A Gathering Place for Tulsa lived up to its name Tuesday night as hundreds of people packed into Tulsa Community College's Center for Creativity for the unveiling of the park's Phase 1 design.
Head coach Mike Gundy received the biggest bump, from $3.275 million to $3.45 million.
The 2013 Paris Air Show yielded a new aerospace manufacturer for Grove, where Australian firm Ferra Engineering will expand with a new 20-person facility.
There's no doubt that Tulsans consider public safety to be a top priority.
Hagar: "He’s put together a h--- of a concert lineup to help raise funds for the brave and resilient people of Oklahoma. My job is going to be to help them take their minds off their problems and have some much needed, good old-fashioned fun."
Big crowd gets first look at new Tulsa park's design A Gathering Place for Tulsa lived up to its name Tuesday night as hundreds of people packed into Tulsa ...
KEVIN CANFIELD World Staff Writer
Former OU running back De'Mond Parker arrested in crack cocaine case He is in the Tulsa Jail on complaints of trafficking crack base and possession of marijuana.
DYLAN GOFORTH World Staff Writer
Ex-con arrested, charged with drug possession, knife attack Gary Dewayne Cummings is charged with attempted robbery with a dangerous weapon and drug possession.
'Sopranos' lead James Gandolfini dies in Italy The actor played Tony Soprano in the HBO series 'The Soopranos.'
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TCC Metro Campus may remain closed through summer semester; classes moved Courses will meet starting Thursday at the Northeast, Southeast and West campuses.
AMANDA BLAND World Staff Writer
View: Intersections: 55th and Mingo Tulsa World photo intern Garett Fisbeck explores Tulsa one throw of the dart at a time.
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The God Blog: Gay Boy Scout backlash crushes civility, reasoned debate Sincere, good-hearted Christian leaders savaged after expressing their opinions on gay Boy Scout iss ...
Bill Sherman Staff Writer
Oklahoma City man sentenced to 6 months for Wyoming threat Investigators have said he was apparently upset about a possible automatic weapons ban.
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Teen charged with murder to be prosecuted as 'youthful offender,' judge rules The Jenks Middle School eighth-grader was arrested Dec. 18 in connection with the killing of Mary Escue, ...
BILL BRAUN World Staff Writer
Oklahoma health department investigating rabies exposure The Oklahoma Department of Health is investigating whether anyone who handled a rabid puppy that later ...
Weather World: Tulsa area's 'maximum wet bulb globe temperature' What a 'wet bulb globe temperature' is, in a Tulsa weather forecast context.
Althea Peterson Staff Writer
Oklahoma AG offers mobile app for tracking inmates The Victim Information and Notification Everyday program is a free and anonymous service that allows ...
Afghan leader backs away from Taliban talks The U.S. and Taliban announced Tuesday they would begin preliminary peace talks in Qatar without the ...
AMIR SHAH AND DAVID RISINGAssociated Press
Two men sought in apartment complex shooting Residents said the victim was a maintenance man at the complex.
KENDRICK MARSHALL World Staff Writer
Senator: IRS to pay $70 million in employee bonuses The National Treasury Employees Union did not respond to requests for comment.
STEPHEN OHLEMACHERAssociated Press
Budget office view boosts Senate immigration bill In the Senate, a bipartisan bill that Obama supports appeared on track for a final vote as early as July ...
DAVID ESPO AND ERICA WERNERAssociated Press
Wayne's World: Bridenstine brings Jesus' suffering into abortion debate; Mullin discusses his child's ultrasound The Second District congressman says his vote to ban abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy is personal ...
Wayne Greene Senior Writer
Inhofe: Now is not the time to reduce U.S. nukes Inhofe in a statement called the president's announcement an example of the 'triumph of hope over ex ...
Man arrested in theft of pickup, copper wire He allegedly broke into the victim’s barn, loaded the pickup with three 750-foot coils of copper cable ...
RHETT MORGAN World Staff Writer
More than 56K tons of debris cleared in Moore after tornado Nineteen neighborhoods in Moore were affected by the EF5 tornado.
Independent investigation of Owasso City Manager's Office completed A Tulsa attorney has completed an independent probe into the office of Owasso's suspended city manager, ...
Tulsa man arrested on child sex abuse complaints He remains in the Tulsa Jail in lieu of $100,000 bond.
Helping homeless youth is no simple task The question comes up a lot - how do we help? RELATED: Read the World’s stories on Tulsa’s homeless ...
GINNIE GRAHAM World Staff Writer
Wayne's World: State legislator-Persian War vet announces anti-war rally Rep. Paul Wesselhoft, R-Moore, says the civil war in Syria is 'not our war.'
