Charges against Kaylie Dawn Tucker, 31, of Clinton, for firstdegree burglary and assault and battery by means or force likely to produce death were officially dropped earlier this month by District Attorney Angela Marsee in a case involving the shooting of Landon Farmer.

The Edge Church to hand out food Sunday

In an effort to combat holiday hunger, The Edge Church will host its annual Christmas Food Giveaway at 8 a.m. Sunday at the Jaycee Lane Shopping Center.

More than 900 Oklahomans attended a series of Open Meetings and Open Records seminars presented this fall by the Oklahoma Attorney General’s Office and the Oklahoma Press Association in different regions of the state.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Lawyers for a spiritual adviser to an Alabama inmate scheduled to be executed with nitrogen gas next month said in a complaint filed Wednesday that restrictions on how close the adviser can get to the inmate in the death chamber are “hostile to religion.”

NEW YORK (AP) — Regulations are a double-edged sword. They’re created to improve business dealings, discourage unfair or illegal business activity, and protect workers. But, for small business owners, they often mean more red tape, higher costs and possible penalties for failing to comply.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve kept its key interest rate unchanged Wednesday for a third straight time, and its officials signaled that they expect to make three quarter-point cuts to their benchmark rate next year.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — An after school Satan Club plans to begin offering activities to children at a Tennessee elementary school following Christmas break, officials said.

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