Le Flore County News

POCOLA a ' Authorities in Le Flore County say a retired Pocola High School teacher was killed when he accidentally shot himself while trying to kill an armadillo.

State health officials say 13 Oklahomans have now died of swine flu and the number of serious cases of the illness is rising.

SEQUOYAH CO., Okla. - Investigators with the Sequoyah County Sheriff's Office have been working almost non-stop since Wednesday in the murder of Shannon Southern.

TAHLEQUAH a " The United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma is pleased to announce its 5th Annual Keetoowah Cherokee Celebration Parade as a part of the 59th Annual Keetoowah Cherokee Celebration.

The United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma is hosting its fifth annual Keetoowah Cherokee Celebration Parade as a part of the 59th Annual Keetoowah Cherokee Celebration.

Authorities in eastern Oklahoma say the arrest of an Arkansas man may lead to solving a rash of Dollar General burglaries in six states.

Investigators said they believe they've found the man responsible for a string of burglaries at Dollar General Stores throughout the area.

Gusty winds... small hail and heavy rain will still be possible with this storm.

POTEAU, Okla. - The Oklahoma Medical Examiner's Office has lost its good standing with a national organization.

Sheriff Bruce Curnutt doesn't know if it's something in the water or added stress from the economy, but Le Flore County has seen an uncommon spike in the number of homicides he's investigating.

The first death came early on New Year's Day. Police tape remains near a makeshift memorial outside Joe Neff's popular Long Branch Saloon.

POTEAU a ' A Ten Commandments monument that had been planned on the Le Flore County Courthouse lawn may instead be built on private property.

There are new developments in the investigation of a woman found dead in Oklahoma's Runestone State Park.

Officials are baffled by a rash of homicides in Le Flore County, which has a combined population of about 50,000 people.

Le Flore County investigators have had to deal with six homicide cases this year, a baffling number considering the county has about 50,000 residents.

A federal appeals court ruling against a Ten Commandments monument in Haskell County has killed plans for a similar monument on the Le Flore County Courthouse lawn.

A man died from a shotgun blast Monday in Le Flore County and authorities are investigating the shooting.

In the aftermath of the 30-minute Crystal Darkness state-wide television program earlier this year, it may seem that not much has been accomplished, but that would be a wrong assumption.

A road that was closed when an Oklahoma lake flooded has finally reopened. Highway 270 has been closed for more than two weeks because of flooding at Lake Wister.

SPIRO a ' A 67-year-old Spiro woman has died after being hit by a vehicle while trying to walk across U.S. Highway 271 in Le Flore County.