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Malcolm Gladwell is a best-selling New York writer. In his book “Blink” he postulates that one can assess another’s character with but a brief glance. When Jesus first met Nathanael, he compliments his new disciple by pronouncing him free from guile or deceit.

Attorney General Gentner Drummond says clemency should be denied for convicted killer James Pavatt, who was sentenced to death for the 2001 murder of Rob Andrew, a 39-year-old Oklahoma City advertising executive and father of two.

TodayFriday night football (area home games): Seminole Chieftains vs. Harrah at 7:30 p.m., Konawa vs. Little Axe at 7 p.m., Strother vs. Maud at 7 p.m. and Sasakwa vs. Life Christian at 7 p.m.-Saturday⮚Masonic Lodge Car Show at 7 a.m. (1515 W. Wrangler)-Tuesday⮚Weekly meeting of the Seminole Lions...

Birthdays-Today’s birthdays include Gloria Barrett, Deborah Billie, Dave Bowlegs, Cade Brock, Heather Coates, Keith Crawford, Chris Darr, Daniel Dianda, Joshua Ewert, Oadie Gosa, Gary Haris, Summer Harjo, John Harlan, Melvin Moran, Becky Moreland, Rick Pemberton, Lois Poplin, Jewel Porter, Sherri...

The Oklahoma Energy Resources Board (OERB) announced this week that Heather Powell will be serving as Chairman of the Board of Directors and Dara McBee has joined the organization as Executive Director.Founded in 1993, the OERB has restored historic well sites, invested in classrooms and students...

While nearly the entire state is in a drought, the state climatologist doesn’t expect it to break many records.“It is not even as bad as the one we had in the fall of 2022,” said Gary McManus, state climatologist. “We’ve had many bad droughts.

On Wednesday, Wewoka High School students participated in an impaired driving simulation presented by the Okla. County Sheriff’s Department. As part of the simulation, students wore impairment-simulation goggles while completing a mock field sobriety test.

As concerns mount over increasing electricity demands and whether ratepayers should pay for additional needs of industrial growth and data centers, two lawmakers want the Oklahoma Legislature to study the state’s electric grid.

Every year, the Oklahoma Highway Safety Office (OHSO) joins the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in support of Child Passenger Safety Week, which runs this year from Sept. 20-26.The annual safety week culminates with National Seat Check...

A newly FDA-approved imaging agent is coming to OU Health through Javier Villanueva-Meyer, M.D., the lead neuroradiologist for the U.S. clinical trial that generated the data that helped make FDA approval possible.