Oklahoma
UCO to replace diplomas lost in Oklahoma tornadoes
The University of Central Oklahoma is offering to provide free, duplicate diplomas to graduates affected by tornadoes in the state. UCO associate Vice President Adam Johnson says the university values its graduates. He says that while getting a framed diploma may not be a priority for graduates who have experienced ...
Former NBA stars host camp for tornado victims
Students whose elementary schools were destroyed when a May 20 tornado ripped through Moore had a chance to hone their basketball skills Thursday with several former NBA greats. About 50 students from Briarwood and Plaza Towers elementary schools participated in the camp at Moore High School with former NBA All-Stars ...
Toby Keith, Garth Brooks plan Okla. relief concert
Another star-studded country music concert is planned to benefit victims of the deadly tornadoes in Oklahoma last month. Toby Keith announced Thursday that his Oklahoma Twister Relief Concert will be held July 6 at the University of Oklahoma's Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman. Joining Keith is fellow Oklahoman Garth ...
No new disease cases in Tulsa health scare
No new cases of hepatitis or HIV have been found in a health scare involving patients of a Tulsa oral surgeon whose clinics were found to be unsanitary. The Tulsa Health Department announced the latest results Thursday and said that June 28 will be the final day patients can receive ...
Oklahoma lawmakers praise Sup. Ct. water decision
Oklahoma lawmakers are praising a U.S. Supreme Court decision that they say protects Oklahoma's ability to manage its water resources. Thursday's Supreme Court ruling rejected claims by the Tarrant Regional Water District that it has a right under the Red River Compact to cross the states' common border and take ...
Court sides with Oklahoma in Red River dispute
The Supreme Court on Thursday decisively sided with Oklahoma and rejected Texas' claim that it has a right under a 30-year-old agreement to cross their common border for water to serve the fast-growing Fort Worth area. The justices unanimously said that the Red River Compact "creates no cross-border rights in ...
Southern Baptists address prisoners, trafficking
The Southern Baptist Convention tackled topics at its annual meeting this week that seemed to show a concern for a broadening array of social issues, including human trafficking and the country's high rate of incarceration. While a resolution expressing opposition to the Boy Scouts of America's new policy allowing gay ...
Rockies sign No. 3 draft pick, RHP Jonathan Gray
The Colorado Rockies signed pitcher Jonathan Gray on Wednesday and then put up their top draft pick in a luxury suite to watch a game at Coors Field. Gray, selected third overall last week out of Oklahoma, arrived in Denver on Tuesday and the sides completed the contract a day ...
Okla. crash places helicopters under new scrutiny
A commission that evaluates medical transport services is placing its accreditation of a Kansas-based company under new scrutiny following the third deadly crash of one of its medical helicopters in Oklahoma since 2010, the commission's executive director said Wednesday. The latest crash of an EagleMed LLC helicopter occurred Tuesday night ...
Southern Baptists officially oppose gay Scout rule
The Southern Baptist Convention approved a resolution Wednesday expressing its opposition to the Boy Scouts of America's new policy allowing gay Scouts, though it doesn't explicitly call for churches to drop all ties with the organization. While some action against the Scouts was widely anticipated, given the denomination's very public ...
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