Chronically ill Oklahoma inmate denied medical parole
By Graham Lee Brewer, Staff WriterGov. Mary Fallin sentenced an Oklahoma inmate serving time on drug charges to life in prison when she denied his medical parole, the offender’s sister says. Mary Ladd...
View ArticleHearing set for man charged in NSU prof’s death
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESSTAHLEQUAH — A judge has scheduled a July 9 preliminary hearing for an Oklahoma man accused of killing a Northeastern State University professor last year. Joshua John Schneider...
View ArticleFederal, Oklahoma authorities warn of car-buying scam
FROM STAFF REPORTSFederal and state authorities are hoping to speak with Oklahomans who may have been involved in a scam involving the purchase of automobiles. The scheme involves someone telling a car...
View ArticleOklahoma City homicide investigators take over case of missing Piedmont teenager
FROM STAFF REPORTSOklahoma City homicide detectives have taken over the investigation into the disappearance of a Piedmont teenager who has been missing for a month. Anne Hill, 16, was last seen April...
View ArticleThree arrested after police say they tried to steal drugs from Edmond Police...
FROM STAFF REPORTSEDMOND — Three people were arrested Friday after police say they tried to steal prescription drugs from a drug disposal box in the lobby of the Edmond Police Department. On Friday...
View ArticleConvicted Oklahoma police killer denied a new trial
By Jennifer Palmer, Staff WriterA prisoner serving 199 years for murder — whose cousin, a key witness, recanted his testimony — has been denied a new trial by a federal judge in Oklahoma. Alvin Parker,...
View ArticleOklahoma Secondary School Activities Association to pay $1,200 fine
By Nolan Clay, Staff WriterThe association that oversees high school athletics in Oklahoma has agreed to stop providing free playoff passes to state legislators. It also has agreed to pay $1,200 in...
View ArticleDonor offers reward for information about Piedmont teenager's disappearance
FROM STAFF REPORTSAn anonymous donor is offering a $10,000 reward for information about the disappearance of a Piedmont teenager who went missing last month, Oklahoma City police said Friday. Anne...
View ArticleFBI says man robbed Oklahoma City bank Thursday evening
FROM STAFF REPORTSThe FBI is looking for a man who robbed the City National Bank inside an Oklahoma City Walmart. A man entered the bank at Walmart, 100 E Interstate 240 Service Road, about 5 p.m.Read...
View ArticleWiretaps crucial in unraveling criminal enterprises
By Matt Dinger, Staff WriterA year of infiltration by a Drug Enforcement Administration undercover agent and a month of wiretapping were enough to unravel a nine-person organization attempting to...
View ArticleDeadly Force: A decade of Oklahoma City Police Department shootings
BY JULIANA KEEPINGPolice Sgt. Jeff Pope and his rookie partner arrived at a northwest Oklahoma City physical therapy center in response to a call of a fight in progress. There, they encountered Patrick...
View ArticleDeadly Force: The death of Daryl Ray Wilson
BY JULIANA KEEPINGTRYON — Down a dirt road, past a rusty gate, in a small white home with plywood siding and a chimney in need of repair, Ralonda Wilson lives and looks for peace. On a hot, July...
View ArticleEnid man accused of possessing, distributing child pornography
FROM STAFF REPORTSAn Enid man was arrested Friday, accused of possessing and distributing child pornography. Tim Hickenbottom, 39, was arrested Friday afternoon and booked into Garfield County jail,...
View ArticleFour juveniles arrested in connection with Banner School fire in Guthrie
By Silas Allen, Staff WriterGUTHRIE — Four juveniles were arrested Friday afternoon in connection with a fire at an abandoned school building, police said. Guthrie police detective Jeremy Thorne said...
View ArticleWoman robs bank in Oklahoma City
FROM STAFF REPORTSA woman with a note Saturday robbed a bank in Oklahoma City of an undisclosed amount of cash, the FBI reported. About 10:10 a.m., the robber walked into an IBC Bank branch, 5701 N May...
View ArticleWagoner woman arrested in connection with 2006 death of Broken Arrow man
FROM STAFF REPORTSWAGONER — A 27-year-old woman has been arrested in connection with the 2006 death of a Broken Arrow man. Dayna Marie Hargrove Miller was arrested Friday afternoon in the Hulbert area...
View ArticleOklahoma City police arrest man in connection with four armed robberies,...
FROM STAFF REPORTSOklahoma City police arrested a man Monday in connection with at least four armed ATM robberies and a kidnapping. Jason Orrantia, 19, was booked into the Oklahoma County jail on...
View ArticleTwo sought after car hits house in Oklahoma City
FROM STAFF REPORTSTHE VILLAGE — Police are looking for a man and a woman who ran from a car that crashed into a house over the weekend, said Police Chief Paul Kinman. About 12:45 a.m.Read more on...
View ArticleOklahoma City woman arrested in hit-and-run accident
FROM STAFF REPORTSAn Oklahoma City woman fled the scene of an accident that sent one person to a hospital, according to a police report released Monday. Alexa Andreanna Droke, 36, was booked into the...
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