Thursday - April 23, 2026

State Tipoffs Involving Oklahoma

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Engine-uity Reigns at American's Tulsa Maintenance Base
FORT WORTH, Texas, March 7 -- American Airlines issued the following news: With thousands of parts, many moving at extremely high speeds in an extremely hot environment, modern turbofan engines are a miracle of engineering. But after thousands of arrivals, departures and flight hours, heavy maintenance is required to keep fan blades spinning and customers and team members moving safely in the air. That's where American's Base Maintenance facility in Tulsa, Oklahoma, comes in. Located in the ge  more
Gateway Loan Originators Named Top Producers by Texas State Affordable Housing Corporation
TULSA, Oklahoma, March 7 -- Gateway First Bank issued the following news: Each year, The Texas State Affordable Housing Corporation (TSAHC) recognizes three Texas loan officers who helped the most families purchase a home through the TSAHC program. This year, two Gateway Loan Originators (LO), Josh Allyn and Jake West, were presented with the Top Producing LO award for 2023 volume. According to a statement by TSAHC, "With more than 2,970 loan officers originating at least one TSAHC loan in 202  more
Okla. A.G. Drummond Calls On Meta to Protect Accounts From Scammers
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, March 7 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: Attorney General Gentner Drummond and a bipartisan coalition of 40 other attorneys general sent a letter Tuesday to Meta Platforms Inc. (Meta) asking for a data security review following major increases in scammers taking over accounts on Facebook and Instagram. Account takeovers take place when bad actors break into a user's account, change the password and effect  more
Okla. A.G. Drummond Comments on Clemency Denial for Michael Dewayne Smith
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, March 7 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following remarks on March 6, 2024: * * * Attorney General Gentner Drummond made the following remarks after the state Pardon and Parole Board today rejected clemency for death row inmate Michael Dewayne Smith. Smith is scheduled to be executed April 4 for murdering a 40-year-old mother and a 24-year-old store clerk in separate incidents on Feb. 22, 2002. At the time of the murders, he was already a fugi  more
Okla. State Senate: Alvord Leads the Way in Protecting Kids From Online Pornography
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, March 7 -- The Oklahoma State Senate issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: On Tuesday, the Oklahoma Senate passed Senate Bill 1959, authored by Sen. Jerry Alvord, R-Wilson. The bill protects children who have been victimized by pornography by insuring that child sexual abuse material is removed from pornographic websites. In addition, the bill creates protections to prevent children from being accidentally exposed to online pornography. National surveys o  more
University of Oklahoma: Top Hat Platform Now Provided University-Wide at No Cost to Students
NORMAN, Oklahoma, March 7 -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news release: In support of the constant focus on providing students with an exceptional yet affordable academic experience at the University of Oklahoma, the Provost's Offices on both the Norman and Health Sciences campuses are excited to announce an enhanced version of a classroom resource that many students and faculty currently use. The university now has an enterprise license agreement with Top Hat, a cloud-based,  more