Новости за 20.11.2017

OKLAHOMA CITY – A bystander was injured this weekend following a shooting in Bricktown. On Sunday, officers were called to an area near S.E. 2nd St. and Oklahoma after witnesses reported hearing gunshots. Investigators say two people got into an argument, and one person fired a gun at the other. The bullet hit a car window, and a bystander was injured by the glass. Thankfully, no one suffered serious injuries. At this point, no arrests have been made.

NEW YORK –  Trader Joe’s says it has recalled several packaged salads after a supplier said there may be shards of glass or hard plastic inside. The grocery chain said Saturday on its website that packages of white meat chicken salad, curried white chicken deli salad and turkey cranberry apple salad sold in some areas that expire from Nov. 10-21 could be contaminated. The products are labeled with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s “inspected” code P-40299. The warning applies to […]

Oklahoma’s football team achieved one of their goals on Saturday in a 41-3 rout of Kansas, and that was to make the Big 12 Championship Game. The Sooners still want to win it, and to stay in the hunt for the College Football Playoff, they’ll need a win over West Virginia in the regular season finale on Saturday at 2:45 pm. Nate Feken reports from Lawrence, Kansas.

Oklahoma State’s football team saw their Big 12 Championship Game hopes vanish with a 45-40 loss to Kansas State on Saturday in Stillwater. OSU now looks ahead to finishing the regular season at home against Kansas this Saturday at 11:00 am. Dylan Buckingham reports from Stillwater.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Dozens of car windows have been shot out on a one block stretch in northwest Oklahoma City. Police were called at 10 p.m. on Saturday night to N.W. 81st and McKinley. Neighbors said as many as 20 windows were shot out with a low-powered BB gun. “Why on earth would something like this happen? There is just no reason,” said James Harmon, who lives on N.W. 81st. Joey Reedie was home when his vehicle was damaged. He made the […]

OKLAHOMA – The Flash Point team tackled some of the biggest topics in politics this week. Rep. Leslie Osburn and Sen. Jason Smalley joined Mike Turpen and Kevin Ogle to discuss the special session’s budget bill (before Gov. Mary Fallin’s veto). The team also talked about the decision to lower lawmaker pay, among other subjects. Flash Point is sponsored by Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores.

OKLAHOMA CITY – A pedestrian was hit by a vehicle in southeast Oklahoma City. The crash was reported just before 6 p.m. on Sunday near S.E. 59th and Sunnylane Road. He was on a skateboard when hit, according to officials. Initial reports said he was in serious condition, but the victim is reportedly alive and has been transported to a local hospital. However, his current condition is unknown at this time.

OKLAHOMA CITY – A pedestrian is in serious condition after being hit by a vehicle in southeast Oklahoma City. The crash was reported just before 6 p.m. on Sunday near S.E. 59th and Sunnylane Road. The pedestrian was trying to cross the road when hit, according to officials. The victim is reportedly alive and has been transported to a local hospital. However, the victim’s condition is serious enough that officials said they are working the crash as a fatality.

MINCO, Okla. – A voluntary and precautionary boil advisory has been issued for the city of Minco. According to Minco City Hall, there are multiple irreparable water main breaks in the area of S.W. 6th and 10th Street. A temporary water main has been installed to bypass the problem area in the water system as well as the potential for contamination. The drinking water supplied by the city of Minco may be unsafe for consumption, according to Minco City Hall. […]

ST. LOUIS – Some doctors said sugar may be the number one killer in America right now. That may sound like a stretch, but you can see why they make that claim. Diabetes, heart disease, stroke and obesity can all be partially attributed to too much sugar. Mike Norton, 51, had been an athlete most of his life. He thought he was doing everything right with diet and exercise, but then he suffered a heart attack just over five years […]

Volunteer firefighter Johnny Phommathep could hear the trouble next door loud and clear. The screaming. The threats. The gunfire. It was all too clear what could happen. And, then, it did happen – a deadly rampage in his small, remote California community of Rancho Tehama. Four or five days before Tuesday’s shootings that left five people dead and 12 others injured, Phommathep remembers a heated conversation between a husband and wife who lived next door. “We heard a scream,” he said. […]

What was intended to be an educational presentation about Islam turned into a controversy when threatening comments prompted school officials to cancel the event. A teacher at Northeast Middle School in Bristol, Connecticut invited a Muslim woman to speak this month to her social studies class about Islam, as part of the school’s curriculum covering world religions. Safety concerns for the school’s students and faculty arose after angry comments surfaced on social media, and complaints were filed... Читать дальше...