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Tulsa jail expects $2 million shortfall this budget year - February 03, 2017
TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Officials say the Tulsa County jail is facing a $2 million shortfall for the current budget year. Brad Johnson, who advises Sheriff Vic Regalado, told the Tulsa County Budget Bo...
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Oklahoma court affirms man’s life sentence in death of woman - February 03, 2017
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - An Oklahoma appeals court has upheld the life prison sentence of a Texas man convicted in the death of a woman who disappeared in 2007 and has not been seen since. The Court of...
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One dead in trailer fire southwest of Oologah - February 03, 2017
OOLOGAH, Okla. (AP) - Emergency crews say one person has died in a trailer fire that broke out southwest of the town of Oologah in Rogers County. A spokesman for the Oologah-Talala Emergency Medica...
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Lawmaker says he is “disappointed” by report - February 03, 2017
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A Republican state lawmaker from Tulsa accused of sexually harassing two former legislative assistants says he's "very disheartened and disappointed" by the recommendation of a sp...
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Kay County reports first flu death of the season - February 03, 2017
The Kay County Health Department announced today the first reported flu death this flu season in Kay County, bringing the state total to 11 deaths. The person was a Kay County resident over the age...
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Woman reports armed break-in, assault - February 03, 2017
A frantic 911 call from a female in the 300 block of North Seventh Street was received by the Ponca City Police Department’s Communication Center at approximately 9:45 p.m. Thursday. Po...
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2017 poverty guidelines released - February 02, 2017
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services this week released its poverty guidelines for 2017. For the 48 contiguous states and the District of Columbia, the 2017 guidelines are $12,060 for o...
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Oklahoma’s public health lab needs more funding to continue - February 02, 2017
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A state health leader has warned lawmakers that without legislative action, Oklahoma's public health laboratory will not only lose accreditation, but it will also close. The Okla...
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GOP senators move Trump EPA pick ahead as Dems boycott vote - February 02, 2017
WASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans voted to send to the full Senate the nomination of President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency. The vote came after Republican suspended ...
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Most counties show increase in unemployment rate in December - February 02, 2017
The Oklahoma Employment Security Commission released its latest unemployment statistics today, with most counties showing higher unemployment rates than a year earlier. In December, McIntosh County...
