Latest Oklahoma Headlines

Oklahoma City Man Arrested For Home Repair Fraud

Jul 20 2006 // An Oklahoma City man was arrested this morning on allegations of home repair fraud after an investigation by Attorney General Drew Edmondson’s Consumer Protection Unit. Alan B. Holcombe, 49, was charged yesterday in...

Former CompSource Oklahoma Claims Director Indicted for Fraud

Jul 19 2006 // Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson reported that the former claims director for CompSource Oklahoma is accused of one count of workers’ compensation fraud in a Multicounty Grand Jury indictment unsealed...

Primary Elections Set for Commissioners, Treasurer in Okla.

Jul 17 2006 // Candidates hoping to challenge incumbents for three statewide offices in Oklahoma, including that of insurance commissioner, will face-off in primary elections on July 25. State Rep. Bill Case of Midwest City will meet...

Shawnee’s Request to Drop Ohio from Lawsuit a Win, Official Says

Jul 13 2006 // Ohio Attorney General Jim Petro said this week that the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma’s decision to drop the state from its claim for lands in Ohio is a clear indication that their legal claims are...

Severe Storms Cause Damage in Okla.

Jul 12 2006 // Recent severe thunderstorms in Oklahoma blew vehicles off roads, ripped off roofs and caused an ammonia leak that forced a business to be evacuated, authorities said. At least one person was reported injured when storms...

Country Star Donates More than $100K to Okla. Wildfire Fund

Jul 7 2006 // Country star and Warner Brothers recording artist Blake Shelton on July 6 presented Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry, Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland and Project Rebuild with a $108,000 check for Oklahoma wildfire victims in a...

New Assistant Insurance Commissioner Named in Okla.

Jul 6 2006 // Kathie Stepp is Oklahoma’s new assistant insurance commissioner, the Associated Press reported. Stepp previously served as director of the state insurance department’s Property and Casualty Division. She will...

Jul 3 2006 // People Dallas-based Colemont Insurance Brokers – Texas announced the promotions of Su Young to assistant vice president and Amy Rosso-Leiker to the position of broker. Young joined Colemont in 2001 as a financial...

Quotations

Jul 3 2006 // “During the session the stability of the insurance marketplace was threatened by legislation that would have saddled insurers with excessive regulation, increased litigation and significantly impaired their ability...

Okla. Gov. Names Harkey as Workers’ Comp Judge

Jun 20 2006 // Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry appointed Michael J. Harkey as a Workers’ Compensation Court judge for a term ending July 1, 2008. He succeeds Richard G. Mason, who resigned in January. The governor praised...

Small Businesses in Texas and Okla. Qualify for Disaster Loans

Jun 14 2006 // Small businesses in 39 Texas counties and one in Oklahoma are eligible for low-interest loans meant to recoup losses from several natural disasters that occurred this year, the U.S. Small Business Administration said...

Okla. Governor Signs Small Business Insurance Plan

Jun 12 2006 // Gov. Brad Henry on June 9 signed into law a bill to expand health insurance coverage to small businesses and their employees. It was among more than a dozen bills passed during the final week of the legislative session...

Oil Well Discovered at Construction Site for Convenience Store in Okla.

Jun 9 2006 // Construction crews building a convenience store in south Tulsa, Okla., have discovered an abandoned oil well while digging a hole for gas storage tanks. The strange discovery was made recently when the crews broke open the...

June 12 is Okla. Disaster Application Deadline for March Storms

Jun 9 2006 // FEMA announced that Delaware County, Okla., residents and business owners affected by the March 12 storms and tornadoes have only a few days left to apply for disaster assistance. June 12, 2006 is the last day applications...

Okla.’s Gov. Henry Signs Youth Boating Safety Bill

Jun 8 2006 // Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry signed legislation aimed at improving boating safety requirements to protect young Oklahomans. “The majority of boating fatalities involve operators who have not had proper training,”...

People and Places

Jun 5 2006 // Oklahoma City-based managing general underwriter and third party administrator Midlands Management Corporation appointed Pamela McMillan Eyerly to the position of vice president of Human Resources. She will manage...

People

Jun 5 2006 // Oklahoma City-based managing general underwriter and third party administrator Midlands Management Corporation appointed Pamela McMillan Eyerly to the position of vice president of Human Resources. She will manage...

New Okla. Law Will Require Communities to Have Evacuation Plans

Jun 1 2006 // Beginning this year, cities and towns throughout Oklahoma will be required to develop emergency evacuation plans under a new law signed recently by Gov. Brad Henry. State Sen. Kenneth Corn is author of Senate Bill 1709,...

Okla. AG Sues Tobacco Companies

May 30 2006 // The Oklahoma Attorney General’s office reported it has filed lawsuits in Oklahoma County District Court against three tobacco manufacturers for violating an Oklahoma law stemming from the 1998 tobacco...

Okla. Couple Awarded $13 Million in Lawsuit Against State Farm

May 30 2006 // An Oklahoma couple was awarded nearly $13 million in a class-action lawsuit after a jury ruled that State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. intentionally underpaid claims from families whose homes were damaged by tornadoes...