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Insurance Department recovers $5.1 million for Oklahomans in first half of 2019 - July 11, 2019
OKLAHOMA CITY – In the first six months of 2019, the Oklahoma Insurance Department recovered double the amount of money for policyholders compared to all of last year. More than $5.1 million in c...
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Golden Villa hosting car wash fundraiser at new location - July 11, 2019
Golden Villa Adult Day Services will host its first fundraiser at its newly renovated location at 100 East Hartford Avenue. A car wash, benefiting the adult day service organization will be held...
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Health officials urge caution to prevent heat-related illnesses - July 11, 2019
Summer is here and temperatures are rising. Each year, more than 600 people die from heat-related illness in the United States. In Oklahoma, there were 145 deaths associated with exposure to excessive...
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Closing arguments to start Monday in opioid trial - July 11, 2019
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) - Closing arguments are expected to begin Monday in Oklahoma's case blaming consumer products giant Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiaries for the state's opioid drug crisis. ...
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Rattlesnake, uranium and whiskey found during Guthrie traffic stop - July 11, 2019
GUTHRIE, Okla. (AP) - Police in Oklahoma say they found a rattlesnake, a canister of radioactive powdered uranium and an open bottle of Kentucky Deluxe whiskey during a traffic stop of a vehicle that ...
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Son arrested, facing two counts of murder - July 11, 2019
STROUD, Okla. – The person of interest in a Stroud double homicide has been arrested in connection with the murders of Pauletta Pittman, 63, and Mark Pittman, 65. The Pittmans were discovered de...
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City officials negotiate financing for new Public Safety Center - July 10, 2019
The Ponca City City Commission approved a resolution Monday night which sets in place the funding for the new Public Safety Center, to be built on Oklahoma Avenue between Third Street and Fourth Str...
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Demolition begins on former JC Penney building for renovation - July 10, 2019
Key Construction has started demolition work on the former JC Penney building in Ponca Plaza to prepare for a new Marshall's store. Today demolition crews were removing the facades on the south a...
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Two charged with hate crime in man’s beating - July 10, 2019
SHAWNEE, Okla. (AP) - Two white men have been charged with a hate crime in what the victim's attorney calls a "racially motivated" beating of a black man outside of an Oklahoma music venue. Brandon...
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Families urged to practice water safety to avoid injury and drowning - July 10, 2019
As the summer continues, many Oklahoma families are spending their time in the water to keep cool. In an effort to help prevent injury and drowning, the Oklahoma State Department of Health encourages ...