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...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM CDT SUNDAY...
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Heat index values of 105 to 110 degrees are expected.

* WHERE...Portions of central, east central, northwest, southeast,
southern, southwest, and western Oklahoma and northern Texas.

* WHEN...For the first Heat Advisory, until 9 PM CDT this evening.
For the second Heat Advisory, from 11 AM to 9 PM CDT Sunday.

* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat
illnesses.

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.

Take extra precautions when outside. Wear lightweight and loose
fitting clothing. Try to limit strenuous activities to early morning
or evening. Take action when you see symptoms of heat exhaustion and
heat stroke.

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Weather Alert

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM CDT SUNDAY...
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Heat index values of 105 to 110 degrees are expected.

* WHERE...Portions of central, east central, northwest, southeast,
southern, southwest, and western Oklahoma and northern Texas.

* WHEN...For the first Heat Advisory, until 9 PM CDT this evening.
For the second Heat Advisory, from 11 AM to 9 PM CDT Sunday.

* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat
illnesses.

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.

Take extra precautions when outside. Wear lightweight and loose
fitting clothing. Try to limit strenuous activities to early morning
or evening. Take action when you see symptoms of heat exhaustion and
heat stroke.

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Ex-OU professor acquitted of child sex abuse charges

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Ex-OU professor acquitted of child sex abuse charges

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Editor's note: After this story was first published in 2011, Dwain Pellebon was acquitted of all charges against him. In 2014, the presiding judge granted a full expungement of the charges and arrest, which were “deemed never to have occurred,” after finding that the harm to his privacy and the “dangers of unwarranted adverse consequences” outweigh public and safety interests.

A former OU social work professor was acquitted of charges accusing him of sexually abusing multiple young girls Friday night, according to The Associated Press.

A Cleveland County jury on Friday night found Dwain Pellebon not guilty on three counts of child sexual abuse and six counts of lewd or indecent proposal to children younger than 16, according to The Associated Press.

Pellebon was initially arrested on Dec. 9, 2011, after a child welfare worker said a teenage girl saw him molest a 13-year-old-girl the day before.

He was released on $75,000 bail on Dec. 19, 2011 with the provision that he would not have any contact with minors, according to court documents.

Pellebon resigned from OU the next day.

He told reporters he feels "vindicated," according to The Associated Press and The Oklahoman.

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