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3 hrs ago | Log Cabin Democrat

Oklahoma executes inmate for couple's 2000 deaths

Oklahoma executed a 36-year-old man on Tuesday for taking part in the brutal killing of a ranching couple 13 years ago.

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Related Topix: Prison, US Politics, US News, Representative Mary Fallin, Republican, US House of Representatives, Violent Crime, Oklahoma State Penitentiary, State Prisons

3 hrs ago | KTVN Reno

Oklahoma executes inmate for couple's 2000 deaths

McALESTER, Okla. - Oklahoma executed a 36-year-old man on Tuesday for taking part in the brutal killing of a ranching couple 13 years ago.

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Related Topix: Prison, US Politics, US News, Representative Mary Fallin, Republican, US House of Representatives, McAlester, OK, Violent Crime

5 hrs ago | KGWN

Okla. executes inmate convicted of killing couple

A judge has declared a mistrial after jurors failed to reach a verdict in the trial of a Detroit police officer who fatally shot a 7-year-old girl.

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Related Topix: Violent Crime, Prison, Tax

5 hrs ago | WATE-TV Knoxville

Okla. executes inmate convicted of killing couple

Oklahoma has executed a 36-year-old man convicted of first-degree murder in the October 2000 stabbing deaths of a couple.

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Related Topix: Violent Crime, Tax, US News

8 hrs ago | Insurance Journal West

Claims Pros' Own Survival Skills Tested in Oklahoma Tornadoes

Michael Pelonero came to Moore to help victims of the May 20th tornado. But he hadn't planned on trying to outrun one.

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Related Topix: Tornado, Natural Disasters, Moore, OK, Hurricane, Weather, Hurricane Ike

10 hrs ago | KOCO-TV Oklahoma City

Oklahoma insurance claims from May tornadoes top 70,000

Insurance claims filed in response to multiple tornado outbreaks in May jumped to 70,782 Tuesday, with insurance payments reaching $561,976,781.

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12 hrs ago | Sunherald.com

Doctor: Driver in Okla. train wreck had bad eyes

Dr. Mary Pat McKay told the National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday that the driver of one of two trains that collided last June said his eyesight fluctuated from day to day.

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Related Topix: Train Disaster, Oklahoma Government

16 hrs ago | Federal Emergency Management Agency

Fact Sheet Questions and Answers About State and Federal Disaster Assistance Available for Oklahoma

A: You may be eligible if you live in a federally designated county and incurred damage from severe storms, flooding and tornadoes May 18 through June 2. The six counties now designated for Individual Assistance are Canadian, Cleveland, Lincoln, McClain, Oklahoma and Pottawatomie.

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Related Topix: Weather, Social Security, Personal Finance

20 hrs ago | NewsOK.com

Oklahoma Highway Safety Office reminds motorists, motorcyclists to share the road

For John "J.D." Sanders, riding his 2010 Harley-Davidson gives him a "sense of freedom and a sense of being unencumbered."

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Related Topix: Motorcycles, Oklahoma Government, Harley-Davidson Motorcycle

Mon Jun 17, 2013

NewsOK.com

Oklahoma Corrections Department director to resign

Oklahoma Department of Corrections Director Justin Jones, whose agency drew criticism from the governor and legislative leaders recently over a lack of fiscal candor, has announced he will resign, effective Oct. 1. "It is just time to turn the page and move on to another chapter in my life," Jones, 57, told the Tulsa World on Monday.

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Related Topix: Oklahoma Government, Mary Fallin, US Governors

KFOR-TV Oklahoma City

Three-year-old Oklahoma boy dies in hot car

Family members say Kashen Oaks was a curious, adventure seeker. Like most three-year-old's, he loved to explore.

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Examiner.com

Get wowed by Oklahoma's jobs aplenty :Quick list of connections

Oklahoma has one of the lower unemployment rates in at least two of the metropolis' readily identified with the State.

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Related Topix: Oklahoma County, OK

NewsOK.com

Farm bill faces opposition inside and outside of Oklahoma

"It's a difference between those who are wearing dress shoes and those who are wearing boots," U.S. Rep. Markwayne Mullin said.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Frank Lucas, Republican, US House of Representatives, Representative Markwayne Mullin, John Boehner, Agriculture, Science

KRMG-AM Tulsa

Visitor and convention reps to meet in Stillwater

A convention planned in Stillwater is attracting people who know a thing or two about how to put on an event.

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Related Topix: Travel

NewsOn6 Tulsa

Army Of Stylists Offer Free Day Of Beauty To Moore Tornado Victims

Through donations and the power of social media, Diane Brothers and other stylists are giving the Moore tornado victims a day to not feel like a victim.

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Related Topix: Moore, OK, Entertainment, Drama, Television

Sun Jun 16, 2013

Examiner.com

Father's Day earthquakes: Three earthquakes strike central Oklahoma

Three different earthquakes rattled Oklahoma on Father's Day. They each occurred at different times in central Oklahoma.

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Related Topix: Oklahoma City, OK, Natural Disasters, Earthquake

News9 Oklahoma City

Oklahoma Man To Be Executed For Couple's 2000 Slaying

An Oklahoma death row inmate convicted of the stabbing deaths of a Le Flore County couple almost 13 years ago is scheduled to be executed at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester.

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Related Topix: Le Flore County, OK, Oklahoma State Penitentiary, State Prisons, Prison, McAlester, OK, Poteau, OK

NewsOn6 Tulsa

Multiple Earthquakes Shake Up Central Oklahoma

Father's Day 2013 got off to a shaky start as three earthquakes shook up parts of central Oklahoma, Sunday morning.

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Related Topix: Jones, OK, Oklahoma City, OK, Natural Disasters, Earthquake, Boley, OK

News9 Oklahoma City

Multiple Earthquakes Shake Up Central Oklahoma

Father's Day 2013 got off to a shaky start as three earthquakes shook up parts of central Oklahoma, Sunday morning.

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Related Topix: Jones, OK, Oklahoma City, OK, Natural Disasters, Earthquake, Boley, OK

KUAD-FM Windsor

Toby Keith Reveals Details on Oklahoma Twister Relief Concert Set for July 6

Details for Toby Keith 's Oklahoma Twister Relief Concert have been revealed. The Moore native has put together an event , with the help of Garth Brooks , a fellow Okie, as well as Willie Nelson, Trisha Yearwood and Ronnie Dunn .

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