Man accused of raping 14-year-old girl A 14-year-old girl told police Sunday that Joseph Medina raped her at a home in the 1800 block of North ...
Tractor-trailer wreck closes lanes on 193rd East Avenue While the cause of the crash has not been officially determined, OHP said the driver might have fallen ...
Jury recommends death for 2009 Cache slayings The jury handed down the recommendation after six hours of deliberations Tuesday.
Oklahoma City class valedictorian disappears while hiking with family in Ecuador He went missing Sunday while on vacation with his family in Ecuador, his father said.
BRYAN DEAN NewsOK.com
Tulsa mail theft trend prompts police warning A rise in mail theft from unsecured mailboxes in the east Tulsa area has police officers warning business ...
Oklahoma City water wins taste test The organization said judges rated water from competing systems on flavor characteristics.
Couple says Tulsa Public Schools lost their 7-year-old for hours A couple is searching for answers about how Tulsa Public Schools officials lost track of their 7-year-old ...
ANDREA EGER World Staff Writer
State teacher education programs criticized in national report Most of the nation's 1,450 teacher-preparation programs - including programs in Oklahoma - are falling ...
KIM ARCHER World Staff Writer
Corrections professionals connect DOC exec's resignation to private prison lobbying Corrections professionals on Tuesday expressed shock and sadness that Department of Corrections Executive ...
BARBARA HOBEROCKWorld Capitol Bureau
Tulsa County Commissioners show interest in return of 'Four to Fix' 'It's no secret that we are in need of a new juvenile justice center as well as improvements to our levee ...
TCC Metro Campus closed Wednesday to restore electricity The Metro Campus of Tulsa Community College will remain closed Wednesday as technicians work to restore ...
AMANDA BLAND & KENDRICK MARSHALLWorld Staff Writers
Centenarians’ bond remains strong Dena Fate and Irene Johnston may be the last ones remaining in their families, but relatives say their ...
SAMANTHA VICENT World Staff Writer
Kaiser: New park made to bring Tulsa together The man responsible for constructing A Gathering Place for Tulsa didn't utter one public word at Tuesday ...
Train engineer told doctor of eye problems before fatal crash Two years before his failing vision likely contributed to a fatal crash in the Oklahoma Panhandle, freight ...
CHRIS CASTEEL NewsOK.com
NSA director says spying foiled Wall Street plot The U.S. foiled a plot to bomb the New York Stock Exchange because of the sweeping surveillance programs ...
KIMBERLY DOZIER & DONNA CASSATAAssociated Press
G-8 seeks unity on Syrian peace talks President Barack Obama, Russian President Vladimir Putin and other G-8 leaders attempted to speak with ...
SHAWN POGATCHNIK & CASSANDRA VINOGRADAssociated Press
Afghan forces take over as peace talks loom Afghan security forces are now officially in charge of protecting their country from the insurgents whom ...
JAY PRICE McClatchy News Service
House passes bill restricting abortion to the first 20 weeks after conception The Republican-led House on Tuesday passed a far-reaching anti-abortion bill that conservatives saw as ...
JIM ABRAMS Associated Press
States get more time to reach U.S. Education Department goals States can ask for another year before being required to use student test results to decide whether to ...
CBO: Immigration bill could bolster economy About 8 million immigrants living unlawfully in the United States would initially gain legal status under ...
DAVID ESPO & ERICA WERNERAssociated Press
Federal judge rejects Cherokee Nation candidate's voting bid for freedmen descendants A Tulsa federal judge has denied a Cherokee Nation Tribal Council candidate's request for an emergency ...
DAVID HARPER World Staff Writer
Same-sex tenants face housing discrimination, HUD study finds In one case, a Hispanic couple who had routinely flown Mexican flags in front of their apartment were ...
WAYNE GREENE World Senior Writer
Audit: Oklahoma Fire Marshal's Office is missing firearms, lax in prison inspections The state Fire Marshal's Office can't account for a missing shotgun and has failed to meet its legal ...
RANDY ELLIS NewsOK.com
Owasso City Manager Rodney Ray's arraignment postponed The arraignment of Owasso's suspended city manager was moved Tuesday to next month.
Man serving life prison term in Tulsa rape granted new plea hearing A man who is serving a life prison term for a Tulsa rape is getting a new hearing on his request to withdraw ...
Killer executed for deaths of LeFlore County couple Oklahoma executed a man Tuesday for the stabbing deaths of a couple on whose ranch he had worked.
TIM TALLEY Associated Press
Do right by your future self: Use whatever motivates you to start saving You want to do right by your 'future self,' but you still have to live with your 'present self' - and ...
