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The Oklahoma City Thunder ranks No. 25 out of 122 NBA, NFL, MLB and NHL franchises, according to ESPN the Magazine. Its annual “Ultimate Standings” survey measures how much major-league teams give back to their fans. Jumping from last year’s No. 57 ranking, the Thunder stand as the fifth-best NBA team in the current ratings. […]

Three candidates will make up the ballot for the Democratic primary race for District 93 state representative. Jeff PackhamWanda Jo PeltierWilfredo Santos-RiveraWho can vote Voters will choose between Jeff Packham, Wanda Jo Peltier and Wilfredo Santos-Rivera. The winner of the primary will advance to the main election against Republican incumbent Mike Christian. Jeff PackhamJeff Packham, […]

If a playwright were to pen a stage drama inspired by Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park’s history, the technical crew’s cue sheet might have more ink than the script. Stagehands would have to prepare several scene changes and cue multiple volleys of pyrotechnics. And now, at least one act would require a water tank. “With […]

ntroduces Brogdon at a rally: “He is a friend to the Tea Party.” And with that support, Brogdon pins a great deal of his campaign hopes. It was vital for him to get the endorsement of the state Tea Party organizations, especially since Gerhart’s group is going to spend most of its time working against, […]

The upcoming July 27 primary will whittle the five candidates for state superintendent of public instruction down to three people. More surprisingly, perhaps, is that the four primary candidates vying for the job can agree about something: The state Legislature is not helping.  Elephant huntDonkey duelBiographical sketches Whether they cite bare-bones funding levels, out-of-touch priorities, […]

A common thread united the latest rally in the culture war, the Reclaiming America for Christ Conference held last week at Trinity Baptist Church in Yukon. While reclaiming the culture of America was the theme, some of the participants eschew the political label and simply focus on “worldview education.” No ‘rest’ for conservativesRally for Sally […]

Sometimes, all it takes is one phone call. One phone call was enough to get Dr. Lisa Frey thinking about what she could do to help those seeking mental health services but are unable to afford them. “It was a pretty heartrending story about having children to support and nowhere to live “¦ and having […]

A man who has been on Oklahoma’s death row for 27 years is out of jail. This morning in Oklahoma County District Judge Kenneth Watson’s courtroom, James T. Fisher Jr. accepted a plea deal with prosecutors, releasing him from prison. Fisher was first convicted and given a sentence of death in 1983 for killing Terry […]

As Sen. Tom Coburn started his address to the crowd at Francis Tuttle Technology Center in Oklahoma City, he made two things crystal clear: People would not like his answers, but things will get better. Before Coburn, R-Okla., opened Wednesday’s town hall meeting to questions from the audience, he addressed the crowd by outlining how […]

In the course of one day, Gerry Bonds learned her OETA talk show, “OKC Metro,” was up for two Emmy awards and, almost immediately, it would soon end. In addition, she found out she’d anchor her last “Oklahoma News Report” June 30.   Bonds, co-anchor George Tomek and weatherman Ross Dixon are the three most […]