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Two new Ponca City Police Officers sworn in this month - December 29, 2017
Cameron Hurd and Justin Hinch were sworn to duty as Police Officers recently. Friends and family gathered to witness the affirmation of the oath and pinning as they begin their new career. The Oath...
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Authorities investigate after woman found dead on bridge - December 29, 2017
SNYDER, Okla. (AP) - Authorities are investigating after a woman's body was found hanging from a railroad bridge in southwestern Oklahoma. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation says a member of ...
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2 addiction recovery centers under investigation in Oklahoma - December 29, 2017
(Information from: The Oklahoman, http://www.newsok.com) OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The Oklahoma Department of Human Services has launched an investigation into possible food-stamp fraud at two unregulated...
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10 deaths in Oklahoma linked to flu during current season - December 29, 2017
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The Oklahoma State Department of Health reports there have now been 10 deaths due to influenza in the state since the start of the current flu season in September. The department...
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Magnitude 3.8 earthquake recorded in central Oklahoma - December 29, 2017
SHAWNEE, Okla. (AP) - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude rated at 3.8 has been recorded in central Oklahoma. The U.S. Geological Survey reports the quake struck at 2:11 p.m. Thursday near Sha...
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Oklahoma attorney general seeks rate cut for consumers - December 29, 2017
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter says utility companies that stand to save an estimated $100 million in new federal corporate tax cuts should pass those savings on to Oklahom...
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Oklahoma motorist accused in supervisor’s death to stand trial - December 28, 2017
(Information from: Tulsa World, http://www.tulsaworld.com) JAY, Okla. (AP) - An Oklahoma motorist, who prosecutors say was distracted by his cellphone when his vehicle struck a state transportation s...
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Mother: Son shot by police suffered from PTSD, depression - December 28, 2017
TULSA, Okla. (AP) - The mother of a man who was shot by Tulsa police on Christmas says her son had a history of mental illness and could have been high on a psychedelic drug. Police say 31-year-old J...
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Ex-school superintendent to receive $167,000 for resignation amid investigation - December 28, 2017
BIXBY, Okla. (AP) - An Oklahoma school superintendent who resigned amid a sexual assault investigation of a student is being paid more than $167,000 as part of his resignation agreement. Kyle Wood re...
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Once busy Oklahoma death chamber stays quiet into 3rd year - December 28, 2017
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A state with one of the busiest death chambers in the country in recent decades, Oklahoma will enter its third year without an execution in 2018 while prison officials and state a...
