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• Claremore Dad Says 'Skinhead' Patches Found In Children's Product

  06-10-2015 23:48
  
  A Claremore man claims he found something racist and disturbing inside a present meant for his kids. Now he's demanding answers.
  
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• Fallin Speaks On Removal Of Ten Commandments Monument From State Capitol

  06-10-2015 23:42
  
  Gov. Mary Fallin briefly spoke with reporters at the new home of the Ten Commandments monument on Tuesday, after the two-ton granite slab was removed from the capitol grounds late Monday night.
  
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• Undercover Officer Arrests Tulsa Woman For Prostitution

  06-10-2015 21:10
  
  Tulsa police arrested a woman they say was using her midtown home as a base to engage in prostitution.  
  
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• Thousands Lose Power After Broken Arrow Substation Fire

  06-10-2015 20:50
  
  Public Service of Oklahoma reports that almost 9,000 customers were temporarily without power after a fire at a Broken Arrow substation.
  
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• OKC Officer Praised For Heroic Efforts To Save Distraught Man

  06-10-2015 20:44
  
  An Oklahoma City police officer is being praised for his heroic efforts to save the life of a distraught man. 
  
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• Person Of Interest Named In Tulsa Murder Investigation

  06-10-2015 20:26
  
  Tulsa Police are searching for a person of interested in the shooting death of 54-year-old Jeffrey Alexander. 
  
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• Former Osage Employee Charged With Adding Non-Indians To Tribe

  06-10-2015 20:11
  
  The Osage Nation Attorney General’s Office filed criminal charges against a former employee for adding non-Indians as members of the tribe.
  
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• Tulsa Police Identify Murder Victim, Arrest Teenage Suspect

  06-10-2015 19:18
  
  Tulsa Police have arrested a 16 year old in Tulsa's latest homicide. They identified the shooting victim as Tomas Rodriguez, 18. 
  
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• Police: Tulsa Man Attacks Officers, Another Prisoner During Arrest

  06-10-2015 18:07
  
  Tulsa Police arrested a man they say attacked two officers and another prisoner while being booked on drug and other complaints.
  
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• Inattentive Driving Blamed For Deadly Kay County Wreck

  06-10-2015 17:35
  
  A teenage girl was killed in a rollover wreck blamed on inattentive driving. The fatal crash took place Monday afternoon near Blackwell.
  
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• Flu Season Is Here; What's Different About This Year's Vaccine

  06-10-2015 17:31
  
  Flu season officially starts this week and doctors are watching the virus closely to see how it compares to last season. So, could we be in for a nasty flu season?
  
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• Compulsive Texting Affects Teens At School

  06-10-2015 17:25
  
  This number may be a shock to some and no surprise to others. But most teenagers average 167 texts per day.
  
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• Study calls for 200 more officers for Tulsa Police Department

  06-10-2015 17:22
  
  Tulsa leaders have been waiting on the report in order to determine how to approach a proposed public safety tax. Currently, TPD has about 750 sworn officers, according to the report. 
  
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• Masked Gunman Robs Bartlesville McDonald's

  06-10-2015 17:19
  
  Bartlesville Police are searching for a man who robbed McDonald's workers at gunpoint late Monday night.  
  
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• Oklahoma couples celebrate anniversary of end of ban on gay marriage

  06-10-2015 17:17
  
  Same-sex couples in Oklahoma are celebrating the right to marry.
  
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• Taliban attack police HQ in embattled Afghan city

  06-10-2015 17:15
  
  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Fighting erupted anew in the embattled northern Afghan city of Kunduz on Tuesday after the Taliban attacked a police headquarters overnight and officials warned that food and
  
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• Pistorius family: Oscar's rights being undermined

  06-10-2015 17:13
  SOMERSET WEST, South Africa (AP) — Oscar Pistorius' family say his rights are being "undermined" by delays in deciding whether he should be released from jail and moved to house arrest.
  
