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1 month ago | 
fox23.com | Fahima Paghmani
AFTON, Okla. — 80 years ago, six marines raised a United States flag over the Japanese volcano island of Iwo Jima. Many veterans held a celebration at the Legacy of Liberty WWII Memorial Park at the Shangri-La Resort in Afton on Sunday. Dozens of people were in attendance, and for many of them, this was a very emotional ceremony. "This is for every marine.
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2 months ago | 
fox23.com | Fahima Paghmani
SAND SPRINGS, Okla. — Tattoo artists came from across Oklahoma to donate their ink and time to the 8th annual Stop the Hate 918 event. The artists set up shop at the Case Community Center in Sand Springs where they covered up any hateful, racist, or gang related tattoos for free. FOX23 spoke with the founder of Stop the Hate 918, Jamy Magee. He said he was surprised to see so many people standing outside the community center waiting to have their tattoos covered up.
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2 months ago | 
fox23.com | Fahima Paghmani
SKIATOOK, Okla. — More than 60 dogs in Green Country now have a forever home. Skiatook paws and Claws Animal Rescue (SPACAR) collected more than 40 dogs from a recent breeder bust. All 43 rescued dogs were adopted before 4 p.m. today. Workers and volunteers at Skiatook Paws and Claws said it's a blessing. "We've been going up to a breeder shutdown situation in and bringing those dogs to find better homes down here," said Janelle Kingsley, Event Coordinator at Skiatook Paws and Claws.
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2 months ago | 
fox23.com | Fahima Paghmani
TULSA, Okla. — Dove Schools hosted the third regional drone competition in Oklahoma in partnership with Robotic Education and Competition (REC) and Oral Roberts University. The students who participated in the competition all have a passion for technology and teamwork. Antonio Ortega, a student at Dove Middle School Science Academy South in Oklahoma City, said joining the drone team was something that happened organically.
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2 months ago | 
fox23.com | Fahima Paghmani
TULSA, Okla. — We're still in flu season as cases continue to increase across the country and here in Green Country. In a recent report by the Walgreens Boots Alliance, Oklahoma was found to have the highest number of flu cases. “The total that we have seen so far this season is 656 hospitalizations and 12 deaths,” said Madison Thomas, epidemiologist for the Tulsa Health Department.
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2 months ago | 
fox23.com | Fahima Paghmani
MUSKOGEE, Okla. — Muskogee led Oklahoma in 2024 capital investment growth with over $4.1 billion in announced projects. Port Muskogee said the City ranked number 1 in the state according to the Oklahoma Department of Commerce's new Growth and Expansion Report. The ranking is a jump from fifth place in prior years following long-term planning, infrastructure investments, workforce readiness and business-friendly partnerships.
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2 months ago | 
fox23.com | Fahima Paghmani
TULSA, Okla. — A Saint Francis security guard helped deliver a baby in the circle drive outside the south hospital entrance early Friday morning. FOX23 spoke with him and the baby's parents on Sunday. In the surveillance video, you can see panicked father-to-be Seth Buchanan walking back and forth outside of his truck, looking for help. His wife, Ashton Buchanan, was about to give birth. “I kept telling him the baby's coming out,” Ashton said.
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2 months ago | 
fox23.com | Fahima Paghmani
TULSA, Okla. — The Susan G. Komen Foundation hosted its 2025 Pink Stiletto Gala at River Spirit Casino to help raise funds for a cure. "I say all the time, until there is a cure, we are the cure," shared breast cancer survivor Saundra McClelland. She said she can relate to many of the other people who gathered in the River Spirit Casino's Ballroom Saturday evening. "I am a 17 year, two time, breast cancer survivor. As if one was not enough.
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2 months ago | 
fox23.com | Fahima Paghmani
TULSA, Okla. — Across the country, people wore red on Friday to show their support for the Go Red for Women campaign. It's an effort from the American Heart Association (AHA) to raise awareness about heart disease. It's the number one killer of women. More than all cancers combined. AHA volunteer Chad McLain told FOX23 how heart disease changed his life. “My mom passed away in 1998 from a heart attack. It's always been kind of front of mind.
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2 months ago | 
fox23.com | Fahima Paghmani
TULSA, Okla. — The Tulsa Fire Department and Hillcrest Medical Center discuss safety tips during National Burn Awareness Week. “This year the focus of Burn Awareness Week is prevention throughout the home and where burns can occur. I think it’s really important to note that there's nowhere in your home that you are immune to some sort of danger of burning yourself,” said Jessica Pilgrim, registered nurse at Hillcrest Medical Center in Tulsa. Pilgrim said burn-related injuries are very common.
