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Snow storm strikes Plains on first day of spring
NORMAN (AP) — A powerful storm began blowing through Oklahoma and the southern Plains on the first day of spring Saturday, bringing heavy snow and strong winds that forecasters said could create...
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Thousands rally on anniversary of invasion of Iraq
WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of protesters carried signs reading “Indict Bush Now” and flag-draped cardboard coffins on Saturday — the seventh anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq — urging th...
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House Dems confident in overcoming abortion rift
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama set his sights on Capitol Hill, ready to rally House Democrats on Saturday for a final health care push as party leaders appeared confident they had over...
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Boren to vote ‘no’ on health care bill
A revamped version of the health care bill is now back in the House, with the vote expected to take place on Sunday. U.S. Congressman Dan Boren (D-OK) called the Democrat offices on Thursday and p...
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Democrats push toward Sunday vote on health care
WASHINGTON (AP) — Slowly but steadily, support is building behind President Barack Obama’s health care legislation in the House, the result of intense lobbying and politically targeted changes a...
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Jason Lee Belew Preliminary hearing postponed for man accused of rape, murder of girl
DURANT — A preliminary hearing for a Sherman, Texas, man accused of raping and murdering an 11-year-old girl in Cartwright has been postponed. Jason Lee Belew, 34, charged in October with first-...
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Wolf waives right to preliminary hearing
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DURANT — A man charged with hiding the remains of his dead daughter waived his right to a preliminary hearing and was bound over for trial as charged. A hearing for Abel Wolf, 36, was held Thursda...
Schools look to bus ads to save budgets
by DONNA GORDON BLANKINSHIP
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SEATTLE (AP) — School districts have imposed all sorts of drastic cuts to save money during the down economy, canceling field trips and making parents pay for everything from tissues to sports tr...
Semi truck collides with overpass
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Multiple crews will be working on the River Road Bridge area today removing debris from a semi truck fire, repairing guard rails and repairing the asphalt in the area., according to the Oklahoma De...
Preliminary hearing scheduled for father accused of concealing daughter’s remains
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DURANT — A father accused of concealing the remains of his daughter who died under unknown circumstances was scheduled for a preliminary hearing this morning. Abel Wolf, 36, and his wife Denise Wo...
Oklahoma in top five for cutting water pollution
by TIM TALLEY, Associated Press Writer
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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Conservationists said Wednesday that Oklahoma ranks among the top five states in reducing contamination of its streams and rivers thanks to voluntary programs in which farmer...
Teacher’s bail revoked, booked back behind bars
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DURANT — A Coleman schoolteacher charged with sex crimes against children is back behind bars again in Bryan County after his bail was revoked. Billy Ray Smith, 53, was booked into jail Tuesday ev...
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