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Tornadoes and Storms Leave 15 Dead Across Central US
BBC - Sun May 26, 2024
At least 15 people have been killed as tornadoes and storms tore across central areas of the US, destroying homes and cutting power to hundreds of thousands. More»

John Barbata Dies Aged 79
The Express - Thu May 16, 2024
John Barbata, the legendary drummer known for his work with the Turtles and Jefferson Starship, has died at the age of 79 as the band paid tribute to their former member. More»

Oklahoma ICU Locks Down, Files Restraining Order Against Evangelical Church Leader
Daily Kos - Fri Feb 18, 2022
Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City has had to increase security, lock down their intensive care unit, and file a restraining order, all because of an Oklahoma church group that had been protesting the care and treatment of one of their members for COVID-19. More»

Oklahoma Proposes Letting Gas Utility Charge A $1,400 ‘Exit Fee’ To Go Electric
Huffington Post - Fri Nov 5, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma - Oklahoma’s biggest natural gas utility could soon charge customers who switch to electric stoves and heating systems an “exit fee” of nearly $1,400 to disconnect service, HuffPost has learned, setting a precedent that could help the industry lock millions of Americans into fossil fuel use for decades. More»

Tulsa massacre survivor at 107 years old testifies that the horror of that day never goes away
CNN - Wed May 19, 2021
Viola Fletcher was 7 years old when she witnessed one of worst acts of racial violence the US has ever seen. More»

FBI warns of armed protests in ALL 50 states if Trump is removed before Inauguration Day
Daily Mail - Mon Jan 11, 2021
The FBI is warning of possible armed protests at capitols in all 50 states in the days leading to Inauguration Day as cities around the country brace for violence in the wake of last week's deadly riots at the US Capitol. More»

Prison workers ignore dying inmate's calls for help in harrowing video from Oklahoma jail
The Independent - Mon Feb 10, 2020
Surveillance video from inside an Oklahoma jail shows staff ignoring a man pleading for his life in the moments before he died from sepsis and pneumonia two weeks after he turned himself in. More»

Uranium, a rattlesnake and whiskey found during Oklahoma traffic stop
NBC News - Thu Jul 11, 2019
Police in Oklahoma say they found an open container of Kentucky Deluxe whiskey, a rattlesnake, a gun and a canister of radioactive powdered uranium during a traffic stop of a vehicle that had been reported stolen. More»

Oklahoma Woman Admits Spray-Painting Anti-Semitic Graffiti To Scare Jews
Huffington Post - Tue Apr 9, 2019
NORMAN, Oklahoma - Charges were filed Monday against an Oklahoma woman suspected of spray painting racist, anti-gay and anti-Semitic graffiti on Democratic Party offices in Norman and Oklahoma City. More»

Buildings in Oklahoma office vandalized by American Nazis
Tulsa World - Fri Mar 29, 2019
OKLAHOMA CITY - The buildings housing the Oklahoma Democratic Party and a Chickasaw Nation office in Oklahoma City were vandalized overnight with hate-filled graffiti that was discovered Thursday morning. More»

Oklahoma sheriff and staff quit over unsafe jail
BBC - Wed Mar 20, 2019
An Oklahoma sheriff and all of her deputies have quit in protest of dangerous - possibly lethal - conditions at an old rural county jail. More»

Oklahoma Earthquakes: Oil Industry Took State from Seismic Dead Zone to Hotspot in a Decade
Newsweek - Thu Feb 1, 2018
"There are better ways we can be doing things," says Erin Brockovich, the environmental activist portrayed in the Oscar-winning 2000 film, who has become one of the latest people to draw attention to the frequent man-made earthquakes plaguing the US state of Oklahoma. More»

Oklahoma Republican Declares That Rape Is The ‘Will Of God’
Church & State UK - Wed Mar 22, 2017
Women should get as far away from Oklahoma as soon as possible because Christian Sharia law is about to make their lives a living hell. More»

Oklahoma To Require Anti-Abortion Signs In Public Restrooms
Huffington Post - Mon Dec 12, 2016
Oklahoma may require public restrooms in restaurants, hospitals, public schools, hotels and nursing homes to post signs with anti-abortion sentiments as part of a drive against the procedure. More»

