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Memorial Day weekend activities planned in Oklahoma City area May 25, 2013 Tributes to service members, art festival, Big 12 Baseball Championship are among Oklahoma City area activities for Memorial Day weekend. Read More
Scouts get Oklahoma City cemetery ready for Memorial Day May 25, 2013 Boy and Girl Scouts placed nearly 5,000 flags on the graves of veterans at Memorial Park in Oklahoma City. Read More
Oklahoma tornadoes: President Barack Obama to visit Oklahoma on Sunday May 23, 2013 Gov. Mary Fallin is glad Obama is coming and praises his commitment to recovery efforts in the wake of this week's tornadoes. Read More
Altus Air Force Base wins KC-46A training mission May 23, 2013 The Air Force selected the southwest Oklahoma base to conduct the first formal training on the KC-46A, the refueling tanker expected to be delivered in 2016. Read More
Oklahoma tornadoes: Battle-hardened National Guardsmen work different kind of mission in Moore May 22, 2013 Oklahoma National Guard soldiers are securing neighborhoods destroyed in Monday's massive tornado that rolled through parts of Oklahoma City and Moore. Read More
No explosives found at Edmond Walmart May 22, 2013 The Walmart at 2200 W Danforth was evacuated after someone called in a bomb threat, Edmond police said. Read More
Oklahoma tornadoes: Some houses in Dale neighborhood reduced to 'splinters' May 20, 2013 Family says large portion of neighborhood appears destroyed. Read More
Oklahoma World War II veteran gets diploma 68 years later May 17, 2013 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 surprised the 85-year-old with a diploma Thursday night. Read More
Sales tax receipts decline for second consecutive month in Oklahoma City May 17, 2013 After 18 months of growth, Oklahoma City's sales tax receipts have dropped two months in a row. Read More
Did you know: Military Order of the Purple Heart May 17, 2013 Did you know: Military Order of the Purple Heart Read More
Iraq War veteran's Midwest City home is remodeled in honor of service May 17, 2013 Retired Army Sgt. Josh Lozier, 32, and his family will have their remodeled Midwest City home presented to them at noon Friday. Volunteers from Home Depot and the Military Order of the Purple Heart's Oklahoma City chapter have been making repairs to the wounded soldier's house. Read More
Attorneys for Army 1st Lt. Michael Behenna argue for Supreme Court review May 14, 2013 The Supreme Court may decide in a few weeks whether to accept Edmond soldier's case for review to determine parameters for self-defense in combat zones. Read More
Defense Department announces 11 days of furloughs, beginning in July May 14, 2013 An estimated 24,000 Oklahoma civilian workers will lose two days of work per period through the end of the fiscal year, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel says. Read More
University of Oklahoma visiting professor explores life of her grandfather May 14, 2013 Nyla Ali Khan's grandfather was Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, an important figure in the history of Kashmir Read More
Tinker airman remembered for dedication, easy smile May 14, 2013 U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Daniel Fannin was killed Apr. 27 in a plane crash in Afghanistan. Read More
Activists Ziauddin and Malala Yousafzai receive Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum award May 13, 2013 The Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum awarded its annual International Reflections of Hope to a father and daughter who have worked to promote education for girls in Pakistan. Activist Ziauddin Yousafzai was in Oklahoma City on Monday to accept the award for himself and his daughter, Malala Yousafzai. Read More
Memorial service set for Tinker Air Force Base sergeant who died in Afghanistan crash May 13, 2013 The service for Staff Sgt. Daniel N. Fannin is at 10 a.m. Monday at Rose State College Performing Arts Center. Fannin, 30, was assigned to the 552nd Operations Support Squadron at Tinker Air Force Base. He joined the Air Force in August 2001 after graduating high school in Moreland, Ky. Read More
Gun shows considered easy targets for felons seeking firearms May 12, 2013 A suspected drug trafficker prevented from purchasing assault rifles faces a federal ammunition charge after purchasing multiple rounds from a gun show at Oklahoma City's State Fair Park. Read More
‘Stonewall' Jackson's 1863 death likely caused by pneumonia, surgeon confirms May 10, 2013 Historians and doctors have debated for decades what medical complications caused the death of legendary Confederate fighter Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson, felled by friendly fire from his troops during the Civil War. Shot three times while returning from scouting enemy lines in the Virginia wilderness,... Read More
Business Q&A: Tragedies like the Boston Marathon bombing warrant social media restraint May 10, 2013 Blake Jackson, vice president of digital at Saxum, discusses online corporate protocol following tragedies like the Boston bombings. Read More
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