Officer pleads not guilty in 19-year-old's death
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESSTULSA — A Tulsa police officer has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the off-duty shooting death of his daughter's boyfriend. The court entered the plea Tuesday at...
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Oklahoma City shooting victim identified Tuesday
FROM STAFF REPORTSPolice released the name of a woman fatally shot in Oklahoma City Monday night and the name of the man who was arrested in her death. Carolyn Nicole Riggs, 20, of Oklahoma City, died...
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Police distribute door hangers for home and traffic safety awareness in in...
FROM STAFF REPORTSNORMAN — Members of the Norman Police Department and volunteers with the Citizens Police Academy turned out in force to blanket westside neighborhoods with fliers containing...
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Hoover Crips investigation results in 51 people charged
BY ZIVA BRANSTETTER and CURTIS KILLMAN, Tulsa WorldAn investigation focused on the Hoover Crips street gang has resulted in charges against 51 people, federal and state authorities announced Tuesday....
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Oklahoma City Giveaway set for box fans The Salvation Army will receive 261 box fans this week from Westlake Hardware, which recently held a customer fan drive.Read more on NewsOK.com
View ArticleOklahoma football: Joe Mixon breaks silence with Tuesday tweet
BY JASON KERSEY AND RYAN ABEROU freshman Joe Mixon quietly reactived his Twitter account Monday evening — hours after being arraigned on a misdemeanor charge — then broke his silence Tuesday afternoon....
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Authorities seek suspect in Warr Acres bank robbery
FROM STAFF REPORTSWARR ACRES — A Warr Acres bank was robbed Tuesday afternoon, the FBI reported. About 4:55 p.m., a black man or woman entered the Bank of the West, 5757 Northwest Expressway, and gave...
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Homeless sex offender linked to bizarre Oklahoma death
BY ANDREW KNITTLE, Staff WriterCOLE — A homeless sex offender who spent much of the last decade behind bars has been linked to a bizarre McClain County death that had stumped investigators for months....
View ArticleWoman attacked in Enid, Oklahoma; boy located with father early Wednesday
FROM STAFF REPORTSENID — An Amber Alert has been canceled, and a 5-year-old boy was located with his father following a knife attack on the boy’s mother, police said. The father, Anastacio Reyes...
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KOKH: Police say OKC mom punches, bites child for not babysitting
A southeast Oklahoma City woman is in jail after police say she punched and bit her 11-year-old daughter for not agreeing to babysit, reports KOKH, and police say the incident happened in front of...
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Race-based hate crimes spike in D.C.; whites most common victims, but...
Race-based hate crimes jumped in Washington, D.C., last year even as most other types of bias crimes decreased, with analysts saying such incidents could be vastly underreported among minority groups...
View ArticleOklahoma City police seek domestic abuse suspect
FROM STAFF REPORTSOklahoma City police are asking for the public’s help in locating a man who is wanted for a domestic abuse crime. Investigators accuse Taylor Elledge, 29, of attacking a woman on...
View ArticlePolice search for man who robbed woman at gunpoint
FROM STAFF REPORTSPolice are searching for a man who robbed a woman at gunpoint in northwest Oklahoma City. About 1:30 p.m.Read more on NewsOK.com
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Former OU football star De'Mond Parker released on bond in gang case
BY ZIVA BRANSTETTER, Tulsa WorldFormer OU running back De'Mond Parker was allowed to appear before a federal magistrate Tuesday and released on an unsecured bond for his role in a drug conspiracy,...
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Oklahoma man pleads guilty in Grand Lake houseboat crash that killed two
By SHEILA STOGSDILL - Tulsa WorldJAY — A Tulsa man pleaded guilty Wednesday to two counts of first-degree manslaughter in connection with a Grand Lake boat crash that killed a Cascia Hall graduate and...
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$132.5 million ransom originally sought by James Foley's captors from...
The Wall Street Journal reports U.S. Special Operations forces mounted an unsuccessful mission inside Syria earlier this summer to try to rescue several Americans held by Islamic extremists, including...
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Oklahoma fires trooper involved in fatal shooting
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESSTULSA — The Oklahoma Highway Patrol has fired a trooper who fatally shot a man while he was off-duty in Tulsa. Capt.Read more on NewsOK.com
View ArticleNo mental exam needed, sex abuse suspect argues
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESSA defense attorney is opposing prosecutors’ request for a mental evaluation for a man accused of sexually abusing children at an orphanage in Kenya. Prosecutors are seeking the...
View Article81-year-old woman thwarts robbery at Oklahoma City dollar store
By Jonathan Sutton, Staff WriterAn 81-year-old woman took a break from shopping on Tuesday to stop a robbery at an Oklahoma City dollar store. Oklahoma City police said about 2:30 p.m.Read more on...
View ArticleOklahoma City police release video of 'serial robber'
FROM STAFF REPORTSPolice are looking for a man who they think robbed several convenience stores in South Oklahoma City. The most recent incident happened Sunday at T and H Discount Cigarettes, 300 SW...
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