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$50,000 reward announced for OU student who vanished off Taiwanese coast

Tuesday, June 3

Search efforts are underway for a University of Oklahoma student after he went missing off the coast of Taiwan.The family of 23-year-old Diego Dorantes Sanchez says he was vacationing with friends on Green Island when he disappeared in the ocean Friday, May 30.Diego’s friends say they saw him for... Read More.

PCPD Make Arrest at Walmart

Monday, June 2

On Saturday evening, PCPD Officers responded to Walmart when Asset Protection employees called the police about a man who was concealing items into what appeared to be an ice chest. Upon arrival, Officers located 43 year old Thomas Wohlford of Winfield, KS. Officers located several articles of merchandise in the... Read More.

Legislature overrides nearly 50 bills Governor Stitt vetoed this session

Monday, June 2

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (KOKH) — The Oklahoma 60th Legislature adjourned its regular session on Friday, with an eventful final 24 hours.The legislature voted to override nearly 50 bills on Thursday, which is a large chunk of the bills Governor Stitt vetoed this session.A vetoed bill needed a two-thirds vote the... Read More.

Service Animal Protection Bill Becomes Law

Monday, June 2

OKLAHOMA CITY – OKLAHOMA CITY – House Bill 1178 became law after Rep. Marilyn Stark, R-Bethany, successfully led an override of the governor’s veto. The bill strengthens Oklahoma’s laws regarding service animals, ensuring greater protection for individuals with disabilities. The new law clarifies that only animals trained to perform tasks for... Read More.

Firehawk Aerospace to invest millions in Oklahoma rocket fuel facility

Monday, June 2

LAWTON, Okla - A new multimillion-dollar economic development investment is coming to Oklahoma.Firehawk is a Texas-based company that manufactures rocket fuel. The company is investing $22 million in a facility that it says will bring in at least 100 new jobs to the Lawton area.During the announcement with... Read More.

Volunteers step up to assure ‘No Veteran Dies Alone’

Monday, June 2

Frank Steffel estimates he has sat with some 40 dying Veterans. But these weren’t on the battlefield or at the scene of tragic accidents. Instead, he was at their bedside, in the Milwaukee VA Medical Center, providing comfort and solace as part of the “No Veteran Dies Alone” volunteer... Read More.

Attendant facing decades in prison after bust involving new drug made of human bones

Monday, June 2

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (WKRC) - A former flight attendant was arrested at an airport following a large drug bust involving a new synthetic substance that is reportedly made of human bones.According to The New York Post, 21-year-old Charlotte May Lee of south London, England was taken... Read More.

States are rolling out red carpets for data centers, but some lawmakers are pushing back

Saturday, May 31

By MARC LEVY Associated PressHARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The explosive growth of the data centers needed to power America's fast-rising demand for artificial intelligence and cloud computing platforms has spurred states to dangle incentives in hopes of landing an economic bonanza, but it's also eliciting pushback from lawmakers and... Read More.

Inmates clear tornado damage to free Oklahoma family stuck for over a week

Saturday, May 31

McALESTER, Okla. (AP) — A work crew of incarcerated people cleared the way for a woman and her three children to finally leave their rural Oklahoma property more than a week after a tornado caused widespread damage, state officials said.The crew was still at work on Friday after clearing... Read More.

Supreme Court lets Trump end legal protections for over 500,000 immigrants from 4 countries

Friday, May 30

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday again cleared the way for the Trump administration to strip temporary legal protections from hundreds of thousands of immigrants for now, pushing the total number of people who could be newly exposed to deportation to nearly 1 million.The justices... Read More.

Movie on the Lawn at the RecPlex Tonight

Friday, May 30

FREE Movie on the Lawn is Friday, May 30 at the RecPlex. Hosted by Marland’s PlaceEveryone is invited to a special evening of meaningful conversation and a powerful film under the stars on the RecPlex LawnDiscussion begins at 8:30 PM Film starts at sundown Showing tonight: Possum TrotBring a blanket or lawn... Read More.

Veto overridden of bill to allow state funding for the Office of Liaison for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons

Friday, May 30

OKLAHOMA CITY – The veto of a bill that would allow state funding for the Office of Liaison for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons, HB 1137, was overridden by the House and the Senate. The bill’s author, Rep. Ron Stewart, D-Tulsa, celebrated the veto override.“Today, the Oklahoma Legislature demonstrated its... Read More.