Kolby Terrell

Oklahoma City

Reporter at KOCO-TV (Oklahoma City, OK)

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Oklahoma City Council debates employment stipulations for new Paycom Center

1 week ago | koco.com | Kolby Terrell

CONTRACT TO BUILD THAT PLACE. YEAH, WELL, THE CITY SIGNED ON TODAY TO SPEND 25 MORE YEARS HERE WITH THE THUNDER IN THE CITY. BUT MOST OF THEIR DISCUSSION TODAY CENTERED ON THIS SITE WHERE THEY’RE BUILDING THE NEW ARENA. AND THE PEOPLE WHO WILL WORK THERE. THE LANGUAGE IS LITERALLY THEIR AREAS. AND PEOPLE OF OKLAHOMA CITY THAT ARE EXPERIENCE UNDEREMPLOYMENT AND UNDEREMPLOYMENT. AND HOW DO WE CONNECT THEM TO THESE ARENA JOBS? THAT’S IT.
Oklahoma City Council proposes $2.7 billion bond for infrastructure improvements

1 week ago | koco.com | Kolby Terrell

TO COST THEM. WELL, THE PEOPLE WHO PRESENTED THIS TODAY ARE ASKING CITY COUNCIL FOR $2.7 BILLION TO USE FOR PROJECTS AROUND THE CITY. NOW, THIS IS A GO BOND. SO THAT MEANS IT’S COMING FROM YOUR PROPERTY TAXES. BUT DON’T WORRY, THAT’S NOT THAT DOESN’T MEAN IT’S GOING UP. IT JUST MEANS THEY’RE PICKING NEW PLACES FOR THIS MONEY TO GO. JUST REINVESTING IN OUR OUR COMMUNITY. THAT THE BONDS DO PROVIDE A GREAT WAY FOR US TO DO THIS. AND WE DO COME FORWARD WITH THESE ABOUT EVERY TEN YEARS.
Swiss fan fulfills dream of visiting Oklahoma City for Thunder game

1 week ago | kesq.com | Kolby Terrell

By Kolby TerrellClick here for updates on this story OKLAHOMA CITY ( KOCO) - Benoit Rivion, a Swiss fan of the Oklahoma City Thunder, traveled to Oklahoma City to fulfill his dream of watching a basketball game and formed a friendship with locals who showed him around the city. Rivion, who has been a fan for over a decade thanks to former Thunder player Thabo Sefolosha, traveled from Europe to see the team he loves.
Swiss fan fulfills dream of visiting Oklahoma City for Thunder game

1 week ago | koco.com | Kolby Terrell

THE PARK. WHAT A STORY. IT’S A DREAM. I ALWAYS WANTED TO WATCH A BASKETBALL GAME FOR SURE. OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER GAME THROUGHOUT THE NBA FINALS, OKC FANS HAVE MET PLENTY OF INTERNATIONAL FANS, WHETHER THEY’RE GERMAN OR CANADIAN, BUT ONE SWISS FAN GOT AN OKC WELCOME AND AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT STATE. MY SISTER AND I WERE TRAVELING LIKE TRYING TO GET HOME FOR A TOTAL OF 62 HOURS. WE WERE STUCK IN DALLAS FOR ABOUT 24 HOURS. EDDIE RYAN WAS RETURNING TO OKC WITH HER SISTER AFTER A FINLAND VACATION.
Devon Tower lights bring OKC together from Thunder displays and beyond

2 weeks ago | koco.com | Kolby Terrell

HAPPEN NEAR. THE LIGHTS WERE ALWAYS A PART OF DEVON TOWER SINCE IT OPENED IN 2012. SO FOR US, ULTIMATELY WE WANTED THE LIGHTS TO BE ABLE TO REALLY HONOR AND CELEBRATE IMPORTANT MOMENTS IN THE CITY AND JUST A WAY FOR US TO BRING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER. WHEN THE TEAM HITS THE COURT, WILLIAMS STEPS BACK. THREE PUNTERS GOT FROM OKC CAN SEE DEVON TOWER SHOWING OFF THEIR THUNDER THEMED LIGHTS FROM THE GROUND, BUT YOU’LL ALSO SEE ALL THEIR OTHER DESIGNS TOO.
Oklahoma terror plot suspect faces up to 35 years in prison

