TULSA, Oklahoma, May 10 -- The city of Tulsa issued the following news: The Greater Tulsa Area Hispanic/Latinx Affairs Commission is proud to announce the scholars and community heroes to be honored at the Tomas Rivera Latinx Excellence in Education Ceremony on May 9, at 6:00 p.m. at Central Library Aaronson Auditorium, located at 400 Civic Center, Tulsa, OK 74103. The event is free and open to the public. Much of the ceremony will be conducted in Spanish with English translation available. Thi  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, May 9 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: Oklahoma State University-Tulsa student organizations were highlighted for their contributions to campus and community at the inaugural Student Life Excellence Awards Ceremony in April. The newly established awards celebrate the vibrancy and dedication of OSU-Tulsa student organizations in various areas. Distinguished Student Organization of the Year The Distinguished Student Organization of the Year Award is   more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on May 10, 2024: Today, Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the voice in President Biden's Cabinet for America's more than 33 million small businesses, announced $300,000 in funding for three organizations to deliver the SBA's Women Veteran Entrepreneurship Training Program (WVETP) to local veterans. "The Biden-Harr  more

TULSA, Oklahoma, May 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma issued the following news release on May 9, 2024: A Tulsa woman who led a large retail theft operation was sentenced today for one count of conspiracy; 165 counts of wire fraud; one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud; two counts of conspiracy to commit money laundering; and 40 counts relating to engaging in monetary transactions in property derived from specified unlawful activity. U.S. Dist  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona today announced the 2024 U.S. Presidential Scholars, recognizing 161 high school seniors for their accomplishments in academics, the arts, and career and technical education fields. "The 161 high school seniors selected for the 60th anniversary of the U.S. Presidential Scholars represent the best of our nation's schools and inspire hope in the bright future of   more