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Washington County Sheriff's Office said they arrested John Jeffery Thomas for first-degree murder and a protective order violation in the death of Michele E. Mayes.
The family of the woman who was murdered in Ochelata is holding a vigil in her honor Thursday night. Michele Mayes’ family says she was killed by her ex-boyfriend and they are hoping her story will help others.
Washington County deputies are investigating and two people were shot at the Prairie View Trailer Park in Ochelata.
The Cherokee Nation says it has been awarded a $411,000 grant that they will use to prevent traffic crashes and improve traffic flow on Highway 75 east of Ochelata.
A big wildfire in Washington County is out, but not before burning nearly 1,000 acres. Homes were threatened and the sea of charred grass shows just how much was burned in Ochelata.
Firefighters are exhausted after as a wildfire raged through Ochelata. Weather conditions made it hard for firefighters to put out the flames.
Firefighters are still working hard to contain a fire in Washington County that threatened several homes Wednesday afternoon.
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol responded to a Washington County crash involving semi and car on Highway 75 Saturday morning.
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol and emergency personnel responded to a crash at the Caney River bridge just south of Bartlesville Saturday morning.
Osage SkyNews 6 HD pilot Will Kavanagh flew overhead as wild horses escaped a fire line about five miles north, northwest of Ochelata Monday morning.
