Oklahoma NewsLocal, regional, and statewide news continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Rock 'n' Oklahoma needs online entries- July 8, 2008 Oklahoma has a long and storied musical tradition in genres as diverse as folk, jazz, country and even opera.http://www.topix.net/state/ok/2008/07/rock-n-oklahoma-needs-online-entries?fromrss=1 A gavel is seen in this image from The Oklahoman Graphics- July 7, 2008 Oklahoma's judges were a bit luckier than other state employees this year - ' they began the fiscal year with 5 percent annual pay raises ranging from $5,003 to $7,000. They were the only pay raises authorized ...http://www.topix.net/state/ok/2008/07/a-gavel-is-seen-in-this-image-from-the-oklahoman-gra... Tax-Form Donations Down In Okla.- July 7, 2008 Fewer Oklahomans checked a box on their tax forms last year designating a donation from their tax refund for a charitable cause, officials said.http://www.topix.net/state/ok/2008/07/tax-form-donations-down-in-okla?fromrss=1 Newly Appointed Public Defenders of Kay County Open Office in Newkirk, Oklahoma- July 7, 2008 Mr. Jarrod Stevenson, Mr. Jason Spanich, and Mr. Will Clark open a new law office in Newkirk, Oklahoma after winning the public defender contract for Kay County, Oklahoma.http://www.topix.net/state/ok/2008/07/newly-appointed-public-defenders-of-kay-county-open-... 2 killed in wrong-way crash on Interstate 40- July 7, 2008 &xD;&xD;LITTLE- Two men from Seminole have died after a crash on Interstate 40 in which one of the drivers was headed the wrong way.&xD;<p>&xD;The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says 26-year-old Brent Dale Johnson was headed west in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 40 near Little when his 1994 Cadillac hit a 2004 Nissan driven by 20-year-old Brandon Michael Burgett.&xD;<p>&xD;The highway patrol says both drivers were killed in the crash around 12:15 a.m. Sunday,...http://www.topix.net/state/ok/2008/07/2-killed-in-wrong-way-crash-on-interstate-40?fromrss... University of Oklahoma May Not Mimic Smoking Ban- July 6, 2008 Just because smoking and chewing tobacco has been banned at Oklahoma State University, that doesn't necessarily mean the state's other major university will be following suit.http://www.topix.net/state/ok/2008/07/university-of-oklahoma-may-not-mimic-smoking-ban?fro... Disgraced attorney Gassaway trying to make it as an actor- July 6, 2008 Mike Gassaway is no stranger to an audience. But after years of pleading his cases to judges and juries across Oklahoma, Gassaway is starting over as an actor in Texas.http://www.topix.net/state/ok/2008/07/disgraced-attorney-gassaway-trying-to-make-it-as-an-... HCR 1008 - Rep Joe Dorman's Aborted Effort to Improve How Oklahoma...- July 6, 2008 Oklahoma State Representative Joe Dorman introduced House Concurrent Resolution 1008 last spring which addressed ways to better reintegrate prisoners back into society.http://www.topix.net/state/ok/2008/07/hcr-1008-rep-joe-dormans-aborted-effort-to-improve-h... Two dead after accidents on Oklahoma roads- July 5, 2008 &xD;&xD;&xD;Two people have died since Thursday in separate accidents on Oklahoma roads, authorities said.&xD;<p>&xD;Clayton Paul Cribb, 23, Eagletown&xD;<p>&xD;Shortly before 1:30 a.m. Friday, Cribb was driving an all-terrain vehicle south on a McCurtain County road when he pulled out in front of a sport utility vehicle that was eastbound U.S. 70, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.&xD;<p>&xD;Cribb, who was not wearing a helmet, died..http://www.topix.net/state/ok/2008/07/two-dead-after-accidents-on-oklahoma-roads?fromrss=1 Parts of Oklahoma to see increased chance of storms on Thursday- July 5, 2008 Parts of Oklahoma will see an increased chance of showers and thunderstorms on Thursday as a storm system inches southward toward the state.http://www.topix.net/state/ok/2008/07/parts-of-oklahoma-to-see-increased-chance-of-storms-... |