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• Two Chases Lead To Higher Bond For Tulsa Car-Theft Suspect

  12-02-2016 23:59
  
  Prosecutors filed multiple charges Friday against a man accused of leading Tulsa Police on chases on consecutive Tuesdays. 
  
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• Tulsa Police Make Arrest Connected To December Homicide

  12-02-2016 23:43
  
  Tulsa police made an arrested in connection to a December homicide.
  
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• 'The Oklahoma Room' Puts Talents On Display At Music Festival

  12-02-2016 22:44
  
  A group of Oklahoma musicians is getting an opportunity to show off their talents at a major music festival thanks, in part, to overwhelming community support.
  
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• Driver Fleeing From Minor Accident Causes Injury Crash, TPD Says

  12-02-2016 22:44
  
  Tulsa police say a driver fleeing the scene of a minor accident caused an injury crash Friday afternoon.
  
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• Eddie Sutton Named Finalist For 2016 Naismith Hall Of Fame

  12-02-2016 21:04
  
  Eddie Sutton has been named a finalist for the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame for the fourth time.
  
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• Abandoned Bixby Puppy With Chemical Burns Continues To Recover

  12-02-2016 20:31
  
  News On 6 Emory Bryan says Zorro, an abandoned Bixby puppy with chemical burns continues to improve. 
  
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• Mayor, Fire Chief Seek New Fire Station For East Tulsa

  12-02-2016 20:14
  
  Tulsa's mayor and fire chief talked Friday morning about the need for a new fire station.
  
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• OG&E: Squirrel Blamed For Hour-Long Glenpool Power Outage

  12-02-2016 19:14
  
  OG&E says a squirrel at a substation left a number of its customers in Glenpool without power for about an hour Friday morning.
  
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• Four Oklahoma Housing Authorities Get $15.3M For Capital Improvements

  12-02-2016 19:07
  
  Four housing authorities in Oklahoma are sharing $15.3 million awarded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. 
  
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• SAE Releases Findings In Investigation Into OU Racist Chant

  12-02-2016 18:48
  
  The Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity released its findings after months of investigation into the racist chant incident that occurred at the University of Oklahoma.
  
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• Man Dies After Being Trapped For Hours In Crashed SUV Near Sand Springs

  12-02-2016 17:51
  
  Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers rescued a 30-year-old Sand Springs man who had been trapped in a crashed SUV for hours.
  
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• Pepper Balls Used To Arrest Man After Tulsa Police Chase

  12-02-2016 15:12
  
  Tulsa Police used stop sticks and pepper balls to arrest a man who they said ran from officers Thursday evening. 
  
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• Owasso Police: Driver Fights With Officers After Chase, Crash

  12-02-2016 15:11
  
  Owasso Police arrested a driver they say tried to hit an officer during a high-speed chase Thursday night.
  
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• Tulsa Man Found Inside Home, Shot In The Chest

  12-02-2016 15:09
  
  Police are investigating after finding a man inside a north Tulsa home with a gunshot wound to his chest.
  
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• Man Trapped For Hours In Crashed SUV Near Sand Springs

  12-02-2016 14:47
  
  Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers rescued a man who had been trapped in a crashed SUV for hours.
  
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• Mother, Baby Rescued From Tulsa Apartment Fire

  12-02-2016 14:44
  
  Firefighters rescued a mother and her baby from a balcony of a south Tulsa apartment complex during a fire early Friday.
  
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• Alan Crone's Weather Blog: Cool Weekend But Warmer Next Week

  12-02-2016 10:25
  
  Another cold front will move across the area this morning bringing north winds and eventually some cooler air back to eastern OK for the weekend.  
  
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• Flint crisis may help governor ease GOP doubt on Detroit aid

  12-02-2016 08:56
  
  LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Rick Snyder's standing as one of the GOP's most accomplished governors has taken a beating in the crisis over lead-contaminated water in Flint, Michigan. Democrats, especially th
  
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• Pope departs for Cuba, first stop before Mexico

  12-02-2016 08:55
  
  ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has begun a seven-day trip that will take him first to Havana, Cuba, then to Mexico.
  
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• South Sudan president appoints rebel leader his deputy

  12-02-2016 08:32
  
  KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A presidential spokesman in South Sudan says the president has appointed his rival, rebel leader Riek Machar, as first vice president in a unity government.
  
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• Collision Near Mannford Sends One To Hospital

  12-02-2016 08:30
  
  A two-car collision one mile west of Mannford left one woman in the hospital early Friday morning.
  
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• Russian PM warns of world war in Syrian conflict

  12-02-2016 08:27
  MUNICH (AP) — Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev says the use of ground troops in the Syrian conflict could result in world war.
  
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• Congress bans import of forced labor products

  12-02-2016 07:29
  
  A bill headed for President Obama this week includes a provision that would ban U.S. imports of fish caught by slaves in Southeast Asia, gold mined by children in Africa and garments sewn by abused wo
  
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• With FBI ring tightening, last Oregon occupiers give up

  12-02-2016 07:00
  
  With the FBI tightening its ring around them, the last four holdouts in the armed takeover of a wildlife refuge in Oregon surrendered Thursday, ending a 41-day standoff that left one man dead and exposed anger over government control of vast expanses of Western land.
  
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• Salvation Army to host disaster relief training

  12-02-2016 07:00
  
  The training is required for those interested in volunteering with the agency during times of disaster.
  
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• Riot at prison in northern Mexico leaves 49 inmates dead

  12-02-2016 07:00
  A brawl between rival drug gangs at an overcrowded penitentiary in northern Mexico turned into a riot Thursday, leaving 49 inmates dead and 12 injured in the country’s deadliest prison melee in years.
  
