Joleen Chaney
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Oklahoma City, OK, United States
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How Oklahoma clinics are handling the ‘skinny shot’ craze
By now, you may have heard about medications to treat diabetes that also come with a welcome side effect – weight loss. → Read More
Oklahoma Messages Project Connects Incarcerated Parents With Their Children
Not everyone can spend the holidays with our family especially given the late December weather conditions, but for many Oklahomans there is something much greater that is keeping them from their loved ones. Despite that separation, the Oklahoma Messages Project is connecting incarcerated parents with their children. → Read More
“MURDER OR SUICIDE?” the back and forth battle two years later
Two years ago on this day marked the beginning of a nightmare for one Oklahoma family after they found their 14 year old daughter’s lifeless body in their garage with a gunshot wound to the head. S… → Read More
“It’s a dream come true,” Relatives talk about Jim Thorpe’s fight for equality
Decades after he was stripped of his Olympic medals, relatives of Jim Thorpe are speaking about the actions of the International Olympic Committee and what they did to finally make it right. → Read More
Pay it 4Ward: 93-years young and helping those in need
Every Wednesday Zelda Smith is here. Here special job is making sure the bread is stocked up for the hundreds of families who come through these doors. → Read More
Oklahoma City lifeguard pays it forward by saving young life
David Knoss will be a sophomore this year at the University of Central Oklahoma, but this summer before classes he is a lifeguard at Will Rogers Aquatic Center in Oklahoma City. He was on duty on one particularly scary day. → Read More
OUTBID – Oklahomans priced out of homes by out-of-state buyers
Out-of-state buyers are not just outbidding single moms like Leslie Bonebreak; Oklahomans who have been working and saving for their retirement home for decades are in the same boat. → Read More
Edmond teacher enriches students through beauty of photography
Throughout the years, Sandee Hunt-Brady has shared her gift and cultivated it within countless children, but today Sandee is the one who is receiving a gift. → Read More
Former Oklahoma coach’s greatest passion is helping youth, serving his community
He says he is not a coach anymore, but you can never take the coach out of Coach John Jacobs. → Read More
In sickness & in health: Wife gives husband her kidney
Sometimes, when life suddenly becomes uncertain, your soulmate is the one who saves your life. This is the story of Leah and Shane. → Read More
Oklahoma woman pays it forward by helping grandparents who are raising their grandchildren
News 4 and First Fidelity Bank pay it forward to a woman who helps Oklahomans raising grandchildren navigate their new and often sudden responsibilities. → Read More
Rush Springs community rallies to help Oklahoma family after father suffers serious fire injuries
About 30 percent of Todd’s body was burned from the waist up while he was burning trash one evening. Michelle has been his hands and feet in the hospital. The couple’s 17-year-old son, Mike, has been his hands and feet at home and on the farm. → Read More
Survivor’s Story: The miracle at Davis High
The glow of Friday night lights can be seen all over town during home games. Small town football season was underway, and unbeknownst to anyone, so was another journey. → Read More
OK teen uses money to buy gifts for the elderly
Think back to when you were a child and remember how excited you were when you received money for your birthday. Nathaniel Keener gets excited, too, but not for himself. → Read More
Oklahoma woman gives voice to children with disabilities
“She’s an advocate for families and children with disabilities when it comes to the public school system and being the voice for the parents because it can be intimidating,” Jones said. → Read More
OSU will be home to a new multi-million dollar gift to launch an energy institute
Oklahoma State University is now home to the Hamm Institute for American Energy. → Read More
Edmond woman does ‘God’s work,’ always there to help fellow church community members in times of need
"Burchie is the most giving lady that I know,” Claudia Straw said. “I think all of us feel that way at this church." → Read More
Tiny superhero’s heart strong again after deadly condition treated at Oklahoma Children’s Hospital
Lake’s heart was sustaining damage doing everyday kid activities. He was diagnosed just before his ninth birthday, and in July of this year, underwent his first heart surgery. Lake was surrounded by service dogs during his stay at the Oklahoma Children’s Hospital. → Read More
Setting a Precedent: Deadly mistakes and Oklahoma’s Pardon and Parole Board
Haylee's mother, Andrea Blankenship, was 41 years old when a stranger who was just weeks out of prison forced his way into her Chickasha home, killed her and carved out her heart. → Read More
“He thought I was dead. God was with me,” Lone survivor of brutal killing spree talks for the first time to
Lawrence Anderson was out of prison for less than three weeks when investigators say he went on a killing spree – first targeting Andrea Blankenship and then his own family members, including his aunt, Delsie Pye – sole survivor of the brutal attacks. → Read More