Author: Sean Murphy
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Firefighters face difficult weather conditions as they battle the largest wildfire in Texas history
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Firefighters battling the largest wildfire in Texas history face increasingly difficult weather conditions and are focused on containing the northern and eastern perimeter of the fire while protecting life and property
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Gov. Abbott says Texas wildfires may have destroyed up to 500 structures
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Gov. Greg Abbott says wildfires may have destroyed as many as 500 structures in the Texas Panhandle
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Texas battles historic wildfires as snow covers scorched land in the Panhandle
A wildfire spreading across the Texas Panhandle has become the largest in state history
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Oklahoma official who discussed killing reporters resigns
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OKLAHOMA CITY • A county commissioner in far southeast Oklahoma who was identified by a local newspaper as one of several officials caught on tape discussing killing reporters and lynching Black people has resigned from office, Gov. Kevin Stitt’s office confirmed Wednesday. Stitt spokesperson Carly Atchison said the office received a handwritten resignation letter from…
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Tornado causes damage east of Houston; no injuries reported
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PASADENA, Texas • A powerful storm system took aim at the Gulf Coast on Tuesday, spawning a tornado that downed utility poles and power lines, overturned vehicles and ripped roofs off homes in communities east of Houston. There were no immediate reports of serious injuries. The National Weather Service had issued a tornado emergency for…
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Tribal elders recall painful boarding school memories
ANADARKO, Okla. • Native American tribal elders who were once students at government-backed Indian boarding schools testified Saturday about the hardships they endured, including beatings, whippings, sexual assaults, forced haircuts and painful nicknames. They came from different states and different tribes, but they shared the common experience of having attended the schools that were designed to…
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Police: Tulsa gunman targeted surgeon he blamed for pain
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TULSA, Okla. • A gunman who killed his surgeon and three other people at a Tulsa medical office blamed the doctor for his continuing pain after a recent back operation and bought an AR-style rifle just hours before the rampage, police said Thursday. The gunman called the clinic repeatedly complaining of pain and specifically targeted…
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Oklahoma governor signs Texas-style ban on most abortions
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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma’s Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt signed a Texas-style abortion ban on Tuesday that prohibits abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy, part of a nationwide push in GOP-led states hopeful that the conservative U.S. Supreme Court will uphold new restrictions. “I want Oklahoma to be the most pro-life state in the…
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Oklahoma governor signs ban on nonbinary birth certificates
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OKLAHOMA CITY • Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed a bill Tuesday explicitly prohibiting the use of nonbinary gender markers on state birth certificates, a ban experts say is the first of its kind in the nation. The bill followed a flap last year over the Oklahoma State Department of Health’s agreement in a civil case…
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Oklahoma governor signs bill to make abortion illegal
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OKLAHOMA CITY • Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed a bill into law on Tuesday that makes it a felony to perform an abortion, punishable by up to 10 years in prison, as part of an aggressive push in Republican-led states across the country to scale back abortion rights. The bill, which takes effect 90 days…