The recent breakup of a catalytic converter theft ring in eastern Oklahoma was not just your ordinary local theft operation. It was part of a national organization and led to the federal indictments of 13 persons. Law enforcement called their bust “Operation Heavy Metal” reported the Tulsa World. Click here for Tulsa World
December 2022 archive
Gasoline prices headed back up in Oklahoma
Gasoline prices inched back upward in Oklahoma in the past week, reaching a new average of $2.70, an increase of five cents a gallon. AAA Oklahoma reported the $2.70 average compared to the national average of $3.10 per gallon of regular gasoline. Despite the slight increase, only four counties in Oklahoma still have average …
Regulators to discuss possible Open Records Act violations
One of the items to be considered at this week’s meeting of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission will focus on the state’s Open Records Act and claims of violations of open meetings. The agenda for the Thursday morning meeting includes consideration, discussion, a report of the Commission staff and possible vote on the compliance or …
Feds critical of Southwest Airlines over Christmas cancellations
Southwest Airlines is under fire from the U.S. Transportation Department after cancelling thousands of flights over the Christmas weekend. Passengers faced delay after delay at airports across the U.S., prompting the DOT to issue a rare public statement according to Just the News. Travelers at Oklahoma City’s Will Rogers World Airport encountered the same …
Attacks on nation’s power grids on the increase
Back in the “day”, an attack on the power system meant someone had been shooting at electrical line insulators on a rural county road. These days, it’s someone shooting up transformer stations and it’s growing worse, raising questions whether it might be an organized terrorism effort. Here’s how The Hill reported the most recent …
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** The National Weather Service has warned that a “reinforcing shot” of cold air from Canada could cause more snowfall across the Great Plains and Midwest this week, and the eastern half of the country would remain in a deep freeze. In Erie County — which includes Buffalo, N.Y. — the death toll jumped to …
Completion reports for December 26, 2022
completions: none were processed today
Permits to drill for December 26, 2022
permits: none were processed today
ERCOT passes power demand test in cold spell
After its historic failure in the 2021 winter storm, the Texas power grid held up during this most recent Siberian blast that brought record low temperatures to the region. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, better known as ERCOT, held up to electricity demands reported the Austin American-Statesman. Click here for Austin American-Statesman
Abandoned railway bridge to gain new life as pedestrian bridge in OKC
Oklahoma City intends to convert an abandoned railway bridge over the Oklahoma River into a pedestrian bridge. The $1.3 million budgeted under a 2017 bond package approved by voters will go toward the bridge that once allowed Frisco, Burlington Northern as well as Santa Fe trains to pass over the river. It was originally …