Comanche County News

A 19-year-old U.S. Marine based at Fort Sill is in the Comanche County Jail on a rape charge.

A pilot program consisting of wrapping social services around older Oklahomans' needs is being touted as the first in the country.

LAWTON a ' A man who escaped from a Texas jail has been arrested in Oklahoma after authorities say he crashed a stolen car while leading deputies on a chase near Lawton.

COMANCHE COUNTY_ Two chases kept local law enforcement busy this weekend. The latest happened Saturday night.

OKLAHOMA CITY a ' Fred C. Smith Jr. has been appointed as the new district attorney for Comanche and Cotton counties in southwestern Oklahoma.

Crews have capped a natural gas well leak that spewed gas into the air and led to the evacuation of homes in Caddo County.

Comanche County Judge Gerald Neuwirth declared a mistrial in the first-degree murder trial of 52-year-old Ricky Ray Elvaker Monday afternoon.

The trial of a Lawton woman charged with second-degree murder in the death of her infant son is scheduled to begin this week.

Comanche County_It doesn't stand out like the white speed limit signs or orange construction signs, but a new road sign on Highway 7 between Lawton and Duncan is also significant--in a historical way.

A Lawton teenager has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of a man shot in a car outside a convenience store.

Lawton_The Comanche County District Attorney charged 19-year-old Vernon Nelson Butler with second-degree murder Friday afternoon for the killing of 23-year-old Robert Mountain.

Dreith adopted some minimum-tillage practices, but insists that some tillage, especially on continuous wheat, is essential to keep weeds from reducing yield potential.

The district attorney that has represented two southwestern Oklahoma counties for the past 22 years plans to retire at the end of the month.

Comanche County_A late spring in Southwest Oklahoma, but Mother Nature is making up for it.

Two teenage girls from Lawton pleaded guilty to their roles in the killing of an 81-year-old man during a robbery and each was sentenced to 25 years in prison.

Comanche County_ New information on Monday's robbery, kidnapping, and home invasion.

In response to the Friends of the Tantramar Marsh, I think we really have to ask what are the heritage sites of the future? Modern places may one day be seen as sites of historic importance and beauty.

District Attorney Robert Schulte said he intends to take up the issue with the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals because the statements Xavier D. Adams made to police shortly after the killings are critical to prosecuting the case.

Comanche County suffers severe flooding! Torrential rains swept through Comanche County late Wednesday night causing numerous road closures and flooding throughout the county, including the City of Lawton.

Lawton_The swine flu continues to skip across the United States from state to state and that has officials in Lawton on alert.