Fans swarm theaters for "Twilight: New Moon" premiere
The glamour and glitz of tinsel town shone bright Thursday night, with the premiere of Twilight: New Moon with fans lining up as early as 9:30 p.m. at a local theater in Lawton to see the midnight showing.
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Local stores look to beef up staff for holidays
Despite the down economy, retailers are gearing up for the holidays just as they have in years past, by beefing up their sales staffs.
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Lawton woman scammed by home remodeler
A Lawton woman says she paid a man thousands of dollars to remodel her home, but now he has disappeared, leaving the job left unfinished.
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Republicans blast 'bait and switch' health bill
Digging in for a long struggle, Republican senators and governors assailed the Democrats' newly minted health care legislation Thursday as a collection of tax increases, Medicare cuts and heavy new burdens for deficit-ridden states.
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Electric cars poised to take Oklahoma by storm
Electric cars are making their way into the Oklahoma with a bang and if you buy one, you could be eligible to receive a 50% tax credit.
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Comanche County fights tobacco use
Eighteen. That's how many Oklahomans die each day because of tobacco use. Two of those people never even picked it up. They were just victims of secondhand smoke.
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Senior citizens amongst the hardest hit in the "New Normal"
The unstable economy is putting many people in tough positions and one of the hardest hit groups is senior citizens.
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Fort Sill troops practice shooting in closer quarters
Fort Sill soldiers trained in the field Thursday, learning how to shoot in tight areas like the ones soldiers experience in Iraq; such as, clearing rooms or driving convoys.
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Prostitutes proposition undercover cop for sex
A routine day at work turns bizarre for an undercover Lawton Police Officer after he says a woman flagged him down asked him if he wanted to have sex with her.
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FAA glitch causes widespread US air travel delays
Air travelers nationwide scrambled to revise their plans Thursday after an FAA computer glitch caused widespread cancellations and delays for the second time in 15 months.
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Senate girds for historic debate on health bill
After months of maneuvering, the Senate stands at the brink of a historic battle over health care with President Barack Obama and his allies on one side and Republicans, outnumbered but unflinching, on the other.
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UPDATE: Lawton car burglaries arrest
Lawton police say they've arrested the man responsible for more than a dozen car burglaries. Police arrested 18-year-old Christopher Fenton last night. Investigators say his own sister tipped them off to his crimes after they were called to their home for a domestic dispute. While there, officers say they recovered stolen property from several car burglaries, including garage door openers.
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Kids act in mock underage drinking party
Underage drinking, it's a huge problem that kills five-thousand people under the age of 21 each year. Some Comanche County kids teamed up to combat the problem. They acted out scenes from an underage drinking party to show parents just what it's like and the consequences they both could suffer. That realness was scary for the parents in the room.
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Soldier's flag takes incredible journey home to family
A burial flag belonging to an Altus family is back in their hands, Wednesday, after being missing for 11 years.
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