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Outbreak of diarrhea-causing parasite linked to 4 more states

By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health officials on Friday expanded the scope of their investigation into an outbreak of a diarrhea-causing parasite to four additional states, broadening the size of the largest U.S. outbreak of cyclospora. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the outbreak first tied to shredded lettuce... Read More.

Salmonella outbreak tied to eggs has sickened 98 people since November

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly 100 people in 17 states have been sickened in a salmonella outbreak tied to recalled eggs, federal health officials said on Friday. The 98 people had illnesses that started between Nov. 21 and June 30, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. No deaths have been reported, but 26 people... Read More.
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Martha Lillard, last US polio patient using iron lung, dies at 78 in Oklahoma

By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press (AP) — Martha Lillard had just turned 5 when she was diagnosed with polio and depended on an iron lung to live. She died June 26 in Oklahoma, the last U.S. polio patient who used the machine, her sister said. She was 78. “They told her she wasn't supposed to... Read More.

Trump says he is nominating former Oklahoma state trooper Lance Schroyer as ICE director

By ALI SWENSON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump on Saturday said he is nominating Lance Schroyer, a former Oklahoma state trooper, as the next director of Immigration and Customs and Enforcement. Schroyer hails from the same home state as the new Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, a former congressman. Earlier... Read More.
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Automatic Expungement, Medical Parole and Good-Time Credits: Oklahoma’s Criminal Justice Reforms

By KEATON ROSS/Oklahoma Watch Oklahoma Watch Corri Williams completed probation for burglary five years ago, but the punishment didn’t seem to end there. Everything from finding a steady job to a place to live proved difficult after the conviction, said Williams, who eventually found a job as a volunteer coordinator at the Opportunities Industrialization Center of... Read More.

Judge Moves Epic Charter Schools Embezzlement Case Forward

By JENNIFER PALMER/Oklahoma Watch (AP) — Nearly four years after their arrests, the criminal case against Epic Charter Schools’ founders took a step forward on Thursday. Oklahoma County Special Judge Jason Glidewell concluded prosecutors presented enough evidence for nearly all of the charges against David Chaney, 47, and Ben Harris, 50, to move forward to trial. Prosecutors... Read More.

From tragedy to triumph, Thunder and fans bond and put OKC on the world stage

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Isaiah Hartenstein never expected a museum visit to be life-altering. Before the 7-foot center even signed his free agent contract with Oklahoma City two years ago, Thunder general manager Sam Presti told him onboarding would include a trip to the Oklahoma City National Memorial and Museum,... Read More.
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Tribal gas stations offer a reprieve from high prices during Iran war

By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — Junelle Lewis was on the hunt for a reprieve from Seattle-area gas prices driven high by the Iran war when an app on her phone gave her the answer: the Tulalip Reservation north of the city, almost half an hour from her home. She didn’t hesitate. “I... Read More.

US forecasts blizzard, polar vortex, heat dome, and atmospheric river all at once

By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer (AP) — Nearly every part of the United States is getting walloped by wild weather or just about to be. Days of downpours have begun in Hawaii. The Southwest will soon bake with day after day of record 100-degree-plus heat (38 Celsius-plus.) Two storms will dump snow by the foot... Read More.