Cherokee County's river and lake outfitters are preparing for another big summer season as Memorial Day Weekend approaches.

Brantley Kay Stopp came home from school after reading a book on Earth Day and decided she wanted to do some good in the world.

NORMAN — The Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office recently announced a new drone program and the use of three unmanned aerial systems to help in search and rescue efforts.

NORMAN — The 38th annual Jazz in June Festival will be live next month, after a shift to a virtual and radio broadcast last year due to COVID-19.

A dog loving neighbor helped Natasha Benge get involved with animal rescue five years ago.

Muskogee firefighters responded to a call at Raintree Apartments on Saturday to find one building with the roof of the upper units ablaze.

The animal collective at Three Forks Nature Center in Sequoyah State Park gained two new family members recently, becoming a main hub for wildlife education in Cherokee County.

An overnight tornado that seemed to literally come out of nowhere put a scare into a whole lot of folks as it touched down not once but twice early Wednesday near Pauls Valley.

Gov. Kevin Stitt on Monday signed legislation aimed at making it easier to hire, retain and fire state employees by overhauling the state’s civil service reform system.

In the Disney movie "Anastasia," Bartok, the bat, tells his master and friend “Stress — it’s a killer, sir.” His friend was upset over his failed plan. 

TAHLEQUAH — Cherokee Nation leaders joined county commissioners from Muskogee and Cherokee counties to cut the ribbon on a $6.3 million road and bridge project Friday near Fort Gibson.

Board members decided to close Cimarron Montessori School after facing years of declining enrollment, serious structural issues to its 120-year-old building and “financial improprieties,” according to an announcement Tuesday on its website.

Maria Cruz finds herself in a flurry of activity, even after her workday ends at Irving Elementary School. 

Camaraderie and smoky, BBQ aromas filled the air at the Stride Bank Center as dozens of teams took place in the 16th annual Hanor Smokin’ Red Dirt BBQ.

Here we are in the middle of spring already, with a cold front facing us as we speak on Tuesday. Some people are not aware of this, though migration actually begins in February with waterfowl, swallows, and Sandhill Cranes just to name a few. We’ll see more activity with the shorebirds that have been visiting for the past month with some early birds, including several that we don’t normally catch in these parts like Tuesday’s Piping Plover. Neotropic migrants are pushing down on the gas pedal and there have been several first of the year aficionados posted in the usual spots.

Out of sight, out of mind — the idiom might account for the fact that every American throws away more than 1,700 pounds of garbage a year. 

The rain put a damper on the first day of the Third annual Linney Breaux’s and Kroner & Baer Crawfish Festival in downtown Tahlequah Friday, but it didn’t kill the Cajun spirit.

Enid Police Department has increased patrols near Enid Skate Park after receiving numerous complaints from the public about activities happening there.

“There’s an old adage that says when you know better, you have to do better,” said Hannibal B. Johnson. “Once your eyes have been open, it’s impossible to close them again.”

An upcoming steak festival will offer a community block-party event in downtown McAlester.

Melony Carey said she sought to tell Alice Robertson's "whole story" when she helped move the pioneer educator's display to another part of the Three Rivers Museum.

New owner Purvish Kothari signed the title transfer Friday after six weeks of negotiating the sale with its former owners, Dr. Atul Patel and his mother, Anuj Patel, who had been constructing the hotel for the last three years.

Hartshorne 9-year-old Sydnie Wynn Graves solidified her third consecutive trip to Las Vegas for the Junior World Finals Rodeo with a victory in Saturday’s KK Run For Vegas / Barrel Bash youth championship in Ft. Smith, Arkansas.

Clothing being collected and kept in a supply closet at Kiamichi Technology Center in McAlester will soon help graduating students land a job.

ENID, Okla. — For nearly five years, Michele James trusted her life to the four paws of her K-9 partner, Kylo Ren.

Sequoyah State Park invites the public to experience the accessible and whimsical Fantastical Forest: Flora and Fauna outdoor exhibit, Earth Day through June 10.