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In Oklahoma, hydration is front and center for high school football practice
With football practice beginning to take the field over the last two weeks, states such as Oklahoma are putting a greater emphasis not just on proper hydration but smart practice habits. Three days out of the next nine days in Oklahoma are forecasted to be in the triple digits. The...
Sweeping lawsuit challenging Oklahoma's teen parole policy inches toward trial
Dwain Thomas has appeared on the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board’s violent offender docket five times since 2010. At every hearing, the 44-year-old prisoner had a positive recommendation from parole investigators and a superb behavior and employment history. But the parole board has consistently declined to advance Thomas to a more intensive stage-two...
Additional suspects charged in a $100 million bidding scheme in Oklahoma
A federal grand jury in Oklahoma City has indicted a Weatherford-based erosion control company and its top executive for participating in a price-fixing conspiracy that impacted over $100 million in publicly funded transportation contracts throughout the state. Sioux Erosion Control Inc., along with its Vice President BG Dale Biscoe and...
Texas woman who left state for abortion to back Harris at convention
DALLAS (Reuters) - A Texas woman forced to leave the state for an emergency abortion is urging other voters to back Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential candidate, and will advocate for her at the party's national convention next week.
Farmers’ Almanac Predicts Major Snowstorm For Texas This Winter
It is still very hot all around the State of Texas. While summer may be over for the school kids, summer's grip on the Lone Star State and the hot temperatures aren't going anywhere anytime soon. In fact, just looking ahead the next 10 days show plenty of triple digit high temperatures around the state.
"Feels-like" temperatures across North Texas to reach up to 112 degrees this weekend
NORTH TEXAS – Temperatures as the weekend approaches are forecasted to reach 105 degrees, which is why CBS News Texas meteorologists issued weather alerts from Friday through next Wednesday.Temperatures will range from 103 degrees to 105 degrees and "feels-like" temperatures will reach 110 degrees to 112 degrees. From Thursday through Saturday, the ridge of high pressure strengthens over the southwest. It will then shift east and expand with the ridge axis being over the Southern Plains from Sunday to Monday. This is when to expect the hottest temperatures. The ridge axis then retrogrades west and temperatures will fall a few degrees...
Meredith Palmer From “The Office” Is Coming To Amarillo!
Ok all my Amarillo "The Office" fans, where are you hiding? It's time to come out of your dwellings and head to HODGETOWN. The Sod Poodles have been known to bring in some very special guests, and they've already brought in one member of "The Office" in the last year.
What the ale: Kochendorfer Brewing Co. expanding to Bixby
One of the fastest-growing towns in Oklahoma is about to grow a brewery and taproom. Kochendorfer Brewing Co., based in Duncan, is opening a taproom next spring in downtown Bixby at 21 E. Dawes Ave. Chris Kochendorfer was raised in Glenpool and Bixby and brings his love of beer to...
Oklahoma State wrestling dismisses Jordan Williams from Cowboys after reported arrest
STILLWATER — First-year Oklahoma State wrestling coach David Taylor has dismissed sophomore Jordan Williams from the team after Williams was arrested earlier this week. “Jordan Williams is no longer part of the Cowboy Wrestling program due to a rules violation,” Taylor said in a statement Thursday morning. “We wish him well as he...
Tulsa firm settles lawsuit alleging employee called ‘ape princess’
Worldwide Printing and Distribution, doing business as ResourceOne, a Tulsa commercial printing, direct mailing and direct marketing company, will pay $47,500 and furnish other relief to resolve a harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, in...
Jacobe Johnson: Oklahoma’s Emerging Cornerback Ready to Make His Mark
As Oklahoma continues to prepare for the challenges of the upcoming season, one name has been steadily climbing the depth chart—Jacobe Johnson. The sophomore cornerback from Mustang, OK, is turning heads with his performance in fall camp, and his standout showing in the recent scrimmage is evidence that he’s ready to make a serious push in the Sooners’ defensive rotation.
What books have been banned or challenged in Oklahoma? It's complicated.
According to PEN American's Index of School Book Bans, these books have been banned or have been proposed to be banned over the years at various Oklahoma public schools. In addition, a second list shows the books "investigated" by then-Attorney General John O'Connor. O'Connor's investigation, however, was short, and he later said...
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