The final plan for A Gathering Place for Tulsa park along Riverside Drive will be unveiled Tuesday - a moment officials at the George Kaiser Family Foundation have been anxious to see come for nearly seven years. Find stories, interviews and photos about the upcoming Tulsa park designed by Michael Van Valkenburgh and his team of architects.
LeBron James has been here before, with dire results.
“Ferra chose to expand to Oklahoma because its central location enables us to easily provide service to our customer base on both coasts and international markets, said Ferra Engineering CEO Mark Sherrer in a statement Tuesday.
The brothers from Muskogee made it further than any other duo on the four seasons of the NBC reality singing competition but lost out to fellow Team Blake artist Danielle Bradbery.
By KEVIN CANFIELD World Staff Writer
By DYLAN GOFORTH World Staff Writer
Tulsa Community College's Metro Campus has canceled classes for Tuesday because of an electrical malfunction that filled part of the campus with smoke Monday night.
By BARBARA HOBEROCK World Capitol Bureau
Department of Corrections Director Justin Jones is resigning effective Oct. 1.
By BILL BRAUN World Staff Writer
Tulsa County prosecutors are not seeking the death penalty for a Tulsan who is accused of raping and murdering an elderly woman.
By SHANNON MUCHMORE World Staff Writer
Six months after her grandmother was struck and killed by a car on Cherry Street, Josie Carlson is working to get more sidewalks and safer crosswalks in the Tulsa area.
By ZACK STOYCOFF World Staff Writer
The financial consequences of a City Council decision to fund a second police academy in the next fiscal year add urgency to a mayoral proposal to extend a city sales tax permanently for public safety manpower increases, Mayor Dewey Bartlett said Monday.
By ANDREA EGER World Staff Writer
The Tulsa school board's search for a deputy superintendent - and a candidate to succeed Superintendent Keith Ballard - advanced with the first in-person interview on Monday.
By KIM ARCHER World Staff Writer
Oklahoma ranks 42nd in the nation for the number of adults who have college degrees, up from 43rd place the previous year, according to a recent national report.
Upon the arrival of summer on Friday, I'm thinking about putting some moves on the following seven problem areas.
By SAMANTHA VICENT World Staff Writer
After winning a world title on first day of the Pinto World Championship last week, Kari McKelvie already considers her trip to Tulsa a success.
By SARAH HUSSAIN NewsOK.com
Sadie Fanali and Lorraine Thomas have been pen pals since 1932. On Friday, the two 91-year-olds cried and hugged and cried some more after meeting in person for the first time.
By Staff Reports
Buildings are reflected in a puddle near 10th and Main streets Monday. Officially, Tulsa received 0.66 inches of rain from midnight through 4 p.m. Monday, according to the National Weather Service, with a high temperature of 81.
The case of a Tulsa police officer who is accused of robbing Hispanic drivers during traffic stops is now scheduled to be resolved at a nonjury trial.
Another former patient of W. Scott Harrington has sued the Tulsa oral surgeon, alleging that he contracted hepatitis C in Harrington's office.
By Associated Press
Syria's President Bashar Assad warned that Europe "will pay a price" if it delivers weapons to rebels fighting to topple him, saying in an interview published Monday that arming them would backfire as the "terrorists" return to their countries with extremist ideologies.
By KIMBERLY DOZIER AP Intelligence Writer
President Barack Obama defended top secret National Security Agency spying programs as legal in a lengthy interview Monday and called them transparent - even though they are authorized in secret.
By JULIE PACE Associated Press
Deep differences over Syria's civil war clouded a summit of world leaders Monday, with Russian President Vladimir Putin rejecting calls from the U.S., Britain and France to halt his political and military support for Syrian leader Bashar Assad's regime.
By MICHAEL DOYLE McClatchy News Service (MCT)
The Supreme Court on Monday struck down an Arizona law requiring that people registering to vote in federal elections provide proof of U.S. citizenship.
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press
Women may be able to start training as Army Rangers by mid-2015 and as Navy SEALs a year later under plans set to be announced by the Pentagon that would slowly bring women into thousands of combat jobs, including those in elite special operations forces.
By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press
Susan G. Komen for the Cure announced Monday that a physician with a long career in health policy and research will become the breast cancer charity's new president and CEO.
By AP Wire Service
Cancer killed the serial killer known as the Night Stalker, who terrorized Southern California in the mid-1980s, coroner's officials said Monday.
By CHUCK RAASCH USA TODAY
The battlefield is never totally at rest.
By Wire Reports
With a click of the camera pressed against her forehead, the photojournalist broke ground in a way her male colleagues never could.
By DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press
A former gangster who admitted killing 20 people was unemotional Monday when describing his line of work at the trial of his former partner, James "Whitey" Bulger, but called himself heartbroken when he learned that Bulger had become an FBI informant.
Republican Sen. John McCain on Monday questioned President Barack Obama about his political appointees' use of secret government email accounts at work, saying that Congress cannot tell the American people what its government is doing if it creates a "secret alternate communications network."
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer
Fewer U.S. adults are smoking, a new government report says.
An attorney representing inmates at two California prisons has told a federal judge that prisoners vulnerable to a potentially deadly airborne fungus should be moved from the facilities immediately.
By GENE CURTIS
A nail-studded bomb was detonated on an early morning Jerusalem bus crowded with high school students and officer workers, killing 19 passengers and the bomber.
