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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. ...
Wind Burst Wrecks Enid Police Vehicle Officer Injured

ENID, Oklahoma - An Enid Police Officer was injured after a sudden powerful burst of wind blew dust and debris onto U.S. Highway 412 causing the officer to lose control of his vehicle and crash, Saturday night. According to the Enid News Twitter page (@enidnews), multiple vehicles were involved in the crash on US 412. The Emergency Manager of Garfield County tells News 9 that a heat ...

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It wasn't until the final credits were rolling that I realized I never knew the names of the lead characters in John Carney's Once, which he describes as an art house musical. The guy and girl played by real-life Irish singer-songwriters Glen Hasard and Markta Irglov are never explicitly named ... ...

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Winning numbers for largest Powerball jackpot are ...

CNN - The winning numbers for the largest multistate Powerball jackpot are: 22, 10,13,14, 52 and the Powerball number is 11. Saturday's jackpot is a record $600 million. It marks the largest in Powerball history, surpassing a $587.6 million jackpot split by winners in Arizona and Missouri in November. The jackpot has a cash value of $376.9 million. The largest lottery jackpot in U.S. ...
Downed powerlines trap drivers in northwest Oklahoma City

Pennsylvania Avenue has been closed from Northwest 160th Street to Kilpatrick Turnpike because of downed power lines at Northwest 150th Street and Pennsylvania ...
Numbers drawn for record PowerBall jackpot

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - The numbers drawn Saturday for the $600 million PowerBall jackpot could make someone or several someones fabulously wealthy or fuel the continued frenzy of ticket buying and media coverage. The numbers drawn at 9 p.m. New Mexico time are: 10, 13, 14, 22 and 52 with the PowerBall 11. News on the number of winning tickets for the top and lesser prizes and where they were sold ...
Shoppes On Peoria Bring Much-Needed Commerce To North Tulsa

The Shoppes on Peoria add 12 new businesses to the area just north of Pine Street and range from smoothies to shoes to soul food. Organizers hope the shopping center will become a hub of activity, and they have installed green space with benches in the middle of the parking lot. Many of the shops have been open for a few months, like cellular provider Cricket. Owner Tim Orr says he's seen ...
Tulsa Police Officer a Part of 3 Gun Nation Pro Series

For the past three years, the 3 Gun Nation Pro Series shooting competition has only been for men. This year, they are opening it up to an elite group of women, and a Tulsa Police officer is one of those women. Ten ladies have earned their spot on this pro series. Each pro has to use a riffle, shotgun, and pistol, and it's not easy to be a master of all ...

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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. ...