Investigation underway; 'vile racist' taunts at basketball game; REAL ID woes. Your morning headlines for Wednesday, March 3, 2021

DAILY HEADLINES [The Oklahoman]( 3 Mar, 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! [Triple murder case leads to investigation of Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board]( State agents have begun an investigation into the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board and whether any wrongdoing there resulted in the release of two inmates from prison by mistake. Latest News/Sports [How an OKC trust officer stole client money and paid for cars, vacations and a mortgage]( Jordan Glen Young was about a decade into his work helping clients manage their investments and estates when easy access to other people's money proved too much of a temptation to overcome. [Edmond, Putnam City restore classes to four days a week]( Two large metro-area school districts will return to face-to-face classes four days a week. [Subscribe to The Oklahoman]( ['Vile racist' taunts incite fight at Oklahoma high school basketball game]( After racial abuse of African American student-athletes by the Newcastle High School student section sparked a brawl at a basketball game last week, the Oklahoma City Public School System is asking for official action to be taken against Newcastle. [Vanessa Bryant still perseveres after Kobe, Gigi's death]( Vanessa Bryant said she is focused on "finding the light in darkness" in an emotional interview with People magazine detailing her attempts to push forward after her husband Kobe Bryant and daughter Gigi died in a helicopter crash early last year. Business [Need a driver's license or REAL ID? Prepare to wait months.]( A major backlog has triggered months-long delays to renew an Oklahoma driver's license and obtain a REAL ID card. [To lease a house or own it? Both, says an OKC firm now with $140 million to buy 800 more houses for its lease-to-own business]( Lease2OwnAmerica has $140 million coming to purchase houses to lease to people until they can buy them. Opinion [Point of View: What we need to learn from power outages in Oklahoma]( What can we learn from the problems facing both Oklahoma and Texas? 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.