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Oklahoma City implements ‘backyard dwellings’ ordinance
Yahoo News
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OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – According to the City of Oklahoma City, its “backyard dwellings” ordinance is now in effect. Officials say residents or property owners in OKC’s core can now build accessory dwellings, or backyard dwellings. The ordinance...
Oklahoma City’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander agrees record $285M extension
The Manila Times
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July 2, 2025
LOS ANGELES — Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has agreed a four-year $285 million contract extension, the richest per-year contract in NBA history, US media reports said Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila). Gilgeous-Alexander, who...
Movies to watch on July 4, and what else to see this month
Yakima Herald-Republic - Washington State
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If you’re looking to stay home and stream a movie during this Fourth of July weekend, why not pick something that illuminates a real-life bit of American history? Here are a few suggestions, available on streaming services. “Selma,” Ava DuVernay’s...
Oklahomans invited to submit designs for new challenge coin
FOX23 News - Oklahoma
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OKLAHOMA — Oklahomans are invited to submit designs for a new challenge coin in honor of submarine USS OKLAHOMA SSN 802. USS OKLAHOMA SSN 802 is a state-of-the-art submarine that will be added to the United States Navy's fleet in 2027. To...
Oklahoma City police seek help finding man reportedly attacked and abducted
KOCO 5 - Oklahoma
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July 1, 2025
NEIGHBORS WHAT THEY KNOW TODAY. OKLAHOMA CITY POLICE SAY THIS MAN WAS JUMPED AND THROWN INTO A VEHICLE IN SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA CITY. NOW THEY’RE ASKING FOR THE COMMUNITY’S HELP TO FIND OUT WHERE HE IS. OKLAHOMA CITY POLICE SHARED THE POST ON SOCIAL...
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma cancels fireworks show after fire breaks out, 5 injured
KOCO 5 - Oklahoma
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July 3, 2025
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma cancels fireworks show after fire breaks out, 5 injured A fireworks show scheduled for Thursday has been canceled after the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma confirmed an incident that injured at least 5 people occurred...
Some college sports teams going celebrity route for GM role
Chattanooga Times Free Press - Tennessee
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July 3, 2025
Athletic departments at colleges and universities across the country are scrambling. The rate of transfers transforms a team's personnel from season to season, the most talented players are demanding big contracts, and millions of dollars are now...
Oklahoma Supreme Court rules 'McGirt' precedent doesn't apply in state income tax protest
KGOU - Oklahoma
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July 1, 2025
A Muscogee citizen who works for her tribe and lives on its reservation still must pay income tax to Oklahoma, despite her tribal nation's redefinition as Indian Country after the McGirt case. In an opinion dropped Tuesday, Oklahoma's Supreme...
Oklahoma native Gracee Shriver heads to Cherokee Casino Fort Gibson July 26
Cherokee Phoenix
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FORT GIBSON – Known for her breakout single “Like a Broken Record” and her memorable run on NBC’s The Voice, Cherokee Casino Fort Gibson will welcome Oklahoma native and rising country star Gracee Shriver at 8 p.m. Saturday, July 26, at 3 Rivers...
Oklahoma State Athletics 2024-25 year in review
BVM Sports
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July 1, 2025
Oklahoma State Athletics achieved significant milestones during the 2024-25 season, highlighted by a national championship in men's golf and impressive finishes in multiple sports. The OSU men's golf team, consisting solely of underclassmen,...
Cocaine now third-leading cause of drug deaths in Oklahoma, state report shows
News9 - Oklahoma
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A popular party drug in the 1980s has made a comeback in Oklahoma, according to a Drug Threat Assessment report released by the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics. The state has seen an increase in cocaine seizures and deaths. A decade ago, OBN agents...
"Never even thought about working in CFB" - Oklahoma GM Jim Nagy reveals real reason behind joining Sooners football
Sportskeeda
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July 3, 2025
The Oklahoma Sooners hired Jim Nagy as their general manager for the football team in February. He is expected to work closely with OU coach Brent Venables to get the program back on track following a rather dismal 2024 season, when the Sooners...
Rumford native who became Midwest blues icon slain in Oklahoma homicide
East Bay RI - Rhode Island
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By Ethan Hartley A Rumford native who left the state as a young woman and would go on to become a prominent performer, proponent, and artistic leader in the Oklahoma blues scene met a tragic end on June 9, 2025 after she was found dead in her home...
Circle Cinema Film Fest to spotlight Walk of Fame honorees in public ceremony July 15
KTUL - Oklahoma
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TULSA, OKLA. (KTUL) — Circle Cinema is set to honor four legendary Oklahomans in the film industry by unveiling new medallions on its Walk of Fame. The honorees include Hollywood actress Vera Miles, Tulsa filmmaker and screenwriter Hank Byrd, the...
WNBA All-Star Entertainment: See Fever Fest music and comedy performers
Indianapolis Star - Indiana
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Where them WNBA fans at? They’ll be line dancing at an All-Star comedy and music event in Indianapolis come July. That’s when “Boots on the Ground” artist 803Fresh will be performing as part of the WNBA All-Star 2025 inaugural Fever Fest. The song...
Thunderbirds refueling mission gives Oklahoma veteran a behind-the-scenes tour
News9 - Oklahoma
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The skies over Tinker Air Force Base roared this past weekend as thousands of Oklahomans turned out for the air show. Among the highlights was a rare behind-the-scenes refueling mission involving the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds and a local veteran...
Why Northwestern basketball alum Brooks Barnhizer feels the Oklahoma City Thunder are a perfect fit
FOX 32 Chicago - Illinois
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The new Ryan Field is coming together at Northwestern University. On June 30, Oklahoma City general manager Sam Presti introduced Brooks Barnhizer as the newest member of the Thunder. That came with an admission. When Presti spoke about Barnhizer,...
Oklahoma City Community College increases tuition for first time in 7 years
News9 - Oklahoma
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Oklahoma City Community College is one of the latest universities in the state to raise its tuition rates. It's the university's first tuition increase in seven years. The increase of $10.77 per credit hour was approved by the Oklahoma State...
Trump administration freezes over $70 million in Oklahoma federal education funds
Oklahoma Voice
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July 2, 2025
OKLAHOMA CITY — The Trump administration is indefinitely withholding more than $70 million in federal education programs meant for Oklahoma students and educators, including money for teacher development, English learners, after-care programs and...
Beers, Tears, and Growing Up: Is Country Music Finally Getting Sober?
Whiskey Riff
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July 2, 2025
Back in the 2000s and early 2010s, country music on the radio was drenched in whiskey, beer, and barroom heartbreak. Whether you were tailgating, nursing a hangover, or drowning your ex out of your memory, country had a drink in hand right there...