Here’s a look at the week’s top stories:
A criminal record and protective orders didn’t stop her attacker from having a gun
(OKLAHOMA) Robert Lee Harrison Jr. was charming when Tara Currin first met him at an Oklahoma City bar, but things turned dangerous when he started using drugs about a year into their relationship. Harrison, 50, became verbally abusive and accused Currin, 53, of hiding cameras around her apartment, she said.
“The Savior” film to be dubbed in the Mvskoke language
(MUSCOGEE NATION) A feature length movie based upon the life of Jesus Christ will be getting a Mvskoke cultural connection. Muscogee (Creek) Nation citizen Jennifer Barnett and Oklahoma City-based director Aaron Hanzel (Choctaw/Chickasaw) have been collaborating to dub the movie “The Savior” into the Mvskoke language.
“Dancing with D” sets the stage for diversity in Broome County
(NEW YORK) Dancing since she was four years old, Dhyani James started dancing competitively by ten. She was born in Detroit, Michigan, but attributes her love for dance to the small city of Monticello, New York, where James lived during most of her childhood.
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WEATHER ACROSS AMERICA
(NATIONAL) Snow over parts of the Northern Intermountain Region and Rockies, heavy snow and rain over parts of New York and New England, a slight risk of severe thunderstorms over parts of the southern Mid-Atlantic and a second area over parts of the eastern Gulf Coast.
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