Pittsburg County News

After an eight-month investigation, a cattle theft case in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, is finally closed after a rodeo bullfighter pled guilty to felony embezzlement of cattle.

With temperatures already breaking 100 degrees in Pittsburg County this year, lawns may be experiencing stress due to extreme heat and dry conditions.

Many city, county and state offices will be closed due to the Independence Day holiday.

On Wednesday, a Pittsburg County judge is expected to set a trial date for 43-year-old Richard Turpin.

McALESTER a ' A McAlester man accused of sexually abusing a teenager is scheduled to be formally arraigned next week.

A man accused of committing child sexual abuse while on probation is set to be in Pittsburg County District Court on Wednesday.

After an eight-month investigation, a cattle theft case in Pittsburg County, Okla., is finally closed after a rodeo bullfighter pled guilty to felony embezzlement of cattle.

The 4-year-old child victim of convicted rapist David Earls did not have an independent representative from CASA, or Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children, looking out for her interests as the case made its way through the court system.

As the weather heats up some people want to chill out with a smoothie. While they may sound healthy there could be hidden calories you are not expecting.

I couldn't disagree more with the opinion stated in the June 21 article of "Editorially speaking" regarding the Pittsburg County child rape case.

Barbara Smitherman, of McAlester, is concerned about McAlester. She was prompted to write a letter to McAlester Mayor Kevin Priddle because she was concerned when she read the story the June 9 article in the McAlester News-Capital of graves being overturned and broken at Oak Hill cemetery in McAlester.

By JAMES BEATY SENIOR EDITOR Savanna resident Orben Deaton feels like a lucky man today - even if a truck smashed through a building he owns and missed him by inches.

An injury accident in Bache sent four Pittsburg County residents to the hospital on Monday night.

As Level 3 sex offender, David Earls will have to take treatment programs once he gets out of the Pittsburg County Jail - but many sex offenders who are sentenced to state prison terms must complete the treatment programs before they're released.

Experts say it's tough being a witness at any age, but at 5-years-old, finding the truth is even more difficult.

The 4-year-old girl who told her family and investigators she was sexually assaulted by David Harold Earls said he gave her ice cream and excused her from taking naps afterward.

Sheriff's Dep. Larry Cook ordered the Pittsburg County Courthouse evacuated this afternoon after someone called a bomb threat into District 18 District Judge Thomas Bartheld's office.

Don't let legislators politicize a judgeship. Don't politicize child rape case The light sentence of a Pittsburg County man convicted of sexually abusing a 4-year-old girl is a travesty, but it doesn't mean legislators should be removing judges.

David Earls' rape conviction made national headlines this month after a Pittsburg County judge sentenced him to only one year in prison.

Authorities say the Pittsburg County Courthouse was evacuated because someone called a bomb threat into the office of a judge.