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."
15-year-old murder suspect to be tried as youthful offender A Jenks teenager will be treated as a youthful offender - and not as an adult - on a murder charge ...
BILL BRAUN World Staff Writer
Rally against U.S. intervention in Syrian war planned at Oklahoma Capitol A state lawmaker and Gulf War veteran announced an anti-war rally on the south steps of the Oklahoma ...
Staff Reports
Council plans votes on capital funding election format, followed by series of town hall meetings City officials hope to know far more about what could be Tulsa's largest capital funding package proposal ...
ZACK STOYCOFF World Staff Writer
Freshman state representative admits misuse of state email account to promote personal business A lawmaker said Wednesday that he made a mistake when he directed that state resources be used to promote ...
BARBARA HOBEROCKWorld Capitol Bureau
MASH Camp: Area students get to practice medicine Injecting an orange, suturing Styrofoam and performing a biopsy on a tomato is just a typical Wednesday ...
SARA PLUMMER World Staff Writer
Sen. Patrick Anderson fights plans for new state Medical Examiner's Office 'Shouldn't the Legislature be the party that evaluates this project, ask the tough questions and make ...
WAYNE GREENE World Senior Writer
Mystery robocalls about tax plan forwards supporters to city council phone lines The Tulsa City Council office received a flurry of phone calls late Wednesday from people who had been ...
KEVIN CANFIELD World Staff Writer
State's challenge to federal health care law to go before judge Oklahoma's challenge to the implementation of the Affordable Care Act - 'Obamacare' - will be argued ...
'The American' may be bound for Sand Springs After looking at nearly 40 sites throughout the state, including 33 in the Tulsa area, Osage artist Shan ...
SUSAN HYLTON World Staff Writer
Tulsa Community College likely not to meet downtown for summer; classes moved Tulsa Community College's Metro Campus classes might not meet downtown for the rest of the summer semester, ...
AMANDA BLAND World Staff Writer
Corrections, clarifications A Wednesday Tulsa World story incorrectly stated the year litigation was dismissedin a case involving ...
Action Line: Refilling air conditioner with Freon is a waste of money Dear Action Line: What is the mathematics on 'topping off your air conditioner with Freon?' This costs ...
PHIL MULKINSWorld Action Line Editor
Will Rogers Says It's one of those things like religion - you have your mind made up and you don't want anybody coming ...
Way back when: Today in history An estimated 40,000 pilots participated in a 24-hour worldwide walkout that halted many overseas operations ...
GENE CURTIS
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Lotteries OKLAHOMA LOTTERY RESULTS FOR 06/20/13
Local, State briefs An employee of an inpatient mental health facility for juveniles has been charged and arrested on allegations ...
Divorces ASKED
Daily U.S. Casualties Afghanistan: As of Wednesday, at least 2,103 members of the U.S. military had died as a result of the ...
Associated Press
Community briefs Tulsa's streets and curbs will be marked by pink dots and dashes as part of the city's five-year inspection ...
Births: 6/20/2013 (Tulsans unless indicated)
'Sopranos' star James Gandolfini dies in Italy at age 51 James Gandolfini, whose portrayal of a brutal, emotionally delicate mob boss in HBO's 'The Sopranos' ...
Country singer Slim Whitman dies at age 90 Country singer Slim Whitman, the high-pitched yodeler who sold millions of records through ever-present ...
Judge sides with U.S. in Manning WikiLeaks dispute A federal judge in Baltimore said Wednesday she's satisfied for now with measures the military has taken ...
JESSICA GRESKO
Mueller: FBI uses drones for surveillance The FBI uses drones for surveillance of stationary subjects, and the privacy implications of such operations ...
AP Wire Service
FBI quits Michigan search for Hoffa's remains Beneath a swimming pool, under a horse farm and now a weed-grown field north of Detroit. For at least ...
COREY WILLIAMS
House GOP avoid adding $2 billion back in to food stamp program House Republicans maintained $2 billion in annual cuts to the nation's food stamp program Wednesday as ...
CHRIS CASTEEL NewsOK.com
DOJ broke rules in phone records seizure, AP President Gary Pruitt says The Justice Department violated its own rules when it secretly seized records for thousands of phone ...
JENNIFER C. KERR Associated Press
Obama urges nuclear cuts in Berlin speech Summoning the harsh history of once-divided Berlin, President Barack Obama on Wednesday cautioned the ...
JULIE PACE Associated Press
Compromise among senators eyed on border security After secretive talks, key senators expressed optimism Wednesday night that they were closing in on a ...
