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04/11/2023

It is going be beautiful again today with 70s back in the forecast this afternoon. We have a very slight chance for pop up t-storms this morning, with a higher chance during peak heating hours later today. https://ourcommunitynow.com/post/warm-temps-expected-before-storms-enter-oklahoma

$The first openly gay person to lead the American Medical Association takes the reins at a fractious time for U.S. health...$

04/10/2023

The first openly gay person to lead the American Medical Association takes the reins at a fractious time for U.S. health care. https://ourcommunitynow.com/news-national/amas-first-gay-president-to-take-over-at-tumultuous-time

04/09/2023

Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called for President Biden to ignore a federal judge's temporary hold on the abortion pill, raising alarm about the rule of law taking a back seat to the rule of man. https://ourcommunitynow.com/news-national/wyden-aoc-urge-biden-to-ignore-judges-order-blocking-abortion-pill

04/09/2023

The Oklahoma City Thunder clinched the Western Conference's No. 10 seed in the NBA play-in tournament Friday night. https://ourcommunitynow.com/post/oklahoma-city-thunder-seals-spot-friday-in-nba-play-in-tournament

04/08/2023

California's Medicaid program will continue to pay Walgreens about $1.5 billion each year despite Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom declaring last month the state was done doing business with the pharmacy giant after it indicated it would not sell abortion pills by mail in some states. https://ourcommunitynow.com/news-national/california-to-keep-paying-walgreens-despite-gavin-newsoms-order

04/08/2023

Oklahoma's attorney general has filed a motion to overturn the capital murder conviction of Richard Glossip, who has spent almost 26 years on death row. The move comes after the release of a new report detailing considerable issues in the state's case ... https://ourcommunitynow.com/post/oklahoma-almost-killed-him-3-times-now-the-state-is-trying-to-vacate-his-conviction

04/07/2023

Roughly 200 Russian journalists and activists have signed a letter calling for the release of a Wall Street Journal detained in Russia on unsubstantiated charges of espionage. https://ourcommunitynow.com/news-national/russian-journalists-demand-the-release-of-evan-gershkovich-in-open-letter

04/05/2023

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, who has indicted former President Donald Trump, is following a well-trod Democratic playbook. https://ourcommunitynow.com/news-national/trump-indictment-follows-democratic-playbook-says-former-house-gop-majority-leader-tom-delay

04/04/2023

Disney CEO Bob Iger on Monday said any retaliatory actions by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Republican-controlled Florida Legislature against the company that threaten jobs or expansion at its Florida resort is not only "anti-business but anti-Florida." https://ourcommunitynow.com/news-national/disney-desantis-war-of-words-heats-up-at-annual-meeting

04/03/2023

Projects the governor pitched include Amtrak expansion to Kansas, shoulders on rural, two-lane highways, and electric vehicle charging stations on Route 66. https://ourcommunitynow.com/post/stitt-pitches-state-projects-to-u-s-transportation-secretary-buttigieg

04/03/2023

Klever Ortega and Cristina Lema had a good life until COVID-19 crippled Ecuador's economy. https://ourcommunitynow.com/news-national/more-ecuadorians-move-to-u-s-spared-many-others-hurdles

04/02/2023

Stormy Daniels, the adult film star who received the alleged hush money payment at the center of the Manhattan district attorney's indictment of Donald Trump, says she is not afraid to take the stand against the former president but worries about violence from his supporter https://ourcommunitynow.com/news-national/stormy-daniels-not-afraid-to-take-stand-against-trump-worries-about-violence-from-supporters

04/01/2023

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — The Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP) is searching for an at-risk missing person. Authorities are searching for 12-year-old Cedric Hewes. He was last seen in the area of 12104 SW 12th Street in Oklahoma City, says OHP. Hewes is 3′5 ... https://ourcommunitynow.com/post/oklahoma-highway-patrol-searching-for-missing-child

