Lawton News

Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers say a 2005 Chevy Venture Van driven by 80-year-old Sue Sahmaunt of Lawton was heading eastbound on Wolf Road around 10 :15 this morning.

Jonathan Eugene Shepherd, 35, was found shot in a front yard at 1303 NW Taylor about 9:15 p.m. Monday, Akard reports.

The Republican National Committee's chairman calls Oklahoma House Speaker T.W. Shannon a rising star.

Five Fort Bliss soldiers from the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, were killed over the weekend in a bomb blast in southern Afghanistan.

Kyle Eugene Avery's criminal charges 2013 - Charged with assault and battery on a correctional officer.

LAWTON Okla_ The Breast Ride Ever is back. The week-long motorcycle ride for breast cancer awareness kicks off Monday, with riders leaving from Lawton and returning on Friday.

LAWTON Okla_ Two suspects have been formally charged in the April 22nd death of Alec McGlory.

A memorial service will be held this month at a West Texas post for five soldiers killed in a bombing in Afghanistan.

Altus police are investigating a drive by shooting that occurred Sunday morning at approximately 11:11 a.m. in the 1200 block of North Benson.

A staff member at the Sequoyah House is pressing charges against one of its residents after she allegedly smashed him over the head with a toilet tank lid.

An Army statement Monday identified the dead as Spc. Kevin Cardoza of Mercedes, Texas; 1st Lt.

Volunteers from Altus' Operation C.A.R.E. and Joseph's Closet recently went to Lawton to help prepare for the upcoming "Stand Down Day", an outreach program for homeless veterans.

Photo: The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the Dragon spacecraft onboard, is seen as it launches from Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on Friday, March 1, 2013.

Shortly before midnight Sunday, April 28, a personal injury collision happened on old US 62 4/10 of a mile west of CR 2310 in Kiowa County.

By MalleryNagle Robin Marsh's fans might not be surprised that her favorite F-words are forgiveness and freedom.

Under Secretary of the Army Joseph W. Westphal and Vice Chief of Staff Gen. John F. Campbell address members of the Lawton Fort Sill Chamber of Commerce during their annual Washington, D.C., Fly-In, on Capitol Hill, April 18, 2013.

About 6 p.m. Thursday, officers responded to a shots fired call at the Tanglewood Apartments, 2310 NW Terrace Hills Blvd.

LAWTON Okla_ As a result of the narcotics search warrant served at 19th and Elm, Whittier Elementary School remains on heightened alert until further notice.

A greater percentage of Oklahoma high school graduates are taking Advanced Placement exams and receiving passing scores than in previous years, but the state still lags behind the national average growth in both respects, officials said Thursday.

A man was shot to death at a Lawton apartment complex Thursday evening, and police are still searching for the shooter.