2 weeks ago | koco.com | Kolby Terrell

Editorial Standards ⓘ Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi could receive up to 35 years in prison after pleading guilty to his involvement in an election day terror plot in Oklahoma, which included plans to sell a home and provide funds to ISIS.WATCH: New details laid out at the hearing of a man charged with planning a terrorist attack>> Download the KOCO 5 app | Subscribe to KOCO 5’s YouTube channelBoth Tawhedi and his coconspirator have admitted their roles in the plot. The home they intended to sell as...
Oklahoma terror suspect pleads guilty in election day plot

2 weeks ago | koco.com | Kolby Terrell

YES. NASIR AHMAD, TAHITI TOLD THE COURT HE WAS GUILTY TODAY. HE AGREED TO THE CHARGES IN THESE DOCUMENTS THAT WE BROUGHT TO YOU BACK IN OCTOBER WHEN HE WAS ARRESTED. SO HE WAIVED HIS RIGHTS TO A JURY IN FRONT OF A JUDGE HERE AT THE FEDERAL COURTHOUSE SAYING THAT HE WAS GUILTY AND HE FELT GUILTY ABOUT HIS ACTIONS. NOW HE’S WAITING SENTENCING ON TWO COUNTS, CONSPIRACY TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO A FOREIGN TERROR ORGANIZATION AND RECEIVING FIREARMS TO BE USED IN A CRIME OF TERRORISM.
Oklahoma announces historic space flight partnership

2 weeks ago | kesq.com | Kolby Terrell

By Kolby Terrell Click here for updates on this story BURNS FLAT, Oklahoma ( KOCO) - Oklahoma is gearing up to launch more space flights, with the Space Industry Development Authority announcing on Thursday that Burns Flat is bringing a revolutionary space plane to their port. "It will be capable of launching to suborbital space, and it can launch more than one time per day, which is highly atypical," said Brenda Rolls, with the Oklahoma Space Industry Development Authority.
Oklahoma announces historic space flight partnership

2 weeks ago | koco.com | Kolby Terrell

COLBY TERRELL HEARD ALL ABOUT IT. IT WILL BE CAPABLE OF LAUNCHING TO SUBORBITAL SPACE. AND IT CAN LAUNCH MORE THAN ONE TIME PER DAY, WHICH IS HIGHLY ATYPICAL. BURNS FLAT IS A SMALL OKLAHOMA TOWN KNOWN FOR ITS SPACEPORT. BUT NOW, OKLAHOMA LEADERS SAY BY 2027, IT WILL PUSH OUR STATE INTO THE NEXT SPACE FRONTIER. OKLAHOMA WILL BE THE FIRST INLAND LAUNCH SITE WHERE THERE WILL BE A WAY TO REACH MICROGRAVITY.
Guthrie veterans receive flags flown over the nation's capital

2 weeks ago | koco.com | Kolby Terrell

SPECIAL ABOUT THESE FLAGS? WELL, THESE ARE NORMAL AMERICAN FLAGS THAT THEY GOT, BUT THEY ACTUALLY ARE A LITTLE MORE SPECIAL BECAUSE THEY FLEW OVER OUR NATION’S CAPITAL. AND THE VETERANS IN GUTHRIE WHO RECEIVED THESE SAY THIS MEANS THE WORLD. WE LOST A LOT. BUT RIGHT NOW, YOU KNOW, FROM ALL THE FRIENDS AND PEOPLE WHO HAVE HELPED ME OUT AND KNOWN, I’VE BEEN FORTUNATE. THE GUTHRIE AMERICAN LEGION TELLS ME THEY WANTED TO DO SOMETHING FOR THEIR VETERANS WHO LOST HOMES TO THESE DEVASTATING FIRES IN MARCH.