George Washington - of course he was great - he was the Father of our Country on account of having no children." - June 1, 1930
Afghanistan: As of Monday, at least 2,100 members of the U.S. military had died as a result of the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan in 2001, according to an Associated Press count.
Former President Bill Clinton urged Israel to make peace with Palestinians in order to survive as a Jewish and democratic state at a conference Monday evening, adding his voice to a chorus of prominent pro-Israel figures warning of the urgency of peacemaking for the country's own survival.
OKLAHOMA LOTTERY RESULTS FOR 06/18/13:
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 - ...
KEVIN CANFIELD World Staff Writer
Broken Arrow man fired gun to scare girlfriend, charges claim Alvin Dewayne Butler is charged with assault and reckless conduct with a firearm.
DYLAN GOFORTH World Staff Writer
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.
View: Intersections: 122nd and Albuquerque Tulsa World photo intern, Garett Fisbeck, explores the Tulsa area one throw of a dart at a time.
Garett Fisbeck Staff Photographer
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.
DAVID HARPER World Staff Writer
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, ...
Associated Press
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 ...
RHETT MORGAN World Staff Writer
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.
Staff Reports
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 ...
CHRIS CASTEEL NewsOK.com
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 ...
KENDRICK MARSHALL World Staff Writer
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.
Wayne's World: Tax Foundation says 39 percent of Oklahoma's total general revenue comes from federal government The state ranks 14th in its dependence on federal aid, bringing to mind a recent disagreement between ...
Wayne Greene Senior Writer
Wayne's World: Inhofe among senators targeted for 'protecting' military rapists Inhofe voted against a proposal to remove commanding officers from the military justice system in sexual ...
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' ...
PHIL MULKINSWorld Action Line Editor
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 ...
BILL BRAUN World Staff Writer
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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' ...
Lotteries OKLAHOMA LOTTERY RESULTS FOR 06/18/13:
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 ...
SAMANTHA VICENT World Staff Writer
Way back when: Today in history A nail-studded bomb was detonated on an early morning Jerusalem bus crowded with high school students ...
GENE CURTIS
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 ...
KIM ARCHER World Staff Writer
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 ...
ANDREA EGER World Staff Writer
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.
BARBARA HOBEROCKWorld Capitol Bureau
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Death notices for June 18 Including Tulsa and northeastern Oklahoma.
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BARBARA HOBEROCK World Capitol Bureau
AMANDA BLAND and KENDRICK MARSHALL World Staff Writers
Eric Bailey: Golloway talks Twitter, his farewell from OU and the Sooners' future Outgoing Oklahoma baseball coach spoke during a Monday radio interview.
Ex-Oklahoma State QB transferring to Illinois Wes Lunt has found his new home.
KELLY HINES World Sports Writer
TU's Bill Blankenship shares faith in presentations The Bill Blankenship offseason has included:
BILL HAISTEN World Sports Writer
Death notices for June 17 Including Tulsa and northeastern Oklahoma.
Australian aerospace supplier expanding to Grove “Ferra chose to expand to Oklahoma because its central location enables us to easily provide service ...
KYLE ARNOLD World Staff Writer
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.
Lawsuit against O-State's Gundy rescheduled for late July A pretrial hearing in the breach-of-contract lawsuit against Oklahoma State football coach Mike Gundy ...
Department of Corrections director resigning Justin Jones has run afoul of policymakers who want to put more state inmates in private prisons.
UPDATED: Death penalty won't be sought in Strait slaying Tyrone Woodfork faces a first-degree murder charge and two first-degree rape counts in connection with ...
BILL BRAUN World staff writer
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Taylor, Bartlett advance to Tulsa general election By combining for more than 50 percent of the vote, Taylor and Bartlett avoided a multicandidate runoff ...
KEVIN CANFIELD & ZACK STOYCOFF World Staff Writers
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License tag doesn't endorse religion There is a line between church and state that ought not be crossed. Drawing that line on a license plate, ...
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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 ...
WAYNE GREENE World Senior Writer
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Homeless teens do whatever it takes to survive on the streets The pregnant, homeless 16-year-old sat in the dark on a curb in a north Tulsa park with a phone in hand ...
GINNIE GRAHAM World Staff Writer
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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 ...
Mary Bailey, Tulsa
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Christiansen: Endorsing Bartlett not a given after mudslinging before mayoral primary Former City Councilor Bill Christiansen says he is unsure whether he will follow through on a promise ...
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Sequester cuts slam Tulsa schools For Tulsa Public Schools, the funding hits just keep on coming.
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Oklahoma's Hispanic, Asian populations showing growth Juvenal Saldivar came to Tulsa from California in 1997 as his family - which had been spread out in ...
CURTIS KILLMAN & JARREL WADE World Staff Writers
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Obama and surveillance Buy ...
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Religious imagery of Oklahoma tag wasn't considered, senator says An Oklahoma minister is challenging the state license plate's depiction of an Apache warrior.
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Owasso's city manager ordered videos showing vice mayor's traffic stop to be purged, memo shows Suspended Owasso City Manager Rodney Ray ordered the deletion of two police videos showing the field ...
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Immigration Reform-o-rama Buy ...
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Water emergency over, Broken Arrow gets back to business Restaurants and other businesses that were shut down about 24 hours by the city's water emergency began ...
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Letter to the Editor: Expose scams I have an answer to the Republicans who are screaming scandal about the IRS taking a close look at the ...
Ken Broyles, Claremore
Oklahoma Sen. Tom Coburn defends NSA efforts National security programs that collect phone and Internet data are legal, and the country is significantly ...
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