Minnesota Burger King Workers Smash Windows After Prank Call
Associated Press - Sun Apr 10, 2016
A prank caller tricked workers at a Minnesota Burger King into smashing the windows of the restaurant to keep it from exploding, police said Saturday, mirroring similar deceptions at Burger Kings and other fast-food restaurants in other states in recent months. More»

Jackpot-fixing investigation expands to more state lotteries
Associated Press - Thu Dec 17, 2015
The allegations read like a movie plot: a lottery industry insider installs an undetectable software program in the computers that pick winning numbers so he can know them in advance. More»

Oklahoma adopts nitrogen as possible execution method
Associated Press - Fri Apr 17, 2015
OKLAHOMA CITY - Oklahoma may use nitrogen gas as an alternative execution method if the US Supreme Court finds the state's lethal injection process unconstitutional or drugs are unavailable, under a bill Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin signed on Friday. More»

Deputy who killed man after mistaking gun for Taser is an insurance exec who pays to play cop
Raw Story - Tue Apr 14, 2015
The reserve Tulsa County Sheriff's deputy who fatally shot and killed a man last week when he thought he had pulled his Taser, is part of a group of wealthy donors who make large contributions to the department for the privilege of playing police officer. More»

GOP lawmakers declare 'all-out assault' on marriage for same-sex and atheist couples in Oklahoma
Raw Story - Fri Jan 23, 2015
Oklahoma Republicans are fighting the legalization of marriage equality in their state with a number of bills restricting same-sex or atheist couples from being able to wed. More»

Oklahoma sheriff: 'Spontaneous human combustion' killed 65-year-old man
The Raw Story - Tue Feb 19, 2013
The sheriff of Sequoyah County in Oklahoma believes that a 65-year-old man recently died by spontaneously bursting into flames. More»

Dust storm shuts down interstate in northern Oklahoma
Associated Press - Sat Oct 20, 2012
TULSA, Oklahoma - A massive dust storm swirling reddish-brown clouds over northern Oklahoma triggered a multi-vehicle accident along a major interstate Thursday, forcing police to shut down part of the heavily traveled roadway amid near blackout conditions. More»

Oklahoma Tea Parties And Lawmakers Envision Militia
Associated Press - Mon Apr 12, 2010
OKLAHOMA CITY - Frustrated by recent political setbacks, tea party leaders and some conservative members of the Oklahoma Legislature say they would like to create a new volunteer militia to help defend against what they believe are improper federal infringements on state sovereignty. More»

Tapes of Oklahoma City bombing aftermath released
Associated Press - Sat Sep 26, 2009
OKLAHOMA CITY - The FBI has released long-secret security tapes showing the chaos immediately after the 1995 bombing of the Oklahoma City federal building. More»

Regulators shut banks in Florida, New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma
Associated Press - Thu Jul 30, 2009
WASHINGTON - Regulators on Friday shut down banks in Florida, New Jersey, Ohio and Oklahoma, boosting to 68 the number of federally insured banks to fail this year amid the pressures of the weak economy and mounting loan defaults. More»

1 dead, 116 ill in E. coli outbreak
CNN - Fri Aug 29, 2008
Oklahoma health officials said Friday they are searching for the source of a rare form of E. coli that has killed one person and sickened 116 others in the northeastern part of the state. More»

Oklahoma sheriff charged with using inmates as sex slaves
Associated Press - Thu Apr 17, 2008
ARAPAHO, Oklahoma - Authorities have charged a western Oklahoma sheriff with coercing and bribing female inmates so he could use them in a sex-slave operation run out of his jail. More»

Jet Mistakenly Drops Dummy Bomb In Oklahoma
Associated Press - Sun Mar 16, 2008
TULSA, Oklahoma - An Air National Guard jet mistakenly dropped a 22-pound non-explosive, practice bomb on an apartment complex, damaging the foundation but no one was injured, police said Friday. More»

37 Million Poor Hidden in the Land of Plenty
The Observer UK - Sun Feb 19, 2006
Americans have always believed that hard work will bring rewards, but vast numbers now cannot meet their bills even with two or three jobs. More»

Judge faces charges for masturbating during trials
Houston Chronicle - Tue Feb 8, 2005
OKLAHOMA CITY - Jurors and others in Judge Donald Thompson's courtroom kept hearing a strange whooshing noise, like a bicycle pump or maybe a blood pressure cuff. More»

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