Kelcy Trowbridge, her brother in Law Dustin Weher and her three children L to R: Colby Trowbridge  4, Karley Trowbridge, 1, and Kynlee Trowbridge in front of their destroyed home on May, 20 in the Westmoor Neighborhood near Moore Oklahoma.

Kelcy Trowbridge, her brother in Law Dustin Weher and her three children L to R: Colby Trowbridge  4, Karley Trowbridge, 1, and Kynlee Trowbridge in front of their destroyed home on May, 20 in the Westmoor Neighborhood near Moore Oklahoma.

 Voters wait in a long line to cast their ballots at Church of the Servant in Oklahoma City on November 3, 2020. Nick Oxford/Reuters

Voters wait in a long line to cast their ballots at Church of the Servant in Oklahoma City on November 3, 2020. Nick Oxford/Reuters

Smokehouse Creek Fire
Smokehouse Creek Fire

A wildfire that prompted evacuations burns in the distance behind a home outside of Shattuck, Oklahoma, U.S. February 27, 2024. REUTERS/Nick Oxford

 American Airlines passenger planes crowd a runway where they are parked due to flight reductions made to slow the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at Tulsa International Airport in Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. March 23, 2020. REUTERS/Nick Oxford

American Airlines passenger planes crowd a runway where they are parked due to flight reductions made to slow the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at Tulsa International Airport in Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. March 23, 2020. REUTERS/Nick Oxford

BETO
BETO

Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke talks with protesters during a town hall in Spearman, Texas on July 23, 2022. Nick Oxford for The Washington Post

 Valley Brook police officers confront a driver that had a gun in the vehicle after initially stopping when they saw the passenger urinating outside of the car in Valley Brook, Oklahoma on Saturday July 10, 2021. CREDIT: Nick Oxford for The New York

Valley Brook police officers confront a driver that had a gun in the vehicle after initially stopping when they saw the passenger urinating outside of the car in Valley Brook, Oklahoma on Saturday July 10, 2021. CREDIT: Nick Oxford for The New York Times

 Supporters of Julius Jones rejoice after Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt granted clemency for Jones, who was sentenced to death for the 1999 fatal shooting of Paul Howell, in McAlester, Oklahoma, U.S., November 18, 2021.     REUTERS/Nick Oxford

Supporters of Julius Jones rejoice after Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt granted clemency for Jones, who was sentenced to death for the 1999 fatal shooting of Paul Howell, in McAlester, Oklahoma, U.S., November 18, 2021. REUTERS/Nick Oxford

Nex Benedict Vigil
Nex Benedict Vigil

Community members participate in a candlelight vigil for Nex Benedict on Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024 in Tulsa, Okla. (Nick Oxford/AP Images for Human Rights Campaign)

 Gregory McCauley picks up some bread and milk at Family Dollar during his break in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, December 13, 2019. Dollar stores are the only available grocery’s available in Gregory’s zip code which is classified as a Food Desert. Nick

Gregory McCauley picks up some bread and milk at Family Dollar during his break in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, December 13, 2019. Dollar stores are the only available grocery’s available in Gregory’s zip code which is classified as a Food Desert. Nick Oxford for The Wall Street Journal

 Shawn Hunley, right, and Laura Pounders, left, sit in front of their decorated truck at a DNC watch party at the Admiral Twin Drive In in Tulsa, Oklahoma on August 20, 2020. Nick Oxford for The Washington Post

Shawn Hunley, right, and Laura Pounders, left, sit in front of their decorated truck at a DNC watch party at the Admiral Twin Drive In in Tulsa, Oklahoma on August 20, 2020. Nick Oxford for The Washington Post

 A stranded motorist escapes floodwaters on Interstate 225 after Hurricane Harvey inundated the Texas Gulf coast with rain causing mass flooding, in Houston, Texas, U.S. August 27, 2017.  REUTERS/Nick Oxford

A stranded motorist escapes floodwaters on Interstate 225 after Hurricane Harvey inundated the Texas Gulf coast with rain causing mass flooding, in Houston, Texas, U.S. August 27, 2017. REUTERS/Nick Oxford

 Garth Gardiner stands in the distance near a row of dead cattle waiting to be buried on his ranch outside of Ashland Kansas. Gardiner lost nearly 500 cattle after wildfires swept through parts of Kansas, Texas and Oklahoma last week. Nick Oxford for

