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From staff reports In brief Norman Names given in shooting The Cleveland County sheriff’s office has released the names of two deputies involved in a deadly shooting on Saturday morning.Read more on...
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Man arrested on DUI complaint at scene of northwest Oklahoma City homicide...
FROM STAFF REPORTSA man was arrested on a driving under the influence complaint in an unusual place early Sunday — at the scene of an active homicide investigation in northwest Oklahoma City. Police...
View ArticlePryor, Oklahoma, counselor charged with Medicaid fraud
By Matt Dinger, Staff WriterA counselor has been charged with three counts of Medicaid fraud, accused of gambling at a local casino during times she was billing the state for services. Annie G. King,...
View ArticleExecution date set for Oklahoma man convicted in prison worker's death
By Matt Dinger, Staff WriterThe execution date has been set for a man convicted of murdering a kitchen worker in the prison where he was serving a sentence for armed robbery. John Marion Grant, 53, is...
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OSBI joins investigation into missing Oklahoma couple
By Jennifer Palmer, Staff WriterWILSON — Taking the lead of a search for a Wilson teen and her boyfriend, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday acknowledged the grim outlook of the...
View ArticleOHP trooper threatened suicide, ran from authorities before being arrested,...
By DYLAN GOFORTH - Tulsa WorldAn Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper arrested last week for DUI after a single-vehicle, on-duty crash threatened to kill himself and had to be wrestled to the ground by...
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How a 15-year-old stopped more killings in Texas
The Texas gunman who killed six people was out to murder more family members, police said, and a wounded 15-year-old at the house stopped him from causing even more carnage, KTRK reports. The...
View ArticleProsecutors: Kevin Sweat threatened to kill girlfriend one month before...
By CARY ASPINWALL - Tulsa WorldOKEMAH — Prosecutors are seeking to present evidence at trial that Kevin Sweat abused and threatened to kill his girlfriend one month before he allegedly gunned down two...
View ArticleSecond man identified in Pawnee County deaths
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESSMANNFORD — The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation says the second of two men found dead in a mobile home in Mannford nearly a month ago has been identified. The OSBI said...
View ArticleMan convicted in 2012 Oklahoma slaying
PAULS VALLEY (AP) — An Elmore City man has been convicted of killing another man then cutting up the body and stuffing the remains in cement-filled buckets. The Garvin County court clerk’s office said...
View ArticleSecond Mannford shooting victim is identified
FROM STAFF REPORTSMANNFORD — The second of two men found dead June 18 has been identified , by the Oklahoma Bureau of Investigation reports. Don Ray Stanford, 53, was found dead in the 35000 block of W...
View ArticleAuthorities seek man who robbed Geary bank
FROM STAFF REPORTSGEARY — A man robbed a Geary bank Thursday morning, the FBI reported. About 10 a.m., a man walked into the Bank of Western Oklahoma, 101 W Main St., and demanded money from the...
View ArticleDriver accused of causing fatal, fiery crash in Oklahoma admits taking...
By Matt Dinger, Staff WriterBETHANY — A man accused of causing a fatal fiery wreck told police that he had taken methadone earlier that day. Wesley Kyle Early, 28, was arrested Monday on a manslaughter...
View ArticleHarrah woman denies throwing man from wheelchair
FROM STAFF REPORTSA Harrah woman who was jailed on complaints of allegedly throwing a man from his wheelchair is offering her side of the story.Read more on NewsOK.com
View ArticleOklahoma City man cleared in barcode swapping scheme speaks out
By Matt Dinger, Staff WriterZechariah Foster wants his grandmother and her friends who read the newspaper to know that he is not a crook. Foster, 40, was arrested on April 4, 2012, accused of being...
View ArticleNorman police seek victims of extortion scheme
FROM STAFF REPORTSNORMAN — Police are investigating an incident involving a man claiming to be a law enforcement officer who extorted money from a victim. The man apparently confronted an underage...
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Who is Alix Tichelman, and why was she at another high-profile businessman's...
Dead men appear to play a big role in Alix Tichelman's life, says NBC News. Tichelman, 26, was being held on $1.5 million bail by authorities in Santa Cruz County, California, on manslaughter, drug and...
View ArticleCameron man gets life sentence for fatal shooting
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESSPOTEAU — A judge has sentenced a Cameron man to life in prison without parole for the shooting death of his former brother-in-law. In May, a LeFlore County jury convicted Raymond...
View ArticleRestored credits allowed the release of Oklahoma rape suspect
By CARY ASPINWALL - Tulsa WorldThe “earned credit” early release policy that freed a prisoner who Tulsa police say went on a rape spree is nothing new, a corrections official said Thursday. Board of...
View ArticleOklahoma City police arrest four boys accused of taking joyride in tanker truck
FROM STAFF REPORTSOklahoma City police arrested four boys who witnesses said took a water tanker truck for a joyride. Ervin Aguilar, 11; Benjamin Pryor, 9; Dreon Fisher, 8 and and Roberto Misquez, 10,...
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