AP Wire News en-us Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:00:13 GMT Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:00:13 GMT 5 iNEWS AP Wire Story Listing Generator http://www.okcfox.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.ok/2bd98818-www.okcfox.com.shtml OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- The Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management says about 4,700 homes and businesses remain without electric power from last week's winter storm. AP News www.okcfox.com-2bd98818 http://www.okcfox.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.ok/37d98600-www.okcfox.com.shtml OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- A federal appeals court has affirmed a lower-court ruling that granted class-action status to a lawsuit against the Oklahoma Department of Human Services. AP News www.okcfox.com-37d98600 http://www.okcfox.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.ok/21d9856f-www.okcfox.com.shtml OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Repeat sex offenders convicted of raping a child 6 years old or younger would be eligible for the death penalty under a bill passed by a House committee. AP News www.okcfox.com-21d9856f http://www.okcfox.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.ok/3cd982b8-www.okcfox.com.shtml NORMAN, Okla. (AP) -- A blind Vietnam veteran says a man on trial for the killings of the veteran's wife, mother and sister-in-law also threatened to kill him. AP News www.okcfox.com-3cd982b8 http://www.okcfox.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.ok/3ad980a7-www.okcfox.com.shtml OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- A proposal for a pilot program for performance-based pay for teachers has won approval from a House committee. AP News www.okcfox.com-3ad980a7 http://www.okcfox.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.ok/2ed98035-www.okcfox.com.shtml OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Oklahoma City police say a 78-year-old man who apparently walked away from an assisted living center has been found dead. AP News www.okcfox.com-2ed98035 http://www.okcfox.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.ok/23d97f8b-www.okcfox.com.shtml FORT SUPPLY, Okla. (AP) -- The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says three inmates remain on the loose after escaping from the William S. Key Correctional Center in northwestern Oklahoma. AP News www.okcfox.com-23d97f8b http://www.okcfox.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.ok/39d97e9a-www.okcfox.com.shtml OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Testimony is to begin in the triple-murder trial of a Norman man accused of killing his two sisters and the 87-year-old mother-in-law of one of the women. AP News www.okcfox.com-39d97e9a http://www.okcfox.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.ok/36d97e8f-www.okcfox.com.shtml OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- A portrait of traditional Native American storyteller Te Ata will be dedicated in the Oklahoma State Senate Chamber. AP News www.okcfox.com-36d97e8f http://www.okcfox.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.ok/2fd97e52-www.okcfox.com.shtml ENID, Okla. (AP) -- Garfield County authorities have issued a Silver Alert for an 88-year-old man who hasn't been seen leaving for church. AP News www.okcfox.com-2fd97e52 http://www.okcfox.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.ok/27d97d69-www.okcfox.com.shtml OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Another winter storm is moving across Oklahoma and the National Weather Service has issued warnings in the state. AP News www.okcfox.com-27d97d69 http://www.okcfox.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.ok/26d97c8d-www.okcfox.com.shtml MIDWEST CITY, Okla. (AP) -- Midwest City police say a registered sex offender has been arrested for first-degree murder in the death of a 26-year-old Spencer woman. AP News www.okcfox.com-26d97c8d http://www.okcfox.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.ok/28d97c69-www.okcfox.com.shtml OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- The Oklahoma Department of Public Safety says traffic fatalities in the state is down by nearly half for the first month of the year. AP News www.okcfox.com-28d97c69 http://www.okcfox.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.ok/39d975e9-www.okcfox.com.shtml OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Lawmakers may get their first look at funding bills designed to close a budget gap as they continue shuffling legislation through committees when they return to the Capitol on Monday. AP News www.okcfox.com-39d975e9 http://www.okcfox.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.ok/2dd9680e-www.okcfox.com.shtml NORMAN, Okla. (AP) -- An attorney for Oklahoma head football coach Bob Stoops and his wife, Carol, has withdrawn a protest letter regarding the proposed development of land near the site of a home the couple is building in Norman. AP News www.okcfox.com-2dd9680e http://www.okcfox.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.ok/27d96106-www.okcfox.com.shtml OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- The Oklahoma Board of Medicolegal Investigations has voted to fire the state's chief medical examiner. AP News www.okcfox.com-27d96106 http://www.okcfox.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.ok/37d96041-www.okcfox.com.shtml OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Federal prosecutors say the former chief executive officer of Quest Energy Partners LP has pleaded guilty to failing to disclose the diversion of $10 million in corporate funds. AP News www.okcfox.com-37d96041 http://www.okcfox.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.ok/32d95fa2-www.okcfox.com.shtml BLACKWELL, Okla. (AP) -- Blackwell officials have accepted a $54 million settlement in a lawsuit against an international mining company whose entity was blamed for pollution in the northern Oklahoma city. AP News www.okcfox.com-32d95fa2 http://www.okcfox.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.ok/3cd95f7a-www.okcfox.com.shtml MOORE, Okla. (AP) -- Fire officials are investigating the cause of a blaze at a high school in Moore. AP News www.okcfox.com-3cd95f7a http://www.okcfox.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.ok/28d95cbf-www.okcfox.com.shtml MIDWEST CITY, Okla. (AP) -- Gov. Brad Henry is defending his ideas for generating more than $660 million in new revenue to help balance next year's budget, calling on his critics to come up with their own plan if they don't like his. AP News www.okcfox.com-28d95cbf http://www.okcfox.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.ok/37d95aea-www.okcfox.com.shtml OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- The attorney for a pharmacist charged with murder says questions surrounding the state's chief medical examiner will help the defense. AP News www.okcfox.com-37d95aea http://www.okcfox.com/