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May 19, 2013
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Lauren Chamberlain powers OU into softball Super Regional

Chamberlain came to the plate 13 times over OU's three-game regional onslaught (the Sooners won it by the cumulative score of 41-6). She homered twice. She doubled twice. She singled twice. She drove in 13 runs. She scored seven times. She walked four times.

 
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Keystone pipeline critics point to 2010 Enbridge disaster

The Enbridge oil slick never reached Lake Michigan, but it slid as far down river as the delta of Morrow Lake, not too far from the city of Kalamazoo.

 
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Oklahoma's natural wonders need attention

Now that vacation season is upon us, the hunt is on for fun and affordable destinations. How's this for a possibility: a place with 12 separate eco-regions, the most ecologically diverse place in the entire country; a place that's home to Rocky Mountain foothills, cypress swamps, high plains and tablelands, river valleys and canyon lands, prairies and grasslands, hardwood forests and pine-covered mountains.

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Shock rookie Skylar Diggins talks about life on, off the court

Welcome to Tulsa, Skylar.

 
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SCENE FEED

Shock rookie Skylar Diggins talks about life on, off the court Welcome to Tulsa, Skylar.

BRAVETTA HASSELL World Scene Writer

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Thompson Square heads to Tulsa for Cain's show Keifer and Shawna Thompson - aka Thompson Square - are the two-time winners of the Academy of Country ...

JENNIFER CHANCELLOR
World Scene Writer

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Summer movies have specific audience: young men, teen boys The summer movie season is a young man's game. That's who Hollywood targets once the weather heats up ...

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Nour Habib: The week ahead: Mayfest, art advice and 'The Outsiders' And the second concert in the Musical Mondays series is this week

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Best bets: Mayfest, Concert series Sunday is the last day to attend the 41st annual Tulsa International Mayfest in downtown Tulsa.

Staff Reports

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SEEN: Quit thinking and just shoot I've written in this space before about my new 'old love' of shooting film with cheap plastic cameras ...

MIKE SIMONS

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'Psych' stars Roday, Hill tease eighth season Two reasons for the popularity of the USA series 'Psych' are its inside jokes and theme storylines, like ...

ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press

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People & Places: Inaugural dinner to honor Iron Gate founders Keenan Barnard had seen homeless people before.

JASON ASHLEY WRIGHT
World Scene Writer

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SCOTT CHERRY World Scene Writer

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AMY DICKINSON

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Anne Heche takes on God in comedy 'Save Me' to make people giggle Beth Harper is a mess. She's obnoxious, undependable, out of control and mean to people, including her ...

RITA SHERROW World Scene Writer

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American will favor passengers without roller bags If you're traveling light, you can board earlier on American Airlines.

DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer

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Tulsa Symphony announces 2013-2014 season New music, new conductors, a new way to experience Disney's classic animated film 'Fantasia' and a special ...

JAMES D. WATTS JR.
World Scene Writer

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Eagles DVD set gives band's history, never-before-seen footage There's a reason that the Eagles were the opening-night act for Tulsa's BOK Center and the Ford Center ...

MICHAEL SMITH World Scene Writer

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'Star Trek' likely to launch Benedict Cumberbatch into stars Benedict Cumberbatch's mission at the moment is to boldly go into a conversation by phone from London ...

JULIE HINDS Detroit Free Press

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'Montaro Caine' is actor Poitier's debut as novelist Oscar-winning actor Sidney Poitier's first novel, 'Montaro Caine,' is a corporate thriller that veers ...

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Book Review: Easy Rawlins is back, and unstoppable Easy Rawlins isn't dead after all.

RANDY KREHBIEL World Staff Writer

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JAMES D. WATTS JR.
World Scene Writer

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Walter Mosely brings back Easy Rawlins character in 'Little Green' In 2007, Walter Mosley seemingly ended his detective series with Easy Rawlins in 'Blonde Faith.'