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• EU offers Turkey incentives to better tackle refugee crisis

  06-10-2015 17:11
  
  BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is ready to offer Turkey new incentives to better tackle the Syria refugee crisis, including money, the easing of visa restrictions and better intelligence sharing.
  
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• Rubio criticizes government regulation of on-demand economy

  06-10-2015 17:07
  NEW YORK (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio is warning of too much government meddling with Internet-based "on-demand companies."
  
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• The Latest: Research changed the course of particle physics

  06-10-2015 17:01
  
  STOCKHOLM (AP) — Latest developments in the announcements of the Nobel Prizes (all times local):
  
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• Gunman robs Bartlesville McDonald's on Monday night

  06-10-2015 16:58
  The robber reportedly pointed a handgun at employees before leaving with an undisclosed amount of money.
  
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• Texas inmate set for execution for killing man in $8 robbery

  06-10-2015 16:56
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — No late appeals have been filed on behalf of a Texas inmate convicted of killing another man in a robbery in Houston that yielded just $8.
  
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• FAA proposes nearly $2 million fine against drone operator

  06-10-2015 16:54
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The government is proposing a record $1.9 million fine against an aerial photography company for flying drones in crowded New York and Chicago airspace without permission.
  
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• US forecast calls for lower heating bills this winter

  06-10-2015 16:52
  PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Heating bills should drop this winter for most U.S. households thanks to a combination of lower energy prices and warmer weather across most of the country, the U.S. Energy Depa
  
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• Tulsa Teachers To Receive Pay Increase

  06-10-2015 16:52
  
  Tulsa teachers will receive a raise following a vote of the school board. The salary increase averages to 1.5 percent or around $600 annually.
  
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• Pilot who became ill aboard flight died of natural causes

  06-10-2015 16:52
  SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — A New York medical examiner says an American Airlines pilot who became ill while flying from Phoenix to Boston died from natural causes.
  
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• Top general in Afghanistan: US strike on hospital a mistake

  06-10-2015 16:46
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. forces attacked a hospital in northern Afghanistan last weekend, killing at least 22 people, despite "rigorous" U.S. military procedures designed to avoid such mistakes, the top
  
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• In writings, Oregon gunman ranted about others being crazy

  06-10-2015 16:39
  
  ROSEBURG, Ore. (AP) — The gunman who killed nine people at an Oregon community college last week complained in writings he left behind that everyone else was crazy and ranted about not having a girlfr
  
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• Islamic State affiliate claims Yemen attacks in Aden

  06-10-2015 16:19
  
  SANAA, Yemen (AP) — A new Islamic State affiliate in Yemen has claimed responsibility for attacks in the port city of Aden that killed at least 15 people.
  
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• NATO chief: Russian jets in Turkish airspace no accident

  06-10-2015 16:17
  
  BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO's secretary-general on Tuesday rejected Moscow's claim that its military incursion into alliance airspace over Turkey wasn't intentional or important, saying there were two separa
  
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• VW chief warns workers of 'pain' to come because of scandal

  06-10-2015 16:14
  
  WOLFSBURG, Germany (AP) — Volkswagen's new CEO has told more than 20,000 workers that overcoming its emissions-rigging scandal will "not happen without pain" and that the company will have to review i
  
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• Police: Boy, 11, accidentally shoots and kills, brother, 12

  06-10-2015 16:14
  CARROLLTON, Ohio (AP) — Authorities say an 11-year-old boy fatally shot his 12-year-old brother during a target-shooting outing in eastern Ohio.
  
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• AP Interview: Germany still untangling Nazis' legal legacy

  06-10-2015 16:00
  
  BERLIN (AP) — Germany's justice ministry is embarked on a wide-ranging effort to examine the influence that the Nazis had on the country's legal system, including the role some German officials played
  
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• Oklahoma teen's Make-A-Wish trip to Hawaii gets postponed as more vital wish is granted: a kidney transplant

  06-10-2015 15:58
  
  She and her family were just days away from traveling to Hawaii through an all-expenses paid vacation that was being provided by Make-A-Wish Oklahoma.
  
