🌱Pat Benatar Is Coming To Tulsa Aug. 25 + House Fire Goes Up In Smoke

Good morning, everybody! It's me, Karena Garrity, your host of the Patch newsletter. Let's get this day started off right with a quick dive into everything you need to know about what's going on in town these days, including updates on:

• Mercedes Wilson arrested after allegedly attacking car with baseball bat.
• House fire causing damage.
• Pat Benatar is coming to Tulsa.

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Here are the top stories today in Tulsa:

1. Mercedes Wilson was reportedly arrested earlier in June after she allegedly took a baseball bat to a car windshield at Naifeh’s Food Mart. Wilson reportedly got in a SUV and drove off after the attack. She then led police on a short chase. She was apprehended and arrested on complaints of malicious injury to property and public intoxication. (KFOR Oklahoma City)
2. A house fire broke out Wednesday morning near West 8th Street and South 54th West Avenue. Firefighters were called to extinguish the blaze. According to News On 6, "[At press time] it is unclear how the fire started or if anyone was injured." (News On 6)
3. Are you a Pat Benatar fan? She will be coming to Tulsa on Aug. 25 to perform some of her greatest hits at the at the River Spirit Casino Resort. Presale tickets are on sale now. (KOKH FOX25)

Today in Tulsa:

Thursday, June 22

• "Greenwood Joy" series by Dawn Tree at Vast Bank (7:30 AM)
• Summer Camp 2023 — ages 9-15 at Shuffles Board Game Cafe (9:00 AM)
• Transportation Job Fair at Education Service Center (9:00 AM)
• Planning Commission Meeting — City of Broken Arrow (5:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Tulsa Police Department: "We know many people in the Tulsa area have been struggling to find gasoline. QuikTrip just updated its list of stores that are closed and stores that are open but out of gasoline." (Tulsa Police Department via Facebook)
• Tulsa Fire Department: "Tulsa Fire Department HazMat crews responded to around 20 carbon monoxide calls yesterday that were caused by people utilizing portable generators too close to their homes." (Tulsa Fire Department via Facebook)
• The University of Tulsa: "We know many of our Tulsa neighbors are experiencing extended power outages after the recent severe storm. In response, TU is opening the Reynolds Center to the public as a cooling center from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. through Saturday." (The University of Tulsa via Instagram)
• Tulsa Fire Department: "At Station 16, we celebrated the retirement of Assistant Chief Bryan Hickerson. Chief Hickerson faithfully served the citizens of Tulsa for 34 years." (Tulsa Fire Department via Facebook)
• Tulsa SPCA: "Stray alert! This is Powder. She was found at 86th and Cincinnati. Please share far and wide! Let’s find her family! Tulsa Lost and Found Pets Tulsa's Lost, Found, and Unwanted." (Tulsa SPCA via Facebook)

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— Karena Garrity

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