Tuesday 9th March, 2010

• USA Swimming Sectionals, Oklahoma City: Shannon Vreeland, Ty Fowler Win

  Swimming World

  OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, March 4. THE USA Swimming sectionals held in Oklahoma City, Okla., put long course meter action on display during the first night.The Kansas City Blazers swept the podium in t...

• St. Patty’s parade returns Saturday

  News OK

  As the official Seating Company for the Rose Parade we sell at face value. Sharp Seating is a family operated business for over 60-years. Parking and other parade events also available.

• Catch Ben Creed at the Loony Bin Comedy Club

  Examiner

  For those unfamiliar with Ben Creed, let me help you out. Ben is a comedian with a razor-sharp wit, and a take on the world like no other. He's a comedic heavy weight with genuine star power. He has a...

• Woman doused with gasoline and set on fire, Oklahoma City police say

  News OK

  George Rodriguez , 34, screamed at news photographers as he lay prostrate next to a patrol car in the 2800 block of SE 47. Rodriguez was arrested in connection with the fire and had been placed on the...

• Market’s collapse haunts Oklahoma investors despite recovery

  News OK

  But traders’ expectations about an economic recovery have also grown. That means it will take more than just an occasional upbeat economic report or earnings release to send stocks up.

• March brings Irish soda bread tradition

  News OK

  I make a loaf or two of beautifully simple Irish soda bread each year as we near St. Patrick’s Day. I can’t think of much to match the pleasure and satisfaction of taking a loaf of homemad...

• Delaware County man convicted of shooting youth, deputy

  News OK

  William Michael Demoss , 52, was convicted in Delaware County District Court in Jay on two counts of shooting with intent to kill and a count of assault with a dangerous weapon by use of a firearm.The...

• Oklahoma County detention officer arrested

  News OK

  Okello Oceng Adenya, 24, was booked into the Oklahoma County jail Thursday on complaints of carrying weapons, drugs or alcohol into a penal institution. Whetsel said Adenya also received about $1,100 ...

• Oklahoma House powers down electric car incentive

  News OK

  Members of the House of Representatives passed a measure Tuesday to prevent a recurrence of last year’s run on electric cars when a federal tax credit was added on top of an existing state tax i...

• Compromise on Ugandan aid bill ends sit-in at Sen. Tom Coburn’s city office

  News OK

  Coburn, R-Muskogee, has been blocking consideration of the bill for several weeks — even though he agrees with its objectives — because it authorized $40 million in new spending that wasn&...

• Midwest City police track down 911 call on cell

  News OK

  MIDWEST CITY — A Midwest City woman’s cell phone brought police to her aid Monday night, even though she didn’t utter a word to 911 dispatchers, authorities said.

• Alzheimer’s is on rise in Oklahoma, group says

  News OK

  About 74,000 Oklahomans have Alzheimer’s disease, and the number is rapidly growing, according to a report by the Alzheimer’s Association.

• Edmond police, firefighters get kids excited about breakfast

  News OK

  EDMOND — Edmond police officers and firefighters are visiting Edmond elementary schools this week as part of a push to get students excited about eating breakfast.

• Protecting trees gives a growing future gift to Norman residents

  News OK

  NORMAN — My favorite tree ever is the cottonwood, because that is the tree of my childhood. Four cottonwoods stood like soldiers along the west side of our house. I climbed at least one of them ...

• A cluttered vehicle poses more of a risk in a crash

  News OK

  Fill up the rear first. This means the trunk or the extreme rear of a sport utility vehicle or minivan. For other things, consider hanging backseat organizers or putting kids’ stuff in a backpac...

• Spring break camp planned at Little River Zoo

  News OK

  The spring break camp features daily hiking with educational presentations about the special abilities and adaptations of animals. The theme is "Are You a Survivor?”

• Oklahoma City council’s pay cut vote has lone dissenter

  News OK

  Councilman Skip Kelly got in a shouting match over the resolution Ryan put on Tuesday’s agenda, which would encourage the eight council members and the mayor to voluntarily donate 5 percent of t...

• Good revenue report stirs hope for Oklahoma recovery

  News OK

  "What we’re seeing now appears to be signs that we’ve hit the bottom, and now we’re starting to climb back up a little bit,” he said. "We’re starting to see the...

• Small college notebook: NSU women to face UCO again

  News OK

  Northeastern State University . UCO split with NSU in two games this season. The familiarity is good and bad for the Bronchos who made it to the semifinals of the

• Cox to televise 3A, 4A title games

  News OK

  Rod Thompson will be the announcers on the 4A and 3A telecasts. The 5A boys and 6A girls telecasts will be available only to Cox digital customers on channel 267, although the games will be replayed o...

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