DAVID L. ULIN Los Angeles Times

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Books: 'Woman Upstairs' is spellbinding Midway through 'The Woman Upstairs,' Claire Messud's spellbinding, psychologically acute and deliberately ...

MIKE FISCHER Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

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Staff and Wire reports

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Severe weather slams parts of state Much of northeast Oklahoma is in a moderate risk of severe weather again Monday; Fallin declares state ...

JERRY WOFFORD World Staff Writer

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Jenks schools scrutinized by state education department over "field test" opt-outs The Oklahoma State Department of Education is investigating Jenks Public Schools apparently to see if ...

KIM ARCHER World Staff Writer

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Lawmakers benefit from private prison donations Private prison interests have given nearly $200,000 in campaign dollars and gifts to 79 of the 149 members ...

CURTIS KILLMAN & BARBARA HOBEROCK World Capitol Bureau

15 hours ago

Shock rookie Skylar Diggins talks about life on, off the court Welcome to Tulsa, Skylar.

BRAVETTA HASSELL World Scene Writer

15 hours ago

Death notices for May 19 Including Tulsa and northeastern Oklahoma.

Staff Reports

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T. Boone Pickens at 85: Energy mogul talks about his life, legacy and why he can't retire Days away from his 85th birthday, T. Boone Pickens isn't satisfied with the estimated $1.2 billion fortune ...

ZIVA BRANSTETTER World Enterprise Editor

15 hours ago

Oklahoma's natural wonders need attention Now that vacation season is upon us, the hunt is on for fun and affordable destinations. How's this for ...

JANET PEARSON Associate Editor

15 hours ago

Mayfest shuts down early because of weather forecast The nearby Blue Dome Arts Festival also shut down at 4 p.m. today.

Staff Reports

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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 ...

BILL SHERMAN World Religion Writer

15 hours ago

Death notices for May 18 Including Tulsa and northeastern Oklahoma.

Staff Reports

1 day ago

Jay Cronley: Figuring the odds in tornado alley A meteorologist working for the Weather Channel has devised a system that predicts the likelihood of ...

JAY CRONLEY World Staff Columnist

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Drumright man charged with manslaughter in wife's dragging death A Drumright man was arrested on an allegation that he dragged his wife to death last year.

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Could we, should we lower blood-alcohol limit to 0.05? Last week the National Transportation Safety Board recommended reducing the legal threshold for drunk ...

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Narconon Arrowhead drug rehab facility is under investigation, but details are few It's been 10 months since Stacy Dawn Murphy died at Narconon Arrowhead and a multiagency investigation ...

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15 hours ago

Switching away from full contact helping Comets avoid injuries Injuries have been a problem for Bishop Kelley football in recent years when the season opener rolled ...

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Patriot Cup founder Dan Rooney appeals to celebrities' sense of duty to give event star power The cast of characters at the fourth annual Patriot Cup should be major league.

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Mayoral candidates differ, or are ambivalent, on nonstreet capital projects Tulsa's mayoral candidates are quick to tout street repairs as their top priority for capital funding.

ZACK STOYCOFF World Staff Writer

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DAVID HARPER World Staff Writer

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Google keeps history on where you've been Do you know every Google search you've ever performed is stored on the search giant's servers? And that ...

KIM KOMANDO

19 hours ago

OU softball survives Arkansas in NCAA Tournament The sign on the Arkansas dugout wall read: "Fight the good fight."

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Tulsa city councilors asked to move forward on use of Tate Brady's name in Tulsa Arts District "I come not to praise Tate Brady but to help bury him," Workman said. "Action needs to be taken. I think ...

KEVIN CANFIELD World Staff Writer

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370 Comments

Sen. Jim Inhofe goes 'unvarnished' for speech in Tulsa The potential Republican U.S. Senate candidates waiting in a long line for incumbent Sen. Jim Inhofe ...

