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3 weeks ago |
kswo.com | Seth Marsicano
LAWTON, Okla. (KSWO) - The Oklahoma Department of Corrections (ODOC) has entered an agreement with the GEOGroup (GEO), a private corporation that has been operating the Lawton Correctional Facility (LCF), to purchase the prison. The department will fully takeover operations on July 25, thus eliminating all privately operated prisons in the State of Oklahoma.
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3 weeks ago |
kswo.com | Seth Marsicano
LAWTON, Okla. (KSWO) - Terry Dorrell was arrested from his home in Virginia Beach for unpaid court fines. After ten days in custody at the Comanche County Detention Center, Terry was killed. According to his autopsy report, he suffered over 30 stab wounds. Vickie Dorrell, Terry’s mother, has been waiting over eight months for any information. During this period, she consulted with Ronald Skip Kelly, an attorney based out of Oklahoma City.
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4 weeks ago |
kswo.com | Seth Marsicano
LAWTON, Okla. (KSWO) - Lawton’s tent city, referred to as the Salvation Army’s Engage Community, will soon be under new ownership as the City of Lawton’s Homeless Action Committee works to create a new city Trust. The Lawton Unhoused Trust Authority will consist of the Homeless Action Committee members among a few of Lawton’s nonprofit leaders including Bryan Brinlee with the Salvation Army and Bernita Taylor with MIGHT.
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1 month ago |
kswo.com | Seth Marsicano
DUNCAN, Okla. (KSWO) - Community members gathered at the Memorial Park in Duncan to honor those who gave their lives in service of this country. “The people that love going on vacation or are on vacation, they have the freedom to go anywhere they want and do anything they want,” said Honor Guard Commander Jerry McAdory. “They have those freedoms because of the sacrifices made by Veterans.”Hosted by the Stephens County Honor Guard every year, McAdory is grateful for the crowd that turned out.
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1 month ago |
kswo.com | Seth Marsicano
LAWTON, Okla. (KSWO) - The Lawton Animal Welfare (LAW) held a $10 adoption event on May 16 and 17 to prevent shelter staff from having to make “difficult decisions,” or euthanasia. In their original post, over 30 dogs and over 40 cats were available for adoption. The shelter housed nearly 200 animals at the start of the weekend, putting them severely over capacity.
Journalists covering the same region
Cole Brumbelow
Digital Content Producer at KSWO-TV (Lawton, OK)
Cole Brumbelow primarily covers news in the southwestern region of Oklahoma, United States, including areas around Altus and Lawton.

Linda Provost
Reporter at Duncan Banner
Linda Provost primarily covers news in Oklahoma, United States, including areas around Altus and surrounding towns.

Marianne Garvey
Writer at Daily Mail
Marianne Garvey primarily covers news in Los Angeles, California, United States and surrounding areas.
Maeve Browne
Staff Writer at Narcity
Writer at Freelance
Maeve Browne primarily covers news in Atlanta, Georgia, United States and surrounding areas.

Aileen Cho
ENR Transportation Editor at Engineering News-Record (ENR)
Host at ENR Critical Path Podcast
Aileen Cho primarily covers news in Los Angeles, California, United States and surrounding areas.
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