PHIL MULKINSWorld Action Line Editor
Will Rogers Says (George Washington) was a politician and a gentleman - that is a rare combination.' - June 1, 19 ...
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Way back when: Today in history The body of Italian banker Roberto Calvi, who was free pending an appeal of his conviction of currency ...
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News briefs Exploding shells set off a fire that was triggering explosions Wednesday at a military depot in southern ...
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Nation briefs Army Pfc. Bradley Manning's court-martial over giving massive amounts of classified material to WikiLeaks ...
Lotteries OKLAHOMA LOTTERY RESULTS FOR 06/19/13
Local, State briefs A man who is charged in a March 17 fatal shooting in Tulsa was ordered to stand trial after a preliminary ...
Daily U.S. Casualties Afghanistan: As of Tuesday, at least 2,103 members of the U.S. military had died as a result of the U.S.-led ...
Births: 6/19/2013 (Tulsans unless indicated)
Broken Arrow man fired gun to scare girlfriend, charges claim Alvin Dewayne Butler is charged with assault and reckless conduct with a firearm.
Man shot on apartment complex's basketball court The shooting occurred at the Canyon Creek Apartments, 2102 E. 51st St.
'A Gathering Place for Tulsa' plans unveiled The estimated cost of Phase 1 of the park has increased from $150 million to $200 million.
Man who crashed car during police chase to be jailed after hospital release Freddie Allen Hayes had been wanted on various warrants, police said.
Electronic-waste trailer stolen from MET recycling center Electronic waste collection by the Metropolitan Environment Trust has been suspended.
Judge denies Cherokee freedmen injunction request A Tribal Council candidate had requested the injunction so that freedmen descendents could vote.
TCC Metro campus to remain closed Wednesday Technicians are working to rebuild and replace a power distribution panel that caught fire Monday night, ...
AMANDA BLAND AND KENDRICK MARSHALLWorld Staff Writers
Military plans would put women in most combat jobs Maj. Gen. Bennet Sacolick, director of force management for U.S. Special Operations Command, said 'the ...
LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press
Execution set for Oklahoma man in 2 stabbing deaths Prosecutors said the man and a co-defendant talked their way into the victims' rural LeFlore County home, ...
Tornado insurance claims near 71,000 in Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John Doak said insurance payments from the storms have topped $560 million.
Officials to review probe of suspended Owasso city manager by July 1 The investigative report won’t be presented to the city council Tuesday night, Owasso Mayor Doug Bonebrake ...
Highs in the 90s, limited thunderstorm chances forecast for Tulsa area this week Scattered showers and thunderstorms will be possible both Wednesday and Thursday in the Tulsa area.
House committee takes up tough immigration bill Meanwhile in the Senate, a Republican lawmaker floated a compromise border security proposal he hopes ...
ERICA WERNER Associated Press
U.S., Taliban to start talks on ending Afghan war After months of delays, the Taliban opened a political office in the Qatari capital of Doha, paving the ...
PATRICK QUINN Associated Press
Obama administration threatens veto of Rep. Frank Lucas' farm bill Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Cheyenne, is the chairman of the House Agriculture Committee and will be managing ...
Coweta man to serve prison time in fatal hit-and-run He pleaded no contest to felony leaving the scene of a fatal collision and misdemeanor negligent homicide ...
WikiLeaks case in recess until June 25 The prosecution and defense will spend the next week negotiating written statements from some 17 witnesses, ...
NTSB: Poor eyesight probable cause in Oklahoma Panhandle train crash Investigators also proposed 16 new safety recommendations to curb future accidents.
Plan for new Tulsa park to be unveiled The final plan for A Gathering Place for Tulsa park along Riverside Drive will be unveiled Tuesday - ...
Electrical malfunction shutters TCC Metro Campus at least through Tuesday Tulsa Community College's Metro Campus has canceled classes for Tuesday because of an electrical malfunction ...
Woman's body found in northwest Oklahoma City, her son arrested She had injuries on her body consistent with homicide, police report.
STAFF REPORTS NewsOK.com
Norman man threatens Fallin's 'child' and local sheriff in emails He told investigators he sent the emails from the Norman Public Library and was arrested June 7 on “unrelated ...
ANDREW KNITTLE NewsOK.com
Execution set for Oklahoma man in 2 stabbing deaths Oklahoma corrections officials are preparing to execute the second death row inmate to be put to death ...
AP Wire Service
Police kill man who took girl at Oklahoma store Authorities say a police officer shot and killed a man who'd taken a toddler hostage at a Walmart Market ...
