• Two charged with hate crime in man’s beating

    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

    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 ...

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  • FEMA Disaster Recovery Center to open in Ponca City July 25-27 and 29

    FEMA Disaster Recovery Center to open in Ponca City July 25-27 and 29 - July 10, 2019

    As a result of the extreme weather and flooding in Kay County, FEMA will open a Disaster Recovery Center in Ponca City later this month. The DRC provides a space for recovery specialists from FEMA ...

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  • Prekindergarten enrollment open at Registration Center

    Prekindergarten enrollment open at Registration Center - July 10, 2019

    Ponca City Public Schools want parents to know that if their child is 4 years old on or before Sept. 1, they may be enrolled in Prekindergarten. Registration for new students will be July 8-11 and ...

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  • Disaster Recovery Center opening Thursday in Blackwell

    Disaster Recovery Center opening Thursday in Blackwell - July 10, 2019

    As the July 31 registration deadline approaches, the Federal Emergency Management Agency wants to continue to encourage people who have not yet registered with FEMA to do so, and to remind those who h...

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  • Police arrest person of interest in Stroud homicides

    Police arrest person of interest in Stroud homicides - July 10, 2019

    STROUD -- Stroud Police arrested Shawn Pittman, 39, shortly after 5 p.m. Tuesday on a complaint of driving under the influence. Police and the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation had been search...

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  • Subject sought in double homicide in Stroud

    Subject sought in double homicide in Stroud - July 09, 2019

    STROUD, Okla. – The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation and Stroud Police Department are investigating a double homicide that occurred in the 500 block of West 10th Street in Stroud, Okla. Pau...

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  • Motorcyclist injured in July 4 accident

    Motorcyclist injured in July 4 accident - July 09, 2019

    A Ponca City resident was injured in a motorcycle accident on July 4, according to a delayed report from the Oklahoma Highway Patrol. Chad Alan Rhea, 47, was riding a 2006 Suzuki motorcycle about 7...

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  • Sentencing hearing starts for teen

    Sentencing hearing starts for teen - July 09, 2019

    TULSA, Okla. (AP) - A sentencing hearing has begun for an Oklahoma teenager who was accused of killing a schoolteacher and raping an 81-year-old woman. A three-day hearing began in Tulsa Tuesday fo...

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  • 911 calls sporadic in Tulsa area after fire disrupts service

    911 calls sporadic in Tulsa area after fire disrupts service - July 09, 2019

    TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Tulsa-area police officers are being stationed at QuikTrip stores, major intersections and fire stations after a fire disrupted 911 service. A city news release says the disrupt...

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