(OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.) The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) is offering a $10,000 reward for information that can help agents solve the 2019 death of 57-year-old Randy Gathers. The Binger Police Department requested OSBI assistance on February 16, 2019 after Gathers was found deceased in his home in
(TULSA, Okla.) With predators using the COVID-19 pandemic to target and entice more children, people are taking to the streets next week to call for government support. Local organizer Lisa Wood said RISE UP FOR CHILDREN is a worldwide campaign initiated by Operation Underground Railroad, a non-profit organization committed to
(TULSA, Okla.) The Oklahoma Employment Security Commission is having an unemployment processing event at a third location this month, after previous events in Oklahoma City and Tulsa all hit capacity. The new in-person, socially distanced claim processing events will be held at the Ardmore Convention Center, located at 2401 N.
(ATOKA COUNTY, Okla.) A 20-year-old man is dead after trying to swim across Dolese’s Rock Quarry, eight miles outside of Caney. Troopers said Elijah Moore of Durant drowned Saturday afternoon. We’re told Moore made it 300 yards across the 400-yard rock quarry before going under. He did not
(TULSA, Okla.) A worldwide pandemic hasn’t prevented a Tulsa favorite from celebrating a decade in the cookie business. “It was so challenging,” co-owner Kat Graham told VNN. “And there was such uncertainty. And yet, because it is such a worldwide problem, I didn’t feel alone.” Despite a decade
(TULSA, Okla.) Tulsa Police Officer Aurash Zarkeshan has been released from the hospital, Chief Wendell Franklin said. Franklin said Zarkeshan left the hospital on Wednesday to begin neurorehabilitation at an out of state facility. “He has a long road ahead, but nothing is insurmountable and he, along with his family
(TULSA, Okla.) EMSA officials said they responded to 5 heat-related illness calls in the Tulsa area on Monday, thus the Medical Heat Alert they issued on July 1 remains in effect. We're told they expect additional heat-related illness calls as temperatures are expected to stay above 90 degrees
(TULSA, Okla.) Positive COVID-19 cases in Oklahoma rose by 858 in the last 24 hours, according to state officials on Tuesday. The cumulative number of positive cases now stands at 17,220. The increase in positive cases greatly surpasses the previous record for daily increase, which was 585 on June
(TULSA, Okla.) The Coronavirus pandemic won’t prevent people from celebrating the Fourth of July this weekend, and VNN has some information to help keep you safe doing it. With travel restrictions lifting but social distancing still recommended, AAA said 97% of summer trips will be road trips. Despite the
(TULSA, Okla.) A 4-year-old boy taking birthday photos in downtown Tulsa got the present of a lifetime Tuesday night- meeting one of the superheroes he was dressing up as. “It was a great coincidence we happened to be shooting super heroes downtown and found one,” Amanda Tyler Sparks told VNN.
(TULSA, Okla.) Verified News Network, an independent news network based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, has scaled its operations to include three more states. The move comes as local development company Hot Coffey Design updates VNN’s free PlugIn app to include location customization. The first-of-its-kind social media app was designed exclusively
(TULSA, Okla.) One of two police officers shot in the line of duty Monday passed away on Tuesday, the Tulsa Police Department said. Sergeant Craig Johnson was shot by a suspect during a traffic stop early Monday morning. He sustained multiple gunshot wounds, including gunshot wounds to his head. Chief