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Man Arrested, Accused Of Robbing Sand Springs Gas Station Clerk
A Sand Springs gas station clerk says a man with a knife robbed him, then took off with cash and cigarettes. It happened Monday morning at the Sav A Trip near Highway 412 west of town. Surveillance video helped Sand Springs Police arrest James Matlock within 12 hours. Records show...
Norman UTV Accident Claims Lives Of 2 Brothers, Ages 2 And 8 Months
A 2-year-old boy who was placed on life support following a UTV accident Sunday, died on Tuesday. “He's tough--the toughest kid I know. He’s hanging on but we just don’t know if it's enough,” said RJ’s uncle, Dylan Clark. RJ’s 8-month-old brother also died. Now their...
Tulsa Man Arrested, Accused Of Obtaining Money Under False Pretenses
A Tulsa man is out on bond after police say he received almost $1 million from fraudulent checks. Police say it all stemmed from one company getting an email about updated banking information for another company. Officers say the company found out that the email was hacked and the account...
Event raised $1K for children’s hospital
On Saturday, June 22, Bristow’s Walmart held a car show in its parking lot to raise money for The Children’s Hospital at Saint Francis in Tulsa. The event also included additional attractions: an array of food trucks, first responders, a disc jockey playing music, goody giveaways, and the opportunity for children and adults to paint a Bristow police car.
Former Students Now Teach At Eisenhower International School
Eisenhower International School has two teachers this summer who attended Eisenhower themselves as kids. Now, they are full-time teachers who are giving back to their grade school. While many classrooms across Green Country are quiet during the summer months, Grace Elbon's room at Eisenhower is filled with sound--the sound of...
Broken Arrow man dies in motorcycle accident
A 59-year-old man from Broken Arrow died Tuesday after a two-vehicle accident, the Broken Arrow Police Department said. Officers responded the 2800 block of East Houston Street, just west of State Highway 51 at 6:41 p.m. for a motorcycle vs. vehicle accident. The motorcycle driver, whose name hasn’t been released,...
Tulsa Salvation Army Asking For Bottled Water Donations
The Salvation Army in Tulsa is asking for bottled water donations to help people in need keep cool this summer. Donations can be brought to the nonprofit's central command center near 11th and Sheridan. Volunteers have been passing out bottled water to the city's homeless population. The Salvation Army also...
Sand Springs Veteran Gets New Roof With Help Of Nonprofit
A Sand Springs veteran finally has a new roof after a year of dealing with insurance to get it replaced. Veteran David Burton has been trying to get his roof repaired since the Father's Day Storm last year. His roof was deemed a total loss by insurance. “By the time...
'This Gift Just Said Game On, We're In This Thing': TU Athletic Director Talks $30 Million Anonymous Donation
TU Athletic Director Rick Dickson announced on Tuesday that an anonymous donor has given a $30 million gift to the University of Tulsa's Athletics Endowment Fund on Tuesday. This generous donation serves as the cornerstone for the fund, which has an ambitious goal of endowing all athletic scholarships. The proceeds from the endowment will fund the cost of attendance for scholarship student-athletes in perpetuity.
The Frontier grows staff to expand coverage of Tulsa
The Frontier has hired Garrett Yalch to expand its coverage of Tulsa. Yalch will report on city and county government and other Tulsa-area news. Yalch grew up in Tulsa and graduated in May from Washington University in St. Louis with a degree in philosophy. He served two summer internships for The Frontier while in college, reporting on economic and racial inequality, education and the environment. Yalch also previously did an internship with the KOSU news and public affairs radio program Focus: Black Oklahoma.
Social services to embed with BA police, firefighters to address community mental health needs
Broken Arrow Police and Fire Departments are taking a collaborative approach to resolving emergency situations for people suffering from mental health and substance abuse issues. Beginning July 1, care coordinators from Family & Children’s Services and Grand Mental Health will be embedded with first responders. Family & Children Services...
Tulsa car dealership criticized for hosting elderly elephants in high heat
Tulsa, Okla. (KTUL) — An unusual report of animal abuse after a group took to social media with complaints that a Tulsa car dealership had elderly elephants in their parking lot in temperatures close to 100 degrees. NewsChannel 8 reached out to CompassionWorks International, the animal advocacy organization who...
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