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The Internal Revenue Service and community partners nationwide launched an annual outreach campaign this week. The campaign is aimed at helping millions of Americans who earned $49,078 or less take advantage of the Earned Income Tax ...

Did your lawn fall under attack from weeds last year? Do you want to get a head start on controlling them this year? Or maybe you are thinking about doing your own lawn care instead of hiring out? It seems that weed control is on ...

Girl Scouts-Western Oklahoma presented Brenda Wheelock of Norman with the Frances Hesselbein Award at the organization’s recent annual meeting. The award is named for a woman who changed Girl Scouts of the United States of America when ...

A full-day OK-FIRE computer training workshop will be March 16 at the National Weather Center in Norman. Dr. J.D. Carlson, OSU fire meteorologist and OK-FIRE program director, will direct the workshop. Training will begin at 9:30 a.m. and ...

Members of Carpenters Local Union No. 329 conducted a protest Thursday morning in front of the construction site of a new dormitory on the University of Oklahoma campus....

The Norman Children’s Rights Award for Outstanding Service to Children is presented annually to individuals or organizations in Norman who have shown outstanding effort, achievement and/or leadership in the service to children. The Norman ...

A 40th reunion website, www.norman72.com, has been created for members of Norman High School’s Class of 1972....

Do you wonder if Washington is cooking our goose or how many nuts are in an Occu-Pie? Then you are invited to the annual satirical roast of politicians and newsmakers presented by the Oklahoma City Gridiron Club....

Central Oklahoma Business Women of Norman plans “A Night of Amore” this weekend. This year’s annual fundraiser will be a special Valentine’s dinner at 6:30 p.m. Sunday at Benvenuti’s Ristorante....

On Wednesday night, firefighters contained a structure fire at 3308 Riverwalk Court. Deputy Fire Chief Jim Bailey said 13 firefighters responded to the fire at 7:07 p.m. They had the fire under control within 10 minutes....

The Multi-County Grand Jury handed up indictments today against two former Blanchard city administrators. Former Blanchard city manager Bill D. Edwards and former police chief Tom M. Linn were indicted on two felony counts, including ...

NORMAN — A bill to end Oklahoma’s sales tax exemption for newspapers and magazines has been defeated in a Senate committee.

NORMAN — Two Norman area robotic teams have excelled in respective competitions, with the Sooner Norman Advanced Robotics Collaboration taking top honors and a First Lego League team, the OzBots, advancing to compete at a World Festival in April.

NORMAN — The Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art at the University of Oklahoma invites the public to a live video chat with artist Kiki Smith at 4 p.m. Thursday.

NORMAN — Police Chief Deana Allen has worked in Lexington for 18 years, and she likes it because it’s been calm, quiet and peaceful — at least until recently.

NORMAN — Four men seeking the Republican nomination in Cleveland County’s Senate District 15 seat pledged Tuesday to cut taxes, eliminate unnecessary government services and open their personal tax returns.

The March 6 Presidential Preference Primary Election is open to all voters, not just Republicans, county officials clarified today....

Mayor Cindy Rosenthal and Norman’s international connections organization PASSPORTS will have a welcoming reception for exchange students from Japan’s Ritsumeikan University at 5:30 p.m. Monday in City Hall’s lobby....

The Norman area was plagued by at least four fires on Monday, with one structure a complete loss....

The Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office dreams of going paperless. The only problem? The fine print....