Warning to Oklahoma’s sporting goods store merchants: Order many Viking products for those whose fandom follows Sooner superstar running back Adrian Peterson to the Minnesota National Football League franchise. Peterson, flanked by his parents and other family members, wore a flashy diamond watch along with a sedate gray suit and blue tie. Unfortunately, none of […]
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Oklahoma County judge’s hands tied by “absurd law”
Oklahoma County District Judge Ray Elliot said his hands were tied by an “absurd law” and will consider modifying conditions for nursing home care for a man who was charged with murder. Man facing murder charge is in nursing facility At a court hearing Friday morning, Elliot denied turning Earl Bradford Postelle over to the […]
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Key evidence in McCarty case does not match defendant
Oklahoma Gazette has confirmed a key piece of evidence in a 25-year-old murder case does not match the defendant. Twice convicted and sentenced to death three times for the crime, Curtis Edward McCarty awaits trial for the 1982 killing of Pamela Kaye Willis. Oklahoma County District Attorney David Prater told Gazette a footprint […]
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OKC to host men’s national gymnastics competition
Mayor Mick Cornett and Olympic champion Bart Conner announced today Oklahoma City will host the 2007 USA Gymnastics Junior Olympic Men’s National Championships May 9 through 13. Contested at the CoxConvention Center, more than 800 gymnasts will participate in the eight-session competition. Cornett and Conner made the announcement from The International Gymnastics Hall […]
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University of Oklahoma students prepare Bethany Route 66 project
University of Oklahoma Division of Landscape Architecture graduate students and Oklahoma Scenic Byways are partnering to give the city of Bethany new ideas on improving the section of town Route 66 runs through. The students divided Bethany into three areas:” retail, ” parks and recreation, and ” residential. The students then studied the areas and […]
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College student bares breasts to make cancer-fighting art
Andrea Jones makes molds of her breasts, paints them and sells them on eBay to raise money to fight cancer. Although the process was awkward in the beginning, the end result was something she could be proud of. “It opened my eyes to fresh possibilities,” Jones said. “And when my mold actually sold, I thought, […]
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Despite injuries, Oklahoma’s Peterson too good to pass up in NFL draft
If one believes the so-called experts, University of Oklahoma running back Adrian Peterson is the third-best prospect available heading into Saturday’s 2007 National Football League draft. The reason Peterson is not the top prospect centers around his well-documented history of injuries, including this past season with the Sooners when he missed seven games with a […]
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Philosophy of ‘The Secret’ nothing new, says OKC minister
Rhonda Byrne’s “The Secret” has become one of the fastest-selling books of all time with 3.75 million copies in print, saying thinking good thoughts brings about good and thinking bad thoughts brings about bad. The book is an extended discussion on how this power can be harnessed in a person’s life. Shelley Heller, the senior […]
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Tulsa author documents life of Billy the Kid
Tulsa-based author and three-time Pulitzer Prize nominee Michael Wallis has written what may be the definitive biography of a famed American outlaw in “Billy the Kid: The Endless Ride.” “God knows there have been literally hundreds and hundreds of books on the Kid “¦ but hardly anything deals with his entire life,” Wallis said. “I […]
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Tornado activity slowing down in Oklahoma, stats show
Recent data show the number of tornadoes in Oklahoma for the past five years is significantly down from the average, as are the number of violent tornadoes ” something Oklahoma is more known for than any other state. Has “tornado alley” moved out of Oklahoma? “People have certainly noticed,” said Rick Smith, warning coordination meteorologist […]