Straight-line winds ripped Whitehorn Marina from the shore on Thursday; 17 people were rescued and crews are working to secure the site. Power lines and debris complicated the response.

The Oklahoma State Medical Examiner ruled the death of 19-year-old Gabriel Butler a homicide after he was found near a Banner Road marijuana grow. Detectives are probing ties to a nearby shooting and the illegal operation.

A national rent analysis puts Lawton near the top for affordability — typical renters pay about $865 a month and housing takes roughly 19% of local paychecks.

Judge Hogan recused after reviewing disputed courtroom audio, pushing the long‑delayed Karl Fontenot retrial to a new judge in Ada.

A woman was seriously injured in a house fire near NE 13th and Kelham in northeast Oklahoma City; firefighters contained the blaze and investigators are probing the cause.

Andrew Black’s Dougla Kitchen folds Caribbean and Indo-Caribbean family recipes into a rum-forward restaurant in Deep Deuce. The menu and bar lean on memory and island technique.

Park backers want a tax‑increment financing district to seed restaurants and retail beside Edmond’s 62‑acre Uncommon Ground while permits and funding are finalized.

A Choctaw man was sentenced to 66 months after an off‑duty officer working security thwarted a March 2025 attempted bank robbery. The defendant has prior federal bank‑robbery convictions.

A tornado warning was issued Sunday night for Woods County as storms moved through northwest Oklahoma. Officials urged residents to seek shelter and monitor updates.

A judge ordered the owners of Wilshire Cabinet + Co. to repay more than $370,000 after the Oklahoma Attorney General accused the company of taking payments for cabinets that were never installed.

A former Elk City nurse anesthetist faces three felony sexual battery counts after an intern and coworkers reported misconduct; authorities say charges were filed May 4.

Patchy fog Saturday morning gives way to highs near 88°F today; Sunday spikes to around 96°F with heat‑index readings near 106°F and storms possible Sunday night.

An 86-year-old Cherokee woman, Betty Mitchell, died after a Thursday morning crash at US-412 and Hwy-132 in Garfield County. Troopers say she failed to stop at a sign and was struck.