13 Restaurants Taking Christmas Eve Reservations in the OKC Metro
As a fairly new Okie who had never celebrated holidays outside of Missouri, it was a big change for me when we began celebrating every other year here in the metro. At first, planning a holiday seemed a bit overwhelming, trying to match the special memories I had growing up. But it has turned into something I have really fallen in love with because, after all, it isn’t really about recreating something from long ago; it’s about making something new with your loved ones!
OHP trooper uses patrol car to stop wrong-way driver on Turner Turnpike Saturday
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (KOKH) — An Oklahoma Highway Patrol Trooper jumped into action after noticing a driver traveling the wrong way on Saturday. Trooper Patrick Ball noticed a driver traveling westbound on the eastbound lanes of the Turner Turnpike near mile marker 161 around 3:45 a.m. on Saturday. Ball...
Ousted by a data center fight
A data center fight has resulted in the Mayor of Yukon losing his office. In a recall sparked by opposition to a proposed data center, Mayor Brian Pillmore was voted out of office on Tuesday. It was an overwhelming loss for Pillmore as he ran for re-election in Ward 3 of the council.
Democratic wave could bring changes to Oklahoma County government
Oklahoma County government could have a distinctly different feel in a few months after Democrats swept general election races. Voters flipped the Board of Oklahoma County Commissioners in an election that ended Republican Party rule, which had held since the 1970s. Plus, if freshly elected Democrats vote as a bloc, the Nov. 3 election will lead to a shift in the balance of power on the usually nonpartisan County Budget Board, where personalities often dictate action more than partisan politics.
$80M Boulevard Place set to rise in downtown OKC after years of delays
A tower crane is set to once again appear in the downtown Oklahoma City skyline as construction ramps up on the long-delayed $80 million Boulevard Place immediately east of the Omni Hotel. The seven-story, 262-unit Boulevard Place is the tallest downtown housing built from scratch since the 1966 opening of the 24-story Regency Tower at 333 NW 5th St. Boulevard Place is being built at the southeast corner of E.K. Gaylord Boulevard and Oklahoma City Boulevard and is at the gateway to the stadium d
Texas and Oklahoma Winter: Old Farmer’s Almanac Calls for Warm and Dry, While Farmers’...
The Old Farmer's Almanac calls Texas and Oklahoma warm and dry this winter, while the Farmers' Almanac forecasts a wetter, stormier season.
Aristocrat Expands Support for National Native American Hall of Fame
LAS VEGAS, NV – Aristocrat is continuing its partnership with the National Native American Hall of Fame (NNAHOF) as a legacy sponsor of the organization’s 2026 Induction Ceremony Gala, scheduled for Nov. 21 at OKANA Resort & Hotel in Oklahoma City. The annual ceremony recognizes Native American leaders...
Oklahoma Rainfall Totals for Nov. 2: Tulsa, OKC and More
OKLAHOMA - Two rounds of storms moved across Oklahoma on Monday, Nov. 2, 2026, bringing severe weather warnings and rainfall totals of 1 to 2 inches in some communities. The storms developed in western Oklahoma before moving through central and eastern parts of the state. Both rounds prompted severe thunderstorm and tornado warnings, while the second round produced a confirmed tornado near Adair in northeastern Oklahoma.
OKC Thrift Store Opens New Site, Plans Showers and Job Help for Homeless by...
Second Chances Thrift Store has packed up its racks of donated clothes and moved a few blocks north in Oklahoma City, opening a new storefront at 3000 N. MacArthur while it prepares to unveil a fuller slate of services for people experiencing homelessness later this month. The nonprofit spent years running out of its old building at 2605 N. MacArthur Blvd. before making the shift to the larger space up the road.
Housing delays carry a price for Oklahoma buyers
OKLAHOMA CITY — Long before buyers get the keys to a new home, delays in approving a development can add to the price they pay. Home Creations co-founder Jalal Farzaneh told lawmakers that a zoning dispute involving the company’s Eagle Cliff development in Norman added roughly $15,000 per home through legal fees, the cost of holding the property and rising development expenses.

















