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Oklahoma judge accused of shooting at his brother-in-law's home
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma judge awaiting trial for allegedly shooting at parked vehicles and rear-ending a woman in Texas now faces charges in his own state, accusing him of shooting into the home of his brother-in-law six months before the r...
Oklahoma death row inmate who killed a bank guard is incompetent for execution, judge says
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma judge has ruled that a death row inmate is incompetent to be executed after the prisoner received mental evaluations by psychologists for both defense attorneys and state prosecutors. Pittsburg County District J...
FEMA administrator surveys Oklahoma tornado damage with the state's governor and US senator.
A Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator said Tuesday that "our heart aches for the loss of life" in tornadoes that left four dead and about 100 injured in Oklahoma. FEMA administrator Deanne Criswell joined Gov. Kevin Stitt and Sen....
Oklahoma police say 10-year-old boy awoke to find his parents and 3 brothers shot to death
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A 10-year-old boy awoke to find his parents and three brothers dead in their southwest Oklahoma City home, all fatally shot by his father, police said Tuesday. On Monday morning, "(the boy) woke up and discovered what had h...
Rural Texas towns report cyberattacks that caused one water system to overflow
A hack that caused a small Texas town's water system to overflow in January has been linked to a shadowy Russian hacktivist group, the latest case of a U.S. public utility becoming a target of foreign cyberattacks. The attack was one of three on...
Foul play suspected in the disappearance of two Kansas women whose vehicle was found in Oklahoma
Foul play is suspected in the disappearance of two Kansas women whose vehicle was found abandoned in the Oklahoma Panhandle last weekend, authorities said Friday. Veronica Butler, 27, and Jilian Kelley, 39, of Hugoton, Kansas, were driving to...
Vigil held for nonbinary Oklahoma teenager who died following a school bathroom fight
EDMOND, Okla. (AP) — More than two dozen people gathered at an Oklahoma church for a vigil for Nex Benedict, a nonbinary teenager who died one day after a fight in a high school bathroom. The vigil at All Saints Episcopal Church in McAlester was orga...
An Oklahoma judge who sent more than 500 texts during a murder trial resigns
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma judge agreed to step down Friday after she was caught sending hundreds of texts from the bench while overseeing a murder trial in the killing of a 2-year-old boy, including messages that mocked prosecutors and were s...
Oklahoma rattled by shallow 5.1 magnitude earthquake
EDMOND, Okla. (AP) — A 5.1 magnitude earthquake shook an area near Oklahoma City late Friday, followed by smaller quakes during the next several hours, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. No injuries were reported and damage appeared to be m...
Man suspected of killing 8 outside Chicago fatally shoots self in Texas confrontation, police say
CHICAGO (AP) — A man suspected of shooting and killing eight people in suburban Chicago fatally shot himself after a confrontation with law enforcement officials at a gas station in Texas, where he had no known ties, authorities said. Police in J...
Earthquakes over magnitude 4 among smaller temblors recorded near Oklahoma City suburbs
EDMOND, Okla. (AP) — At least six earthquakes that include two greater than magnitude 4 have been recorded near an Oklahoma City suburb, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The preliminary magnitudes of the earthquakes near Edmond include a 4...
Oklahoma judge rules a man who wrongfully spent nearly 50 years in prison for murder is innocent
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma judge has exonerated a man who spent nearly 50 years in prison for murder, the longest serving inmate to be declared innocent of a crime. Glynn Simmons, 71, who was released in July after prosecutors agreed that k... Full story
Carlton Pearson, influential Oklahoma megachurch founder who rejected hell, dies at age 70
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The founder of a former megachurch in Oklahoma who was branded a heretic and lost one audience — but gained a new one — after he rejected the idea of hell and supported gay rights has died, his agent said Monday. Bishop Carlton P...
Poultry companies ask judge to dismiss ruling that they polluted an Oklahoma watershed
A group of poultry producers, including the world's largest, have asked a federal judge to dismiss his ruling that they polluted an Oklahoma watershed. Arkansas-based Tyson Foods, Minnesota-based Cargill Inc. and the others say in a motion filed Thur...
Latest search for remains of the Tulsa Race Massacre victims ends with seven sets of remains exhumed
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The latest search for the remains of victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre has ended with 59 graves found and seven sets of remains exhumed, according to Oklahoma state archaeologist Kary Stackelbeck. The excavation ended F...
Oklahoma judge arrested in Texas capital, accused of shooting parked cars and causing collision
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma judge was arrested in Austin, Texas, last week after authorities say he opened fire on parked vehicles while out driving, striking at least one of them, and intentionally crashed into a woman's vehicle, telling o...
An off-duty Oklahoma officer fired a shot that wounded a man at a high school football game
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An off-duty Oklahoma police officer fired a shot that critically wounded a man during a shooting at a high school football game that left a teenager dead, authorities said Monday. The officer did not shoot the teenager, according...
Record-setting temperatures forecast in Dallas as scorching heat wave continues to bake the US
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The summer of 2023 may be drawing to a close — but the extreme heat is not: More record-shattering temperatures — this time across Texas — are expected Saturday and Sunday as the U.S. continues to bake. Highs of 109 degrees...
A heat wave in Texas is forecast to spread scorching temperatures to the north and east
DALLAS (AP) — Scorching temperatures brought on by a "heat dome" have taxed the Texas power grid and threaten to bring record highs to the state before they are expected to expand to other parts of the U.S. during the coming week, putting even m...
What is a heat dome? Scorching temperatures in Texas are expected to spread to the north and east
Scorching temperatures brought on by a "heat dome" have taxed the Texas power grid and threaten to bring record highs to the state before they are expected to expand during the coming week, putting even more people at risk. "Going forward, that heat...
Oklahoma City man finds swastika cut into grass in front of his home
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma City man who found a swastika cut into the grass in front of his home said Thursday that he believes it was done by a neighbor with whom he has had a long-running dispute. Stan Sells said he was mowing when he discove...
No injuries reported in US outbreak of small tornadoes; more storms possible
Storms in parts of the southern Plains produced about two dozen small tornadoes but no reports of deaths or injuries, according to the National Weather Service, and more severe weather is possible Friday. Nearly 15 tornadoes were reported Thursday...
'The damage is unbelievable:' Tornadoes kill 3 in Oklahoma
DALLAS (AP) — Crews scrambled Thursday to restore power to thousands of residents after tornadoes plowed through Oklahoma during another deadly spring storm in the U.S., killing at least three people and damaging dozens of homes. A day after at l... Full story
Oklahoma court upholds Richard Glossip's murder conviction
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma appeals court on Thursday upheld the murder conviction of death row inmate Richard Glossip, paving the way for Glossip to be executed on May 18, despite the state attorney general's concerns about some testimony and e...
Oklahoma sheriff says recording of killing talk was illegal
An Oklahoma sheriff's office says a newspaper's audio recording in which the sheriff and others are reportedly heard discussing killing two journalists and hanging Black people was illegal and predicted felony charges will be filed. A post on the...
