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NEWS ABOUT: Oklahoma City

Oklahoma City stories: 16 news summaries

 Doc Busted in Death of Son, 9 

Oklahoma physician's wife injured trying to protect her son

Nov 17, 09 2:05 AM CST
(Newser) - An Oklahoma City doctor is being held without bail over the first-degree murder of his 9-year-old son. The boy was found dead when police arrived at Dr. Stephen Wolf's home in response to 9/11 calls. A knife was removed from the home and the boy's mother is being treated in... More »

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murder • Oklahoma • Oklahoma City • filicide • Stephen Wolf • Stephen Wolf murder

 Alba Sorry 
 for Shark 
 Vandalism 

Actress tagged billboards, including one from United Way

Jun 10, 09 11:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Jessica Alba got herself into a strange controversy yesterday when photos emerged of the actress defacing Oklahoma City billboards—with posters of great white sharks, TMZ reports. Alba apologized for the vandalism, explaining in a statement that she “made a spontaneous and ill-advised decision to let myself get involved... More »

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entertainment • celebrity • vandalism • Oklahoma City • Jessica Alba • great white shark

 America's Worst 
 Recycling Cities 

Cities who divert the least from landfill named and shamed

May 13, 09 6:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - The average American city recycles about a third of its waste, but the lack of any unified national standard for trash disposal means some cities rate way, way, below average. Mother Jones lists those with the biggest trash piles:
  • Oklahoma City recycles only 3% of its waste. Households have
... More »

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recycling • trash • landfill • garbage • cities • Oklahoma City

(AP) - Thunder can be heard from miles away, an early warning that a storm is about to arrive. So, perhaps it's only fitting that a full 6 weeks after the name first surfaced, Oklahoma City's NBA officials announced today that the team formerly known as the Seattle SuperSonics would be known... More »

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NBA • Seattle SuperSonics • Oklahoma City

Southbound Sonics Settle With Seattle

City will be paid up to $75M to let team move to Oklahoma City

Jul 3, 08 8:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Seattle Supersonics have reached a last-minute deal with their hometown that will let the team move to Oklahoma City for the start of the next NBA season, reports the Seattle Times. The agreement, made just hours before a judge was to rule on a lawsuit over the team's arena... More »

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NBA • Howard Schultz • Seattle SuperSonics • Seattle • Oklahoma City • Clay Bennett

More Sonics Emails Reveal Owner Duplicity

Co-owners wrote of their 'hope of moving
to Oklahoma City'

May 25, 08 8:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Some of Aubrey McClendon's emails to his fellow SuperSonics owners have been revealed in a transcript of his April deposition, and they don't appear to help his case. The inquiry into whether the Oklahoma City-based investment group made good-faith efforts to keep the team in Seattle turned up two relatively... More »

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NBA • Seattle SuperSonics • lawsuit • Seattle • Oklahoma City • Clay Bennett

 Okla. Man Buys
 Santa Monica Ferris Wheel 

Pier attraction brings in $132,400

Apr 26, 08 9:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Santa Monica Pier Ferris wheel has been sold on eBay for $132,400—to a first-time eBayer and the son of a former Oklahoma City mayor, the Los Angeles Times reports. Grant Humphreys, a 32-year-old real estate developer who'd never set eyes on the crowd-pleaser, placed the winning bid... More »

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California • eBay • amusement parks • Santa Monica • Oklahoma City • Grant Humphreys

Schultz Sues
to Keep Sonics
in Seattle

Starbucks CEO offers email proof of new owner's duplicity

Apr 23, 08 12:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - Howard Schultz filed a suit yesterday seeking to reverse the sale of the SuperSonics to Oklahoma-based investor Clay Bennett. The Starbucks CEO and former Sonics owner cites email evidence that Bennett's ultimate goal was always to bring a basketball team to his hometown. The lawsuit asks the court to void... More »

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fraud • Howard Schultz • Seattle SuperSonics • lawsuit • Seattle • Oklahoma City • Clay Bennett

 Sonics Spat Heats Up 

Owner now accusing Seattle of 'Machiavellian plan'

