Oklahoma County News

Turns out eleven people were arrested late Saturday night and early Sunday morning, as part of a sobriety checkpoint set-up jointly by the Oklahoma County and Logan County Sheriff's offices.

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Hundreds of people lose their lives on Oklahoma roadways every year as a result of drunken drivers.

A former Millwood Public Schools teacher accused of sexually abusing a 15-year-old female student confessed to detectives during questioning, court records show.

Landowners near Arcadia, Luther complain DCP Midstream won't negotiate a better price or a better route for 50-foot easements.

A Blue Mass at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Edmond brought together members of the Oklahoma City-area law enforcement community with members of the community at large to honor slain law officers.

Prosecutors have charged Gary Robert Oester, 54, of Edmond, with seven felonies after half a dozen people complained he took their money and never finished building the swimming pools he promised.

Oklahoma City police arrested two men suspected of swiping bicycles from a rental program that recently began downtown and in Bricktown.

The sheriff's departments in Oklahoma and Logan counties say they'll be conducting a sobriety checkpoint and working extra patrols to look for drunken drivers over the Memorial Day weekend.

Joe Lee Jackson Jr., 33, and Richard Jackson, 19, were accused in a gas station shooting that left one man dead and another man wounded were charged Thursday in Oklahoma County District Court with first-degree murder.

Juan Lases, 70, told an Oklahoma County District judge he felt he would be convicted of touching a woman's buttocks and masturbating during a 2010 exam.

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Memorial Day to Labor Day are the "100 deadliest days" for teen drivers.A AT&T Spokesman Ryan Stafford said, "It's when all the kids are out of school and on the road a lot more so we are bringing awareness to this deadly situation." According to Oklahoma County Sheriff John Whetsel, ... (more)

PAUL HELLSTERN/NewsOK.com A judge set bail at $160,000 for Avery Myers, a teen accused in Monday night's Bricktown shootings that left at least eight people injured.

There is a new campaign Thursday by the Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office to stop drivers from texting and driving.

Kelly Barlean confirms he has suspended his campaign. Four remaining Republican candidates will face off for the Oklahoma County court clerk seat in a June 26 primary.

Pay raises approved this month by the Oklahoma County Commissioners are worth more than $375,000 annually, according to data provided to The Oklahoman .

Ashley Bellet, Oklahoma City University costume director; and Senior Follies dancers Carol Sander and Joy Richardson try on accessories for the big show.

A teenager arrested on suspicion of involvement in the shooting of eight people Monday night in Bricktown could soon be released.

Millwood Public Schools will hold a news conference Wednesday afternoon to reveal more details about a school employee accused of having a sexual relationship with an underage student.

The Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office said Wednesday that it has arrested a Millwood school employee on suspicion of sexually abusing an underage student.