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Jail price, vaccines, teeth make metro news 4 hr ago | Add a comment Here’s a recap of the week in metro news. • Crime. A man with big, fake front teeth robs a bank Monday in Warr Acres. He apparently doesn’t own a ski mask. • Sports. Doctors...

Attorney says teen requires treatment 4 hr ago | Add a comment JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A teenager accused of killing a 9-year-old neighbor should be sent to a psychiatric hospital because she shows signs of severe depression and anxiety, her attorney said....

Norway flu cases studied 7 hr ago | Add a comment GENEVA — The World Health Organization said Friday it is investigating samples of variant swine flu linked to two deaths and one severe case in Norway, but that so far the significance of the...

Tamiflu-resistant virus reported in North Carolina 7 hr ago | Add a comment ATLANTA — Four North Carolina patients at a single hospital tested positive for a type of swine flu that is resistant to Tamiflu, health officials said Friday. The cases reported at Duke...

Bass Pro Shops is hosting blood drive 9 hr ago | Add a comment Oklahoma Blood Institute will have a blood drive from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. today at Bass Pro Shops. Healthy individuals age 17 and older can donate blood. All donors will receive their choice of a...

Edmond optometrist sets her sights on helping the community 9 hr ago | Add a comment EDMOND — Optometrist Julie Moore wants to go beyond treating patients. She wants to make an impact on a community. Moore, owner of Premier Eyecare of Edmond, grew up in Elk City and had the...

Edmond parks board OKs smoking ban plan 9 hr ago | Add a comment EDMOND — The Edmond Parks and Recreation Advisory Board unanimously approved a proposed ordinance banning smoking in the city’s parks and playgrounds. The ordinance now goes to the city...

Metro-area program teaches healthy cooking 9 hr ago | Add a comment A businesswoman and a chef are working together to help underprivileged residents learn about healthy cooking on a budget. Local chef Julie Nguyen is giving advice on shopping, cooking and eating...

Tamiflu-resistant swine flu cluster reported in North Carolina 12 hr ago | Add a comment ATLANTA (AP) — Four North Carolina patients at a single hospital tested positive for a type of swine flu that is resistant to Tamiflu, health officials said Friday. The cases reported at Duke...

Wild horses' plight shown at halftime of Colorado-Oklahoma State game 22 hr ago | Add a comment STILLWATER — Wild mustangs Freedom, El Compadre and Felio were featured during halftime of the Colorado-Oklahoma State football game Thursday night to raise awareness about the plight of wild...

Flu strains, deaths start to overlap in Oklahoma 22 hr ago | Add a comment Swine flu activity in Oklahoma is beginning to lessen at the same time the state has had its first death from seasonal flu. An Oklahoma County woman is the first to die this year from seasonal flu,...

OSU event illustrates smoking's deadly toll 23 hr ago | Add a comment STILLWATER — Sixteen mannequins dotted the lawn near Oklahoma State University’s student union, representing the number of people in the state who die each day from tobacco-related...

Fewer Pap tests could be needed, guidelines say Yesterday | Add a comment WASHINGTON — Most women in their 20s can have a Pap smear every two years instead of annually, say new guidelines that conclude that’s enough to catch slow-growing cervical cancer. The...

Health plans call for injection of cash from procedure tax Yesterday | Add a comment WASHINGTON — They call it the "Botax.” The White House and Senate Democrats have turned to a proposal to tax breast implants, tummy tucks, wrinkle-smoothing injections and other...

Oklahoma families urge change in care for mentally ill Yesterday | Add a comment Considering a person’s past medical illness diagnosis should be a factor in getting someone committed for emergency treatment, several family members told a legislative panel Thursday....