Apr 18, 08 10:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - SuperSonics owner Clay Bennett is now taking a swing at Seattle, accusing Mayor Greg Nickles of a "Machiavellian plan" to turn the basketball team back over to local ownership. The Oklahoma billionaire claims the city has misled the public and mischaracterized reasons for the lawsuit it filed to keep... More »

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NBA • basketball • Seattle SuperSonics • Seattle • Oklahoma City • Clay Bennett

 At Likely Seattle Finale, 
 Boos Amid Sonic Boom 

NBA franchise appears headed for Oklahoma City after arena impasse

Apr 14, 08 12:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - Amid a playoff-type atmosphere, the Seattle SuperSonics rallied to win their final game of the season—and, USA Today reports, likely their final game in Seattle. If the NBA's board of governors gives owner Clay Bennett the go-ahead this week, the team will be on its way to Oklahoma City... More »

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NBA • Kevin Durant • basketball • Dallas Mavericks • Seattle SuperSonics • Oklahoma City • Clay Bennett

 America's 10 Cleanest Cities 

Forbes picks top 10

Mar 26, 08 1:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - Clean air and water makes for happy city dwellers, and clean streets help attract tourists—and businesses. Forbes went coast-to-coast to pick the 10 cleanest big cities in America. The Sunshine State led the way, with four entries:
  1. Miami, Fla.
  2. Seattle, Wash.
  3. Jacksonville, Fla.
  4. Orlando,
... More »

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Minneapolis • San Francisco • Miami • list • San Jose • Seattle • Tampa • Jacksonville • cities • Oklahoma City

'Video Vigilante' Boasts
Tar and Feathering 2.0

Crusader catches men consorting with prostitutes, posts videos online

Feb 23, 08 11:29 AM CST
(Newser) - Brian Bates captures unsuspecting people on candid camera, but his subjects don’t have reason to smile: He’s the self-proclaimed Video Vigilante of Oklahoma City, capturing men consorting with prostitutes and then posting the videos online. “If you get caught by the cops, you pay a fine,”... More »

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prostitution • YouTube • police • Oklahoma City • prosecutors • Brian Bates • Video Vigilante

This City Is Going on a Diet!

Mayor challenges porky Oklahoma City residents to lose 1M pounds in 2008

Jan 4, 08 7:15 PM CST
(Newser) - Oklahoma City tipped the scales in 2007 as America's 15th fattest city—and Mayor Mike Cornett is bent on tackling his town's porkish propensities. He's challenged residents to lose a million pounds in '08, and includes shedding extra weight among his own New Year's resolutions. His program revolves around a... More »

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obesity • health • diet • exercise • Oklahoma City • Oklahoma City Diet • Mike Cornett • New Year's resolutions

America's 10 Chubbiest Cities

Sun Belt hogs the lion's share of pudgiest locales

Nov 25, 07 1:00 PM CST
(Newser) - The weather may be great and the lifestyle good, but Southern culinary hospitality might be landing the Sun Belt disproportionately on Forbes' list of America's most obese cities. The most rotund:
  1. Memphis
  2. Birmingham
  3. San Antonio
More »

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obesity • New Orleans • Milwaukee • obesity epidemic • Kansas City • Detroit • fat • list • Austin • Riverside • San Diego • San Antonio • Baltimore • Jacksonville • Birmingham • Richmond • obese • Oklahoma City • Memphis • Nashville

Sonics Owner Vows Move
to Oklahoma

Seattle locals float
buy bid to hold
off relocation

Nov 2, 07 6:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Seattle SuperSonics’ owner said today he will move the team to Oklahoma City. Clay Bennett isn’t satisfied with the Sonics’ current arena, where the lease expires in 2010; he gave the city a deadline to plan a new stadium, which passed this week. Bennett wants to void the... More »

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NBA • WNBA • basketball • Seattle SuperSonics • Seattle Storm • Oklahoma City • arena • relocation

Seattle Sues SuperSonics

City tries to stop NBA team's owners from breaking arena lease and fleeing town

Sep 25, 07 5:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - In the latest struggle between local governments and pro sports teams over who foots the bill for the places they play, the city of Seattle has filed suit to try to stop the SuperSonics from breaking their lease at the city's Key Arena before 2010 and moving elsewhere. The NBA... More »

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NBA • basketball • Seattle SuperSonics • Seattle • Oklahoma City

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