RANDY KREHBIEL World Staff Writer

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DAVID HARPER World Staff Writer

1 day ago

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BRUCE PLANTE World Editorial Cartoonist

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190 Comments

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BARBARA HOBEROCK World Capitol Bureau

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187 Comments

Tulsa gas price soars 33 cents in two days to $3.82; low inventories, refinery shutdowns blamed A mid-continent squeeze is suddenly spiking Tulsa gasoline prices to levels hardly seen in nearly five ...

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Former Mayor Kathy Taylor sending out partially completed absentee ballot applications Former Mayor Kathy Taylor has sent out more than 10,000 partially completed applications for absentee ...

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Teen arrested after knife found in his car at Jenks High School He was later released after posting bond on $10,000 bail.

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Tom Cole wants select committee to investigate Benghazi attack U.S. Rep. Tom Cole of Oklahoma on Monday became one of the latest Republican voices clamoring for further ...

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105 Comments

Boy Scouts' leaders to vote on lifting gay-youth ban With its ranks deeply divided, the Boy Scouts of America is asking its local leaders from across the ...

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Tulsa killings continue at record pace; latest slaying is year's 30th A man told police that a woman he met at a strip club Thursday attacked him later in the morning, leading ...

JERRY WOFFORD World Staff Writer

2 days ago

97 Comments

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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U.S. House votes again to repeal 'Obamacare'; Coburn pushes bill against expanding Medicare The U.S. House of Representatives voted Thursday to repeal the Affordable Care Act - Obamacare - ...

WAYNE GREENE World Senior Writer

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89 Comments

Letter to the Editor: Euphemism "Sunday Morning Quarterback" in the World's Capitol Report May 12 contains this brief:

Anthony J. Lauinger, Tulsa

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Government seizes AP phone records The Justice Department secretly obtained two months of telephone records of reporters and editors for ...

MARK SHERMAN Associated Press

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BREAKING: Kool & the Gang concert canceled

By JENNIFER CHANCELLOR Scene Writer on Jan 16, 2009, at 1:23 PM  Updated on 1/16 at 1:23 PM

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Carrie Underwood on her family birth order: 'I was the accident'

Sometimes stars say awkward things. This week's Marie Claire interview with Oklahoma country star Carrie Underwood is ...

Miranda Lambert earns nomination for O Music Award

Country sweetheart Miranda Lambert earned a nomination for an O Music Award for Best Interactive Video for 'Fastest Girl ...

Broken Arrow's JD McPherson, Okemah's John Fullbright nominated for 2013 Americana Honors & Awards

Broken Arrow retro-rocker JD McPherson is nominated for two awards in this year's Americana Honors & Awards . Okemah singer-songwriter ...

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Saturday's Kool & the Gang concert in Tulsa is canceled. No specific reason was given. For refund and more information, check the Tulsa World breaking news story.

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Carrie Underwood on her family birth order: 'I was the accident'

Sometimes stars say awkward things. This week's Marie Claire interview with Oklahoma country star Carrie Underwood is ...

Miranda Lambert earns nomination for O Music Award

Country sweetheart Miranda Lambert earned a nomination for an O Music Award for Best Interactive Video for 'Fastest Girl ...

Broken Arrow's JD McPherson, Okemah's John Fullbright nominated for 2013 Americana Honors & Awards

Broken Arrow retro-rocker JD McPherson is nominated for two awards in this year's Americana Honors & Awards . Okemah singer-songwriter ...

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SCENE FEED

Shock rookie Skylar Diggins talks about life on, off the court Welcome to Tulsa, Skylar.

BRAVETTA HASSELL World Scene Writer

15 hours ago

Thompson Square heads to Tulsa for Cain's show Keifer and Shawna Thompson - aka Thompson Square - are the two-time winners of the Academy of Country ...

JENNIFER CHANCELLOR
World Scene Writer

15 hours ago

Summer movies have specific audience: young men, teen boys The summer movie season is a young man's game. That's who Hollywood targets once the weather heats up ...

