ZABUL PROVINCE, Afghanistan Vernon Defoor is a soft-spoken man, a laid-back, relaxed, humble Oklahoman with no desire for the spotlight.
Enhanced 911 service is still a work in progress in Stephens and Cotton counties.
More changes will be in store for Lawton drivers next week as closings continue on Interstate 44 to allow repair or replacement of four bridges.
A former exotic dancer accused of helping three former Fort Sill soldiers plan and execute a violent home invasion over two years ago is still awaiting trial for charges related to that
The local Stop the Violence program will sponsor a prayer walk Saturday in honor of a father and son who were murdered last month.
A Lawton teen was arrested late Monday after authorities allege he started a fire in the bathroom of a trailer.
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) The Oklahoma Legislature will have about $188 million less available this year to spend on state services than last year, an even deeper hole than was initially proje
Sixty-three buffalo will go on the auction block when the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge holds its 43rd public auction of native bison at noon today at the refuge corrals north of Ref
The Comanche County Hospital Authority Board of Trustees approved applications from three health care providers to work at the Goodyear Family Medical Center during a short board meeting
The expansion of the Meers Volunteer Fire Department's station will soon be under way.
FREDERICK Tillman County commissioners approved an extension of the county's burn ban for another 30 days during their business meeting Tuesday.
BRUSSELS (AP) There's one big reason the United States has a dearth of execution drugs so acute that some states are considering solutions such as firing squads and gas chambers: Europe
U.S. Cellular invested $19.7 million in 4G LTE network enhancements across the state in 2013, the company said.
WASHINGTON (AP) The Energy Department is poised to approve $6.5 billion in federal loan guarantees for the first nuclear power plant built from scratch in this country in more than thre
Several dozen Duncan High School teachers toured local manufacturing facilities Monday and met with men and women who represent some of the area's most important employers to find out about what th
Five Lawton Police Department officers who have dedicated decades of service to the community were recognized Monday during a special ceremony at City Hall an event the department hopes is the sta
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Teachers from Lawton Public Schools and representatives of the Lawton Fire Department were among the hundreds of teachers, firefighters and state employees who rallied at the st
Broken concrete dangles from an overpass at Lawton's Tri-Level area Monday, as work begins on a bridge repair project that will affect drivers in the area of Interstate 44/Cache Road for the next n
Hobart's Shortgrass Playhouse is one of Southwest Oklahoma's hidden treasures.
FREDERICK Some of the freshest oysters anywhere in Southwest Oklahoma and North Texas will be served during the 2014 Frederick Fantastic Oyster Fry scheduled for Saturday at the Prather Brown Cent
Barbara Scott has spent her life learning new forms of art, teaching others and entertaining others with her talent and wit.
Bowing to colossal pressure from military associations, younger retirees and angry careerists who served through long and nasty wars, Congress has repealed the retiree COLA cap it enacted only six
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) An Oklahoma legislator who has been calling for changes to the 50,000-word state constitution doesn't want to stop there.
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Disciplinary records from the Oklahoma Department of Human Service show that more than 125 employees were fired, suspended or demoted during 2013 for various infractions, includ
Valentine's Day kicked off a much hotter weekend for some hometown heroes as more than 200 volunteer firefighters throughout the state traveled to Fort Sill for the fourth annual Destry Horton Wild
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