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ODMHSAS Commissioner set to meet with lawmakers on Monday amid payroll issues

Monday, May 5 by KOKH

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (KOKH) — Lawmakers on a select committee are set to meet with the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Commissioner on Monday morning.This comes as lawmakers were made aware on May 2 that the agency wasn't going to be able to make payroll and was short... Read More.

Impact Oklahoma set to distribute major grants to Oklahoma nonprofits

Monday, May 5 by News 9

OKLAHOMA CITY -Impact Oklahoma, a collective giving group made up of women across central Oklahoma, is preparing to award more than $250,000 to local nonprofits during its annual celebration event on May 15 at the Cowboy Hall of Fame.The organization operates by pooling donations from members and distributing large, transformational grants to nonprofit organizations throughout... Read More.

The first driverless semis have started running regular longhaul routes

Monday, May 5 by CNN

WASHINGTON, DC (CNN) — Driverless trucks are officially running their first regular long-haul routes, making roundtrips between Dallas and Houston.On Thursday, autonomous trucking firm Aurora announced it launched commercial service in Texas under its first customers, Uber Freight and Hirschbach Motor Lines, which delivers time- and temperature-sensitive freight. Both companies conducted test runs with... Read More.

Brazilian police arrest 2 people over plot to bomb Lady Gaga’s concert in Rio

Monday, May 5 by AP

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Police in Brazil said on Sunday that two people have been arrested in connection with an alleged plot to detonate a bomb at a free Lady Gaga concert in Rio de Janeiro.The Rio event on Saturday was the biggest show of the pop... Read More.

The US has over 900 measles cases & 10 states have outbreaks. Here’s what to know:

Saturday, May 3 by The Associated Press

By DEVI SHASTRI AP Health Writer(AP) — One-fifth of states have active measles outbreaks as confirmed cases nationwide keep ticking up, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.The CDC's confirmed measles case count is 935, more than triple the amount seen in all of 2024. The three-month outbreak in Texas accounts... Read More.

Raid at OKC home draws criticism of Homeland Security

Saturday, May 3 by The Associated Press

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Thursday pushed back against criticism over its handling of a raid of an Oklahoma City home as part of a migrant smuggling investigation, saying the people living there haven’t been ruled out as suspects.The updated statement by Homeland Security came after the agency... Read More.