Новости за 16.06.2019

OKLAHOMA – The spring season continued to hit Oklahoma hard on Sunday, bringing more severe weather across the state. A Tornado Warning was issued for Canadian and Kingfisher counties and was allowed to expire at 2:45 p.m. Landspouts and a possible tornado were spotted in areas near Watonga, Greenfield and Okarche. At one point, sirens went off in El Reno where a benefit was being held for a previous tornado that hit the city weeks ago. El Reno officials say […]

PORTLAND, OR. – (KPTV) — A security camera outside a northwest Portland business caught three people climbing out of a sewer Thursday night. It all started when Kris Lake, door shop manager, saw a shoe outside their shop and wanted to know where it came from. He checked the surveillance video. “It was insane,” Lake said. What he saw was the manhole cover start to move and then pop up. A person comes out, and one after another, three people […]

LAWTON, Okla. – A suspended sheriff in Oklahoma is planning to fight his suspension. Cotton County Sheriff Kent Simpson is accused of neglecting his duties and was allegedly reckless in performing or failing to perform his duties. The district attorney says dozens of police reports were never filed and hiring duties were passed on to the undersheriff. County commissioners suspended Simpson on Monday and filed a petition to remove him from office. KSWO reports Simpson’s attorney said he is denying... Читать дальше...

CLAREMORE, Okla. – Fire departments in northeast Oklahoma came together recently to honor a battalion chief who suddenly passed away earlier this month. On June 7, Battalion Chief Marty Osborne died suddenly at age 53. “He was kind of a stickler for the rules, nothing wrong with that, especially when he was a supervisor to one of my shifts, that’s always a good thing. But he was kind of a jokester, he liked to kid around and stuff,” Claremore Fire […]

TULSA, Okla. – A fight outside of a Tulsa hookah lounge led to a fatal shooting, police say. Just before 3 a.m. Saturday, police were called to the Fantasia Hookah Lounge near 41st and Memorial after shots were fired during a fight in the parking lot. According to police, multiple people were shooting during the fight. Police say a security guard, Mohamad Elkour, was trying to break up the fight when he was shot. He was taken to the hospital […]

TULSA, Okla. – A man is in critical condition after an officer-involved shooting over the weekend. The incident started Saturday afternoon when officers heard shots fired at a gas station near 21st and Garnett. Police say a man, armed with a gun, got in his car and fled the scene, leading to a pursuit. At one point during the pursuit, a female driver jumped out of the vehicle and attempted to run. She was detained, police say. The suspect then […]

TULSA, Okla. – Tulsa police arrested a man accused of stabbing another person numerous times. At around 1 a.m. Sunday, police responded to the scene at 15th and Denver where they found a trail of blood in the street leading into a nearby QuickTrip. According to police, the male victim and a man, Mikell Miller, were arguing “in what appeared to be mutual combat,” FOX 23 reports. At some point, Miller allegedly pulled out a knife, stabbing the victim numerous […]

OKLAHOMA CITY – Each week, the Flash Point team tackles some of the biggest topics circulating in the Sooner State and beyond. This week, Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt stopped by and joined Mike Turpen, Todd Lamb and moderator Kevin Ogle. Recently, Kirk Humphreys announced he would be leaving Flash Point, and former Lt. Governor Todd Lamb would be filling his spot. The team talked about Holt’s journey as the mayor so far, as well as the David Boren investigation.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — It was a touching and fitting tribute nearly eight decades in the making. The remains of World War II Lieutenant James Lord were returned to Cleveland Hopkins International Airport Saturday. Lord was flying a mission targeting gun positions over Italy near the France border when his plane went down into the sea near Corsica. The crash happened in 1944 when he was just 20 years old. His flagged-draped coffin was received with full military honors as the […]

PUTNAM, Okla. – Homeowners in western Oklahoma are cleaning up after Saturday night’s storms. In Dewey County, a possible tornado touched down near Putnam at about 9:30 p.m. The same storm also formed another possible tornado near Custer City that was reportedly a mile-wide. “After the tornado passed, I encountered several homes with roof damage, as well as debris on the highway. Tough evening for parts of Custer County,” said KFOR Storm Tracker Chris McBee. There were reports of cars […]

NORMAN, Okla. – It started with free socks, but an organization to help the less fortunate in the metro has expanded to help with laundry. “We just have a lot of community members, neighbors, who need help with laundry,” said Brenda Wilkins, Laundry Love of Norman. Really, it’s as simple as that, but the thought and effort behind Laundry Love are so much more. Three years ago, Tamara Nelson started Sox of Love to give homeless and needy families in […]

OKLAHOMA CITY – The state continues to fight Johnson and Johnson in court over its alleged contributions to the opioid crisis, but a settlement with a separate pharmaceutical company may be in jeopardy. In late May, Attorney General Mike Hunter announced an $85 million settlement with TEVA Pharmaceuticals, but a Cleveland County judge has refused to sign off on the settlement because he needs more information to make sure it doesn`t violate state law. After a separate settlement with Purdue […]

ORANGE COUNTY, N.C. — The suspect thwarted by a machete-yielding 11-year-old during an Orange County home invasion fled UNC Hospital this weekend. Jataveon Dashawn Hall, 19, of Monroe “left the hospital,” according to Orange County Sheriff Charles Blackwood. Sheriff Blackwood released the following statement: We learned early this morning from UNC hospital police that the suspect in this crime had left the hospital. Upon further inquiry on how this occurred we’ve heard nothing back from UNC hospital police. Читать дальше...

LAS VEGAS – O.J. Simpson is officially on Twitter, and he seems to want to set the record straight. His Twitter biography is simple and straightforward: “If you don’t see it here, I didn’t say it.” “Hey Twitter world,” Simpson begins cheerfully in his first post – a video. He already has over 267,000 followers. Coming Soon!!! pic.twitter.com/R1tXOuuLgO — O.J. Simpson (@TheRealOJ32) June 15, 2019 The Juice tweeted a 22 second video in which he said he knows there are […]

ALLEN, Okla. – An Oklahoma mother was shocked to find out her daughter is recovering from several gunshot wounds after helping an inmate escape from the Logan County Jail. “I didn’t think it would go that far,” Lori Pirochta told KXII. “I knew that she was really upset and she’s in a manic phase.” The officer-involved shooting took place Thursday at an Allen gas station where the pair were spotted using a stolen credit card. Allen Police approached her Jeep […]

(CNN) — It’s been more than a century since Babe Ruth started his baseball career, but the Bambino is still breaking records. A Babe Ruth New York Yankees jersey from 1928-1930 fetched $5.64 million at auction Saturday, making it the most expensive piece of sports memorabilia ever sold, according to the auction house. The previous record was a 1920 Babe Ruth jersey that went for $4.4 million. The record-breaking jersey was part of a collection of artifacts related to “The […]