Oklahoma reported more than 1,200 COVID-19 cases in a single day for the first time in months, according to the Oklahoma State Department of Health on Wednesday.

Vacations don’t have to be expensive or require hours of traveling for sightseers to enjoy time away from work or school, and Oklahoma’s State Parks provide immersive experiences for families.

For many single moms, coping with the pandemic has been particularly difficult. Despite many issues, Brenda Ramos has spent the past year on the front year – previously as a home health worker, and now as a cashier at the Habitat for Humanity.

Historically, mothers have been blamed for their children’s psychological problems, ignoring the major part fathers play in the development of a youth’s self-esteem. Two new releases highlight the impact a father’s interaction with his children can also have on a child’s world view and self-efficacy.

City councilors unanimously approved an ordinance on Monday that creates a way to prosecute hate crimes at the municipal level if certain acts are motivated by hostility against protected classes. 

Muskogee Fire Chief Derrell Jones said he will retire at the end of July after more than 36 years of service to Muskogee.

An area partnership is working to bring fresh produce to organizations serving meals to allow more people to enjoy what the Tahlequah Farmers’ Market has to offer.

Rebecca Krueger moved to Hulbert from Marble City when she was in ninth grade, and she immediately fell in love. Her life's journey had taken her away from her home town, but she knew she wanted to return home.

Health experts say COVID-19 survivors can face life-threatening cardiac issues following their recovery from the disease.

A little more than a year after Muskogee voters made history and elected the city's first Black mayor — and 16 months after the novel coronavirus began spreading across the area— Mayor Marlon Coleman said it's time to celebrate and move forward.

People will have all sorts of ways to enjoy peaches and celebrate peachy things this weekend in Porter. 

County sales tax collections will begin on Aug. 1 and last for 10 years, or until July 31, 2031, to fund services and upgrades for 12 emergency response agencies in the county.

State health officials provided an update Friday on Oklahoma’s situation as COVID-19 case counts creep up and the more easily transmitted Delta variant becomes the predominant form of the virus.

Eleven-year-old Treysen Radick’s two great passions in life are 1970s classic rock and automated side-load garbage trucks.

Children and teens compete in a variety of events Saturday at the Fort Gibson Round Up Club arena.

The world's largest steam locomotive will make an overnight stop in McAlester on Aug. 12 as part of a 10-state tour celebrating railroad heritage and the communities Union Pacific serves.

OKLAHOMA CITY — As COVID-19 numbers pushed up again, federal and state health officials say vaccination campaigns in Oklahoma and other southern states are complicated by a partisan divide and differing local philosophies.

❝I grew up here in Enid, watching T-37s and T-6s fly, and it was always something that I thought was very cool, but never seemed realistic ... but I fell in love with it.❞ — 2nd Lt. Bartolozzi

A broad windowsill offered ample space for quilter Arlene Humphrey to keep fabric swatches while she sewed.

Video games are often disparaged as a waste of time, but students at Northeastern State University’s IDEA Summer Youth Academy are showing how games like Minecraft can inspire problem-solving skills and unleash creativity.

Cherokees were first introduced to watermelons in the 1600s by Spanish explorers, and not long after, it became popular throughout the southern U.S. Many years later, watermelon is still a summer stable people buy to celebrate the Fourth of July.

Oklahoma’s entire House delegation voted against a bill that would allot $55 million in earmarks toward infrastructure projects in the state, representing a shift in the traditional earmarks process in a hyper-partisan era.

While they're considered beneficial creatures to the environment for their ability to take out garden pests like mice, beetles, wasps, crickets and more, skunks are also the most likely animals to contract rabies in Oklahoma. And then there's the notorious pungent odor they use as a defense mechanism.

Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation is offering two separate $7,500 rewards for information that leads agents to the person responsible for two home invasions that occurred in Blaine County in the fall of 2019.

NORMAN — After originally requesting more than $80 million in earmarks for community projects, Rep. Tom Cole, R-Norman, has altered his requests to total just over $38 million.

As soon as Lisa and I opened the big cardboard box sitting in our living room floor, we could plainly see that the new back porch table we had just begun to unwrap was severely damaged.

Many adults can look back on their childhood and remember a time or two when they were paddled for something they weren't supposed to do. But as society has progressed, social norms have changed, and the practice is not as widely acceptable as it once was.

Stay Safe Foundation is a community-based fitness organization that believes community-based fitness is the greatest tool for recovery from just about everything that ails you.

STILLWATER  – Merlin Schantz has been dwelling lately on what might seem like existential questions surrounding his mortality and what he will leave behind for the next generation.

After the jury delivered a guilty verdict Friday in the Moore hit-and-run case, the mothers of the three students killed in the crash embraced in the halls of the Cleveland County Courthouse in a moment of solidarity.

Veterinarians and those in the dog grooming industry say keeping a pet well-groomed can save it from having several problems – especially during hot summer months.

Muskogee police are seeking the public's help to find a man suspected in a midday shooting Tuesday outside a westside Muskogee convenience store.

Although hog frying was not inherently part of the Cherokee culture at one time, it is now.

Bicycles and unity, two of Abe Davenport’s favorite things, came together on Wednesday evening in The Bike Shop.

Cherokee County 4-H students showed off their handiwork during an Arts and Crafts Day Camp on Wednesday.