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Wednesday, February 22, 2012

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TPS approves relocations; Mayo, Sequoyah to move
By ANDREA EGER World Staff Writer
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 The Tulsa school board on Tuesday approved the relocation of two schools into larger facilities ...
 
Oklahoma House committee rejects plan to restrict pseudoephedrine access
By WAYNE GREENE World Senior Writer
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 The House Public Health Committee rejected a plan to restrict access to pseudoephedrine, the ...
 
Oklahoma income-tax-cut bills get Senate panel's OK
By BARBARA HOBEROCK World Capitol Bureau & WAYNE GREENE World Senior Writer
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 A Senate panel on Tuesday passed two measures to roll back state income taxes.
 
Broken Arrow anti-casino group amends demands of City Council
By SUSAN HYLTON World Staff Writer
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 The neighborhood group opposing construction of the Red Clay Casino has dropped its demand ...
 
Ann Coulter to speak at Broken Arrow church
By RANDY KREHBIEL World Staff Writer
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 Conservative commentator Ann Coulter will appear March 3 at a Broken Arrow church as part of ...
 
Hit-and-run driver sought after fleeing Owasso police, leaving child in yard
By AMANDA BLAND World Staff Writer
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 A man who was fleeing from Owasso police on foot after a hit-and-run automobile collision left ...
 
Workers told Tulsa's postal sorting center likely to close
By RANDY KREHBIEL World Staff Writer
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 The facility, which employees about 600 people, was recommended for total closure.
 
Coweta Junior High student arrested after assault on teacher
By STAFF REPORTS
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 The boy, whose name was not released, was taken into custody on an assault and battery complaint. ...
 
DA criticizes local lawmakers over pseudoephedrine prescription vote
By WAYNE GREENE World Senior Writer
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 'I feel we have been betrayed,' Tulsa County District Attorney Tim Harris said during a press ...
 
Halfway house escapee captured
By ZACK STOYCOFF World Staff Writer
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 James Edward Miller, 23, had been held since October 2010 on four counts of possessing a stolen ...
 
Arrest made in morning apartment fire
By ZACK STOYCOFF World Staff Writer
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 A fire that badly damaged a 24-unit apartment building early Wednesday was started intentionally ...
 
70s forecast today, rain chances this weekend in Tulsa
By Staff Reports
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 Temperatures just keep looking up in the Tulsa area, but cooler weather might be around the ...
 
Sapulpa man arrested after hospital workers punched
By Associated Press
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 An Oklahoma man has been arrested after Bullhead City, Ariz., police said he attacked three ...
 
Tulsa United Way honors Red Cross volunteer Marge Creager for her 65 years of service
By MIKE AVERILL World Staff Writer
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 For her 65 years of volunteer work with the American Red Cross, Marge Creager was presented ...
 
Oklahoma House panel OKs bill to allow cities and towns right to enact tougher smoking regulations than the state's
By BARBARA HOBEROCK World Capitol Bureau
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 A House panel passed a measure Tuesday that would allow cities and towns to enact regulations ...
 
LaFortune Park Tennis Center to benefit from $1 million donation by Tulsa business man Mike Case
By KEVIN CANFIELD World Staff Writer
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 Tulsa County has received a $1 million challenge donation from Tulsa businessman Mike Case ...
 
Tulsa maintenance personnel find savings, earn rewards
By P.J. LASSEK World Staff Writer
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 A seven-member city employee team will split about $27,000 for now and at least that much or ...
 
Make-A-Difference volunteer group from McAlester up for national prize
By MICHAEL OVERALL World Staff Writer
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 Struggling to keep up with the maintenance on her own home, Maureen Harrison realized that ...
 
Tulsa police investigate possible link between Monday rape, LaFortune Park assault
By ZACK STOYCOFF World Staff Writer
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 Tulsa police are investigating whether a man who is accused of raping a woman at an apartment ...
 
FAFSA applications due March 1 for aid-seeking Oklahoma students
By SARA PLUMMER World Staff Writer
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 High school seniors and current college students have only a week left to complete a Free Application ...
 
Tulsa's postal sorting center's fate may be revealed Wednesday
By RANDY KREHBIEL World Staff Writer
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 Employees of the U.S. Postal Service's Tulsa Processing and Distribution Center expect to learn ...
 
Money for fiscal year 2013 to rise 2.6 percent in Oklahoma
By BARBARA HOBEROCK World Capitol Bureau
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 The Legislature will have $168.1 million more to spend in fiscal year 2013 than in the current ...
 
