Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
Latest reporting from the Public Safety desk.
Public Safety
The City of Norman closed Acres Street at the railway crossing for the third time in just over two years due to the same railroad panel defect, with no permanent fix from BNSF in sight.
Public Safety
Cleveland County commissioners denied the renewal of a school resource officer agreement for Community Christian School in Norman at their Aug. 17 meeting, while approving a multi-agency emergency response team MOU and a road maintenance deal with a local school district.
Public Safety
James Garner Boulevard between W. Linn and W. Apache streets in downtown Norman will close Tuesday through Friday for water line replacement, marking early preparation for the larger James Garner Phase 3 street reconstruction project approved by voters in 2019.
Public Safety
NWS Norman warns of a marginal risk for severe storms Monday afternoon with damaging wind gusts as the primary hazard, the second consecutive day of storm activity driven by a stalled cold front across southern Oklahoma.
Public Safety
The City of Norman closed the southernmost eastbound lane of E. Lindsey Street on Monday, Aug. 17, for a roughly 90-day water tower recoating project, adding to traffic disruptions alongside the James Garner Boulevard closure starting Tuesday.
Public Safety
NWS Norman confirmed a downburst with damaging wind gusts struck northeast Norman on Sunday evening, Aug. 16, uprooting trees and producing half-dollar-size hail from a nearly stationary thunderstorm tracked on radar.
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