Picher News

It's like walking through a bad dream for John Frazier as he steps through the rooms of his former home in Picher and sees the damage left by vandals.

Several Oklahoma country music stars are among the artists who will be profiled in a new ABC television special, "In the Spotlight With Robin Roberts: Bright Lights.

It was a nice day for a drive, so about 11 a.m. Wednesday, I left the newsroom and walked the short block or so to my car.

PICHER, Okla. - As spooky as it sounds, one of the nation's most toxic sites has been used as the cinematic backdrop for a hard-core horror flick by two independent film producers.

Several Oklahoma country music stars are among the country artists who will be profiled in a new ABC television special, "In the Spotlight With Robin Roberts: Bright Lights.

A new organic water treatment system has cleaned up one-fifth of contaminants that enter into the lead- and zinc-polluted Tar Creek stream in northern Ottawa County.

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The town of Picher, epicenter of one of the largest environmental disasters in the nation, technically ceased to exist last month.

Dozens of homes are being recycled. Homes that once stood in Picher are being relocated to a subdivision south of Quapaw.

The U.S. Senate today approved legislation that could lay the groundwork for a buyout of Treece residents, says U.S. Sen.

"Earth worshipers" is a term I've heard in these parts to define environmentalists, and to be sure, there are some real environmental extremists out there.

The Econo Lodge motel chain held a contest for the top-road song this summer, with 20,000 people casting their votes.

The Dave Matthews Band's newest album, "Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King," was recently certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America with more than 1 million in album sales.

Hit country music act Rascal Flatts will perform on the Season Finale of NBCa s a oeAmericaa s Got Talenta Wednesday.

Mayor Bill Blunk sees no reason for sugar-coating his opinion when asked to describe this town.

The Daily Nightly began on May 31, 2005. As Brian wrote in his first post it aims to provide a narrative of the broadcast day and a window into the editorial process at NBC Nightly News.

And the trophy goes to Picher, Oklahoma ! Years of lead and zinc mining have left the town so polluted that "the soil is poisoned, the water runs orange and the air has been ruled unsafe," according to MSNBC .

"Picher, Oklahoma. Twenty-five years from now, few will even remember it existed.

Picher, Oklahoma. Twenty-five years from now, few will even remember it existed.

By Krista Duhon news@joplinglobe.com QUAPAW, Okla. - Carol McGowen wiped away bittersweet tears Saturday as she and her family members walked through Quapaw's newest subdivision, now home to 19 homes removed from the former mining communities they once called home.