Jennifer Pierce
Reporter at KWTV-TV (Oklahoma City, OK)
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1 week ago |
news9.com | Jennifer Pierce
An annual Memorial Day run brings the community of Blanchard together to honor military veterans. The event started more than a decade ago and has grown each year. Army Veteran Adam Wayland and his friend Zack McCloud ran together on Memorial Day 11 years ago. They each carried a log to represent the sacrifice made by military veterans. To their surprise, the run caught on. Instead of spending the day at the lake or on vacation.
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1 week ago |
news9.com | Jennifer Pierce
Prisoners claiming to be survivors of abuse are asking to be resentenced under a new Oklahoma law. The Survivor's Act was passed last year for victims of domestic abuse and is having its day in courtrooms across the state. The Canadian County District Attorney Tommy Humphries said on Friday he has five Survivor's Act claims in his district, which includes Blaine, Garfield, Grant, and Kingfisher counties. One of those claims was denied by a judge this week. The case goes back to the late 1980s.
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1 week ago |
news9.com | Jennifer Pierce
An Oklahoma mother is grieving the loss of her adopted, special needs child. The six-year-old boy was left with cerebral palsy after his father severely abused him as a newborn. Tasha Bray said her son Jaxxen Bray died in his sleep last Friday. Bray is planning his celebration of life to include a parade through their hometown in Muskogee, Oklahoma. “We went everywhere together,” said Tasha Bray, mother.
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2 weeks ago |
news9.com | Jennifer Pierce
The Oklahoma City Police Department is no longer under the scrutiny of the U.S. Department of Justice. The government agency announced the repeal of a Biden-era investigation on Wednesday, dismissing the DOJ's misconduct lawsuit against the city. The President of the department's Fraternal Order of Police Mark Nelson said DOJ retracting the investigation will save the city hundreds of millions of dollars from having to enter into a consent decree with the federal government.
Healthcare group launches statewide campaign to prevent spread of measles amid low vaccination rates
2 weeks ago |
news9.com | Jennifer Pierce
A group of healthcare providers launched a statewide effort on Tuesday to prevent the spread of measles. The Oklahoma Alliance for Healthy Families, Oklahoma Children's Hospital OU Health, and the Oklahoma State Medical Association followed guidance from the Oklahoma State Department of Health, providing measles prevention resources for educators to give to families.
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