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By Adrian O'Hanlon III | Editor May 25, 2021 Staff file photo A Wilburton man died in a single-vehicle incident in Latimer County, according to an Oklahoma Highway Patrol report. Michael Alley, 42, died after the vehicle he was driving overturned on State Highway 2 in Latimer County around 3 a.m. Tuesday, OHP reported. The report states Alley's 2001 Ford truck left the road on the right side before he over-corrected to the left and the vehicle overturned. He was ejected and the vehicle came to rest on its wheels "pinning the driver," the report states. Alley was pronounced dead at...

Pittsburg County is slated to get $8,479,278 in federal American Rescue Plan funding — but county commissioners say they aren't yet sure how they can spend it.

9:45 p.m. Update: A tornado warning has been issued for Sequoyah County until 10:15 p.m. A tornado has been confirmed and touched down near Roland around 9:40 p.m. The tornado is moving east to Dora and across the Oklahoma-Arkansas border. 8 p.m. updates: A Tornado Warning has been issued for Pittsburg County until 8:30 p.m. Monday, and the tornado warning in Latimer County has been allowed to expire. The center of the storm is moving northeast from McAlester and near Wilburton around 40-45 miles per hour. The storm is set to hit Denman at 8:54 p.m.; McCurtain 8:56 p.m.; Keota 9:02 p.m.; Tama...

Southeastern Oklahoma Sees Strong Storms With Tornadoes, Flooding Concerns 11 p.m. Update: Strong storms, including some severe thunderstorms, continue to move east across southeastern Oklahoma Monday night. Areas across Pittsburg County are seeing flooding and we’re hearing reports of cars stuck in high waters. Watch: 9:45 p.m. Update: A tornado warning has been issued for Sequoyah County until 10:15 p.m. A tornado has been confirmed and touched down near Roland around 9:40 p.m. The tornado is moving east to Dora and across the Oklahoma-Arkansas border. 8 p.m. updates: A Tornado Warning ...