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Medical heat alert issued by EMSA in response to continued heat-related calls

A medical heat alert has been issued for the second consecutive day after EMSA responded to six heat-related calls on Sunday.

 

Tulsa World writers nab top journalism honors

World staffers Andrea Eger and Ginnie Graham were both recognized this week, garnering awards for their investigative reporting and column-writing, respectively.

 

TPS summer feeding began this week

More than 70 percent of Tulsa Public Schools students qualify for free or reduced lunches, a key indicator of poverty. With school not in session, the children can still receive meals. They just need to get a ride to one…

 

Medical marijuana vote spurs concerns about impaired driving; issue not addressed in SQ 788

Currently, Oklahoma has a zero-tolerance law saying that any positive test for THC or its metabolites is considered driving under the influence. The language of SQ788 fails to exempt licensed patients from that law, nor does it provide a legal…

 

John Klein: Huge selection of specialty items makes store 'like candy' for veterans proud of their service

Shadow Box Military Gear is packed with hats, patches, shirts and other goods for various branches of the military, multiple wars and even overseas assignments. There is a wall of hats for various stations used by the U.S. military in…

 

Education, broken Legislature hot topics among House District 36 hopefuls

Candidates make cases in their bids for seat that covers central Osage and northern Tulsa Counties.

 

Three hospitalized after stolen pickup collides with car while fleeing police in midtown

The driver of the stolen pickup reportedly sped away from an officer and ran a stop sign before crashing into a car at 14th Street and Yale Avenue.

 

A survivor district: Broken Arrow works to make sure tragedy doesn't happen again

District administrators and teachers have spent much of the past week learning how to help prevent suicides.

 

'An excellent example of a private/public partnership': City infrastructure projects played key role in development of Gathering

The city of Tulsa has spent approximately $65 million on infrastructure improvements in and around the park.

 

A key question for state voters: How medicinal is medicinal marijuana?

Oklahomans will be voting June 26 on whether to join 30 other states in legalizing medical marijuana — or, as some prefer, medical cannabis.

 

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