Garth Gardiner stands in the distance near a row of dead cattle waiting to be buried on his ranch outside of Ashland Kansas. Gardiner lost nearly 500 cattle after wildfires swept through parts of Kansas, Texas and Oklahoma last week. Nick Oxford for The New York Times

 Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren speaks to supporters during a town hall at NW Classen High School in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma December 22, 2019. Nick Oxford for The New York Times

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren speaks to supporters during a town hall at NW Classen High School in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma December 22, 2019. Nick Oxford for The New York Times

 Teachers pack the state Capitol rotunda to capacity on the second day of a teacher walkout to demand higher pay and more funding for education in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S., April 3, 2018. REUTERS/Nick Oxford

Teachers pack the state Capitol rotunda to capacity on the second day of a teacher walkout to demand higher pay and more funding for education in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S., April 3, 2018. REUTERS/Nick Oxford

WEATHER
WEATHER

OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA - February 16: Paramedics help Eugene Rich, who is homeless and was suffering from frostbite on his feet, to an ambulance during record breaking cold and snow in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on February 16, 2021. (Photo by Nick Oxford for The Washington Post)

 An Oklahoma City Police officer takes a knee in solidarity with protesters during nationwide unrest following the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, outside the Oklahoma City Police Department in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S., May

An Oklahoma City Police officer takes a knee in solidarity with protesters during nationwide unrest following the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, outside the Oklahoma City Police Department in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S., May 31, 2020. REUTERS/Nick Oxford

 Patrick Gillean watches the Maxwell Fire burn from his patio in Boulder Colorado June 26, 2011. The Maxwell Fire burned approximately seventy acres of public forest in Lefthand Canyon before firefighters could control the blaze.

Patrick Gillean watches the Maxwell Fire burn from his patio in Boulder Colorado June 26, 2011. The Maxwell Fire burned approximately seventy acres of public forest in Lefthand Canyon before firefighters could control the blaze.

 A hiker climbs The Quirang on Isle of Skye, Scotland

A hiker climbs The Quirang on Isle of Skye, Scotland

 People who lost their jobs wait in line to file for unemployment following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at an Arkansas Workforce Center in Fayetteville, Arkansas, U.S. April 6, 2020. REUTERS/Nick Oxford

People who lost their jobs wait in line to file for unemployment following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at an Arkansas Workforce Center in Fayetteville, Arkansas, U.S. April 6, 2020. REUTERS/Nick Oxford

 Rescuers work to save a dog trapped in floodwaters in Webber's Falls, Oklahoma. Record flooding forced the immediate evacuation of residents, some who could not take their animals with them.  Nick Oxford for The New York Times

Rescuers work to save a dog trapped in floodwaters in Webber's Falls, Oklahoma. Record flooding forced the immediate evacuation of residents, some who could not take their animals with them. Nick Oxford for The New York Times

 Family and friends lift the coffin of Bobby Clark out of the hearse at his funeral in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Family and friends lift the coffin of Bobby Clark out of the hearse at his funeral in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

 Burky Curtis waves the starting flag at the beginning of the women's race at the the Bison Cross Country Invitational at Gordon Cooper Technology Center in Shawnee Oklahoma on October 8, 2011.

Burky Curtis waves the starting flag at the beginning of the women's race at the the Bison Cross Country Invitational at Gordon Cooper Technology Center in Shawnee Oklahoma on October 8, 2011.

 A group traverses the rapids at a $45.2 million Whitewater Rafting & Kayaking Center that was paid for by a 1-cent sales tax increase in Oklahoma City on July 14, 2018. (Photo by Nick Oxford for The Washington Post)

A group traverses the rapids at a $45.2 million Whitewater Rafting & Kayaking Center that was paid for by a 1-cent sales tax increase in Oklahoma City on July 14, 2018. (Photo by Nick Oxford for The Washington Post)

 Kennedy Kiesau, a freshman at Carnegie High School, takes a break after running in the 800 meter race during the Class A and 2A track championships at Western Heights High School, Saturday, May 5, 2018. Photo by Nick Oxford for The Oklahoman

Kennedy Kiesau, a freshman at Carnegie High School, takes a break after running in the 800 meter race during the Class A and 2A track championships at Western Heights High School, Saturday, May 5, 2018. Photo by Nick Oxford for The Oklahoman

