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Law enforcement to step up patrols in Oklahoma County through New Year's
FROM STAFF REPORTSThe Oklahoma County Sheriff's Department will step up drunken driving enforcement through New Year's Day.The effort is part of a national campaign called “Drive Sober or Get Pulled...
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Missouri man suspected in firing at Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper
FROM STAFF REPORTSA Missouri man accused of firing a rifle at an Oklahoma state trooper on Thursday was arrested Friday morning after spending a night on the run, authorities said.Kwade Sanderson, 19,...
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Oklahoma company nearly doubles donation to Salvation Army
From Staff ReportsOklahoma City-based payroll services provider Paycom donated $56,100 to the Salvation Army of Central Oklahoma, surpassing the company's annual gift last year of $31,937.“The gift...
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Federal unemployment benefits to end for 4,900 Oklahomans
By Graham Lee Brewer gbrewer@opubco.comFederal unemployment benefits for the long-term unemployed will expire by the end of the year, cutting off assistance to about 4,900 Oklahomans.State unemployment...
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'Ducky Dynasty' fiasco: A&E made all the right decisions
Richard Hall[img]2303889[/img]This entire “Ducky Dynasty” thing is interesting, and somewhat humorous.A&E made the right decisions across the board.Read more on NewsOK.com
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Oklahoma students are looking forward to London trip
BY MATT PATTERSON mpatterson@opubco.comEDMOND — A three-hour bus trip to Dallas and a nine-hour plane ride might not seem like a lot of fun, but for Edmond Santa Fe High School band and orchestra...
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Christmas tree of bottles sparkles in Lithuania
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Here's a recycling project just for the holidays: A 4-meter (13.2-feet) tall Christmas tree made of 1,100 empty bottles of champagne and sparkling water.Lithuanian policeman...
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Activists: Syrian airstrike kills 21 in Aleppo
BEIRUT (AP) — A Syrian government airstrike hit a crowded vegetable market in a rebel-held neighborhood of the northern city of Aleppo on Saturday, shattering cars and storefronts and killing at least...
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Wild Oats XI wins 7th Sydney to Hobart
HOBART, Australia (AP) — Defending champion Wild Oats XI took line honors in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race for a record-equaling seventh time, winning by more than 30 nautical miles Saturday.Wild...
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High stakes for US families losing jobless benefit
WESTMINSTER, Calif. (AP) — The end of unemployment checks for more than a million people on Saturday is driving out-of-work Americans to consider selling cars, moving and taking minimum wage work after...
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Pregnant nurse fired in Pa. over flu shot
LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) — A pregnant woman who refused to get a flu shot due to her fear of miscarrying has been fired from her job with a health care company.Dreonna Breton worked as a registered nurse...
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Romanian director, writer Dinu Cocea dead at 84
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romanian director and writer Dinu Cocea, who made popular historical adventure movies before being forced into exile by the Communists, has died, his daughter tells a Romanian...
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Nevada again aims to name Tahoe cove for Twain
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Nevada officials have launched a new bid to give Mark Twain recognition in the state where he assumed his pen name 150 years ago, but it doesn't come without opposition.The Nevada...
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Judge ends Katrina flooding lawsuits against feds
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Dozens of lawsuits seeking damages from the federal government for Hurricane Katrina-related levee failures and flooding in the New Orleans area are over.U.S. District Judge Stanwood...
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De Blasio to be sworn in by Bill Clinton
NEW YORK (AP) — Bill de Blasio will be sworn in as mayor of New York City by former President Bill Clinton.The Democrat will be inaugurated as the 109th mayor of the nation's largest city during a...
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Turkey: Rift with US-based cleric widens
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey's embattled prime minister on Saturday ratcheted up the rhetoric against a U.S.-based Muslim cleric seen as a threat to his government, for the first time directly...
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ATV park breathes life into old Appalachian mine
LEBURN, Ky. (AP) — An eastern Kentucky county hit hard in recent years by the region's dwindling coal industry has built a tourist attraction on the remains of an old Appalachian mine.All-terrain...
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President Barack Obama's Hawaii vacation: Day 8
KAILUA, Hawaii (AP) — How President Barack Obama spent day eight of his holiday vacation in Hawaii on Saturday:— HEALTH CARE UPDATE: White House officials said Saturday that the president received an...
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Rapper Doe B. among 2 killed in Ala. shooting
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Police in Alabama are investigating the killings of rapper Doe B. and another person in a shooting Saturday that also wounded six others inside a bar and grill.Police say the...
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Home sales, construction end 2013 strong in Oklahoma City area
BY RICHARD MIZE richardmize@opubco.comHome sales tapered off in November across the metro area compared with November 2012, but this year will still go on the books as one of surging recovery.Realtors...
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