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More attention on hole in the Oklahoma County Jail
In some of the biggest summer movies, you'll likely see friends kicking back in the truck bed, catching the open, unsheilded wind as the driver rolls down the road. Luckily in Oklahoma, you can live that fantasy. Laws in Oklahoma and Oklahoma City protect passengers' right to travel in the bed of a truck, but not all can feel this thrill. Here's what state and local law says about traveling in the bed of a pickup truck. Is it legal to ride in the back of a pickup truck? Neither Oklahoma state law nor OKC city ordinance restricts the ability of adult passengers to be in the bed of a pickup truck, even when it's on the highway. There are 21 states that don't have a law against pickup trucks, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety , including Oklahoma. Other states have some restrictions on what age people can be when they ride in the truck bed, like Texas, which only allows individuals 18 and older. Riding in the truck bed still comes with dangers. While riding in the truck bed is legal, passengers should still practice safe travel to prevent any unwanted injuries. Oklahoma also prohibits reckless
Oklahoma homeowners who are 65 or older can lock in the taxable value of their home by filing with the county assessor between Jan. 1 and March 15. The Oklahoma County Assessor lists a household income cap of $99,000 for 2026 on that senior valuation freeze, up from $89,500 the year before. The freeze holds […] The post Oklahoma homeowners 65 and older can freeze taxable home value by filing with the assessor by March 15, and Oklahoma County lists a $99,000 income cap for 2026 appeared first on The Money Overview .
A sprawling new Walmart Supercenter opened Wednesday in northwest Oklahoma City, bringing a sushi station, a Hispanic bakery section, and an eight-pump fuel station to the Deercrest Marketplace development near Rockwell Avenue and Memorial Road. The 175,000-square-foot store at 6805 NW 138th St. drew a grand opening crowd that included Oklahoma native Ree Drummond, former Thunder player Nick Collison, and Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders.
OKLAHOMA CITY - An Oklahoma City community event is helping local families prepare for Thanksgiving with a free turkey giveaway on Sunday, Nov. 15. Primetime OKC and community partners are hosting a drive-thru turkey giveaway at the Oklahoma State Fairgrounds starting at 2:30 p.m. The giveaway is set to take...
In-N-Out might be coming to Oklahoma. We found some interesting possibilities for where that first restaurant could land.
A metro neighborhood is fed up with repeated power surges; they say it's even fried some expensive appliances.
Oklahoma voters rejected the idea in 2018. A year later, Walmart and the state's optometrists reached a compromise. Here's what happened.
Oklahoma City investor Cameron walked into a house his company had just finished evicting, and it did not take long to see what went wrong. In a video for @CamburkeRealEstate, […]
It's hard to miss. A hole in the outside wall of the Oklahoma County Jail is there for everyone to see, but exactly how long it's been there is unclear.
Some of the best Saturdays in Oklahoma start with a pocket full of small bills and no real plan. You wander past a folding table, spot something odd or old or oddly perfect, and suddenly the whole morning has a story. Flea markets across the state turn a few dollars...
One of the country's largest Asian food festivals is coming to Scissortail Park in November
By the time I walked up to Integrity Recovery Center’s front door, I’d been trying to get a hold of the owners for months. Integrity’s website described the treatment facility as a “healing sanctuary” and showed photographs of a gleaming white mansion with a pool in the Los Angeles foothills. The place looked a little dingier in person, with trash in the driveway and weeds growing over a retaining wall.
A one-story building at 1116 N Broadway that has long stood out as an eyesore in Oklahoma City's Automobile Alley district is set to get a facade renovation and a new second-floor apartment. The property, which consists of two separate structures, has sat largely unchanged for decades along one of the district's most visible commercial corridors.
OKLAHOMA CITY - Thanksgiving in Oklahoma means family, football and a table full of food, but cooking all of it can eat up the whole holiday. Between thawing the turkey, juggling oven space and timing every side to finish at once, hosting starts to feel like a shift at work. The good news: you can get a premade Thanksgiving dinner in Oklahoma City from local barbecue joints, caterers, diners and grocers.
OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – Traffic is moving slowly on I-35 in Southeast Oklahoma City Monday morning. Traffic is backed on I-35 near SE 59th St. Drivers should be cautious in that area. Visit KFOR’s Live Traffic Map.
Travelers and locals have new selfie-worthy stops along historic Route 66 in OKC, thanks to a gift of four custom shields from the Oklahoma Route 66 Centennial Commission, OG&E and the Inasmuch Foundation. Installed in Oklahoma City in late October, the shields now anchor districts along former alignments of Route...
Oklahoma’s 2026 public-school report cards show contrasting outcomes in the Oklahoma City area: eight of Oklahoma City Public Schools’ 10 high schools received a D or F, while every Edmond Public Schools high school earned a B. About 70% of OKCPS schools improved their overall scores from the previous year, according to News 9. The Oklahoma State Department of Education issued grades for 1,750 schools, up from 1,724 the year before, the station reported.
