The South tips the scales again as the nation’s fattest region, according to a new government survey.

Starbucks Corp. has named all 600 company-owned stores it plans to close, including 15 in Oklahoma, in a bid to boost its business and weed out unprofitable locations.

A new Department of Justice report says American Indian substance abuse levels are higher than those for any other demographic group, with marijuana the most widely available drug on reservations.

Skies will be sunny and temperatures will be hot in Oklahoma on Friday, and more seasonal weather is forecast through the weekend.