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A death row inmate who has been diagnosed as terminally ill will still be executed next week.   Jimmy Dale Bland, 49, was convicted of the Nov. 14, 1996, murder of 62-year-old Doyle Windle Rains. Bland’s execution is set for Tuesday.   A split Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals today denied a stay of Bland’s […]

Brenda Evers Andrew ” convicted and sentenced to death for the 2001 murder of her husband, Oklahoma City advertising executive Robert Andrew ” had her appeal denied by the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals. The judges ruled 4-1 in rejecting the appeal.   A jury found Brenda Andrew guilty of first-degree murder and conspiracy to […]

For Daniel Agnew, disappointment came last September. Just three days prior to his scheduled departure for Switzerland ” where he was slated to compete in the 2006 Triathlon World Championships ” Agnew got a call from his sponsors letting him know that due to financial issues, they had decided not to help fund his trip. […]

Oklahoma Gazette tied for third place June 15 in the Cover Design category at the national AltWeekly Awards sponsored by the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies.   Three entries by the Gazette’s cover crew competed in the contest against other alternative-weekly newspapers with circulations of less than 60,000: “Crosstook,” “The Watchers” and “Vote.”   The San […]

In the morning hours on Tuesday, the sky above Oklahoma will be dotted with dozens of small planes headed north in the all-women Air Race Classic. Some 47 teams of pilots will be racing to Canada, where they’ll all be touching down no later than 5 p.m. Friday. A rich tradition of female pilots exists […]

At this past weekend’s 2007 NCAA Track and Field Championships, a record 22 Sooners competed and 14 returned home with All-America honors. That second number matches the combined school record established in 1997. Just last year, Martin Smith was hired to lead OU’s struggling track and field programs. All Smith had done in his previous […]

Gov. Brad Henry signed one bill and vetoed another bill today, completing his work on legislation passed during the 2007 session.   He signed House Bill 2103 regarding college tuition and vetoed House Bill 1930 regarding Oklahoma Health Care Authority.   Rep. Lance Cargill (R, Harrah) and Sen. Mike Johnson (R, Kingfisher) wrote the college […]

In the highly physical realm of roller derby, where’s the line between being dirty and merely aggressive? “Apparently I have no idea!” said Tornado Alley Rollergirls’ Brooke Burleson, aka Victory Doll Sally Strych9. “I see myself more as a mean player than a dirty player. I actually don’t try to get penalties; it just happens. […]

There was a time when the mere mention of Winford Boynes’ name automatically raised debate as to whether or not he is the best basketball player the state of Oklahoma has ever produced. That began when Boynes was still burning up the nets for Capitol Hill High School back in the mid-Seventies. But his legend […]