Tulsa fire officials say a blaze that destroyed a church over the weekend was accidental. Officials say a motor in the furnace at Cornerstone Free Will Baptist Church caught the building’s southeast corner on fire on Saturday. The building was …
A 19-year-old woman facing charges in two states for the theft of five horses from Southern Arkansas University is also charged with her mother in connection to a fire at the mother’s home in Oklahoma. Jaci Rae Jackson and Wendie …
The U.S. Small Business Administration is offering low interest loans to Oklahoma residents and business owners who have damage from earthquakes that have struck since Nov. 5. Officials say nearly 200 homes and businesses were damaged when a 5.6 magnitude …
The worst police scandal to roil the law-and-order town of Tulsa, Okla., in more than a generation could continue to haunt the city even after four officers sentenced on corruption-related charges this week head to prison. Tulsa still faces at …
After three Oklahoma counties shelled out more than $24 million to settle sexual abuse complaints brought by female inmates, professionals say a better job must be done at the county jail level to stop illicit activities. “It’s a real bad …
A former Bartlesville, Okla., restaurant owner has pleaded guilty to arson in connection with a 2009 fire that damaged the historic May Brothers Building in downtown Bartlesville. Robert Boyce was sentenced to 15 years in prison Wednesday after pleading guilty …
The White House has denied a request from the state of Oklahoma for individual assistance for those affected by a series of earthquakes earlier this month. Gov. Mary Fallin said Wednesday she’s disappointed and will consider other options, including a …
Another small earthquake has been reported in Oklahoma. The U.S. Geological Survey says a 3.2 magnitude quake struck just before 6 a.m. Sunday about 27 miles (43 kilometers) northeast of Oklahoma City. The Logan County Sheriff’s Office says no damage …
A man accused of setting fires that damaged a historical building in Bartlesville has waived his right to a jury trial. Fifty-one-year-old Robert Boyce announced at a pre-trial hearing Tuesday he would plead guilty to second-degree arson, manufacturing methamphetamine, filing …
About 20 Tulsa, Okla., elementary school students escaped without injury when the bus they were riding to school caught fire. Bus driver Yolanda Palmer said she pulled to the side of the road about 7:30 a.m. Tuesday because of engine …