http://www.tulsaworld.comThe latest news and information from the Tulsa World.5Copyright 2013, World Publishing Co. All rights reserved.A Tulsa attorney has completed an independent probe into the office of Owasso's suspended city manager, and the City Council is expected to review the investigative report by July 1, Mayor Doug Bonebrake .../article.aspx/Independent_investigation_of_Owasso_City_Managers_Office/20130619_11_A9_CUTLIN152028?rss_lnk=1RHETT MORGAN World Staff WriterWed, 19 Jun 2013 09:57:10 CDTHe remains in the Tulsa Jail in lieu of $100,000 bond./article.aspx/Tulsa_man_arrested_on_child_sex_abuse_complaints/20130619_450_0_Amanwa219329?rss_lnk=1KENDRICK MARSHALL World Staff WriterWed, 19 Jun 2013 09:55:18 CDTThe question comes up a lot - how do we help? RELATED: Read the World’s stories on Tulsa’s homeless .../article.aspx/Helping_homeless_youth_is_no_simple_task/20130619_11_A9_CUTLIN103860?rss_lnk=1GINNIE GRAHAM World Staff WriterWed, 19 Jun 2013 09:33:42 CDTA 14-year-old girl told police Sunday that Joseph Medina raped her at a home in the 1800 block of North Utica Avenue./article.aspx/Man_accused_of_raping_14_year_old_girl/20130619_298_0_ATulsa851848?rss_lnk=1KENDRICK MARSHALL World Staff Writer Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:01:36 CDTWhile the cause of the crash has not been officially determined, OHP said the driver might have fallen asleep prior to the wreck./article.aspx/Tractor_trailer_wreck_closes_lanes_on_193rd_East_Avenue/20130619_11_0_Svrlln35324?rss_lnk=1KENDRICK MARSHALL World Staff WriterWed, 19 Jun 2013 08:56:22 CDTThe jury handed down the recommendation after six hours of deliberations Tuesday./article.aspx/Jury_recommends_death_for_2009_Cache_slayings/20130619_12_0_LAWTON957977?rss_lnk=1Associated PressWed, 19 Jun 2013 08:51:13 CDTHe went missing Sunday while on vacation with his family in Ecuador, his father said./article.aspx/Oklahoma_City_class_valedictorian_disappears_while/20130619_12_0_OKLAHO720372?rss_lnk=1BRYAN DEAN NewsOK.comWed, 19 Jun 2013 08:30:27 CDTA rise in mail theft from unsecured mailboxes in the east Tulsa area has police officers warning business owners to take proper precautions./article.aspx/Tulsa_mail_theft_trend_prompts_police_warning/20130619_450_0_Arsnmi102299?rss_lnk=1Associated PressWed, 19 Jun 2013 08:27:42 CDTThe organization said judges rated water from competing systems on flavor characteristics./article.aspx/Oklahoma_City_water_wins_taste_test/20130619_12_0_OLHMIY44047?rss_lnk=1Associated PressWed, 19 Jun 2013 08:25:39 CDTA couple is searching for answers about how Tulsa Public Schools officials lost track of their 7-year-old daughter on the first day of summer school./article.aspx/Couple_says_Tulsa_Public_Schools_lost_their_7_year/20130619_11_A9_CUTLIN387357?rss_lnk=1ANDREA EGER World Staff WriterWed, 19 Jun 2013 08:04:52 CDTMost of the nation's 1,450 teacher-preparation programs - including programs in Oklahoma - are falling far short of adequately training teachers for the realities of the classroom, according to a national .../article.aspx/State_teacher_education_programs_criticized_in_national/20130619_11_A9_CUTLIN294523?rss_lnk=1KIM ARCHER World Staff WriterWed, 19 Jun 2013 07:35:35 CDTCorrections professionals on Tuesday expressed shock and sadness that Department of Corrections Executive Director Justin Jones was resigning./article.aspx/Corrections_professionals_connect_DOC_execs_resignation/20130619_11_A1_CUTLIN628151?rss_lnk=1BARBARA HOBEROCK World Capitol BureauWed, 19 Jun 2013 07:35:24 CDT'It's no secret that we are in need of a new juvenile justice center as well as improvements to our levee