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Warmer Temperatures, Storm And Rain Chances This Week
Sunday will be cooler, but still warm as the OKC metro sizzles down a bit after chances of light to moderate showers throughout the day. The lows will come in right around the mid 70s, with the highs for Sunday only reaching the low 90s in most areas of the metro as temperatures cool down further going into the week.
Water Safety Tips For Children Who Are Swimming This Summer
For this Oklahoma's Own Focus On Kids, a reminder about water safety after a near-drowning this week. Lifeguards jumped in to save a brother and sister who were floating face down in about three feet of water at a pool in Oklahoma City. Both went to the hospital, but are...
Former Notre Dame basketball standout signs with Oklahoma City Thunder
The 2024 NBA draft has come and gone and no former Notre Dame players had their names called. One did however agree to a short-term contract with the Oklahoma City Thunder. Cormac Ryan, who spent for years at Notre Dame after transferring from Stanford, is headed to the Sooner State.
How Vasilije Micic's advice guided OKC Thunder to Nikola Topic on NBA Draft night
The Oklahoma City Thunder was looking to draft a player who was thousands of miles away and had no timetable for return after injury. Luckily, they knew someone who had been there before. ...
OKC Woman Finds Life And Love Through Her Workouts At Healthy Living OKC
Robin Obert-McMahon has always been into fitness even competing in triathlons, right up until things started feeling a little off. “I called my friend who is a doctor and I said something is wrong,” said Obert-McMahon. It was discovered that she was Type-1 diabetic, and things were pretty serious.
OKC authorities ask residents to call fireworks hotline instead of 911
OKLAHOMA CITY — A dedicated fireworks hotline is now active as people gear up for Independence Day events across Oklahoma City, and authorities are requesting you call it instead of 911. Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here. The city says the hotline is all about...
Local police & fire raise money for Special Olympics
If you and your loved ones are looking for a fun way to give back to a great cause over the weekend, a friendly match has been announced between The Village Police Department and The Village Fire Department who are looking to raise funds for Special Olympics Oklahoma.
Historic Industrial OKC Business Moving Out Of Bricktown As Company Expands
Bricktown used to be a warehouse district, but over the years the downtown Oklahoma City district transformed. Owners of a business that has been there since the early days said it's time to move on. Many people from Oklahoma recognize Federal Corporation’s historic building. While moving is bittersweet its owner...
OG&E says power outages for some parts of the OKC Metro will continue well into Friday
CRESCENT, Okla. — OG&E says power outages for some parts of the OKC Metro will continue well into Friday. In Crescent, many are working through the heat to get power back on, but OG&E says the estimated restoration is 10 p.m. Friday. "We've restored 76% of our customer count...
Citizen Potawatomi Nation Family Reunion welcomes tribal citizens home
Margaret Zientek is a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation and works for the tribe as the Workforce and Social Services Director. After being a tribal employee for 27 years, she witnessed firsthand how the annual gathering shifted from a big public event to an intimate gathering of only tribal citizens and their immediate families. She said this shift occurred more than 20 years ago.
OKC Police Searching For Suspect Involved In 'Random Assault'
Oklahoma City Police are searching for a man they say was involved in a random assault. According to police the suspect was walking near Reno Avenue and North Western Avenue when he hit a man in the head with a bat. Police say the victim does not know the suspect...
Former Sooners Klaus, Blundell battle through epic 15-hole playoff to decide OKC Golf & Country Club championship
Former University of Oklahoma teammates and fast friends Ben Klaus and Ben Blundell saw just about enough of each other last Sunday. After playing together in the final two rounds of the men’s club championship at Oklahoma Golf & Country Club, the two finished tied at 4-under. So it was back to the first hole for a playoff. Under rules set by Director of Golf Tim Fleming, the duo would play the first hole, second hole and then back up 18 and continue that loop if necessary.
4 Reasons why the Thunder have already won the 2024 NBA Offseason
The 2024 NBA Offseason is only in its infancy stages, but it seems as if the OKC Thunder are already well on their way to being one of this year's biggest winners. In fact, they may already be the clear-cut runaways for the title. Still a few days shy of...
‘Where I started,’ Texas A&M alumnus Alex Caruso reflects on Oklahoma City Thunder return
After going undrafted out of Texas A&M in 2016, combo guard Alex Caruso signed his first professional contract with the Oklahoma City Thunder organization after playing for the Philadelphia 76ers in the NBA Summer League. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Bleacher Report (@bleacherreport) Less than eight years later, Caruso has returned to wearing Thunder blue, orange and white after being traded to Oklahoma City from Chicago last week. “It’s been nice, some good memories. Obviously, this is where I started my professional career,” Caruso recalled. “So many familiar faces. The continuity of the organization has been great and I think that’ll really help me ease back into it and get to know my teammates. The facility is still the same so I know where everything is at. I’m just really excited to be here.” Caruso was traded straight up for point guard Josh Giddey. I can’t unsee it now pic.twitter.com/Yi3HimrlWt — Chicago Bulls Chat – See Red UK (@SeeRedUK) June 20, 2024 Contact/Follow us @AggiesWire on X and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Texas A&M news, notes and opinions. Follow Shaun on Twitter: @Shaun_Holkko.
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