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  • Ex-hitman for Bulger admits Tulsa murder

    BOSTON - Testimony continues Wednesday for the third day for one of James "Whitey" Bulger's former enforcers. The Boston mobster is on trial for racketeering. Bulger, 83, is accused of a long list of crimes, including being a part of 19 murders, one of which left Tulsa businessman Roger Wheeler ...

  • Classes canceled again for TCC Metro

    TULSA - Classes are canceled again Wednesday at Tulsa Community College's Metro Campus after an electrical fire early this week. The main power distribution panel for the entire building caught fire Monday night. It knocked the computer systems and power offline. Workers have starting making repairs but it will take time. School administrators are working to temporarily relocate classes. ...

  • Semi flips off turnpike in BA

    BROKEN ARROW, Okla. - A semi truck flipped off a Creek Turnpike overpass Wednesday morning, landing on the road below. Broken Arrow Police Cpl. Leon Calhoun said the semi was already losing debris when it flipped, landing askew on 193rd East Avenue below the bridge. The driver was transported to a local hospital. Broken Arrow police are ...

  • Crash on I-44 reported with injuries in northwest Oklahoma City

    Four vehicles are in a crash on eastbound Interstate 44 near NW 23, according to Oklahoma City fire radio reports. Two ambulances have been ...

  • Jury recommends death for 2009 Cache slayings

    Last week, the jury convicted Mica Martinez of first-degree murder for the deaths of Carl and Martha Faye Miller. The jury handed down the recommendation after six hours of deliberations ...

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  • Oklahoma City water wins first place in national taste test competition

    Oklahoma City's tap water has come in first place in a national taste test competition. Officials said Tuesday that the city's water won the "Best of the Best" competition in judging at the 2013 American Water Works Association's Annual Conference in ...

  • Oklahoma executes man convicted of killing couple in robbery

    OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - Oklahoma executed a man on Tuesday convicted of stabbing an elderly couple to death during a robbery in 2000 that netted about $73, some of which he and convicted accomplices used to buy ...

  • Union City standoff ends peacefully overnight

    UNION CITY, Okla. – One man has been arrested after a seven-hour standoff overnight in Union City. It started around 7 p.m. Tuesday near S.W. 59th St. and Wagon Wheel Circle. Officials have 42-year-old Patrick Wimberly in custody. They said the Wimberly’s sister and mother called authorities worried for their safety saying the man was on some kind of drug and acting strange. The ...

  • Obesity now officially a disease

    For the first time obesity is being called a disease by the American Medical Association. The move now means one in three Americans has a health condition. AMA board members say recognizing obesity as a disease will change the way the medical community tackles the complex issue. They hope it also helps doctors jump the hurdle in discussing weight issues with their patients. More than half of ...

  • Is now the time to buy or sell a home

    The Oklahoma Society of CPA's says the law that addressed fiscal cliff issues helped clarify some answers about whether this is a good time to buy or ...

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