September 6, 2016 Wells closing after Oklahoma quake fraction of state's total The 37 wastewater disposal wells to be shut down in north-central Oklahoma, where a 5.6 magnitude earthquake struck this weekend, are just a fraction of the state's total number.
September 6, 2016 USGS investigating whether underground wastewater disposal triggered Oklahoma earthquake The U.S. Geological Survey is examining whether the 5.6-magnitude earthquake that shook Oklahoma on Saturday and tied for the strongest temblor ever recorded in the state was triggered by the underground disposal of wastewater from oil and gas production.
September 4, 2016 State of emergency declared near epicenter of Oklahoma quake felt in several states A record-tying earthquake in the edge of Oklahoma's key energy-producing areas rattled the Midwest from Illinois to the southwest part of Texas on Saturday, bringing fresh attention to the practice of disposing oil and gas field wastewater deep underground.
September 3, 2016 Record-tying Oklahoma earthquake felt as far away as Arizona A record-tying earthquake in the edge of Oklahoma's key energy-producing areas rattled the Midwest from Nebraska to North Texas on Saturday, and likely will bring fresh attention to the practice of disposing oil and gas field wastewater deep underground.
September 3, 2016 Strong Oklahoma earthquake felt from Nebraska to Texas One of the largest earthquakes in Oklahoma was felt Saturday morning from Nebraska to North Texas.
August 25, 2016 Arab Christian murdered by neighbor saved others as he died, family says The family of Khalid Jabara, a 37-year-old Arab Christian man shot dead in front of his home in Oklahoma earlier this month by his white neighbor, said he saved the lives of two or three other people as he lay dying from several gunshot wounds to his abdomen.
August 24, 2016 Tulsa man pleads not guilty in slaying of Lebanese neighbor A Tulsa man has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder and hate crime charges in the killing of his Lebanese neighbor.
August 23, 2016 Oklahoma suspect charged with murder, hate crime in death of Lebanese neighbor Prosecutors charged a Tulsa man on Tuesday with first-degree murder and committing a hate crime in the killing of his Lebanese neighbor -- a culmination of what authorities said was the man's violent feud with the family that spanned several years and included a regular barrage of racial insults and personal confrontations.
August 20, 2016 Police chief: Fatal shooting by Oklahoma officer 'necessary' A police chief in Oklahoma says the fatal shooting of a hammer-wielding man was "necessary." Tahlequah police on Friday released a video of the Aug. 12 shooting death of 49-year-old Dominic Rollice of Park Hill by Lt. Brandon Vick and Officer Josh Girdner.
August 19, 2016 Years of race insults preceded slaying of Lebanese neighbor When an Oklahoma man befriended his Lebanese neighbors, his husband lashed out at the family, hurling epithets and at one point allegedly running over the mother with a car.