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2 days ago | 
news9.com | Mike Glover
On hot days like today, a cup of freshly squeezed cold lemonade hits the spot, especially when it’s for a really great cause. Spend any amount of time with Gabe Guthrie, and you’ll find out pretty quickly, this is not your typical 9-year-old. “On my birthday my friends would give me money and then I would donate it to cops and kids,” said Guthrie.
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3 days ago | 
news9.com | Mike Glover
He’s the league MVP and possibly the hottest thing in basketball right now, and if you haven’t heard, he has a shoe line called SHAI 001s coming out, and fans lined up to get them. The Converse shoes will not be available until the fall, but with the big Championship Parade, Converse representatives were in town giving away a limited number to SGA’s biggest fans.
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1 week ago | 
news9.com | Mike Glover
Even though last night’s Thunder game didn’t go quite the way we had hoped, on Saturday, these Thunder courts at Scissortail Park will be full, with some pretty serious competition. This is year 15 for their Jammin Summer Hoops Fest, hosted by the F.A.C.T. unit of the Oklahoma City Police Department for players of all ages.
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1 week ago | 
news9.com | Mike Glover
For 100 years, Upward Transitions has been serving those in need in Oklahoma. And for them, the best way to celebrate one hundred years is by giving back. “Eighty percent of the clients that we serve are currently experiencing homelessness,” said Alicia Terry, Director of Community Outreach Programs for Upward Transitions. With a message of hope, they set out to assist families and individuals connect to resources like legal aid, health care services, and housing.
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1 week ago | 
news9.com | Mike Glover
Gregory the Second is known for his after-school programs and his Poetry and Chill events. This summer, he’s taking on a new challenge with his Poetry and Chill Enrichment Program. “We’re doing art classes, we’re doing dance classes, we’re doing writing classes, poetry classes, music classes, and film classes,” said Gregory the Second. Realizing the lack of summer activities for kids in underserved areas, Greg wants to simply give a positive option.
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1 week ago | 
news9.com | Mike Glover
Jonathan Kern is an accounting professor at the University of Oklahoma. He’s the teacher that his students will never forget; he takes a subject that many students consider boring and makes it fun. His first career pursuit was musical theater, but that all changed after what he explains as a divine interruption.
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2 weeks ago | 
news9.com | Mike Glover
It’s a program offered at the Oklahoma State Reformatory in Granite, giving those who are incarcerated purpose to their day. “I’ve seen a lot of hope restored, and a lot of confidence come back,” said Roberta Benedict with the Department of Corrections Braille Program. The program was initiated by Warden Chris Rankins two years ago. “In total currently we’ve done over 900 books. We’ve done over seventy titles,” said Benedict.
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2 weeks ago | 
news9.com | Mike Glover
For Terri Collier, it is without question her peaceful place. Hitting the road on her Harley every time she gets a chance“Actually, I might have started when I was two in front of my dad, but then he bought my first bike when I was five,” said motorcycle rider Terri Collier. As a kid, it was nearly impossible to keep Terri off her motorcycle. “I’d come home from school, do whatever chores I had to do and go ride my motorcycle, I just loved it,” said Collier.
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2 weeks ago | 
news9.com | Mike Glover
Seven years ago an Oklahoma City biker wanted to pass her passion on to kids, It was the birth of the OKC bike club, and the impact has been greater than anyone could have imagined. “One of the best things is seeing the kids that come in not knowing how to ride a bike, learn how to do that and then be the leaders of the pack,” said Tacara Corley volunteer coordinator with OKC Bike ClubThe OKC Bike Club is an after-school club for elementary and middle school girls and boys.
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3 weeks ago | 
news9.com | Mike Glover
The Gher family has always had a love and a talent for the performing arts. “I really lived a pretty unaffected life until about third grade,” said 25-year-old Michael Gher. As a kid, Michael was what his parents described as clumsy. “Liz and I were both clumsy growing up, and also lacked coordination, we thought that that was normal, he was definitely our kid,” said Eric Gher, Michael’s father. By fifth grade, his teachers were a little more concerned.
