Fourth of July holiday kept Okla City Fire Dept busy
The Oklahoma City Fire Department responded to around 260 emergency calls on the Fourth of July, and among those, there were more fire calls...
Mass of campaign signs signal start of early voting
A mass of campaign signs seemed to spring up overnight blocks north and south of the entrance to the Oklahoma County Election Board in...
Cooper takes OKC Ward 7 seat, calls it “opportunity to serve”
Lee E. Cooper, Jr. was sworn in as interim Ward 7 Oklahoma City Councilman Tuesday to fill the seat of John Pettis, Jr. who...
Sen Lankford’s office picketed over border child separations
A group protesting the current U.S. policy of separating children from families attempting to cross the border gathered outside Senator James Lankford's OKC offices...
Groundbreaking begins new OKC Convention Center construction
Groundbreaking for the new $288 million Oklahoma City Convention Center was celebrated on the construction site at SW 7th Street and Robinson Friday with...
East side pastor chosen to fill interim Ward 7 OKC Council seat
The Oklahoma City Council chose Pastor Lee E. Cooper, Jr. for interim Ward 7 Council member Tuesday after considering 18 applications for the post.
He...
Amazon incentive deal approved by OKC Council over objections
Two Oklahoma City Council members challenged a $1.7 million Amazon incentive deal as being unnecessary for Amazon to build a distribution center in the...
Pettis resigns Ward 7 OKC Council seat amid embezzlement charges
Ward 7 Oklahoma City Councilman John Pettis has resigned his seat amid charges that he embezzled money from three charities he set up and...
Amazon deal one step closer after Econ Dev Trust vote
The Oklahoma City Economic Development Trust voted Tuesday to offer a $1.7 million incentive to Amazon to bring a new fulfillment center to the...
OKC Councilman Pettis charged with embezzlement
Oklahoma City's Ward 7 Councilman John Pettis, Jr. was charged late Friday with felony embezzlement and intentionally failing to file a tax return to...
