http://www.adaeveningnews.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Wed, 26 Nov 2008 11:38:00 +0000 http://www.adaeveningnews.com/statenews/local_story_331113901.html http://www.adaeveningnews.com/statenews/local_story_331113901.html The retirement funds in the Oklahoma Teachers’ Retirement System have dropped 30 percent since July, but the head of the system says retirement checks for more then 130,000 current and former teachers are safe. Mon, 24 Nov 2008 17:41:00 +0000 http://www.adaeveningnews.com/statenews/local_story_329174209.html http://www.adaeveningnews.com/statenews/local_story_329174209.html A tax amnesty program has generated more than double the amount of money expected for the state, according to state tax officials. Mon, 24 Nov 2008 17:41:00 +0000 http://www.adaeveningnews.com/statenews/local_story_329174134.html http://www.adaeveningnews.com/statenews/local_story_329174134.html Officials with St. John Health System say they believe state leaders are looking for a way to avoid a potential health-care crisis in Tulsa if the OSU Medical Center closes. Mon, 24 Nov 2008 17:28:00 +0000 http://www.adaeveningnews.com/statenews/local_story_329172825.html http://www.adaeveningnews.com/statenews/local_story_329172825.html A Tulsa business must pay Microsoft Corp. nearly $1 million in damages in a copyright infringement lawsuit, a federal judge has ruled. Mon, 24 Nov 2008 16:47:00 +0000 http://www.adaeveningnews.com/statenews/local_story_329164727.html http://www.adaeveningnews.com/statenews/local_story_329164727.html Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:55:00 +0000 http://www.adaeveningnews.com/statenews/local_story_326215530.html http://www.adaeveningnews.com/statenews/local_story_326215530.html Responding to the economic downturn, Oklahoma State University-Tulsa will offer a $650 tuition waiver next semester for Oklahoma transfer students. Mon, 17 Nov 2008 17:42:00 +0000 http://www.adaeveningnews.com/statenews/local_story_322174307.html http://www.adaeveningnews.com/statenews/local_story_322174307.html An Oklahoma Highway Patrol helicopter pilot who helped make a daring rescue of a Kingfisher couple stranded by floodwaters has received a national honor. Mon, 17 Nov 2008 17:24:00 +0000 http://www.adaeveningnews.com/statenews/local_story_322172426.html http://www.adaeveningnews.com/statenews/local_story_322172426.html Robert Jones saw something election night he’d never thought possible. The 103-year-old — a lifelong voter, a grandson of slaves — saw a black man elected president. Mon, 17 Nov 2008 17:23:00 +0000 http://www.adaeveningnews.com/statenews/local_story_322172353.html http://www.adaeveningnews.com/statenews/local_story_322172353.html A Sperry soldier found dead in his barracks room at an Arizona Army post had been recovering from surgery to remove a tumor on his brain stem, his father said. Fri, 07 Nov 2008 14:32:00 +0000 http://www.adaeveningnews.com/statenews/local_story_312143308.html http://www.adaeveningnews.com/statenews/local_story_312143308.html President-elect Barack Obama’s choice for chief of staff may prove to be a powerful ally to the natural gas industry in Oklahoma and the nation. Tue, 14 Oct 2008 16:24:00 +0000 http://www.adaeveningnews.com/statenews/local_story_288162448.html http://www.adaeveningnews.com/statenews/local_story_288162448.html Tue, 14 Oct 2008 16:22:00 +0000 http://www.adaeveningnews.com/statenews/local_story_288162310.html http://www.adaeveningnews.com/statenews/local_story_288162310.html Presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama tried to distinguish themselves on economics and foreign policy during Tuesday’s town hall debate. But it wasn’t enough to win over many undecided voters, according to more than a dozen who tuned in but still don't know how they will vote Nov. 4. Tue, 14 Oct 2008 16:20:00 +0000 http://www.adaeveningnews.com/statenews/local_story_288162059.html http://www.adaeveningnews.com/statenews/local_story_288162059.html Gasoline prices have plunged more than $1 per gallon since Sept. 16, when consumers were paying an average of $3.69 per gallon for regular, self-serve gas. Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:57:00 +0000 http://www.adaeveningnews.com/statenews/local_story_280125800.html http://www.adaeveningnews.com/statenews/local_story_280125800.html The crime was a shock even to a community that had seen its share of slayings: a little girl’s headless body found in the woods. Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:10:00 +0000 http://www.adaeveningnews.com/statenews/local_story_259171015.html http://www.adaeveningnews.com/statenews/local_story_259171015.html A California man is in custody and nearly a million dollars worth of heroin is off the streets following a traffic stop by the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs (OBNDD).