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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Gov. Henry vetoes lawsuit “reform” bill
Gov. Brad Henry vetoed Senate Bill 507 today but claimed to continue working on a compromise lawsuit “reform” package to fix some flaws in certain provisions in the proposed legislation. Today was the last day Henry could act on the so-called tort reform measure, SB 507, approved earlier this month by the Oklahoma Legislature. Henry […]
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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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Gov. Henry veto on abortion bill stands
The state Senate failed this morning to override Gov. Brad Henry’s veto of an abortion bill by one vote. Senate Bill 714 would have banned the use of state facilities or employees to perform abortions. The vote was 31 in favor of the override, with 17 opposed. The bill first passed out of […]
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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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Oklahoma watchdog leader says man facing murder charge is in nursing facility
The head of a nursing home watchdog organization claims the state has placed a man charged with four counts of first-degree murder in a nursing facility. Wes Bledsoe (pictured), founder of Tulsa-based A Perfect Cause, said Earl Bradford Postelle, 43, was ordered to reside at the OakHillsLivingCenter in Jones. The order came from Oklahoma […]
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Norman to vote on curbside recycling
Voters in Norman will cast ballots on curbside recycling on May 8. If approved, Norman would become one of just a handful of cities in Oklahoma to offer such a program. Oklahoma City and Edmond have conducted curbside recycling for nearly 10 years. DETAILSThe ballot measure will ask voters if urban residents of Norman will pay […]
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Former baseball commissioner should be removed from hall of fame
Kenesaw Mountain Landis, Major League Baseball’s first commissioner, gave baseball a black eye in his 24-year run in that office. “For 24 years, Judge Landis wouldn’t let a black man play. I had his records, and I read them, and for 24 years Landis consistently blocked any attempts to put blacks and whites together on […]
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A federal appeals court in March turned down Ruth Parks’ challenge to her re-election loss in 2001 as the recorder-treasurer of Horseshoe Bend, Ark., which she blamed on a conspiracy by the mayor and police chief. The court concluded that voters, not a conspiracy, had defeated her, perhaps because of the prominence of her belief […]
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Hornets close out OKC history chapter
The visiting Denver Nuggets managed to lead the game in the first minute and the last minute which stole the hearts of the Ford Center faithful at the Hornets final regular season game. On Friday the 13th, the Hornets scored in every possible way — bouncing shots off the backboard, finger-roll layups and slam dunks. […]