Garfield, Grant, Kingfisher and Major counties all reported new cases of COVID-19, as the official total of positive test results nears 1,000 in Oklahoma, according to the state health department on Friday, April 3, 2020.

Archbishop Paul Coakley issued the call to prayer March 31, asking the church’s “lay faithful” to join him in an online prayer service, 3 p.m. April 5, Palm Sunday. The service will be live-streamed at https://www.archokc.org/live.

The Virtual Spring BioBlitz!, hosted by Oklahoma Biological Survey, captures nature sightings throughout the month of April and highlights Oklahoma’s natural diversity.

Tahlequah Police Chief Nate King said his department is going to use "selective force" and limit contact with "offenders" who ignore the city's stepped-up "shelter in place" order.

Muskogee County Health Department will provide drive-thru testing for COVID-19 in Honor Heights Park on Monday morning and afternoon, said MCHD Regional Director Jill Larcade. 

Melony Carey was elated when she found out that the Founders' Place Historic District in Muskogee will be listed in the National Register of Historic Places. As a president and resident of Founders' Place, Carey had twice as many reasons to smile.

A local stage backdrop manufacturer has retooled operations and started making face shields for hospitals and Norman Regional Health System is currently evaluating them.

A local car dealership says it has been the sole target of Norman’s new restrictions and fine schedule after the general manager said he received two citations while competitors have remained open.

Forgotten Ministries, 1714 S. 4th, is offering evening meals for anyone in need. The ministry has set up three ways for people to receive food at the facility.

EDMOND, Okla. — The threat COVID-19 poses to all sectors of humanity appears to be decreasing Edmond’s crime rates, according to Edmond Police.

OU has rescheduled in-person graduation ceremonies for August, but will host a virtual ceremony in May.

With many non-essential businesses closed due to the COVID-19 outbreak, Americans with the greatest strain on their wallets might be college students, who normally work part-time jobs to help pay for tuition and make loan payments.

With Tahlequah having two hospitals, it is home to many health care workers - and many are putting their lives on the line during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Lindsey Johnson, 33, is a full-time registered nurse who works nights in the Northeastern Health System emergency room. 

Three more cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Northwest Oklahoma, while the state's overall count rose by 22% in a day to 879, with four additional deaths, according to the state health department on Thursday, April 2, 2020.

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An April 21 trial scheduled in federal court was canceled after the city settled disability-based discrimination and retaliation claims alleged in a lawsuit filed by a fitness coordinator who works at the Muskogee Swim & Fitness Center. 

Cancellation of April's Azalea Festival activities could have broad economic repercussions, says Greater Muskogee Area Chamber of Commerce Tourism Director Justin O'Neal. 

Fort Gibson resident Jason Thayer says he took his time painting his first Muskogee Azalea Festival banner this year.

The Castle of Muskogee has canceled its annual Oklahoma Renaissance Festival in response to the spread of COVID-19, the group announced Wednesday.

Some of Oklahoma’s mayors, including Stillwater mayor Will Joyce, have been responding to the threat of COVID-19 with more aggressive restrictions than Gov. Kevin Stitt has been willing to take at a state level. The governor announced Wednesday that he is extending his emergency order closing non-essential businesses and directing people at high risk from the virus to stay home unless absolutely necessary through April 30 and applying it in all of Oklahoma’s 77 counties.

A local store owner is doing his part to make sure the community is stocked up and taken care of during the COVID-19 outbreak.

Youth & Family Services of North Central Oklahoma is offering a free mental health helpline to help people through the effects of the coronavirus pandemic and the social isolation that comes with it.

As the COVID-19 health crisis continues across the state, even four-legged residents are feeling the impact of the ever-changing situation.

Several residents at a Norman nursing facility tested positive for COVID-19 over the weekend after the facility reported a string of positive tests and two deaths last week. 

The acting secretary of the Commissioners of the Land Office resigned earlier this month, after just nine months in the job.

Two more cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Garfield County, as the number of positive tests in the state rose to 719, with 30 deaths, according to the state health department on Wednesday, April 1, 2020.

Less than a week before Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt gave his first large press conference related to the COVID-19 pandemic in the state, Jimmy Mitchell was attending an interpreter training course.

EDMOND, Okla. — A sign on the front door of HOPE Center states it is closed during the outbreak of COVID-19. It joins the list of hundreds of establishments across the city heeding warnings imposed by the coronavirus spread.

The coronavirus pandemic has shut down competitive sports but so far it has spared Enid's two public courses. Or, more accurately, neither has been forced to close. However, the impact has been felt differently at Meadowlake Golf Course and Pheasant Run Golf Club.

Do you like being with yourself? Or are you getting a little sick of you? Think about it.