• 16-year-old arrested in fatal shooting in McAlester

    16-year-old arrested in fatal shooting in McAlester - June 24, 2019

    McALESTER, Okla. (AP) - Authorities say a 16-year-old suspect has been arrested in the fatal shooting of another 16-year-old whose body was discovered near a southeastern Oklahoma intersection. Pit...

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  • Woman dies after crossing flooded road near Poteau

    Woman dies after crossing flooded road near Poteau - June 24, 2019

    POTEAU, Okla. (AP) - The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says a 64-year-old woman has apparently drowned after driving into a flooded crossing in eastern Oklahoma. Troopers say Vickie Darnell was pronounce...

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  • Chamber Chat

    Chamber Chat - June 24, 2019

    The Chamber will have two ribbon cutting ceremonies this week. The first one is at 2 p.m. Monday for State Surgical Supply, located in the incubator area at Pioneer Technology Center, 2015 N. Ash Stre...

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  • The Latest: Witness says plane nosedived before crash

    The Latest: Witness says plane nosedived before crash - June 23, 2019

    HONOLULU (AP) - An eyewitness to the crash of a plane carrying sky divers in Hawaii saw the plane take flight, get 75 feet to 100 feet (23 meters to 30 meters) off the ground and turn away from the mo...

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  • Family says Hawaii crash victim was adventurer, full of life

    Family says Hawaii crash victim was adventurer, full of life - June 23, 2019

    HONOLULU (AP) - Casey Williamson's love of adventure led him to winter snowboarding in Vail, Colorado, and summer skydiving in Moab, Utah. A year-and-a-half ago, he found his way to Hawaii where he co...

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  • Protesters gather at Oklahoma base where kids will be held

    Protesters gather at Oklahoma base where kids will be held - June 23, 2019

    LAWTON, Okla. (AP) - Demonstrators, including Japanese Americans who were detained as children by the U.S. government during World War II, are speaking out against the White House administration's pla...

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  • Personal injury collision in Osage County

    Personal injury collision in Osage County - June 23, 2019

    The Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported that a personal injury collision occurred at about 1:04 p.m. Saturday at the intersection of SH 99 and Dildine Road, about 1.1 miles south of Hominy, OK in Osage C...

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  • 6 more Oklahoma counties approved for disaster assistance

    6 more Oklahoma counties approved for disaster assistance - June 22, 2019

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt says that six more counties in the state have been approved for disaster assistance by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA.) Stitt announced T...

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  • US Navy to dub newest rescue ship ‘Cherokee Nation’

    US Navy to dub newest rescue ship ‘Cherokee Nation’ - June 22, 2019

    WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) - One of the U.S. Navy's newest rescue ships is being named the "Cherokee Nation" to honor the service and contributions the Cherokee people have made to the Navy and Marine Corp...

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  • Oklahoma unemployment rate falls, trails national average

    Oklahoma unemployment rate falls, trails national average - June 22, 2019

    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma's unemployment rate fell again in May, dropping to 3.2% and staying below the national average. The Oklahoma Employment Security Commission reported Friday that Oklahoma...

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