Local headlines for Monday, May 18, 2020:
- State adds 73 new positive cases of COVID-19, but no new deaths. (NewsOK)
- OSU Medical Center ready for possible COVID-19 surge. (Tulsa World)
- Health officials worry Oklahomans are avoiding medical care. (NewsOK)
- PPE Czar lashes out at critics. (NewsOK)
- Governor considers bill giving raises to state retirees for first time in 12 years. (Journal Record)
- Bill to create a marijuana breathalyzer pilot program is sitting on the governor’s desk. (NewsOK)
- Governor Stitt signs a bill forbidding “red flag” gun policies. (NewsOK)
- A community in northeast Oklahoma says goodbye to a fallen soldier. (Tulsa World)
- Tulsa’s levee system awaits repairs and improvements. (Tulsa World)
- Appeals Court rules against Valley Brook over traffic stops. (NewsOK)
- Continental’s Harold Hamm commends move to stop oil price manipulation. (Journal Record)
- At-risk humanities organizations get help. (NewsOK)
- Coronavirus is impacting local music venues and promoters. (Journal Record)