system. We also have needs for road and bridge improvements throughout the county,' Karen Keith .../article.aspx/Tulsa_County_Commissioners_show_interest_in_return/20130619_11_A1_CUTLIN7531?rss_lnk=1KEVIN CANFIELD World Staff WriterWed, 19 Jun 2013 07:15:09 CDTThe Metro Campus of Tulsa Community College will remain closed Wednesday as technicians work to restore electricity to its main building and replace a power distribution panel that caught fire Monday night, .../article.aspx/TCC_Metro_Campus_closed_Wednesday_to_restore_electricity/20130619_11_A1_CUTLIN577511?rss_lnk=1AMANDA BLAND & KENDRICK MARSHALL World Staff WritersWed, 19 Jun 2013 07:15:04 CDTA 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. /article.aspx/Big_crowd_gets_first_look_at_new_Tulsa_parks_design/20130619_11_A1_CUTLIN404532?rss_lnk=1KEVIN CANFIELD World Staff WriterWed, 19 Jun 2013 07:14:59 CDTDena Fate and Irene Johnston may be the last ones remaining in their families, but relatives say their spunky personalities remain as sharp as ever./article.aspx/Centenarians_bond_remains_strong/20130619_11_A2_DenaFa451647?rss_lnk=1SAMANTHA VICENT World Staff WriterWed, 19 Jun 2013 04:29:12 CDTThe man responsible for constructing A Gathering Place for Tulsa didn't utter one public word at Tuesday night's unveiling of the park's final design./article.aspx/Kaiser_New_park_made_to_bring_Tulsa_together/20130619_11_A4_CUTLIN909613?rss_lnk=1KEVIN CANFIELD World Staff WriterWed, 19 Jun 2013 04:27:18 CDTTwo years before his failing vision likely contributed to a fatal crash in the Oklahoma Panhandle, freight train engineer Dan Hall told one of his eye doctors that he was having trouble distinguishing .../article.aspx/Train_engineer_told_doctor_of_eye_problems_before_fatal/20130619_11_A5_WASHIN208680?rss_lnk=1CHRIS CASTEEL NewsOK.comWed, 19 Jun 2013 04:26:51 CDTThe U.S. foiled a plot to bomb the New York Stock Exchange because of the sweeping surveillance programs at the heart of a debate over national security and personal privacy, officials said Tuesday at .../article.aspx/NSA_director_says_spying_foiled_Wall_Street_plot/20130619_13_A5_CUTLIN445019?rss_lnk=1KIMBERLY DOZIER & DONNA CASSATA Associated PressWed, 19 Jun 2013 04:26:17 CDTPresident Barack Obama, Russian President Vladimir Putin and other G-8 leaders attempted to speak with one voice Tuesday on seeking a negotiated Syrian peace settlement - yet couldn't publicly agree .../article.aspx/G_8_seeks_unity_on_Syrian_peace_talks/20130619_13_A6_CUTLIN776438?rss_lnk=1SHAWN POGATCHNIK & CASSANDRA VINOGRAD Associated PressWed, 19 Jun 2013 04:25:03 CDTAfghan security forces are now officially in charge of protecting their country from the insurgents whom the U.S.-led coalition of foreign troops has been fighting for nearly 12 years, President Hamid .../article.aspx/Afghan_forces_take_over_as_peace_talks_loom/20130619_13_A6_CUTLIN652765?rss_lnk=1JAY PRICE McClatchy News ServiceWed, 19 Jun 2013 04:24:46 CDTThe Republican-led House on Tuesday passed a far-reaching anti-abortion bill that conservatives saw as a milestone in their 40-year campaign against legalized abortion and Democrats characterized as another .../article.aspx/House_passes_bill_restricting_abortion_to_the_first/20130619_13_A7_WASHIN463152?rss_lnk=1JIM ABRAMS Associated PressWed, 19 Jun 2013 04:23:58 CDTStates can ask for another year before being required to use student test results to decide whether to keep or fire teachers, Education Secretary Arne Duncan told school chiefs on Tuesday./article.aspx/States_get_more_time_to_reach_US_Education_Department/20130619_13_A7_WASHIN222449?rss_lnk=1Associated PressWed, 19 Jun 2013 04:23:46 