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According to the latest “Smoke Alarms in the U.S.” report from the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), working smoke alarms reduce the risk of dying in a home fire by more than half (60 percent), while the majority of civilian home fire deaths continues to occur in homes with no smoke alarms or no working alarms. These statistics— coupled with newly released findings from a comprehensive U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) survey—reinforce the critical importance of Fire Prevention Week™, October 6–12, and this year’s theme, “Smoke alarms: Make them work for you!™” “Smoke alarms can make a life-saving difference in a home fire, but they have to be working in order to protect people,” said Lorraine Carli, vice president of Outreach and Advocacy at NFPA. “This year’s Fire Prevention Week campaign drives home just how important it is to install, test, and maintain smoke alarms to ensure they’re working properly.”
Read moreOU Health welcomed its fourth cohort of Ukrainian physicians for an exclusive, four-week surgical training program dedicated to equipping them with groundbreaking techniques to treat severe war-related facial, head and neck injuries. The goal of the program is to ensure the physicians return home with enhanced expertise, new knowledge, and unwavering support.
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Former Wewoka Middle School principal faces two felony counts of lewd or indecent acts to a child under 16 and four felony counts of lewd or indecent proposals to a child under 16.
Read moreThe United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced Tuesday that Coty Layne Hayes, age 25, of Konawa, entered a guilty plea to an Indictment on one count of Sexual Abuse of a Minor in Indian Country.
Read moreWith the November elections just weeks away, Oklahoma voters will soon be asked to make choices about several of the state’s appellate-level justices and justices. Candidates for judicial retention – the “yes” or “no” selections Oklahoma voters make every two years about high-level state judiciary – will be on the ballot this election year. Voters may visit www.courtfacts.org to learn more about the 12 appellate judges and justices appearing on the ballot.
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Cromwell native Christopher Morphis, owner of Pandemic Studios in Tulsa, designed crowns that will be awarded at the upcoming Bill Tilghman Celebration Pageant. The pageant is slated for Oct. 7 and the celebration will take place on Oct. 14. Festivities kick off Oct. 13 with a street dance.
Read moreThe Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence is accepting applications for its Boren Mentoring Initiative Grants. New and existing Oklahoma mentoring programs that serve students in grades K-12 are eligible to apply.
Read moreU.S. News & World Report has again ranked Oklahoma Baptist University as the top Oklahoma university on its list of Best Regional Universities in the West.
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