Lawton News

Potter graduates from basic combat training Army Reserve Pfc. Stormy Potter has graduated from Basic Combat Training at Fort Sill, Lawton.

Army Reserve Pvt. Alexander C.W. Houghton has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Sill in Lawton, Okla.

LAWTON, Okla. a ' Officials at Fort Sill have welcomed home 20 Texas-based soldiers who are returning from Iraq.

In "The Blues Brothers" when Elwood asks a bartender, "What kind of music do you usually have here?" she responds: "Oh, we got both kinds.

The state Office of the Medical Investigator has identified an eighth victim among the remains found buried on Albuquerque's west side as a runaway from Oklahoma.

Manuel Pulido wanted to be a United States citizen. Pulido was Colombian, and back in those days the express route to becoming an American was to enlist.

LAWTON a ' A judge has ordered two men to stand trial for the killing of a 6-year-old boy during a drive-by shooting in Lawton.

LAWTON, OKLA. : Army National Guard Pvt. Zerkeli W. Manner has graduated from Basic Combat Training at Fort Sill, Lawton, Okla.

However, it's becoming more difficult to accomplish this goal due to rising ED volumes, driven by the poor economy and the influx of patients due to the flu season.

Johnson finishes basic training LAWTON, Okla. a ' Army Pvt. Johnny D. Johnson has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Sill.

LAWTON, Okla. a ' The state medical examiner has identified a woman who died in a fire in Lawton.

LAWTON, Okla. a ' An Oklahoma City man has been ordered to stand trial in Comanche County on charges of burning another man to death.

A 15-year-old Lawton teen who was struck by a Lawton police officer's squad car while she was walking to school Thursday morning has been released from the intensive care unit at Comanche County Memorial Hospital, but is still hospitalized while recovering from her injuries.

LAWTON a ' A veteran of both World War II and the Korean conflict is flying high after an all-expense-paid trip to see the Washington, D.C., memorials that commemorate the wars in which he took part.

LAWTON, Okla. -- Army Pvt. Jordan Bresciani has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Sill, Lawton, Okla.

Information in this column is gathered from police incident reports and any related documents.

Starting with an altar installation Thursday and culminating with a festival on Sunday, Day of the Dead will be celebrated at Oklahoma City University.

The Oklahoman reported in a copyrighted story Sunday that the federal government paid more than $421,000 to a Florida construction company that started work on the Training Support Center warehouse at Fort Sill.

Students at two Oklahoma public schools are exploring health care careers with the financial support of their local hospitals.

Mille Lacs Academy Executive Director, Paul Smith, was convicted Thursday, Oct. 15 by an Oklahoma Federal District Court on charges stemming from his employment with Marie Detty Youth and Family Services Center, Inc., of Lawton, Okla., from 2001 to 2004.