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OKC Zoo announces birth of endangered zebra

The Oklahoma City Zoo is celebrating an early holiday delivery. A male Grevy’s zebra foal was born Sunday morning, November 29, to mom Sassandra (Sassy), 22, and dad Ziggy, 6.

Contractors unveil $187M in proposed new spending on Capitol

(AP) — Contractors awarded a $120 million deal to refurbish the Oklahoma Capitol said Thursday they need more than twice that amount to meet the specifications of the project — money that will be hard to come by in a tight budget year.

CASC president announces planned 2016 retirement

Carl Albert State College President Garry M. Ivey announced to the CASC Board of Regents that he plans to retire at the end of June, 2016.

The announcement came at Monday's regents meeting.

Holiday Express returning to Heavener Dec. 6

The Kansas City Southern Holiday Express will make its stop in Heavener again this year.

Oklahomans should be careful of scams after storms

Attorney General Scott Pruitt is urging Oklahomans to be wary of criminals streaming into communities targeting homes and businesses damaged by the recent winter weather.

More than 53,000 remain without power in Oklahoma

(AP) — More than 53,000 homes and businesses remain without electricity after an ice storm hit Oklahoma.

Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co. says more than 24,000 of those outages are in Oklahoma City. Enid and El Reno also reported more than 4,000 outages each.

Flash flood watch issued

The National Weather service in Tulsa has issued a flash flood watch for LeFlore County set to last into Saturday [Nov. 28] afternoon.

Holiday storm expected to bring heavy rain, ice to Oklahoma

(AP) — Forecasters are predicting freezing rain and possible flooding across parts of Oklahoma during the next few days as a storm and a cold front push into the state on Thanksgiving Day.

Gas prices remain low in area

The Oklahoma gas price average plunged 51 cents in 46 days, according to AAA Oklahoma.

Approximately 550,000 Oklahomans are expected to take to the road this Thanksgiving holiday, and drivers should pay the lowest pump prices for Thanksgiving since 2008.

Leflore Teams Sweep McCurtain

The Leflore High School basketball teams swept a pair of home games from McCurtain on Thursday night on Nadine Carpenter Court.
PDN photo by David Seeley