Oklahoma
Raw: Heavy Tornado Damage in Shawnee, Okla
A tornado that hit Oklahoma late Sunday did heavy damage to the town of Shawnee. Reports of injuries could not immediately be confirmed. (May 19)
Tornadoes level homes in Okla., 21 injured
One of several tornadoes that touched down Sunday in Oklahoma turned homes in a trailer park near Oklahoma City into splinters and rubble and sent frightened residents along a 100-mile corridor scurrying for shelter. The tornadoes, high winds and hail across Oklahoma, Kansas and Iowa were part of a massive, ...
Trial of Okla. fire chief's goes over to defense
Attorneys for a suburban Oklahoma City woman charged with murder in the death of her husband two years ago plan to resume calling witnesses to counter prosecutors' portrayal of her as a calculating killer. Rebecca Bryan's attorneys began calling witnesses Friday after prosecutors wrapped up their case, and they were ...
Okla. man to be tried on charge from 1997 death
A judge has ruled there is enough evidence to put a Sallisaw man on trial for a 1997 beating death during a robbery. During a preliminary hearing Friday, Sequoyah County Special Judge Larry Langley ordered 38-year-old Rex Richard Robbins III to be tried on a first-degree murder charge. He is ...
Man arrested after Enid infant shows injuries
Police in Enid say a man is charged with harming a child after an infant's mother brought the baby to a hospital seeking treatment for injuries. Officials said Friday that the 1-year-old baby had numerous visible injuries. However, the baby wasn't gravely hurt. Enid police say detectives spoke to the ...
OU student accused of illegal grade changes
Authorities have charged a University of Oklahoma student with computer-related crimes for allegedly changing his grades. Prosecutors on Thursday charged 24-year-old Roja Osman Hamad with five counts of computer fraud or unlawful use of a computer or system. The Norman Transcript reports (http://is.gd/erahCW ) Hamad is accused of changing the ...
Okla. court upholds life sentence in uncle's death
An Oklahoma appeals court has upheld the life prison sentence of a 38-year-old man who was convicted of first-degree murder for shooting his uncle to death. The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals handed down the decision Friday in the case of Patrick Shane Yargee. A jury in Tulsa County found ...
Life prison sentence upheld by Okla. appeals court
The life prison sentences of two men convicted of first-degree murder have been upheld by the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals. In separate decisions Friday, the court affirmed the convictions and sentences of 25-year-old Jerlon D. Morgan and 22-year-old William S. Hurt. A Tulsa County jury found them guilty in ...
Board denies clemency for condemned Okla. inmate
The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board denied clemency Friday for a death row inmate scheduled to be executed next month for the slayings of an elderly Le Flore County couple 13 years ago. The five-member board voted 3-2 against recommending that Gov. Mary Fallin commute the death sentence of James ...
Okla. lawmakers near passage of DNA testing bill
Convicted criminals who maintain their innocence would have a way to seek DNA testing to help prove their cases under a bill that is nearing final passage in the Legislature and would eliminate Oklahoma's dubious distinction as the only state in the nation without such a program. The Oklahoma House ...
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