September 7, 2016 Lawsuit filed in death of inmate killed in 2015 prison fight The estate of a state inmate who was killed during a prison melee has filed a lawsuit against the privately-run prison's management company and an unidentified inmate.
September 7, 2016 Oklahoma brother sentenced to life in murders of parents, siblings The older of two Oklahoma brothers accused of fatally stabbing their parents and three younger siblings last year has been sentenced to life without parole after pleading guilty in the killings.
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.