It's about time
A century-old time capsule is opened in an OKC church.
Live. Local. Leaving.
Longtime KOCO chief meteorologist Rick Mitchell heading to severe skies of Dallas TV.
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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Autumn scenes
The drought will dull fall foliage displays, but OKC still boasts some great spots to celebrate fall.
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Kevan Goff-Parker
Instead of the spicy-mustards, chili-reds and burnt-orange arrays of vibrantly hued leaves that usually adorn Oklahoma City trees in the fall, this summer’s drought is likely to leave local trees bare or their leaves brown as early defoliation takes its toll.
Wizard of health
TV’s Dr. Oz lends a hand to bolstering health and nutrition at an OKC high school.
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Jason Doyle Oden
A health and nutrition initiative created by Dr. Mehmet Oz, the cardiac surgeon who became famous through Oprah Winfrey and now hosts his own TV show, is being implemented this year at Oklahoma City’s ASTEC (Advanced Science and Technology Education Charter) Charter High School.
The R-word
The Oklahoma Developmental Disabilities Council has started a campaign addressing both speech and attitude.
Hail the jail
The Oklahoma County Jail wins national accreditation, but other challenges remain.
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Clifton Adcock
The Oklahoma County Jail has received national accreditation for jail operation from the American Correctional Association, but the beleaguered facility still faces issues with the U.S. Department of Justice.
More for Core for Shore
OKC officials push to revise the Core to Shore plan to encompass land for the planned MAPS 3 convention center.
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Clifton Adcock
The city is seeking to expand the boundaries of an urban renewal plan aimed at fighting urban blight in order to obtain property for the proposed MAPS 3 convention center.
Friday night frustration
OKC and Putnam City public schools want a different athletic classification to spur competitiveness on the football field.
Nip and tuck
OKC’s business incentive program is getting an update.
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Clifton Adcock
Oklahoma City is changing the language in its business incentive program policy.
Easy ethics
New state requirements ease the process for candidates filing for office, but independent expenditure groups may not have to follow them.
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Clifton Adcock
During a special meeting Aug. 28, the Oklahoma City Council received an update on new requirements for filing for office and running a campaign. The question of what is required of groups making independent expenditures in city races, however, remains unclear.
Out of step
Oklahoma City Council members express dismay over MAPS 3 sidewalk discrepancy as master plan sent back to subcommittee.
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Clifton Adcock
The Oklahoma City Council voted unanimously at its Aug. 28 meeting to send a master plan for sidewalks under the MAPS 3 program back to the subcommittee level for reconsideration.
Seeking the truth
Mysteries and cries of mistreatment loom over the death of Robin Leander Howard while in police custody.
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Clifton Adcock
The death of Oklahoma City resident Robin Leander Howard, 54, while in police custody has left his family with many unanswered questions.
Constant gardener
Double amputee doesn't let physical limitations keep him from gardening.
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Susannah Waite
Ruben Hernandez doesn’t let anything stop him from getting out and working in the garden every day.
Digging deep
Students from an Edmond college are digging up history on an archaeological trip in Israel.
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Greg Horton
Students from Edmond’s Herbert W. Armstrong College recently traveled to Israel to work on an archaeological dig site possibly linked to King Solomon.
Patriot acts
An organization tracking anti-government patriot groups finds growth in Oklahoma mirrors what is occurring nationwide.
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Clifton Adcock
Twenty years ago this month, federal agents surrounded a remote cabin in northern Idaho after the man inside, Randy Weaver, refused to surrender on weapons-related charges.
American DREAM
A group of young people in the state’s Hispanic community is working to help Oklahoma’s undocumented residents benefit under the DREAM Act.
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Peter Wright
Thousands of undocumented residents living in Oklahoma now can apply for a deportation protection program initiated by presidential order in June. For one group of undocumented students and their friends, the application is not only a reprieve, but also a call to help others who may be eligible.