CDTAbout 8 million immigrants living unlawfully in the United States would initially gain legal status under sweeping legislation moving toward a vote in the Senate, the Congressional Budget Office said Tuesday, .../article.aspx/CBO_Immigration_bill_could_bolster_economy/20130619_13_A7_CUTLIN259118?rss_lnk=1DAVID ESPO & ERICA WERNER Associated PressWed, 19 Jun 2013 04:23:34 CDTA Tulsa federal judge has denied a Cherokee Nation Tribal Council candidate's request for an emergency preliminary injunction that could have allowed descendants of tribal members' freed slaves to vote .../article.aspx/Federal_judge_rejects_Cherokee_Nation_candidates_voting/20130619_11_A8_ATulsa302637?rss_lnk=1DAVID HARPER World Staff WriterWed, 19 Jun 2013 04:22:59 CDTIn one case, a Hispanic couple who had routinely flown Mexican flags in front of their apartment were told to move after they flew a rainbow gay-pride flag./article.aspx/Same_sex_tenants_face_housing_discrimination_HUD_study/20130619_11_A8_CUTLIN985302?rss_lnk=1WAYNE GREENE World Senior WriterWed, 19 Jun 2013 04:22:43 CDTThe state Fire Marshal's Office can't account for a missing shotgun and has failed to meet its legal duty to inspect all Oklahoma correctional facilities annually, a state audit has revealed./article.aspx/Audit_Oklahoma_Fire_Marshals_Office_is_missing_firearms/20130619_11_A8_OKLAHO257423?rss_lnk=1RANDY ELLIS NewsOK.comWed, 19 Jun 2013 04:21:50 CDTThe arraignment of Owasso's suspended city manager was moved Tuesday to next month./article.aspx/Owasso_City_Manager_Rodney_Rays_arraignment_postponed/20130619_11_A11_CUTLIN37435?rss_lnk=1RHETT MORGAN World Staff WriterWed, 19 Jun 2013 04:19:57 CDTA man who is serving a life prison term for a Tulsa rape is getting a new hearing on his request to withdraw the plea that led to the sentence./article.aspx/Man_serving_life_prison_term_in_Tulsa_rape_granted/20130619_11_A11_Amanwh175512?rss_lnk=1BILL BRAUN World Staff WriterWed, 19 Jun 2013 04:18:47 CDTOklahoma executed a man Tuesday for the stabbing deaths of a couple on whose ranch he had worked./article.aspx/Killer_executed_for_deaths_of_LeFlore_County_couple/20130619_11_A11_CUTLIN286107?rss_lnk=1TIM TALLEY Associated PressWed, 19 Jun 2013 04:17:57 CDTYou want to do right by your 'future self,' but you still have to live with your 'present self' - and yes, this is another diatribe on 'saving for the future.'/article.aspx/Do_right_by_your_future_self_Use_whatever_motivates/20130619_15_E4_CUTLIN683950?rss_lnk=1PHIL MULKINS World Action Line EditorWed, 19 Jun 2013 03:03:25 CDT(George Washington) was a politician and a gentleman - that is a rare combination.' - June 1, 1930/article.aspx/Will_Rogers_Says/20130619_11_A2_iGeorg395764?rss_lnk=1Staff ReportsWed, 19 Jun 2013 02:57:01 CDTThe body of Italian banker Roberto Calvi, who was free pending an appeal of his conviction of currency law violations, was found hanging from a London bridge eight days after he disappeared from his Milan .../article.aspx/Way_back_when_Today_in_history/20130619_11_A2_CUTLIN835629?rss_lnk=1GENE CURTISWed, 19 Jun 2013 02:56:54 CDTExploding shells set off a fire that was triggering explosions Wednesday at a military depot in southern Russia, injuring about 30 people and causing the evacuation of more than 6,000 from the nearby village .../article.aspx/News_briefs/20130619_11_A6_hMosco463954?rss_lnk=1Wire reportsWed, 19 Jun 2013 02:53:42 CDTArmy Pfc. Bradley Manning's court-martial over giving massive amounts of classified material to WikiLeaks has gone into recess until next week./article.aspx/Nation_briefs/20130619_11_A5_MnigWk905745?rss_lnk=1Wire reportsWed, 19 Jun 2013 02:52:00 