Oklahoma man sentenced to life in prison for killing 4-year-old, uncle and woman whose heart he cut out and cooked
Lawrence Paul Anderson, 44, also plead guilty to one count of assault and battery with a deadly weapon and one count of maiming, for stabbing his uncle’s wife and gouging out her eye, according to court documents.
Oklahoma cheerleader coach who had sex with student 300 times was 'manipulative and controlling': cops
Jennifer Hawkins, 45, was accused of having sex with a student while she was a high school cheerleader coach over 300 times during a five-year span, according to a probable cause affidavit
news.yahoo.comOklahoma cheerleader coach who had sex with student 300 times was 'manipulative and controlling': cops
Jennifer Hawkins, 45, was accused of having sex with a student while she was a high school cheerleader coach over 300 times during a five-year span, according to a probable cause affidavit
foxnews.comPot vote has Oklahoma hungry to rake in green from Texas
Tens of thousands of Texans from the bustling Dallas-Fort Worth area routinely drive across the Red River to gamble in glitzy, Las Vegas-style tribal casinos or to relax at cabins or swim and ski in lakes that dot southern Oklahoma. Oklahoma voters will decide Tuesday whether to approve a ballot measure that legalizes consuming the plant for adults 21 and older. The conservative state already has one of the nation's most robust medical marijuana programs, and industry proponents hope an influx of Texas consumers will be a boon for a market that's become saturated.
news.yahoo.comMinority, underserved small businesses need support
Since joining the Small Business Administration one year ago, I’ve had the opportunity to travel to all five states (Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Texas) and meet with hundreds of small business owners. Our work in increasing lending to minority small business owners is moving in the right direction. In 2022, our lending partners in the Houston District Office service area made 1,192 SBA loans to small businesses. This strip mall will house a small business incubator that will help to organically develop local small businesses. John Bel Edward’s 2022 petition to add 25 HUBZone Governor Designated Covered Areas in Louisiana, expanding access and eligibility to SBA’s HUBZone Program to the small businesses in these areas.
myrgv.comFrom Oklahoma to Texas, the work to bring serial killer William Reece to justice
Parents’ determination, an interstate agreement, and 25 years of constant police work helped bring William Reece back to Texas after he received a death sentence in Oklahoma. The result: Reece pleading guilty to the 1997 murders of Laura Smither, Jessica Cain and Kelli Ann Cox.