First Oklahoman arrested in Capitol rioting; new Omni Hotel opens Tuesday in downtown OKC; Oklahoma’s absentee voting rules change and more: Your morning headlines for Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021

DAILY HEADLINES [The Oklahoman]( 24 Jan, 2021 [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]( today! View the [print replica]( of today's newspaper for more stories! [New Oklahoma City Omni opens Tuesday with an eye on 'staycations' while convention business rebounds]( Oklahoma City's largest hotel, the Omni, opens Tuesday with the task of drawing locals while the convention market recovers from the ongoing pandemic. Latest News/Sports [During the U.S. Capitol riot, this Oklahoma man grabbed a beer from a fridge, FBI says. Now he has been charged]( From inside the U.S. Capitol during the rioting Jan. 6, Andrew Craig Ericson used Snapchat to post photos of himself inside House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's conference room, the FBI reports. [Oklahoma's absentee voting rules change]( Absentee voters in Oklahoma can no longer include a photocopy of a valid identification card to certify their mail-in ballot. [Oklahoma County jail has third death of 2021]( A child rape defendant at the Oklahoma County jail died Friday after complaining of chest pains. [Subscribe to The Oklahoman]( [Thunder players passing time with chess, video games on long road trip: 'Still a lot to be grateful for']( A five-night stay in Los Angeles isn't the kind of trip where you might suggest staying inside and playing chess. [Meet The Oklahoman's 2020 All-City volleyball first team]( Meet the team. [Carlson: OU men's basketball gets best game from De'Vion Harmon after Sooner guard's worst week]( Watching his teammates dribble out the final seconds of the game, De'Vion Harmon waved his arms, then clapped his hands and belted out a celebratory whoop. Business [Oklahoma experts concerned as Biden suspends oil and gas leases on federal land]( "The new Administration launched a foolish campaign to put the men and women of the oil and natural gas industry out of work on Day One," said Brook Simmons, president of the Petroleum Alliance of Oklahoma. [Biden's Keystone XL revocation is already alarming advocates for North America's energy industry and exciting environmentalists]( President Joe Biden's revocation of a permit to allow the Keystone XL pipeline to cross the nation's border with Canada is symbolic, to be sure. Opinion [Point of View: Let's remove barriers to getting Oklahoma voters engaged]( The 2020 presidential election saw record voter turnout as citizens overcame barriers caused by the COVID-19 pandemic to make their voices heard. 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 © 2021 The Oklahoman. All rights reserved.