Articles by Ken Miller and Nadia Lathan

Texas and Southwest Face Scorching Heat Wave

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Summer heat scorched Texas and the Southwest this week, pushing Phoenix to nearly 90 consecutive days of triple-digit temperatures and putting millions of people under excessive heat warnings. Meanwhile, energy demand in Texas hit an unofficial …

Oklahoma Town to Pay $7M to Exonerated Former Death Row Inmate

EDMOND, Okla. (AP) — An Oklahoma city has agreed to pay more than $7 million to a former death row inmate who was exonerated after nearly 50 years in prison, making him the longest-serving inmate to be declared innocent of …

Tulsa Commission to Study Reparations for 1921 Race Massacre Victims and Descendants

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Tulsa officials announced the creation of a new commission to recommend how reparations can be made for a 1921 massacre that destroyed a thriving Black community in the city. The panel will review a 2023 report …

Thousands Remain Without Power After Deadly Storms Hit Houston

HOUSTON (AP) — As the Houston area works to clean up and restore power to hundreds of thousands after deadly storms left at least seven people dead, it will do so amid a smog warning and scorching temperatures that could …

Tornadoes Kill 4 in Oklahoma, Leaving Trail of Destruction

SULPHUR, Okla. (AP) — Tornadoes killed four people in Oklahoma, including an infant, and left thousands without power Sunday after a destructive outbreak of severe weather flattened buildings in the heart of one rural town and injured at least 100 …

Poultry Producers Ask Judge to Dismiss Ruling That They Polluted an Oklahoma Watershed

A group of poultry producers, including the world’s largest, have asked a federal judge to dismiss his ruling that they polluted an Oklahoma watershed. Arkansas-based Tyson Foods, Minnesota-based Cargill Inc. and the others say in a motion filed Thursday that …

Oklahoma Judge Arrested After Allegedly Firing Shots at Parked Cars and Crashing into Woman’s Vehicle

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – An Oklahoma judge was arrested in Austin, Texas, last week after authorities say he opened fire on parked vehicles while out driving, striking at least one of them, and intentionally crashed into a woman`s vehicle, telling …

U.S. Department of Justice and Oklahoma Bank Reach Settlement Over Discriminatory Lending Practices in Tulsa

The U.S. Department of Justice and a northeastern Oklahoma bank have announced a proposed agreement to settle claims that the bank discriminated in lending to Blacks and Hispanics in the Tulsa area. Collinsville-based American Bank of Oklahoma used the illegal …

Record-Breaking Heat Wave to Expand to Other States, Posing Health Risks to Millions

DALLAS (AP) – Scorching temperatures brought on by a “heat dome” have taxed the Texas power grid and threaten to bring record highs to the state before they are expected to expand to other parts of the U.S. during the …

‘Heat Dome’ Scorching Temperatures Headed to Other States

Scorching temperatures brought on by a “heat dome” have taxed the Texas power grid and threaten to bring record highs to the state before they are expected to expand to other parts of the U.S. during the coming week, putting …