Tuesday Jul 22 | Motor Trend
New service lets users add, download speed trap locations to GPS
According to recent reports, red light cameras, speed detection cameras and speed traps are being used by some towns for purposes of revenue generation rather than for safety reasons.
Gas drive off ends up in chase
A Durant man is in custody tonight accused of leading authorities on a multi-county chase. via KXII-TV Sherman
Snow Pictures, from KTEN WeatherWatcher Linda Jefferson
“These are picture's I have just taken from my deck. I am right on the lake & the snow has stopped here. I am lot 1 at Caney Creek.”
KTEN WeatherWatcher Linda Jefferson, of Caney, Oklahoma, sent in these pictures of the snowfall that blanketed much of north Texas and southeastern Oklahoma. via KTEN-TV Denison
Earthquake Shakes Parts of South Oklahoma
“It felt like everything was trembling, all of the walls of my house started popping and cracking, and there was a mirror on my wall that kind of started trembling on the wall.”
The quake happened three miles Northwest of Caddo, and seven miles Southwest of Caney. via KTEN-TV Denison
Earthquake reported in southern Oklahoma
A magnitude 2.4 earthquake has shaken southern Oklahoma. The Oklahoma Geological Survey at Leonard recorded the quake at 9:41 Friday morning and say it's epicenter was three miles northwest of Caddo in Bryan ... via TulsaWorld.com - State
New Online Mapping Tool Shows Drivers Speedtrap Locations
“Over 50-thousand speed traps have been contributed to the site since its Thanksgiving public launch”
Njection.com is working on exporting 50-thousand speed traps to GPS-enabled mobile phones and devices. via Salem-News.com
Dozens Of Horses Killed In Barn Fire
Investigators are trying to figure out what sparked a barn fire in southeast Oklahoma that killed 43 horses. via KTUL-TV Tulsa
Horse barn fire devastates Atoka Co. family business
“I wasn't home. My wife noticed it first, and within ten minutes, or five minutes, she had everybody on their way, but it was too late”
An Atoka County family is left picking up the pieces of their business after fire completely destroyed their barn, killing their race horses. via KXII-TV Sherman
Pickup truck hits boy on bicycle
A Wapanucka boy is in critical condition after he was hit while riding his bicycle late Thursday afternoon eight miles west of Caney in Atoka County. via Durant Daily Democrat
Oklahoma rivers were early means of transport, trade
By David Dary For The Transcript There are 29 rivers in Oklahoma, each with a name. via The Norman Transcript
Caney Man Dies In Bryan Co. Crash
A Caney man died in a head-on collision on a gravel road in Bryan County, police said. via KOCO-TV Oklahoma City