TAHLEQUAH, Oklahoma, Feb. 17 -- The Cherokee Nation, a federally-recognized Native American tribe, issued the following statement on Feb. 16, 2024, by Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr.: * * * Osiyo, In rural northeast Oklahoma, the heart of the Cherokee Nation, a transformation is underway. The tribe has launched an $80 million project to build 15 new cell towers to fill gaps in broadband access across the 7,000-square-mile Cherokee Nation Reservation. This visionary project will address imme  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Feb. 17 (TNSres) -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release: Domestic violence homicides in Oklahoma decreased slightly in 2022, but the number of incidents remain among the highest in the nation, according to the annual report just released by the Oklahoma Domestic Violence Fatality Review Board. Domestic homicide numbers for the past four years are substantially higher than numbers prior to 2019. 2022 marked the fourth consecutive  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Feb. 17 -- The Oklahoma State Senate issued the following statement on Feb. 15, 2024, by Senate Pro Tem Greg Treat, R-Oklahoma City: * * * Senate Pro Tem Greg Treat, R-Oklahoma City, today issued the following statement after the Oklahoma Board of Equalization released the estimate of revenue that will be available for lawmakers to spend on government services. "These numbers are certainly encouraging, and they show a lot of promise," Pro Tem Treat said. "With these n  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Feb. 17 -- The Oklahoma State Senate issued the following statement on Feb. 15, 2024, by State Sen. George Young, D-Oklahoma City: * * * Sen. George Young released the following statement after the Senate General Government Committee on Thursday approved Senate Bill 1854, which would make a conviction of creating a camp in a right-of-way or on state land a misdemeanor. The bill provides that a citation would not be issued for a first offense unless the person refuses h  more