 Kelcy Trowbridge, her brother in Law Dustin Weher and her three children L to R: Colby Trowbridge  4, Karley Trowbridge, 1, and Kynlee Trowbridge in front of their destroyed home on May, 20 in the Westmoor Neighborhood near Moore Oklahoma.
 Voters wait in a long line to cast their ballots at Church of the Servant in Oklahoma City on November 3, 2020. Nick Oxford/Reuters
Smokehouse Creek Fire
 American Airlines passenger planes crowd a runway where they are parked due to flight reductions made to slow the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at Tulsa International Airport in Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. March 23, 2020. REUTERS/Nick Oxford
BETO
 Valley Brook police officers confront a driver that had a gun in the vehicle after initially stopping when they saw the passenger urinating outside of the car in Valley Brook, Oklahoma on Saturday July 10, 2021. CREDIT: Nick Oxford for The New York
 Supporters of Julius Jones rejoice after Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt granted clemency for Jones, who was sentenced to death for the 1999 fatal shooting of Paul Howell, in McAlester, Oklahoma, U.S., November 18, 2021.     REUTERS/Nick Oxford
Nex Benedict Vigil
 Gregory McCauley picks up some bread and milk at Family Dollar during his break in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, December 13, 2019. Dollar stores are the only available grocery’s available in Gregory’s zip code which is classified as a Food Desert. Nick
 Shawn Hunley, right, and Laura Pounders, left, sit in front of their decorated truck at a DNC watch party at the Admiral Twin Drive In in Tulsa, Oklahoma on August 20, 2020. Nick Oxford for The Washington Post
 A stranded motorist escapes floodwaters on Interstate 225 after Hurricane Harvey inundated the Texas Gulf coast with rain causing mass flooding, in Houston, Texas, U.S. August 27, 2017.  REUTERS/Nick Oxford
 Garth Gardiner stands in the distance near a row of dead cattle waiting to be buried on his ranch outside of Ashland Kansas. Gardiner lost nearly 500 cattle after wildfires swept through parts of Kansas, Texas and Oklahoma last week. Nick Oxford for
 Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren speaks to supporters during a town hall at NW Classen High School in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma December 22, 2019. Nick Oxford for The New York Times
 Teachers pack the state Capitol rotunda to capacity on the second day of a teacher walkout to demand higher pay and more funding for education in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S., April 3, 2018. REUTERS/Nick Oxford
WEATHER
 An Oklahoma City Police officer takes a knee in solidarity with protesters during nationwide unrest following the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, outside the Oklahoma City Police Department in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S., May
 Patrick Gillean watches the Maxwell Fire burn from his patio in Boulder Colorado June 26, 2011. The Maxwell Fire burned approximately seventy acres of public forest in Lefthand Canyon before firefighters could control the blaze.
 A hiker climbs The Quirang on Isle of Skye, Scotland
 People who lost their jobs wait in line to file for unemployment following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at an Arkansas Workforce Center in Fayetteville, Arkansas, U.S. April 6, 2020. REUTERS/Nick Oxford
 Rescuers work to save a dog trapped in floodwaters in Webber's Falls, Oklahoma. Record flooding forced the immediate evacuation of residents, some who could not take their animals with them.  Nick Oxford for The New York Times
 Family and friends lift the coffin of Bobby Clark out of the hearse at his funeral in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
 Burky Curtis waves the starting flag at the beginning of the women's race at the the Bison Cross Country Invitational at Gordon Cooper Technology Center in Shawnee Oklahoma on October 8, 2011.
 A group traverses the rapids at a $45.2 million Whitewater Rafting & Kayaking Center that was paid for by a 1-cent sales tax increase in Oklahoma City on July 14, 2018. (Photo by Nick Oxford for The Washington Post)
 Kennedy Kiesau, a freshman at Carnegie High School, takes a break after running in the 800 meter race during the Class A and 2A track championships at Western Heights High School, Saturday, May 5, 2018. Photo by Nick Oxford for The Oklahoman

Kelcy Trowbridge, her brother in Law Dustin Weher and her three children L to R: Colby Trowbridge  4, Karley Trowbridge, 1, and Kynlee Trowbridge in front of their destroyed home on May, 20 in the Westmoor Neighborhood near Moore Oklahoma.

