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Oklahoma Senate candidate Barry Christian found dead

Thursday, April 30 by News 9

Barry Christian CREDIT: Family of Barry Christian SAYRE, Okla. - Oklahoma Senate candidate Barry Christian, 54, was found dead after being reported missing, Christian’s family. The family said Christian’s body was found on Thursday. RELATED: Oklahoma Senate candidate Barry Christian reported missing, police find his abandoned truck When was Barry Christian reported missing Authorities said Christian was reported missing after... Read More.

3 dead in Rogers County crash involving rideshare driver

Friday, April 10 by News 6

ROGERS COUNTY, Okla. - The Oklahoma Highway Patrol has released the names of three people killed in a crash involving a rideshare vehicle on Highway 412. Investigators say the driver had just picked up two passengers before the crash. What troopers say happened The crash occurred around 8:48 p.m. April 9 at U.S. Highway 412 and County... Read More.

OSBI arrests 13-year-old after woman found dead in Bryan County home

Monday, March 2 by KOKH

OSBI arrests 13-year-old after woman found dead in Bryan County home (Photo: Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation) BRYAN COUNTY, Okla. (KOKH) — The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) arrested a 13-year-old boy after a 31-year-old woman was found dead in a home in Bryan County. On Friday, OSBI responded to a home in the 500 block... Read More.

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Medicaid paid more than $207 million for dead people. A new law could help fix that

Wednesday, December 24 by AP

WASHINGTON (AP) — Medicaid programs made more than $200 million in improper payments to health care providers between 2021 and 2022 for people who had already died, according to a new report from the independent watchdog for the Department of Health and Human Services. But the department’s Office of Inspector General said... Read More.

Dallas Cowboys’ Marshawn Kneeland found dead in Frisco; police investigating apparent suicide

Thursday, November 6 by News 6

DALLAS - The Dallas Cowboys say defensive end Marshawn Kneeland has died at age 24 in what police are investigating as an apparent suicide. The Frisco Police Department issued a statement Thursday morning after news of Kneeland’s death. Investigators said he was found dead around 1:31 a.m. from what appeared... Read More.

Ace Frehley, founding guitarist for KISS, dead at 74

Thursday, October 16 by ABC-News

Frehley and the band were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014. Ace Frehley, the founding guitarist for the rock band KISS, has died at age 74. His death was confirmed in a statement from his family. "We are... Read More.

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Osage Nation Ranch cattle stolen, dozen more found dead

Monday, August 4 by News 6

OSAGE COUNTY, Okla. - The Osage County Sheriff's Office is investigating after seventeen cows were reported stolen from Osage Nation Ranch and more than a dozen additional cows were found dead in pen enclosures. According to officials, the animals are thought to have been stolen between July 23 and July 27. Osage Nation Ranch employees believe those animals... Read More.

Floods in central Texas: At least 82 dead, 10 children missing as search efforts intensify

Monday, July 7 by TNND-AP

KERRVILLE, Texas (TNND) — At least 82 people are dead and 10 children are still missing after heavy rains caused flash floods to rip through central Texas along the Guadalupe River on the Fourth of July. Rescuers have continued their search for the missing, including a camp counselor and the children from Read More.

More than 4 dozen dead in devastating central Texas flash floods, over 2 dozen remain missing

Sunday, July 6 by CBS News-AP

KERR COUNTY, Tex. - At least 50 people are dead in central Texas after devastating flash floods slammed Hill Country, with water rescues taking place along the Guadalupe River. While officials couldn't confirm an exact number of those who remain unaccounted for, they said more than two dozen were still missing from Camp... Read More.

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Bill Moyers, former White House press secretary turned acclaimed TV journalist, dead at 91

Saturday, June 28 by The Associated Press

By FRAZIER MOORE AP Television Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Bill Moyers, the former White House press secretary who became one of television’s most honored journalists, masterfully using a visual medium to illuminate a world of ideas, died Thursday at age 91. Moyers died in a New York City hospital, according to longtime friend Tom Johnson,... Read More.

Police: 2 dead in Oklahoma flooding as region remains under severe weather watch

Sunday, April 20 by The Associated Press

MOORE, Okla. (AP) — Two people, including a child, have died in Oklahoma flooding as meteorologists warned on Sunday of further flooding, thunderstorms, and tornadoes from the Midwest to the South. Police in Moore, about 10 miles (16 kilometers) south of Oklahoma City, received dozens of reports of “high-water incidents” over the weekend including two... Read More.

Tornadoes, wildfires, and blinding dust sweep across US as massive storm leaves at least 33 dead

Sunday, March 16 by The Associated Press

By JEFF ROBERSON, REBECCA REYNOLDS and JULIE WALKER Associated Press PIEDMONT, Mo. (AP) — Violent tornadoes and high winds decimated homes, wiped out schools, and toppled semitractor-trailers as a monster storm that also produced dust storms and icy conditions killed at least 33 people across the central and southern U.S. The dynamic storm, earning an unusual... Read More.

Stories tagged with: Dead

Oklahoma Senate candidate Barry Christian found dead

3 dead in Rogers County crash involving rideshare driver

OSBI arrests 13-year-old after woman found dead in Bryan County home

Medicaid paid more than $207 million for dead people. A new law could help fix that

Dallas Cowboys’ Marshawn Kneeland found dead in Frisco; police investigating apparent suicide

Ace Frehley, founding guitarist for KISS, dead at 74

Osage Nation Ranch cattle stolen, dozen more found dead

Floods in central Texas: At least 82 dead, 10 children missing as search efforts intensify

More than 4 dozen dead in devastating central Texas flash floods, over 2 dozen remain missing

Bill Moyers, former White House press secretary turned acclaimed TV journalist, dead at 91

Police: 2 dead in Oklahoma flooding as region remains under severe weather watch

Tornadoes, wildfires, and blinding dust sweep across US as massive storm leaves at least 33 dead

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