Latest Oklahoma Headlines
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Oklahoma Agency to Limit More Disposal Wells After Oil Hub Earthquake
Nov 8 2016 // Oklahoma’s oil and gas regulator plans to shut some disposal wells and reduce the volume of others as its initial response to Sunday’s earthquake near the oil hub of Cushing. “Other plans are being...
Oklahoma’s Fracking-Linked Earthquakes Raise National Security, Energy Concerns
Nov 8 2016 // Sunday night’s 5.0 magnitude earthquake that hit Cushing, Okla., is the latest and, in some ways, the most troubling in a series of temblors that has rocked the Sooner State over the past few years. Not only did it...
Property Damage Reported After 5.0 Mag Quake Hits Oklahoma near Cushing
Nov 7 2016 // A 5.0 magnitude earthquake struck Oklahoma on the evening of Nov. 6 near the town of Cushing, an area that has experienced increased seismic activity since 2015, the Oklahoma Geological Survey reported. Several...
Oklahoma Officials, Utility Reach $1M Settlement in House Explosion Case
Nov 7 2016 // The Oklahoma Corporation Commission has approved a $1.01 million settlement with a natural gas utility in connection to a January house explosion. Authorities said a faulty weld in a plastic natural gas pipeline led to the...
Few Citations Issued in Year One of Oklahoma’s Texting and Driving Ban
Nov 3 2016 // Tulsa, Okla., police say a modest number of citations have been issued in the first year after Oklahoma banned texting and driving. The Tulsa World reports 75 citations were issued by the police department between Nov. 1,...
Pawnee, Oklahoma-Area Shaken by 4.5 Magnitude Temblor
Nov 3 2016 // A magnitude 4.5 earthquake has shaken north-central Oklahoma, hitting the same area where a record-setting 5.8 magnitude quake struck two months ago. The earthquake occurred at 11:27 p.m. Tuesday. The U.S. Geological...
Facility Fire Leads to $732K Federal Fine for Oklahoma’s ONEOK
Oct 28 2016 // The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration has announced fines totaling $732,000 against Tulsa-based ONEOK following a fire at a ONEOK facility in Bushton,...
Oil Spill Shuts Down Pipeline in Cushing, Oklahoma
Oct 27 2016 // A Seaway Crude Pipeline Co. pipeline that spilled oil at a storage hub in Oklahoma remained closed on Oct. 25, according to a spokesman for Houston-based Enterprise Products Partners, a 50 percent owner of...
Public Sector Workplace Injuries, Illnesses Decline in Oklahoma
Oct 27 2016 // Oklahoma public sector employers have reduced the rate of employee injury and illness to 3.8 per 100 workers, down from 4.0 in 2014, the Oklahoma Department of Labor reported. With the recent reduction, Oklahoma has seen a...
USGS: 3rd Largest Oklahoma Quake Likely Caused by Wastewater Disposal
Oct 26 2016 // The third-largest earthquake in Oklahoma was likely triggered by underground disposal of wastewater from oil and natural gas production, the U.S. Geological Survey found in a report issued on Oct. 24. The magnitude 5.1...
Numerous Quakes Recorded in Oklahoma over Past 2 Days
Oct 24 2016 // Several earthquakes have been recorded in northwest Oklahoma during the past two days, including one of magnitude 4.0. No injuries or significant damage have been reported. The U.S. Geological Survey reports a 4.0 and 3.5...
Brightway Insurance Opening Agency in Oklahoma
Oct 19 2016 // Brightway Insurance is expanding into Oklahoma. The company said Paul Sacchieri will open the doors to Brightway, The Sacchieri Agency in Blanchard, Okla., on Oct. 24. It will be Brightway’s first location in the...
Landowners File Lawsuit over 1995 Oklahoma Chemical Spill
Oct 19 2016 // Landowners in Kingfisher County, Oklahoma, have filed a lawsuit against a railroad company over a chemical spill caused by a train derailment two decades ago. The Journal Record reported that public documents indicate a...
Oklahoma Waiting for Guidance on Workers’ Comp Opt Out Transition
Oct 19 2016 // There seems to be more questions than answers as to what happens next in the wake of the Oklahoma Supreme Court’s finding that the opt out portion of the state’s 2013 comprehensive workers’ compensation...
Jury: Oklahoma Group Home Operator to Pay $7.2M in Wrongful-Death Case
Oct 17 2016 // A jury has found that the operator of an Oklahoma City group home acted recklessly in connection to a man who died soon after he was relocated to the home. Mitchell Boles, 52, lived at a state-run center for the...
Natural Gas Company to Pay More than $1M in Fines over Oklahoma City Blast
Oct 13 2016 // Oklahoma Natural Gas will pay more than $1 million in fines for a gas explosion in Oklahoma City. The Jan. 2 blast destroyed one home and damaged about 50 others. One person was burned and two people were treated for...
New Scrutiny for Oklahoma Workers’ Comp System
Oct 11 2016 // Three years after passage of sweeping legislation that revamped Oklahoma’s workers’ compensation system, courts are scrapping significant parts of the law in decisions that say the regulations violate the state...
USGS: Two Small Earthquakes Confirmed in Oklahoma
Oct 10 2016 // The U.S. Geological Survey has recorded four small earthquakes in northern Oklahoma. No injuries or damage are reported. A magnitude 3.1 quake was recorded at 6:10 a.m. Saturday 16 miles northwest of Fairview, 93 miles...
Researchers Say Rise in Foreclosures Tracks with Spike in Oklahoma Earthquakes
Oct 10 2016 // Contrary to the trend in most of the nation, home foreclosure rates in Oklahoma have risen over the past two years, and some researchers say increased earthquake activity in the state may be a factor. California-based...
3.5 Magnitude Quake Shakes Part of NW Oklahoma
Oct 7 2016 // A 3.5 magnitude earthquake has rattled parts of northwestern Oklahoma. No damage or injuries have been reported. The U.S. Geological Survey says the earthquake was recorded at 10:02 a.m. on Oct. 5 near Fairview, about 110...
