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The new year will start with a new bill for the city of Tulsa. The Sheriff’s Office intends to charge the city at least $93,699 for housing its municipal prisoners in the Tulsa Jail during the month of December, records provided by the Sheriff’s Office indicate. Through noon Wednesday, city of Tulsa municipal prisoners had spent a total of 1,731 days in the jail in December
OKLAHOMA CITY — The say’s estimated 275,000 hunters and anglers who purchase annual licenses will be able to purchase them for five years under a new law that takes effect Thursday. Other laws due to take effect include tax credits to people who purchase cars equipped to run on alternative fuel and to aid the aerospace industry. The five-year license means that sportsmen will not have to renew so often, plus it is anticipateed to provide more revenue for the ...
(12-31) 06:57 PST Green Bank, W.Va. (AP) – Of all the threats to scientific research Wesley Sizemore has stymied over the years, satellites and cell phone towers don”t stick in his memory quite like the possessive old hound and its treasured heating pad. ImagesView Larger Image More NewsIsrael moves forward and sends more troops to Gaza 12.31.08Man stabbed to death in Western Addition domestic violence incident 12.31.08Bangkok nightclub fire kills 54, injures 100 12.31.08Officials: tracking bailout money is difficult 12.31.08 ...
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(12-31) 12:41 PST JERUSALEM, Israel (AP) – Israel”s bruising war on the Islamic militants who control Gaza has moved online, where sites like YouTube and Facebook are the new battlegrounds. Israel posted video of its attacks on militants firing rockets over the past five days on a new YouTube channel to try to show the world the threat against it. YouTube temporarily yanked the clips on Tuesday after viewers, apparently supporters of Hamas, flagged it as objectionable and asked that ...
Bloggers are taking another bite of the Apple, but analysts say they may have bit off more than they can chew. The rumors on Wednesday speculated about a massiveger, better iPod touch with a huger screen. TechCrunch said three independent sources pointed to a new iPod touch with a seven-to-nine-inch screen planned for the new year
Which retailers will thrive in 2009 and which will have an uphill battle? A survey of customer satisfaction during the holiday season may shed light on those issues. Amazon and Netflix delighted online shoppers, according to the annual Top 40 Online Retail Satisfaction Index from ForeSee Results and FGI Research
Two top executives are saying goodbye to Dell as part of the company”s restructuring and realigning of business segments. Michael Cannon, president of global operations, and Mark Jarvis, chief marketing officer, will leave the company. Cannon, who has been with Dell since February 2007 leading the company”s procurement, manufacturing and supply-chain activities worldwide, will be succeeded by Jeff Clarke, head of Dell”s business client product group
The estranged brother-in-law of actress Jennifer Hudson has been indicted by a grand jury in connection with the killing of three of her relatives. No new charges were outlined in the indictment against William Balfour, 27, who appeared in court wearing a yellow prison jumpsuit. An indictment is a formal accusation of a serious crhyme, issued after a grand jury hears evidence from a prosecutor. Balfour”s lawyer maintained the police had no case against his client. “The police believe it ...
A Florida man jumped out of his moving car to escape police, abandoning his toddler in the front seat. Orange County Sheriff’s Office told the Orlando Sentinel that the suspect, whose name wasn”t released to protect the 2-year-old child’s identity, was last seen jumping over a wooden fence in the Pine Hills section of the county. The car rolled into the fence and stopped after the man fled from the driver’s door