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The Latest Breaking News from Oklahoma

Heatwave Sweeps Across South-Central US, Breaking Records

Temperatures soar above 100°F, posing health risks and putting daily record highs in jeopardy.

Zenger

Without paid family leave, teachers stockpile sick days and aim for summer babies

Less than one-fifth the largest school districts offer paid parental leave for teachers, and only a handful of states guarantee it. That leaves few options for educators who want to start a family.

WEKU

‘Let the world know’: elderly survivors of the Tulsa race massacre push for justice

Viola Ford Fletcher and her family fled a murderous white mob 102 years ago – today she’s still demanding accountability

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Bet on it: Paul Stone’s cold logic

The veteran handicapper takes note of rule change and coaching trends in college football.

Chicago Sun-Times

Oklahoma death row inmate plans to reject chance for clemency despite maintaining his innocence

An Oklahoma death row inmate scheduled to be executed in September for the 1996 killing of a University of Oklahoma dance student says he plans to reject his chance for a clemency hearing

The Independent UK

Thousands of residents in Oklahoma and Louisiana remain without power following weekend storms

Thousands of residents in Oklahoma and Louisiana remain without electricity as work crews continue to repair power lines damaged by weekend storms

The Independent UK

The sex abuse convictions of a man at the center of a tribal sovereignty ruling have been reversed

A federal appeals court has overturned the sexual abuse convictions of an Oklahoma man at the center of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on tribal sovereignty

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Former Cubs pitcher George Frazier dies at age 68

He appeared in the 1981 World Series with the New York Yankees and helped the Cubs win their first division title in 1984 before becoming a world champion with the Minnesota Twins in 1987.

Chicago Sun-Times

Former Oklahoma and Major League pitcher George Frazier dies at age 68

Oklahoma has announced that former pitcher George Frazier, a World Series champion who had a nearly three-decade run as a television broadcaster, has died at age 68

The Independent UK

Power outages continue across the southern U.S. as a heat wave grips Texas

More than 300,000 customers in the southern U.S. remained without power Monday as the bulk of outages were in Oklahoma, where heavy weekend storms carried winds as strong as 80 mph around Tulsa.

WEKU

Canadian Wildfire Smoke Blankets Midwest, Settles In Major US Cities

Air quality reaches 'very unhealthy' levels, with haze from the wildfires stretching as far as Oklahoma and New York City.

Zenger

Cleanup begins after tornadoes hit in Texas and Florida, killing 4 and destroying homes

Cleanup efforts were beginning Friday morning after severe storms spawned tornadoes that left at least four dead, three in the Texas Panhandle and one in the Florida Panhandle as another series of fierce storms carved its way through Southern states

The Independent UK

Three people killed and one missing after tornadoes strike Texas town

Homes in Perryton, 110 miles north of Amarillo, reduced to rubble and power was cut in the aftermath of the storm

The Guardian - US

2023 is on track for more ballot measures than previous odd years

Welcome to the Friday, June 16, Brew.

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The Independent UK

Tornado devastates Texas Panhandle town, killing 3 and injuring dozens

The number of deaths has climbed to three after a tornado tore through the Texas Panhandle town of Perryton, leaving dozens more injured widespread damage

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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #65

Welcome to Hall Pass, a newsletter written to keep you plugged into the conversations driving school board politics and governance.

Tribune News Service

What to know about Texas, other games on Kentucky football’s 2024 SEC schedule

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The matchups for the first SEC football season with Texas and Oklahoma as league members are set.

Sports Illustrated

Ten Takeaways From the New-Look 2024 SEC Football Schedule

With newcomers Texas and Oklahoma on the way, the 16-team slate is balanced while restoring old rivalries.

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Georgia gets Alabama, Texas on road in 2024

ATHENS, Ga. — Georgia football fans will have to wait a while longer to check out College Station, Texas, but Austin, Texas, is on the docket for 2024. So is Oxford, Miss.; Lexington, Ky.; and — get this — Tuscaloosa, Ala.

Chicago Sun-Times

Black Wall Street pop-up market symbolizing broader changes coming to West Side reopens this weekend

The market was started by Lavern Herron in 2021 in the wake of the pandemic and reckoning with the death of George Floyd. Three years on, it’s flourishing. Shoppers can find a range of local vendors, plus food and live music.

The Independent UK

Reinstatement ordered for Oklahoma officers who fatally shot unarmed Black man

Two southwest Oklahoma police officers who fatally shot an unarmed Black man have been ordered by an arbitrator to be reinstated

Manchester Evening News

Quirky dungarees brand set to take over Northern Quarter institution

It'll open its doors on the site of Oklahoma on High Street

Motorsport

Conor Daly to join rebranded Nitrocross series in Oklahoma

After losing his IndyCar Series drive at Ed Carpenter Racing to Ryan Hunter-Reay, who ironically drove for Dreyer Reinbold at the Indianapolis 500, Daly will make his debut in the rebranded rallycross-style series – the brainchild of American action sports superhero Travis Pastrana.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Photos: Shangri-La Resort in Oklahoma to open new par-3 course, The Battlefield

The Oklahoma resort said it spent $15 million to build the par-3 course that honors military veterans.

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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #64

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