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  • Man barricaded inside Canadian County house

    Union City emergency personnel said multiple agencies are at the scene, including Union City police, Mustang police, El Reno Police tactical team, Canadian County Sheriff's deputies and Mercy ...

  • Man sends KFOR email threatening Governor Sheriff

    OKLAHOMA CITY, — A McClain county man faces several charges after he sent an email to KFOR threatening to kill Governor Fallin, her family, and several sheriff’s deputies. The threats are all part of a rambling email sent by an account owned by Scott Helling. Much of it is hard to read, and laced with profanity. At one point the email says, ';…enough is enough, time to ...

  • Oklahoma’s Swon Brothers come up short on ‘The Voice’

    Danielle Bradbery won the Season 4 finale on NBC’s ';The Voice.'; Danielle Bradbery, the 16-year-old country-singing beauty, captured the Season 4 crown on ';The Voice'; Tuesday night. Michelle Chamuel finished second and the Swon Brothers took third on NBC’s popular singing competition. Bradbery’s victory came as no surprise. She was considered the ...

  • OKC Valedictorian Vanishes In South America

    OKLAHOMA CITY - An Oklahoma City valedictorian vanished Sunday while on a family vacation in South America, according to authorities in the United States and Ecuador. Family members say local authorities believe the teen may have been kidnapped. Officials with the American Embassy in Ecuador tell News 9 they have been notified of the disappearance and are monitoring the situation closely. ...

  • Many Tulsa Residents Wowed By Plans For New Park On Riverside Drive

    "It's exciting, it's really exciting. There are all kinds of ideas and they have baked in the entire community's input," said Tulsa resident Billie ...

Movie Review

The French Connection [DVD]

The French Connection [DVD]

Prior to its release in late 1971 and subsequent winning of five of that year's Academy Awards, including best picture, director, and actor, there had never been a movie quite like The French Connection. There have been dozens and dozens since--most of what we associate with police-themed TV shows, especially Hill Street Blues and NYPD Blue owe a direct debt to the film--whic ... ...

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  • Man Arrested For Alleged Deadly Threats On OK Governors Child Authorities

    McCLAIN COUNTY, Oklahoma - A man is in jail Tuesday night accused of threatening to kill the McClain County Sheriff, a detective and one of Governor Fallin's children. According to court documents, Scott Helling sent an email from a library in Norman claiming authorities were responsible for his son's death and theft of his personal property. Helling is facing one charge of ...

  • Owasso City Council Still Taking No Action Against Embattled City Manager

    OWASSO, Oklahoma - Rodney Ray is on paid leave while Owasso's city council discusses what, if any, action it will take with regard to his employment as city manager. The city council met behind closed doors Tuesday night to talk about an internal investigation into allegations against Ray. Councilors say the details of the meeting will never be discussed, but this special meeting comes ...

  • Green Country Residents Take Class In Protecting Home From Wildfires

    DRUMRIGHT, Oklahoma - Wildfire season is upon us. It's been nearly a year since residents in parts of Green Country fought their way through devastating wildfires. People in Creek County are understandably on edge. But this time, they're learning how to protect their homes and land. So many wildfire rage in the outskirts of towns, and fire experts say living rural means learning ...

  • Ex-mobster tells of Bulger gangs killings

    "You killed friends?" Bulger attorney Hank Brennan shot. "Yes," replied prosecution witness John Martorano. "Families?" "Yes." "Strangers?" "Yes." "Innocent people?" "Yes," said Martorano, who has admitted to 20 murders and who earlier served 12 years in prison on a government deal for his cooperation in the case ...

  • James Lewis DeRosa Executed In Oklahoma After Being Convicted Of Killing Couple

    McALESTER, Okla. -- Oklahoma executed a 36-year-old man on Tuesday for the October 2000 stabbing deaths of a couple on whose ranch he had worked. James Lewis DeRosa was killed by lethal injection at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester. He was the second inmate the state executed this year. Prosecutors say DeRosa and an accomplice, 33-year-old John Eric Castleberry, went to Curtis and ...

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