Oklahoma News

The offices of Oklahoma's governor and lieutenant governor were temporarily evacuated Monday after a man threw a package onto an X-ray machine at a security checkpoint on the east side of the state Capitol.

In this May 8, 2007 file photo, Dr. Jay Chapman holds a human skull from Nepal that has been hand decorated with silver at his home in Napa, Calif .

U.S. Congressman Dan Boren voted to provide local firefighters with the tools and resources they need to prevent and fight fires, and to continue keeping communities safe.

Corrections officials say several inmates were hurt after disturbances erupted at three prisons in Oklahoma.

More investigators are joining the fight against Internet predators thanks to federal stimulus dollars.

About $10,000 worth of jewelry was stolen from one of four people found shot to death last week inside a burning home in Oklahoma City, police said Thursday.

An attorney for an Oklahoma man accused of hiring his handyman to kill a Fargo, N.D., dentist says his client plans to waive extradition and return to North Dakota.

The American Automobile Association predicts Thanksgiving travel among Oklahomans will be up about 7.5 percent this year.

WOODWARD a ' More than 40 whooping cranes have been spotted on or around the Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge during the past week.

A public employees' group has lodged a complaint against the governing board of the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, alleging a violation of the state's Open Meeting Act.

Brad Henry to call a special session of the Legislature for December. Henry, a Democrat, had suggested earlier this week that a January special session might be possible to deal with the state's ongoing budget issues, after the state Board of Equalization releases revenue estimates on Dec.

A federal judge scolded the 30-some attorneys on Oklahoma's pollution case against the Arkansas poultry industry Thursday, accusing them of bombarding him with "thousands" of documents as the bench trial dragged into its 25th day.

Authorities are investigating the possibility that narcotics are missing from the ambulance service Medicus in Seminole.

U.S. District Judge Joe Heaton on Wednesday granted a motion by Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson to dismiss the lawsuit filed by the Tarrant Regional Water District.

The number of people expected to travel at least 50 miles from home during the Thanksgiving holiday is expected to rise both nationwide and in Oklahoma over last year.

State health officials say the swine flu vaccine is now available to all Oklahomans.

Oklahoma City attorney Jim Priest is the latest candidate to announce his plans to seek the attorney general post in 2010.

OKLAHOMA CITY a ' Gov. Brad Henry on Tuesday put out a three-point plan to address the state's budget challenges.

State health officials say all Oklahomans who want to reduce their risk of H1N1 infection are now eligible to receive H1N1 influenza vaccine.

A suspect in the killing of four people in Oklahoma City, including a prostitute featured in the HBO reality series 'Cathouse,' turned himself in to authorities on Tuesday, police said.