CDTOKLAHOMA LOTTERY RESULTS FOR 06/19/13/article.aspx/Lotteries/20130619_11_A2_PickPi964392?rss_lnk=1Staff ReportsWed, 19 Jun 2013 02:50:21 CDTA man who is charged in a March 17 fatal shooting in Tulsa was ordered to stand trial after a preliminary hearing Monday in Osage County District Court./article.aspx/Local_State_briefs/20130619_11_A11_CUTLIN88158?rss_lnk=1Staff ReportsWed, 19 Jun 2013 02:49:05 CDTAfghanistan: As of Tuesday, at least 2,103 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./article.aspx/Daily_US_Casualties/20130619_11_A6_bAfgha979414?rss_lnk=1Associated PressWed, 19 Jun 2013 02:46:21 CDT(Tulsans unless indicated)/article.aspx/Births_6192013/20130619_55_A10_Tulsan361432?rss_lnk=1Staff ReportsWed, 19 Jun 2013 02:46:15 CDTAlvin Dewayne Butler is charged with assault and reckless conduct with a firearm./article.aspx/Broken_Arrow_man_fired_gun_to_scare_girlfriend_charges/20130618_11_0_ABroke195049?rss_lnk=1DYLAN GOFORTH World Staff WriterTue, 18 Jun 2013 23:01:13 CDTThe shooting occurred at the Canyon Creek Apartments, 2102 E. 51st St./article.aspx/Man_shot_on_apartment_complexs_basketball_court/20130618_11_0_Amanwa661150?rss_lnk=1DYLAN GOFORTH World Staff WriterTue, 18 Jun 2013 20:53:21 CDTThe estimated cost of Phase 1 of the park has increased from $150 million to $200 million./article.aspx/A_Gathering_Place_for_Tulsa_plans_unveiled/20130618_11_0_Thefin328886?rss_lnk=1KEVIN CANFIELD World Staff WriterTue, 18 Jun 2013 20:33:54 CDTFreddie Allen Hayes had been wanted on various warrants, police said./article.aspx/Man_who_crashed_car_during_police_chase_to_be_jailed/20130618_11_0_ATulsa40173?rss_lnk=1DYLAN GOFORTH World Staff WriterTue, 18 Jun 2013 19:51:14 CDTElectronic waste collection by the Metropolitan Environment Trust has been suspended./article.aspx/Electronic_waste_trailer_stolen_from_MET_recycling/20130618_11_0_Electr787653?rss_lnk=1DYLAN GOFORTH World Staff WriterTue, 18 Jun 2013 18:40:39 CDTA Tribal Council candidate had requested the injunction so that freedmen descendents could vote./article.aspx/Judge_denies_Cherokee_freedmen_injunction_request/20130618_11_0_ATulsa875028?rss_lnk=1DAVID HARPER World Staff WriterTue, 18 Jun 2013 17:06:58 CDTTechnicians are working to rebuild and replace a power distribution panel that caught fire Monday night, officials said./article.aspx/TCC_Metro_campus_to_remain_closed_Wednesday/20130618_11_0_TulsaC446621?rss_lnk=1AMANDA BLAND and KENDRICK MARSHALL World Staff WritersTue, 18 Jun 2013 16:08:15 CDTMaj. Gen. Bennet Sacolick, director of force management for U.S. Special Operations Command, said 'the days of Rambo are over.'/article.aspx/Military_plans_would_put_women_in_most_combat_jobs/20130618_13_0_WSIGOo86195?rss_lnk=1LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated PressTue, 18 Jun 2013 16:02:06 CDTProsecutors said the man and a co-defendant talked their way into the victims' rural LeFlore County home, slashed their throats and left with $73 and the couple's truck./article.aspx/Execution_set_for_Oklahoma_man_in_2_stabbing_deaths/20130618_12_0_McALES3168?rss_lnk=1Associated PressTue, 18 Jun 2013 15:41:05 CDTInsurance Commissioner John Doak said insurance payments from the storms have topped $560 million./article.aspx/Tornado_insurance_claims_near_71000_in_Oklahoma/20130618_777_0_OKLAHO322962?rss_lnk=1Associated PressTue, 18 Jun 2013 15:38:53 CDTThe investigative report won’t be presented to the city council Tuesday night, Owasso Mayor Doug Bonebrake said./article.aspx/Officials_to_review_probe_of_suspended_Owasso_city/20130618_11_0_Theini290331?rss_lnk=1RHETT MORGAN World Staff WriterTue, 18 Jun 2013 15:35:05 CDT