Larceny investigation leads to marijuana arrest (Sapulpa Daily Herald)
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 05:26:55 GMT
Sapulpa Police arrested an East Tulsa man on March 5 at a local retailer on drug and larceny charges after he allegedly stole $66 in merchandise.
Mentally ill fear impact of Oklahoma's budget cuts (Tulsa World)
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:20:07 GMT
Sitting in a circle inside a dimly lit office, the clients at the Transition House are uneasy.
Mentally Ill Fear Loss of Services Due to Oklahoma Budget Cuts (News On 6 Tulsa)
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:33:33 GMT
Participants in programs that help mentally ill Oklahomans transition from institutions to the community fear pending state budget cuts could leave them homeless, hospitalized or even dead.
Bill could obstruct accurate reporting (Tulsa World)
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 08:28:54 GMT
Thirty-six state legislators share the same names as 206 felons who are listed in an Oklahoma Department of Corrections database, a Tulsa World computer-aided analysis indicates.
Class 5A boys: Tulsa Washington defeats Tulsa Memorial (The Oklahoman)
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:47:41 GMT
Tharone Chilton had 16 points to help lead sixth-ranked Tulsa Washington past top-ranked Memorial 42-30 in the Class 5A boys state championship basketball game on Saturday afternoon at the Mabee Center.The Hornets (20-9) won their 14th state title overall and first since 2002. That ties the Hornets with Oklahoma City Millwood, which won the 3A title earlier in the day, for the most state ...
Protecting public’s right to know central to mission (The Oklahoman)
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 23:16:19 GMT
IN February, The Oklahoman and the Tulsa World collaborated on a series of stories about residential care homes and intermediate facilities for the mentally retarded. Reporters from the two newspapers spent about six months studying more than 40,000 records from local, state and federal agencies, and found among other things that the background checks conducted on the people who work in those ...
Class 3A boys: Millwood beats Hugo to win title No. 14 (The Oklahoman)
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 23:06:35 GMT
The most prolific boys basketball program in the state added another gold ball to its collection Saturday afternoon.With its 48-40 win over Hugo in the Class 3A boys championship game at State Fair Arena gave the Falcons their record 14th boys gold ball. At the same time in Tulsa, Tulsa Washington was playing in the 5A title game for its 14th title.For Millwood coach Varryl Franklin, the title ...
OKC Thunder guard James Harden to miss 2-4 weeks with hamstring injury (The Oklahoman)
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:00:51 GMT
Oklahoma City Thunder rookie guard James Harden will miss two to four weeks with a strained right hamstring, coach Scott Brooks said Friday morning.The Thunder has recalled second-year guard Kyle Weaver from the Tulsa 66ers of the NBA D-League to replace Harden. Brooks said Weaver will be active and in the rotation as the backup shooting guard tonight against New Jersey."Like any injury that any ...
Oklahoma Board pulls license of drug-abusing PA (The Oklahoman)
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:30:01 GMT
A Miami, OK, physician assistant accused of binging on illegal street drugs and an Idabel doctor who operates a weight loss clinic were among the medical professionals disciplined Thursday by a state regulatory board. Oklahoma State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision members revoked the license of Richard Clay Tessmer, an emergency room physician assistant from Miami. Investigators ...
U.S. Marshals: Escaped inmate might be in Tulsa area (Tulsa World)
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:33:03 GMT
He was an inmate of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections housed at the Riverside Correctional Center when he walked away from the minimum-security facility on Feb. 14.
