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WCS FB Talks Returners in 2024
We continue to eye the start of high school football, which is just around the corner. Practices will start in about 5-6 weeks across Northeast Oklahoma. One of the programs with the most change across our area is Wesleyan Christian School. The Mustangs graduated most of their big names last year. Former head coach Curt Cloud then stepped aside to let in a new era of WCS football.
Oklahomans are getting disaster recovery help thanks to this nonprofit group
Like many disaster survivors, a Slaughterville woman found her path to recovery fraught with financial concerns, insurance issues and other obstacles. Carolyn Shockey and her son faced some of these roadblocks after two storms damaged their mobile home but they are currently on the right "ROAD" due to the efforts of a group of nonprofit agencies.
SIXERS-THUNDER PROJECTED IN 2025 NBA FINALS: DON’T LAUGH!
It’s July 5, and the Summer League hasn’t even started. The 2024-25 NBA Finals: Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Philadelphia 76ers. Given the way free agency is playing out and given the changing dynamics of the league where six different teams have won the title in the past six seasons, that’s as likely a Finals matchup as any.
Fireworks-related calls among thousands received by OKC emergency services over July Fourth
Oklahoma City firefighters responded to hundreds of emergency calls during the Fourth of July holiday. Despite the arrival of scattered thunderstorms late in the week that brought much-needed rain, the fire department attended to 371 emergency incidents including grass fires. ...
How can northeast OKC grow while preserving its legacy? Lessons learned from Black Wall Street
The fourth annual PlaceKeepers Minority Developers Conference will be headed to Tulsa in mid-July to learn from the city's Black Wall Street revitalization efforts on how to honor culture and increase community buy-in. The convention, organized every year by the nonprofit Northeast OKC Renaissance, is scheduled for July 12 at MetroTech Springlake...
Deadly collision on Southwest 29th Street under investigation by OKCPD
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA (KOKH) — The Oklahoma City Police Department (OKCPD) responded to a deadly collision on Southwest 29th Street and Kentucky Avenue at approximately 6:20 Friday morning. No details of the crash have been released at this time, however, a wheelchair and some personal items were partly in...
Porter Moser discusses expectations for Oklahoma basketball's 1st SEC season
Oklahoma's move to the SEC was still just an idea when Porter Moser was hired as men's basketball coach in April 2021. About two months after he arrived in Norman, however, a significant change for the Sooners was set to become reality. "There was so much excitement about (the move...
There’s Nothing More Oklahoman Than Tornadoes During July 4th Fireworks
The Fourth of July came and went two-fold across some parts of Oklahoma yesterday. Locally in Southwest OK, it was mostly clear skies, brutally hot temps, and even higher indices until it wasn't. A wild and windy storm rolled through within moments of the weather notifications, and it stormed like a monsoon for a bit.
UPDATE: Tonkawa couple convicted of dispensing Fentanyl
NEWKIRK — On July 1, both Rush Sr. and Deleon entered no contest pleas to the charges filed on Feb. 23, 2023. Sentencing is deferred for five years and both must do 80 hours of community service. Tonkawa couple facing charges of dispensing Fentanyl. NEWKIRK — Court dates are...
Fireworks Cause Oklahoma City Home To Catch Fire
A family is out of their home Friday morning in the metro after fireworks caused a fire at the home. Fireworks caused a dumpster to catch fire, and the flames spread to the home's attic. It happened at a house near SE 89th and Sunny Lane in Oklahoma City around...
Employee shoots intruder at Tulsa dispensary during attempted burglary
TULSA, OKLA. (KTUL) — Tulsa Police responded to a shooting at a dispensary Friday morning at a shopping center near 61st and Memorial. One person was taken to the hospital and one of the glass doors to the Bodega Boyz was shattered, the other door was boarded up. Tulsa...
Tulsa attorney says number of abuse allegations at juvenile detention center is growing
“I would characterize it as a brothel for children where there were essentially detention officers and other staff nurses to have free reign to abuse these children, to rape these children with impunity,” Brecht said.
OCPD release name of victim in fatal June stabbing
OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma City police on Friday released the name of a man they said was stabbed and killed in late June. Open the video player above to see some of the headlines KOCO 5 is following. Police were called to Northwest 23rd Street and North MacArthur Boulevard...
Oklahoma Football: The top-5 toughest defensive players the Sooners will face in 2024
We looked at the top-5 toughest offensive players the Oklahoma football program crosses paths with, and now it's time to look at the defenders. Traditionally, the SEC has been known as a defense-first conference, producing some of the most talented defensive players of the last quarter century. This year is no exception. Luckily for OU, two of the conference's best defenders wear the Crimson and Cream.
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