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Tulsa County Cleaning Up From First Round Of Severe Weather

About 200 customers are without power in Tulsa County Sunday morning after a first round of severe weather made it to Green Country overnight. WARN Teams meteorologist Alan Crone said the scattered storms with winds of up to 50 mph were a "gust front," or small line moving ahead of severe ...
Sunday last day for Tulsas Mayfest

TULSA - Sunday is the last day of Tulsa's 2013 Mayfest celebration. Thousands gathered beginning Friday to celebrate the 41st year of Mayfest, a four-day arts and music festival in the heart of the city. More than 530,000 people are expected to attend and more than 100 vendors have set up ...
Tulsa Athletics kick off 2013 season

TULSA - Tulsa's newest professional sports team is already a winner after posting a victory at the former Driller's Stadium on Saturday. The Tulsa Athletics soccer team is a revival of the Tulsa Roughnecks, the local soccer team that played their last game in 1985. The Athletics are an amateur professional soccer team, which means college students can play without being disqualified. ...
Shoppes on Peoria hold grand opening

TULSA - The Shoppes on Peoria are now officially open for business after holding a grand opening on Saturday. Tenants began moving into the center at 1717 North Peoria in January, and six tenants are now open. The shops include Tropical Smoothie Caf, Sole Mates Boutique, Paradise Donuts, Jave Daves, Eastern Oklahoma Wellness Center, Cricket Wireless, and Tropical Smoothie Caf. Forty-seven people ...
Couples pledge their love as part of Pride Fest

More than two dozen couples participated in the Love is Love marriage equality rally on Saturday morning at the Myriad Gardens. The rally was the kickoff event for the 2013 Pride ...

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I don't think it would be going out on a limb to say that Robert De Niro is the only actor in America who could have successfully pulled off the role of Paul Vitti in "Analyze This," a new film from Harold Ramis ("Groundhog Day"). The movie is a comedy, but the role of Paul Vitti requires someone to play it straight. De Niro was the perfect choice, as he is the kind of actor who looms large in the ... ...

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Report N. Korea fires fourth missile

North Korea fired a short-range missile into the Sea of Japan on Sunday, according to South Korea's semiofficial news agency Yonhap, citing a South Korean military ...
Winning ticket for $590.5 million Powerball jackpot sold in Florida

(Reuters) - One winning ticket for a record U.S. Powerball lottery jackpot worth $590.5 million was sold in Florida, organizers said late on ...
Oklahoma weather Crews work to clear storm damage in Oklahoma City as the state braces for severe weather Sunday.

Storms developed in western Oklahoma late Saturday afternoon. The storms hit Oklahoma City about 9 p.m. A tornado watch that covered much of the state expired by 11 p.m. though Cleveland County is expected to remain under a severe thunderstorm watch until 3 ...
Downtown Tulsas Mayfest Continues Through Sunday

Severe storms rolling through the metro area have downed power poles and caused some damage, with thousands of residents also reporting power outages, Saturday ...
Severe Storms Cause Damage Power Outages In OKC Metro

OKLAHOMA CITY - Severe storms rolling through the metro area have downed power poles and caused some damage, with thousands of residents also reporting power outages, Saturday night. High winds caused power poles to crash down onto the road in between Memorial Rd. and Penn. Ave. Some drivers, including a police officer, were trapped in their vehicles when power lines fell on top of them. ...

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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. ...