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Latest Oklahoma wildfire update reveals 4 dead, 142 injured across state

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (KSWO) - In an update released by the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management (OEM), four deaths across the state have been confirmed due to high winds and fires. The deaths come from four separate counties including Lincoln, Garfield, Haskell and Pawnee. According to OEM, 142 injuries have...

Oklahoma · 2025-03-16
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Texas Based Gun Company Has Filed For Bankruptcy As Demand Falls

A Texas based gun company has hit hard times and has reportedly filed for bankruptcy. Gunmaker Watchtower Firearms, which has its manufacturing base in Frisco, Texas and a corporate office in Spring, Texas filed for bankruptcy last week according to Chron.com. The lower demand for guns is among the reasons why Watchtower has had rough times lately.

Texas · 2025-03-15

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Gateway Church leader addresses congregation after founding pastor's indictment

A leader at Southlake-based Gateway Church on Saturday provided the first update to its congregation since founding pastor Robert Morris was indicted on five counts of lewd or indecent acts with a child in Oklahoma. "I'm sure that stirred up a lot of emotion for you," said Nic Lesmeister, the North Texas megachurch's executive pastor of Global Outreach. "It stirred up a lot of emotion for us, and reliving our challenging history can be at times odd. We don't know what to do with our emotions." The accusations date back to the early 1980s in Oklahoma, but charges were...

Southlake, TX · 2025-03-15

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Four deaths after Friday’s wildfire outbreak

Officials have confirmed four people who have died after the Friday fires lit up throughout Oklahoma.

Garfield County, OK · 2025-03-17

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State notifies public of potential measles exposure in 6 Green Country locations

The Oklahoma State Department of Health says it was notified Friday of two more “probable” measles cases. That brings total suspected cases in the Sooner State to four. OSDH says the two new illnesses aren’t linked to the first cases announced March 11, though the department hasn’t revealed the location of those cases.

Oklahoma · 2025-03-16

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Oklahoma wildfires in before-and-after images

Mother Nature's fury... A massive storm system swept across the middle part of the U.S., triggering tornadoes and devastating wildfires. Some 100 fires have ignited in the Plains area, posing threats to residents and wildlife. Areas in Oklahoma have been hardest hit, where nearly 300 homes have been destroyed as fires have burned more than 170,000 acres burned since Friday. The before-and-after images show just how intense the wildfires have been... Oklahoma fires: Before-and-after images Oklahoma fires: Before-and-after images Oklahoma fires: Before-and-after images Oklahoma fires: Before-and-after images Oklahoma fires: Before-and-after images Oklahoma fires: Before-and-after images Oklahoma fires: Before-and-after images Oklahoma fires: Before-and-after images Oklahoma fires: Before-and-after images Oklahoma fires: Before-and-after images Oklahoma fires: Before-and-after images Oklahoma fires: Before-and-after images Oklahoma fires: Before-and-after images Oklahoma fires: Before-and-after images Oklahoma fires: Before-and-after images Oklahoma fires: Before-and-after images Oklahoma fires: Before-and-after images Oklahoma fires: Before-and-after images This article originally appeared on The List Wire: Oklahoma wildfires in before-and-after images

Oklahoma · 2025-03-15

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Oklahoma’s Floating Cabins Make the Best Lake-Days Getaway

As Oklahoma slowly starts warming up, with the longer spring days and still-chilly nights, it's prime time to be out in nature. One of the coolest ways to enjoy the outdoorsman's paradise that is the Sooner State is taking the family away from the city for a few days and huddling up in a cabin.

Oklahoma · 2025-03-16

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Woman gives birth to baby weighing over 11 pounds

OKLAHOMA CITY (Gray News) - A family is celebrating the birth of a new member after a woman gave birth to a baby boy weighing more than 11 pounds. Chloe Krenger gave birth to her son, Murphy, who weighed 11 pounds, 4 ounces. Murphy is the biggest baby that Dr....

Oklahoma City, OK · 2025-03-16

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Oklahoma educator leaves scene of fatal Missouri crash while driving home from church conference

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Mo. — While driving back to her Oklahoma home from an Iowa church conference, a woman struck a motorcyclist on an I-44 overpass, knocking the motorcycle into the guardrail and ejecting the driver off the overpass onto I-44's westbound lanes below, killing him before leaving the scene, investigators wrote in court documents.

Tulsa, OK · 2025-03-14

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Four people died as a result of fires or high winds. Fire risk, strong winds return Monday and Tuesday.

After recent extreme wind conditions caused fires across Oklahoma and led to four confirmed fatalities, local meteorologists forecast more strong winds coming to the state Monday and Tuesday. The National Weather Service's Norman forecast office predicted wind gusts in central Oklahoma could reach up to 35 to 45 mph Monday and up to 45 mph on Tuesday. Gusts between 40 to 50 mph will hit southwest Oklahoma Tuesday, and slightly lower winds are expected Monday. "It looks like Monday will be 5 to 10 mph lighter than Tuesday in most areas," said Phillip Ware, a meteorologist at the National...

Oklahoma · 2025-03-16

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Norman residents recount Friday wildfires, in disbelief over devastation

NORMAN, Okla. (KFOR) — Cleveland County is one of the many counties listed under the Governor’s state of emergency. The National Weather Service issued an evacuation order Friday for people living in East Norman. There were six wildfires reported there. A Norman resident spoke with News 4 about the moment evacuation alerts were issued. “It […]

Norman, OK · 2025-03-16

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Oklahoma Food Trend – Cream Cheese Chili Cheese Dogs

Over the last couple of years, it seems that cream cheese has been slowly making its way into all sorts of dishes in Oklahoma. Cream cheese crack chicken, used as a thickener for heavier soups, I've even experimented with cream cheese in my chili once--I went a little too heavy on the cayenne and the cream cheese totally tamed it down without being weird... but cream cheese on a hot dog?

Oklahoma · 2025-03-16

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State Championship Saturday for the Final Time at State Fair Arena

2025 marks the final year for high school basketball state tournament games at State Fair Arena.

Oklahoma · 2025-03-16

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Oklahoma’s Experiencing the Longest EF5 Tornado Drought on Record

Oklahoma is well on its way to extending the current record on large, destructive tornadoes. It has been almost twelve full years since an EF5 scorched a path anywhere across the country, the last being the May 13th Moore twister back in 2013. That's not to say the world hasn't...

Oklahoma · 2025-03-15

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Johnson family home officially listed in national Register of Historic Places

LAWTON, Okla. (KSWO) - On Friday, March 14, it was officially announced that the Lawton family home of James Carl Sr. and Lucille Johnson, located at 202 E. Gore Blvd has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places. According to a press release from the Oklahoma Historical Society,...

Lawton, OK · 2025-03-15

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Arrest made after crash kills at least 5 people, including infant, in Texas

At least five people died and 11 were hurt in a crash involving at least 17 vehicles, including semi-trucks, on Interstate 35 in north Austin late Thursday night, police said.

Austin, TX · 2025-03-15

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Fires ravage Oklahoma leading to disaster declaration in 12 counties, hundreds of homes lost

Fire crews fighting blazes in Oklahoma on March 14, 2025, were overwhelmed by extreme winds. Dozens of fires raged across Oklahoma Friday afternoon, fueled by high winds and dry conditions. By Saturday morning, things were calmer but Oklahomans were left picking up the pieces across 170,000 acres of scorched earth....

Oklahoma · 2025-03-15