Boy’s kin to mourn in private Sat, Nov 29, 2008 | Comments 5 11AThe biological family was barred from the funeral of a foster child accidentally hit by a car. However, relatives of John Gifford, 5, said the state Department of Human Services will let them...

Edmond group gathers toys for foster children Thu, Nov 27, 2008 | Add a comment EDMOND — Citizens Caring for Children, a local nonprofit organization, is looking to community members to include a foster child on their Christmas shopping list. "These children are...

Grandmother of boy killed in Wilson wreck said he was in foster care Tue, Nov 25, 2008 WILSON, Okla. - A 5-year-old boy has been killed when he was hit by a car after a 13-year-old started it to warm it up. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says 5-year-old John Gifford of Wilson died...

Boy missing from OKC restaurant found safe Mon, Nov 24, 2008 Police are looking for a 13-year-old boy taken from a restaurant on the city’s south side about noon today, police said. Austin Ivie was last seen at the Woodbridge Restaurant, 3701 S...

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...

Letters to the Editor: Sunday, Nov. 16, 2008 Sat, Nov 15, 2008 | Comments 94 Judge is culpableRegarding "Sad story: Another child dies battered and bruised” (Our Views, Nov. 11): Yes, the alleged perpetrator of the abuse was Rocky Allen Moore. However, who...

Protests failed to prevent Elk City death Sat, Nov 8, 2008 ELK CITY — A 3-year-old boy was beaten to death at his home here, even though his foster mother said she begged a judge and the state Department of Human Services three months ago not to...

3:35 Fri, Jun 16, 2006 The following is a script from a News9 broadcast From News 9 I'm ----------- on the Radio Oklahoma Network. Three foster children are in D-H-S custody after OKlahoma City police find them in...

Teacher accused of child molestation Thu, May 18, 2006 It started with a teenage boy's confession to a social worker. It led to criminal charges against two people. One of them a teacher and foster parent. It's a story News9 first broke...

16-year-old receives award for service project Thu, May 18, 2006 NORMAN - When Lauren Swenson discovered that children in state custody had only a plastic trash bag in which to pack their belongings, she wanted to do something to help. "It made me feel guilty...

16-year-old receives award for service project Thu, May 18, 2006 NORMAN - When Lauren Swenson discovered that children in state custody had only a plastic trash bag in which to pack their belongings, she wanted to do something to help. "It made me feel guilty...

Laws make difference in open government Thu, May 18, 2006 Destructive grass fires. The death penalty trial of a 9/11 conspirator. A woman who overcame abuse and numerous foster homes and shelters and now hopes to rescue her siblings from similar...

Can they find a happy ending? Thu, May 18, 2006 Karesha Richardson, her two sisters and brother shared the same mother, but they all took their own journeys through Oklahoma's child welfare system -- some found support and guidance, others...

Sister wages custody battle for abused siblings Thu, May 18, 2006 The Navy instilled duty in young Karesha Richardson, who joined the military to escape the pain of an abusive past. Richardson's mother, Sue Ann Kanu, made her life a living hell of beatings,...

Abuse victim survives to help siblings Thu, May 18, 2006 Keeping up with two young children, a teenage brother and a full-time job as a real estate agent has Karesha Richardson organized well beyond her 24 years. How Karesha Richardson decided to...

About foster care Thu, May 18, 2006 For information about the Department of Human Services Foster Care Program, contact: OKDHS Children & Family Services - Foster Care 2400 N Lincoln Blvd. No. 98 Oklahoma City, OK 73105 call...

Siblings reunited after 13 years Thu, May 18, 2006 After 13 years apart, a brother and sister who were separated through adoption found each other at a military school for troubled youth. "I'm really happy, but I don't think it's hit me yet,"...

China: Oklahoma group gives medical aid to orphans Thu, May 18, 2006 Her first medical mission to China left Amy Eldridge with an emotional wound so deep, she wasn't sure it would ever heal. An Adoption Story: A Child from China More than two years later,...

Ardmore Marine mourned Thu, May 18, 2006 ARDMORE - Fleeting, like a wisp of smoke, Nachez Washalanta II shined brightly and then vanished from the face of the earth. Iraq coverage That was the story told by friends and loved ones...

Wishing for a home for the holidays Thu, May 18, 2006 Each November, as Oklahomans return to their childhood homes to join family members around the Thanksgiving table, another 100 to 150 young adults have nowhere to go. Donna and Fred Raymond...