SHORT TAKES 7 hr ago | Add a comment BIRTHDAYS →Country singer Johnny Carver, 68. →Former Beatles drummer Pete Best, 67. →Actor-comedian Billy Connolly, 66. →Singer Lee Michaels, 63. →Actor Dwight Schultz...

Oklahoma House panel says documents are private 2 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...

Family hopes reward solves inmate’s death in Oklahoma City 2 hr ago A federal inmate’s family on Friday offered a $250,000 reward for information leading to a murder conviction in his death. Kenneth Michael Trentadue, 44, died in August 1995 at the Federal...

Charges dismissed in OU-Texas football fight Wed, Nov 19, 2008 | Comments 15 Allen Beckett said he was just enjoying a beer at his favorite Oklahoma City bar in June 2007 when a young man wearing a University of Texas T-shirt strolled in. Beckett, a 54-year-old federal...

Oklahoma City woman in stillborn case leaves prison Wed, Nov 19, 2008 An Oklahoma City woman who was convicted of second-degree murder for delivering a stillborn baby after using methamphetamine during her pregnancy has been released from prison. Theresa Lee...

Charges dropped in Oklahoma City bar fight Wed, Nov 19, 2008 Charges dropped in fightProsecutors plan to dismiss a felony assault charge against a University of Oklahoma football fan accused of nearly castrating a University of Texas fan during a bar fight...

Charges could be dismissed in OU fan bar fight case Tue, Nov 18, 2008 OKLAHOMA CITY - The attorney for a University of Oklahoma football fan accused of nearly castrating a Texas fan during a bar fight in Oklahoma City says prosecutors have agreed to dismiss the...

Trust fund cited for decline in Oklahoma smokers Mon, Nov 17, 2008 | Comments 11 Oklahoma officials are celebrating the 10-year anniversary of the settlement of a lawsuit against tobacco companies. Gov. Brad Henry has proclaimed Nov. 23 as "A Healthier Oklahoma Day," marking...

DPS says driver in OKC hit and run found Mon, Nov 17, 2008 Authorities have located a driver they say fled after a fatal hit-and-run accident in southwest Oklahoma City on Friday. The driver’s name was not released because he has not been arrested,...

Land Sales: Saturday, Nov. 15, 2008 Fri, Nov 14, 2008 | Add a comment Land SalesRecent major sales in Oklahoma County totaled more than $19 million, according to deeds released from County Clerk Carolyn Caudill’s office. Major sales are those of $200,000 or...

Hurt Oklahoma teen’s mom seeks $27.5M damages Fri, Nov 14, 2008 The mother of a 15-year-old boy injured earlier this year at the Oklahoma County Juvenile Detention Center is seeking more than $27 million in damages, claiming her son was assaulted by a guard or...

Workers’ comp symposium will continue today in Oklahoma City Thu, Nov 13, 2008 | Add a comment A two-day symposium that started Thursday brought together Oklahoma legislators, state officials and physicians to discuss the key elements and raise awareness of workers’ compensation. The...

Medical leave change aids military families Thu, Nov 13, 2008 | Add a comment WASHINGTON — The Labor Department on Thursday announced final revisions in the Family and Medical Leave Act, including new rules defining how families of wounded service members will be able...

Terry Nichols son facing new charges in Nevada Thu, Nov 13, 2008 LAS VEGAS-The 26-year-old son of convicted Oklahoma City bombing co-conspirator Terry Nichols is in trouble again in Nevada. Authorities say Joshua Isaac Nichols is due before a Las Vegas judge...

OU graduate earns legal honor Wed, Nov 12, 2008 | Add a comment NORMAN — Elizabeth Garrett, a native Oklahoman and graduate of the University of Oklahoma, has been elected to the American Law Institute, considered one of the highest honors in the legal...

OU grad selected for legal honor Tue, Nov 11, 2008 | Add a comment NORMAN — Elizabeth Garrett, a native Oklahoman and graduate of the University of Oklahoma, has been elected to the American Law Institute, considered one of the highest honors in the legal...

AT A GLANCE: Forum set at at the Oklahoma Association of Chiefs of Police headquarters Tue, Nov 11, 2008 | Comments 1 Forum set Leaders of organizations or agencies interested in Oklahoma’s criminal justice initiatives on mental health issues are invited to a special meeting from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Thursday at...

Top court accepts Oklahoma City lawyer’s resignation Tue, Nov 11, 2008 Oklahoma City attorney George Miskovsky III has given up his license to practice law. Miskovsky, 45, pleaded guilty on Oct. 15 to two misdemeanor counts of offering to engage in acts of lewdness....

David Stell discusses two bills that will bring changes to tax code Mon, Nov 10, 2008 | Add a comment Two bills bring 300 changes to tax code for 2008 filers Q: Are there changes that affect the 2008 federal income tax returns taxpayers will be filing early next year? A: Two new bills signed...

Obama plans US terror trials to replace Guantanamo Mon, Nov 10, 2008 | Comments 4 WASHINGTON (AP) - President-elect Obama's advisers are crafting plans to close the Guantanamo Bay prison and prosecute terrorism suspects in the U.S., a plan that the Bush administration said...