DAVID ESPO & ERICA WERNERAssociated Press
Karzai dampens outlook for Afghan peace talks Hopes dimmed for talks aimed at ending the Afghan war when an angry President Hamid Karzai on Wednesday ...
DAVID RISING & AMIR SHAHAssociated Press
Whitey Bulger trial: Ex-enforcer grilled about varying stories A former hit man who admitted killing 20 people insisted Wednesday that he told authorities the truth ...
DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press
IRS draws new criticism over $70 million in employee bonuses Already reeling from a pair of scandals, the Internal Revenue Service is drawing new criticism over plans ...
STEPHEN OHLEMACHERAssociated Press
Mogadishu, Somalia: Militants storm U.N. compound; 20 killed Seven al-Qaida-linked militants on a suicide mission attacked the U.N. compound Wednesday with a truck ...
Wire reports
Brazil officials seek to curb protests Leaders in Brazil's two biggest cities said Wednesday that they have reversed an increase in bus and ...
Oklahoma state school board member from Enid resigns Another state school board member has resigned, leaving a second vacancy on the board for Gov. Mary Fallin ...
ANDREA EGER World Staff Writer
Oklahoma Superintendent Janet Barresi blasts teacher evaluation delay State Superintendent Janet Barresi is criticizing a new move by the U.S. Department of Education as overly ...
Immigration law reforms draw Tulsa protest Anger over possible nationwide immigration law reforms drew more than 50 protesters to the sidewalk in ...
SAMANTHA VICENT World Staff Writer
Owasso councilors approve increase in ambulance fees The city's new increases in ambulance fees and mileage rates for nonresidents are expected to generate ...
RHETT MORGAN World Staff Writer
Services held for WWII veteran Russell Verby, 90 Believing that flying should be strictly for the young and able-bodied, Russell Verby nearly shot down ...
TIM STANLEY 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.
View: Intersections: 55th and Mingo Tulsa World photo intern Garett Fisbeck explores Tulsa one throw of the dart at a time.
Garett Fisbeck Staff Photographer
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.
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, ...
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.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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
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 ...
Centenarians’ bond remains strong Dena Fate and Irene Johnston may be the last ones remaining in their families, but relatives say their ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Will Rogers Says (George Washington) was a politician and a gentleman - that is a rare combination.' - June 1, 19 ...
Way back when: Today in history The body of Italian banker Roberto Calvi, who was free pending an appeal of his conviction of currency ...
News briefs Exploding shells set off a fire that was triggering explosions Wednesday at a military depot in southern ...
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)
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Magazines bullish on OSU and TU, down on OU for this college football season College football's magazines have made preseason predictions for Oklahoma's state teams.
ERIC BAILEY World Sports Writer
Death notices for June 19 Including Tulsa and northeastern Oklahoma.
The Swon Brothers take 3rd place in 'The Voice' finale The brothers from Muskogee made it further than any other duo in the history of the NBC reality singing ...
JENNIFER CHANCELLOR World Scene Writer
Returning OSU football coaches all receive raises Head coach Mike Gundy received the biggest bump, from $3.275 million to $3.45 million.
KELLY HINES World Sports Writer
Wayne Greene: 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 ...
BARBARA HOBEROCK World Capitol Bureau
Scott Cherry: McNellie's South City, Albert G's target openings McNellie's South City shooting for end of month, Albert G's in September.
VIDEO: The Swon Brothers take 3rd place in 'The Voice' finale The brothers from Muskogee made it further than any other duo on the four seasons of the NBC reality ...
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Death notices for June 18 Including Tulsa and northeastern Oklahoma.
Bill Sherman: Gay Boy Scout backlash crushes civility, reasoned debate Sincere, good-hearted Christian leaders savaged after expressing their opinions on gay Boy Scout iss ...
Eric Bailey: Talking preseason football rankings with Phil Steele magazine Oklahoma is at No. 19, OSU a "darkhorse national title contender" at No. 8, Tulsa sits at No. 35.
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Letter to the Editor: Loss of morality In the Local, State section of the June 12 Tulsa World, there were nine headlines. Of those, five had ...
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Fallin asks feds to support Insure Oklahoma program Gov. Mary Fallin has asked White House officials to reconsider a federal decision to pull out of the ...
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Letter to the Editor: Apology owed First District Rep. Jim Bridenstine, on the House floor, called President Barack Obama "a petty, bumbling ...
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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 - ...
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Gov. Fallin announces French aerospace manufacturer for Grove The 2013 Paris Air Show yielded a new aerospace manufacturer for Grove, where Australian firm Ferra Engineering ...
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