Live. Local. Leaving.
Longtime KOCO chief meteorologist Rick Mitchell heading to severe skies of Dallas TV.
It's about time
A century-old time capsule is opened in an OKC church.
Fade out
A Senate bill phases out incentives that lure filmmakers to the state.
Challengers in Oklahoma City Council races discuss online photos
Photos in revealing poses, of Confederate flags
Picture of horror
A century later, the photograph of an Oklahoma lynching still resonates.
Romney and religion
Will Mitt Romney’s Mormonism be a factor for Oklahoma voters in next Tuesday’s presidential primary?
Fame, Sweet fame
Does this OKC woman have time to be a worldwide Internet sensation?
To the letter
The OKC school district begins investigating charges of grade-tampering by a high school principal.
Creative dissent
Opposition came in various forms at last week’s rally against the Personhood Act.
Spirited reformation
Two grassroots organizations seek changes to Oklahoma’s liquor laws.
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Diamond dolls
CFN
Gazette staff
Diamonds, it’s been said, are a girl’s best friend. But they might also be the hotel and restaurant industries’ best friend, as reaping four diamonds all at once can bring bragging rights and prestige.
Bills of goods
CFN
Gazette staff
It’s that time of year again, when the mundane clashes with the ridiculous and adults become Very Serious People while wearing proverbial clown shoes.
Tom Tom, clubbed
CFN
Gazette staff
Remember when Reuters last year churned out a series of articles questioning the dealings of Chesapeake Energy CEO Aubrey McClendon?
Lobby for a loophole
CFN
Gazette staff
Not ready to pay the federal fines you’re accruing for noncompliance? No problem! Take a tip from the folks at your friendly neighborhood Hobby Lobby corporate offices and find a loophole.
Putting the gross in groceries
CFN
Gazette staff
Man, you can get all the cool, fresh stuff at Whole Foods: Greek yogurt, dungeness crab, goat gouda, black soybean tofu, vagina wipes …
Lethal distraction
Oklahoma teens band together to put the brakes on driving while texting.
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Carmel Perez Snyder
Support for state legislation to ban texting while driving is growing, and among some of the very people who would be targeted by such a law: young drivers.
Health matters
A new community health initiative seeks to improve care for low-income, uninsured people in Oklahoma City.
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Brendan Hoover
Amid the nation’s health care debate, a new initiative is being launched locally to help provide care to low-income, uninsured people. The Oklahoma County Community Health Network seeks to maximize resources for the metro’s 19 free clinics and two federally qualified health centers.
Dog’s best friend
A dog, seriously injured after having been thrown off a bridge, finds a new life with the OHP trooper who arrived at the scene.
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Tim Farley
Oklahoma Highway Patrol Trooper Jennifer Fisher has seen a lot of drama during her 15-year career, but on Dec. 5, she was shocked and saddened, like everyone else, about what she found.
Water matters
OKC enacts outdoor water rationing for residents and businesses.
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Clifton Adcock
The City of Oklahoma City announced today that it is implementing mandatory water conservation measures, effective immediately.
A 'transformational' gift
The OKC National Memorial & Museum receives the largest private donation in its nearly 12-year history.
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Phil Bacharach
The Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum has received a $3.5 million gift from the Inasmuch Foundation, the largest private donation since the museum's opening in 2001.
Stark words
CFN
Gazette staff
Just after Thanksgiving, Oklahoma Gazette devoted a cover story to the 50th anniversary of Stark Fear, a B-level slice of film noir primarily conceived and lensed in Norman by two University of Oklahoma faculty members.
Hurri-can’t
CFN
Gazette staff
When you’re from a state that has its fair share of natural disasters — tornadoes, drought, Toby Keith — it’s easy to understand the importance of helping other areas stricken by calamity.
School pride
CFN
Gazette staff
What makes a college worthy of consideration? A good football team? Availability of copious amounts of booze? Or something as quaint as academic excellence?
R.I.P. Pokey
CFN
Gazette staff
Anyone who grew up in the OKC area between the 1960s and ‘80s likely has fond memories of Ho-Ho and Pokey. No, that’s not a cheeky way of describing how Kate Middleton got pregnant, but rather the beloved clown and sock puppet whose children’s show on KOCO Channel 5 entertained kids for nearly 40 years.
