Author: Sean Murphy
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Oklahoma attorney blames corporate greed for opioid crisis
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NORMAN, Okla. • Corporate greed is responsible for an opioid crisis that has cost Oklahoma thousands of lives and will take billions of dollars to repair, the state’s attorney general told a judge Tuesday at the start of the nation’s first state trial against the companies accused of fueling the problem. Oklahoma Attorney General Mike…
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Civilians kill gunman who shot 3 at Oklahoma restaurant
OKLAHOMA CITY — Three people were shot and wounded at an Oklahoma City restaurant and one person was injured while fleeing before the gunman was shot dead by two armed citizens, police said Friday. Police released a statement alleging that 28-year-old Alexander Tilghman opened fire inside Louie’s On The Lake around 6:30 p.m. Thursday, wounding…
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Oklahoma teachers walk out for 2nd day in red-state revolt
OKLAHOMA CITY — Many schools will remain closed for a second day in Oklahoma Tuesday as teachers rally for higher pay and education funding in a rebellion that has hit several Republican-led states across the country. Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin signed legislation last week granting 15 to 18 percent higher salaries to teachers. But some…
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Oklahoma, Kentucky teachers rally as rebellion grows
OKLAHOMA CITY — The state Capitol in Kentucky filled with teachers protesting pension changes Monday, and thousands of Oklahoma educators walked out of classrooms in the latest evidence of teacher rebellion in some Republican-led states over education cuts. Many Oklahoma schools, including the three largest districts of Oklahoma City, Tulsa and Edmond, were closed Monday.…
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Prosecutor declines to charge officer in deaf man’s killing
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OKLAHOMA CITY — An Oklahoma prosecutor announced Friday he will not file criminal charges against a police officer in the September shooting death of a deaf man who was not following officer commands. Oklahoma County District Attorney David Prater said his investigation determined the Sept. 19 shooting death of Magdiel Sanchez outside his south Oklahoma…
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Rapper held on unrelated charges after Little Rock shooting
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A rapper whose concert in Little Rock was the site of a shooting that left 28 people injured was arrested early Sunday on unrelated assault charges while outside an Alabama club where he was performing just 24 hours later, authorities said. Ricky Hampton, 25, of Memphis, Tennessee, also known as Finese…
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Southwest Airlines worker dead in Oklahoma airport shooting
OKLAHOMA CITY — A Southwest Airlines employee was shot outside Oklahoma City’s Will Rogers World Airport on Tuesday and died after police closed the sprawling complex to search for his killer. Oklahoma City police identified the victim as Michael Winchester, 52. A hometown wasn’t listed. The airline said it was helping police officers with their…
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Governor calls for review after botched Oklahoma execution
OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin named a member of her Cabinet on Wednesday to lead a review of how the state conducts executions after a botched procedure that the White House said fell short of the humane standards required. Fallin said Clayton Lockett, who had an apparent heart attack 43 minutes after the…