Oklahoma City Streetcar Goes Fare-Free in January
If the pilot program is successful, the fare-free program could become permanent. | Kool Cats Photography over 10 Million Views from Edmond, OK, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons / Wikimedia Commons. The Oklahoma City streetcar, operated by EMBARK, will start offering free rides on January 5, with a...
1 arrested after fire at SW OKC apartment complex
OKLAHOMA CITY - One person is in custody following a fire Tuesday morning at a southwest Oklahoma City apartment complex, according to police. The Oklahoma City Police Department reports that officers were dispatched to a domestic disturbance at an apartment located near South Portland Avenue and Newcastle Road. OCPD...
One in custody after apartment fire in SW Oklahoma City
OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – One person is in custody after an apartment fire in Southwest Oklahoma City on Tuesday morning. Officials say an argument between a man and a woman led the man to set an apartment on fire near SW 29th St. and Portland Ave. Fire crews quickly...
Oklahoma City police seek help identifying suspect in Reno and Western robbery
OKLAHOMA CITY, (KOKH) — The Oklahoma City Police Department is seeking public assistance in identifying a suspect in a robbery investigation. According to OKCPD, the individual pictured above entered a convenience store at Reno and Western on Nov. 1. The suspect concealed an item and then went into the...
Oklahoma City man says porch pirate stole Christmas, $2,500 job
OKLAHOMA CITY - Just two weeks before Christmas, Julius Reggans of Oklahoma City fell victim to a bold porch pirate and caught the theft on his security camera. Now, he wants to warn others about protecting their deliveries. Reggans, who installs security systems and dashboard cameras, relies on frequent deliveries...
Vandalism of Civil Rights statue should remind Oklahomans that our work isn’t done
I found myself greatly disturbed by the despicable act of vandalism to the new monument in downtown Oklahoma City designed to celebrate our city’s historic role in our nation’s sit-in movement. As photos in The Oklahoman revealed, less than a month after the monument’s unveiling, someone used “a key or a small pocket...
Panel awards millions for Oklahoma turnpike projects
OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority on Tuesday awarded more than $120 million in contracts to move forward with a turnpike improvement and expansion program. The largest contract was for nearly $97 million to Crossland Construction Co., Inc., for bridges and paving on the East-West Connector turnpike in...
Free showers for homeless; Group passes 1,000 showers
The Be Heard Movement has a goal of providing showers and laundry services to the unhoused for free. Now, they're celebrating a big achievement.
Man found with multiple gunshot wounds in Oklahoma City apartment dies at hospital
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA. (KOKH) — The Oklahoma City Police Department responded to a call for a welfare check for an individual on Tuesday around 10:17 p.m. When officers arrived to an apartment complex in the 6700 block of Decon Avenue, they located Chad Halvorson with a gunshot wound. Halvorson...
Bodycam video shows parents’ reactions after pit bull attack on toddler in Oklahoma City
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA (KOKH) — Oklahoma City police have released body camera footage from the night a 2-year-old girl, Locklynn Rose McGuire, was killed by a pit bull on Nov. 18. The video shows officers interacting with the child's parents, Darci Lambert and Jordan McGuire, who now face first-degree...
