FEMA Approves Disaster Funding

By Staff Report

FEMA announced today the approval of more than $162.8 million in post-disaster funding for Public Assistance and Hazard Mitigation Grant Program projects in Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas.

These programs empower states, local communities, tribes and territories to recover from disasters and to protect infrastructure from future events. With this funding, President Donald J. Trump is keeping his promise to reform federal disaster support and ensure that taxpayer money is spent only on projects that deliver safety and security to the American people.

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FBI Seeks Tulsa Area Victims

By David Arnett

According to a release from the Department of Justice (DOJ) Deleon Milford Cooks, 24, of Tulsa and a member of the Cherokee Nation was indicted on several counts related to sexually assaulting women and is now detained, pending trial. The FBI is seeking to identify additional potential victims.

Cooks is charged with two counts of Aggravated Sexual Abuse by Force and Threat in Indian Country; two counts of Assault with a Dangerous Weapon with Intent to do Bodily Harm in Indian Country; one count of Carrying, Using, and Brandishing a Firearm During and in Relation to a Crime of Violence; two counts of Assault of an Intimate/Dating Partner by Strangling in Indian Country; and one count of Sexual Abuse without Consent in Indian Country.

Deleon Milford Cooks
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CBP Specialists Make First Discovery

By David Arnett

ROMULUS, Mich. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists made a first-in-the-nation interception of a potentially destructive moth at the Detroit Metropolitan Airport earlier this year.

According to a departmental release September 1, the initial discovery took place in January after an agriculture detector canine alerted CBP staff to luggage from Ghana during a routine inspection. Closer examination of corn and seeds found within the luggage revealed a small, winged insect, which U.S. Department of Agriculture specialists later identified as a non-native straw crest moth (Mesophleps silacella) on Aug. 12, and records indicate this a first encounter with the species at a U.S. port of entry.

A straw crest moth intercepted by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. USDA identified the non-native species, marking the first recorded encounter at a U.S. port of entry. Photo: CBP
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B. A. Rose Festival, September 11–13

By Staff Report

Broken Arrow, OK — Since 2014, the Broken Arrow Rose Festival has grown into one of the city’s signature, family-friendly events. The 2026 festival will once again fill the Rose District with flowers, art, music, vendors, and kid-friendly activities—followed by the popular Rose Kites Over Broken Arrow event on Sunday at the Broken Arrow Events Park.

Festival At-a-Glance
● What: Broken Arrow Rose Festival (free, family-friendly)
● When: Friday (5 p.m.- 8:30 p.m.)- Saturday (9 a.m.-6 p.m.), Sept. 19-20, 2026 (Rose District) Sunday, Sept. 21, 2026 — Rose Kites Over Broken Arrow (10:00 a.m.—5:00 p.m.)
● Where: — Rose District (Main St., Broken Arrow) Friday & Saturday — Events Park (21101 E, 101st St. S., Broken Arrow) Sunday

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Penrhyn Port Project Signed

By David Arnett

Contrary to assertions by critics, the United States Foreign Policy under the Trump Administration has reached levels of international cooperation unseen since the 1940s. To that point, the following text statement was released August 31 by the Governments of the United States of America, Cook Islands, and New Zealand on the announcement of the Penrhyn Port Project.

The United States, Cook Islands, and New Zealand will partner to deliver a major port upgrade on the island of Penrhyn in the northern Cook Islands
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