MICHAEL SMITH World Scene Writer

15 hours ago

Nour Habib: The week ahead: Mayfest, art advice and 'The Outsiders' And the second concert in the Musical Mondays series is this week

Nour Habib Scene Writer

16 hours ago

Best bets: Mayfest, Concert series Sunday is the last day to attend the 41st annual Tulsa International Mayfest in downtown Tulsa.

Staff Reports

18 hours ago

SEEN: Quit thinking and just shoot I've written in this space before about my new 'old love' of shooting film with cheap plastic cameras ...

MIKE SIMONS

19 hours ago

'Psych' stars Roday, Hill tease eighth season Two reasons for the popularity of the USA series 'Psych' are its inside jokes and theme storylines, like ...

ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press

19 hours ago

Share your best class reunion stories Most likely to succeed.

JASON ASHLEY WRIGHT
World Scene Writer

19 hours ago

People & Places: Inaugural dinner to honor Iron Gate founders Keenan Barnard had seen homeless people before.

JASON ASHLEY WRIGHT
World Scene Writer

19 hours ago

Second Helping: Halibut and steak dishes are classic, filling fare This is a recap of Scott Cherry's restaurant reviews in last week's Weekend section. The full reviews ...

SCOTT CHERRY World Scene Writer

19 hours ago

Birth control query shock for parent Dear Amy: My daughter, who is almost 12 years old, visited a hospital a couple of months ago, and during ...

AMY DICKINSON

19 hours ago

Anne Heche takes on God in comedy 'Save Me' to make people giggle Beth Harper is a mess. She's obnoxious, undependable, out of control and mean to people, including her ...

RITA SHERROW World Scene Writer

19 hours ago

American will favor passengers without roller bags If you're traveling light, you can board earlier on American Airlines.

DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer

19 hours ago

Tulsa Symphony announces 2013-2014 season New music, new conductors, a new way to experience Disney's classic animated film 'Fantasia' and a special ...

JAMES D. WATTS JR.
World Scene Writer

19 hours ago

Eagles DVD set gives band's history, never-before-seen footage There's a reason that the Eagles were the opening-night act for Tulsa's BOK Center and the Ford Center ...

MICHAEL SMITH World Scene Writer

19 hours ago

'Star Trek' likely to launch Benedict Cumberbatch into stars Benedict Cumberbatch's mission at the moment is to boldly go into a conversation by phone from London ...

JULIE HINDS Detroit Free Press

19 hours ago

'Montaro Caine' is actor Poitier's debut as novelist Oscar-winning actor Sidney Poitier's first novel, 'Montaro Caine,' is a corporate thriller that veers ...

JENNIFER KAY Associated Press

19 hours ago

Book Review: Easy Rawlins is back, and unstoppable Easy Rawlins isn't dead after all.

RANDY KREHBIEL World Staff Writer

19 hours ago

Books: Author investigates woman's 1937 murder in China It was a fact buried in a footnote - a mention of the murder of a young English woman in Peking in ...

JAMES D. WATTS JR.
World Scene Writer

19 hours ago

Walter Mosely brings back Easy Rawlins character in 'Little Green' In 2007, Walter Mosley seemingly ended his detective series with Easy Rawlins in 'Blonde Faith.'

DAVID L. ULIN Los Angeles Times

20 hours ago

Books: 'Woman Upstairs' is spellbinding Midway through 'The Woman Upstairs,' Claire Messud's spellbinding, psychologically acute and deliberately ...

MIKE FISCHER Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

20 hours ago

Book ahead Author Charles W. Sasser, who co-wrote the memoir 'Back in the Fight: The Explosive Memoir of a Special ...

Staff and Wire reports

20 hours ago

Severe weather slams parts of state Much of northeast Oklahoma is in a moderate risk of severe weather again Monday; Fallin declares state ...

