Comanche County News

The lawyer for a man accused in the fatal shooting of a 6-year-old boy has asked a Comanche County judge that his client be tried separately from his co-defendant. Defense attorney Jerry Herberger filed a motion Thursday to sever the cases of his client, Maurice Tubbs, and Jeremy McKindra, who are charged with first-degree murder in the April 5 ...

A text message spreading across Lawton is a hoax. The message says 'Lawton Amber Alert 3-year-old boy taken by man driving an '06 Mitsubishi Eclipse, plate #98B351 keep it going'. 7NEWS checked with Lawton Police and the Comanche County Sheriff's Department who both say this text message is not true.

LAWTON a ' A judge has ordered two men to stand trial for the killing of a 6-year-old boy during a drive-by shooting in Lawton.

The Comanche County Treasurer's Office is preparing to ship out over 53,000 letters to people who have to pay taxes on personal property.

With the wind at their backs, officials from Horizon Wind Energy, owned by EDP Renewables, the world's fourth largest wind energy player, gathered on the Slick Hills terrain of southwestern Oklahoma yesterday with state and local dignitaries and project landowners to celebrate the start of operations at Blue Canyon V Wind Farm.

The TPD Bomb Squad says seven pipe bombs, and a meth lab have been found at a rental home in the 5900 BLK of North Lewis.

A 15-year-old Lawton girl who was struck by a Lawton police officer's squad car while she walked to school Thursday morning has been released from intensive care.

An Oklahoma City man has been ordered to stand trial in Comanche County on charges of burning another man to death.

Students at two Oklahoma public schools are exploring health care careers with the financial support of their local hospitals.

The award was presented today during the annual emergency management conference .

An Indiahoma man accused of beating a Cache couple to death now faces two counts of first-degree murder.

LAWTON a ' A Cache man was arraigned in Comanche County District Court this morning on three felony charges in connection with a Monday attack on a rural Cache family.

CACHE a ' A home invasion south of Cache early Monday left a family in ruins, and authorities say one man may be to blame for it all.

By STEPHEN ROBERTSON Lawton Constitution Leah M. Fitch lost a seven-year struggle with breast cancer in 2006, but she won't be forgotten by her family and her many friends - or by the hundreds of patients each year who will be visiting Lawton's new cancer center named in her honor.

Two more Oklahomans are victims of swine flu, bringing the state's death total this year to seven, health officials said.

A Comanche County jury has recommended a life prison sentence for a man it convicted in the beating death of a 28-year-old man.

Health officials in Comanche County say swine flu complications likely led to the death of a Comanche County man.

A Comanche County judge has sentenced a man to 45 years in prison for second degree murder.

A Comanche County judge has sentenced a man to 45 years in prison for a fatal stabbing at a Lawton duplex.

I had the great pleasure to speak to a student group this past weekend about the legislative process and encourage them to become more involved in their government.