1-26-05 - Oklahoma Senators Jim Inhofe and Tom Coburn joined the majority today as the Senate overwhelmingly confirmed Condoleezza Rice as secretary of state.

1-27-05 – A plea offer is no longer on the table for the semi-truck driver charged with manslaughter in the deaths of ten people on US 75 in Sherman. It would have given Jozwiak ten years in prison for the ten lives lost.

1-27-05 - Fire crews in Glendale, California, plan to go through the wreckage of two commuter trains, searching for one person still missing in the debris. Prosecutors plan to file multiple murder charges...

1-26-05 - President Bush held the first news conference of his second term Wednesday morning. The President expanded on themes from his inaugural address such as social security reform and terrorism.

1-27-05 - A 22-year-old Marine from the Hill Country town of Canyon Lake was among the 31 service members killed in a helicopter crash in western Iraq. Lance Corporal Tony Hernandez was the crew chief...

1-26-05 – New road signs in Grayson County may mean some residents can breathe easier. TEX-DOT is installing 1100 signs on all state-maintained highways and farm-to-market roads...

01-25-05 – Eleven rifles, stolen from Missouri, have surfaced in Ardmore. Police recovered the guns as well as two 100-year-old violins from a pawn shop, where a thief was trying to sell them.

1-25-05 – This year, Ardmore High School students have been learning from wireless mobile notebooks. The notebooks go from classroom to classroom helping students and teachers track their progress.

1-25-05 - "The Aviator" has picked up a leading eleven Oscar nominations, including best picture. "Finding Neverland" and "Million Dollar Baby" have seven nominations apiece, including best picture.

1-25-05 – Police say two teenagers are behind 25-35 burglaries in Pottsboro and Grayson County. The crimes were all committed overnight Tuesday. The 18-year-old suspects are in custody.

1-24-05 - A man armed with a handgun robbed the Security First National Bank of Hugo Monday afternoon. FBI agents say a man entered the bank and pointed a handgun at a teller, getting away with a sack of cash.

1-24-05 – After a week of raising money for tsunami victims, the Choctaw Nation raised approximately $209,000, more than doubling its goal of $100,000. The Nation teamed up with...

1-24-05 - Oklahoma National Guardsmen would get a life insurance policy and tax relief under a benefits package unveiled by Governor Henry on Monday. The package, called "Operation Homefront"...

1-24-05 – Durant Police are looking for two men who led police on a chase in a stolen pickup early Monday morning. The suspects were driving the vehicle without turning on its headlights around 12:30 a.m...

1-24-05 - President Bush is hailing what he calls the "tremendous witness" of anti-abortion marchers. He says an America where unborn children have full legal protection "may still be some ways away."

1-23-05- The man who ruled over late night TV for 30 years -- Johnny Carson -- has died at the age of 79. Carson took over as host of NBC's "Tonight Show" in 1962 --and continued in that role until 1992, when he was replaced by Jay Leno.

1-22-05- A benefit concert was held Saturday night in Gunter, Texas to help a mother and her young son, both seriously injured in an accident on Highway 289 back in December.

1-23-05- The search for a missing single-engine aircraft was suspended today after authorities found no trace of the plane or the 73 year old Muskogee physician who was flying it.

1-23-05- A Denison woman rescued from her burning apartment Saturday morning, died Sunday in a Dallas hospital. Amy Britt was taken off of life support after suffering serious injuries in the fire.

1-21-05 – For the 12th straight year, the Grace Lutheran Church has put up hundreds of crosses on Texoma Parkway on the anniversary of the Roe vs. Wade court decision that legalized abortion.

1-21-05 - A young woman from Marietta has undergone a potentially life-saving lung transplant. It happened 3 months after First News told you about Lisa Parker and her family's extraordinary attempts to arrange the transplant.

1-21-05 – A new TEX-DOT program called “point of sale sticker printing” has made it’s way to Grayson County. The new program is considered a convenience for vehicle owners as well as law enforcement.

1-21-05 – Attorneys are on their way to picking the 12 people who will decide the fate of Andre Thomas. Nearly two weeks after jury selection began; attorneys have seated three jurors.

1-21-05 – A man, with a history of running from the law, led authorities on a high speed chase and foot pursuit Thursday night. The 50-year-old suspect refused to pull over when an officer attempted to make traffic stop around 9:20 p.m...

1-20-05 - One year after Golden Algae first appeared in Lake Texoma and killed thousands of fish, the threat appears to have not returned. Wildlife specialist Bruce Hysmith has been sampling the lake every...