Woody Guthrie Festival kicks off its 28th year honoring the Oklahoma artist

OKEMAH, Okla. — The Woody Guthrie Festival has begun and will continue into the weekend in the famed artist's hometown of Okemah, Oklahoma. The event, now in its 28th year, is held annually in Okemah to commemorate the life and music of Woody Guthrie. …

Oklahoma teen’s legacy endures that Jesus is better

MUSTANG, Okla. (BP) – It was a Sunday, and Jason Doran really wanted to talk to his son. Zach Doran, 18, had been with other students of Together We Church in Yukon, Okla., as part of Big Weekend, a discipleship event that includes overnight host homes and …

Oklahoma Watch: ODOC fights to prevent medical parole hearing for dying prisoner

The daughters have had enough. When Oklahoma Watch first chronicled the fraught medical parole odyssey of James Havens in March, Havens’ daughters, Jeni Maus and Jessica Dougherty, both of California, preferred to remain in the background, hiring Oklahoma …

Here's when Paul McCartney is bringing his 'Got Back Tour' to Oklahoma

Paul McCartney and his band will soon be on the run back to Oklahoma. The music icon, who turned 83 in June, announced Thursday, June 10, that he is bringing his acclaimed "Got Back Tour" to North America in the fall. The 19-date arena and …

22-year-old man dies week after fireworks explosion in southeastern Oklahoma

THE ASSESSMENT IN THE COMING WEEKS. 9 TO 25 IS THE TIME AND NEW THIS MORNING A TRAGIC UPDATE AFTER THREE PEOPLE WERE CRITICALLY INJURED FROM A FIREWORKS EXPLOSION IN PUSHMATAHA COUNTY. 22 YEAR OLD ELI SMITH WAS ONE OF THE THREE INJURED, HIS FAMILY NOW …

'67 Bombs to Enid' tells story of Marshallese community in Oklahoma

Filmmaker Ty McMahan grew up in Tecumseh, Oklahoma. Until he began working on a documentary that recently premiered, he had no idea about this piece of Oklahoma history: Between 1946 and 1958, the United States detonated 67 atomic bombs across the Marshall …

Auburn, Oklahoma among Power 4 programs playing catch-up in recruiting

There will be some high-profile recruits who make decisions in the coming weeks as their senior seasons approach, and of course, there will be flips as we get closer to the early signing period. But now that we’ve moved past June and the July Fourth …

Oklahoma superintendent orders all districts to offer free meals

Blake Treinen starts rehab assignment with Oklahoma City

Dodgers pitcher Blake Treinen began a minor league rehab assignment with a perfect first inning on Wednesday night for Triple-A Oklahoma City. Treinen, in his first game action since April 13, struck out his first two batters swinging then induced a …

Four Oklahoma grocery stores, including two Homeland locations closing

Four grocery stores operated by Homeland Acquisition Corp. Inc. have been targeted to close in Oklahoma, a company spokesman said. Meanwhile, one of the company's grocery stores in Georgia also will be closing. Homeland Acquisition Corp. Inc., operated …