Police to interview Oklahoma dad who ran over son, 8

Police in a central Oklahoma City say they plan to interview the father who accidentally ran over and killed his 8-year-old son during a Fourth of July parade.

Silver Sevens offering steak and lobster dinner special

To celebrate its “new era,” Silver Sevens (formerly Terrible’s), 4100 Paradise Road, is offering a $7.77 steak and lobster dinner in The Sterling Spoon Cafe from 2 to 10 p.m. every day in July. The cafe also is offering seven entrees (such as Mandarin chicken salad, a pulled-pork sandwich and eggplant Parmesan) for less than $7, 24/7, throughout July. …

Venture into Joe Rogan’s mind at The Joint

“I think everything that I say is already marginalized,” Joe Rogan told the Review-Journal prior to a gig in town earlier in the year. “I’m a cage fighting commentary guy/former ‘Fear Factor’ host/dirty stand-up comedian. I don’t have to worry about being fired from my job because my co-workers think I’m weird.”

Relive the ’90s with Sugar Ray, more

Remember when Sugar Ray was a debauched rock band, playing the Warped Tour and getting the hot blonde from “Charles In Charge” to pose naked on an album cover?

Ian Anderson bringing multimedia concert to Smith Center

Well kids, there used to be these things called albums, sometimes even “concept albums,” that we listened to one full side at a time instead of downloading songs a la carte.

Island Sushi transports diners through flavors of Hawaii

The woman in front of us who ordered six dozen malasadas at Island Sushi & Grill Express underscored a long-held belief: Hawaiians sure love their traditional foods, whether they’re on their eight islands or our ninth one.

Lucero coming in August

Rootsy rockers Lucero play Backstage Bar & Billiards on Aug. 23, with The Core. Tickets are $26 in advance, $28 day of show and are already on sale at www.ticketfly.com.

CrossFit pilot program to mix fitness and academics

Seven high school students are participating this summer in a pilot program at CrossFit 702, 7520 W. Washington Ave., Suite 180, that combines strength and conditioning training with academics.

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Mount Charleston ‘closed’ as growing wildfire threatens homes

Fanned by increasing winds, a burgeoning wildfire began descending the east side of Mount Charleston on Thursday, prompting mandatory evacuations and sending cars full of residents and their possessions down the mountain.

 
Pope Francis clears John Paul II, John XXIII for sainthood

Pope Francis on Friday cleared Pope John Paul II for sainthood, approving a miracle attributed to his intercession and setting up a remarkable dual canonization along with another beloved pope, John XXIII.

Obamas thank troops during White House barbecue

President Barack Obama is noting that it’s not just the nation’s birthday, it’s his daughter Malia’s, too.

Hollywood Park’s final days looming

There are only nine calendar days until the last summer meet at Betfair Hollywood Park ends on July 14. Then after the final 28-day fall meet ends on Dec. 22, the track of “Lakes and Flowers” will be closed forever.

On immigration reform, Joe Heck walks, talks straight line

Rep. Joe Heck can sure draw a crowd. The Republican congressman packed the house at the monthly breakfast meeting of Hispanics in Politics this week, and there wasn’t much question why: People wanted to hear about immigration reform.

Know the code: Baseball’s unwritten rules

A bench-clearing brawl between the Diamondbacks and Dodgers on June 11 was essentially caused by different interpretations of baseball’s set of unwritten rules — which, ironically, have been written in several books, including the 2010 tome “The Baseball Codes.”

The law of the land?

We’ve heard it too many times to count since the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act one year ago: ObamaCare is the law of the land.

‘Disappointed’ Messi kicks it up in Vegas

Soccer superstar Lionel Messi showed up in Las Vegas on Wednesday after canceling a Los Angeles charity exhibition following a dispute with promoters.