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• Fire at Tulsa residential building displaces 12, including 6 children

  06-10-2015 15:50
  Six adults, six children and two dogs were displaced in the fire that caused an estimated $25,000 in damage. Its cause was listed as accidental.
  
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• Clinton ad seizes on Rep. McCarthy's Benghazi comments

  06-10-2015 15:44
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton is running a new ad that seizes on House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy's admission that the Benghazi committee can take credit for her diminished public stand
  
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• Sunken ship had enough lifeboats, but storm overpowered it

  06-10-2015 15:38
  
  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — On a vessel taking on water and listing to one side, buffeted by 50-foot waves and winds estimated at up to 140 mph, life rafts can be torn apart and lifeboats become impossi
  
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• ConocoPhillips Lays Off Dozens Of Bartlesville Employees

  06-10-2015 15:38
  
  ConocoPhillips laid off dozens of employees in Bartlesville.
  
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• Unconventional anti-venom from Oklahoma City Zoo saves 16-month-old boy after snakebite

  06-10-2015 15:37
  
  A poisonous pygmy rattlesnake bit rough-and-tumble Blake Skinner near a swing set in his backyard.
  
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• OCPA Now Home Of Ten Commandments Monument

  06-10-2015 15:36
  
  The Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs (OCPA,) considered by many as a conservative think tank, is now the new home of the 6-foot tall granite monument of the Ten Commandments.
  
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• Tulsa Public Schools bus rear-ends vehicle on I-44; no injuries reported

  06-10-2015 15:30
  The bus was carrying students from Edison Preparatory School.
  
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• 3.5 Magnitude Earthquake Recorded Near Perry

  06-10-2015 15:17
  
  A 3.5 magnitude earthquake was recorded near Perry, Oklahoma, Tuesday morning.
  
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• Twelve Displaced By Tulsa House Fire

  06-10-2015 15:12
  
  Six adults and six children were displaced in a fire at a west Tulsa home that had been converted to apartments.  
  
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• Tulsa Motorcyclist Arrested For Eluding, Pot Possession

  06-10-2015 14:06
  
  Tulsa's police helicopter helped track down a motorcyclist who reportedly took off instead of pulling over for the law overnight Tuesday.  
  
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• Crews Remove Ten Commandments Monument

  06-10-2015 13:31
  
  Construction crews started removing the heavily disputed Ten Commandments monument Monday night off the state Capitol grounds.
  
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• Shooting victim dies after crashing car into parked vehicle

  06-10-2015 11:01
  
  The 18-year old Hispanic victim was shot when he was confronted by two pedestrians then crashed his car into a parked vehicle about 11 a.m. Monday. Tulsa police tell us the victim was driving westbound near 3800 E. Xyler Street when he was confronted by two pedestrians near North New Haven Avenue.
  
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• Tulsa man gets life without parole for igniting fire that resulted in 5-year-old's death

  06-10-2015 06:49
  
  Fire investigators David Beals and Greta Hurt work at the scene of a house fire at East 28th Street and South Pittsburg Ave. Sept. 16, 2014.
  
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• New Generation Hopes To Breathe Life Back Into Route 66

  06-10-2015 05:41
  
  Instead of being demolished, a 1950s-era building on 11th Street in Tulsa is being remodeled. Part of the message that Tulsa is ready and willing to invest in bringing Route 66.
  
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• Dog Hit By Car After Meter Installation, Tulsa Family Says

  06-10-2015 05:34
  
  A Tulsa family claims that a smart meter installation ended with an open gate and their two dogs running loose.
  
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• Group Of Tulsa County Deputies Dedicated To Keeping Fair-Goers Safe

  06-10-2015 05:25
  
  Mixed in the middle of the large fair crowds are a number of sheriff's deputies; a select few of which are called on to get even the rowdiest fair-goers under control.
  
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