Voters wait in a long line to cast their ballots at Church of the Servant in Oklahoma City on November 3, 2020. Nick Oxford/Reuters

Smokehouse Creek Fire

A wildfire that prompted evacuations burns in the distance behind a home outside of Shattuck, Oklahoma, U.S. February 27, 2024. REUTERS/Nick Oxford

American Airlines passenger planes crowd a runway where they are parked due to flight reductions made to slow the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at Tulsa International Airport in Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. March 23, 2020. REUTERS/Nick Oxford

BETO

Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke talks with protesters during a town hall in Spearman, Texas on July 23, 2022. Nick Oxford for The Washington Post

Valley Brook police officers confront a driver that had a gun in the vehicle after initially stopping when they saw the passenger urinating outside of the car in Valley Brook, Oklahoma on Saturday July 10, 2021. CREDIT: Nick Oxford for The New York Times

Supporters of Julius Jones rejoice after Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt granted clemency for Jones, who was sentenced to death for the 1999 fatal shooting of Paul Howell, in McAlester, Oklahoma, U.S., November 18, 2021. REUTERS/Nick Oxford

Nex Benedict Vigil

Community members participate in a candlelight vigil for Nex Benedict on Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024 in Tulsa, Okla. (Nick Oxford/AP Images for Human Rights Campaign)

Gregory McCauley picks up some bread and milk at Family Dollar during his break in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, December 13, 2019. Dollar stores are the only available grocery’s available in Gregory’s zip code which is classified as a Food Desert. Nick Oxford for The Wall Street Journal

Shawn Hunley, right, and Laura Pounders, left, sit in front of their decorated truck at a DNC watch party at the Admiral Twin Drive In in Tulsa, Oklahoma on August 20, 2020. Nick Oxford for The Washington Post

A stranded motorist escapes floodwaters on Interstate 225 after Hurricane Harvey inundated the Texas Gulf coast with rain causing mass flooding, in Houston, Texas, U.S. August 27, 2017. REUTERS/Nick Oxford

Garth Gardiner stands in the distance near a row of dead cattle waiting to be buried on his ranch outside of Ashland Kansas. Gardiner lost nearly 500 cattle after wildfires swept through parts of Kansas, Texas and Oklahoma last week. Nick Oxford for The New York Times

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren speaks to supporters during a town hall at NW Classen High School in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma December 22, 2019. Nick Oxford for The New York Times

Teachers pack the state Capitol rotunda to capacity on the second day of a teacher walkout to demand higher pay and more funding for education in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S., April 3, 2018. REUTERS/Nick Oxford

WEATHER

OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA - February 16: Paramedics help Eugene Rich, who is homeless and was suffering from frostbite on his feet, to an ambulance during record breaking cold and snow in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on February 16, 2021. (Photo by Nick Oxford for The Washington Post)

An Oklahoma City Police officer takes a knee in solidarity with protesters during nationwide unrest following the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, outside the Oklahoma City Police Department in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S., May 31, 2020. REUTERS/Nick Oxford

Patrick Gillean watches the Maxwell Fire burn from his patio in Boulder Colorado June 26, 2011. The Maxwell Fire burned approximately seventy acres of public forest in Lefthand Canyon before firefighters could control the blaze.

A hiker climbs The Quirang on Isle of Skye, Scotland

People who lost their jobs wait in line to file for unemployment following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at an Arkansas Workforce Center in Fayetteville, Arkansas, U.S. April 6, 2020. REUTERS/Nick Oxford

Rescuers work to save a dog trapped in floodwaters in Webber's Falls, Oklahoma. Record flooding forced the immediate evacuation of residents, some who could not take their animals with them. Nick Oxford for The New York Times

Family and friends lift the coffin of Bobby Clark out of the hearse at his funeral in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Burky Curtis waves the starting flag at the beginning of the women's race at the the Bison Cross Country Invitational at Gordon Cooper Technology Center in Shawnee Oklahoma on October 8, 2011.

A group traverses the rapids at a $45.2 million Whitewater Rafting & Kayaking Center that was paid for by a 1-cent sales tax increase in Oklahoma City on July 14, 2018. (Photo by Nick Oxford for The Washington Post)

Kennedy Kiesau, a freshman at Carnegie High School, takes a break after running in the 800 meter race during the Class A and 2A track championships at Western Heights High School, Saturday, May 5, 2018. Photo by Nick Oxford for The Oklahoman

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