tulsa Police officer is one of those women. Ten ladies have earned their spot on this pro series. Each pro has to use a riffle, shotgun, and pistol, and it's not easy to be a master of all ...
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Season Ends For Tulsa Softball
The Tulsa softball team fell to Northern Iowa 2-1 Saturday afternoon in the NCAA Lincoln Regional at Bowlin Stadium. The Golden Hurricane closes the 2013 season with a 42-16-1 record. Senior Lacey Middlebrooks (14-4) pitched a complete-game, while junior third baseman Jill Barrett singled twice and scored a run for TU. Middlebrooks and Barrett are part of a group of 10 seniors and juniors that ...
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Man killed in Rogers County car crash
ROGERS COUNTY, Okla. - A Claremore man is dead after a collision at an intersection in Rogers County Saturday morning. The accident occurred around 7:15 a.m. when a truck headed west on EW/590 crashed into car traveling south on NS4250. The car, driven William Cooper, 33, failed to stop at the stop sign and was hit by the truck on the driver's side. According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, ...
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Softball. Softball Season Ends in NCAA Lincoln Regional
Tulsa coaches offer summer camps in the sports of basketball, football, soccer, softball, tennis and volleyball. Check out summer camp information ...
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Leaders business owners celebrate opening of Shoppes on Peoria
Leaders, business owners celebrate opening of Shoppes on Peoria The grand opening of the Shoppes on Peoria, 1717 N. Peoria Ave., marked the realization of a concept ...
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Mourners Remember Cascia Hall Grad Killed In Grand Lake Boat Crash
She graduated from Cascia Hall in 2010, then she went on to study fashion design and Chinese at the University of Arkansas, in the fall she would have started her senior ...
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OVCA celebrates first graduating class
TULSA - The first graduating class of the Oklahoma Virtual Charter Academy accepted their diplomas in Tulsa Saturday. Thirty-one of the senior class' 50 graduates turned their tassels and tossed their caps in front of hundreds of friends and family members at the Tulsa Event Center. The charter, established in 2011, is the virtual home to 2,100 students in grades kindergarten through 12th ...
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W. Rowing. Tulsa Rowers Finish Ninth at Conference USA Championship
Tulsa coaches offer summer camps in the sports of basketball, football, soccer, softball, tennis and volleyball. Check out summer camp information ...
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UPDATE Tornado watch issued for parts of Oklahoma
Claremore man dies in Saturday morning crash The Oklahoma Highway Patrol said that William Cooper, 33, died at the scene after failing to stop at a stop sign and being struck by the driver of a ...
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Time Waning For Oklahoma Lawmakers To Tackle Credits
OKLAHOMA CITY - Despite calls by several Oklahoma legislators to address hundreds of millions of dollars in state tax credits and exemptions for businesses and industries, little has been done as another session approaches its end. At the same time, other legislators are still trying to write even more tax giveaways into state law for things like tickets and hospitality suites to ...
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North Tulsa Forum Discusses Brady District Name Issue
Some North Tulsans met for their monthly district forum Saturday morning and listened to a city councilor's brief statement regarding the Brady District name ...
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M. Golf. Tulsa Golfers Finish in Seventh Place at NCAA Mens Regional
Tulsa coaches offer summer camps in the sports of basketball, football, soccer, softball, tennis and volleyball. Check out summer camp information ...
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Storm system brings threat of tornadoes
Forecasters with the National Weather Service say severe thunderstorms with possible tornadoes are to move across much of Oklahoma. Northwestern Oklahoma, including the Woodward area, faces the greatest threat late Saturday. On Sunday, the storm system is forecast to progress eastward, affecting Oklahoma City and Tulsa and areas in between. The Storm Prediction Center in Norman says there is a ...
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Claremore man dies in Saturday morning crash
Claremore man dies in Saturday morning crash The Oklahoma Highway Patrol said that William Cooper, 33, died at the scene after failing to stop at a stop sign and being struck by the driver of a ...
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$600M jackpot worlds second largest
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Powerball is a game of numbers, and lottery officials say the majority of possible combinations have already been purchased ahead of Saturday night's near-historic $600 million drawing. The odds of winning the game's largest jackpot remain astronomically high: 1 in 175.2 million. But since about 80 percent of the possible combinations have been purchased, ...
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Sallisaw Man To Stand Trial For 1997 Beating Death During Robbery
SALLISAW, Oklahoma - A judge has ruled there is enough evidence to put a Sallisaw man on trial for a 1997 beating death during a robbery. During a preliminary hearing Friday, Sequoyah County Special Judge Larry Langley ordered 38-year-old Rex Richard Robbins III to be tried on a first-degree murder charge. He is accused in the death of 28-year-old Mitchell Dayne ...
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Tulsa city hall due for make over
The moving of city hall in 2008 was contentious, but was framed as beneficial to the city. In 2010 this may be coming true as new development plans for the old building take shape, alongside wider plans to recreate the downtown experience.
It was first reported in 2007 that the city council would be moved to a new City Hall and that the old City Hall building would be sold. Tulsa news media were told the move would benefit the city economically as the new building would be cheaper to operate and maintain, while the sale of the old building would partially fund the purchase of the new one. Read more
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