Choctaw News

The wait is excruciating. Gary and Rhonda Buford know it's only a matter of time before their Choctaw home tumbles into the North Canadian River.

A commission that evaluates medical transport services is placing its accreditation of a Kansas-based company under new scrutiny following the third deadly crash of one of its medical helicopters in Oklahoma since 2010, the commission's executive director said Wednesday.

Around 3 a.m. Thursday, Choctaw Police said someone tried to break into the Country Boy Pharmacy near S.E. 29th Street and Choctaw Road.

McALESTER - A spokesperson at the Choctaw Nation Health Care Center in Talihina says that one of the four individuals aboard a helicopter that crashed Tuesday night did not survive.

One person has been killed and three others injured in a medical helicopter crash at the Choctaw Nation Health Care Center hospital in Talihina near the LeFlore and Latimer County lines in southeastern Oklahoma.

A light earthquake was felt Monday afternoon in central Oklahoma , the U.S. Geological Survey reported in an email alert.

Fallin will be joined by her cabinet secretary for science and technology as well as aerospace companies and economic development agency officials at the Paris Air Show next week.

Fridays storms are still causing havoc in the metro. In Choctaw, one family was on the verge of losing their home on Thursday.

Flooding has led to erosion along the Canadian River in northeast Choctaw near the Canadian River, and threatened structures sitting precariously on the river's edge.

The city of El Reno announced Monday relief and donation centers have been set up in the wake of Friday's deadly tornado and flooding.

Oklahoma County Sheriff's deputies rescued an elderly woman, whose vehicle was trapped in high water in Choctaw Saturday morning.

Oklahoma County Sheriff's deputies rescued an elderly woman, whose vehicle was trapped in high water in Choctaw Saturday morning.

Kellye Cloud had her purse stolen at a Walmart more than four years ago. This weekend, she received a call that the same purse had been found in the tornado debris near Little Axe.

The Durant Area Chamber of Commerce and the Choctaw Casino Resort are excited to announce the dates for the 17th Annual Magnolia Festival of Oklahoma.

Looking for an easy and inexpensive way to do a quick weekend room makeover? Brenda Hantsche has a few ideas in this week's Crafty Creations.

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The Durant Area Chamber of Commerce and the Choctaw Casino Resort are excited to announce the dates for the 17th Annual Magnolia Festival of Oklahoma.