Two Dead in Collision on State Highway 9 in Norman as Police Investigate Cause
A crash at the intersection of State Highway 9 and 84th Avenue SE on Wednesday around 5:18 p.m. left two people dead. The collision involved a sedan traveling south on 84th Avenue SE and an SUV traveling west on State Highway 9. Both passengers in the sedan, an adult male and an adult female, died at the scene, the...
Feds Say Edmond Speeding Stop Unmasked Alleged Coke Trafficking Operation
What started as a routine traffic stop on Interstate 35 near Tonkawa has turned into serious legal trouble for an Edmond man now accused of trafficking cocaine. Investigators say Antwon Burks was pulled over on Wednesday last week for speeding and making unsafe lane changes. During that stop, officers reported...
This Fried Okra Has More Star Power Than the Main Dish, Brisket Can Wait
You know that moment when the side dish completely steals the show? At Swadley’s Bar-B-Q in Oklahoma City, the fried okra doesn’t just compete with the main event, it dominates the conversation. Sure, the brisket is tender and smoky, the ribs fall off the bone, and the burnt...
Massachusetts man indicted, accused of posing as Ryan Walters in letters sent to schools
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA. (KOKH) — A Massachusetts man was indicted this week after being accused of impersonating former State Superintendent Ryan Walters. According to the indictment, 48-year-old Owen Thomas Cunningham sent letters in August 2024 to school superintendents across Oklahoma, directing school officials to...
This No-Frills Restaurant In Oklahoma Has Mouth-Watering Baked Potato Locals Can’t Get Enough Of
Hidden in plain sight along a Midwest City thoroughfare sits a culinary treasure that Oklahomans have been quietly celebrating for years – Pelican’s Restaurant, where seafood meets steak in a rustic setting that defies all expectations. The unassuming wooden exterior might have you second-guessing your navigation...
Yukon girl hurt in electric scooter accident
What began as an ordinary day quickly turned life-altering for Yukon’s Keeley Majors, a 11-year-old sixth grader who was critically injured in an electric scooter accident. Keeley was airlifted to OU Children’s Hospital and is now stable in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, according to a GoFundMe launched this week...
Woman accused of locking people inside OKC 7-Eleven and chasing them
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA. (KOKH) — A woman is facing multiple charges after Oklahoma City Police responded to a disturbance at a 7-Eleven near Southeast 15th Street and S High Avenue. Police arrived at the gas station around 9:05 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 8, where a woman had reportedly locked...
Fire at NW OKC construction site spreads to adjacent occupied home
OKLAHOMA CITY - Firefighters were able to extinguish a fire at a house on Thursday that was under construction in northwest Oklahoma City, according to firefighters. The Oklahoma City Fire Department says the fire completely engulfed a home near West Britton Road and North Walker Avenue just before midnight. Crews...
Oscar-nominated prison documentary to screen in OKC, spotlighting Oklahoma prison concerns
OKLAHOMA CITY - An Oscar-nominated documentary exposing violence inside prison walls is coming to Oklahoma City. Criminal justice reform advocates want to bring attention to Oklahoma’s prison system by showing the film locally. The documentary “The Alabama Solution” will screen at the Yale Theater in southwest...
Inside OKC’s Dog-Crazy Pit Stop Cafe at Classen Towers
The Pit Stop Cafe has slipped into the arcade at Classen Towers, quietly serving breakfast and lunch out of a compact ground-floor counter at 2000 N. Classen Blvd. Owner and chef Tim Heitzman, the creator behind Rescue Dog Hot Sauce, leans hard into a dog theme, with framed pup photos and canine artwork covering the...
