Friday, November 20, 2009
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Judge rules Tulsa police officer bound over for trial
By OMER GILLHAM World Staff Writer
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Police said cocaine was discovered in the officer's police car during an unrelated administrative ...
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City is hiring — in certain departments
By P.J. LASSEK World Staff Writer
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While three police officers and 16 other city workers remain laid off, the city is actively ...
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Police catch two suspects after chase
By NICOLE MARSHALL World Staff Writer
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Police have captured the two people they were for following a chase near U.S. 169 and Interstate ...
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Senate OKs bill to help veterans
By JIM MYERS World Washington Bureau
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The U.S. Senate approved a bill Thursday to provide benefits to disabled veterans and their ...
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Tulsa baby's death ruled homicide
By MATT BARNARD World Staff Writer
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The death of an infant who was left unattended in a bathtub last week has been classified as ...
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Current and former Tulsa mayors announce library
By BRIAN BARBER World Staff Writer
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Six former Tulsa mayors and Mayor Kathy Taylor gathered Friday at the BOK Center to tape group ...
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Tulsa schools announce H1N1 vaccine dates
By ANDREA EGER World Staff Writer
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The district is receiving shipments of vaccine from the state, as well as some from the Tulsa ...
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City officials repairing Tulsa waterline break
By NICOLE MARSHALL World Staff Writer
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City workers are attempting to repair a large waterline break along 41st Street between Yale ...
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OCU receives $1 million from late wife of local jeweler
By AP Wire Services
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Oklahoma City University says it will create an endowed chair that will be funded with a $1 ...
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New security measures coming to county courthouse
By AP Wire Services
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New security measures will be in place starting next week at the Cleveland County courthou ...
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Lahoma man killed in accident
By AP Wire Services
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Authorities say a Lahoma man was killed when his pickup truck collided with another truck on ...
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Republicans in Senate seek session
By BARBARA HOBEROCK World Capitol Bureau
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Senate Republicans on Thursday urged Gov. Brad Henry to call a December special session to ...
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Revamp planned at Union
By CLIFTON ADCOCK World Staff Writer
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The structure of Union Public Schools may look quite different in three to five years, with ...
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Horse Sensitivity: Show at OSU pushes preserve for mustangs
By AMANDA O'TOOLE World Correspondent
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The wild mustangs Freedom, El Compadre and Felio were featured during the halftime show at ...
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Six die from flu across state
By SARA PLUMMER World Staff Writer
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Six more people in Oklahoma have died from the flu, including one person in Tulsa County.
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Students pass out shots of reality
By SARA PLUMMER World Staff Writer
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Walking through a simulated high school party wasn't an ideal Wednesday night for Delise T ...
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Car policy discussion continues
By P.J. LASSEK World Staff Writer
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City Councilor Bill Christiansen wants a legal opinion from the city attorney on whether the ...
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CareerTech worker buyout OK'd
By BARBARA HOBEROCK World Capitol Bureau
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The Oklahoma Board of Career and Technology Education approved a voluntary buyout plan Thursday ...
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OSU students urged to kick the habit
By AMANDA O'TOOLE World Correspondent
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Sixteen mannequins dotted the lawn near Oklahoma State University's student union, representing ...
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State Chamber exec rips health bills
By SHANNON MUCHMORE World Staff Writer
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Federal health-care reform plans are a 'monumental mistake' that will increase health-care ...
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Retrial gets murderer nowhere
By BILL BRAUN World Staff Writer
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A retrial of a Tulsa County murder case resulted in the same outcome for a man who again received ...
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Student jailed in drug-deal killing
By MATT BARNARD World Staff Writer
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A high school student who is accused of shooting a man to death during a drug deal was arrested ...
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5 people escape 2 house fires; dog dies in 3rd blaze
By Staff Reports
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Five people safely escaped two house fires Thursday in Tulsa, and a third house burned while ...
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Tulsa conference to link the survivors of suicide
By OMER GILLHAM World Staff Writer
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People affected by suicide can attend the National Survivors of Suicide Day on Saturday at ...
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Flight-simulator manufacturer gets BA planning board's OK
By SUSAN HYLTON World Staff Writer
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A business' rezoning request was approved Thursday night by the city Planning Commission.
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Department heads in BA to get stipend
By SUSAN HYLTON World Staff Writer
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The city's 11 department heads will receive stipends of 1 percent next month at a total cost ...
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Board is updated on library CEO hunt
By GINNIE GRAHAM World Staff Writer
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A new CEO for the Tulsa City-County Library system is expected to be hired by May 1 and will ...
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Our daylight 'savings' is already spent
By JAY CRONLEY World Staff Columnist
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Oh, this is just perfect — 3 p.m., and it's dark.
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Local, Area Briefs
By Staff Reports
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A mistrial resulted Thursday night when Tulsa County jurors could not reach a unanimous verdict ...
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Corrections, clarifications
By Staff Reports
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A story in Thursday's Tulsa World regarding the appeal of a gag order in a Washington County ...
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Thursday, November 19, 2009
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Spirit of Christmas
By MICHAEL OVERALL World Staff Writer
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A white van stops at the curb with two motorcycle cops close behind and a patrol car parked ...
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Elephant exam
By ALTHEA PETERSON World Staff Writer
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Students at Oklahoma State University's Center for Veterinary Health Sciences recently got ...
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Police to delay plan to remodel
By P.J. LASSEK World Staff Writer
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Police Chief Ron Palmer is putting on hold a remodeling project for the chiefs' section of ...
