Back when I was a kid, the day after Thanksgiving was exciting, but not because of the shopping. 

The mass shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh on Oct. 27 was the deadliest attack on a Jewish community in the history of the United States. Eleven people were murdered and six injured.

Katelyn Zampella walked up a flight of stairs inside the Muskogee Civic Center, turned around and then went down the stairs. She made it look so easy.

"It's always just a privilege for all of us to get the chance to spend a week here in Enid, America, and enjoy the hospitality of friends, friendships, new friends old friends." — Greg Hart, a member of the past shooter board with the Grand National Quail Foundation

A man claims a Haileyville woman shot him twice after they had an argument over a cell phone and other women, according to court documents.

Police are warning local restaurants, convenience stores and retailers of fake bills being passed during the past week.

A high-speed pursuit ended Thursday in McAlester after a tactical vehicle interception was performed on U.S. Highway 69.

Rooks can act like scissors. They can slice open a position and decapitate an enemy king as they crisscross across the board. With this hint in mind, please try to find white’s best move.

Adam Lynn looks forward to upcoming Civil War-era concert scheduled for Saturday at the Honey Springs Battlefield and Visitor Center.

Muskogee police are expected to release body camera footage today of the fatal shooting of a Ponca City man on Monday.

Developing water use policies that balance competing interests might seem to be an impossible task if not a thankless proposition. 

A deal sealed Wednesday between Arkansas and Oklahoma outlines a commitment to address water quality concerns within the Illinois River Basin, which straddles both states.

Alleged members of the Universal Aryan Brotherhood, including two from Enid, have been charged with crimes including possessing methamphetamine with intent to distribute and/or possessing a firearm after a felony conviction, according to Robert J. Troester of the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

While monitoring traffic coming to and from the Heritage Inn Motel on Nov. 10, Tahlequah Police Department officers arrested a sex offender with more than 4 grams of methamphetamine and a large sum of money in his possession.

Today's popular footwear includes sneakers, boots, high heels, flip-flops and other shoes, but for years, Native Americans' shoes of choice were moccasins.

NOT EVERYONE knows how to use a firearm, but students in Cherokee County are reportedly flourishing, as the new 4-H Shooting Team won a state competition this year.

A $1.16 million grant from T-Mobile's EmpowerED initiative will ensure Muskogee Public Schools students can connect to the internet, regardless of where they live.

Muscogee (Creek) Nation citizens rapidly organized a response to the tribal government's repeal of a 2015 law that created an independent and free press, gathering signatures needed to launch an initiative petition for a referendum on the repeal.

How is it possible that someone can write so beautifully about something filled with so much terror? That is the question when reading Esi Edygyan’s latest novel, “Washington Black” (Knopf, 2018).

ENID, Okla. — Tribute band Hairball will perform Feb. 15 at Center National Bank Center.

An alert from the Oklahoma Department of Corrections led to officers intercepting an alleged planned drop of narcotics on prison grounds in McAlester.

A Wilburton man facing several felony charges was charged with assaulting a police officer and a deputy jailer.

JUST BEFORE the annual Tahlequah Veterans Day Parade took to the streets Saturday, a wreath-laying ceremony downtown at Cherokee Square brought members of local organizations together to pay solemn tribute to service members.

Supporters of the U.S. military lined the sidewalks on Muskogee Avenue Saturday, as local residents flocked downtown for the city's annual Veterans Day Parade.

Muskogee police shot and killed a Ponca City man Monday after he allegedly pulled a gun while officers attempted to arrest him, according to a news release from Muskogee Police Department Public Information Officer Lincoln Anderson.

Plans to automate the city's trash collection could be implemented by the end of 2019.

Early Learning Center first-graders have spent the past several weeks getting their hands and voices ready for Fort Gibson's annual Veterans Day program.

One person was injured Sunday when a Chinook helicopter, operated by the Oklahoma National Guard, landed during the Veterans Day Memorial Parade and Ceremony at Reaves Park, city of Norman officials said.

A need to help disadvantaged children have a better life motivated Edmond resident Thomas Guild to write his newly released autobiography, “Abandonment, Adoption, and the Search for Identity.”

U.S. Marshals are intensifying their search for a murder suspect wanted for allegedly stabbing his ex-wife, a former police officer, 41 times in front of her young children.

A Pearl Jam fundraiser kicked off fundraising efforts in Oklahoma for The Pearl House, a home for young women and girls in Ghana, Africa. 

HARTSHORNE — Warren Puckett can still fit into his U.S. Navy uniform — and the science teacher put it on again Monday to participate in Veterans Day activities at Hartshorne Public Schools.

It is so fun and fascinating discussing the differences between the 1990s and now when it comes to astronomy.

All the banks and most businesses remained closed on Nov. 11, 1918, but it was not due to a financial crisis in Muskogee. In the early hours of the morning, the Monday edition of the Muskogee Daily Phoenix hit the streets. Its banner headlines announced the signing of an armistice signaling the end of the world war. 

NORMAN — The Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority published the addresses on their website of all businesses that filed licenses to grow, process or sell medical marijuana on Oct. 31.