Ninety-seven percent of climatologists agree that human activities result in a warming climate. That’s why late last month, hundreds of Oklahomans took to downtown as part of the global youth climate strike. Now, lead organizers of Oklahoma’s strike are rebranding their efforts to push for more revolutionary reforms. Matthew Salcido, a former youth climate strike […]
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Chicken-Fried News: Local noose
A Lawton news station is grappling with some controversy, and surprisingly enough, it has nothing to do with claims of “fake news.” KSWO 7 meteorologist Mandy Bailey was playing a brainteaser the station calls Mind Mixer, a game in which their talent draws a puzzle for people to solve. Bailey wrote the word “There” with […]
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Local meteorologist undergoes cancer treatment
Damon Lane’s battle with skin cancer isn’t an uncommon one in sun-soaked Oklahoma.
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Weather won’t be the same
And that means some freaking out for generations of viewers who were raised with his calming presence on air when Oklahoma’s storms are at their worst. A fairly typical reaction on Twitter: “I have not ever lived in a world where Gary England was not keeping me advised,” tweeted Royce Young, an online sports journalist. […]
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Jump back, Loretta!
Credit: Brad Gregg After more than 40 years on KWTV Channel 9, the longtime meteorologist will trade in his Doppler for a spiffy corporate role with Griffin Communications, the station’s parent company. England’s final broadcast on Aug. 30 will be a Friday (night in the big town) for the ages. “The impact that he has […]
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Hardcore Doppler
Credit: Brad Gregg Long before the likes of Pirates and Posh Kitten made Jane a household name — provided your household is crammed with French ticklers and Ben Wa balls, natch — the Moore native turned down a full ride (ahem) to the meteorology program at the University of Oklahoma. We’ll never be able to […]
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Live. Local. Leaving.
Mitchell, who has been with KOCO for 18 years, called the move to Texas the toughest decision he’s ever had to make. “It’s all very bittersweet,” he said. “I think it was a combination of a perfect storm — if you want to use a weather term — of an opportunity there. I’ve loved my […]