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• Massive gas leak near Los Angeles plugged after 16 weeks

  12-02-2016 07:00
  A blowout at a natural gas well that leaked uncontrollably for 16 weeks and drove thousands of residents from their Los Angeles homes was plugged Thursday, a utility said.
  
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• Marriages published Feb. 12, 2016

  12-02-2016 07:00
  
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• Jay Cronley: Jobs lost, condos gained; downtown still growing

  12-02-2016 07:00
  
  The stock market is down 300, the price of oil is $27, and there are some new condominiums over on Third Street at the edge of downtown that start at $875,000.
  
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• Hit-and-run suspect crashes into parked vehicle, ending midtown chase

  12-02-2016 07:00
  
  Police believe the driver was drunk during the pursuit.
  
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• Governor's legal counsel resigns four months after testifying before grand jury

  12-02-2016 07:00
  
  Gov. Mary Fallin’s legal counsel, Steve Mullins, who testified before a state grand jury investigating an execution drug mix-up, resigned Thursday.
  
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• Fallin confirms tax break discussion affected Boeing projects

  12-02-2016 07:00
  
  Gov. Mary Fallin confirmed Thursday that Boeing Co. bowed out of two proposed projects in Oklahoma after lawmakers began considering a moratorium on aerospace tax credits.
  
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• Einstein's right again: Scientists detect ripples in gravity

  12-02-2016 07:00
  
  It was just a tiny, almost imperceptible “chirp,” but it simultaneously opened humanity’s ears to the music of the cosmos and proved Einstein right again.
  
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• Divorces published Feb. 12, 2016

  12-02-2016 07:00
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• Diplomats aim for temporary Syria truce in a week

  12-02-2016 07:00
  
  Diplomats trying to secure a ceasefire for the civil war in Syria fell short in organizing an immediate truce but agreed to try to work out details and implement a temporary “cessation of hostilities” in the coming week.
  
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• Cleveland mayor apologizes for billing family of dead boy

  12-02-2016 07:00
  
  The mayor of Cleveland apologized Thursday to the family of Tamir Rice, a black 12-year-old boy fatally shot by a white Cleveland police officer, for the city having sent the administrator of the boy’s estate a “decedent’s last dying expense” claim of $500 for ambulance services.
  
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• City of Broken Arrow to announce purchase of property in Rose District

  12-02-2016 07:00
  City leaders, members of the Economic Development Corporation and the business community will share details of the project at a news conference at 1 p.m. Friday.
  
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• CDC ships Zika test for pregnant women; Puerto Rico at risk

  12-02-2016 07:00
  
  The government is shipping Zika virus tests for pregnant women to health departments around the country, but warning there could be temporary shortages, as travelers try to tell if they returned with an infection that could put a developing baby at risk.
  
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• $18 million makeover of Chandler Park proposed

  12-02-2016 07:00
  
  The Tulsa County Park Board approved an $18 million master plan to significantly upgrade the 192-acre hilltop park between Tulsa and Sand Springs.
  
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• Obama grants monument status to vast swath of Calif. desert

  12-02-2016 06:49
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — President Barack Obama is granting national monument status to nearly 1.8 million acres of scenic Southern California desert, a move the White House says will maintain in perpetuity
  
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• Ohio police kill man they say injured 4 with machete

  12-02-2016 06:29
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Police shot and killed a man who stormed into a central Ohio restaurant wielding a machete and randomly attacking people as they sat unsuspectingly at their dinner tables, author
  
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• Dangerous Rigs: Inspecting Oilfield Trucks

  12-02-2016 06:10
  
  News On 6 went with an OHP trooper inspecting oilfield truck, and if the stops were typical indications, there is cause for concern.
  
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• Documentary Tells Story Of OKC Civil Rights Activists

  12-02-2016 05:59
  
  The Oklahoma Center for the Humanities at TU presented the film "Children of the Civil Rights" Thursday night.
  
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• Uber to pay $28.5M to settle safety ad lawsuits

  12-02-2016 05:37
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Uber said Thursday that it will pay $28.5 million to settle two lawsuits that said the ride-hailing firm misled customers about its safety procedures and fees.
  
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• Oklahoma Lawmakers Debating Bill Ending Daylight Saving Time

  12-02-2016 05:34
  
  Some Oklahoma lawmakers say it’s time to put an end to daylight saving time. Many say it’s an outdated practice and want to keep the clocks the same all year.
  
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• Clinton, Sanders clash over minorities, money and Obama

  12-02-2016 05:29
  
  Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders battled for the crucial backing of black and Hispanic voters in Thursday night’s Democratic debate and clashed heatedly over their support for Barack Obama as the presidential race shifted toward states with more minority voters.
  
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• Debate Takeaways: Clinton, Sanders appeal to SC, Nevada

  12-02-2016 05:27
  
  Related story: Clinton, Sanders clash over minorities, money and Obama
  
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• Seriously Save Money By 'Gaining Wealth God's Way'

  12-02-2016 05:23
  
  In the Bible, there are more than two thousand verses about money. More than the number of references to faith, or prayer.Two Oklahoma authors used 
  
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• Broken Arrow Drivers Dealing With Rodents Inside Cars

  12-02-2016 05:15
  
  You may not expect to have a rodent problem inside your car, but that’s exactly what some Broken Arrow drivers are experiencing.
  
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• Tulsa Man In Police Custody After Chase

  12-02-2016 05:04
  
  One man is in custody after leading police on a chase Thursday night. Tulsa police said they had to shoot pepper balls at the man to get him to exit the vehicle.
  
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