03/31/2023

A man wanted in the shooting of a woman at a storage facility in northeast Miami-Dade earlier this month was killed in a shootout with Oklahoma troopers following an armed bank robbery and chase, authorities said. https://ourcommunitynow.com/post/suspect-in-womans-shooting-at-miami-dade-storage-facility-killed-in-shootout-with-oklahoma-troopers

03/30/2023

Mike Rhoades has agreed to become the next men's basketball coach at Penn State and leave VCU, which is close to hiring Utah State's Ryan Odom as his replacement, sources told ESPN. https://ourcommunitynow.com/sports/sources-rhoades-to-psu-as-vcu-eyes-odom

03/30/2023

There has been a loud uproar in recent weeks and months about Chinese companies investing in U.S. farmland, and Sen. James Lankford, R-OK, joined the discussion Tuesday. He spoke on behalf of his Security and Oversight of International Landholdings (SOIL) Act on the Senate floor. https://ourcommunitynow.com/post/lankford-warns-of-chinese-owned-farmland-in-oklahoma

03/29/2023

The cryptocurrency entrepreneur's latest indictment alleges conspiracy to violate the anti-bribery provisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
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03/27/2023

Benjamin Netanyahu fired his defense minister, who had called for a halt on sweeping judicial reforms. Netanyahu's proposal has sparked months of protests in Israel and abroad.
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03/27/2023

After a huge recruiting weekend, the Oklahoma Sooners received a crystal ball for 2024 five-star tight end Davon Mitchell. https://ourcommunitynow.com/post/oklahoma-sooners-receive-crystal-ball-for-2024-5-star-te-davon-mitchell

03/26/2023

There is a purity to the tournament, the idea that anything is possible playing out before our eyes. So long as Alabama remained, that was tainted.
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03/26/2023

L.A. Lakers 12-34 (Walker IV 4-8, Schroder 2-4, Beasley 2-6, Brown Jr. 2-7, Gabriel 1-2, Reaves 1-5, Davis 0-1, Vanderbilt 0-1). Fouled Out_None. Rebounds_Oklahoma City 46 (Giddey 18), L.A. Lakers 51 (Davis 14). https://ourcommunitynow.com/post/l-a-lakers-116-oklahoma-city-111

03/25/2023

YMCA chapters throughout the country have similar programs, but the SAW is especially important in Oklahoma. Oklahoma is one of three states with the highest rate of child drownings, according to online insurance company QuoteWizard. Most drownings occur ... https://ourcommunitynow.com/post/ymca-works-to-prevent-high-rate-of-oklahoma-child-drownings

03/24/2023

A Boston sports radio talk show host is under fire for using an ethnic slur to describe ESPN personality Mina Kimes.
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03/23/2023

After nine years, the sixth generation Camaros will come off the assembly line at the Lansing Grand River Assembly Plant in January 2024.
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03/23/2023

The nonbinding legal opinion was issued in response to a Feb. 22 request from a lawmaker who has been critical of the state superintendent. https://ourcommunitynow.com/post/oklahoma-ags-office-questions-walters-authority-to-impose-new-education-rules

03/21/2023

Amazon will be eliminating roles in its cloud computing unit, human resources division, advertising and Twitch, CEO Andy Jassy said Monday.
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03/20/2023

The Owasso Police Department (OPD) said they are searching for a man last seen in Owasso. OPD said at around 8 p.m., they took a missing person report for Timothy Vanmatre. According to OPD, Vanmatre is 57 years old, https://ourcommunitynow.com/post/police-searching-for-missing-man-last-seen-in-owasso

03/20/2023

There is no March Madness – or college sports at all – without the athletes. So why are they getting cheated out of the money they rightfully earned?
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03/19/2023

On St. Patrick's Day, Blake Shelton played a home-state show at Paycom Center, making good on his vow to turn the Oklahoma City arena into "the biggest h***y tonk in the state of Oklahoma — for one night only." Draping a single strand of green beads ... https://ourcommunitynow.com/post/gwen-stefani-joins-blake-sheltons-oklahoma-stop-on-his-back-to-the-h***y-tonk-tour

03/18/2023

USA TODAY's Women of the Year project honors local and national women who are making life better in their communities every day.
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