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Motel roof collapse causes controversy
OKLAHOMA CITY – Controversy is swirling around a motel in Southwest Oklahoma City. Early Monday morning, the roof collapsed at the Meridian Extended Stay. It fell on several cars. Cars that ended up smashed, dented and totaled. Some owners had no choice but to fix their cars right away. Now, victims want the motel to pay. ';We’re not asking for a lot of money. We want our ...
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Stoops family victim of home break-in
NORMAN, OK — There is breaking news involving OU Football Coach Bob Stoops. Late this evening, NewsChannel 4 confirmed that the Stoops family has been the victim of a frightening home break-in. NewsChannel 4 talked with a public information officer for the Norman Police Department. He says they are classifying this as a burglary. However, they do confirm that someone was at home at the ...
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Police Former OU Football Player Arrested Accused Of Trafficking Crack Cocaine
TULSA, Oklahoma - Law enforcement sources say a former University of Oklahoma football player was arrested Wednesday night, accused of trafficking crack cocaine. Tulsa Police say De'Mond Parker was the passenger in a car that was stopped by officers Wednesday night. Our sources say, when the officers turned on their lights, they noticed Parker shoving items underneath his seat. When he ...
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OK Family Who Lost 5 Loved Ones In Floods Struggles To Move Forward
OKLAHOMA CITY - A family who lost five relatives in flash flood waters after the recent tornados, struggles to move forward. A mother of four who lost two daughters of her own continues to try and stay strong for her other two children. We've been keeping close tabs with the Shrum family. They've gone through a lot over the past few weeks especially after four members of their ...
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Cherokee Nation Donates $50K To Food Bank For Oklahoma Tornado Victims
OKLAHOMA CITY - The Cherokee Nation is helping with disaster relief efforts across the state. The tribe and its businesses donated $50,000 to the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma. That means 250,000 meals for tornado survivors. They also donated thousands of bottles of water and ...
Movie Review
In Good Company
In Good Company is a feel-good dramedy about the power of honesty, decency, and good ol' fashioned belief in what one is doing to overcome the perils of faceless corporate hegemony. To fully enjoy the movie, of course, one must overlook the fact that it was produced and distri ... ...
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Crews battling fire at old Gateway Academy
A 1-year-old boy who plummeted two stories from a fire escape in Brooklyn on Wednesday was saved when a quick-thinking passerby saw the child and caught him as he fell, according to police. The woman who caught the baby is Cristina Torre, daughter of ...
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Slim Whitman country singer who won new fame with TV sales dies at 90
The down-on-his-luck singer sat on the steps of Nashville's famed Grand Ole Opry, bemoaning the job he'd just lost at a radio station, when out walked country legend Hank Williams. The celebrated but troubled singer and songwriter, who had just been fired from the Louisiana Hayride radio show in 1949, suggested they apply for each other's former jobs. "Just go down there and ...
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Edmond building is oldest in Oklahoma County
Built in 1893, the building on the right was the "first two-story, first masonry structure" in Oklahoma County. It is the oldest commercial building in Oklahoma County and now houses several contemporary ...
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UPDATE 4-Actor James Gandolfini star of The Sopranos dies in Italy
Wed Jun 19, 2013 10:54pm EDT (Adds actor's planned attendance at Sicily film festival, more reaction) By Piya Sinha-Roy and Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES, June 19 (Reuters) - James Gandolfini, the burly actor best known for his Emmy-winning portrayal of a conflicted New Jersey mob boss in the groundbreaking cable TV series "The Sopranos," died on Wednesday vacationing in Italy. He was ...
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Foreign Authorities Assume Kidnapping Of OKC Valedictorian
OKLAHOMA CITY - Authorities in Ecuador are officially treating the disappearance of an Oklahoma City valedictorian as a kidnapping case, according to family members searching for the teen. The case is now receiving international attention after News 9 broke the story Tuesday. The family says there have been thorough searches along the hiking trails where the teen was last seen. Three ...
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Our nuclear programmes are completely transparent. But we are ready to show greater transparency and make clear for the whole world that the steps of the Islamic Republic of Iran are completely within international frameworks. The sanctions are unfair, the Iranian people are suffering, and our (nuclear) activities are legal. These sanctions are illegal and only benefit Israel.
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The Plaza, New York City
After a prompt and friendly check-in at The Plaza I was escorted by the bellman to the 15th floor to ...
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