Mother shouts “Liar, Liar!” punctuating Fallin’s State of the State address
“Let’s get to work,” meant something different to three protesters in the House gallery as Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin closed her State of the...
Local legislators, Fallin agree on criminal justice reform
Some Oklahoma City legislators agreed with Governor Mary Fallin's push for criminal justice reform in her last State of the State address Monday.
But, by...
Mariachi festival promotes pride, prepares Hispanic youth
The Second Annual Anita Martinez Mariachi Festival kicked off a week of activity Thursday with a concert that featured visiting artists and local talent.
Mariachi...
Rebecca Kaye becomes acting superintendent at OKCPS
Rebecca Kay is the new acting superintendent responsible for day-to-day administration of Oklahoma City Public Schools as the Board of Education begins the search...
Board accepts Aurora Lora resignation effective Feb 1
Tuesday night the Oklahoma City Public Schools Board of Education voted unanimously to accept Superintendent Aurora Lora’s resignation effective February 1.
The only official statement...
Supt Aurora Lora resigns from OKCPS
Superintendent Aurora Lora has resigned her position with Oklahoma City Public Schools.
In a news release sent just after noon Tuesday, Chief of Communications Beth...
Supt absence combo of vacation, prof leave says district
A spokesperson with Oklahoma City Public Schools denies that Superintendent Aurora Lora is on administrative leave and says she is on a combination of...
Police duties, social work mix with Homeless Outreach Team
The Homeless Outreach Team within the Oklahoma City Police Department is tasked to connect the city’s homeless population with agencies and organizations.
They have a...
Single day count reveals number of homeless in Oklahoma City
About 80 volunteers gathered at the OKC Homeless Alliance West Town facility Thursday morning at NW 4th and Virginia before there was even a...
Mock interviews help Capitol Hill High School students sharpen skills
Capitol Hill High School student Jennifer Cardenas says she is shy. So just having a conversation with any stranger is a challenge.
But she got...
Low pay, bad workplace top two reasons teachers leave classroom
In a news conference Monday, state Superintendent of Schools Joy Hofmeister said “we can’t ignore and can’t dismiss any longer” the issue of teacher...
Long work session focused on planning, strategy, bonds
The Oklahoma City Public Schools Board of Education met Monday for an official work session in the superintendent's conference room to discuss a wide...
Hundreds come to Okla Capitol for Women’s March
“We’re pissed off and we’re not going anywhere,” said Krystal Lambert. It seemed to represent the general tone of the 2018 version of the...
DDRC update – Omni Hotel, The Bower plans approved
Two projects significant to the rapidly-changing face of downtown Oklahoma City were received by the Downtown Design Review Committee or DDRC Thursday.
Omni Hotel
The committee...
OKC Quality Schools a mystery to many
A powerful nonprofit that controlled the founding and the latest actions of John Rex Charter Elementary in downtown Oklahoma City remains somewhat of a...
