Okmulgee County News

' She heaves uncontrollably as she holds her cell phone and tries to dial those three numbers she always hoped she'd never need.

' She heaves uncontrollably as she holds her cell phone and tries to dial those three numbers she always hoped she'd never need.

The two Democratic candidates for state House District 16 agree the state's failing roads and bridges are among the most important issues in the election.

Two people have died since Thursday in separate accidents on Oklahoma roads, authorities said.

An impressive Arkansas River, full and flowing, proved to be too much to resist for one teenager.

One-vehicle wrecks on state roadways Friday claimed the lives of three people, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.Dead are: •Unidentified person A person died in Okmulgee County north of Schulter ...

Authorities are working to identify the body of a person killed in fiery tractor-trailer crash Friday in Okmulgee County.

Authorities are searching for a burglary suspect near Henryetta. Numerous law enforcement agencies are participating in the manhunt.

A manhunt for a burglary suspect is ongoing in rural Okmulgee County. It's happening northwest of Henryetta, where the suspect was witnessed burglarizing a home at about 1 p.m. Tuesday afternoon.

Residents flee flooded homes and care facility Flooding, lightning and high winds led to evacuations, power outages and utility pole damage early Monday in Claremore.

Details regarding a man claiming involvement in the deaths of two girls near Weleetka on June 8 remain sketchy, hours after the Oklahoma Highway Patrol said a person of interest was in custody.

Amid speculation that a Kansas church planned to protest the funerals of two girls killed in Okfuskee County, police in a small Oklahoma town set up barricades and warned mourners.

A person of interest has been identified in the killings of two girls near Weleetka last weekend, an OSBI spokeswoman says.

The slayings of two girls along a rural road near here has left Okfuskee County Sheriff Jack Choate Sr.

Monday, June 9, 2008; Posted 7.34 pm Flowers and a rosemary mark the scene of a crime that shattered two homes.

The National Weather Service has issued a tornado warning effective until 12:15 a.m. in parts of four northeastern Oklahoma counties.

A Henryetta man died Thursday night, hours after he crashed his car in Okmulgee County.

A former prosecutor no longer faces embezzlement charges. An Okmulgee county judge has dismissed the counts against Richard Gray.

Trial opens today in Okmulgee County District Court for former District Attorney Richard L. Gray Jr., who is charged with embezzling $8,864 in confiscated drug monies.

Severe thunderstorms damaged homes and businesses and toppled power poles in northeastern Oklahoma today, but authorities report no injuries.