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Personal Injury Collision in Payne County - June 23, 2018

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported a personal injury collision occurred about 12:54 p.m. Saturday at State Highway 33 and Eucee Valley Road, about 2.4 miles east of Cushing, OK in Payne County. T...

New president: University of Oklahoma layoffs possible - June 23, 2018

(Information from: Tulsa World, http://www.tulsaworld.com) NORMAN, Okla. (AP) - University of Oklahoma's incoming president says the school could see layoffs as it faces a $15 million operating loss ...

PennWell to cut 100 jobs in Tulsa under new owner - June 23, 2018

TULSA, Okla. (AP) - A Tulsa-based company has confirmed 130 layoffs as its new owner makes adjustments to its operations. PennWell Corp. announced the layoffs Thursday, 100 of which will occur in Tul...

Lake Texoma bridge still closed, search continues for driver - June 23, 2018

DURANT, Okla. (AP) - The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says a bridge over Lake Texoma remains closed while divers search for the driver of a tractor-trailer rig that plunged into the lake on the Oklahoma-Te...

Oklahoma Supreme Court voids challenge to teacher pay tax - June 23, 2018

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The Oklahoma Supreme Court says an initiative petition that would overturn a package of tax hikes for funding teacher pay raises and public schools is invalid. Oklahoma's highest...

Damage reported in southwestern Oklahoma after storms - June 23, 2018

LAWTON, Okla. (AP) - Emergency management officials say more than a dozen recreational vehicles and campers were overturned by winds as strong storms moved across southwestern Oklahoma. Comanche Coun...

University of Central Oklahoma President Don Betz to retire - June 23, 2018

EDMOND, Okla. (AP) - The president of the University of Central Oklahoma says he plans to retire next year. Don Betz announced Friday he will step down as UCO's president on June 30, 2019. The 73-yea...

Personal Injury Collision in Osage County - June 23, 2018

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported a personal injury collision occurred about 12:58 a.m. Saturday on 52nd West Avenue, about half a mile south of Rock School Road, which is 3 miles north of Tulsa, i...

‘5th Annual Fish Fry for the Small Fry’ set for Friday evening at Standing Bear - June 21, 2018

The Dearing House Child Advocacy Center will host its "Fifth Annual Fish Fry for the Small Fry" from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, June 22, at Standing Bear Museum and Education Center. This annual compe...

Man convicted of 1984 fatal shooting in southeast Oklahoma - June 21, 2018

IDABEL, Okla. (AP) - A jury in southeast Oklahoma has convicted a 67-year-old man of first-degree murder in a more than three-decade old case. Court records show Ernest Lewis was convicted Wednesda...

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