OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The Oklahoma House has rejected a proposal to reduce state funding for the state's public television network, but the author of the bill says the network still could be phased out of existence this year.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The Oklahoma House has overwhelmingly approved a $7.3 million plan to give state Highway Patrol troopers a pay increase.

WASHINGTON (AP) - A record number of U.S. counties - more than 1 in 3 - are now dying off, hit by an aging population and weakened local economies that are spurring young adults to seek jobs elsewhere.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Carnival Cruise Lines says another of its ships has experienced problems and is heading back to the Port of Tampa.

WASHINGTON (AP) - The head of the Transportation Security Administration says the agency will allow passengers to carry small knives onto planes despite a backlash against the proposal.

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Internal Revenue Service says 660,000 taxpayers will have their refunds delayed by up to six weeks because of a problem with the software they used to file their tax returns.

SHERMAN, TX -- Heart to Heart Hospice paid a special honor to their social workers Thursday. Just in time for National Social Work month.

TISHOMINGO, OK - At 7 p.m. sharp the doors to the Fletcher's Auditorium opened on Thursday evening.

Parker Tyson, 27, was armed with a handgun when he kicked in a door at 14 E. Main St., according to OSBI. Someone inside the house opened fire, hitting Tyson several times, OSBI said.

MADILL, OK-A fight between two men Wednesday just south of Madill ends with one person being hit by a truck.

POTTSBORO, TX-Pottsboro may have a new police chief within a month.

POTTSBORO, TX-A new medal that will honor drone operators and "cyber-warriors" has been approved by the Department of Defense and veterans nationwide, and right here in Texoma, are upset it will be ranked higher than honors earned on the battlefield.

GRAYSON COUNTY, TX -- Volunteer fire departments across the state of Texas lost a lot of their funding. A local woman is taking a stand, to get that funding restored.

SHERMAN, TX -- While Congress debates a ban on high capacity magazines, the price of ammunition has gone up nearly 3 times since December.

HUGO, OKLAHOMA -- The Social Security Administration is closing a Texoma office, citing federal budget cuts and less foot traffic as reasons for the closure.

AAA's Tipsy Tow service is once again being provided by AAA Oklahoma for the St. Patrick's Day holiday.

DENISON, TX - A Denison business is looking to hire more than 2 dozen employees.

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) - The University of Oklahoma says it will start using the Common Application for students seeking admission.

DALLAS (AP) - The U.S. Census Bureau reports the population of the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan region soared faster over a one-year period than any other in the country, with the Houston area coming in second.

BRYAN COUNTY, OK -- Officials put their emergency response plans to the test today Thursday, holding a mock drill to respond to a hypothetical disaster.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Google will pay a $7 million fine to settle a multistate investigation into the Internet search leader's interception of emails, passwords and other sensitive information sent several years ago over unprotected wireless networks throughout the world.

SHERMAN, TX - The city of Sherman has named its new police chief.

GRAYSON CO, TX-A Whitewright man accused of planning to rob a Sherman convenience store with a meat cleaver will spend the next year in jail.

PARIS, TX-The man Paris police said robbed an EZ Mart is now in jail.

MADILL, OK-A man was hit by a car in Marshall county Wednesday night and another arrested.