A major construction project on the Turner Turnpike near the Creek Turnpike began January 11 to expand the Interstate from four lanes to six lanes. The expansion is part of the Driving Forward initiative announced in October of 2015. The project will expand the turnpike to six lanes from mile marker 218 to mile marker…
After nearly 20 years of newspaper sales in the Tulsa County Courthouse, the operator of the snack bar is refusing to sell the Tulsa Beacon any longer after a customer “threatened” her if she didn’t remove the paper. When asked if what kind of “threat” the customer posed, she refused to say. The snack bar…
WASHINGTON, D.C., – The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), in consultation with the Treasury Department, said the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) will re-open the week of January 11 for new borrowers and certain existing PPP borrowers. To promote access to capital, initially only community financial institutions were able to make First Draw PPP Loans on…
WASHINGTON, D.C., – Tens of thousands of immigrants enter the U.S. legally from Mexico and other Central American countries. The vast majority of them, 77% of them, according to Pew Research, enter the country as law abiding permanent or temporary residents; 23% are illegal immigrants. “We can fully expect that the numbers of illegal immigrants…
OKLAHOMA CITY – Blood transfusions are the most frequent procedure performed in hospitals with more than 33,000 daily donations required to meet patient needs in the U.S. To ensure blood is available when needed, communities worldwide rely on the commitment of altruistic blood donors who empower blood centers to continue serving their communities through the…
The Tulsa County District Attorney’s Office and the Oklahoma Attorney General’s Office announced that their joint prosecution of Willie C. Moore in Tulsa County will be dismissed due to his death. Moore was charged with the cold case homicide of Anthony Baltes, which occurred on September 18, 1983. “This was a long journey for the…
James R. “Jim” Hicks was sworn in as the Oklahoma Bar Association’s 2021 president-elect, and Richard D. White Jr., was sworn in last week for a three-year term on the OBA’s Board of Governors in a ceremony that was historic because it was the first time for OBA oaths of office to be administered virtually. …
Southern Nazarene University, a private Christian liberal arts university, is offering a new online master’s degree program in the field of instructional Design and technology. Applications for prospective students are now open, with the first cohort set to begin coursework on Sept. 1, 2021. Demand for instructional designers is high as companies and schools must…
President Donald Trump promised an orderly transition after the U.S. Congress certified the election of Democrat Joe Biden despite evidence of illegal voting in several states. Trump urged his supporters to not react violently against the decision by Democrats, many Republicans and Vice President Mike Pence to put down attempts for a full investigation of…
Sen. Joe Newhouse, R-Tulsa, wants all 50 states to return to using paper ballots to cut down on the voter fraud that impacted the 2020 presidential election. The voter problems, which could have swung the election from President Trump to Joe Biden, has angered more than 70 million Americans who legally cast ballots for Trump….