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By Associated Press

Muskogee, OK – Fatal fire not considered to be suspicious

MUSKOGEE, Okla. (AP) Fire officials say a blaze that claimed the life of a 67-year-old Muskogee woman doesn't appear to be suspicious.

Assistant Fire Marshal James Ledbetter says the cause of the Wednesday night fire most likely will wind up being undetermined.

Muskogee Police Lt. Bobby Lee said investigators didn't find anything suspicious about the fire, but did see several oxygen bottles in Carol West's home.

By Associated Press

Spiro, OK –

Family: Soldier who died joined Army was patriotic

SPIRO, Okla. (AP) The family of a soldier with Oklahoma ties who died in Afghanistan says he joined the Army out of a sense of patriotism.

The U.S. Department of Defense reported earlier this week that Sgt. Vincent Owens died at Forward Operating Base Sharana, Afghanistan, after his transport vehicle was attacked.

By Rich Fisher

By Associated Press

Tulsa, OK – Oklahoma gets $4 million in federal funds

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood says Oklahoma is getting about $4 million in federal economic stimulus money to pay for transit projects.

LaHood made the announcement Friday on the deadline for the Federal Transit Administration to award all of the stimulus money alloted for transit projects.

By Associated Press

Tulsa, OK – OSU-Tulsa president now to oversee OSU hospital

TULSA, Okla. (AP) Oklahoma State University is consolidating the leadership of its Tulsa campus and its Center for Health Sciences in the state's second-largest city.

The OSU-A&M Board of Regents on Thursday gave OSU-Tulsa President Howard Barnett the added responsibility as the president for the Center for Health Sciences.

By Associated Press

Tulsa, OK – House passes tornado safety bill

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) The Oklahoma House has passed legislation to protect tenants of mobile home and RV parks from tornados and other natural disasters.

A bill passed Thursday requires the owner of a mobile home or RV park to provide tenants with an evacuation plan in case of a tornado, high winds or flooding. The plan must be developed with the help of emergency planners in the city or county where the park is located.

By KWGS News

Tulsa, OK – A three alarm fire overnight destroys a section of the London Square Apartments at 59th and South Lewis. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

One woman was taken to the hospital and another was treated at the scene for smoke inhalation. The blaze broke out about 2 a.m. Friday morning.

30-to-40 people were displaced by the fire. The Red Cross will put them up in hotels until the housing can be founding. 12-apartments sustained damage.

By Denise Brewer

Tulsa, OK – A quick recap of Friday morning's Top Local Stories:

By Rich Fisher

By KWGS News

Tulsa, OK –
A meeting between the Tulsa School Board and the Tulsa City Council was called off at the last minute this afternoon. The meeting was to have discussed how best to pay for school crossing guards, but the meeting's agenda had not been posted.

Holding the meeting without a posted agenda would have been a violation of Oklahoma's open meetings act.