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2 Oklahoma firefighters injured while battling 5,200-acre weekend wildfire

Two Oklahoma volunteer firefighters are recovering from burns sustained while fighting a weekend wildfire in northwest Oklahoma, authorities said Monday. Moorland Fire Chief Travis Case told The Associated Press that Moorland firefighters Jared Britten and Max Clark were injured Saturday when their truck caught fire. Firefighter in rural Virginia collapses and dies while battling 3-acre […]

Oklahoma mom sentenced to life in prison for slaying of two teenaged children

An Oklahoma woman accused of brutally killing her 18-year-old son and 16-year-old daughter will spend the rest of her life behind bars, a judge ruled Monday. District Judge Ronald A. White sentenced Amy Leanne Hall to two life sentences in federal prison for the 2018 murders of her 18-year-old son, Cason Tolliver, and 16-year-old daughter, […]

Oklahoma executes double murderer Michael Dewayne Smith by lethal injection

The state of Oklahoma executed Michael Dwayne Smith by lethal injection after denying the double murderer the right to tell authorities his last words: “No, I’m fine.” Smith, 41, was pronounced dead by prison staff at 10:19 a.m. Thursday after receiving a lethal injection inside the Oklahoma State Penitentiary. Although the killer claimed he did […]

Foul play suspected in disappearance of two women last seen in Oklahoma: officials

Authorities now suspect foul play in the disappearances of Veronica Butler and Jillian Kelly, two Kansas women who disappeared over the weekend while traveling to pick up their children, according to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI). He says there is sufficient evidence. “Based on information obtained from the victim’s vehicle, our investigators believe […]

Oklahoma city council member recalled for connection to white supremacist group

Voters in the northwestern Oklahoma city of Enid ousted a city council member with ties to white supremacy, according to unofficial results posted Tuesday on the Oklahoma State Board of Elections website. In Enid’s 1st Ward, all four precincts have reported, and results show voters chose to recall 42-year-old Judd Blevins. Instead, they chose her […]