Parole officer remembered at blue mass

EDMOND, Okla. — A day after being fatally shot while trying to visit a parolee in Midwest City, Department Of Corrections parole officer Jeffrey McCoy is remembered at a “Blue Mass” service in Edmond. The service, held at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, honors Oklahoma officers killed in the line of duty. Officers from several agencies had been...

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OKC Thunder preparing for Game 3

LOS ANGELES — The News Channel 4 Sports Team has arrived in Los Angeles, California. They are preparing to cover Game 3 of Round 2 of the NBA Playoffs. The Oklahoma City Thunder take on the LA Lakers Friday night at the Staples Center. Tipoff is 9:30 p.m. (CST). The Thunder lead the series 2-0. Some sports analysts are saying the Lakers need to win Game 3 to stay...

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Arcadia Lake gets ready for summer

ARCADIA, Okla. — The geese outnumber the swimmers right now at Arcadia lake but Memorial Day Weekend is almost here and fisherman Micah Carter knows chaos is not far behind. He said, “It gets pretty busy. No doubt about it. Crazy!” Arcadia Lake will be a hot spot for the next several months.  City crews are preparing the sandy beaches.  Maintenance...

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Turnpike traffic tickets

OKLAHOMA CITY — Construction on the Kilpatrick Turnpike is in full swing and while many drivers say it’s a headache, others say they are tired of seeing drivers speed through the work zones. “I don’t know, it’s just annoying, it takes forever to get to work,” turnpike traveler Victoria Walker said. The previous 70 m.p.h. speed limit...

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Edmond council expected to approve budget May 29

BY DIANA BALDWIN dbaldwin@opubco.comA public hearing was held this week on the city of Edmond's proposed $223.6 million budget and five-year financial plan.Read more on NewsOK.com

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Edmond student creates buzz as state geography bee winner

BY STEVE GUSTStudent from Edmond's Sequoyah Middle School has won the Oklahoma level of the National Geographic Bee and will advance to the national competition in Washington, D.C. Read more on NewsOK.com

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DEMO TAPE DEMOLITION: TRAGEDY: DARKER DAYS AHEAD LP

Summertime: everyone’s outside, getting their suntans on, relaxing by the lake, chillin’ out with family and friends, maybe even getting ready for a super-patriotic holiday or two. Not the dudes in TRAGEDY. Here’s what they’re doing instead: writing songs about the end of the world. That Mayan calendar thing was a myth, y’all. The new...

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Edmond bicyclists ride for awareness on Bike to Work Day

BY DIANA BALDWIN dbaldwin@opubco.comBicyclists of many ages riding different kinds of bicycles gathered Friday for a Bike to Work Day ride from Edmond's Festival Market Place to Hafer Park.Read more on NewsOK.com

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Preparing For Game 3

LOS ANGELES — The News Channel 4 Sports Team has arrived in Los Angeles, California. They are preparing to cover Game 3 of Round 2 of the NBA Playoffs. The Oklahoma City Thunder take on the LA Lakers Friday night at the Staples Center. Tipoff is 9:30 p.m. (CST). The Thunder lead the series 2-0. Some sports analysts are saying the Lakers need to win Game 3 to stay...

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Things heating up at ME’s office

OKLAHOMA CITY — A state lawmaker is pushing to fund construction for a new State Medical Examiner’s office in Edmond.   State Senator Clark Jolley said the $42 million facility would be built on the University of Central Oklahoma campus.   This week the cooler at the current facility broke and forced officials to move bodies out of the M.E.’s...

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Edmond man charged with murder in aunt’s drowning death

BY TIM WILLERT twillert@opubco.comRonald Vincent Sparks, 47, told detectives he killed his 89-year-old aunt, Bernice Daugherty, Edmond police said.Read more on NewsOK.com

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How to cure a Thunder hangover

OKLAHOMA CITY — Tip-off for the second game of Round two of the NBA play-offs was 8:30 p.m. Wednesday night at the Chesapeake Energy arena. By the time the Thunder beat LA 77-75 and the final buzzer sounded, it was after 11 p.m. For tens of thousands of Oklahomans, it was way past their bedtime. Edmond coffeehouse Cafe Evoke served lots of strong coffee Thursday...

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Moths invade Oklahoma

Have you noticed all the moths around lately? It seems like they are everywhere. The moths this spring are out in force getting into homes, onto clothes and into food pantries. How do we combat them? Unfortunately the moths will be around for a while. What we need to think about now is stopping the next step of the moth invasion; caterpillars, those little critters eat...

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Oklahoma public pool operators rush to get lifts before deadline under new rules

BY ZEKE CAMPFIELD zcampfield@opubco.comPool operators in Oklahoma City and elsewhere say they are not opposed to easier access, but that the cost and availability of hydraulic lifts may prevent them from meeting Monday's deadline.Read more on...

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Oklahoma news briefs for May 18

Oklahoma news briefs for May 18Read more on NewsOK.com

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Oklahoma Lottery officials seek $2 million winner

FROM STAFF REPORTSA winning lottery ticket was purchased at Murphy USA, 1100 N Santa Fe Ave. in Edmond.Read more on NewsOK.com

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