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Unpaid sales taxes add up for Tulsa, analysis shows
About $193 million is owed in sales taxes to the Oklahoma Tax Commission by 9,045 businesses and individuals dating to the 1980s, according to a Tulsa World analysis of active tax warrants.
New-tech ozone-friendly ACs popular
The recent long stretch of hot weather put stress on many aging air conditioners. As a result, some consumers may find they won't be able to make it to cooler days without some maintenance or maybe even ...
Holiday closings
City offices will be closed Monday for Labor Day, but public safety and critical operations will remain open.
Tax Commission works to increase collections
Additional staff and enhanced enforcement methods are resulting in more efficient sales-tax collections, said Oklahoma Tax Commission spokeswoman Paula Ross.
Arkansas teen killed in Tulsa car crash
An Arkansas teenager was killed Friday night when the car she was riding in drove through a red light and collided with another vehicle, police said.
College Connection set for Saturday
Representatives from more than 150 colleges and universities as well as financial and educational advisers will be at the 24th annual College Connection.
Resurgent bed bugs now biting Oklahomans
Good night, sleep tight, don't let the bed bugs bite.
Political Notebook: Askins in Tulsa
Gubernatorial candidate Jari Askins will be the featured speaker at the Democratic Luncheon Club meeting at 11:45 a.m. Friday at Baxter's Interurban, 717 S. Houston.
State got $37.5 billion from feds in budget year 2009
The federal government spent $37.5 billion in Oklahoma in the 2009 budget year, more than $10,000 per person, according to a new Census Bureau report.
Cherokee chief's speech emphasizes progress, leadership
Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chad Smith recalled during his State of the Nation address on Saturday that the late Wilma Mankiller would often say 'every day is a good day.'
Oklahoma AG candidates differ on priorities
Political veteran Scott Pruitt faces newcomer Jim Priest in the attorney general's race on the Nov. 2 general election ballot.
Building Epic 1 and 1 charter school labor of friendship
Ben Harris, an Oklahoma City man who is working on a dozen charter school applications in other states, is behind a proposed virtual charter school in Oklahoma that sued the state education department ...
College ball fumbles its morality
The start of college football season is nerve-wracking for many reasons, some being crimes and misdemeanors.
Firm to guide Tulsa on future of city trash
Tulsa's trash board is paying $148,300 for a consulting firm to guide it through the major trash and recycling service decisions that need to be made over the next two years.
Tulsan to see WWII memorial thanks to Honor Flights
It never crossed Harold Bell's mind that he would get to visit the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C.
Collinsville classmates take on good government
To Rick Brink-ley, the Collinsville that molded him decades ago was a lot like a certain fictional hamlet in North Carolina.
Way back when: Today in history
The nation's first Labor Day, including a parade, was observed in New York City and sponsored by the Central Labor Union. Organizations in other cities were urged to celebrate a 'workingmen's holiday.' ...
Admiral Twin has memories to build on
Owners of the Admiral Twin Drive-In said Saturday that they hope to rebuild, possibly re-opening the Tulsa landmark by next season.
More drug cases, convictions under review says DA
Following the recent indictment of several Tulsa police officers, the district attorney's office has widened its review of drug cases to include cases that involve eight officers whose names have surfaced ...
Arkansas teen killed in Tulsa wreck
Micayla Patterson, 17, of Fayetteville was in a car that ran through a red light at Utica and Pine and was struck Friday night.
Sunday: Tulsa trash board hires consultant
Seattle-based R.W. Beck will help the Tulsa Authority for the Recovery of Energy as it works to determine the future of the city?s residential trash and recycling collection, as all of the service contracts ...
Manager: Admiral Twin Drive-In might be rebuilt by May
If Friday?s events were the equivalent of a spectacular Hollywood finale for the Admiral Twin?s nearly 60-year run, as any movie fan can attest, there?s always a chance of a sequel.
Sunday: DA widens investigation into Tulsa police cases
District Attorney Tim Harris? office told the Tulsa World that the number of cases under review has grown exponentially since the indictment of six police officers and the naming of two additional officers ...
Tulsa icon lost to fire
Tulsa's iconic Admiral Twin Drive-In attracted one last crowd Friday afternoon as spectators lined up to watch it burn to the ground.
Way back when: Today in history
?I?m not guilty and I am not afraidto die; turn it on, boys? were the finalwords of Richard Birkes before he waselectrocuted at the state penitentiary atMcAlester for killing a cashier duringthe ...
