Oklahoma

Herman "Dub" Tolbert, shown inside an American Legion post in Bokoshe, Okla., says the community is left exposed and he's determined to make regulators listen.

Communities Uneasy As Utilities Look For Places To Store Coal Ash

5:18pm July 05, 2016

In 2014, after disastrous spills and opposition from environmentalists, the EPA imposed new rules on the storage of coal ash. Two towns are pushing back against different ways of storing the ash.

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Oklahoma Governor Vetoes Bill That Would Make Performing Abortion A Felony

6:46pm May 20, 2016

by Laura Wagner

Mary Fallin's office released a statement, touting her anti-abortion credentials but saying the bill was "vague and would not withstand a criminal constitutional legal challenge."

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Ex-Reserve Deputy Who Confused Gun With Taser, Killing Suspect, Is Convicted

12:52pm April 28, 2016

by Dana Farrington

Robert Bates, a volunteer with the Tulsa County Sheriff's Office in Oklahoma, killed Eric Harris in a sting operation last year. The jury found him guilty of second-degree manslaughter.

Volunteer firefighters from the Dewey County Task Force work a blaze southwest from Freedom, Okla., on Tuesday.

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WATCH: Journalists Rescue Road Grader Operator From Oklahoma Wildfire

5:42pm April 07, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

"My ears just about burned on that one," journalist Val Castor said. The Woodward County blaze is 20 percent and spans nearly 90 square miles.

Oklahoma's Buddy Hield celebrates the Sooners' 77-63 win over Texas A&M in the third round of the NCAA tournament.

NCAA Final Four Preview: Future Stars And Past Transgressions

8:21pm April 01, 2016

by Laura Wagner

NBA stars in the making? Check. Upset potential? Check. Academic fraud scandals? Double check. Saturday's NCAA Final Four games have it all. Here's what you need to know.

Charles Lord (left), senior hydrologist, explains the mapping procedure used by the Corporation Commission to chart fault lines, earthquakes and disposal wells, as Jim Marlatt, oil and gas specialist, looks on from his desk in Oklahoma City on Nov. 30. St

New Year's Day Quake In Oklahoma City Amid Increasing Seismic Activity

4:14pm January 01, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

The state of Oklahoma saw more than 800 earthquakes with magnitude of 3 or greater in 2015.

After a magnitude-4.5 earthquake was recorded near Cushing in October, Oklahoma regulators ordered oil companies to shut down several disposal wells. That seemed to slow the shaking — at least for a while.

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Confidence In Oil Hub Security Shaken By Oklahoma Earthquakes

2:38pm November 30, 2015

by Joe Wertz

Oklahoma's earthquake boom is now a national security threat. No damage has been reported, but operators at the hub are on high alert for a disruption that would ripple through the U.S. energy market.

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Gary Matli, a field supervisor with the Oklahoma Corporation Commission, inspects a disposal well located east of Guthrie, Okla.

Faced With Spate Of Tremors, Oklahoma Looks To Shake Up Its Oil Regulations

6:10am October 20, 2015

by Joe Wertz

Oklahoma set a state record last year with more than 5,000 earthquakes. This year, the state is poised to have even more. Now oil and gas regulators have taken notice and are working to curb them.

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Oklahoma Used The Wrong Drug To Execute Charles Warner

2:40pm October 08, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

This is the second botched execution in a row for the state. Clayton Lockett died of a heart attack last year after a phlebotomist misplaced an IV line.

Low Wheat Prices Leave A Gluten Glut At Midwest's Grain Elevators

11:01pm August 13, 2015

by Rachel Hubbard

Prices have fallen by a third in the past three years. Farmers say they're holding onto their 2015 bushels, hoping prices will creep back up before the end of the year.

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