The Regional Chamber's new director of economic development will face a challenge that began while he was still wearing diapers.

Stillwater firefighter Randy Blake spent nearly five months hospitalized after contracting COVID-19 and needed to undergo a double lung transplant to survive a severe bout with the illness. 

Court documents allege the teen hit another vehicle during the pursuit and continued driving at speeds exceeding 100 mph, running stop lights and driving the wrong way on a city street before eventually crashing into the uninvolved SUV. 

The former service station in downtown Bixby, which turns 100 years old this year, is currently being renovated by the Bixby Historical Society.

With as many as 30 vehicles stopping in daily for photos, three drop-off lanes in front of River Spirit Expo will be separated from the building by a covered walkway to create a safer environment for visitors.

A 13-county area around Tulsa is included in Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality's orange alert Thursday for air quality that's unhealthy for sensitive groups, such as asthma sufferers.

The city's mask mandate is set to expire at the end of April.

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