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WOODWARDThunderous Okla. applause greets Bush on July 4
Former President George W. Bush was greeted by thunderous applause on the Fourth of July as he told thousands of spectators in a rural Oklahoma rodeo arena that the U.S. was "the greatest nation on the face of the earth."Bush was given six standing ovations as he spoke on a warm, humid evening in GOP-friendly Woodward, a town of about 12,000 residents in northwest Oklahoma and the latest in a handful of out-of-the-way places Bush has visited since leaving office.
WOODWARDGeorge W. Bush to spend 4th of July in rural Okla.
Former President George W. Bush, who has turned up in a handful of out-of-the-way places since leaving office, was set to spend part of Independence Day speaking at a remodeled rodeo arena in rural northwestern Oklahoma.Bush surprised city leaders in Woodward - population 12,000 - by accepting their invitation to speak at festivities celebrating the $25 million renovation of a local park. About 9,200 tickets have been sold for the event, which would be the biggest crowd for Bush since he left office in January.
PONCA CITY2 escapees captured
Two of four inmates who escaped from the Kay County Jail have been captured in Missouri.According to Baxter County, Ark., Sheriff John Montgomery's office, a Branson police officer stopped a vehicle about 12:30 a.m. Friday that had been reported stolen shortly after the escape.
PERRYMissouri woman dies in I-35 rollover accident
A 65-year-old woman from Kansas City, Mo., has died after a rollover crash on Interstate 35 about six miles north of Perry in Noble County.The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says Paula K. Vannaman died after the accident that happened about 4:30 p.m. Thursday.
WOODWARDBush to visit small Okla. town for 4th of July
When the middle-of-nowhere town of Woodward invited George W. Bush to its Fourth of July celebration, no one really expected the former president to accept. But he did.Now this community of 12,000 is scurrying to get ready for what some locals are calling the biggest thing ever to happen to Woodward, a place where cattle outnumber people.
OKLAHOMA CITYThunder's Mullens overcomes tough times
B.J. Mullens has seen the worst and made the best of it.While he was growing up, his family bounced around to a dozen different homes with stops at a homeless shelter in between. He got shuttled around from one school to the next. His brother got in trouble for dealing drugs.
TULSAFamily tradition ends as Oral Roberts U. revamps
Workers are toiling in the thick summer heat, trying to bring the campus of Oral Roberts University into the current century.Parking lots are torn up on the 1960s-era grounds, dormitory walls have been stripped to the studs and crates of new stainless-steel appliances wait to be put in the cafeteria.
OKLAHOMA CITYPatrol: Big rig brakes in 10-fatality accident OK
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol said Tuesday that it found no problems with the brakes on a tractor-trailer that plowed into stalled cars in an accident on the Will Rogers Turnpike that killed 10 people.Capt. Craig Medcalf, who leads the patrol's Motor Carrier Enforcement Division, said the assessment was based on an examination of the big rig's brake pads, which he said appeared to be in good condition. Medcalf said the damage to the undercarriage of the tractor was so extensive that troopers couldn't test the performance of the brakes.
OKLAHOMA CITYPatrol: Big rig breaks in 10-fatality accident OK
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol has found no problems with the brakes on a tractor-trailer that plowed into stalled cars in a turnpike accident that killed 10 people, including four Texans.Patrol Capt. Craig Medcalf said Tuesday that the assessment was based on an examination of the big rig's brake pads. Medcalf said the damage to the undercarriage of the tractor was so extensive that troopers could not test the brakes' performance.
OKLAHOMA CITYFormer Hoosiers teammates together again in NBA
When D.J. White heard former college teammate Robert Vaden's name in the NBA draft, he sent a text message saying "Congratulations!"When Vaden got traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder minutes later, he had some revising to do.
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