NORMAN
Conor McKenna picked a good time to blast his first home run in almost two years.
Oklahoma pitchers struck out 17 batters, and McKenna’s grand slam in the eighth inning powered the No. 22-ranked Sooners to their first win of the season Monday, an 8-5 victory over Nebraska-Omaha.
OU (1-1) got even after dropping Sunday’s season-opener 6-3 to the Mavericks.
The game was tied in the top of the eighth after UNO’s
Ryan Doran homered off OU’s
Javier Ramos, but pinch-hitter
Diego Muniz put the Sooners back on top with an RBI single.
McKenna then took a 1-0 count before raking his fourth career home run his first since the 2019 Big 12 Tournament against Baylor on May 22, 2019 to left field off reliever
ERCOT ends emergency operations as grid returns to normal, but many North Texans are still without power
The operator is no longer asking people to conserve electricity, CEO Bill Magness said. Dangerous road and water conditions remain.
The state’s power grid returned to normal Friday morning even as many North Texans were still without electricity because of damage from the winter storm.
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, which oversees the state’s power grid, ended emergency operations about 10:35 a.m. Friday, CEO Bill Magness said, and the agency was no longer asking people to conserve their power.
Any remaining outages are probably due to damaged lines from fallen trees, he said.
NWS Cheyenne: Snow, Wind to Impact Travel Throughout the Week
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15/130PM: Greetings! Good news and bad news for the forecast for southeast Wyoming and Nebraska Panhandle. The good news? We ll be warming up slowly through the week. Giving relief for area ranchers, who are in the middle of calving season and bringing a return to seasonal temperatures for the rest of us. The bad news? Periods of snow and wind impacting travel throughout the week. Looks like we could see fairly widespread snow along Interstate 80 from Cheyenne to Elk Mountain Wednesday that will likely increase travel impacts. Strong winds near Arlington Wednesday evening into Thursday morning likely to create areas of blowing snow and travel delays. Strong winds continue Thursday night into Friday for the wind prone areas of southeast Wyoming with travel impacts for light weight and high profile vehicles. Need to be on the lookout for Saturday as another widespread snow event is possible along with stron
People with high-risk conditions given access to COVID-19 vaccine in Tarrant County
Seniors, at-risk patients begin receiving COVID-19 vaccine in Tarrant County
More Texans are now eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine but the supply is still very limited. FOX 4 s Steven Dial talked to senior citizens in Arlington who were first in line to be vaccinated.
ARLINGTON, Texas - Hundreds of people who make up the most vulnerable population in Tarrant County wasted no time Wednesday getting a COVID-19 vaccine.
Over the past couple of weeks, the vaccines have been distributed to frontline health care workers in North Texas, along with some first responders.