Craig County, OK

TULSA, Okla. — Two men have pleaded guilty this week in federal court in two unrelated murder cases in Mayes and Craig Counties, according to U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. On Wednesday, 32-year-old Daren Gilson Puffinbarger pleaded guilty to second degree murder in Indian Country. Puffinbarger shot Muscogee Nation citizen Lucas Sanders in the head six times while Sanders lay in bed. Puffinbarger then set fire to the victim’s body.

Mobile wellness clinics offered by the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) continue to provide vital public health services and resources for Oklahomans in the northeast corner of the state throughout May. The OSDH District 4 Mobile Wellness Unit serves an eight-county region including Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Nowata, Ottawa, Rogers,...

--Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Craig, Creek, Delaware, Hughes, Kay, Lincoln, Mayes, Noble, Nowata, Ottawa, Payne, Rogers, Tulsa, Wagoner County in OK until 6:00am.-- Strong winds and heavy rain moved through Green Country from late Friday night till early Saturday morning, with many thunderstorm watches and warnings issued throughout the night. Weather conditions are likely to improve by late Saturday morning.

The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation said Monday a Craig County deputy and a Vinita Police officer shot and killed a suspect who was waving a bow and arrow in a “threatening” way. Law enforcement was responding to a 911 call about a large piece of concrete on...

CRAIG COUNTY, Okla. — Law enforcement shot and killed a man wielding a bow and arrow Monday morning in northeastern Oklahoma. Shortly before 7 a.m., police received a report of a large chunk of concrete on the railroad tracks on 4400 Road near Vanita. Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation officials said police officers and Craig County Sheriff's Office deputies responded and found tracks leading from the railroad tracks to a home in the 27300 block of South 4400 Road.

An investigation is underway Monday after law enforcement officers shot and killed a man at a home south of Vinita.

Agents are investigating an officer-involved shooting in Craig County.

VINITA, Okla. — UPDATE, 4/18/2022, 12:55 p.m.: Agents with the Oklahoma Bureau of Investigation have released new details about this morning’s shooting. A 911 call was placed around 7 a.m., alerting dispatchers that a large piece of concrete was on the railroad tracks near 4400 Road. Officers with the Vinita Police Department and deputies with the Craig County Sheriff’s Office respond.