WASHINGTON, May 8 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: OKLAHOMA CITY - A Disaster Recovery Center will open May 9 in Murray County to help Oklahomans affected by the April severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes and flooding continue their recovery. Residents and businesses in Carter, Hughes, Love, Murray and Okmulgee counties can visit the center in Sulphur to apply for FEMA assistance, learn about available  more

ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE, Oklahoma, May 9 -- The U.S. Air Force Altus Air Force Base (97th Air Mobility Wing) issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Jonah G. Bliss, 97th Air Mobility Wings Public Affairs Students from Altus High School's robotics classes visited the 97th Communications Squadron at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, May 2, 2024. Airmen from the unit informed the students about the different opportunities in the Air Force and the responsibilities the communications squadron ho  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: DENTON, Texas - Revised Preliminary flood risk information and updated Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) are available for review in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. Residents and business owners are encouraged to review the latest information to learn about local flood risks and potential future flood insurance requirements. The updated maps were produced in coordin  more

SPRINGFIELD, Missouri, May 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri issued the following news release on May 8, 2024: An inmate of the Lawton Correctional Facility in Oklahoma has been sentenced in federal court for leading a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in Greene and Polk Counties while he was incarcerated. Joshua A. Ramirez, 39, who has no legal address, was sentenced by U.S. Chief District Judge Beth Phillips on Tuesday, May 7, to 26 years in fed  more