Preacher sentenced to 15 years in prison on first-degree manslaughter conviction
BY MATT DINGER, Staff writerAn Oklahoma County jury late Friday convicted a preacher of first-degree manslaughter in the shooting death of his son-in-law during a dispute over a pickup. Michael Scott...
View ArticleLawton shooting leaves one dead
FROM STAFF REPORTSLAWTON — Police are looking for a man they say shot and killed another man at a Lawton hotel Friday. Lawton police responded to a reported shooting at a Super 8 hotel at 8:15 p.m.Read...
View ArticleBody found in midtown Tulsa residence
By KENDRICK MARSHALL - Tulsa WorldTulsa police are investigating after a body was found inside a midtown residence. Officers said the body of a man was discovered late Sunday night at a home in the...
View ArticleWhitesboro deaths ruled double homicide-suicide
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESSWHITESBORO — Authorities say three people found dead in an eastern Oklahoma house fire died as a result of a double murder-suicide. LeFlore County Sheriff Rob Seale says the...
View ArticleOklahoma judge won't grant execution delays
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESSAn Oklahoma County district judge says she's not the right judge to delay two executions while inmates challenge Oklahoma's execution procedures. Clayton Lockett and Charles...
View ArticleWoman dead in Oklahoma home, homicide suspected
CHOUTEAU (AP) — The Mayes County sheriff says homicide is suspected in the death of a woman found inside a home in Chouteau and that a person of interest is being questioned. Sheriff Mike Reed told...
View ArticleFiling: No evidence supports warrant in Oklahoma aprtment deaths case
By JUSTIN JUOZAPAVICIUSTULSA (AP) — Attorneys for one of two brothers charged in the shooting deaths of four women last year want evidence obtained through a search warrant tossed because they say an...
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Former longtime OSBI agent charged with computer crimes, destroying evidence
By Matt Dinger, Staff WriterA former longtime agent at the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation has been accused of stealing test answers from two computers and attempting to cover up his theft....
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Oklahoma City police investigate three in connection to 'tagger' graffiti in...
By LeighAnne Manwarren, Staff WriterA similar type of graffiti has been found in Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Stillwater, Chicago, Dallas, San Francisco and Detroit, leading police to look into whether some...
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Two banks in Norman robbed Monday afternoon
By Kyle Fredrickson, Staff WriterNORMAN — Two banks in Norman were robbed Monday afternoon within a half-hour span, authorities said. A robber entered MidFirst bank, 630 W Main, about 12:25 p.m.Read...
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Bodies found in Tulsa home; deaths apparent murder-suicide
A man and woman were found dead inside a home Tuesday in the 900 block of Richmond Avenue, police said. The couple appeared to have died from a murder-suicide, Cpl.Read more on NewsOK.com
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Death row inmates ask Oklahoma Supreme Court for a stay of execution
By Graham Lee Brewer, Staff WriterLawyers representing two death row inmates who are suing the state over its ability to keep the source of its lethal injection drugs secret asked the state Supreme...
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Deputies arrest man after standoff in mall parking lot in Oklahoma City
FROM STAFF REPORTSA man accused of stealing money from phones at the Oklahoma County jail was arrested Tuesday after pointing a gun to his head in the parking lot of Penn Square Mall, the sheriff’s...
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Siblings are to stand trial in shooting death in Norman
By Jane Glenn Cannon, Staff WriterNORMAN — A brother and sister have been ordered to stand trial on first-degree murder and robbery charges in a home-invasion style killing at a Norman apartment in...
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Oklahoma CEO faces lifetime securities ban, fine in case
By Brianna Brianna, Business WriterThe Nichols Hills-based CEO of CanTex Energy Corp. faces a lifetime ban on selling securities in Oklahoma and a $50,000 fine from the Oklahoma Department of...
View ArticleA Jay, OK, man is accused of sending mail bomb to Arizona sheriff
BY SHEILA STOGSDILL, For The OklahomanJAY — A Delaware County man accused of sending through the mail a wired and explosive package to well-known Sheriff Joe Arpaio in Arizona has been charged in...
View ArticleTeens charged in death of Australian due in court
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESSDUNCAN — Two Oklahoma teenagers charged in the shooting death of an Australian baseball player in Oklahoma are due in court. Eighteen-year-old Michael Dewayne Jones and...
View ArticlePistorius trial: cricket bat, toilet door shown
By GERALD IMRAY and CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA, APPRETORIA, South Africa — Oscar Pistorius was probably on his stumps when he fatally shot his girlfriend through a toilet door, a forensic analyst said...
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Mother who stabbed her 3 children to death found dead in top security hospital
American Theresa Riggi, 49, who was serving 16 years in prison for a horrific crime, had only been moved recently from a facility in Scotland to the the institution in Nottinghamshire, reports The...
View ArticlePolice investigate southwest Oklahoma City stabbing
FROM STAFF REPORTSOklahoma City police are investigating a stabbing in southwest Oklahoma City. Officers were called about 12:35 p.m.Read more on NewsOK.com
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