February 1, 2019
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has appointed a longtime cybersecurity expert as the state’s new director of the Department of Emergency Management. Stitt announced the hiring this week of Mark Gower to lead the agency that coordinates the state’s response and …
October 27, 2016
A Seaway Crude Pipeline Co. pipeline that spilled oil at a storage hub in Oklahoma remained closed on Oct. 25, according to a spokesman for Houston-based Enterprise Products Partners, a 50 percent owner of Seaway. “As of right now we …
June 4, 2015
Damage from severe storms that dropped historic levels of rainfall and spawned tornadoes and flooding across Oklahoma could reach $200 million, the state’s emergency management director said Tuesday. Albert Ashwood, director of the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management, said damage …
May 14, 2014
Tulsa Mayor Dewey Bartlett and Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management director Albert Ashwood have announced the completion of a new $2.2 million flood control project. Bartlett and Ashwood were joined by Tulsa City Councilors G.T. Bynum and Blake Ewing for …