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...EXTREME HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 113.

* WHERE...Portions of central, east central, southeast, and southern
Oklahoma.

* WHEN...Until 9 PM CDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during
extreme heat and high humidity events.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of
the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.

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...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM CDT FRIDAY...

The following statement was issued by the Oklahoma Department of
Environmental Quality from 10 AM to 10 PM CDT Friday.

An Air Quality Alert for Ozone has been issued for Friday, August 21
for the Oklahoma City Metropolitan area due to expected high
concentrations of ozone.

Public Health Recommendations: Persons with existing heart or
respiratory ailments should reduce physical exertion and outdoor
activity.

The general public is encouraged to help alleviate the problem by
reducing vehicle miles traveled by riding the bus, carpooling, or
avoiding unnecessary trips. The public is also asked to avoid
refueling during the morning and early afternoon hours, and to avoid
the use of two cycle engines such as lawn mowers, motorcycles, weed
trimmers, and outboard engines. It is also advised to limit outdoor
burning.

To view the latest air quality map, visit airnow.gov or the AirNow
app.

For hourly updates on concentrations and possible health warnings,
telephone the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality at
405-702-4100. For more information on health effects, call the
American Lung Association of Oklahoma at 405-748-4674
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Credit card fraud earns Alan Hruby three-year prison sentence

OU freshman and triple-murder defendant Alan Hruby has been sentenced to three years in prison along with a $1,500 fine for fraudulently opening a credit card in the name of his grandmother.

The sentence follows Hruby's initial charge of credit card fraud in August of last year. He pleaded guilty to the charge in January and was placed in a delayed sentencing program.

In October, Hruby confessed to shooting and killing his parents John Hruby and Tinker Hruby, and his sister, Katherine Hruby. The delayed sentencing was revoked after he was charged with three counts of first-degree murder.

Hruby admitted that his reason for the murders was to become the sole heir of his parents' wealth. The killings happened shortly after Hruby was financially cut off from his parents.

Police believe Hruby charged $4,891 to the fraudulent credit card during a trip to Europe.

John Hruby was publisher of the weekly newspaper The Marlow Review and his wife worked there.

Hruby, 19, is also ordered to pay $5,980 in restitution.

A preliminary hearing conference in that case is scheduled for Dec. 17.

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