Category: Oklahoma

2 More Victims Found After Shooting at Oklahoma Homecoming

TULSA, Okla.—Police in Oklahoma said Monday they have found two more gunshot victims who were wounded in a shooting at a Oklahoma high school football homecoming game. Police initially said one 17-year-old died and another 17-year-old was wounded in the shooting Friday at McLain High School for Science and Technology in Tulsa. But authorities said…


Tulsa County District Attorney Stabbed in His Home, Daughter Arrested: Police

The daughter of Tulsa County District Attorney Steve Kunzweiler has been arrested for allegedly stabbing her father. Jennifer Kunzweiler, 30, is accused of stabbing the Oklahoma DA multiple times in the arm and midsection at the family’s Forest Hill Estates home on Tuesday. He was taken to the hospital by emergency services. Jennifer Kunzweiler was arrested…


Oklahoma Panel Rejects Clemency for Man in Baby’s Killing

OKLAHOMA CITY—Oklahoma’s Pardon and Parole Board voted 4–1 Tuesday to deny clemency for a man sentenced to die for killing his 9-month-old daughter in 2002, moving him a step closer to his scheduled lethal injection next month. Attorneys for Benjamin Cole, 57, did not dispute that Cole killed Brianna Cole by forcibly bending the infant…


Baby Pillow Maker Sues Federal Regulator for Alleged Overreach

An Oklahoma-based family-owned pillow-making business is suing the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) after it tried to shut down the company when two infants died after parents ignored explicit product safety warnings. The lawsuit claims regulatory overreach and seeks to curb the powers of the CPSC, an administrative agency. The legal complaint (pdf) in…


War of the Wildcats (1943)

In 1906, on Oklahoma’s Indian lands, a cowboy fights for oil lease rights against a greedy oilman while a pretty schoolteacher steals both men’s hearts. Credit: Public Domain Movies – BUY Jan 6 DVD: www.epochtv.shop/product-page/dvd-the-real-story-of-january-6, Promo Code “EpochTV” for 20% off. – Feature Films: Cinema collection: epochcinema.com Epoch Original content: epochoriginal.com Feature Films: www.theepochtimes.com/featured-films *…


3 Oklahoma High School Students Killed in Vehicle Crash

SAND SPRINGS, Okla.—Three northeastern Oklahoma high school students were killed when the vehicle they were in crashed into a tree Thursday, police said. Ethan Gibson, 17; Cyra Saner, 16; and Kylee Weaver, 16; died in the crash in Sand Springs, police Capt. Jody Fogelman said in a statement Friday. Two 16-year-olds who were also in…


Dead Oklahoma Inmate Was Suing Over ‘Baby Shark’ Claim

OKLAHOMA CITY—An Oklahoma County inmate found dead in his jail cell over the weekend was a plaintiff in a lawsuit against the county alleging that in 2019, he and other inmates were tortured by jail employees who forced them to repeatedly listen to the children’s song “Baby Shark” for hours. John Basco, 48, was found…


These US Cities See the Largest Increase in Rent Prices

While New York, California, and Boston, Massachusetts, continue to be the most expensive rental markets in the country, some unexpected locales have actually experienced the largest increases in one-bedroom rental prices year over year. The August report from Rent.com puts Greensboro, North Carolina, at the top of the list, with rent hikes of 74.2 percent,…


Supreme Court Won’t Halt Enforcement of $155 Million Award Against Sunoco Unit

The Supreme Court refused a request on Sept. 8 by a Sunoco business unit to halt enforcement of a $155 million class-action judgment for unpaid interest on late payments for crude oil while it decides whether it should hear the company’s appeal of the verdict. The justices are scheduled to consider the appeal on Sept….


Suspect in Oklahoma Deputy’s Death Also Fired at 3rd Officer

OKLAHOMA CITY—Court documents show the man suspected of fatally shooting an Oklahoma deputy sheriff and wounding another also fired at but missed a third deputy. A probable cause affidavit alleges Benjamin Plank, 35, fatally shot Oklahoma County Deputy Bobby Swartz, wounded deputy Mark Johns and shot at the third deputy, whose name has not been…