From Sydney to Mumbai to Nairobi, communities around the world began welcoming 2025 with spectacular light shows, embraces and ice plunges. Auckland became the first major city to celebrate, as ...

A military appeals court has ruled against Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's effort to throw out the plea deals reached for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two other defendants in the 9/11 attacks, a U.S.

UConn coach Geno Auriemma moved into a tie with Tara VanDerveer for the most appearances with one school in the women's basketball AP Top 25 as the Huskies remained seventh in the poll Monday.

Sox was born December 24, 1954, in Woodward, Oklahoma, to Bob and Veta ( Fuqua ) Stocking and passed away comfortably on ...

Charles E. Young was born September 25, 1940, at the Alva General Hospital to Roscoe E. and Gladys F. Young. He passed away ...

The Alfalfa County commissioners closed out 2024 with perhaps one of the quickest meetings of the year. Garret Johnson, Mike Roach and Nate Ross signed off on a short stack of paperwork that included ...

As the lengthy agenda of the Woods County Commissioners came to a close Monday, Chairman Randy McMurphy asked if there was any new business. Commissioner David Hamil said, “Thank you for all you’ve ...

The Oklahoma Legislature will have less to spend in fiscal year 2026, a state panel was told Friday. The Board of Equalization met Friday, Dec. 20, to certify spending figures. Gov. Kevin Stitt will ...

The Alva Ladybugs hosted Perry last Friday, Dec. 20, and came away with a 78-72 victory. The Lady Maroons didn't make it easy ...

The Northwestern Oklahoma State University Department of Social Sciences now has the distinction of having a faculty member ...

Four Northwestern Oklahoma State University faculty members earned their doctoral degrees this past year. They are Sarah Fry, assistant professor of criminal justice and sociology; Shane Hansen, chair ...

An Oklahoma Senate bill that would curtail school districts’ use of virtual instruction days is expected to make a comeback in the 2025 Legislative Session. The bill would forbid public schools from ...