(TULSA, Okla.) “Everybody out of the pool!” Lifeguards are the heroes of summer. Many pools cannot open without them and some, like Tulsa Parks community pools, have already had to push back their opening days due to the shortage. “There is a shortage of lifeguards going into every swim season,
(TULSA, Okla.) President Joe Biden will travel to Tulsa for the 100th Anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre, the White House said Tuesday. The announcement came the same day Biden met with the family of George Floyd, who was murdered by a police officer exactly one year ago. “The battle
(NATIONAL) Update: VNN advertising capabilities were upgraded in December 2022. To view the updated VNN Revenue Policy for VNN Journalists and VNN Affiliates, click here. The days of network owners taking the lion’s share of revenue from content contributors are numbered. VNN launched their new social news media platform
(TULSA, Okla.) It was a packed house at the inaugural Youth Entrepreneur Expo Thursday night. The event was held at and sponsored by the Greenwood Cultural Center. “With everything that’s going on with the hundredth anniversary of the massacre, we just wanted to be able to do some positive
(NATIONAL) Oklahoma-based Verified News Network (VNN) is a big step closer to funding local news through collaboration, thanks to a $5,000 stipend from the Oklahoma Media Center’s (OMC) “Innovation Fund”. The program, funded by the Inasmuch Foundation and managed by the Local Media Foundation, helps OMC members test
(MUSKOGEE, Okla.) A man accused of shooting his teenage girlfriend to death in 2019 pleaded not guilty in federal court on Monday. Tanner Washington was indicted for Murder In Indian Country on May 12. 17-year-old Faith Lindsey went missing in October 2019. According to court records, a witness told law
Photo Courtesy: Tishomingo Fire Department (JOHNSTON COUNTY, Okla.) A 12-year-old boy is recovering after being rescued from quicksand at the Washita River Wednesday night. The Tishomingo Fire Department said the child was fishing with his dad near the north end of South McAdams Road when he got bored and decided
(BROKEN ARROW, Okla.) Broken Arrow Police are investigating a double homicide after two bodies were discovered at Haikey Creek Park early Thursday morning. We’re told the two deceased individuals were found laying in the east parking lot of the park. Police both said victims had “significant trauma”’. Traffic is
(TULSA, Okla.) Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt is facing backlash after signing HB 1775 last week. The bill, authored by Rep. Kevin West, R-Moore, prohibits Oklahoma public schools, colleges and universities from teaching “Critical Race Theory” and from requiring mandatory gender or sexual diversity training or counseling. By definition, Critical Race
(MUSKOGEE, Okla.) UPDATE: Police said the Amber Alert has been cancelled after the child was found in Lawton. ORIGINAL STORY: Muskogee Police issued an Amber Alert for an 8-year-old boy early Tuesday morning. We’re told Jaiden Johnson was last seen wearing a black shirt, jeans, and black and purple
(NATIONWIDE) A new platform for verified news and information is on the way. The big announcement came during Verified News Network’s (VNN) second virtual town hall in the “Repairing the Divide” series Wednesday night. VNN’s new platform will be the product of more than three years of study
(MUSKOGEE, Okla.) As the country changed over from the Trump administration to the Biden administration, Christopher Wilson became Acting U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Oklahoma. He will remain in that position until the president appoints someone else, and the Senate confirms them. In the meantime, the Eastern