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Power lines block Penn. Ave. just north of 150th in Oklahoma City after a storm moved through the area on Saturday, May 18, 2013. Photo by Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman BRYAN TERRY
Crews work to clear storm damage as state braces for more
Storms developed in western Oklahoma late Saturday afternoon. The storms hit Oklahoma City about 9 p.m. A tornado watch that covered much of the state expired by 11 p.m. though Cleveland County is expected to remain under a severe thunderstorm watch until 3 a.m.
Governor George Nigh gives his third inaugural message on the south steps of the state capitol on a chilly day in January of 1979. Nigh became the 22nd governor and first three-time chief executive. Staff photo by Bob Vahlberg taken 1/8/79.
George Nigh has long been 'Four' Oklahoma
Nigh was sworn in as Oklahoma's governor four times, served four terms as lieutenant governor and four terms as a state representative.
Feral hogs are held in a pen near Leedey. The expanding population of wild hogs is a growing problem in Oklahoma. Feral hogs can now be found in all 77 counties of Oklahoma. Photo provied by the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry
Wild hogs continue to be a growing menace across Oklahoma
State could start seeing some of the problems Texas is having with the animals
Brian Hobbs, communications director for the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma. Photo provided
As Boy Scouts' vote on gay members nears, faith groups weigh in
Faith groups — including some from Oklahoma — are among the numerous organizations weighing in on the Boy Scouts of America's coming vote on a proposal that would allow gay youths to become members.
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- New federal rules have big impact on small banks in Oklahoma
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- Helen Ford Wallace: Parties, Etc.: May 19
- Soaring gasoline prices hurt Oklahoma City area retailers
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- Graduation advice 2013: Kelsey Karper of the Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition
- Graduation advice 2013: Red dirt music star Jason Boland
- Graduation advice 2013: Toby and Krystal Keith
- FYI: After talk yesterday of heatbursts, here’s a graphic from the National Weather Service, Fort Worth
- Sunday forecast, National Weather Service, Norman coverage area
- Hazardous weather outlook, National Weather Service, Tulsa
- Review of Severe Weather Safety Rules, National Weather Service, Tulsa Forecast Office
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A reader wants to know how to handle panhandlers, and the 20-40-60 Etiquette panel offers some suggestions, with Features Editor Matt Price as guest.
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Billy Joe Dill skipped out of high school shortly before graduation so he could join the Marines in 1944. He was stationed in the Pacific until the war ended, when he returned home and started his life in Frederick. The school district...
Seven will be inducted into Oklahoma Hall of Fame
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- Oklahoma State baseball: Cowboys drop regular-season finale
- Oklahoma scene: Oklahoma rowing team earns NCAA berth
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- Psychology of the would-be investor
- Social Security Q&A: Disability payment types differ
- Taking Stock: Shorting Treasury bonds
- Energy Department backs plan to export natural gas
- Oil and gas, livestock prices for May 18
- Soaring gasoline prices hurt Oklahoma City area retailers
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Arts & Entertainment
- Graduation advice 2013: Red dirt music star Jason Boland
- Graduation advice 2013: Toby and Krystal Keith
- What to do in Oklahoma on May 19, 2013: See Perpetual Motion Dance Company's "Water Won't Wait" (with video)
- Video: Vince Gill, Amy Grant, Faith Hill and more record songs by Children's Hospital patients for "Everybody Has a Story"
- Craft Beer Festival Brings Local Musicians to Bricktown
- What to do in Oklahoma on May 18, 2013: Hear Sugar Free Allstars at Uptown Kids
- Video: Amy Grant releases new album "How Mercy Looks From Here," featuring Vince Gill, Sheryl Crow, James Taylor and more
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- Beyond ‘laugh often,’ ‘live much’: Oklahomans offer graduates words of wisdom
- Couples pledge their love as part of Pride Fest
- If you go: Oklahoma Hall of Fame Banquet and Induction Ceremony
- Delaware County foster parents: 'We quit counting after 200 ... '
- Peggy Gandy: Social Scene: May 19
- Helen Ford Wallace: Parties, Etc.: May 19
- Rick Steves: Montenegro is Balkan paradise
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ScissorTales: Oklahoma DNA testing bill worthwhile
OKLAHOMA inmates who believe they were wrongly convicted of a violent crime may soon have a new tool available to help prove their point.
- Gov. Mary Fallin right to veto measure to raise school reserve cap
- President Obama should follow his own advice to graduates
- As study unfolds, Oklahoma prison guards hoping for a cool August
- Keystone pipeline protesters paying at the pump
- Oklahoma House minority leader cooks up unappetizing resolution
- Caution urged in forecasting Oklahoma tax revenue trends
- 'Leveling the playing field' can be problematic
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