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I-44/H.E. Bailey Turnpike will begin its transition to PlatePay on the mainline between Lawton and Oklahoma City on Tuesday, the first of three H.E. Bailey turnpike sections converting to cashless tolling.
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Oklahoma consistently ranks as one of the hungriest states in the nation. Through a cooperative agreement known as Hunters Against Hunger, several tons of venison are donated annually to food pantries statewide, providing thousands of nutritious meals.
Read moreThroughout the year, more than 7,000 students qualified for the chance to have their message heard in front of thousands. It all culminates in the National Speech & Debate Tournament. With 24 different competitive events, the National Tournament is the pinnacle of public speaking for speech and debate competitors from around the globe.
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The Oklahoma Tourism & Recreation Department recently secured billboard space in Times Square in New York City. Visitors near Father Duffy Square, a heavily trafficked pedestrian plaza, will be able to look up and across toward advertisements showcasing Oklahoma as a superb travel destination.
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The world’s fascination with honey bees is linked to a population decline during the past decade that threatens the production of fruit, nut, forage, vegetable and other crops that rely on pollination. The permanent disappearance of pollinators would be detrimental to society.
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New findings from the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation may give doctors more certainty when diagnosing multiple sclerosis relapse in patients.
Read more50 years ago today, in the early morning hours of June 17, 1972, police apprehended five men that were charged with attempted burglary and attempted interception of telephone and other communications at the Democratic National Committee (DNC) headquarters in the Watergate office-apartment hotel complex in Washington D.C. The Washington Post reported that “police found lock-picks and door jimmies, almost $2,300 in cash, most of it in $100 bills with the serial numbers in sequence, a short-wave receiver that could pick up police calls, 40 rolls of unexposed film, two 35-millimeter cameras and three pen-sized tear gas guns”. This story, relatively minor at the time, eventually led to the resignation of President Richard M. Nixon.
Read moreThe United States flag was first imagined after the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. The Continental Congress authorized creation of the first national flag on June 14, 1777. It was decided that the flag should have 13 stripes, alternating red and white, to represent the original 13 colonies, and that the new union be represented by 13 white stars in a blue field to signify a “new constellation.” Francis Hopkinson, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, is most often credited with the original design.
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