It's about time
A century-old time capsule is opened in an OKC church.
Live. Local. Leaving.
Longtime KOCO chief meteorologist Rick Mitchell heading to severe skies of Dallas TV.
Fade out
A Senate bill phases out incentives that lure filmmakers to the state.
Challengers in Oklahoma City Council races discuss online photos
Photos in revealing poses, of Confederate flags
Picture of horror
A century later, the photograph of an Oklahoma lynching still resonates.
Romney and religion
Will Mitt Romney’s Mormonism be a factor for Oklahoma voters in next Tuesday’s presidential primary?
Fame, Sweet fame
Does this OKC woman have time to be a worldwide Internet sensation?
To the letter
The OKC school district begins investigating charges of grade-tampering by a high school principal.
Creative dissent
Opposition came in various forms at last week’s rally against the Personhood Act.
Spirited reformation
Two grassroots organizations seek changes to Oklahoma’s liquor laws.
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Jackson’s action
The death of an OKC man while in police custody spurs Rev. Jesse Jackson to call for a congressional probe.
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Tim Farley
Prominent civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson has vowed he won’t rest until justice is served for Robin Howard.
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Watching history
A treasure trove of Oklahoma TV news footage is donated to the Oklahoma Historical Society
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Rachael Cervenka
Today, the Oklahoma Historical Society accepted a donation from Griffin Communications containing a treasure trove of television news footage: all archives documenting the nearly 50 years of significant news coverage by the company, which owns Oklahoma City’s KWTV Channel 9 and Tulsa’s KOTV Channel 6.
High-stakes pigeons
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Gazette staff
Three Oklahomans might wind up caged in the wake of a nationwide undercover investigation of pigeon-racing (yes, pigeon-racing) by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
Lottery limbo
With the lottery’s future uncertain, Oklahoma lottery officials scramble for ways to increase the games’ popularity and help schools statewide.
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Peter Wright
When the Oklahoma Lottery’s first instant ticket was sold in October 2005, the odds were that the numbers underneath the scratch-off film would be worthless to whoever bought it. Yet the dollar exchanged for that card was intended to be the first of millions raised for education.
Mama's getting punchy
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Gazette staff
In Miranda Lambert’s “Mama’s Broken Heart” video, the country star portrays someone ravaged by torment, who eventually dabbles in mind-altering substances, cuts her own hair and deviously inspects a kitchen knife. Basically, it’s about being crazy.
Endangered hipsters
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Gazette staff
The species is characterized by any number of traits: flannel shirts, ample beards, tattoos, the scent of freshly smoked clove cigarettes. They tend to gravitate toward hole-in-the-wall bars or trendy pizzerias, where they brandish obscure beers and discuss their love of indie bands, environmentalism and Ron Paul.
Love is all you need
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Gazette staff
What’s another session of the state Legislature without a bill centered on the sanctity of marriage? This time, it’s House Speaker T.W. Shannon, R-Lawton, who carries the matrimonial torch with House Bill 1908.
CEOh, brother!
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Gazette staff
Oil and gas execs in Oklahoma are having a rough patch (not oil) these last few weeks.
Puttin’ on the Switz
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Gazette staff
The Internet flew into one of those Internet tizzies last week when a photo surfaced of Barry Switzer sporting a fur coat at the University of Oklahoma Sooners’ spring practice.
Speak English!
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Gazette staff
For all of you perturbed by the dizzying number of languages you might encounter these days, fear not! Language-loving lawmakers have your back.
‘Sex Machine’: Still chuggin’!
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Gazette staff
Way back on Oct. 13, 2004, Oklahoma Gazette reported from the set of Sex Machine, a microbudget indie film shot in the Oklahoma City metro. Its director and co-writer, then local graphic designer Christopher Sharpe, had no visions of making anything other than a good time.
Feelin’ hot, hot, hot
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Gazette staff
In a Men’s Health rundown of 2013’s hottest celebrity couples, Oklahoma’s own Blake Shelton and wife Miranda Lambert nabbed the No. 7 spot on a list of 20.
Boxed in
Local developer David Box says he has no option but to pursue razing the historic Gold Dome building.
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Tim Farley
As owner of the historic Gold Dome in Oklahoma City, David Box finds himself in an untenable position.
From board to booked
Controversy erupts after District Attorney David Prater files criminal charges against the state Pardon and Parole Board.
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Jerry Bohnen
Oklahoma County District Attorney David Prater has met a storm of criticism since his March 13 filing of criminal charges against the state Pardon and Parole Board. In the wake of an investigation that began last summer, Prater has accused the board’s five members of repeatedly violating the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act.
