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Man Accused In Mustang Kidnapping Appears In Court
A metro man charged with kidnapping and sex crimes with a child waives his right to a preliminary hearing. The incident happened almost two and a half years ago in Mustang when according to court documents, 24-year-old Alan Montana Anderson-Himes was caught on surveillance video trying to grab the little girl.
Oklahoma ranked among the worst in the nation for women's health care
OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma ranked among the worst states in the United States for women’s health and reproductive care, according to a new national health scorecard. Ranked at 48, only Texas and Mississippi performed worse. The state’s most recent maternal mortality rate is 31.9 deaths per 100,000 live births, above the national average of 26.3 deaths,...
Local Church Turns The Pastor's Struggles Into Salvation For Metro Kids
Pastor Louis Rogers went through some unthinkable challenges, but it was those times of challenge that are today helping kids all over the city. “Living on the street, eating out of trashcans, sleeping on trees, sleeping up under bridges,” said Pastor Louis Rogers, of Miracle Temple Baptist Church. His...
State workers received a minimum wage increase. Advocates want the same for all Oklahomans
OKLAHOMA CITY – A growing disparity between what the state requires its employees to make and what it requires everyone else to pay is an indication that it’s time to increase the state’s minimum wage rate, advocates said. Starting July 1, all state employees must make at least $12.41 an hour, or an...
Heard Stars in Volleyball All-State
BY JOHN TRANCHINA, SPORTS EDITOR JENKS – Sapulpa’s Tyla Heard participated in the Oklahoma Coaches Association (OCA) All-State game for volleyball Tuesday night at Jenks and brought a loud cheering section with […]. You are currently unauthorized to view this page. If you are a subscriber, you...
With program ending, Oklahoma students are losing access to mental health care
Through guitar lessons and group music sessions, Leticia Castro helped students in her small, rural district in western Oklahoma build confidence and form deeper relationships with their peers. Over a semester, she taught 60 students in kindergarten through 12th grade how to express their emotions and encourage others through music. “By the end...
Lawmakers and advocates celebrate ADA’s 34th anniversary
OKLAHOMA CITY — Lawmakers, disabled individuals, their family members and other advocates on Friday celebrated a law designed to ensure that people with disabilities have the same opportunities as oth...
3 Players Thunder must pursue with potential $2.5 million DPE following Topic news
Wednesday afternoon, the OKC Thunder announced that recent lottery-selected guard Nikola Topic had officially undergone successful surgery to repair his partially torn ACL sustained earlier this year while with the Red Star Belgrade of the Serbian SuperLiga. Despite the repair, according to numerous health professionals and NBA Insiders, the rehabilitation...
Oklahoma movie 'Twisters' storms past $100M box-office milestone, 4DX weekend record
The made-in-Oklahoma action movie "Twisters" has already passed a major box-office milestone less than a week after it was officially unleashed in theaters. The long-awaited follow-up to the 1996 blockbuster "Twister," which also filmed in the Sooner State, has already surged past the $100 million mark at the North American box office....
CAV1 activity in TM cells may be the link to new therapeutics in glaucoma
Researchers note work may lead to targets for conventional outflow pathway therapies. Reviewed by Rashad Rahman and W. Daniel Stamer, PhD. As researchers unlock mysteries surrounding the caveolin-1 (CAV1) scaffolding protein in the cells of the trabecular meshwork (TM), their efforts may lead to new therapies to enhance the conventional outflow pathway in patients with glaucoma.
Telehealth booths help connect patients, providers in rural Oklahoma libraries
Special rooms in the Atoka, Broken Bow, Hinton and Okemah libraries are being used for telehealth to improve people’s access to healthcare providers. The telehealth spaces or booths are a project through the Oklahoma State University Department of Agricultural Economics. Rural residents face barriers when accessing health care like...
Metro Woman Accused Of Notarizing Documents Under Suspended License
A metro woman is accused of notarizing documents under a suspended license and not following the rules as a notary. One man says his brother’s divorce is in question and wants to warn others. Ewing Ross said when he noticed his brother’s signature was forged on the divorce papers,...
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