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As vehicles across Oklahoma fail in numerous ways due to extreme low temperatures, AAA Oklahoma’s 150 roadside technicians continue to work to rescue drivers. AAA says call volumes since the sub-freezing weather began eight days ago have been extremely high.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma (BCBSOK) has?selected 15 501(c)(3) organizations to receive grant funding from the?Healthy Kids, Healthy Families® (HKHF) initiative, managed and coordinated?by BCBSOK. ?Created in 2011, HKHF supports nonprofit organizations that provide a?

Jeremiah Harjo (Pre-K) is a whiz at using his chromebook on virtual school days. Ayden McPerryman (2nd grade) is focused and determined on virtual days. Second grader Avery Godwin shows off her school spirit in her Whippet t-shirt while meeting virtually with her class.

Interruptions in electrical power service, also referred to as “rolling blackouts” were initiated this week by OG&E and other providers as the region’s power grid reached maximum capacity.

Attorney General Mike Hunter is reminding Oklahomans looking to do business in the state that the price gouging statute is in effect statewide with the ongoing state of emergency due to the winter weather that continues to impact the state.

Seminole firefighters responded to two fires Monday, the first one at a home on Jefferson Street (pictured above). Conditions at the time of both fires were extreme with the snow and ice. —Photo courtesy Seminole FD

The Seminole area is in the throes of nearly unprecedented cold weather conditions, which could prove fatal for those without a permanent roof over their head.

While many schools across the state were closed Monday due to winter weather, thousands of Oklahoma educators spent their snowy President’s Day learning how to recognize trauma in students and create teaching strategies to overcome stress and fear that can obstruct learning.

Eleven groups of Oklahoma CareerTech students from three technology centers recently earned money for their programs by showing the benefits of workbased learning.

Variants of Covid-19 from Brazil, South Africa and the United Kingdom are circulating in the U.S. With vaccinations up and case numbers down nationwide, will the mutations undo recent progress? Not if we stay vigilant, say experts at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation. 1. What is a variant?