Oklahoma City homelessness count falls 1% in first decline since 2022
Oklahoma City counted 1,867 people experiencing homelessness Jan. 23, a 1% drop from 2025 and the first year-over-year decline since 2022.
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Oklahoma City Breaks Ground on $17 Million Clara Luper Center
A MAPS 4-funded civil-rights center honoring Clara Luper is planned near the historic Freedom Center on Oklahoma City’s east side.
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OKC keeps data-center moratorium, adds two project exemptions
Oklahoma City will pause most new data-center applications through 2026, while two additional projects can proceed under a May amendment.
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Oklahoma City seeks engineering teams for MAPS 4 bike-lane projects
Engineering firms had until 5 p.m. Wednesday, August 5, to submit qualifications for five proposed MAPS 4 bike-lane corridors totaling about 7.35 miles in Oklahoma City.
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Oklahoma City pools change schedules Sunday, August 2
Northeast Community Pool ends its scheduled 2026 season Sunday, while Earlywine and Will Rogers shift to weekend-only hours through August 30.
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Oklahoma City advances MAPS 4 northeast-south BRT project with $97 million transit program
Oklahoma City’s MAPS 4 transit program is budgeted at $97 million and includes a planned 17-mile bus rapid transit route between the Adventure District and southwest Oklahoma City, alongside citywide bus-stop and service upgrades.
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Oklahoma City seeks input on Classen Boulevard development plan
Oklahoma City has begun public outreach for Thrive on Classen, a transit-oriented development planning effort focused on the Classen Boulevard corridor.
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Oklahoma City Human Rights Commission continues effort to identify discriminatory land-record language
Oklahoma City’s Human Rights Commission invited residents to participate in the Plat Amendment Project, including an Aug. 1 volunteer session focused on discriminatory language in historical land documents.
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Oklahoma City names M.T. Berry as its first Black police chief
Oklahoma City identified former assistant city manager M.T. Berry as the city’s first Black police chief in a July 17, 2026, city news listing.
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OU cancer-center research points to more effective leukemia diagnostic testing
The University of Oklahoma has highlighted Stephenson Cancer Center research that points toward a more effective diagnostic test for leukemia patients, though the available announcement does not establish clinical use or patient outcomes.
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Oklahoma City’s 2025 water report finds no drinking-water violations
Oklahoma City’s annual 2025 Drinking Water Quality Report, released June 30, 2026, reports zero drinking-water violations and says the city’s water met or exceeded applicable federal and state standards.
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Oklahoma City’s 2025 drinking-water report records zero violations
Oklahoma City’s annual 2025 Drinking Water Quality Report says the municipal system recorded zero drinking-water violations and met or exceeded federal and state standards.
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Oklahoma City begins construction on $18.7 million Clara Luper Civil Rights Center
Oklahoma City announced July 23 that construction had begun on the 48,370-square-foot Clara Luper Civil Rights Center, funded by MAPS 4 and the OKC 2025 Bond.
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Oklahoma City seeks input on Classen Boulevard corridor plan
Oklahoma City residents, businesses and commuters can help shape a Classen Boulevard plan focused on transit, safety, housing and development through Aug. 31.
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Oklahoma City heat advisory and cooling help: cooling centers + LIHEAP
NWS heat advisory (heat index up to 105–110) runs until 8 PM July 9. For OKC, cooling centers and LIHEAP Summer Cooling open enrollment began July 14.
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ODOT July agenda includes Oklahoma City diverging diamond work at NW Expressway & May Ave
ODOT’s Transportation Commission meets July 6, 2026 in OKC to review road/bridge plans and contracts—and to discuss the NW Expressway & May Ave diverging diamond project.
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Oklahoma City storm cleanup: June 22 debris on July bulky-waste days
Oklahoma City OK – For OKC neighborhoods mapped for June 22 storm debris, set storm piles out by 6 a.m. on your next July bulky-waste day—check the map first.
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Oklahoma City opens comment period on housing and homelessness spending plan before May 5 vote
Oklahoma City OK – Residents can weigh in on the draft 2026-27 HUD Action Plan before the April 21 review and May 5 Council vote on housing funds.
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Four affordable homes are going up in Capitol Hill. Here’s how Oklahoma City’s housing strategy is shaping the project.
Oklahoma City OK – Construction has started on four income-restricted Capitol Hill homes, showing how city HOME funds and buyer aid are being used on one vacant site.
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OKC Housing Demolition, Storm Prep and Workforce Vigil Lead Local Updates
Oklahoma City, OK – April 3, 2026 – Housing authority sets Motel 6 demolition; storms test infrastructure as city plans Workers’ Memorial Day.
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Storm Threat, Aerospace Week and April 7 Election Lead OKC Headlines
Oklahoma City, OK – April 2, 2026 – Severe weather alerts, Aerospace Week events and April 7 election reminders are driving local focus across the metro.
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Data Center Fees, Fire Risk and Aerospace Week Lead OKC Headlines
Oklahoma City, OK – April 1, 2026 – Lawmakers weigh data center fees, wildfire risks rise, and Aerospace Week spotlights OKC growth.