JERRY WOFFORD World Staff Writer

2 hours ago

Jenks schools scrutinized by state education department over "field test" opt-outs The Oklahoma State Department of Education is investigating Jenks Public Schools apparently to see if ...

KIM ARCHER World Staff Writer

15 hours ago

Lawmakers benefit from private prison donations Private prison interests have given nearly $200,000 in campaign dollars and gifts to 79 of the 149 members ...

CURTIS KILLMAN & BARBARA HOBEROCK World Capitol Bureau

15 hours ago

Shock rookie Skylar Diggins talks about life on, off the court Welcome to Tulsa, Skylar.

BRAVETTA HASSELL World Scene Writer

15 hours ago

Death notices for May 19 Including Tulsa and northeastern Oklahoma.

Staff Reports

18 hours ago

T. Boone Pickens at 85: Energy mogul talks about his life, legacy and why he can't retire Days away from his 85th birthday, T. Boone Pickens isn't satisfied with the estimated $1.2 billion fortune ...

ZIVA BRANSTETTER World Enterprise Editor

15 hours ago

Oklahoma's natural wonders need attention Now that vacation season is upon us, the hunt is on for fun and affordable destinations. How's this for ...

JANET PEARSON Associate Editor

15 hours ago

Mayfest shuts down early because of weather forecast The nearby Blue Dome Arts Festival also shut down at 4 p.m. today.

Staff Reports

6 hours ago

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 ...

BILL SHERMAN World Religion Writer

15 hours ago

Death notices for May 18 Including Tulsa and northeastern Oklahoma.

Staff Reports

1 day ago

Jay Cronley: Figuring the odds in tornado alley A meteorologist working for the Weather Channel has devised a system that predicts the likelihood of ...

JAY CRONLEY World Staff Columnist

15 hours ago

Drumright man charged with manslaughter in wife's dragging death A Drumright man was arrested on an allegation that he dragged his wife to death last year.

KENDRICK MARSHALL World Staff Writer

16 hours ago

Could we, should we lower blood-alcohol limit to 0.05? Last week the National Transportation Safety Board recommended reducing the legal threshold for drunk ...

JULIE DELCOUR Associate Editor

15 hours ago

Narconon Arrowhead drug rehab facility is under investigation, but details are few It's been 10 months since Stacy Dawn Murphy died at Narconon Arrowhead and a multiagency investigation ...

JARREL WADE World Staff Writer

15 hours ago

Switching away from full contact helping Comets avoid injuries Injuries have been a problem for Bishop Kelley football in recent years when the season opener rolled ...

MIKE MOGUIN World Correspondent

16 hours ago

Patriot Cup founder Dan Rooney appeals to celebrities' sense of duty to give event star power The cast of characters at the fourth annual Patriot Cup should be major league.

JIMMIE TRAMEL World Sports Writer

15 hours ago

Mayoral candidates differ, or are ambivalent, on nonstreet capital projects Tulsa's mayoral candidates are quick to tout street repairs as their top priority for capital funding.

ZACK STOYCOFF World Staff Writer

15 hours ago

Shoppes on Peoria celebrates grand opening The grand opening of the Shoppes on Peoria, 1717 N. Peoria Ave., marked the realization of a concept ...

DAVID HARPER World Staff Writer

15 hours ago

Google keeps history on where you've been Do you know every Google search you've ever performed is stored on the search giant's servers? And that ...

KIM KOMANDO

19 hours ago

OU softball survives Arkansas in NCAA Tournament The sign on the Arkansas dugout wall read: "Fight the good fight."

GUERIN EMIG World Sports Writer

15 hours ago

457 Comments

Tulsa city councilors asked to move forward on use of Tate Brady's name in Tulsa Arts District "I come not to praise Tate Brady but to help bury him," Workman said. "Action needs to be taken. I think ...

KEVIN CANFIELD World Staff Writer

2 days ago

370 Comments

Sen. Jim Inhofe goes 'unvarnished' for speech in Tulsa The potential Republican U.S. Senate candidates waiting in a long line for incumbent Sen. Jim Inhofe ...

