On Wednesday, the Ronald J. Norick Downtown Library celebrates the 30th anniversary of one of the most successful and influential films ever made: “Star Wars.” Refreshments will be served prior to the 5 p.m. screening in the library’s auditorium. Attendees are welcome to show up dressed as their favorite character, as members of the Oklahoma […]
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Late civil rights activist is first black woman honored with rotunda portrait
After more than a decade of planning, Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher will join black and white male leaders and a handful of women honored in paint next month in the state Capitol rotunda. The late Chickasha native, who paved the way for desegregation in higher education in Oklahoma, will be the first black woman featured […]
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Cherokee Freedmen file for injunction
The descendants of Oklahoma Cherokee slaves filed an injunction in federal court in Washington, D.C., Tuesday asking a judge to throw out the tribe’s recent decision to remove their citizenship and voting rights in the Indian nation. Filed by Freedmen Association President Marilynn Vann and her attorney, Jon Velie of Norman, the injunction asks […]
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Clemens returning to Yankees, but will he help?
On Sunday ” in the kind of dramatic fashion only the Yankees can conjure up ” Roger Clemens stood up with a microphone at Yankee Stadium and announced himself as the savior to all who wear pinstripes and bow down to small statues of Babe Ruth every night. OK, so those aren’t the exact words […]
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Garrett criticizes report flunking state education
State superintendent Sandy Garrett released a statement today in response to a recently publicized report criticizing Oklahoma’s education system, giving the state’s academic achievement an “F.” The U.S. Chamber of Commerce “Leaders and Laggards” report ranked Oklahoma 42nd out of all states and Washington, D.C. Garrett criticized it for using old data ” from 2003 […]
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Court denies appeal for Pavatt
Convicted murderer James Dwight Pavatt was denied appeal from the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals this afternoon. The justices voted 5-0 to deny overturning Pavatt’s murder conviction and death sentence. Pavatt was found guilty in September 2003 of conspiring and killing Oklahoma City advertising executive Robert Andrew at his home in 2001. Pavatt’s co-defendant and […]
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Henry declares State of Emergency for Oklahoma
Governor Brad Henry today declared a State of Emergency for all of Oklahoma’s counties. Tornadoes, rain and flooding have been widespread throughout Oklahoma since May 4. “The State Emergency Operations Plan has been activated and our emergency management officials are closely monitoring the situation,” Henry said in a statement. Providing a formal […]
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Suspected YMCA thief nabbed
Police last week arrested a woman accused of being involved in gymnasium theft cases around the country ” including two here in Oklahoma City, first reported in Oklahoma Gazette last fall. According to the “America’s Most Wanted,” police arrested Lizette A. Garvin, listed as one of the aliases of a woman charged in Oklahoma […]
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Judge releases man charged with murder
Pleading with those in his courtroom he has no other choice, a judge has released a man charged with murder. Oklahoma County District Judge Ray Elliot granted the release to Earl Bradford Postelle, 42, who is charged with the Memorial Day murders in 2005. “I find it incredible this is the position I’m […]
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Judge: McCarty test results expected next week
Results of a second round of DNA testing in the state’s murder case against Curtis Edward McCarty should be in the court’s hands next week. At a status conference hearing Friday morning before Oklahoma County District Judge Twyla Mason Gray, attorneys indicated the lab said results would be rushed back to Oklahoma by Wednesday. […]