WASHINGTON, March 29 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: This settlement marks the 47th enforcement action in the OCR Right of Access Initiative Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR), announced a settlement with Phoenix Healthcare, an Oklahoma multi-facility organization in nursing care. The settlement resolves a potential violation under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability  more

MUSKOGEE, Oklahoma, March 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Oklahoma issued the following news release: The United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Amy Leann Hall, age 43, of Okmulgee, Oklahoma, was sentenced to Life in prison for each of two counts of Murder in Indian Country, and 240 months in prison for one count of Assault with Intent to Commit Murder in Indian Country. The sentences were ordered to run concurrently  more

TISHOMINGO, Oklahoma, March 30 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) invites public review and comment on a renewal of an existing Compatibility Determination (CD) for the Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge in Tishomingo, OK. This CD includes the proposed use of walking, hiking, and jogging on roadways and trails. A compatibility determination describes the circumstances under wh  more