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The Department of the Interior and National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) on Wednesday announced a new inter-agency partnership to expand the Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative through the collection of oral histories and digitization of records documenting the experiences of survivors and descendants of federal Indian boarding school policies.
Read moreAttorney General Gentner Drummond said he is disappointed the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board voted Wednesday against recommending clemency for Richard Glossip despite evidence he failed to receive a fair trial in 2004. The 2-2 board vote means clemency is not recommended for the death row inmate.
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Above, a brush pile smolders alongside Highway 270 just east of Seminole Wednesday morning making for a hazy commute. Trees that previously lined the roadway have been removed as part of a widening project.
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Seminole State College students recently attended “Understanding Disabilities in the Workplace,” a career development program presented by South Central Industries Executive Director Tina Hanna. The event was sponsored by Student Support Services and STEM Student Support Services.
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Seminole County residents are joined by others from across the nation and beyond in mourning the news that 2-year-old Oaklee Mae Snow will not be coming home alive. Her remains were found in a dresser drawer at an abandoned house in rural Morgan County, Indiana. Her mother, Madison Marshall, and Marshall’s boyfriend, Roan Waters both face multiple charges in connection to Oaklee’s death.
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STOCKING ISLAND, Bahamas – Combining their love of adventure with a drive to serve, Dwight Durant and his wife, Shelley, have launched a nonprofit organization, Ten-Seven Retreat, dedicated to providing a needed respite to families of fallen law enforcement officers.
Read moreSimply getting older is the primary risk factor for developing Alzheimer’s disease. There may not be a way to turn back time, but the research community increasingly recognizes that if the process of aging can be slowed, the onset of diseases like Alzheimer’s may be delayed as well. A recent publication by an OU College of Medicine researcher at OU Health Sciences Center builds on that knowledge by illuminating the behavior of a pathogenic protein that accelerates aging in the brain.
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