Victoria Anderson

Oklahoma

Reporter at Gaylord News

University Of Oklahoma '25 @GaylordNews Reporter

Articles

Veterans express mixed feelings on proposed Veterans Day name change

1 month ago | koco.com | Victoria Anderson

President Donald Trump announced his intention to change Veterans Day to "Victory Day for World War One," prompting local veterans in Edmond, Oklahoma, to express that the holiday is about much more than just victories. >> Download the KOCO 5 app | Subscribe to KOCO 5’s YouTube channel"I served from 1977 to 1999,” said Rex Ice, an Army veteran and former commander of the Edmond American Legion.
Cleveland County rescue takes in 30 abused dogs from rural property

1 month ago | koco.com | Victoria Anderson

FIND HOMES FOR THESE ANIMALS. THE NEIGHBORS CALLED IN. ACTUALLY, THEY HAD ONE OF THEIR HORSES WERE PINNED DOWN BY SOME OF THE DOGS. A FIGHT BETWEEN ANIMALS LED CLEVELAND COUNTY DEPUTIES TO A RURAL RESIDENCE BACK IN FEBRUARY. WHAT THEY FOUND ANYWHERE BETWEEN 20 AND 30 SOME ODD DOGS WERE GOING TO BE OUT THERE AT ANY TIME. DOZENS OF DOGS, THEY SAY, WERE BEING ABUSED. THEY SAY THE DOGS WERE INJURED AND DIDN’T HAVE ENOUGH WATER. SOME OF THEM DID HAVE SOME SOME SCARRING AND SOME CUTS ON THEM.
Oklahoma man found guilty of molesting student at taekwondo studio

1 month ago | koco.com | Victoria Anderson

One family finally saw justice play out in a Cleveland County courtroom on Wednesday. >> Download the KOCO 5 app | Subscribe to KOCO 5’s YouTube channelKOCO 5 was there as a judge found 22-year-old Joseph Schubert guilty of molesting a student at a local taekwondo studio. Some of the documents in the case detail the horrific experience of an 8-year-old child at the hands of his former instructor. KOCO 5 heard from all parties involved after the verdict came in.
Drivers in Oklahoma furious after water found in gas pump

1 month ago | koco.com | Victoria Anderson

While stories about card skimmers at the gas pump are familiar to many, some Oklahoma drivers are learning of a new threat at the pump. >> Download the KOCO 5 app | Subscribe to KOCO 5’s YouTube channel“And then that’s when we started figuring out they had bad gas,” said Ashton Mcewin, an Okemah resident. A quick pit stop for drivers in Prague is now bringing their lives to a halt. “There was about seven or eight of us that had the same experience Friday night,” said Mcewin.
Architects behind Oklahoma City National Memorial now help shape next generation

1 month ago | koco.com | Victoria Anderson

THE LEADERS WITH A UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE AND HAS BEFORE THEY DESIGNED SCISSORTAIL PARK, THE SKY DANCE BRIDGE OR THE BOATHOUSE DISTRICT. ARCHITECTS HANS AND TORREY BUTZER WERE GIVEN A MISSION STATEMENT AND THE PROJECT OF A LIFETIME. WE COME HERE TO REMEMBER THOSE WHO WERE KILLED, THOSE WHO SURVIVED AND THOSE CHANGED FOREVER. ALMOST CREATE AN OUTLINE FOR HOW THEY’RE GOING TO CARRY FORWARD, RIGHT? WHAT DOES THIS MEAN TO THEIR LIFE NOW?
Sam Noble Museum could see impacts of major federal cuts

1 month ago | koco.com | Victoria Anderson

KOCO’S VICTORIA ANDERSON, WITH THE STORY. YOU HEAR THAT YOU MAY NOT UNDERSTAND IT, BUT IT’S KNOWLEDGE, CULTURE AND COMMUNITY, AND IT’S AT THE TIP OF OUR TONGUES. IT’S ABOUT RIGHTS. LANGUAGE IS A HUMAN RIGHT, BUT SOME LANGUAGES HAVE FALLEN ON DEAF EARS. THAT WOULD BE A RELIEF. OVER 1300 ENDANGERED LANGUAGES HIDING HERE IN THE ARCHIVES OF THE SAM NOBLE MUSEUM. WE’VE GOT A BOARD GAME IN THE CAR. YOU’VE GOT A COMANCHE CLOCK UP HERE. MORE THAN JUST HOUSEHOLD ITEMS.
Oklahoma school performs 'Blessed Stanley Rother the Musical'

2 months ago | koco.com | Victoria Anderson

An Oklahoma Catholic school is sharing the life of a local legend and the story of his faith through a musical. Holy Trinity Catholic School celebrated both the debut and curtain call of their own original musical, written and directed by music teacher Lisa France."Today, we have 'Blessed Stanley Rother the Musical,'" said Father Zach Boazman, pastor at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church and School.
Stillwater students cook up 'comfort food' for victims of Oklahoma wildfires

2 months ago | koco.com | Victoria Anderson

STILLWATER HIGH TO SEE WHAT THEY’RE COOKING UP. LIFE OFTEN COMES WITH NO INSTRUCTIONS, NO RECIPE FOR WHAT TO DO WHEN DISASTER STRIKES IN YOUR KITCHEN. AND SO JODI WEBER, STILLWATER HIGH’S CONSUMER FAMILY SCIENCES TEACHER, IS GIVING HER KIDS A GUIDE ON WHAT TO DO WHEN YOU CAN’T SEEM TO FIND THE WORDS. YOU MAY NOT HAVE THE WORDS. YOU MAY NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO, BUT YOU CAN FEED THEM. SHOWING THAT THERE ARE NEVER TOO MANY CHEFS IN THE KITCHEN DURING TIMES LIKE THIS.
Oklahoma family searches for memories after devastating fire

2 months ago | wbaltv.com | Victoria Anderson

ANYTHING THAT REMINDS THEM OF HOME. HER FIRST STEPS OVER HERE. MY CHILDHOOD BEDROOM TO STEPPING OUT. AND THERE USED TO BE A WINDOW RIGHT THERE, AND I’D SNEAK OUT AND I’D GO AROUND AND RUN ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL WHERE MY FRIENDS WOULD PARK. NOW, TODAY, ISABEL BOWLIN IS STEPPING OVER 24 YEARS OF LIFE. SHE LIVED HERE IN HER CHILDHOOD HOME IN STILLWATER. CHRISTMASES, THEIR BIRTHDAYS, POOL PARTIES. YEAH, THE GIRLS SWIMMING IN THE POOL.
Oklahoma family searches for memories after devastating fire

2 months ago | wxii12.com | Victoria Anderson

An Oklahoma family is searching for cherished items after a fire destroyed their home on Friday. "My childhood bedroom," Isabella Bolene said. "There used to be a window right there and I would sneak out and I would go run around to the end of the hill where my friends would park ... I wasn't very good at it!"Isabella Bolene is now stepping over twenty-four years of memories in her childhood home in Stillwater.