The Oklahoma Board of Pardons and Parole denied death row inmate John Hanson clemency on May 7, putting his fate in the hands of the federal judiciary. The board voted 3-2 to deny Republican ...

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At least two people are dead due to widespread flooding across Oklahoma on Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. At least two people are dead due to widespread flooding across Oklahoma on Tuesday ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A steady line of slow-moving thunderstorms that battered Oklahoma in recent weeks set multiple rainfall records across the state and helped ease drought conditions.

Slow-moving thunderstorms dropped record rainfall across much of southern Oklahoma and northern Texas Wednesday, triggering flash flooding and forcing evacuations, as residents in Pennsylvania and ...

The Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in a pivotal case over whether Oklahoma may establish the nation’s first taxpayer-funded religious charter school — a legal showdown with sweeping ...

April 30 (UPI) --The Supreme Court is being asked to decide if a Catholic school in Oklahoma can be the first to be funded by taxpayers. Oral arguments will be heard Wednesday if the school can ...

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments on Wednesday in the case of a Catholic charter school in Oklahoma that is seeking the support of public funds. St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual ...

Justices will decide whether taxpayer dollars can fund a Catholic school. A Catholic school in Oklahoma is asking the Supreme Court to clear the way for it to become the nation's first religious ...

On April 29, 2025, claims (archived) began circulating that federal immigration agents had raided the wrong house in Oklahoma City, taking a family of U.S. citizens' belongings and forcing them ...

At least two people are dead in Oklahoma after being caught in floodwaters as thunderstorms brought destructive winds and heavy rains across parts of that state and Texas, authorities said.

By Adam Liptak Reporting from Washington The Supreme Court appeared open on Wednesday to allowing Oklahoma to use government money to run the nation’s first religious charter school, which would ...