A 35-year-old father was arrested after police said he held his child hostage during an hours-long situation that unfolded early Wednesday morning in a northeast Norman neighborhood. Police said the incident started after the man led police officers on a pursuit that ended near 12th Avenue Northeast and Shadowlake. Flipped it over to the news, and I saw what was happening and saw my backyard, witness and neighbor Walker Hinds said. Started taking pictures and recording as soon as I could. Saw everything that was going on. Oklahoma City police officers were first alerted around 4 a.m. about a vehicle they learned was connected with multiple warrants. The officers then engaged in a pursuit from South Santa Fe Avenue and 44th Street, chasing the suspect to Norman.The suspect, 35-year-old Adam Herrera, bailed out of the car after getting a flat tire and then ran off with his daughter. He is with a 2-year-old child. He s holding that 2-year-old child, and we believe he s holding so
VISTA
After decades of planning, six years of construction and $30 million in spending, Vista’s long-awaited Paseo Santa Fe improvement project is finally complete.
The 0.8-mile stretch of South Santa Fe Avenue between Vista Village and Civic Center drives is the latest piece in a downtown revitalization project that has been under way for more than 20 years.
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9:26 AM, Jan. 31, 2021This story has been updated to update the cost of the project and correct the fact that Jay Wentz is the developer of The Rylan apartments, not Terrace Lofts apartments
Since the Paseo project kicked off in May 2014, the corridor has undergone a massive renovation that included the undergrounding of utility lines, narrowing of the road from four lanes to two, two new roundabout traffic circles, new sidewalks, streetlights and landscaping, a veterans memorial park, public art pieces and two arched “Vista” monument signs at either end of the Paseo roadway area. The project wa