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Medicare customers to begin receiving new cards lacking Social Security numbers to combat identity fraud

The news cards will feature a unique 11-digit Medicare number that are replacing the Social Security number-based Health Insurance Claim Number.

 

Decades-old legislation may hold key to finding more funding for city parks

A statute approved by the state Legislature in 1977 allows for registered voters of a municipality to petition their government to use bonds to fund recreation systems, but details of how such a process would work remain unclear.

 

Michael Bever's quintuple murder trial expected to continue through second week

After a full week of proceedings, Michael Bever’s quintuple murder trial is expected to continue through at least most of this week with testimony about the investigation into the homicides and information about reported confessions the teenager made about his…

 

Man allegedly kills woman, self after she reportedly refuses to leave husband

A man allegedly shot and killed a woman and himself after she refused to leave her husband for him.

 

Woman and dog die after fire at west Tulsa residence

A woman and her dog died late Saturday night after significant portions of her residence in west Tulsa caught fire and burned.

 

Jenks police investigating body found near school campus

JENKS — Jenks police are investigating the death of a man after a passerby found his body on Sunday near the high school.

 

25 years later, deadly tornado still a 'huge deal' for Catoosa and the storm's young survivor

The town has recovered and grown stronger than ever, but victims of the 1993 disaster will never be the same. A storm chaser found Erinn Haynes lying in the interstate's center median; the 13-year-old woke up two days later in…

 

Skywatch for April 22-29: Check out Procyon, Rigel and Sirius, the winter triangle now in the western sky

Sunday: The days are growing longer and it is slowly getting warmer. However, the winter triangle, made by the stars Procyon, Rigel and Sirius, remains in the western part of the night sky. Sirius, the brightest star in the night…

 

Oklahoma Military Hall of Fame nominations sought

Ten veterans will be honored this year, officials said.

 

Update: Man shot in parked vehicle in Maxwell Park; shooter remains at large

A man was shot in the leg Saturday as he was sitting in his parked van in north Tulsa's Maxwell Park.

 

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