Supreme Court and Constitution 4 hr ago | Add a comment WASHINGTON — Of conservatives’ few victories this year, the most cherished came when the Supreme Court, in District of Columbia v. Heller, held for the first time that the Second...

Travel: Thanksgiving trip tips Thu, Nov 20, 2008 | Add a comment Thanksgiving trip tips An estimated 100 million people travel during Thanksgiving and Christmas each year. Whelan Security, which handles security efforts for Lambert Airport in St. Louis, Mo.,...

Oklahoma House panel says documents are private 3 hr ago Psychological and medical records of juvenile offenders or children in state custody who are abused or killed should be confidential and not released to the public, a House committee recommended...

Dow leaps as possible treasury boss named 5 hr ago | Add a comment NEW YORK — Wall Street put a stop to a terrifying decline and stormed higher Friday as President-elect Barack Obama appeared ready to name the chief of the New York Federal Reserve as the...

Obama selects Treasury’s boss, Democrats say 5 hr ago | Add a comment WASHINGTON — President-elect Barack Obama intends to name Timothy Geithner, president of the New York Federal Reserve, as his treasury secretary to confront the nation’s economic...

How much is enough? 6 hr ago | Add a comment The Oklahoma Education Association is at it again — asking taxpayers to fund the union’s gluttonous appetite for more than the average helping. This time, it’s an $850 million...

Scissor Tales: Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 6 hr ago | Add a comment In Huntington, W.Va., the residents don’t talk much about living in the fattest city in America. Most of them probably don’t even realize it, according to health officials. Most people,...

Property tax bills are being sent to owners in Cleveland County 10 hr ago | Add a comment NORMAN — About 120,000 property tax bills were mailed to Cleveland County residents this week, Treasurer Saundra DeSelms said. Taxes are due Dec. 31, although residents have the option of...

Deer Creek fire district gets FEMA grant 16 hr ago | Add a comment The Deer Creek Fire Protection District has been awarded a $40,942 grant from the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency. The Assistance to Firefighters Grant will be used to upgrade personal...

How low will interest rates on homes go? 11 hr ago | Add a comment WASHINGTON — What will it take to get consumers off the sidelines to buy more houses and help stimulate the economy? How about a mortgage at 2.

Oklahoma lacks oversight of puppy mill industry 10 hr ago | Comments 4 With no state oversight, animal welfare groups say Oklahoma has become a haven for unscrupulous puppy breeding operations. They describe puppy mills where dogs are packed into cramped, unsanitary...

Source: Obama likely to name Geithner at Treasury 12 hr ago | Add a comment WASHINGTON - President-elect Barack Obama is likely to name Federal Reserve Governor Timothy Geithner as treasury secretary next week. An official close to the senator says the New York Federal...

Stocks jump on report of Geithner nomination 11 hr ago | Add a comment NEW YORK -- Wall Street found some relief Friday from a report that a pounded-down Citigroup Inc. might put itself up for sale. That prospect, along with the possibility that low prices will draw...

Broken Arrow wildlife sanctuary to reopen 21 hr ago | Add a comment BROKEN ARROW -- The owner of a wildlife sanctuary that closed after a big-cat handler was fatally mauled last month plans to reopen the facility next week. Lori Ensign had said she likely would...

Penalizing the uninsured in Oklahoma 7 hr ago | Comments 296 Oklahoma must take drastic steps to improve its dismal ranking in the number of residents who have no health insurance, state Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland said Thursday during her...

Oklahoma officials clear Locust Grove eatery to open 16 hr ago LOCUST GROVE — State health officials have decided a restaurant blamed for a food-poisoning outbreak can reopen, but its owners still face an uncertain future because some customers plan to...

Letters to the Editor: Friday, Nov. 21, 2008 Thu, Nov 20, 2008 | Comments 79 Consolidation urgedI’m a native Pennsylvanian who moved to Oklahoma in 1977. In the 1950s, Pennsylvania instituted a school consolidation plan to more effectively use state education tax...

In Brief: Harold’s sales final 21 hr ago | Add a comment Harold’s sales final Harold’s stores, which has announced going out of business sales — with prices reduced 30 to 50 percent — will accept returns on merchandise through...

Credit would aid Oklahoma heat pump owners 23 hr ago | Add a comment A state tax credit would be offered to Oklahomans buying a geothermal heat pump system if a proposed measure becomes law, House Speaker Chris Benge said Thursday. Benge said he will file...

IN STOCK: XOM Thu, Nov 20, 2008 | Add a comment XOM Exxon Mobil Corp. and Turkey’s state-run oil company, TPAO, signed a deal Wednesday for the joint exploration and development of oil and natural gas off its Black Sea coast. Turkey...