Help for their future Sun, Nov 9, 2008 | Add a comment More than half a million Oklahomans age 5 and older live with a disability that includes sensory, physical, mental and self-care disabilities. The high school dropout rate for students with...

Q&A WITH Sam Fulkerson Mon, Nov 3, 2008 | Add a comment AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT AMENDMENTS EXPAND PROTECTIONS Q: On Sept. 25, President Bush signed into law the ADA Amendments Act of 2008. A: Yes. This act, which becomes effective Jan. 1, is...

Missing Yukon man tracked to Las Vegas Thu, Oct 16, 2008 | Comments 11 YUKON (AP) - A 21-year-old Yukon man who had been missing since Saturday has been located in Las Vegas. Police said Thursday that Chad Georgia registered in a hotel in Las Vegas and has also...

Missing Yukon man's SUV found Thu, Oct 16, 2008 | Comments 3 A missing Yukon man's sport utliity vehicle has been found, Yukon police said this afternoon. The 1981 GMC Jimmy driven by Chad Matthew Georgia, 21, was found in a parking garage, Yukon police...

People rescued from downtown elevators Tue, Jul 11, 2006 Emergency workers had to rescue persons from downtown elevators and help others navigate their way down stairwells after power failed Tuesday afternoon. The outage happened about 4 p.m.,...

Meetings to focus on use of grants Wed, Jul 5, 2006 NORMAN -- Meetings to discuss future use of Community Development Block Grant funds in five targeted neighborhoods will be this month, officials said. Each year, the Housing and Urban...

Committee to honor six for service Thu, Jun 15, 2006 The Oklahoma City Mayor's Committee on Disability Concerns is seeking nominations for its annual awards ceremony. The committee will honor at least six people at a luncheon Oct. 24. Honorees will...

Games give disabled athletes competition Fri, Jun 9, 2006 EDMOND - Maj. Ed Pulido wondered if he was going to live after an August 2004 bomb blast in Baquaba, in northeast Iraq, blew apart the sport utility vehicle he was riding in and destroyed his left...

Endeavor Games let disabled athletes compete once again Wed, Jun 7, 2006 EDMOND - Maj. Ed Pulido used to be a runner. He played running sports, like soccer and softball, but he really just liked to run. In May 2004, a roadside bomb blast in Baquaba in the northeast...

BASS Wives help local charity Fri, Jun 2, 2006 VINITA - Not only are bass being reeled in this week on Grand Lake at the Sooner Run fishing tournament, but dollars are finding their way to a local charity, thanks to the anglers' wives. Carol...

Endeavor Games to provide events for disabled athletes Wed, May 24, 2006 EDMOND - The Seventh Annual Endeavor Games for Athletes with Physical Disabilities, conducted by the University of Central Oklahoma Disabled Sports and Events, will be held at the university and...

Disabled students honored Thu, May 18, 2006 Brett Cunningham, an 18-year-old Southeast High School senior, hopes to become a radiology technician thanks to his years of after-school computer technology studies. Leslianne Abney and Chris...

Muscular Dystrophy Association seeks camp counselors Thu, May 18, 2006 EDMOND - The Muscular Dystrophy Association is seeking young people to be volunteer camp counselors for their summer camps for children with muscle disease. MDA is in need of both male and female...

State asks homeowners to choose new occupants of house Thu, May 18, 2006 Prairie Queen Neighborhood residents have fought hard since December to keep a state-sponsored group home from opening in their back yard. Now their campaign is in limbo. And while they wait to...

Teenage tutors help special students Thu, May 18, 2006 EDMOND - Shawn Tibor sometimes has a hard time getting to class. If the Deer Creek High School senior is tardy, it isn't because he has Down syndrome. It's because he can't walk through the...

Professional Thu, May 18, 2006 Katrina Shaklee, assistant director of disabled sports and events at the University of Central Oklahoma, was recognized for her leadership at the 2006 National Disability Sports Conference in...

Vintage Visions: Laws offer protection from discrimination for senior employees Thu, May 18, 2006 Oklahoma seniors, take note: Age discrimination exists and remains difficult to prove. Part 1: Company layoffs sometimes conceal age discrimination Part 2: Laws offer protection from...

Hurrican victims helped Thu, May 18, 2006 People affected by Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita are encouraged to file claims for survivor or disability benefits with Social Security. Survivor benefits from a worker who died may be...

UPDATE
Tar Creek Thu, Jul 6, 2006 LATEST NEWS:A state plan presented by Gov. Brad Henry would give families with children ages 6 and under the option of selling their homes in the Tar Creek Superfund site.BACKGROUND:Studies...

Tar Creek Superfund site
Henry unveils $5 million buyout plan Thu, Jul 6, 2006 Gov. Brad Henry rolled out a $5 million state plan Monday that would give families with young children in the towns of Picher, Cardin and north Miami the option of selling their homes in the Tar...