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May 22, 2023

Oklahoma offers Enel solar panel manufacturing facility a $180M incentive package

Oklahoma has offered Enel solar panel manufacturing facility a $180 million incentive package to help lure the company. The company announced construction will start in the fall.

May 22, 2023

Biden admin announces 'historic' plan to reduce western states' water supply

The Biden administration is green-lighting a plan from seven western states to reduce critical water supplies by nearly a trillion gallons amid an ongoing drought.

May 22, 2023

Parents need to be in charge of education, not woke teachers' unions: Ryan Walters

Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters on taking on teachers' unions and the need to prioritize parents and students in education

May 22, 2023

Criminal investigation into Uvalde police response still ongoing a year after fatal school shooting

A year after 19 children and two teachers were killed at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, the criminal investigation into the police's response is still going on.

May 22, 2023

Armed Texas homeowner thwarts suspected burglar, leaves him wounded in bathroom

An armed Texas homeowner faces no charges after shooting and injuring a suspected burglar, who was found in a pool of blood in the homeowner's bathroom.

May 22, 2023

Texas: Coast Guard rescues 3 from offshore oil rig near Freeport after vessel sinks

Three boaters were rescued from an oil rig off the coast of Texas after their vessel began taking on water and sank. They were transported to the Surfside Marina in Freeport.

May 22, 2023

Arizona high school student arrested for bringing AR-15, ammo to campus

Police arrested a student at Bostrom High School in Phoenix , Arizona for bringing an AR-15 and ammunition onto school grounds. The student was 15 years old.

May 21, 2023

New York shooting suspect indicted for allegedly murdering friend at LIRR train station

Suffolk County, New York DA Raymond Tierney announced the indictment of a man accused of shooting and killing a friend as he walked onto a Long Island Railroad train.

May 21, 2023

College baseball player performs national anthem on guitar before game

Tre Jones III put on an electric performance of the national anthem before Texas A&M-Corpus Christi played Incarnate Word in the final game of the regular season.

May 21, 2023

Texas takes step to ban diversity offices at public universities: 'Strongest pushback on woke policies'

The Texas House approved a bill that would ban diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) offices and diversity training from public colleges in the state.