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State prosecutors are willing to give a death-row inmate another chance before a jury. But the inmate would rather let five judges decide his fate. Keary Lamar Littlejohn was convicted and sentenced to death for the 2002 murder of 22-year-old Gregory L. Rogers II, shot at a 7-Eleven convenience store in Northwest Oklahoma City. Prosecutors […]

Looking to get a boost before the Feb. 5 primary, presidential candidate John Edwards made a quick stop in Oklahoma City this afternoon. The former Democratic senator from North Carolina touched down at Wiley Post Airport and briefly met campaign staffers and reporters.   “I feel I know a great deal about the problems facing […]

A day after the Oklahoma City school board had to reconvene to consider suspending Superintendent John Q. Porter, the group made the same decision as they did Jan. 7.   Allegations arose Jan. 10 that the Jan. 7 Oklahoma City school board meeting — in which the members voted to suspend Porter with pay until […]

Trading snow for sand, the Association of Volleyball Professionals will dump roughly 200 tons of the latter onto the floor of the Ford Center on Thursday night. Its members will don their finest bathing suits and kick off “Hot Winter Nights,” an indoor beach volleyball tour in its inaugural season. “We’re bringing summer to the […]

More tax cuts, lawsuit reform and school choice were among the items presented by state Senate Republicans as part of their agenda for the upcoming Legislative session. During a news conference at the state Capitol on Wednesday, GOP senators laid out a host of initiatives they want to push when lawmakers convene next month.   […]

Three games. Three losses. Not exactly what Eddie Sutton had in mind when he signed on as interim head coach for the San Francisco University men’s basketball program back in late December, admittedly to fulfill his goal of reaching 800 career wins. Had Sutton known just how bad his new team really is, he might […]

Fed up with “politics as usual,” a group of distinguished politicians laid out a criteria  Monday to resurrect national bipartisanship. Speaking before a packed house on the campus of the University of Oklahoma, group co-chairman and OU President David Boren said the time is now to bring a change in politics.   “We come together […]

dline phones in 1987 and later with wireless phones in 2005.   “He was actively involved in environmental issues “? everything from water planning and air quality to legislative and policy issues that impact the greater metropolitan area,” Church said.   Among his many involvements, recognitions and contributions to the community over the years, Taylor served on the […]

An audit on the state Department of Corrections found budget problems do not lie within the department, but with the Legislature.   After conducting a nearly six-month audit of DOC, for which the Legislature appropriated nearly $1 million, the report concluded better cost savings could derive from public policy changes. The authors of the report […]