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Oklahoma grapples with American phenomenon of family annihilation: What we can learn
Police are describing the fatal shootings Monday of the Candy family in Yukon as a murder-suicide and a "massacre." But Jonathon Candy’s actions also carry a different name: "family annihilation," a violent phenomenon that each year takes hundreds of lives across the United States — and one that has shocked Oklahoma communities more than a dozen times since 2020. ...
WATCH: Sky 5 shows tornado rotating near Eakly
EAKLY, Okla. — Sky 5 captured the moment a tornado formed and touched down Saturday afternoon near Eakly, which is a town in Caddo County. In the video from around 4:15 p.m. on Saturday, a large rotation could be seen lowering from the sky and dirt and grass on the ground kicking up. A second lowering started to form from that same storm cell, but it didn't lower that far.
Grady and Caddo County Arrest Report
The following felony charges have been filed against these individuals, however they are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Information from www.odcr.com. BARRON, SCOTT CLAYTON, Wichita Falls, TX: ACTUAL PHYSICAL CONTROL – FELONY. GOODWIN, THEODORE JOSEPH, Tuttle: 1. TRAFFICKING IN ILLEGAL DRUGS (METH) (FELONY); 2. UNLAWFUL POSS. OF CDS WITH...
Multiple School Proms Canceled, Rescheduled Due To Severe Weather
Edmond, Yukon, Putnam City and Oklahoma City Public Schools have cancelled their proms for April 27 due to the possibility of severe weather. Yukon is rescheduling their prom for April 28. Oklahoma City Public Schools has postponed the proms for Northwest Classen High School and Emerson North High School. Mustang...
Legendary Ag Teacher at Amber- Pocasset retires after 48 Years
AMBER, Okla. (KFOR) — The days are getting longer, winter wheat is heading out, and Ag Teacher Billy Scott is riding herd on a regional speech contest, a last for him, though he’s made a promise not to count. “I’m not saying anything about this being my last...
Grant would ease need for mental health services
When Ty Pool was hired as vice president of Physician Services & Clinics at Grady Memorial Hospital in July 2021, one of the things physicians consistently asked for was more and better access to mental health care for their patients. If the hospital and Five Oaks Family Medical Clinic are...
Hours-long Blanchard manhunt ends with suspects in custody
Blanchard police told residents to avoid a rural area on Wednesday afternoon as they searched for a man they say was involved in an assault. The Blanchard Police Department found who they were looking for after a three-hour manhunt, but they are still investigating what led up to this. "We...
Negligent homicide charge filed in fatal county crash
EL RENO – A semi-truck driver faces up to two years in prison and fines totaling up to $2,000 if convicted of causing a fatal crash in far west Canadian County. Chickasha’s Cordele R. Brandon Sr., 69, was charged April 9 with two counts of negligent homicide by motor vehicle in Canadian County District Court.
Rush Springs man wanted after authorities allege he was living on oilfield site
RUSH SPRINGS, Okla. (KSWO) - A Rush Springs man faces a felony charge after investigators believe he had been living at an oilfield site. Ronnie Frick faces a single charge of trespass and damage to a critical infrastructure facility, a crime that could land him behind bars for 10 years and fines up to $100,000.
El Reno earns $1.2M grant for tourism project
EL RENO – History pays, especially history that attracts tourism dollars. The City of El Reno recently learned it had been awarded a grant of more than $1.2 million by the Oklahoma Route 66 Commission. The funds will be used to transform the eyesore of an old service station at 120 S. Choctaw into what’s expected to be a tourism magnet.
Former Boone-Apache School teacher accused of relationship with underage student, faces 2 felonies
APACHE, Okla. (KSWO) - A former teacher with the Boone-Apache School District faces two felony counts, following an alleged inappropriate relationship between him and an underage student. 52-year-old Myles Stephenson Jr. of Anadarko is charged with lewd acts to a child under 16, and enticing a child under 16 into...
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