Oklahoma court affirms life sentence in man's death
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma appeals court has upheld the life prison sentence for a 51-year-old woman convicted of fatally stabbing a man after an argument over a bulldog. The Oklahoma Court of...
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Oklahoma County jail inmate's death is ruled a homicide
FROM STAFF REPORTSThe state medical examiner has ruled the death of an Oklahoma County jail inmate was a homicide. Artie Hales, 55, was found beaten about 5:40 p.m.Read more on NewsOK.com
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Police arrest siblings in stun gun Sonic robbery in Oklahoma City
BY ADAM KEMP akemp@opubco.comA brother and sister, armed with a stun gun, assaulted and robbed a Sonic carhop during a string of robberies Wednesday in northwest Oklahoma City, police said. Derrick...
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Daughter of slain Tecumseh couple is found shot to death
BY ADAM KEMP and DIANA BALDWINSHAWNEE — The daughter of an Oklahoma couple who were slain in 2010 was shot and killed Thursday in her home. Cathy Byus, 35, was shot multiple times, police spokesman Dan...
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Norman massage therapist faces sexual assault charges
BY JANE GLENN CANNON jcannon@opubco.comNORMAN — A Norman massage therapist has been charged in Cleveland County District Court with five felony counts of sexual battery stemming from client complaints....
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Bethel Acres man wasn't reported missing with teen
BY LEIGHANNE MANWARREN lmanwarren@opubco.comBETHEL ACRES — Pottawatomie County authorities didn't know a second Bethel Acres resident was with Kenneth Chaffin, 17, when they issued a report Wednesday...
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Sentencing hearing set for ex-Oklahoma teacher
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESSSHAWNEE— A former Oklahoma teacher who pleaded no contest to child exploitation and pornography charges is scheduled for to be sentenced in Pottawatomie County. The hearing is...
View ArticleFamily of Tulsa megachurch leader plead no contest
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESSTULSA — Two employees of a Tulsa megachurch accused of waiting for two weeks before reporting the rape of a 13-year-old girl on ministry property last summer have pleaded no...
View ArticleEx-Oklahoma teacher's husband testifies at sentencing
SHAWNEE, Okla. (AP) — The husband of a former McLoud schoolteacher who has pleaded no contest to child pornography and exploitation charges says she was manipulated by a co-defendant. Rick Crain...
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Cleveland County deputies search for arson suspect
FROM STAFF REPORTSNOBLE — Cleveland County sheriff's deputies are searching for a man suspected of starting a fire Thursday night. Jason Cannon, 32, who also goes by Jason Srejma, is considered to be...
View ArticleOklahoma City co-defendant sentenced to 25 years for role in ambush of...
BY TIM WILLERT twillert@opubco.comA former dishwasher at Cattlemen's Steakhouse was sentenced Friday to 25 years in prison for his role in the shooting and robbery of an off-duty sheriff's deputy...
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Son, 32, is charged with murder in parents' Okfuskee County deaths
FROM STAFF REPORTSOKEMAH — The son of an Okfuskee County couple found slain in their home earlier this month was charged Friday with two counts of first-degree murder. Ross Alan Holloway, 32, is...
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Cold case of the 'Lime Lady' remains unsolved in eastern Oklahoma County
FROM STAFF REPORTSAuthorities think a killer used lime to accelerate the decomposition of a body that was left in eastern Oklahoma County in 1980. But the specific type of lime used actually helped...
View ArticleFormer McLoud schoolteacher sentenced to 45 years in prison
BY ANDREW KNITTLE aknittle@opubco.comSHAWNEE — A judge sentenced former McLoud schoolteacher Kimberly Crain to 45 years in prison Friday for sex crimes against children. Crain, who cried as she was...
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Police seek answers in vandalization of vehicles in Edmond
BY DIANA BALDWIN dbaldwin@opubco.comEDMOND — Police are continuing to investigate the vandalism of nine vehicles, including a city police car and Logan County sheriff's deputy's sport utility vehicle,...
View ArticleOklahoma State University wins Black Hole Award for handling of alleged...
BY SILAS ALLEN sallen@opubco.comSTILLWATER — Oklahoma State University is this year's winner of a dubious award given to “highlight the most heinous violations of the public's right to know.” The...
View ArticleTwo 'car surfing' Edmond teens are critically injured, police say
BY LEIGHANNE MANWARREN lmanwarren@opubco.comEDMOND — Two teenage boys were critically injured Friday after they fell off the hood of a car while ‘car surfing' through an Edmond neighborhood, police...
View ArticleBuffalo man killed in fatal crash near Woodward Friday
FROM STAFF REPORTSWOODWARD — A Buffalo man was killed when his truck crashed into a trailer east of Woodward Friday. Chandler Craig Farmer, 23, died after the 2009 Mack truck he was driving collided...
View ArticleEnid officer fatally shoots armed man, police say
BY BRYAN DEAN bdean@opubco.comENID – A man who confronted police with a weapon was fatally shot by officers Saturday evening, Enid Police Capt.Read more on NewsOK.com
View ArticleEnid officer fatally shoots man armed with shotgun
From Staff ReportsENID — A man who pointed a shotgun at police was fatally shot by an officer Saturday evening, authorities said. Enid police Capt.Read more on NewsOK.com
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