Norman, OK

13 May 2013 — The Norman Transcript Warning signs: Technology speeds disaster alerts, response
Caitria ONeill remembers her reaction to hearing tornado warnings on June 1, 2011. She went to the grocery store, she said, "because I live in Massachusetts, and we dont get tornadoes." By the t...

13 May 2013 — The Norman Transcript City power outage disrupts downtown
An electrical power outage in Norman affected hundreds of customers Sunday afternoon. The outage hit about 4:35 p.m. and impacted The Transcript offices at 215 E. Comanche St. and dozens of down...

13 May 2013 — The Norman Transcript Polls to open for special election
Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday for the City of Moore Special Election. Eligible voters who want to vote early are encouraged to utilize early or in-person absentee voting at t...

13 May 2013 — The Norman Transcript Suspect killed in standoff
TRENTON, N.J. - Police stormed a New Jersey home early Sunday and fatally shot a registered sex offender who had held his girlfriends three children hostage, ending their 37-hour ordeal and reco...

13 May 2013 — The Norman Transcript Oklahoma Highway Patrol cruiser stolen, recovered
OKLAHOMA CITY - A woman accused of stealing an Oklahoma Highway Patrol cruiser has been arrested. The highway patrol says the cruiser was taken at about 1 a.m. Sunday near SE 29th Street and Hig...

12 May 2013 — The Norman Transcript Teacher set to retire after nearly four decades
Norman North High School English teacher Claudia Swisher has been at the front of a classroom on the first day of school 39 times, and each of those days has consistently been followed by a nigh...

12 May 2013 — The Norman Transcript Bike to Work Day encourages commuting without polluting
Most days University of Oklahoma professor Scott Williams rides his bike to work from his home on Lahoma Avenue to Gaylord Hall where he teaches classes in architecture. Its a short commute of l...

12 May 2013 — The Norman Transcript Senate honors cancer survivor on her 14th birthday
The Oklahoma State Senate honored the 2013-2014 National Youth Ambassador for the American Indian Health Research and Education Alliance this week. Cierra Fields, a Cherokee native and eighth-g...

12 May 2013 — The Norman Transcript Rams just too much for T-Wolves in 6A state title game
SHAWNEE - Norman North accomplished more than any team in school history. The Timberwolves won 22 regular-season games and advanced to the state tournament for just the fourth time in program hi...

12 May 2013 — The Norman Transcript Norman North comes up just short in state soccer title game
NOBLE - The challenge, now, for the Norman North boys, whose soccer season ended in a 2-1 Class 6A state championship game loss to Edmond North Saturday afternoon at Noble Stadium, will be separ...

12 May 2013 — The Norman Transcript Sooners head to tennis Sweet 16
The Oklahoma mens tennis team cruised into the Sweet 16 with a 4-0 win over North Carolina State in Saturdays second round of the NCAA tournament at the Headington Family Tennis Center. The No. ...

12 May 2013 — The Norman Transcript 13 bills inked by Gov. Fallin
OKLAHOMA CITY - A pair of bills designed to consolidate more than four dozen state boards and commissions are among the 13 Gov. Mary Fallin signed into law Friday. She vetoed another bill that ...

12 May 2013 — The Norman Transcript OU Students on a journey to meet renowned artists
In 1963, contemporary American pop artist Ed Ruscha published "Twentysix Gasoline Stations," a visual documentary of a road trip from his home in Los Angeles to the stomping grounds of his youth...

12 May 2013 — The Norman Transcript Obama hails courage of nations police officers
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama on Saturday praised the nations police officers for everyday acts of courage, saying they often rush into danger to do "some really tough stuff." In a White H...

12 May 2013 — The Norman Transcript Legendary gymnasts inducted into International Gymnastics Hall of Fame
Four international gymnastics legends will be formally inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame as more than 400 fans, friends, members and a special honoree gather on May 18 at t...

11 May 2013 — The Norman Transcript Service honors the fallen
Heroes, foot soldiers, warriors, patriots, protectors and public servants: These were just some of the words used to describe law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty during th...

11 May 2013 — The Norman Transcript Thousands attended the Class of 2013s commencement ceremony
University of Oklahoma President David Boren, along with keynote speaker Fareed Zakaria and university regents and faculty marked the departure of the class of 2013 with pride and optimism at th...

11 May 2013 — The Norman Transcript FAA keeps air traffic towers open
U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Tulsa, praised the announcement on Friday from Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood that the Federal Aviation Administration will transfer funds to keep 149 contract a...

11 May 2013 — The Norman Transcript Police hosting Shred-A-Thon
The Norman Police Department is hosting four events from 9 a.m. to noon May 18 at 201-B West Gray St., directly south of Andrews Park. The first event is a Shred-A-Thon in partnership with Abs...