🌱 'Blatantly Partisan' OKC Redistricting? + Porch Pirate Advice

Happy Monday, neighbors! Here's everything happening today in Oklahoma City.

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First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny. High: 65 Low: 44.

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Here are the top stories in Oklahoma City today:

1. Critics of Oklahoma City's redistricting plan say that "blatant partisanship" is splitting the city's growing Hispanic community. Over the last decade, the state's Hispanic population grew more than 42 percent, primarily in OKC's southwest side. The proposed district map, which awaits Governor Kevin Stitt's signature, would move thousands of city residents who live in the largely-Hispanic and Democratic area from the politically competitive 5th Congressional District to the firmly Republican 3rd Congressional District. (Enid News & Eagle)
2. The Oklahoma City Police want to help local residents avoid porch pirates this holiday season. Officials say the best defense is a doorbell camera placed right within eyesight, as a hidden camera will not deter thieves. If you have the option, police say, set up a package pickup somewhere like Amazon locker or your workplace. If you do have packages stolen, residents are encouraged to file a report with the police. (news9.com KWTV)
3. An Oklahoma City doctor has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of a Ponca City woman who overdosed on a cocktail of medications prescribed by Dr. George Alhaj. (poncacitynow.com)
4. The Diversity Center of Oklahoma held its ninth annual Transgender Day of Remembrance vigil on Saturday to honor the lives lost to anti-transgender violence this year. (KOCO Oklahoma City)
5. Local faith leaders, including those from Fairview Baptist Church, gathered this weekend to serve donated Thanksgiving dinners across Oklahoma City to dozens of families in need. (News On 6)

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— Helen Eckhard

About me: Helen Eckhard is a marketing assistant at Lightning Media Partners. She is a self-professed logophile who is currently pursuing her master's degree in library science. Outside of work, you can find Helen constructing crossword puzzles, knitting, or devising increasingly crafty ways to kill off characters in her mystery novels.