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A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 67,000 people globally. The World Health Organization has named the illness COVID-19, referring to its origin late last year and the coronavirus that causes it. The latest figures reported b...

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A significant drop in methamphetamine prices led to a nearly a 20% decline in Wichita burglary last year, according to a police official. Thanks to the low price of meth, the theft of guns and other items from inside vehicles a...

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves declared a state of emergency Saturday amid predictions that a river running in the area around the state capital of Jackson could burst its banks and spark widespread flooding. Forecasters believe t...

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A former U.S. Border Patrol agent who admitted helping traffickers smuggle drugs across the U.S.-Mexico border has been sentenced to six years in prison on drug and bribery convictions. A federal judge in Tucson on Friday i...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — President Donald Trump's $1.5 billion proposal to prop up the country's nuclear fuel industry has emboldened at least one company to take steps toward boosting operations at dormant uranium mines around the West, including o...

WASHINGTON (AP) — On the eve of the New Hampshire primary, President Donald Trump told a rally that people who are in the United States illegally are paying for his Mexico border wall. It was the latest iteration of his effort to convince the public...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A cargo ship rocketed toward the International Space Station on Saturday, carrying candy and cheese to satisfy the astronauts' cravings. Northrop Grumman launched its Cygnus capsule from the Virginia seashore. The n...

SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) — The Mercuri brothers get the twins question a lot. They're three years apart, but they understand why people ask. The two young doctors, John, 34, and Matt, 31, are about the same height. They share the same slight build and matc...

TOKYO (AP) — The U.S. says Americans aboard a quarantined cruise ship will be flown back home on a chartered flight Sunday, but that they will face another two-week quarantine. About 380 Americans are aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship, which h...

HAMMOND, La. (AP) — Four Texas men are accused of smashing display cases with a sledgehammer and stealing $69,000 worth of jewelry from a Louisiana store, and Texas police are reportedly investigating similar heists. "We've had several agencies f...

VAIL, Colo. (AP) — A skier appears to have suffocated to death at a Colorado resort after he fell through an opening in a chairlift seat and became caught with his coat wrapped around his head and neck, officials said. Jason Varnish of Short H...

LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) — A Florida city shut down a section of a lake Thursday after receiving reports of swarming snakes. Turns out, the slithery creatures were just celebrating Valentine's Day a little early. The Lakeland Parks & Recreation d...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A case of mistaken identity caused a Louisiana woman to leave her honeymoon in handcuffs and spend 36 hours in the New Orleans jail before it was sorted out. Sara Saucier of Ponchatoula was on a cruise ship returning from a t...

The Alva City Council will consider a couple of items relating to work on the Alva Swimming Pool during their February meeting. The council will meet on Tuesday, Feb. 18, at 6:30 p.m. in the council chambers. The meeting is on Tuesday due to Monday...

Over the past five years the Alva Arena Authority has worked on plans for an arena and exhibition hall. Meanwhile the Alva Tourism Committee has carefully budgeted tourism tax collections with the expectation of helping the project. In this...

Joan Christine Bliss, 82, of Enid, Oklahoma, died Friday, February 14, 2020. Private family services will be held. Cremation is under the direction of Stumpff Funeral Home & Crematory, Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Online condolences may be made at...

After decades had passed, Indian accounts of the Little Bighorn battle began to be accepted when they added to or confirmed specific events that had been previously described by reputable sources. However early eastern newspaper reports of the Little...

Saturday, February 8, 2020 9:27 a.m. – Controlled burn south of Oklahoma Highway 11 on OK-132. 12:05 p.m. – Report of a dead cow in the road. 5:35 p.m. – Caller advised they had been hit by a motorcycle. Sunday, February 9, 2020 7:40 p.m. – Report...

Rusty Jay Stephens and Mary Elizabeth Rhodes, both of Alva: marriage license (no counselling). ($50)...

According to the affidavits and petitions on file, the following individuals have been charged. An individual is innocent of any charges listed below until proven guilty in a court of law. All information is a matter of public record and may be...

Real Estate Transfers Book 1300 page 817: Edward J. Short and Sheila Short convey unto Daryl J. Gandy and Lindsay N. Headlee. Lot 5 and the west 4 feet of the south 93 ½ feet of lots 6, all in block 3, of Smith’s Subdivision of East Vale Addition to...