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Crowds turn out for all-categories vaccine
By SHANNON MUCHMORE World Staff Writer
Reader comments (25)
Jack and Bobbie Campbell waited in line for about an hour at Expo Square on Wednesday to get ...
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'Most-wanted' Tulsa woman arrested in South Dakota
By Staff and Wire Reports
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She is accused of forgery, false impersonation, possession of a controlled substance by deception ...
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Firefighters respond to Tulsa home blaze
By SHANNON MUCHMORE World Staff Writer
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Two women escaped safely when a Midtown duplex caught fire Thursday afternoon.
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Recent flu deaths include Tulsa County victim; H1N1 vaccine offered locally
By Staff Reports
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According to the Oklahoma State Department of Health, 33 people have died from flu-like illness ...
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Police: Teenage gunman jailed after drug-related killing
By MATT BARNARD World Staff Writer
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A high school student who is accused of shooting a man to death during a drug deal was arrested ...
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Three people survive early morning Tulsa house fire
By MATT BARNARD World Staff Writer
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Three people escaped from a blaze that caused significant damage to their Tulsa home early ...
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Nolan Richardson named Tulsa holiday parade marshal
By Staff Reports
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Nolan Richardson, who was recently named head coach for Tulsa’s new WNBA basketball team, will ...
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Police release Tulsa shooting victim's identity
By SHANNON MUCHMORE World Staff Writer
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Police have released more information on a Wednesday evening shooting that sent one woman to ...
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Gas meter hit by car, traffic blocked
By MATT BARNARD World Staff Writer
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A hit-and-run driver crashed into a natural gas meter Thursday morning, leading authorities ...
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Stimulus dollars listed in non-existent districts
By AP Wire Services
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The federal government's Web site shows millions of dollars in federal stimulus money going ...
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Man to stand trial in 2004 killing
By AP Wire Services
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A Rogers County judge has ordered a man to stand trial in the 2004 death of a Foyil teenag ...
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Official warns funding plan will hurt work
By JIM MYERS World Washington Bureau
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Oklahoma Transportation Secretary Gary Ridley said Wednesday that the state could miss its ...
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Benge gloomy on state's finances
By RANDY KREHBIEL World Staff Writer
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Legislators fear that 'we may be boxing ourselves in' by not dealing more aggressively with ...
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Supreme Court rejects secrecy actions in suit
By CURTIS KILLMAN World Staff Writer
Reader comments (7)
A Washington County trial court abused its discretion when it issued a gag order and sealed ...
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Veterans care bill roadblock bypassed
By JIM MYERS World Washington Bureau
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An agreement has been reached to allow a vote on a bill, held up by Sen. Tom Coburn, that would ...
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Two shootings leave 1 man dead
By JARREL WADE World Staff Writer
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one fatally — in unrelated shootings just blocks from each other near Pine Street and ...
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Feds nab two, seize 36 pounds of opium
By SHEILA STOGSDILL World Correspondent
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Two Delaware County men are in jail on $1 million bail after federal agents in Texas seized ...
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Witness outburst spurs mistrial
By BILL BRAUN World Staff Writer
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A rape trial for a former St. Francis Hospital nurse came to a stunning halt Wednesday when ...
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Inhofe claims victory on global warming
By JIM MYERS World Washington Bureau
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U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe, perhaps Congress' most vocal skeptic of man-made global warming, essentially ...
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Cherokees fund opponent of freedmen foe
By CLIFTON ADCOCK World Staff Writer
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The Cherokee Nation is supporting the primary opponent of a California congresswoman who has ...
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Area planning commission to meet less often
By KEVIN CANFIELD World Staff Writer
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The Tulsa Metropolitan Area Planning Commission on Wednesday approved a 2010 meeting schedule ...
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St. John settles discrimination suit
By ALTHEA PETERSON World Staff Writer
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St. John Health System Inc. of Tulsa will pay $100,000 and furnish other relief to settle a ...
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Lawyer: City can't yank car pact
By BRIAN BARBER World Staff Writer
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Tulsa's labor attorney said Wednesday that the city law that prohibits employees from taking ...
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A traveler through space, time
By TIM STANLEY World Staff Writer
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When he wasn't leading groups of travelers on round-the-world jaunts, globe-trotting retiree ...
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TPS educated on extended-learning
By ANDREA EGER World Staff Writer
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The extended-learning-time concept that Tulsa Public Schools is considering for three middle ...
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Report: Poor spend more of income on taxes
By SHANNON MUCHMORE World Staff Writer
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The poorest 20 percent of Oklahomans pay the most in state and local taxes, a trend seen throughout ...
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Idea to arm victims called flawed
By BARBARA HOBEROCK World Capitol Bureau
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A task force was told Wednesday that letting domestic violence victims have a temporary permit ...
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Buyout proposal for CareerTech headed to board
By BARBARA HOBEROCK World Capitol Bureau
Reader comments (1)
The Oklahoma State Board of Career and Technology Education will consider on Thursday a voluntary ...
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Local, State Briefs
By Staff and AP Reports
Reader comments (49)
A man who was stabbed during a domestic dispute last weekend has died, police said Wednesd ...
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Community Briefs
By Staff Reports
Reader comments (1)
The holiday season can bring anxiety and overwhelming sadness to people who are grieving the ...
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Corrections, clarifications
By Staff Reports
Reader comments (1)
A Scene story in Tuesday's Tulsa World listed the wrong address and phone number for Utopia ...
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