Benefits of volunteering Fri, Nov 21, 2008 | Add a comment Benefits of volunteering Volunteering to do good this holiday season also may be good for you, says a Purdue University sociologist. "There is certainly a social benefit for volunteers,...

Remediation plan to be discussed by Norman school board Fri, Nov 14, 2008 | Add a comment NORMAN — Members of the Norman School Board on Monday will discuss a remediation plan for middle school students who are not doing well in math, reading or both. The board will meet at 7...

Wilson Going to Morehouse on Scholarship Tue, Jun 12, 2007 ATLANTA (AP) -- Genarlow Wilson, whose case sparked protests after he was imprisoned for having consensual sex with a fellow teen, will attend Morehouse College with the help of a radio...

Guard Uses Taser on Man Holding Newborn Wed, Aug 15, 2007 HOUSTON (AP) -- In a confrontation captured on videotape, a hospital security guard fired a stun gun to stop a defiant father from taking home his newborn, sending both man and child...

Appeals court reverses conviction of crime spree assailant Fri, Jul 7, 2006 MUSKOGEE (AP) - The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals on Friday overturned the murder conviction of a man accused of killing two people and wounding eight others during a 2002 shooting spree....

Diving for evidence Thu, May 18, 2006 Forensic students earn certification EDMOND - Greg Pate didn't find what he was looking for in the murky, red waters of Arcadia Lake on his first try. The second time, though, it took him...

Chinese teachers note differences Thu, May 18, 2006 EDMOND - Visitors from China found caterpillar projects, more social interaction and smaller classes than they see back home Tuesday when they visited Chisholm Elementary in Edmond. Nursery school...

OSBI criminalistics administrator to speak at development meeting Thu, May 18, 2006 EDMOND - Charles Curtis, director of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation criminalistics division, will speak at the Edmond Economic Development Partners meeting from 8 to 9:30 a.m. Friday at...

Del City inmate costs quadruple Thu, May 18, 2006 DEL CITY - The cost of incarcerating prisoners has quadrupled since the city's jail closed in August, and it's expected to climb until the jail is reopened. The city council renewed a contract...

Criminologist not surprised by details of murder Thu, May 18, 2006 Police say the investigation is not over but as Mary Joseph found out, a local criminologist believes, with the details that have emerged so far, this looks like a textbook crime.

Murder suspect's behavior analyzed Thu, May 18, 2006 Criminologist Shawna Cleary, PhD., discusses the profile of the suspect in the Jamie Rose Bolin murder case.

FBI using new tool to catch criminals Thu, May 18, 2006 When you think of crime scenes and gathering evidence, perhaps DNA and fingerprints come to mind. But the FBI is using another science which is helping law enforcement agencies find and convict...

Shooting may have been staged, expert says Thu, May 18, 2006 The gunshot wound Brenda Andrew suffered the night her husband was shot and killed may have been staged, a crime scene reconstruction specialist testified Tuesday in Andrew's murder trial....

Jones senior set on career in forensic science Thu, May 18, 2006 BACK to College Bound 2004 JONES -- Hit investigative TV shows are influencing one high school senior's future career. Andrea Fitts, 17, has decided to pursue a career in forensic science...

Gilchrist notified, papers show Thu, May 18, 2006 Newly released documents show an Oklahoma County prosecutornotified fired police chemist Joyce Gilchrist in 1990 of anappellate court opinion that criticized her work in theconviction of Jeff...

Chemist's colleagues saw warning signs Thu, May 18, 2006 It's a field ripe for flaws. It has no standards and fewrepercussions when someone runs afoul. Yet it has the power toincarcerate or exonerate. The world of forensic science is not just...

FBI faults chemist's testimony Thu, May 18, 2006 Copyright 2001, The Oklahoman An Oklahoma City police chemist gave testimony "that went beyondthe acceptable limits of forensic science" or misidentified hairand fibers in at least six...

After Destruction, Little Things Do Mean a Lot Thu, May 18, 2006 Virginia Congdon remembers when she lost part of her life: April 26, 1984, at 10:14 a.m. That's when a tornado peeled away her home in Terlton and stole some of her history. It took photos of her...

OKC Bombing Trial Transcript - 05/27/1997 21:46 CDT/CST Thu, May 18, 2006 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Criminal Action No. 96-CR-68 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, vs. TIMOTHY JAMES McVEIGH,...

OKC Bombing Trial Transcript - 05/21/1997 16:31 CDT/CST Thu, May 18, 2006 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Criminal Action No. 96-CR-68 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, vs. TIMOTHY JAMES McVEIGH,...