Reward raised to $12,000 for information involving Porter arson case
FROM STAFF REPORTSPORTER — A reward has been raised to $12,000 for information concerning a May 20 arson case in Porter, the Wagoner County sheriff’s office reported. The reward is being offered for...
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Inventor dies after hit-and-run in accident in northwest Oklahoma City
By Kyle Fredrickson, Staff WriterA well-known Oklahoma City inventor was killed over the weekend in a hit-and-run accident as he carried groceries home from a nearby store. Jack McClung, 79, the...
View ArticleOklahoma fails to autopsy most inmates
By ZIVA BRANSTETTER World Enterprise Editor and CARY ASPINWALL - Tulsa WorldThe state has conducted autopsies on less than half of the inmates executed in Oklahoma since 1990 and, in many cases, does...
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KFOR: Lindsay man arrested for secretly videotaping tanning beds
LINDSAY – A Lindsay man was arrested after police say he allegedly videotaped women as they were undressing to get into tanning beds at a local gym, KFOR reports. Nita Branch and her 14-year-old...
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Seattle woman sees drone peeping into her apartment window
KOMO reports police were called Sunday morning after a downtown Seattle resident was startled to see a drone hovering outside her apartment window, according to the Seattle Police Department. Lisa...
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Texas jogger finds 8-month-old girl abandoned in bushes after car theft
HOUSTON -- You could call it a miracle find. An 8-month-old baby was asleep in her mother's car in north Houston when a man stole it early Monday morning, KTRK reports. And as the hours passed, nobody...
View ArticleInmates cause $2,000 in damage at Lincoln County jail
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESSCHANDLER — The Lincoln County sheriff says the county jail sustained about $2,000 in damage after more than two dozen inmates tried to break out of their enclosed section....
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Little Girl Getting Kicked Out of KFC Was Reportedly a Huge Hoax
KFC donated $30,000 to the family of three-year-old Victoria Wilcher after they claimed an employee at a store in Jackson, Miss.Read more on NewsOK.com
View ArticleOklahoma news briefs for June 25
In Brief Oklahoma City Court rejects man’s appeal The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals has rejected the appeal of a man convicted of first-degree murder and assault with a deadly weapon in...
View ArticleOklahoma City man who was shot in 2004 has died
FROM STAFF REPORTSA man who was left quadriplegic from a 2004 Oklahoma City shooting has died and police are investigating his death as a homicide. Adam Talamantes, 26, was found unresponsive Saturday...
View ArticleOklahoma City police, FBI make arrests in three-day prostitution sweep
FROM STAFF REPORTSOklahoma City police and FBI agents have completed a recent prostitution sweep called Operation Cross Country, according to a police news release Tuesday. The operation is part of an...
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KFOR: Man arrested after allegedly groping girls at neighborhood pool
Investigators say they have arrested a 26-year-old Oklahoma City man after he allegedly inappropriately touched girls at a pool, KFOR reports. Witnesses also told police the man threatened to get his...
View ArticleAuthorities release autopsy report in Lawton death
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESSLAWTON — An autopsy report has been released for a woman who was found dead along a Lawton road more than a year ago. Shallaina Jackson was found dead in March 2013, and no one...
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Teen who planned massacre: 'I'm really mentally ill'
John David LaDue readily admits he came from a good home and says he was never bullied, CNN reports, but something in him drove the 17-year-old Minnesotan toward an obsessively detailed plot -- one in...
View ArticleShooting reported in Oklahoma City, police responding
FROM STAFF REPORTS10:10 a.m. A man told police he was walking along the Interstate 240 Service Road in front of a convenience store near S Douglas Avenue when he was shot about 8:45 a.m.Read more on...
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Opinion: The real gun problem is mental health, not NRA
Next time there's a mass shooting, don't jump to blame the National Rifle Association and lax gun laws.Read more on NewsOK.com
View ArticleOSBI investigates homicide in Weatherford
FROM STAFF REPORTSWEATHERFORD — The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation and Weatherford police are investigating the death of a woman found Tuesday night inside a home. Weatherford police responded...
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Chesapeake faces additional charges in Michigan
By Jay F. Marks, Business WriterMichigan prosecutors Wednesday filed additional fraud charges against Chesapeake Energy Corp. The Oklahoma City-based oil and natural gas producer is accused of failing...
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Motorist seen huffing air duster on Interstate 44 in Oklahoma City is arrested
FROM STAFF REPORTSA motorist was arrested Monday on Interstate 44 after other drivers told police they saw him huffing air duster in his car, Oklahoma City police reported. About 3:30 p.m., three men...
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Oklahoma County prosecutors rest their case in death penalty murder trial
By Matt Dinger, Staff WriterThe former girlfriend of a man on trial for murder testified that they paid a gunman $250 to kill the man’s estranged wife. Prosecutors concluded their case against Fabion...
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