First COVID-19 vaccines arrive in Oklahoma; OKC ad firms call off merger; man admits to keeping body in apartment for days and more news

AFTERNOON UPDATE [The Oklahoman]( 14 Dec, 2020 [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [SUBSCRIBE FOR ALL ACCESS]( What stories do you wish The Oklahoman were chasing? What do you wish we knew? [Tell us!]( Contact information is optional. [Sign up here]( to get daily coronavirus updates in your email. [Subscribe]( to get unlimited digital access! View the [print replica]( of today's newspaper for more stories! [First COVID-19 vaccines arrive in Oklahoma]( Oklahoma's first shipment of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine arrived in the state Monday. Latest News/Sports [Merger of two large OKC marketing firms scrapped]( A highly anticipated merger between two advertising and marketing firms, Saxum and VI Marketing, is being called off. [Oklahoma man admits keeping body in apartment for days, police say]( As his family worried about his whereabouts for days, Jacob Daniel Heck's body lay wrapped in blankets and a plastic shower curtain inside a northwest Oklahoma City apartment. [Subscribe to The Oklahoman]( [Oklahoma high school boys basketball: 5 observations from start of the season]( Although football season is wrapping up this week, high school basketball is well underway for the first time since March Here are five observations from the first few weeks of the season.1. [OSU football: Rodarius Williams opts to prepare for NFL Draft]( Williams had a stellar senior season, allowing only nine completions in nine games played. Business [Cox Center transformation into Prairie Surf Studios requires more than new signage]( The Cox Convention Center's signs soon will be coming down and visitors instead will be introduced to Prairie Surf Studios as part of its conversion into a television and movie production hub. [Could OKC run out of houses?]( Forecasting "more of the same" of anything from 2020 in 2021 could strike fear in the heart - but not in the housing market, which is ending the year on fire, with scarcely more than a single month of local inventory. And finally ... [25 ways to celebrate Christmas in Oklahoma in 2020]( Here are 25 holiday attractions, events or performances that are still offering comfort and joy across the state this season. You are receiving this communication as a member of the The Oklahoman. The Oklahoman values your online privacy. For more information, view our [privacy policy]( now. Please do not reply to this message. [Manage Preferences Or Unsubscribe]( The Oklahoman 100 W Main St, Suite 100 Oklahoma City, OK 73102 © 2020 The Oklahoman. All rights reserved.