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Peggs woman sentenced to three years for manslaughter on Cherokee Nation land
CHEROKEE COUNTY, OKLA (KTUL) — A Peggs woman was sentenced to federal prison for knowingly shooting and killing one victim. Following her guilty plea in 2023, Wanda Kay Friday, 53, was sentenced to three years in prison for voluntary manslaughter in Indian Country. According to investigators, Friday shot the...
NTSB issues advisory after 2022 fatal Tishomingo crash linked to cannabis impairment
Two years ago, six high school girls were killed in a crash while traveling east on Oklahoma State Highway 22 near Tishomingo. The 16-year-old driver of a small Chevrolet Spark hatchback slowed for an intersection, accelerated through a stop sign and was hit by a semi truck hauling gravel. The...
OU Health Burn Unit Helps Blanchard Couple Recover After Explosive Crash
A Blanchard husband and wife are back home after a distracted driver hit their jeep. The crash left them with severe burns. The skilled medical team at OU Health helped them begin their long road toward recovery. Plastic surgeons at OU Health work on some of the most painful and...
Grade the trade: Thunder take West over, shun Warriors in blockbuster deal
The Oklahoma City Thunder were the No. 1 seed in a competitive Western Conference last season despite the second-youngest roster in the NBA. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander emerged as a bonafide MVP candidate, while Chet Holmgren finished second in Rookie of the Year voting and Jalen Williams took a sizable sophomore leap.
Power Restored To Oklahoma City Residents After Vehicle Crash Downs Power Line
OG&E crews worked to restore power Thursday morning after an outage caused by a vehicle striking a power line in northwestern Oklahoma City. According to Oklahoma City Police, the crash happened around 2 a.m. near located near Northwest 10th Street and North Meridian Avenue. OG&E said over 5,000 customers were...
Prison deaths in Oklahoma this year on a pace to exceed last year's number, officials say
The Oklahoma Department of Corrections is on pace this year to exceed last year's total of 126 inmate deaths, records for the first six months of 2024 show. Numbers provided to The Oklahoman listed one inmate homicide, four deaths by accident and three suicides. "Natural causes" accounted for another 33 deaths, and 33 others were listed as "results pending," meaning the cause of death had not been determined. Two inmates have been executed this year. So far...
Jazz stud floated as 'top trade target' for Thunder, and it's not Lauri Markkanen
This summer, the talk of the town has been the idea of a potential blockbuster trade involving Utah Jazz star, Lauri Markkanen, as rumors are Danny Ainge and company are strongly weighing their options in a possible exchange. To no one's surprise, the OKC Thunder have been pegged as a...
Street fight leads to shooting death
EL RENO – A Yukon-area man faces the death penalty or life in prison for allegedly shooting to death another local man during a street fight in a neighborhood north of Yukon. Ramari Zaishawn Boone-Haye, 21, was charged July 23 in Canadian County District Court with first-degree murder (deliberate...
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