Theft, assault charges filed against Tulsa man Gary Colbert Jr., 22, is accused of stealing a 1985 Chevrolet pickup truck and then punching a woman ...
Will Rogers Says George Washington - of course he was great - he was the Father of our Country on account of having ...
Report: U.S. adult smoking rate dips to 18 percent Fewer U.S. adults are smoking, a new government report says.
MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer
Obama: NSA secret data gathering 'transparent' President Barack Obama defended top secret National Security Agency spying programs as legal in a lengthy ...
KIMBERLY DOZIERAP Intelligence Writer
Susan G. Komen for the Cure names Judith Salerno as new president, CEO Susan G. Komen for the Cure announced Monday that a physician with a long career in health policy and ...
JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press
Assad: EU will pay price for arming rebels Syria's President Bashar Assad warned that Europe 'will pay a price' if it delivers weapons to rebels ...
Obama, Putin disagree on Syrian civil war Deep differences over Syria's civil war clouded a summit of world leaders Monday, with Russian President ...
JULIE PACE Associated Press
Military plans would put women in most combat jobs Women may be able to start training as Army Rangers by mid-2015 and as Navy SEALs a year later under ...
Supreme Court rejects Arizona voter-citizenship law The Supreme Court on Monday struck down an Arizona law requiring that people registering to vote in federal ...
MICHAEL DOYLE McClatchy News Service (MCT)
Cancer killed California serial killer Richard Ramirez Cancer killed the serial killer known as the Night Stalker, who terrorized Southern California in the ...
150th anniversary of Gettysburg to be commemorated with 10 days of activities, remembrances The battlefield is never totally at rest.
CHUCK RAASCH USA TODAY
Pioneering photojournalist's subjects as historic as she was With a click of the camera pressed against her forehead, the photojournalist broke ground in a way her ...
Wire Reports
Ex-hit man says he was heartbroken Bulger was an FBI informant A former gangster who admitted killing 20 people was unemotional Monday when describing his line of work ...
DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press
Former Tulsa dentist is sued by another former patient Another former patient of W. Scott Harrington has sued the Tulsa oral surgeon, alleging that he contracted ...
SHANNON MUCHMORE World Staff Writer
Pen pals for 8 decades finally meet Sadie Fanali and Lorraine Thomas have been pen pals since 1932. On Friday, the two 91-year-olds cried ...
SARAH HUSSAIN NewsOK.com
Action Line: Disclosure rules updated for small platforms by FTC Dear Action Line: Are there guidelines for these online advertisers explaining how they must make 'disclosures' ...
Upside Down: Soggy Start To Summer Buildings are reflected in a puddle near 10th and Main streets Monday.
Local, Area Briefs The case of a Tulsa police officer who is accused of robbing Hispanic drivers during traffic stops is ...
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Births: 6/18/2013 (Tulsans unless indicated)
Nation Briefs An attorney representing inmates at two California prisons has told a federal judge that prisoners vulnerable ...
Daily U.S. Casualties Afghanistan: As of Monday, at least 2,100 members of the U.S. military had died as a result of the ...
News Briefs Former President Bill Clinton urged Israel to make peace with Palestinians in order to survive as a Jewish ...
McCain presses Obama on secret emails Republican Sen. John McCain on Monday questioned President Barack Obama about his political appointees' ...
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Pinto World Championship continues two-week run in Tulsa After winning a world title on first day of the Pinto World Championship last week, Kari McKelvie already ...
Way back when: Today in history A nail-studded bomb was detonated on an early morning Jerusalem bus crowded with high school students ...
Tulsa Sidewalk Stories video series focuses on the city's poor walkability Six months after her grandmother was struck and killed by a car on Cherry Street, Josie Carlson is working ...
Jay Cronley: Seven midyear resolutions to work on Upon the arrival of summer on Friday, I'm thinking about putting some moves on the following seven problem ...
JAY CRONLEY World Staff Columnist
State ranks 42nd in U.S. for college degrees Oklahoma ranks 42nd in the nation for the number of adults who have college degrees, up from 43rd place ...
Tulsa mayor says tax extension even more needed after council's decision on police The financial consequences of a City Council decision to fund a second police academy in the next fiscal ...
ZACK STOYCOFF World Staff Writer
TPS' deputy-superintendent search advances The Tulsa school board's search for a deputy superintendent - and a candidate to succeed Superintendent ...
Tyrone Dale David Woodfork won't be targeted for death penalty, Tulsa County prosecutors say Tulsa County prosecutors are not seeking the death penalty for a Tulsan who is accused of raping and ...
Oklahoma Dept. of Correction director submits resignation Department of Corrections Director Justin Jones is resigning effective Oct. 1.
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