Category — Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

The Oklahoma Corporation Commission is considering delaying a plan to make statewide long-distance telephone service toll-free.

An official with the Iowa Tribe in Perkins says two rottweilers that attacked and killed an 8-month-old boy have been destroyed.

Geologists with the Oklahoma Geological Survey say nine earthquakes shook central Oklahoma on Thursday.

Oklahoma lawmakers are taking steps to try to make the roads safer and consider a number of measures aimed to reduce distracted driving.

Police offer more details about a woman who was set on fire and the man they accuse of doing it.

Officials with the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety say its offices will reopen on Thursday after a crash and water main break force them to close for a day.

A 2-year-old girl was killed in a crash on Wednesday, police confirm.

Police say they arrested an Ada woman on suspicion of trying to attack her roommate with a samurai sword.

An Oklahoma man accused of killing a North Dakota dentist will stand trial on a murder charge.

Police are searching for a suspect in a carjacking.

Oklahoma City Police officers confirm an officer shot and killed a suspect Thursday morning.

Oklahoma lawmakers consider a measure that would require people convicted of crimes involving methamphetamine to register with the state.

About 17 percent of the people living in Pottawatomie County are reading and writing at Level 1, the lowest literacy level, according to a National Adult Literacy Survey.

The Taste of Home Cooking School, the No. 1 culinary demonstration in the country, is scheduled for Friday, April 9, at the Heart of Oklahoma Exposition Center in Shawnee.

A convenience afforded to Shawnee utility customers for more than 35 years will come to an end — at least temporarily — when the utility department’s drive-thru window closes 5 p.m. Friday at City Hall.

The Oklahoma House has passed legislation to expand charter schools in the state.

The Alzheimer’s Association is reporting an increasing number of cases of the debilitating disease in Oklahoma.

A man has been arrested in connection with a convenience store robbery caught on tape.

Geologists confirm a mild earthquake in central Oklahoma on Wednesday.

A bill to require those receiving federal aid for needy families to undergo drug testing has been expanded to include state elected officials and certain executives.

The state Medical Examiner’s Office is releasing the name of an 8-month-old boy who was mauled to death by dogs near Perkins.

A fired Tulsa jailer has been charged with having sex with an inmate at the jail.

An Oklahoma City woman is in a local hospital with third-degree burns to nearly half of her body.

Police are investigating an abduction attempt in southwest Oklahoma City.

More than half a dozen Shawnee women experienced an epiphany of sorts regarding competition when they all agreed to participate in an upcoming triathlon event. They each learned, through their individual training routines, that the best opponent one can have is oneself, they said.

Weather and dogs are the Postal Service’s main enemies, says Postman Ken Haley, Shawnee, who delivers mail to 532 city homes daily through blizzards, ice storms, downpours, windstorms, blazing heat and those welcome days when Oklahoma weather is sunny and perfect. “I approach each day as an adventure,” Haley said.

Associate District Judge, John Gardner, announces the re-appointment of Marilyn Bradford to the Pottawatomie County Board of Health. Her appointment is for July 1, 2010 and will expire June 30, 2014.

A house exploded in southwest Oklahoma City on Tuesday, and investigators preliminarily suspect natural gas, authorities say.

Three state lawmakers and several community leaders condemned an attack on an Oklahoma City principal and offered a reward for information leading to the conviction of his assailant.

A man accused of killing his girlfriend and her four children is scheduled to go on trial Sept. 13.