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As Boy Scouts' vote on gay members nears, faith groups weigh in

Life | Published: Sat, May 18, 2013 | Comment on this article Leave a comment

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.

Soaring gasoline prices hurt Oklahoma City area retailers

Business | Updated: Fri, May 17, 2013 | Comment on this article Leave a comment

Gasoline price jumps are difficult for Oklahoma gasoline retailers and convenience store owners because they tighten margins and make customers angry. More Energy

Record lottery prize is a powerful draw for Oklahomans

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Powerball payouts have reached an all-time high of $600 million, causing Oklahomans to rush to get their tickets.

Prosecution rests its case in Rebecca Bryan murder trial

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Bryan is accused of shooting and killing her husband in their Mustang, Oklahoma, home in 2011

Student shot dead during botched home invasion

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A Hofstra University student was killed in her home Friday morning during a botched robbery. Andrea Rebello, 21, of New York, was shot dead by a masked gunman while her twin sister was in the house.

Oklahoma medical examiner reports cause of deaths in Grand Lake boat crash

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KETCHUM — The state medical examiner's office Friday reported the two friends who died in a Grand Lake boating accident died from blunt force trauma. Rachel Nicole Swetnam, 21, of Grove, and William Lewis “Trey” Varner III, 21, of Texarkana, Ark., died Tuesday when the boat they were passengers in hit a 100-foot-long, unoccupied houseboat.

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Oklahoma World War II veteran gets diploma 68 years later

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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...

Anti-bias group hopes to expand into Oklahoma City metro

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A task force made up of metro community leaders recently gathered to discuss the creation of an Oklahoma City arm of the Oklahoma Center for Community and Justice, an organization dedicated to fighting bias and bigotry while promoting...

Bicyclists rally at Norman park for Bike to Work Day

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Bikers celebrated national Bike to Work Day with group rides in Norman and other Oklahoma City-area cities as part of a campaign to promote bicycling as a healthy and efficient means of transportation.

Salvation Army's Senior Living Fair educates on services available in Oklahoma City

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The fair informed seniors on health and other services available to them.

Centennial Elementary School kindergarten students get their diplomas in Edmond

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Kindergarten students at Centennial Elementary School in Edmond celebrated their graduation with a ceremony on Thursday. Edmond high school students graduate on Saturday.

Edmond school psychologist honored

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Nicole Marler is named Oklahoma school psychologist of the year


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Derek Fisher: Exit Interview

The veteran guard reflects on another postseason with the Thunder, his career moving forward and a recent lawsuit against him.

Sam Presti: Exit Interview - Part 1

Think the Thunder should use the amnesty provision on Kendrick Perkins? OKC's GM explains why it probably won't happen in the first half of his end-of-the-season press conference on Saturday.

Sam Presti: Exit Interview - Part 2

In the second half of his presser, the Thunder's general manager discusses Russell Westbrook's recovery and the chances of Kevin Martin returning next season.

Reggie Jackson: Exit interview

OKC's second-year point guard Reggie Jackson looks back at a season in which he improved by leaps and bounds.

Kevin Martin: Exit interview

OKC Thunder sixth man Kevin Martin discusses the Thunder's season.

Iraq War veteran to receive remodeled home

Retired Army Sgt. Josh Lozier, 32, and his family will have their remodeled Midwest City home presented to them at noon Friday by the Military Order of the Purple Heart's Oklahoma City chapter.

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Oklahomans were transported to one of the most impoverished areas of East Africa on Thursday, through an imaginative interactive experience created by an Oklahoma City-based humanitarian relief agency.

Record amount announced during 2013 Allied Arts Campaign celebration

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