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Skies will be mostly clear and temperatures will be moderate during the upcoming work week. The National Weather Service said winds will likely kick up early Monday but should drop off later in the day as a low pressure system weakens. Temperatures will be moderate in western Oklahoma. A more pronounced warm up is expected statewide on Tuesday as an upper low pressure trough moves east of the state and low level southerly winds increase. Another cold front is expected to push through the southern plans on Tuesday night and Wednesday, but considering the system's limited moisture and track chances of precipitation are low. Dry northwest flow will continue through the remainder of the week. Cooler temperatures are expected Thursday andsee more on NewsOK.com - IN BRIEF: Weather may delay shuttle landing
SPACEWeather may delay landingCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Their work in orbit accomplished, space shuttle Endeavour’s astronauts got the green light Saturday to return to Earth, but were warned iffy weather at the main landing site could send them across the country or keep them up an extra day. One final task was accomplished late Saturday afternoon: the ejection of a miniature research satellite from Endeavour’s payload bay. COURTSBoy, 8, gets plea deal PHOENIX — Prosecutors have offered a plea deal to an 8-year-old boy charged with murder in the shooting deaths of his father and another man in their St. Johns home, according to a court filing posted Saturday. Vincent Romero, 29, and Timothy Romans,see more on NewsOK.com - IN BRIEF: Authorities searching for Stillwater male bank robber
STILLWATER Eco-student honored Daniela Grischkowsky, a Stillwater High School senior, was named the 2008 Oklahoma Student Leader Recycling Hero. Grischkowsky has spearheaded recycling initiatives at school and in the community. As a member of the Forestry Club and the Science Club at school, she and other students adopted a recycling center. They volunteered to pick up trash and fallen recycling bins at the center, and held meet-and-greets with residents to help them recycle. They also participated in Stillwater’s Trash-Off, where people walked around the city and collected trash for three hours.see more on NewsOK.com - Rain chances to diminish in Oklahoma
After a wet weekend in parts of Oklahoma, chances for rain will decrease early in the week in the state. The National Weather Service said Sunday will be mainly cloudy, with a slight chance of light rain in much of the state and light rain or snow in the northeast. Highs will be mainly in the 40s, but could reach the mid 50s in the southwest. Overnight lows will be in the 20s, with mainly clear skies in the Panhandle and partly to mostly cloudy skies elsewhere in the state. A slight chance of light rain or snow will linger in the northeast. Skies will turn mainly clear Monday, with highs in the 40s to lower 50s in eastern and central Oklahoma and lower to mid 60s in the west and Panhandle. Tuesday will be mainly clear, with highs in thesee more on NewsOK.com - Rain, snow in forecast for Oklahoma
Rain and snow are possible across parts of Oklahoma as a cold front passes over the state. The National Weather Service said several rounds of light showers will be possible until the low pressure system moves out of the state tonight. The airmass will build into the central plains on Sunday with gusty north winds and more clouds, giving the coolest day of the coming week. A high wind watch is in effect Sunday in the Oklahoma Panhandle. Forecasters said north and northwest winds of 30 to 40 mph are likely across the region Sunday with higher gusts by afternoon. Once the wave exits the state late Sunday, a gradual turn to midlevel northwest winds will allow downslope flow by Tuesday, raising temperatures 15 to 20 degrees above seasonablesee more on NewsOK.com - A start to the holiday season
Black Friday — which falls on the day after Thanksgiving and traditionally starts the holiday shopping period — received its name because it historically was the day when a surge of shoppers helped stores break into profitability for the full year of sales.A sluggish start wouldn’t be good news for retailers, which are already fearing that the season could result in a decline in spending from a year ago. While Black Friday isn’t a predictor of sales for the season because the bulk of holiday sales occur in the final days before Dec. 25, it does act as a barometer for consumers’ willingness to spend. Last year, the Thanksgiving weekend accounted for 10.1 percent of holiday sales.see more on NewsOK.com - Gangs of beggars prompt Irish law
DUBLIN, Ireland — Ireland plans to impose tough new penalties on beggars for the first time since the Potato Famine 160 years ago.Justice Minister Dermot Ahern says the measure is necessary because of the growth of professional begging gangs who harass pedestrians. Children often are involved in the groups. Ahern says a new measure will make begging punishable by a maximum $900 fine or a month in prison.Irish police lost their legal authority to arrest beggars after the nation’s second-highest court declared the previous law unconstitutional.The High Court ruled two years ago that the 1847 Vagrancy Act was too vague and it conflicted with the 1937 Irish Constitution’s clauses on freedom of expression andsee more on NewsOK.com - Brazilians bracing for more mudslides
BLUMENAU, Brazil — Forecasters warned Friday that more rain could fall this weekend on waterlogged southern Brazil. The forecast raised fears of renewed mudslides in a region where storms have claimed at least 100 lives.Santa Catarina state’s civil defense department said mudslides killed most of the victims, with floods killing most of the rest. Nineteen people were still missing and at least 78,000 people in 14 cities were still staying with relatives or friends or in churches, schools and other public buildings.After surveying large areas hit by the mudslides, experts at Sao Paulo’s Technological Research Institute said tragedy could strike again because the earth is still saturated.see more on NewsOK.com - Rain, cooler temperatures forecast for Oklahoma
Rain showers are in the forecast for much of Oklahoma during the coming days, along with cooler temperatures, before a warmup early next week. The National Weather Service said Saturday will be cloudy with a chance of rain showers in southwestern and eastern Oklahoma. Highs will range from the upper 40s in the far northeast to the mid 50s in the south. Overnight lows will drop into the upper 20s in the Panhandle and the mid 30s in west-central and southern Oklahoma. Skies will remain mostly cloudy with a chance of rain in the far northeast. Skies will turn partly sunny on Sunday, with highs in the upper 40s in the northeast to the upper 50s in the southwest. Monday will be partly cloudy, with a chance of rain in far eastern Oklahomasee more on NewsOK.com - IN REAL ESTATE: Design guru's tips in book
ON THE SHELFDesign guru’s tips in book Celerie Kemble, interior-design luminary, has added a book to her list of accomplishments, "Celerie Kemble: To Your Taste.” In the book, Kemble shares her decorating preferences, helps readers sort out what they need and want in their own homes and offers tips complete with photos of her design projects. "Celerie Kemble: To Your Taste” is published by Clarkson Potter and sells for $45 in hardcover.HOME SAFETYAnti-freeze warning Ads recommending people put antifreeze in their pipes when they’re preparing to leave their homes for an extended time in winter should make clear that it was talking about plumbing antifreeze, not automotive antifreeze.see more on NewsOK.com - Windy and colder in Oklahoma this weekend
Temperatures near freezing and stronger winds are expected in central Oklahoma by Sunday, and setting the stage for a cool and breezy night in Stillwater for Bedlam football, forecasters said. Drivers could face slick roadways as rain chances increase to 30 percent S