Oklahoma House bill to let students explore science theories advances
By WAYNE GREENE World Senior Writer
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 A House committee on Tuesday approved a measure that would allow students to explore alternative ...
 
Collinsville mayor to run for state House
By RHETT MORGAN World Staff Writer
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 Mayor and businessman Stan Sallee has announced that he will seek the Republican nomination ...
 
Abortion foe says graphic ads like the ones he used in Oklahoma will make a statement
By RANDY KREHBIEL World Staff Writer
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 Anti-abortion activist Randall Terry said Tuesday that he intends to turn Oklahoma's otherwise ...
 
CrimeWatch

Coweta Junior High student arrested after assault on teacher
By STAFF REPORTS
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 The boy, whose name was not released, was taken into custody on an assault and battery complaint. ...
 
Hit-and-run driver sought after fleeing Owasso police, leaving child in yard
By AMANDA BLAND World Staff Writer
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 A man who was fleeing from Owasso police on foot after a hit-and-run automobile collision left ...
 
Arrest made in morning apartment fire
By ZACK STOYCOFF World Staff Writer
 Reader comments (28)
 A fire that badly damaged a 24-unit apartment building early Wednesday was started intentionally ...
 
Halfway house escapee captured
By ZACK STOYCOFF World Staff Writer
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 James Edward Miller, 23, had been held since October 2010 on four counts of possessing a stolen ...
 
Tulsa police investigate possible link between Monday rape, LaFortune Park assault
By ZACK STOYCOFF World Staff Writer
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 Tulsa police are investigating whether a man who is accused of raping a woman at an apartment ...
 
Continuing Coverage

Election 2012
Stories, results and local reaction leading up to Super Tuesday.
 
Kialegee casino controversy
Announcement of the Kialegee Tribal Town's Red Clay Casino in Broken Arrow came to a surprise ...
 
Women in Prison
Why Oklahoma sends more women to prison than any other state on a per capita basis.
 
Trash service in Tulsa
Changes are coming to Tulsa’s residential trash service as the collection contract is being ...
 
Tulsa's meth abuse epidemic
The epidemic is driving up costs for health care, law enforcement, lab cleanup, property damage ...
 
Special Projects

Oklahoma's health care crisis
This series takes a look at the problems, how it affects all Oklahomans and what can be done ...
 
Tulsa County property values map
Find out how much the property value has changed in your neighborhood over the past four y ...
 
Driven
An occasional video series highlighting some of Tulsa's most motivated residents.
 
Becoming Katie
Katie wasn't born a girl. But she always knew she was meant to be one. Read the two-part series ...
 
Carrie Underwood
Read more about Carrie, see photos and watch her music videos.
 
State Capitol Bureau

Oklahoma House committee rejects plan to restrict pseudoephedrine access
By WAYNE GREENE World Senior Writer
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 The House Public Health Committee rejected a plan to restrict access to pseudoephedrine, the ...
 
Oklahoma income-tax-cut bills get Senate panel's OK
By BARBARA HOBEROCK World Capitol Bureau & WAYNE GREENE World Senior Writer
 Reader comments (37)
 A Senate panel on Tuesday passed two measures to roll back state income taxes.
 
Oklahoma House panel OKs bill to allow cities and towns right to enact tougher smoking regulations than the state's
By BARBARA HOBEROCK World Capitol Bureau
 Reader comments (8)
 A House panel passed a measure Tuesday that would allow cities and towns to enact regulations ...
 
Money for fiscal year 2013 to rise 2.6 percent in Oklahoma
By BARBARA HOBEROCK World Capitol Bureau
 Reader comments (5)
 The Legislature will have $168.1 million more to spend in fiscal year 2013 than in the current ...
 
Oklahoma House bill to let students explore science theories advances
By WAYNE GREENE World Senior Writer
 Reader comments (34)
 A House committee on Tuesday approved a measure that would allow students to explore alternative ...
 

Washington D.C. Bureau

Dowdell recommended for federal court vacancy
By JIM MYERS World Washington Bureau
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 A new effort to fill a 2-year-old vacancy on the U.S. District Court in Tulsa has hit a snag, ...
 
Oklahoma Rep. Sullivan's bill seeks more local input on casinos
By JIM MYERS World Washington Bureau
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 Facing what amounts to extremely long odds, U.S. Rep. John Sullivan introduced legislation ...
 
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