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UPDATED – Mass shooting at Lake Arcadia leaves at least 23 hospitalized

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At least 10 people are hospitalized, with more expected in coming hours, after a shooting at Lake Arcadia late Sunday night.

Activists, officials in OKC protest Supreme Court decision on voting rights

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Activists and state officials outside the federal courthouse in OKC Friday to protest the Supreme Court decision overturning a key element of the Voting Rights Act.
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Judge moves Epic Charter Schools embezzlement case forward

Nearly four years after their arrests, the criminal case against Epic Charter Schools founders, alleging millions in embezzled funds, is headed to trial.
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Oklahoma’s eviction process is being used as a form of rent collection, data shows

Data shows more landlords seem to be filing eviction notices as a way of intimidating late-paying renters, leaving low-income tenants with new hardships and few options.
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Gold Star Families Monument to be placed at Oklahoma Capitol

A bill co-authored by State Senator Kelly Hines of OKC and signed by Gov. Stitt will create a monument for Gold Star Families on State Capitol grounds.
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Cleveland County Sheriff resigns following embezzlement plea deal

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Cleveland County Sheriff Donald "Chris" Amason tendered his immediate resignation Monday following a plea of no contest to embezzlement charges.
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Festival of the Arts kicks off 60th year celebrating art in OKC

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OKC's Festival of the Arts returns to Bicentennial Park with hundreds of artists, food vendors, and live performances, marking six decades.
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City Council puts hold on data centers to study electricity, water use

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In a unanimous vote Tuesday, the City Council of OKC agreed to impose a moratorium on any new data center projects through the end of the year.
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County cuts jail monitoring staff, meaning fewer eyes on detainees

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The OK County Detention Center will soon have fewer people checking on detainees and ensuring their safety after jail officials canceled a staffing contract to save money
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Oklahoma City remembers 31 years since Bombing with solemn focus

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Survivors, families, and officials came together early Sunday morning to mark 31 years since the Oklahoma City Bombing that killed 168 people on April 19th, 1995.

Latino leaders, luminaries inducted into OK Hispanic Hall of Fame

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Community leaders, artists, and cultural figures from across Oklahoma's influential Hispanic community were inducted into the Oklahoma Hispanic Hall of Fame Wednesday.
police

2 homicides, 1 arrest mark deadly early week in OKC metro

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Two early-week homicides across the OKC metro area have resulted in one suspect in custody and a search for another in back-to-back days rocked by gun violence.
crime

New murder charge for suspect in February police shooting

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The OKCPD has released new charges from their investigation following the discovery of a dead body in a trailer home after a police shooting incident in February.
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Hit-and-run killing leads to homicide arrest in northwest OKC

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A woman is dead from a hit-and-run in northwest OKC and police have arrested a suspect charged with hitting her intentionally with a vehicle.

Support, events, creative power mark World Autism Month in OKC

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April is World Autism Month, and that means that OKC organizations are spreading the word and demystifying assumptions about autism care.