Authorities say slain Oklahoma pastor’s body was ’staged’ in churchOKLAHOMA CITY — Authorities say the body of a pastor killed inside her small Oklahoma church was “staged,” meaning it was moved into an unnatural position, after the slaying. Mother says pastor found slain in Oklahoma church also was a volunteer, ‘just loved people’ANADARKO, Okla. — Pastor Carol Daniels made the 60-mile trek from Oklahoma City to Anadarko every week to preach, though many times her car might be the only one parked outside the Christ Holy Sanctified Church. Pentecostal pastor found slain in her church in southwest OklahomaANADARKO, Okla. — A pastor who came alone to a small church in southwest Oklahoma every Sunday in hope that someone would join her to pray was found slain inside the weathered building, police said Monday, but who would want to kill her was a mystery. Pentecostal pastor found dead in her church in southwest Oklahoma, police have no suspectsANADARKO, Okla. — A pastor was killed and her body was found inside her Pentecostal church in southwest Oklahoma, where she went every Sunday on the chance that someone would come to pray or hear a sermon, authorities said Monday. Pentacostal pastor found dead in her church in southwest Oklahoma, police have no suspectsANADARKO, Okla. — A pastor in southwest Oklahoma was killed and her body was found inside her Pentecostal church, but authorities had few leads in the investigation, officials said Monday. Authorities say pastor found dead in her church in southwest Oklahoma, few leads in slayingANADARKO, Okla. — A pastor in southwest Oklahoma was killed and her body was found inside her church, but authorities had few leads in the investigation, officials said. Okla. judge rules against state law requiring women to receive an ultrasound before abortionOKLAHOMA CITY — An Oklahoma judge on Tuesday overturned a state law that required women seeking an abortion to receive an ultrasound and a doctor’s description of the fetus. Okla. judge overturns state law requiring women to receive an ultrasound before abortionOKLAHOMA CITY — An Oklahoma judge has overturned a law that required women seeking an abortion to receive an ultrasound and a doctor’s description of the fetus. ‘School of Rock’ doesn’t promise music stardom, but wants to prepare students for careersOKLAHOMA CITY — For five years, Chris Schaefer worked as a disc jockey and he’d studied nightlife enough to know he wanted a career in the music industry. Regulators take over 2 failed Arizona banks, assets sold to Oklahoma City’s MidFirst BankPHOENIX — Two Arizona banks were declared failed institutions on Friday and were taken over by federal or state regulators. Report: Officials see rise in militia groups across the country, similar to the ’90s movementWASHINGTON — Militia groups with gripes against the government are regrouping across the country and could grow rapidly, according to an organization that tracks such trends. Devon Energy says production to drop from record levels; 2nd-quarter profit falls 76 percentOKLAHOMA CITY — Devon Energy Corp. reported record production levels for the second quarter on Wednesday but expects those numbers to fall later this year — in part because lower commodity prices have led it to cut back on drilling. Chesapeake Energy reports second quarter profit even as gas prices fallCOLUMBUS, Ohio — Chesapeake Energy said Monday that it posted a second-quarter profit, one year after the natural gas producer recorded a $1.6 billion loss due to hedging. Safety board to consider 2008 Oklahoma City bird collision that killed 5 aboard business jetWASHINGTON — For the five men who took off from a small Oklahoma airport aboard a business jet that ran into a large bird, there was no miracle river landing. Okla. man charged with murder in shooting deaths of 2 deputiesWEWOKA, Okla. — A man accused of killing two deputies who were trying to arrest him grinned and chuckled to himself as he appeared in court Monday and learned prosecutors intend to seek the death penalty. Okla. man arrested in shooting deaths of 2 deputies allegedly tried to strangle his motherSEMINOLE, Okla. — An Oklahoma man jailed in the shooting deaths of two deputies was wanted for allegedly trying to strangle his mother, who told authorities that she and her other children were afraid of him, court records show. Homeowner wants T. Boone Pickens charged with theft over slab where oilman signed nameOKLAHOMA CITY — As a youngster, Texas oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens scratched his name in wet concrete in the driveway of his grandmother’s Oklahoma house. Battered by the elements, Oklahoma winter wheat harvest to be less than 2008OKLAHOMA CITY — Battered by drought, a late freeze and flooding rain, Oklahoma’s winter wheat harvest may produce only half of what was yielded last year, officials said. Okla. congressman returning to DC after treatment for alcohol addiction, will seek re-electionOKLAHOMA CITY — U.S. Rep. John Sullivan, who is returning to Washington after a 30-day stay in a treatment center for alcohol addiction, said Monday he plans to work harder than ever and will seek re-election next year. Okla. patrol: No problems noted in brakes on big rig involved in 10-fatality turnpike accidentOKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma Highway Patrol has found no problems with the brakes on a tractor-trailer that plowed into stalled cars in a turnpike accident that killed 10 people. Driver in 10-death Okla. wreck had clean record; investigation centers on why he didn’t stopOKLAHOMA CITY — Truck driver Donald Creed had a clean record when the state of Missouri renewed his commercial driver’s license in April. Less than three months later, investigators are trying to figure out why Creed didn’t stop — and perhaps didn’t even hit the brakes — before his big rig slammed into a line of vehicles on an Oklahoma turnpike, a collision that killed 10 people. Death toll in Oklahoma turnpike crash climbs to 10OKLAHOMA CITY — The death toll from a chain-reaction accident on an Oklahoma turnpike this weekend has risen to 10. US attorney calls for reform after latest in long line of Oklahoma sheriff scandalsOKLAHOMA CITY — A small-town sheriff and his top deputy kept close watch over a lonely stretch of interstate in eastern Oklahoma, looking for drug couriers to fleece. But one motorist carrying $30,000 in cash turned out to be an undercover federal agent. Woman fined after pleading no contest for accepting box of chips in exchange of having sex
Economy puts $4.2M dent in funds for Thunder arena renovationOKLAHOMA CITY — City officials are reassessing an ongoing $100 million renovation of the arena where the Oklahoma City Thunder play, because a sales tax that was supposed to fund it has brought in less money than expected. Chesapeake says it has cut 50 jobs in corporate office in Oklahoma CityOKLAHOMA CITY — Chesapeake Energy Corp. acknowledged on Monday that it has laid off employees at its corporate office. Police: Man at Oklahoma City bus stop attacked for bologna and cheese sandwichOKLAHOMA CITY — A man in Oklahoma City said he was attacked for his bologna and cheese sandwich. Police say 24-year-old Roger Hamilton told them he was sitting on a bus station bench Wednesday, about to put mayonnaise on his sandwich, when another man began staring at him. Plea bargain for child rapist in southeast Oklahoma prompts outrage, calls for investigationOKLAHOMA CITY — A plea deal that sent an ex-convict accused of raping a 4-year-old girl to jail for only a year has prompted outrage across Oklahoma, where lawmakers are calling for the removal of the judge who approved the deal and the attorney general is investigating a new set of abuse allegations. Okla. paramedic involved in scuffle with state trooper wants trooper’s gun, badge takenOKLAHOMA CITY — The paramedic who scuffled with an Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper while a patient waited inside the ambulance says the trooper should lose his badge. Attorney defends actions of Oklahoma trooper who scuffled with paramedic outside ambulanceOKLAHOMA CITY — Bothered that an ambulance driver failed to yield to him as he raced to provide backup on a call — and angered further when he thought the driver flipped him an obscene gesture — state Trooper Daniel Martin decided to stop the ambulance and give the driver a piece of his mind. |