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NCAA Wrestling Championships finals results: Penn State wins, but Oklahoma State sends message
19+ hour, 4+ min ago (1870+ words) Day 3 of the NCAA Wrestling Championships provided little in the way intrigue or controversy for team standings, with Penn State wrapping up a program record-fifth straight national championship early on Saturday, March 21. The finals bouts provided much more in the…...
Fire weather watch issued in Oklahoma after wildfire evacuations, power outages
6+ day, 10+ hour ago (383+ words) Wildfire risk in Oklahoma remains high after weekend fires sparked around the state, worsened by strong winds, prompted thousands of Oklahomans to evacuate. On Sunday, emergency managers in Sayre, Oklahoma, in Beckham County ordered neighborhoods to evacuate as fires swept…...
How are the roads today? See latest weather, Oklahoma road conditions
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (286+ words) Driving in Oklahoma City in the winter is hectic. When the snowstorms come, or even ice, many drivers opt to hit the highways as opposed to cruising through the main city streets. It may feel like you have come in…...
ICE detainees held at private Oklahoma prison as Trump ramps up deportations
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (733+ words) Federal authorities are housing immigration detainees at an Oklahoma private prison that was once the site of the deadliest prison fight in state history." CoreCivic, one of the nation's largest private correctional facility operators, has struck a deal to house…...
Amid overdose deaths rural Oklahoma counties have little access to drug treatment options
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (820+ words) Three people overdosed on fentanyl one night this spring in a quiet residential neighborhood in Enid." Carrie Simpson, 54, expected to get high with friends that night in April on the first floor of a white turn-of-the-century house with asbestos siding…...
When is Tax-Free weekend in Oklahoma? Here's how to get the best out of the sales
8+ mon, 1+ day ago (135+ words) Tax Free Weekend is on the horizon in Oklahoma." Every year, Oklahoma's Tax Commission celebrates the Oklahoma Sales Tax Holiday, where all retail sales taxes are not collectible or payable on certain purchases." The holiday is celebrated annually, and here's…...
Hamilton LB Beau Jandreau joins twin Niko with commitment to Oklahoma Sooners
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (416+ words) The identical Jandreau twins dreamt that they'd continue their football journeys together after leaving Chandler Hamilton and on Monday, June 23, the dream became a reality. Huskies' linebacker Beau Jandreau committed to Oklahoma, where his brother Niko committed more than a…...