Edmond News

Sixteen-year-old Lucas Swisher will be one of 98 high school student representatives from throughout the U.S. chosen to attend the American Legion Boys Nation later this month.

An Edmond Police officer has a little less to worry about thanks to a group of weightlifters who raised $7,000 for his family.

The Fourth of July holiday is upon the city of Edmond and this Saturday's LibertyFest activities will offer fun traditions for the whole family.

Success is defined in Webster's as "the gaining of something desired, planned or attempted." Edmond Public Schools defines success, ultimately, in terms of positive impacts of schooling experiences that enhance students' potential for "success" in life.

The current economy took a slight toll on LibertyFest's Taste of Edmond event. Leah Kessler, co-founder of the event, said she estimates that 2,500 to 3,000 people attended.

Six people were injured in a collision this afternoon in Edmond. Crews are trying to clear the scene Danforth Road near Bryant Avenue.

Twenty years brings a lot of changes to a community. Edmond's present population of more than 83,000 residents is predicted to swell to more than 90,000 by 2013, according to the Edmond Economic Development Authority.

About five years ago, Edmond resident Jeannie Massay began losing her eyesight. Doctors told her it was related to her diabetes and two forms of glaucoma that were hereditary.

The Oklahoma Society of Certified Public Accountants recently honored its 30-, 40- and 50-year members at the organization's 91st annual members meeting on June 12 in Tulsa.

The Visual Arts Commission approved nearly $77,000 worth of public art sculpture with signage acquisitions Wednesday night.

A 20-year-old Oklahoma City man faces first-degree rape complaints after being arrested in a case involving the alleged rape of a 12-year-old Edmond girl, police said.

Nearly 200,000 people have seen the full dash camera video of OHP Trooper Daniel Martin and paramedic Maurice White.

A metro woman is now recovering from injuries after she was allegedly attacked outside this Edmond business early Monday afternoon.

Rachel Forrest, 17 * Edmond Memorial High School * Drawing and Painting Q: Why did you want to attend OSAI this year? A:I wanted to attend OSAI in order to enhance my abilities for making art, to widen my opportunities for the future, and to make a possible leap in my artistic career.

Oklahoma Broadcasters: Please join us on Friday, July 17, for the Oklahoma Associated Press Broadcast Awards Luncheon.

DURANTa ' Dr. Larry Minks was named interim president of Southeastern Oklahoma State University Friday by the Board of Regents of the Regional University System of Oklahoma .

This is a list of animals that have been found and are at the Edmond Animal Shelter, at Interstate 35 and Covell in the Cross Timbers Municipal Complex.

All three Edmond high schools have been named to Newsweek magazine's list of the 1,500 Best High Schools in America this year, according to a report released recently.

A former auditor for the Commissioners of the Land Office has been indicted on 174 counts of embezzlement that accuse him of taking more than $1.16 million in royalty payments to the office during the last five years, a state prosecutor said Thursday.

Authorities in Vietnam have arrested three pro-democracy activists, accusing them of colluding with a prominent civil rights attorney to sabotage the communist government, state media reported Thursday.