Corrections, clarifications
A Friday Tulsa World Sports story incorrectlystated Claremore High School?sclassification in football. Claremore is inClass 5A in football.
Committee wants NEA donation returned
The fight over a ballot measure dealing with education funding got nasty Friday.
School is barred from enrollment
An Oklahoma County judge maintained Friday that Epic 1 on 1 Charter School could not enroll students for this school year because the open-transfer period ended.
State ballot printing may doom lawsuit
A lawsuit seeks to prevent two state questions from being on the Nov. 2 general election ballot, but those ballots are already being printed and to change them now would create havoc, the state Election ...
OU, OSU game days require planning
Cram a football stadium with tens of thousands of fans of all ages, medical conditions and levels of rowdiness, and almost anything can happen.
Dogs on defense for football fans
At least five hours before the OU-Utah State football game, practice begins in the stadium for a different kind of game, where failure is cause for celebration.
Count added in Sweeney case
Tulsa County prosecutors on Friday added a count against one of five defendants charged in the Neal Sweeney murder case, records show.
Gerber willing to meet with investigators
Attorneys retained by former Broken Arrow Public Schools Superintendent Gary Gerber - a focus of allegations in an investigation by the State Auditor's Office - are offering the state auditor a chance ...
Man arrested after pedestrian killed on U.S. 169
Police arrested a man late Thursday in a fatal hit-and-run on U.S. 169.
Attorney faces trial for fraud
A Tulsa attorney accused of embezzling money from clients now faces trial on 14 felony counts, including a racketeering allegation.
Prison fight likely gang-related
Two prisoners were treated at a hospital Thursday evening after a fight between a large number of Hispanic and American Indian inmates at Connor Correctional Center in Hominy, prison officials said.
A new view from the pew
An elderly neighbor said he and his wife go to the early service at their church.
Sand Springs still under restraining order over planned apartments
A Tulsa County district judge on Friday continued a temporary restraining order against the city of Sand Springs, preventing it from taking any action this month on a low-income housing proposal for the ...
PSA campaign meant to fight anti-Muslim bigotry
Seeds of interfaith awareness and goodwill were sown in the aftermath of the Oklahoma City bombing, a group of local Muslim leaders said Friday.
OSU gets $6 million gift for scholarships
The Oklahoma State University School of International Studies' study abroad program received a $6 million donation from alumnus Donald Humphreys and his wife Cathey, OSU President V. Burns Hargis said ...
Owasso neighborhoods awarded matching grants for public projects
Five neighborhood associations are being awarded matching grants worth a total of $2,120, the Owasso Community Foundation announced Thursday.
Coalition to publicize its beliefs
A billboard proclaiming that 'Atheism is OK in Oklahoma' will go up Tuesday at 15th Street and the Broken Arrow Expressway.
This week
Gospel concert with The Isaacs. 6 p.m. Sunday, Claremore Church of the Nazarene, 1336 N. Dorothy Ave., Claremore. Youth fundraiser 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. with hamburgers and hotdogs.
In Brief
Danielle Girdano, who is on a 1,000-mile Ride the ARC bicycle trek to promote gay rights, will speak in Tulsa this weekend, sponsored by PFLAG Tulsa and Oklahomans for Equality.
'Putting Down Roots' tells Oklahomans which trees to choose
It's been a hard few years on central Oklahoma trees, after a long run of ice storms, tornadoes and pine wilt. But local officials and community leaders have pooled resources to update a book that helps ...
TPS using federal funds to hire 23 teachers
Tulsa Public Schools will use a portion of its funds from the federal jobs bill to help alleviate overcrowding in some sites.
Details on shooting released
Police have released a video recording showing potential shooting suspects fleeing from a home where a man was shot Thursday.
Teammates mourn Sapulpa teen killed in crash
On the door of the Sapulpa High School football team's locker room is a sign that reads 'How do you want to be remembered?'
Council opts for open meeting
Council Chairman Rick Westcott said Friday that to avoid any perception of impropriety, the City Council will call for a special open meeting to discuss its rancorous relationship with Mayor Dewey Bar ...
2 more cleared as result of TPD corruption probe
The number of people released from prison or whose felony cases have been dismissed because of a federal probe into police corruption in Tulsa grew to 18 this week, a World investigation shows.
