Jennah James

Tulsa

Multimedia Journalist at KOKI-TV (Tulsa, OK)

Views I express are mine alone & do not represent the views of any company or organization. Broadcast Journalist. Writer. Editor. Content Creator.

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Articles

Applications for Experience Tulsa's Tulsa Bound program are now open

1 week ago | fox23.com | Jennah James

TULSA, Okla. — Applications are open for a one-month Tulsa remote program called Tulsa Bound. Tulsa Bound is an Experience Tulsa program for remote workers. Applications are open for anyone, but it is geared towards people who haven't been to Tulsa. “It’s essentially a one month work-cation,” said McKenzie Rearrick, Manager of Talent Pathways for Experience Tulsa.
Hundreds of attorneys to provide free legal advice on Law Day

2 weeks ago | fox23.com | Jennah James

OKLAHOMA — Thursday is Law Day and hundreds of attorneys throughout the state will provide free legal advice. "Ask a Lawyer" is an event where hundreds of Oklahoma attorneys are volunteering their time and expertise as community service. Law Day is sponsored by the Oklahoma Bar Association and thousands of calls are received every year. People can call or email to ask questions.
FOX23 speaks with Owasso residents a month after a tornado touched down

2 weeks ago | fox23.com | Jennah James

OWASSO, Okla. — It has been nearly four weeks since an EF-1 tornado touched down in Owasso, leaving a path of damage behind. "It's still emotional just to stand here remembering that happened because, that's my mama, and she could have got swept away, but she didn't," said Adena Delaney. Adena Delaney and her husband, Mark, have gotten rid of piles of mangled mess from inside their home.
FOX23 speaks with neighbors on the impact of Jenks' Gem Dirt fire

3 weeks ago | fox23.com | Jennah James

JENKS, Okla. — It has been one month since the smoldering fire at Gem Dirt in Jenks. Smoke impacted hundreds in Jenks and surrounding areas. The Oklahoma Department of Mines (ODM) issued two violations to the business. The fire started on March 17 and was officially out on March 28. The report from ODM came out April 2. The first violation found there were large stockpiles of combustible material with no signs posted to warn people against smoking and open flames.
FOX23 speaks with mother of 18-year-old killed in east Tulsa ambush shooting

3 weeks ago | fox23.com | Jennah James

A homicide suspect wanted in connection with two shooting deaths is headed back to Tulsa with federal agents to face his charges. Mexican Federal Police arrested Angel Ibarra in Mexico. He's in custody at Fort Worth and federal agents are in the process of bringing him back to Tulsa. Ibarra, along with two others, has been charged with two counts of first degree murder and two counts of shooting with intent to kill.
PSO linemen celebrate National Lineman Appreciation Day

4 weeks ago | fox23.com | Jennah James

OKLAHOMA — Lineman Appreciation Day is on April 18 and Public Service Company of Oklahoma lineworkers are celebrating all week. Each day is different in the life of a PSO lineman. One day they might do underground work and the next day they might do overhead work. Joseph Pass is a working foreman who has been with PSO for 18 years. He has been deployed multiple times as mutual aid to other states. He and his crew recently went to Virginia.
$50 million north Tulsa apartment building nears completion

1 month ago | fox23.com | Jennah James

TULSA, Okla. — A new apartment building in north Tulsa is closer to completion. Phoenix at 36 North broke ground in June 2024 at the intersection of 36th Street North and North Peoria Avenue. When it's done, it will be made up of 545 mixed-income housing units. Ginny Hensley, Vice President of Communications and Public Affairs at Tulsa Housing Authority (THA), said 36N is the authority's biggest and boldest project yet.
Local rabbit rescue urges people to be thoughtful when adopting bunnies during the Easter season

1 month ago | fox23.com | Jennah James

TULSA, Okla. — Many people may be considering adopting rabbits to give as gifts for Easter this year. If you're one of them, Always Sunny Sanctuary and Rescue wants to make sure you've given it some real thought. Isis Temple, owner of Always Sunny Sanctuary and Rescue in Shawnee, said she isn't discouraging bunny adoptions, but she does want to make sure families aren't just adopting animals on a whim to fill Easter baskets.
Bixby Middle School goes tech free on Wednesday

1 month ago | fox23.com | Jennah James

BIXBY, Okla. — Heads up. Phones down. Bixby Middle School went tech-free on Wednesday. "I’m excited. I don’t like the Chromebook work,” said one seventh grader. It wasn’t just the students who participated. The teachers didn't use Chromebooks, iPads or even Smartboards for instruction. “It wasn't designed to be just a game day. It was take your current curriculum and do something purposeful with them.
City of Owasso discusses storm shelter registration

1 month ago | fox23.com | Jennah James

OWASSO, Okla. — The City of Owasso is encouraging residents to register their storm shelters. Wednesday's tornado in Owasso damaged nearly 300 homes and businesses. If a similar storm happens again, firefighters want to be sure to locate residents in their storm shelters to make sure their OK. Since the tornado, 66 homes have registered their storm shelter. More than 500 homes are registered that were in the storm's path. There are more than 1,300 storm shelters registered citywide.