Kim Morava - The Shawnee News-Star - USA Today Network
Six years ago this month, along Interstate 40 east of Shawnee, a distracted driver struck and killed Trooper Nicholas Dees while he investigated an accident scene.
In the years since that tragedy, what happened that night has prompted more awareness about distracted driving, including presentations at high schools locally and across the state, as well as passage of a new state law.
And through the end of this month, as a way to honor Trooper Dees, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol and partnering agencies are conducting special emphasis enforcement campaigns focusing on distracted driving violations or signs of inattentive driving.
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Andrew Yang makes it official today: He is running for New York City mayor.
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our Sally Goldenberg reports, the former Democratic presidential candidate will launch his campaign with the promise of cash payments a local version of his universal basic income proposal to half a million New Yorkers. His plan would pay city residents living in poverty between $2,000 and $5,000 per year.
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If you missed Andrew Cuomo’s State of the State address on Monday, don’t fret: it’s not even halfway done.
Monday’s speech one of four set for this week was streamed from the Capitol’s War Room, where the governor spoke to a live audience of his aides, daughters and Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul. The event offered his much larger virtual audience
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Seven members of the New York delegation and Mayor Bill de Blasio took to the City Hall steps to
demand that President Donald Trump be impeached or removed from office via the 25th Amendment for his role in inciting the deadly insurrection at the seat of Congress last week.