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Feds to probe Connecticut train crash

Federal transportation investigators will work to determine what caused two passenger trains to collide during rush hour in Connecticut, sending dozens to the ...
Mother and baby attacked by man posing as UPS driver saved by dog

A man was arrested Friday at the Cannes Film Festival after firing a gun loaded with blanks during a live television interview, sending an Oscar-winning actor running for ...
Students graduate from Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City

Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City celebrated students graduating from the fall, spring and summer semesters during the 2013 commencement ceremony at State Fair ...
Birthday girl from Edmond asks for shoes for children in Africa

Bree Johnson, 7, daughter of Pam and Damon Johnson, of Edmond, decided that for her birthday on April 7 she would do something different this year. She asked for shoes for children in Africa. Bree and her family listen to KLOVE radio and had heard that kids all over the world cannot go to school unless they have shoes to fit their feet. Shoes for Orphan Souls is a national organization that ...
Edmond school psychologist honored

EDMOND -- John Ross Elementary School psychologist, Nicole Marler, has been named school psychologist of the year by the Oklahoma School Psychological Association. "I was shocked and humbled," Marler said. "It is quite an honor to be nominated by your peers." Marler has been at John Ross Elementary in the Edmond school district for three years. She served in the same capacity ...

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Jeepers Creepers

Despite the snicker-inducing silliness of its titlewhich is taken from Johnny Mercer and Harry Warren's '30s-era tune for plot-related reasons that are notably strainedVictor Salva's Jeepers Creepers is actually a grimly effective horror movie ... for the first half hour. The set-up, which involves a brother and sister terrorized on their drive home from college for spring break, is simple ... ...

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Oklahoma governor urges state lawmakers to address health insurance issue

Gov. Mary Fallin says lawmakers must act before adjourning next week to approve legislation for about 9,000 low-income Oklahomans who stand to lose their health insurance coverage at the end of this ...
Oklahoma leads pack in campaign reporting

Oklahoma is among 15 states to receive an 'A' grade in a 50-state analysis of disclosure requirements for political action committees, nonprofits and outside spending ...
Oklahoma candidates who dont follow rules find politics costly

The Oklahoma Ethics Commission said it will begin assessing penalties this summer to almost two years worth of political candidates and committees that have failed to comply with campaign contribution and expenditure reporting ...
Oklahoma Attorney General asks to delay hearing into PSO plan for regional haze

Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt said more information is needed about future electricity demand at Public Service Co. of Oklahoma before a compliance plan to deal with regional haze is decided by state environmental officials. A public hearing into the plan will go ahead ...
Young people of Oklahoma are faces of arthritis

But they share a disease that afflicts one in 1,000 children. They both have arthritis. There are 3,500 Oklahoma children living with juvenile arthritis, said Sherri O'Neil, regional vice president of the Arthritis Foundation/South Central Region. That is one reason the organization is featuring children as special honorees for this year's fundraising walk. "Arthritis is a ...

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Knicks, Pacers, Grizzlies, Thunder in semis

New York, Oklahoma City, Indiana and Memphis all won their first-round NBA playoff series with Game 6 victories, reaching the Conference semifinals.

The New York Knicks got the staggers Friday and almost gave up a 26-point lead but steadied to beat the Boston Celtics 88-80 while Oklahoma City Thunder booked its spot in the last eight for the third straight season by downing the Houston Rockets 103-94, reports Xinhua.

The Indiana Pacers withstood a big final-quarter comeback from Atlanta and beat the Hawks 81-73, and the Memphis Grizzlies completed a comeback from a 0-2 series deficit by beating the Los Angeles Clippers 118-105. With Miami, San Antonio and Golden State already into the next stage, the last spot will be decided when Brooklyn host Chicago in their Game 7.

Boston cut a 49-75 deficit to four points but Carmelo Anthony made a jumper to give New York an 81-75 lead and then sank a 3-pointer. Then J.R. Smith converted a three-point play to restore the double-digit lead the Knicks had nursed most of the game.

Anthony finished with 21 points for the Knicks, who won a playoff series for the first time since the Patrick Ewing era in 2000. They will host the Pacers in Sunday's opening game of their Conference semifinal series. ...