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Some Lifeline phone customers face risk
Last fall, when Linda Mendez was offered discount phone service through a federal program for the poor, the San Antonio mom thought it was too good to be true. She signed up anyway. Mendez, 51, works the graveyard shift at a university gym, where she keeps the building clean and stocked with towels. She uses many of her cellphone's allotted 250 minutes each month to call the family's ...
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Under the alien Tulsa native Heather Langenkamp talks about how she got a part in the new Star Trek film.
I never set out to be a role model but it's great to be one ; IN THE HOTSEATBetter known by his stage name Wretch 32, Jermaine Sinclair is a 28-year-old rapper from London. In 2011 his debut album Black and White sold over a million copies and scored three top five singles. His latest single Blackout was released this ...
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2013 Crawfest features Cajun cuisine
TULSA - 2News reporter Liz Bryant shows how to eat a crawfish at the 2013 Crawfest. The festival features the very best of Cajun cuisine and live music on Saturday, May 18. Cajun Ed's Hebert's Specialty Meats located on 71st Street just west of Lewis Avenue hosts the family event from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Come and enjoy all your favorite Cajun foods like crawfish etouffee, crawfishboudin, ...
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No injuries in multi-car accident
TULSA - Emergency crews responded to a multi-car accident early Saturday morning around 2:45 a.m. on a Tulsa highway. A truck was stalled in the eastbound lanes of the Broken Arrow Expressway, just east of Memorial. A vehicle swerved to avoid hitting the truck, hit a retaining wall and then spun out. A second vehicle was not able to stop and rear-ended the truck. Police and fire were on the ...
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Fly fishing in Downtown Tulsa
Saturday, the third annual Fly Fishing 101 event was held downtown.Participants explored different stations to learn the basics of fly fishing including equipment, fly tying and casting. According to The Gadget Company many women are also taking up the ...
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Politics bribery charges swirl around Ugandan oil
KAMPALA, Uganda -; Even before the first drops flow, Uganda's oil sector is beset by bribery allegations against officials, tax-related cases abroad that cost the government millions in legal fees, and the alleged interference of a president whose firm control of the sector worries transparency ...
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Driver Killed At Rural Rogers County Intersection
A man was killed in a two-car collision on a rural Rogers County Road. The early morning crash took place at the intersection of South 425 Road and West 590 Road about five miles east of ...
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Stalled Pickup Causes Chain Reaction Wreck Damaging Tulsa Police Car
A stalled pickup led to a chain reaction wreck involving a Tulsa police car. It happened shortly before 3 a.m. on the eastbound Broken Arrow Expressway near Memorial ...
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French president Francois Hollande signs gay marriage into law despite national protests
French President Francois Hollande has signed a law authorising gay marriage and adoption by same-sex couples, after months of nationwide protests and wrenching ...
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Tulsa library system budget takes hit from property tax cut
"Everybody that is open so far is doing really, really well," said Katie Plohocky of Tulsa Economic Development Corp., who is the project manager. "They are meeting and exceeding expectations for sales. So, for me, that's the most ...
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TPD chief Inmate definitions shouldnt change to raise money for Tulsa Jail
"Everybody that is open so far is doing really, really well," said Katie Plohocky of Tulsa Economic Development Corp., who is the project manager. "They are meeting and exceeding expectations for sales. So, for me, that's the most ...
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Fallin wants Insure Oklahoma reworked ahead of Affordable Care Act
Oklahoma State has confirmed that former Cowboy quarterback Wes Lunt will not be released to transfer to Big 12 schools, Southeastern Conference schools or Southern ...
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Political candidates to be fined for delinquent financial reports
Obama focusing on job creation in Baltimore visit President Barack Obama tried on Friday to leave behind the political battles that have overshadowed his ...
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Huge Powerball jackpot spurs Oklahomans to buy up tickets
Huge Powerball jackpot spurs Oklahomans to buy up tickets Giovannia Gonzalez can think of plenty to do with $600 million, but for some reason, ice cream for dinner ...
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Tulsan teenager convicted of murder in drug deal that went bad
Tulsan teenager convicted of murder in 'drug deal that went bad' A Tulsan was convicted Friday of murdering a teenager who was shot to death in what a prosecutor categorized ...
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Tulsa World named Great Plains Newspaper of the Year
"Everybody that is open so far is doing really, really well," said Katie Plohocky of Tulsa Economic Development Corp., who is the project manager. "They are meeting and exceeding expectations for sales. So, for me, that's the most ...
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Trash board irked by City Councils not transferring its $250000 payment to Legal Department
Tulsa library system budget takes hit from property tax cut The Tulsa City-County Library has cut more than $800,000 from its proposed operating budget for fiscal ...
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Amber Hilberling discusses husbands fatal fall
Amber Hilberling discusses husband's fatal fall Amber Hilberling told a national television audience on Friday that she still can't understand what happened ...
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Fighting injuries Fire chief responds to high number of workers comp claims
TPD chief: Inmate definitions shouldn't change to raise money for Tulsa Jail Police Chief Chuck Jordan dismissed one of Tulsa County's main ideas for raising more money to operate ...
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Creative cars peel into Tulsa for ArtCar Weekend
"Everybody that is open so far is doing really, really well," said Katie Plohocky of Tulsa Economic Development Corp., who is the project manager. "They are meeting and exceeding expectations for sales. So, for me, that's the most ...
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Broken Arrow downtown projects are proceeding smoothly
Broken Arrow downtown projects are proceeding smoothly Downtown TIF district projects are complete, soon to be underway or set to start next year while the ...
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Surgeon writes of his journey from grief to life
Rehabilitated drug addict graduates from Women in Recovery to better life In just a few years, methamphetamine showed Crystal Cunningham the highest high and took everything ...
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Ginnie Graham Programs help feed children in summer
GOP hopeful IRS scandal will help snag health-care law Political scandals have strange ways of causing collateral damage, and Republicans are hopeful the furor ...
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Rehabilitated drug addict graduates from Women in Recovery to better life
Tulsan teenager convicted of murder in 'drug deal that went bad' A Tulsan was convicted Friday of murdering a teenager who was shot to death in what a prosecutor categorized ...
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Sen. Jim Inhofe goes unvarnished for speech in Tulsa
"Everybody that is open so far is doing really, really well," said Katie Plohocky of Tulsa Economic Development Corp., who is the project manager. "They are meeting and exceeding expectations for sales. So, for me, that's the most ...
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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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