Sentencing for Oklahoma man convicted of killing 3
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESSPURCELL — Sentencing is scheduled for a Blanchard man who faces three death sentences after being convicted of killing a Dibble woman and her two children. Sentencing is to begin...
View ArticleOklahoma teacher facing child sex, battery charges
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESSCROMWELL — A 36-year-old Oklahoma high school teacher faces child sex and sexual battery charges in Seminole County. Online court records show Russell Scott Walden was charged...
View ArticleWoman found dead at home in Jenks; police seek car
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESSJENKS — Authorities in Tulsa County are investigating after a woman was found dead Monday night. Authorities say the body of a 47-year-old woman was found at a home in Jenks at...
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UPDATE: Man fatally shot by Oklahoma City police officer
BY ADAM KEMP akemp@opubco.com10:45 a.m. Police Capt. Dexter Nelson said the man who was shot and killed had a gun on him before the officer shot him.Read more on NewsOK.com
View ArticleDeacon, ex-business manager admitted using $58,000 in Edmond church funds for...
BY TIM WILLERT twillert@opubco.comEDMOND — The former business manager at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, who is accused of embezzlement, resented the former pastor and thought he should have...
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Bond reduction denied for Oklahoma woman accused of pushing husband to his...
TULSA (AP) — A judge has denied a request to reduce the bond for a Tulsa woman accused of pushing her husband to his death from their high-rise apartment. Amber Hilberling had asked a judge to reduce...
View ArticleMoore student arrested with weapons on campus
MOORE (AP) — A junior high school student has been arrested after weapons were found in his school locker. Moore police spokesman Jeremy Lewis told KOCO that the 14-year-old Highland East Junior High...
View ArticleLast Edmond City Council meeting this year is Thursday
BY DIANA BALDWIN dbaldwin@opubco.comEDMOND — City council members have moved their last meeting of the year to Thursday because of the Christmas holiday.Read more on NewsOK.com
View ArticleClasses resume in Newtown, minus Sandy Hook
By DAVID KLEPPER and MICHAEL MELIANEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — Newtown returned its students to their classrooms Tuesday for the first time since last week's massacre and faced the agonizing task of laying...
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Oklahoma man sentenced to 160 years in prison for sexually abusing teenage girl
BY TIM WILLERT twillert@opubco.comA judge sentenced a Warr Acres man Tuesday to 160 years in prison as punishment for his conviction on 70 counts of child sexual abuse. Antonio Herman Cervantes Jr.,...
View ArticleMoore junior high student arrested after weapons found in his locker
BY LEIGHANNE MANWARREN lmanwarren@opubco.comMOORE — A junior high student was arrested Tuesday morning after school officials found knives and a pellet gun in his locker, police said. Ryan Young, 14,...
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Jay Middle School principal faces trial in death of boater
BY SHEILA STOGSDILLJAY — A Jay Middle School principal charged with manslaughter in connection with a fatal boating accident was ordered to stand trial Tuesday. Roger Shane Carroll, 39, of Eucha, is...
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Bartlesville schools to be closed Wednesday because of 'credible' threat
By Laura Summers - Tulsa WorldBARTLESVILLE - Another report of a threat at Bartlesville High School has led administrators to close all the district's schools on Wednesday, the school district told...
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Name of man shot by police officer in Oklahoma City released
FROM STAFF REPORTSPolice have released the name of a man shot and killed in northwest Oklahoma City Tuesday. Tristen Paul Anderson, 26, of Oklahoma City, is the man who died near the corner of Cashion...
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Gun report prompts closure of NE Oklahoma schools
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESSBARTLESVILLE — Officials canceled classes Wednesday in a northeast Oklahoma city after a resident reported seeing two men near the high school, one of whom was carrying a gun....
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Teen confesses to shooting woman during burglary in Jenks, report says
By Jerry Wofford - Tulsa WorldThe 14-year-old accused of killing a woman late Monday in Jenks told authorities that he broke into the house to steal money and shot the victim when she came home, jail...
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Obama set January deadline for gun proposals
By JULIE PACEWASHINGTON (AP) — Spurred by a horrific elementary school shooting, President Barack Obama tasked his administration Wednesday with creating concrete proposals to reduce gun violence that...
View ArticleOklahoma warden's wife's motion denied by U.S. Supreme Court
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The wife of a former Oklahoma prison warden has lost another round in her attempt to appeal a felony conviction for helping a convicted killer escape. The U.S. Supreme Court has...
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Hearing canceled for Oklahoma State sex assault suspect
STILLWATER (AP) — A bond reduction hearing was called off for a suspended Oklahoma State student charged with sexual battery. Wednesday's hearing in Payne County District Court for 22-year-old Nathan...
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Woman on Oklahoma's most-wanted list is in custody
BY ADAM KEMP akemp@opubco.comA woman listed on Oklahoma's most wanted list turned out to already be in custody at the Oklahoma County Detention Center under an alias. Taneecia Pennon aka Atiana Nicole...
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