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Bethany, Oklahoma City Police Involved In Suspect Search Near Lake Hefner
Multiple Oklahoma City metro police agencies were involved in a pursuit Tuesday morning near Lake Hefner. Investigators said the pursuit began when Bethany Police attempted to pull over a person driving a four-wheeler heading eastbound on Northwest 122nd Street. The driver of the four-wheeler then stopped near Lake Hefner Parkway,...
Newcastle Neighborhood Recovering After Storm Damages Homes
A homeowner in Newcastle is recovering after a tornado ripped off the roof of his home Saturday evening. As storms tore across the state over the weekend, tornadoes came very close to the Riverwind Casino on Highway 9, instead striking a neighborhood in the area. Homeowner Patrick Stewart says it...
Two-story mixed-use center coming to area
A new 43,000 square-foot, mixed-used center is coming to the Yukon area. Construction is well underway on The Stacks, a two-story development on N.W. 10th between Garth Brooks Boulevard (Cemetery Road) and Czech Hall Road. The property is on the south side of 10th Street, in Oklahoma City limits. The...
Oklahoma Storm Damage: Jim Gardner Surveys Calumet Damage In Bob Mills SkyNews 9
A potential tornado that swept through Calumet in Canadian County caused some significant damage on Saturday. News 9's Jim Gardner surveyed the damage from overhead in Bob Mills SkyNews 9. He found an RV that was destroyed, trailers being pushed several feet and downed power lines from strong winds or...
Yukon Girl Scout among 13 Gold Award recipients
Girl Scouts Western Oklahoma has named its 13 Gold Award recipients for 2024. The group includes a Yukon Girl Scout among four Canadian County honorees. Each year, hundreds of Girl Scouts across the country earn Gold Awards — the highest honor a Girl Scout can receive — through commitment to a service project.
Tornado warning issued for Okarche and Kingfisher
A tornado warning was issued for Okarche and Kingfisher at 4:37 p.m. Saturday by the National Weather Service. A system capable of producing a tornado was spotted near Calumet and moving northeast,. the weather service reported. The warning was issued until 5:30 p.m. for people in Okarche and Kingfisher. At...
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...
Part of the team
Gunnar Cook and his family have made Yukon their home – and the city’s newest firefighter already knows this is where he’ll spend the rest of his public service career. “This is where I want to stay. I’ll finish my career here,” Cook declared. Cook...
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. ...
Motive remains unclear in family’s murder-suicide
With the police investigation officially closed, a motive remains unclear after an eastern Canadian County man went through his home early this week killing three of his children after shooting his wife to death. Sometime last Sunday night, 42-year-old Jonathon Candy became involved in an altercation with his 39-year-old wife...
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