Participants in Tulsa's Mardi Gras parade hand out beads to children as the parade makes its way down First Street in downtown's Blue Dome District on Fat Tuesday. New Orleans has been...

OKLAHOMA CITY - A public memorial service is planned to honor Anthony Shadid, the New York Times foreign correspondent who died Thursday of an apparent asthma attack in Syria. The service is set for...

OKLAHOMA CITY - Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich urged Oklahoma House members on Tuesday to support his efforts "to get the federal government out of your hair." Gingrich, a...

WASHINGTON - An Oklahoma killer who was first given the death penalty 36 years ago moved closer to execution Tuesday. The U.S. Supreme Court declined without comment to hear an appeal from Michael...

OKLAHOMA CITY - A well-known lobbyist testified in a political corruption trial Tuesday that a Senate leader was behind a failed effort to change state law in 2007 to help "friends" with a...

CUTLINES A courtroom sketch shows Rebecca Williams, dubbed a "trailer park Mata Hari" by defense attorneys. She is a government informant who testified in the trial of two white...

CUTLINES City Attorney Beth Anne Wilkening (right) listens to comments from Rob Martinek of the Broken Arrow Citizens Against Neighborhood Gaming group during a City Council meeting at City Hall on...

CUTLINES arrested Willis David Sisco: Authorities say he raped a woman early Monday in her apartment about a quater-mile from LaFortune Park, where a jogger was sexually assaulted Thursday. Even...

Anti-abortion activist Randall Terry said Tuesday that he intends to turn Oklahoma's otherwise meaningless March 6 Democratic presidential primary into a referendum on "dead babies." ...

High school seniors and current college students have only a week left to complete a Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, which must be filed to receive any federal or state grants,...

COLLINSVILLE - Mayor and businessman Stan Sallee has announced that he will seek the Republican nomination for the state House District 36 seat. "I feel a duty to roll up my sleeves and take...

OKLAHOMA CITY - A Senate panel on Tuesday passed two measures to roll back state income taxes. Senate Bill 1623, by Sen. Mike Mazzei, R-Tulsa, passed the panel by a vote of 12-3 and heads to the...

OKLAHOMA CITY - A House panel passed a measure Tuesday that would allow cities and towns to enact regulations on smoking that are stricter than state law. House Bill 2267 by Rep. Doug Cox, R-Grove,...

OKLAHOMA CITY - The Legislature will have $168.1 million more to spend in fiscal year 2013 than in the current year. The Board of Equalization on Tuesday approved nearly $6.6 billion available for...

Employees of the U.S. Postal Service's Tulsa Processing and Distribution Center expect to learn the facility's fate Wednesday afternoon. Signs posted at the center on Tuesday directed...

CUTLINES Maintenance mechanic Larry Barnett looks over an electrical backup system Tuesday during his daily rounds at City Hall. Members of the building maintenance and operations team at City Hall...

CUTLINES Teacher Paulette Hahn hands out papers to her sixth-grade students at Sequoyah Elementary School in Tulsa on Tuesday. Sequoyah will be moved to the vacant Cleveland Middle School, a larger...

McALESTER - Struggling to keep up with the maintenance on her own home, Maureen Harrison realized that some of her older, less fortunate neighbors could never hope to fix up their houses. "When...

OKLAHOMA CITY - The House Public Health Committee rejected a plan to restrict access to pseudoephedrine, the popular allergy medicine that is a key ingredient in most Oklahoma meth labs. The 7-6...

CUTLINES Chairman of the Board Jim Bender (left) and Tulsa Area United Way President and CEO Mark Graham applaud as Live United Spirit Award recipient Marge Creager, a 65-year volunteer with the...

Firefighters were called to the 5600 block of North Elgin Avenue about 4:30 p.m., said Stan May, public information officer with the Tulsa Fire...

Tulsa County has received a $1 million challenge donation from Tulsa businessman Mike Case for the construction of three indoor tennis courts and a new clubhouse at the LaFortune Park Tennis...

Tulsa County has received a $1 million challenge donation from Tulsa businessman Mike Case for the construction of three indoor tennis courts and a new clubhouse at the LaFortune Park Tennis Center. ...

Signs posted at the center on Tuesday directed workers to report for meetings at 4 or 10 p.m. Wednesday or 7 a.m. Thursday, depending on their...

BROKEN ARROW -- The neighborhood group opposing construction of the Red Clay Casino has dropped its demand that the City Council deny water and sewer services to the site through an ordinance...

Woods is accused of stabbing his father, 58-year-old Boyd Hatcher, over food stamps and bills at their home in the 1100 block of South Wheeling Avenue on Feb. 14, Tulsa Police Capt. Brad Clark said...

An employee was alone in the sandwich shop at 10032 S. Sheridan Road when an armed gunman entered shortly before 8 p.m. and demanded money from the register, Tulsa Police Officer A. Carson...

TULSA, OK - Tulsa goaltender Steve Christie did his part, but the Oilers failed to get the last laugh Tuesday night in a 2-1 overtime loss at the hands of Fort Wayne (32-16-3) in front of 3,951 at...

Tulsa Public Schools continues to implement its plan to consolidate the district. The TPS Board decided Tuesday to move Mayo Demonstration Academy to the former site of Wilson Middle School. ...

OKLAHOMA CITY - OKLAHOMA CITY - Oklahoma lawmakers move forward on a bill to crackdown on drunk drivers. On Tuesday, the state House of Representatives approved a bill to increase the maximum...

CREEK COUNTY, Oklahoma - In 2009, the Environmental Protection Agency took a special interest in a complaint made by Rusty Russell in rural Oklahoma. His water well had gone bad overnight. "I...

TULSA, Oklahoma - Tulsa police say two people took justice into their own hands and turned a hard-working man into a victim. Detectives believe this is a case of mistaken identity and they have a...

TULSA, Oklahoma - The spirit of New Orleans comes alive in downtown Tulsa. A Mardi Gras parade rolled through the Blue Dome district Tuesday night, bringing with it floats, costumes--and of...

TULSA, Oklahoma - A man accused of sparking a meth fire at a north Tulsa home has been arrested. Johnny Farris, 44, is facing multiple charges, including first degree arson and endeavoring to...

CATOOSA, Oklahoma - The poor economy along with high feed prices isn't a good combination for some livestock owners right now. Some are struggling to care for their animals. But there's...

OKLAHOMA CITY - JONES, Oklahoma - A small earthquake was recorded near Jones, Oklahoma Tuesday night. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the 2.9 magnitude earthquake was recorded at 6:30...

Tulsa, OK - A Tulsa man has been arrested after a house fire.Arson investigators arrested Jimmy Farris, 44, after a house caught on fire about 4:30 Tuesday afternoon.It happened in the 5600 block...

Broken Arrow city councilors heard from a handful of residents again, Tuesday night. But this time a resident told the city leaders the Red Clay Casino might not be such a bad development for the...

You may be in the market to purchase one, but depending on the city you live in, it could end up costing you more than you expect. Every storm shelter requires a building permit from the city where...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Attorney General Scott Pruitt has asked the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals to set an execution date for a death row inmate who was convicted of a fatal 1975...