Sean Murphy

@apseanmurphy

Capitol correspondent for The Associated Press (@AP) in Oklahoma City, father, avid trail rider and proud member of the @APNewsGuild.

Oklahoma City

Joined May 2009

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OKC THUNDER@okcthunder · Jun 23

❝Treasure this. Cherish this.❞ Relive the moment we became champions with the voice of the Thunder Radio Network, Matt Pinto 📻

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Sean Murphy@apseanmurphy · Jul 22

Ozzy Osbourne, who led Black Sabbath and became the godfather of heavy metal, dies at 76 apnews.com/article/ozzy-o…

apseanmurphy's tweet card. The gloomy, demon-invoking lead singer of the pioneering band Black Sabbath who became the throaty, growling voice of heavy metal, Ozzy Osbourne has died.

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Brandon Rahbar@BrandonRahbar · Jul 16

The new OKC arena. 2028.

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Sports Business Journal@SBJ · Jul 16

Oklahoma City has officially unveiled the first renderings of the city's new arena project 🏀 The $900M build — which is projected to open in 2028 — will be the future home of the NBA Champion Thunder. @bretjust1t takes a look 🔻 sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2025/…

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Sean Murphy@apseanmurphy · Jul 12

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apseanmurphy's tweet card. President Donald Trump lashed out at a reporter Friday, suggesting she is "evil," after she asked a question about whether the warning alert system for the devastating floods worked as well as it...

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Sean Murphy@apseanmurphy · Jul 10

A decade of missed opportunities: Texas couldn't find $1M for flood warning system near camps apnews.com/article/texas-…

apseanmurphy's tweet card. Over the last decade, an array of local and state agencies have missed opportunities to fund a flood warning system intended to avert the type of disaster that swept away dozens of youth campers and...

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Sean Murphy@apseanmurphy · Jul 9

Harrowing stories of rescue emerge from Texas floods as crews search for over 160 reported missing apnews.com/article/texas-…

apseanmurphy's tweet image. Harrowing stories of rescue emerge from Texas floods as crews search for over 160 reported missing

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Sean Murphy@apseanmurphy · Jul 9

Texas inspectors approved Camp Mystic’s disaster plan 2 days before deadly flood, records show apnews.com/article/camp-m…

apseanmurphy's tweet card. Texas inspectors approved Camp Mystic’s emergency plan just two days before devastating floods killed over 27 people, mostly children, at the Texas summer camp.

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Sean Murphy@apseanmurphy · Jul 8

Texas county deflects mounting questions over actions before deadly flood apnews.com/article/texas-…

apseanmurphy's tweet card. In the days after the devastating flood that killed dozens in Central Texas, local officials have deflected direct questions about preparations and warnings in advance of the storm that struck July...

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Hunt Sparks@huntsparks_ · Jun 24

Thank you, Mark Daigneault! THUNDER UP

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OKC THUNDER@okcthunder · Jun 23

YOUR 2025 @NBA CHAMPIONS 🏆 #ThunderUp

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Sean Murphy@apseanmurphy · Jun 18

In Oklahoma, Juneteenth highlights tribal slavery descendants' fight for recognition and citizenship via ⁦@grahambrewer⁩ and ⁦@NickOxfordPhoto⁩ apnews.com/article/junete…

apseanmurphy's tweet image. In Oklahoma, Juneteenth highlights tribal slavery descendants' fight for recognition and citizenship via ⁦@grahambrewer⁩ and ⁦@NickOxfordPhoto⁩ apnews.com/article/junete…

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Sean Murphy@apseanmurphy · Jun 11

Oklahoma court clears the way for execution of a man convicted in a Tulsa woman's killing apnews.com/article/oklaho…

apseanmurphy's tweet card. An Oklahoma appeals court has ordered a stay of execution for a man on death row to be lifted, clearing the way for him to receive a lethal injection.

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Sean Murphy@apseanmurphy · Jun 9

Oklahoma man who was given 3 last meals will stand trial again but won't face the death penalty apnews.com/article/oklaho…

apseanmurphy's tweet card. Oklahoma prosecutors say they will pursue a murder charge, but not the death penalty, against longtime death row inmate Richard Glossip for his role in the 1997 killing of his former boss.

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Sean Murphy@apseanmurphy · Jun 1

Tulsa's new Black mayor proposes $100M trust to 'repair' impact of 1921 Race Massacre apnews.com/article/tulsa-…

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David Chasanov@DavidChasanov · May 28

Charles Lloyd mowed and painted the Oklahoma City Thunder logo on his lawn! #ThunderUp @OKCFOX @AdamKing_News @wsuares @Colby_Daniels @LeenProducer

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Sean Murphy@apseanmurphy · May 23

A Norwegian man awoke to find a grounded cargo ship had narrowly missed his home apnews.com/article/norway…

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Scott @SNoland10 · May 22

They are putting the finishing touches on the MVP addition to the SGA mural in downtown OKC. #Thunder #NBA

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Sean Murphy@apseanmurphy · May 22

Supreme Court tie vote dooms taxpayer funded Catholic charter school in Oklahoma apnews.com/article/suprem…

apseanmurphy's tweet card. The Supreme Court has effectively ended a publicly funded Catholic charter school in Oklahoma, dividing 4-4.

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Sean Murphy@apseanmurphy · May 19

New standards for Oklahoma high school students promote misinformation about the 2020 election apnews.com/article/oklaho…

apseanmurphy's tweet card. Beginning next school year, the curriculum standards for Oklahoma high school students will including conspiracy theories about the 2020 presidential election.

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