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Oklahoma City Thunder Looking back on the best and worst of the 2012-13 season
John Rohde looks at the top moments, top performances, best wins and worst losses of this season and give OKC fans some key dates to watch this ...
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Oklahoma softball Keilani Ricketts and Sooners beat the heat as they hold off Arkansas
NORMAN -- As Oklahoma fans flapped red fans back and forth and passed water bottles down the row, sweat beaded around the face of the best collegiate softball pitcher in the ...
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Canadian Press NewsAlert Oxbow wins the Preakness Stakes
Lisa Scotti, of Baltimore, reads hhere program before the sixth race at Pimlico Race Course, Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Baltimore. The 138th Preakness Stakes horse race takes place Saturday. (AP Photo/Mike ...
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Oklahoma Severe Storm Updates
Follow live severe storm updates, road closings and travel conditions below. The following tweets are from reporters, state officials and ...
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Oklahoma softball notebook Bottom of lineup sets up Lauren Chamberlains big day
NORMAN -- The bottom of Oklahoma's lineup worked the count and waited. Then the Sooners attacked, getting on base so the top of the lineup, ...
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Live Wire Tornado watch issued until 11 p.m.
There is a tornado watch for much of western Oklahoma and parts of central Oklahoma until 11 p.m. We are tracking the possibility of severe thunderstorm development right here on the KOCO.com Live Wire. The tornado watch includes the following counties: Alfalfa, Beckham, Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Cleveland, Comanche, Cotton, Custer, Dewey, Ellis, Garfield, Garvin, Grady, Grant, Greer, Harmon, ...
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Report Car drives into Va. parade crowd
The AP said it happened at about 2:30 p.m. during the Hikers Parade at the Trail Days festival. The event celebrates the Appalachian Trail in Damascus, ...
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Crash investigation may restrict train service for days
Train service in the busy New York-to-New Haven corridor may be restricted for days as officials investigate Friday's rush-hour collision of two trains in Connecticut -- an incident that sent dozens to hospitals -- officials said ...
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Feds probing Connecticut train crash
Train service in the busy New York-to-New Haven corridor may be restricted for days as officials investigate Friday's rush-hour collision of two trains in Connecticut -- an incident that sent dozens to hospitals -- officials said ...
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Oklahoma to see several rounds of severe storms
As of 10:30 a.m. Saturday, a moderate risk of severe weather is forecast for north and western Oklahoma this afternoon and evening.Oklahoma Cityand areas in yellow are under a slight risk for severe weather designated by the title ...
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Gov. Fallin proposes last-minute change to Insure Oklahoma program
Gov. Mary Fallin proposed a last-minute legislative change Friday to the state's Insure Oklahoma program that would direct $50 million in state tobacco taxes to pay for more than 9,000 people who are expected to lose their health insurance under the ...
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Investigators search for clues in homicide
Federal transportation investigators will work to determine what caused two passenger trains to collide during rush hour in Connecticut, sending dozens to the hospital. Officials from the National Transportation Safety Board will be at the site of ...
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CDC Public pools not as clean as you think
Barrett Tryon Just in time for pools to open across the state, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have come out with a new study about what's lurking in that ...
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Kashunda wins $1000 in our “We’ll Pay Your Rent or Mortgage” giveaway
Kashunda from Midwest City. Won $1,000 dollars in the We’ll Pay Your Mortgage Or Rent giveawaysponsored by RCB Bank. She plans on paying bills and going out to see Iron Man 3. You can play ...
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What to do in Oklahoma on May 18 2013 Hear Sugar Free Allstars at Uptown Kids
Today's featured event: Hear local kindie rockers Sugar Free Allstars play from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. today at Uptown Kids in Classen Curve, 5840 N Classen Blvd, Suite 3. For more information, go to http://uptownkidsstyle.com. For more events, go to www.wimgo.com. ...
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Report N Korea fires short-range missiles
North Korea launched three short-range guided missiles into the sea off the Korean Peninsula's east coast Saturday, South Korea's semi-official news agency Yonhap cited the South Korean Defense Ministry as ...
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Oklahoma World War II veteran gets diploma 68...
Billy Joe Dill skipped out of high school shortly before graduation so he could join the Marines in 1944. He was stationed in the Pacific until the war ended, when he returned home and started his life in Frederick. The school district surprised the 85-year-old with a diploma Thursday ...
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Mother and baby attacked by man posing as UPS driver saved by dog
A man was arrested Friday at the Cannes Film Festival after firing a gun loaded with blanks during a live television interview, sending an Oscar-winning actor running for ...
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Students graduate from Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City
Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City celebrated students graduating from the fall, spring and summer semesters during the 2013 commencement ceremony at State Fair ...
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Birthday girl from Edmond asks for shoes for children in Africa
Bree Johnson, 7, daughter of Pam and Damon Johnson, of Edmond, decided that for her birthday on April 7 she would do something different this year. She asked for shoes for children in Africa. Bree and her family listen to KLOVE radio and had heard that kids all over the world cannot go to school unless they have shoes to fit their feet. Shoes for Orphan Souls is a national organization that ...
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Edmond school psychologist honored
EDMOND -- John Ross Elementary School psychologist, Nicole Marler, has been named school psychologist of the year by the Oklahoma School Psychological Association. "I was shocked and humbled," Marler said. "It is quite an honor to be nominated by your peers." Marler has been at John Ross Elementary in the Edmond school district for three years. She served in the same capacity ...
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Oklahoma governor urges state lawmakers to address health insurance issue
Gov. Mary Fallin says lawmakers must act before adjourning next week to approve legislation for about 9,000 low-income Oklahomans who stand to lose their health insurance coverage at the end of this ...
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Oklahoma leads pack in campaign reporting
Oklahoma is among 15 states to receive an 'A' grade in a 50-state analysis of disclosure requirements for political action committees, nonprofits and outside spending ...
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Oklahoma candidates who dont follow rules find politics costly
The Oklahoma Ethics Commission said it will begin assessing penalties this summer to almost two years worth of political candidates and committees that have failed to comply with campaign contribution and expenditure reporting ...
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Oklahoma Attorney General asks to delay hearing into PSO plan for regional haze
Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt said more information is needed about future electricity demand at Public Service Co. of Oklahoma before a compliance plan to deal with regional haze is decided by state environmental officials. A public hearing into the plan will go ahead ...
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Oklahoma City's ambitious overhaul of downtown
Oklahoma City with her 550,000 residents in the city core and a further 700,000 in the wider metropolitan area is the largest urban area in the state and Oklahoma’s largest city. We are therefore the economic hub of the state, so Project 180 was always going to cause a significant amount of disruption.
When construction on the Devon Tower was first reported by Oklahoma City news media in October, 2009 many residents of the city waited in anticipation to see what the finished product would look like. The 50-story building, will be the new headquarters of Devon Energy, will be the tallest building in the city and will contain 1.8 million square feet of office space. It is a true substantiation of the city’s status as a commercial power hub. Read more
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