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Public revelations come more than 18 years after quadruple homicide in Welch

Families of the dead hold out hope for new information about the location of the remains of two 16-year-olds who were never found.A timeline of the 1999 case of missing Welch girls Ashley Freeman and Lauria BibleVictim's family seeks investigation…

 

Rites set for former Tulsa Drillers owner Bill Rollings

A memorial service is set for 1 p.m. Friday, May 4, at First Presbyterian Church of Sapulpa.

 

Local artists show off Gathering Place work

The Gathering Place announces an open submission for local artists who would like to perform or have their art shown in the park.

 

Union officials explain $22.5 million stadium project as being a 40-year investment

Superintendent Kirk Hartzler says voters ultimately were the decision-makers on an ambitious undertaking that will result in a stadium that “should be good for another 40 years.”

 

Teachers walkout fallout: Impeachment effort underway against OEA leaders

Teachers began to circulate a petition through social media Friday to initiate impeachment proceedings against OEA President Alicia Priest and Vice President Katherine Bishop.

 

A messy dilemma: Feral hogs make their way into Tulsa City Limits near Gilcrease

Fifteen feral hogs, three mature females and a dozen piglets, have created a messy dilemma for a homeowner inside Tulsa's city limits and near the Gilcrease Museum.

 

House sends $7.6 billion general appropriations bill on to governor

SB 1600 rains about $700 million more than a year go on a state government and public education system parched by years of budget cuts and revenue failures.

 

Estate of diabetic man who died in Tulsa County jail sues county, health care providers

In court documents filed Friday, Mitchell Lee Godsey's estate argued that an "under-qualified medical staff” provided care prior to his 2016 death.

 

Immigration activists say Tulsa County is deporting people who came to U.S. 'seeking a better life'

From Jan. 1 to April 26, Immigration and Customs Enforcement placed holds on about 560 people who were detained in the Tulsa County jail, according jail data compiled by the Tulsa Immigrant Resource Network. Of those people, 320 were detained…

 

Oklahoma House keeps alive religious adoption bill

SB 1140 prohibits private child placement agencies that do not receive state or federal funding from being required to participate in child placements "that violate the agency's written religious or moral convictions or policies."

 

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