RANDY KREHBIEL World Staff Writer

1 day ago

243 Comments

Amber Hilberling discusses husband's fatal fall Amber Hilberling told a national television audience on Friday that she still can't understand what happened ...

DAVID HARPER World Staff Writer

1 day ago

231 Comments

Benghazi schmegazi

BRUCE PLANTE World Editorial Cartoonist

5 days ago

190 Comments

Oklahoma governor signs tax-cut, driver's license fee-hike bills Both a tax-cut measure and a bill to increase what Oklahomans pay to obtain and renew their driver's ...

BARBARA HOBEROCK World Capitol Bureau

5 days ago

187 Comments

Tulsa gas price soars 33 cents in two days to $3.82; low inventories, refinery shutdowns blamed A mid-continent squeeze is suddenly spiking Tulsa gasoline prices to levels hardly seen in nearly five ...

LAURIE WINSLOW World Staff Writer & ROD WALTON World Business Editor

3 days ago

174 Comments

Former Mayor Kathy Taylor sending out partially completed absentee ballot applications Former Mayor Kathy Taylor has sent out more than 10,000 partially completed applications for absentee ...

KEVIN CANFIELD World Staff Writer

5 days ago

158 Comments

Benghazi: Looking for truth or playing politics? The only cure for the Benghazi fever that has infected Washington likely will be the midterm elections ...

World's Editorials Writers

4 days ago

139 Comments

Minnesota Senate OKs gay marriage; governor to sign bill Minnesota is set to become the 12th U.S. state where gay couples can get married after a final legislative ...

PATRICK CONDON & BRIAN BAKST Associated Press

5 days ago

134 Comments

Teen arrested after knife found in his car at Jenks High School He was later released after posting bond on $10,000 bail.

KENDRICK MARSHALL World Staff Writer

4 days ago

130 Comments

Tom Cole wants select committee to investigate Benghazi attack U.S. Rep. Tom Cole of Oklahoma on Monday became one of the latest Republican voices clamoring for further ...

RANDY KREHBIEL World Staff Writer

5 days ago

121 Comments

Justice Department investigating IRS The Justice Department is investigating the Internal Revenue Service for targeting tea party groups for ...

STEPHEN OHLEMACHER & HENRY C. JACKSON Associated Press

4 days ago

110 Comments

Penalizing the IRS BRUCE PLANTE CARTOON

BRUCE PLANTE World Editorial Cartoonist

4 days ago

105 Comments

Boy Scouts' leaders to vote on lifting gay-youth ban With its ranks deeply divided, the Boy Scouts of America is asking its local leaders from across the ...

DAVID CRARY Associated Press

16 hours ago

103 Comments

Tulsa killings continue at record pace; latest slaying is year's 30th A man told police that a woman he met at a strip club Thursday attacked him later in the morning, leading ...

JERRY WOFFORD World Staff Writer

2 days ago

97 Comments

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 ...

SARA PLUMMER World Staff Writer

1 day ago

91 Comments

Senator calls IRS targeting of tea party 'chilling' Republicans said Sunday that the Internal Revenue Service's heightened scrutiny of conservative political ...

Associated Press

6 days ago

90 Comments

U.S. House votes again to repeal 'Obamacare'; Coburn pushes bill against expanding Medicare The U.S. House of Representatives voted Thursday to repeal the Affordable Care Act - Obamacare - ...

WAYNE GREENE World Senior Writer

2 days ago

89 Comments

Letter to the Editor: Euphemism "Sunday Morning Quarterback" in the World's Capitol Report May 12 contains this brief:

Anthony J. Lauinger, Tulsa

2 days ago

89 Comments

Government seizes AP phone records The Justice Department secretly obtained two months of telephone records of reporters and editors for ...

MARK SHERMAN Associated Press

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