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Oklahoma City fire investigators say a fast-moving fire that swept through an apartment building and killed three people was intentionally set.

Cleveland County District Judge William C. Hetherington, Jr. has been appointed to the state Court of Civil Appeals, Gov.

The University of Oklahoma will receive $650,000 for a 5-year study to collect and analyze genetic data from different populations in Peru.

The Norman Fire Department is investigating a fire that damaged an apartment unit Sunday morning.

A busy roadway in Norman will be closed for a week. Starting Monday, crews said they plan to close the eastern half of Indian Hills Road at 72nd Avenue Northeast.

Teachers from Japan were in Norman this week learning about Norman schools. "I am particularly happy to see how the children are different from Japan, to see the differences," head teacher Katsumi Kosuge said through a translator Tuesday at Truman Elementary School.

Governor Brad Henry has appointed Chuck Roberts of Norman to serve on the Oklahoma Developmental Disabilities Council.

By Nanette Light Rick Fry is frequently asked what the Norman Arts Council does.

The Cleveland County Health Department recently announced it has expanded the populations to receive the H1N1 vaccine.

Earlier this year, when President Barack Obama proposed a revival of health care by converting outdated paper-based records into modern electronic systems in five years, hospitals around the country began the shift.

The Norman Children's Chorus and the University Chamber Singers will present their Fall Concert 7 p.m. Monday at the University of Oklahoma's Catlett Music Center.

Brooke Elizabeth Hamilton, Norman High School, and Swathi Shankar, Norman North High School, have been named October Students of the Month by the Norman Rotary club.

Elmer Zen "E.Z." Million died Saturday in his Norman home at age 68. A cause of death wasn't immediately available.

Anyone who is interested in a career as a paralegal may attend a free seminar Jan.

Those caught drinking in public in Norman could be sentenced to up to 10 days in jail under a proposed new ordinance being considered by the city council.

With the crowd milling around Campus Corner in mid-afternoon, it had the feel of a University of Oklahoma football game day.

NORMAN, Oklahoma Norman police are searching for a missing 11-year-old boy. The boy's parents noticed he was missing around 1 p.m. Sunday in Norman.

Mark Erelli, one of the decade's most popular and prolific modern roots musicians, will return to Norman Sunday for a concert at Santa Fe Depot, 200 S. Jones Ave.

Once they're complete, the eight bridges spanning I-35 through the heart of Norman will do more than just allow cars, trucks and motorcycles to pass safely over one of the nation's busiest highways.