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CALUMET FIRE
2 found dead after fire in Canadian County
CALUMET, Okla. (AP) - Authorities say two people were found dead after a weekend house fire in Canadian County.
The fire broke out Sunday at a home on Flynn Avenue in Calumet. Authorities say that firefighters discovered the two bodies after extinguishing the blaze.
Police have not yet released the victims' names and say the state medical examiner will determine the cause of death.
The Calumet Police Department and the state fire marshal's office are investigating the cause of the blaze.
FIRE-TEEN DIES
Young teenager dies in Wagoner Co. house fire
TULLAHASSEE, Okla. (AP) - Authorities in Wagoner County say a 13-year-old boy has died in a house fire.
Officials say the residence was fully engulfed early Sunday morning.
Firefighter say there were six people in the home, and five were able to escape the flames.
Oklahoma City television station KWTV reports Coweta and Tullahassee firefighters got the boy out of the home, but he was unresponsive.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
OKLAHOMA CITY-APARTMENT DEATH
Woman found dead in NW Oklahoma City apartment
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Authorities are investigating after a woman was found dead in a northwest Oklahoma City apartment.
Police were called to an apartment at Northwest 36th Street and Meridian Avenue at about 1 a.m. Monday. Once there, police discovered a woman dead inside the apartment.
Authorities didn't release a cause of death but say they're investigating the case as a homicide.
Police arrested a man who was at the scene on a first-degree murder complaint. The man was taken to the Oklahoma County jail.
Police have not yet released the victim's name. The death is Oklahoma City's 35th homicide of 2013.
CHURCH-AIR CONDITIONER THEFT
Thieves swipe air conditioners from OKC church
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Authorities are investigating after someone stole two air conditioning units worth $10,000 from an Oklahoma City church.
Officials say church members made the discovery Sunday morning at the Anglican Church of the Holy Cross. Oklahoma City television station KOCO reports (http://bit.ly/1bN2JzM ) that church members went outside to check on the air conditioners after the parish hall became uncomfortably warm.
The church members discovered a bare concrete slab where the air conditioners had been.
Father George Milley says the thieves cut through locks and wires to steal both units, worth about $5,000 each. Milley says insurance should cover the cost of the air conditioners, and replacements should be installed in time for next Sunday's services.
STOLEN PANTS
Pants, custom Cadillac stolen in Tulsa robbery
TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Police in Tulsa have recovered Arkansas-registered custom Cadillac stolen in a robbery but why the victim's pants were also taken remains a mystery.
Authorities say the car was recovered early Sunday on the Broken Arrow Expressway, where it appears to have run out of gas.
Oklahoma City television station KWTV reports a man and a woman were held up at a convenience store by two men armed with revolvers.
Police say the robbers ordered the male victim to remove his trousers. They fled with the car and the pants. They took off before the victim could gas up.
Investigators say a similar robbery occurred several nights ago in which a victim was left pantless.
POLICE IMPERSONATORS
2 arrested for impersonating Okla. police
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma County authorities say two men have been arrested for stealing a jail guard's uniforms and impersonating sheriff's deputies.
Officials say the men spent about 45 minutes at a gas station Wednesday, posing as Oklahoma County sheriff's deputies.
Oklahoma City television station KOCO reports the uniforms were stolen from the home of a jail employee by her boyfriend.
The impostors allegedly told one customer they were with the sheriff's office and trying to find people selling drugs. They allegedly told another man that they escaped from jail and were going to kill someone.
When the real authorities arrived, the men were found hiding behind the gas station. Both are charged with impersonating an officer.
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You won't want to miss the Juneteenth celebration on Saturday in Electra. A parade will kick off the Celebration starting at 10 a.m. from the old Dunbar School.
Arbor House is hosting a motorcycle rally Saturday. It's from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
