Mom, two kids escape Oklahoma City house fire 8 hr ago | Add a comment A 31-year-old mother and her two young children escaped a northwest Oklahoma City house fire without injuries this morning, authorities said. About half of the house at 2120 NW 25 suffered heavy...

Yukon father, son hurt in crash Fri, Nov 28, 2008 YUKON — A father and his son were hurt when an all-terrain vehicle they were riding in flipped Friday morning, a Yukon police spokeswoman said. Police and firefighters responded to the...

IN BRIEF: Crescent boy recovers from mishap Fri, Nov 28, 2008 CRESCENT Boy recovers from mishap A 6-year-old boy is in good condition at an Oklahoma City hospital after his grandfather mistakenly crashed into him with his pickup. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol...

Father and son hurt in ATV wreck in Yukon Fri, Nov 28, 2008 YUKON -- Police and firefighters are responding to a report of an all-terrain vehicle accident, a police dispatcher said. Two people were hurt about 8:15 a.m. about a half mile east of Frisco...

IN BRIEF Tue, Nov 25, 2008 | Add a comment LAWTON Slaying case judge named Greer County Associate District Judge Danny Deaver will preside over the first-degree murder case against Ricky Gallegos, Jade Burns and Kelsey Campbell. The three...

Space heater causes fire that destroys house in Oklahoma City Tue, Nov 25, 2008 A space heater that was placed too close to a bed caused a house fire Tuesday morning in Oklahoma City, fire District Chief Al Cothran said. A resident of the house at 4717 Karen St., near SE 44...

Crews battle house fire in Oklahoma City; no one injured Tue, Nov 25, 2008 | Add a comment Oklahoma City fire crews fought a house fire this morning and kept it from heavily damaging a house next to it, a fire official said. A house at 4717 Karen Street caught fire about 9:50 a.m., and...

Screenwriter John Michael Hayes dies at 89 Tue, Nov 25, 2008 deaths Screenwriter dies at 89 CONCORD, N.H. — Screenwriter John Michael Hayes, nominated for Academy Awards for the classic Alfred Hitchcock film "Rear Window” and for...

IN BRIEF: Tulsa shooting victim ID'd Mon, Nov 24, 2008 TULSA SHOOTING VICTIM ID’d Police have released the name of a man shot to death Sunday in south Tulsa. Michael Ray Thomas II, 26, of Coffeyville, Kan., was found dead in the street at 7611 S...

Cleveland County man dies while burning trash Mon, Nov 24, 2008 NORMAN (AP) - An elderly Cleveland County man has died while burning trash on his property southeast of Norman. Cleveland County Sheriff's Capt. Doug Blaine says the man was apparently burning...

Early morning fire destroys vacant Oklahoma City building Mon, Nov 24, 2008 | Add a comment A five-alarm fire at an abandoned funeral home early Sunday took more than 90 firefighters to contain. The blaze started about 2:15 a.m. at the old Guardian Funeral Home at 1133 N Robinson Ave.,...

Oklahoma Briefs Mon, Nov 24, 2008 | Add a comment WORKER’S CONDITION WORSENS Construction worker Alex Cabrera, 29, of Wichita Falls, Texas, who was trapped for more than 14 hours Tuesday when a trench collapsed in Lawton, has been downgraded...

Two die in Nowata house fire Sun, Nov 23, 2008 NOWATA — Two people died in a house fire here early today, authorities said. The victims’ identities have not been released, but they are adults, said Gene Wheat, state fire marshal...

IN BRIEF: New haven law starts today Sat, Nov 22, 2008 | Add a comment LEGISLATION New haven law starts today LINCOLN, Neb. — Gov. Dave Heineman on Friday signed a bill that adds a 30-day age limit to a safe-haven law that led to the abandonment of nearly three...

Man found dead after Mayes County house fire Fri, Nov 21, 2008 STRANG — An elderly man was found dead after a house fire near this Mayes County town late Thursday, a Tulsa television station reported. The man's name has not been released. He's believed...

Edmond teen shot over faulty stereo installation Thu, Nov 20, 2008 An Edmond teenager who was shot last week told police it was because he complained about a faulty CD player installation in his car. According to the Oklahoma City Police report, James Trinton,...

Tulsa restaurant fire ruled arson Thu, Nov 20, 2008 | Add a comment TULSA — Fire investigators have determined that an early morning restaurant fire that caused $50,000 in damage was the result of arson. Firefighters arrived at Mack’s Grill on S Lewis...

Home for holidays may just be a wish for Mustang woman Wed, Nov 19, 2008 | Comments 1 MUSTANG — Callie Watson stood ankle deep in the charred rubble that once was her house. She said she’s praying for a miracle. Two weeks ago, Watson lost her home of almost 25 years to...

Fire breaks out at Arkoma plant where Nov. 3 explosion injured a worker who died on Tuesday Wed, Nov 19, 2008 | Add a comment ARKOMA — A man has died of injuries he suffered in a plant explosion in Arkoma just west of the Arkansas state line, authorities said. Stephen Fontenot of Arkansas died Tuesday at a Fort Smith,...

Sapulpa fire victim saves child, dies with her spouse Mon, Nov 17, 2008 SAPULPA — A Creek County woman dashed back inside a burning mobile home and rescued her 3-year-old granddaughter, but then perished with her husband Monday. Victim Rosetta...