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  • More Lawsuits Filed Against Tulsa Dentist Scott Harrington

    TULSA, Oklahoma - More lawsuits have been filed against dentist Scott Harrington. Harrington is accused of unsafe and unsanitary practices and possibly exposing thousands of people to diseases. One of Harrington's patients claims he is a regular Red Cross blood donor, and says he has a paper trail that proves he got hepatitis C from Harrington's office. In the three months since ...

  • Bank in southwest Oklahoma City robbed

    Police say a black male wearing a Houston Astros baseball cap and a New Orleans Saints football jersey robbed the First Fidelity Bank at 700 SW 29th ...

  • Man accused of threatening sheriff governors children

    Scott Neil Helling, 49, is accused of sending emails to media outlets across the country accusing Hewitt of murdering his son. Helling's son is not dead; he's in Texas, according to ...

  • NTSB Bad eyesight likely caused Okla. train crash

    TULSA, Okla. -; An engineer killed in a fiery train collision in the Oklahoma Panhandle last year suffered from serious vision problems for much of his life, underwent several corrective procedures in the years leading up to the crash and had even complained that he couldn't distinguish between red and green signals, a doctor told a federal oversight board ...

  • New Shoreline Management Plan Clears Way For Big Plans On Lake Eufaula

    EUFAULA, Oklahoma - Development of Lake Eufaula is moving forward. The Corps of Engineers' new shoreline management plan basically sets rules for development on the lake. It also clears the way for big plans for the next phase on the multi-million dollar Carlton Landing project. After a two-year study, including public feedback, the Corps of Engineers has approved a shoreline management ...

Movie Review

Solaris (2002) [DVD]

Solaris (2002) [DVD]

Steven Soderbergh's film of Polish novelist Stanislaw Lem's Solaris was advertised as a romance during its theatrical release, which is not entirely inaccurate, depending on what your definition is of a romantic movie. Solaris is a love story, but it's not exactly a date movie, unless your date is a graduate student in philosophy. Rather, it is a difficult and enigmatic exploration ... ...

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  • Electronic Waste Trailer Stolen From Tulsa Recycling Center

    TULSA, Oklahoma - The Metropolitan Environmental Trust (M.e.t.) said Tuesday it has temporarily suspended the collection of electronic waste materials, as the equipment it needs for that was ...

  • Owasso City Council Considering Ambulance Rate Hikes

    OWASSO, Oklahoma - Owasso's city council will vote Tuesday night on a proposal that would raise the city's ambulance rates for some people. The Fire Chief says the current rates, which haven't been changed since 2007, are below the regional and statewide average prices for services. Under the new proposal, the advanced life support fee would jump from $625 to $1,100. Also, the ...

  • Area Emergency Responders Test Skills At Tulsa Port Authority

    The Oklahoma State University Multispectral Laboratories team designed a hazardous materials emergency scenario at the Tulsa Port ...

  • Man Convicted In Murder Of LeFlore County Couple To Be Executed Today

    McALESTER, Oklahoma - Oklahoma corrections officials are preparing to execute the second inmate to be put to death this year. James Lewis DeRosa's execution by lethal injection is scheduled for Tuesday evening at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester. DeRosa was convicted in the stabbing deaths of 73-year-old Curtis Plummer and 70-year-old Gloria Plummer almost 13 years ago. ...

  • Man pleads no contest to BA hit-and-run

    BROKEN ARROW, Okla. - A Coweta man arrested in November in connection with a fatal hit-and-run in Broken Arrow pleaded no contest Tuesday. Christopher Lee Lange, 24, was driving his vehicle on Washington Street near Dogwood Avenue when he struck and killed 43-year-old Robert Pitcher. He then fled the scene. Lange, who was charged with leaving the scene of a fatality collision and negligent ...

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