Oklahoma Weather Alert: Back-to-Back Earthquakes Shake Area Northwest of Oklahoma City Late Friday Night
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – Two small earthquakes struck northwest of the Oklahoma City metro late Friday night, marking back-to-back tremors within about 90 minutes in central Oklahoma. According to the U.S....
Purcell Office Gun Horror Leaves Local Woman Fighting for Life
Marilyn Cockrill remained in critical condition Friday after a gunshot to the abdomen inside an office on South Green Avenue in Purcell, turning an ordinary late morning into a life-or-death emergency. The shooting happened just after 10:30 a.m. on Friday, March 6, and emergency crews rushed her to an Oklahoma City...
Second Chances: Renewal Springs uses a personal approach to healing
OKLAHOMA CITY - After his military service, Drew LaBoon had his challenges, but it was those challenges that propelled him into his destiny. “When I retired from the military in 2016, I had no purpose, I had no identity,” said Drew LaBoon, Chief Operating Officer of Pathway Recovery. Sadly,...
Demolition starts at Woodson Park as OKC moves ahead with four youth center locations
OKLAHOMA CITY (KOKH) — The Oklahoma City Council has approved four sites for new youth centers. They'll be designed to provide after-school and summer programs for children across the city. The centers will be built at:. Woodson Park - 3403 S. May Ave. S. Santa Fe Ave & SE...
Update: A fiery crash involving a semi and a car has shut down the...
Traffic was heavily affected in Edmond, Oklahoma, after a serious crash involving a semi-truck and a passenger car early Wednesday morning. The accident caused a fire and forced authorities to restrict traffic on one of the busiest highways in the area. Officials have asked drivers to stay alert and consider using...
Francis Tuttle students work to revive Bob Waldmire’s Route 66 mural truck
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (KOKH) — Automotive training students at Francis Tuttle are restoring a piece of Route 66 history. The students were given a box truck that used to belong to artist Bob Waldmire. Waldmire painted a mural of Route 66 on the driver's side of the truck in...
OKC Toddlers Found Shivering in Street, Parents Busted on Neglect Rap
Oklahoma City police say a welfare check turned into a child-neglect case after officers found two toddlers standing in the street in cold weather on Feb. 20, one dressed only in pajamas and the other in a T-shirt and diaper. According to KOKH, officers responding to the welfare call discovered the children in the...
Former employee charged with using tax exemption on personal purchases
48-year-old Scott Phipps is facing six counts of unlawful use of tax exemption for personal purchases. The tax exemption belonged to a school he no longer works for.
This Quirky Oklahoma Store Is Where Crystals, Candles, And Tarot Cards Meet Cosmic Curiosity
I was wandering through the Paseo Arts District one afternoon when a doorway caught my attention. Inside was a space that felt completely different from the street outside. Incense drifted through the air, crystals caught the light from every corner, and shelves of tarot cards seemed to invite you to pick one up just...
Two arrested for stealing oilfield equipment worth thousands
OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — State agents say they have arrested two men who are accused of stealing and then selling thousands of dollars worth of oilfield equipment. The energy company first noticed missing equipment last summer, so to figure out what was going on, they made a call to the Oklahoma Bureau of...
