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Amber Hilberling discusses husband's fatal fall

Amber Hilberling told a national television audience on Friday that she still can't understand what happened the day her husband fell to his death from the couple's high-rise apartment at the University Club Tower.

VIDEO: Watch NBC's 'Dateline' episode 'Shattered' on Amber Hilberling.

 
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Sooners thrash Marist in NCAA softball tournament

They promised fireworks immediately following Oklahoma's softball regional opener against Marist on Friday. The Sooners were in no mood to wait.

 
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Keystone pipeline critics point to 2010 Enbridge disaster

Those opposing the Keystone XL Pipeline warn incessantly about dangers to aquifers, rivers and farm land, but perhaps the loudest strike comes from a distant, now quiet watershed in western Michigan.

 
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Quality-of-life projects also should be a priority

If there's one thing all Tulsans probably agree on, it's that continued work to improve local streets is needed.

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Founder of annual wildlife, garden tour is remembered

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 grass.

 
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Photos from around the world and above it

Hundreds of images come in over the Associated Press wire everyday.
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SEEN- Experiencing 1539 A.D. in Muskogee

Before the gates to the The Castle open and tickets are taken, people file past a troupe of Belly Dancers, their zills clinking in unison while drummers play in the background. ... 

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SEEN-Bowfishing from the bridge

They're holding bright green compound bows in the parking lot. Can't ignore that. I've heard of bowfishing, but these guys plan to fish from the pedestrian bridge 20-something ... 

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Seen- Painting the Woody Guthrie Mural

It's cold out on Tuesday night. Aaron Whisner and Justin Baney are 25 feet above the sidewalk on a scissor lift painting the detail onto Woody Guthrie's face.
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Artwork on display at Tulsa Girls Art School

'Would you like to see the plate and the bowl that I made?' Jamie Slimp, age 8, is standing in front of her paintings but weaves her way through the crowd to show off ... 

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Louisville's big win and other images from around the world of sports

Louisville won the NCAA Championship game last night, beating Michigan 82-76. Meanwhile, over the last few days, fans and athletes of other sports around the country ... 

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One man's trash is another man's underwater camera housing

Months ago, my neighbors set a perfectly good 10 gallon fish tank on the curb for trash day. I stopped and picked it up, but it sat in my garage for weeks. I figured ... 

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Letting the kids take picures

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Why I love the news

Former newspaper reporter Allyson Bird has written a blog about why she left her career in newspapers, or as my wife and I call it 'The Life.' Her blog is being widely ... 

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