VELMA, Okla. (KSWO) - The Stephens County Sheriff’s office was notified of a fire around 2:30 p.m. on Friday, March 14, just west of the town of Velma, and an evacuation order was put into place for ...

VELMA, Okla. (KXII) - A fire has forced an evacuation in Stephens County. The Stephens County Sheriff’s Office stated that ...

Oklahoma firefighters have responded to a staggering number of fires on Friday caused by high wind from a historic weather ...

Multiple fast-moving wildfires have erupted across Oklahoma, prompting evacuations. Fires have been reported in Norman, ...

A quickly-spreading wildfire, fueled by powerful winds, has forced the urgent evacuation of the entire town of Velma, in ...

Fire crews and Stephens County Emergency Management have ordered the Town of Velma to evacuate now due to a wildfire. This story is developing. The Banner will update as more information becomes ...

Stephens County firefighters and emergency management crewsordered residents of the Town of Velma to evacuate this ...

As wildfires ravaged multiple parts of the state, Governor Kevin Stitt declared a State of Emergency for 12 Oklahoma counties ...

A dangerous combination of hurricane-force winds, dry land and cratering humidity levels are bringing sweeping dust storms ...

Wildfires swept through several parts of Oklahoma on Friday and a near-critical fire threat is expected to continue into ...

Conditions have ramped up dramatically, bringing some of the most extreme fire weather risks we’ve seen since 2005.

Wildfires swept through several parts of Oklahoma on Friday and a near-critical fire threat is expected to continue Saturday, according to the National Weather Service.