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Crisis funds for education sought
A state board's resolution puts an "emergency" tag on budget shortfalls. At Pretty Water school near Sapulpa, janitorial staff workers were laid off and now teachers are doing their work as a result of budget cuts.
State posts unpaid-tax warrants online
Fraudsters and failed business owners top the list of the highest tax delinquencies in the state, with one man owing more than $112 million.
Police are investigating the death of a man who apparently fell several stories from a downtown high-rise residential building.
Suspicious house fire near golf course
Sapulpa authorities are investigating a suspicious house fire early today on the west side of town near the golf course.
Meth lab found in overnight fire of Sapulpa home
Authorities found the makings of a meth lab in a Sapulpa home that was destroyed by fire late Thursday night.
Cause Of Sapulpa House Still Under Investigation
An investigation is underway to determine what caused a suspicious house fire in Sapulpa late Thursday night.
Home free Who let the pigeons out?
Tina and Derik Webster's pigeons, before liberation. Each bird's arrival at the home loft was clocked by a chip on its leg.
Police departments running on tight budgets
Some police departments are now feeling the pinch from tightening budgets. When police units break down in Sperry officers find creative ways to keep cost at a minimum.
Task force told of tax-credit problems
Tens of millions of dollars in tax credits issued to encourage such things as coal mining and maintaining short-line railroads are winding up in the hands of insurance companies that use them to offset the state premium tax, a legislative task force was told Thursday.
George Samuel Barzellone, died Monday, Nov. 2, 2009. Rosary will be at 7 p.m. today at St.
Sapulpa man charged with second DUI-traffic death
A Sapulpa man with a previous conviction for DUI-related manslaughter was charged Tuesday with first-degree manslaughter linked to a deadly traffic crash.
Oklahoma lawmakers want to cease funding for ACORN
State Rep. Gary Banz is joining state lawmakers across the country in calling for an end to taxpayer funding for the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now .
Need seen to widen turnpike parts soon
Additional lanes on turnpikes in the state's two largest cities will need to be added soon, an Oklahoma Turnpike Authority official said Wednesday during a meeting of the roads task force.
Tisdale admirer captures his memory in art
The Sapulpa sports fan started the portrait, done in chalk, just weeks after learning of his idol's death.
7) Senator claims to have pro tem post locked up
Sen. Harry Coates, R-Seminole, said Tuesday that he believes he has the votes to become the next Senate president pro tem.
7) Local bulldog filming for Puppy Bowl
A local French Bulldog puppy named Yums is headed to the Big Show. Well, the puppy version that is.
Sunday: Smoke shops sell cigarettes without fire-safe paper
Several area Indian smoke shops are selling cigarettes without a new kind of fire-safety paper required by legislation enacted last year, a Tulsa World investigation shows.
Kylee McCune and Jacob Turner have announced their engagement and plans to marry on Nov.
Sapulpa Police arrest 19-year-old man for allegedly raping...
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