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This week, Desma Valdez, 20, of Lincoln County, was sentenced to more than 21 years in federal prison for second-degree murder in connection with a house fire in Indian Country, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Robert J. Troester.
Read moreThree men whose murder convictions and death sentences were tossed out after they were exonerated today spoke out in support of Julius Jones, an Oklahoman currently scheduled to be executed on October 28, 2021. They were joined by the sister of a Tulsa man, now deceased, who was also found to be innocent after being convicted of murder. The group is part of Witness to Innocence, a non-profit advocacy organization created by and for death row exonerees.
Read moreThe Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) announced this week it has partnered with the Oklahoma Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (OADDL) to support the state’s animal rabies lab within its facility on the Oklahoma State University campus in Stillwater.
Read moreA run of hot, dry weather finished off climatological summer in true Oklahoma fashion following a delightfully mild first two months of the season. There was very little in the way of severe weather during the month, just a smattering of hail and high wind reports scattered about the state. A hazard of another kind managed to flourish in the arid conditions, however, with drought once again gaining a toehold across parts of northwestern Oklahoma.
Read moreOklahoma State University President Kayse Shrum has recommended the appointment of respected business and public policy executive Jerome Loughridge to serve as a strategic advisor overseeing the operations of the OSU system campuses in Stillwater, Tulsa, Oklahoma City and Okmulgee, with a combined enrollment of over 34,000.
Read moreThe Oklahoma Health Care Authority now offers a mobile-friendly version of MySoonerCare.org, Oklahoma’s Medicaid online enrollment portal. The secure website allows more Oklahomans to apply and renew their SoonerCare benefits from their smartphones.
Read moreOklahoma City Indian Clinic (OKCIC), a 501(c) (3) nonprofit clinic providing health and wellness services to American Indians in central Oklahoma, promotes physical and emotional health during Sexual Health Awareness Month.
Read moreBusiness owners cannot predict what the future holds, but many are hopeful that the 2020 holiday retail season will provide a much-needed boost to their bottom lines. The outbreak of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 in late 2019 and early 2020 led to plunging revenues for small businesses across the globe, forcing some to close their doors for good while others had to lay off or furlough staff to stay afloat.
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