Apache Casino Hotel in Lawton is getting ready to host its annual Heroes of America Fireworks Show Saturday.

As independence day celebrations continue, Lawton Fire Chief Jared Williams is urging the community to put safety first.

The Stephens County Historical Society and Museum in Duncan gave residents an early opportunity to celebrate our nation’s 250th birthday Friday in Fuqua Park.

The local nonprofit “Family Promise” held a special event to give back to the community.

Dave Hunter joined Lexis Abraham-Maldonado from Lawton Animal Welfare to meet this week’s furry friend.

President Donald Trump will travel to South Dakota to deliver a speech and watch fireworks at Mount Rushmore.

Wake Up Forecast | 7/03 Apache Casino Hotel

Here is your forecast for today. Expect a mix of sun and clouds with highs in the mid to upper 90s to near 100.

Cameron University has repeatedly earned recognition for its support of the military community in Southwest Oklahoma.

Residents of U.S. territories in the western Pacific are bracing for a possible super typhoon, just months after the region was hit by the strongest tropical cyclone on Earth this year.

A portion of service road at the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge will soon be temporarily closed so a prescribed burn can be conducted.

A retirement ceremony was held today at the Lawton Police Station for longtime SGT Greg Ellis.

The City of Lawton is reorganizing several departments in an effort to improve efficiency and better coordinate infrastructure projects.

Dave Hunter spoke with Cindy Nocton and Dr. Ed Legako about upcoming events at the Lawton Farmers Market.

Governor Kevin Stitt made a key announcement as part of his tour across the state.

Multiple organizations across Lawton were gifted with a collection of sweet treats Thursday in honor of our nations upcoming 250th anniversary.

The small town of Tatums is preparing to host its annual T-Okie Weekend celebration July 3–5, and city leaders are inviting the public to take part.

"Not one organization can solve homelessness. We all must come together, work together," said Brenda Spencer-Ragland of Embrace Hope and the C. Carter Crane Homeless Shelter.

The massive heat wave expected in the nation’s capital won’t deter President Donald Trump from giving a lengthy speech on the Fourth of July.

The Lawton Public Library has been designated a 3D-Mobility site, making it part of a global initiative to provide free, 3D-printed assistive devices to people in need.

The Lawton-Fort Sill Veterans Center just hit a milestone it hasn't seen since before the pandemic. Here's what the state's top veterans official says comes next.

Here is your forecast for today. Mid to upper 90s for highs, partly cloudy skies, and breezy conditions.

U.S. beats Bosnia-Herzegovina 2-0 to advance to round of 16 and keep its World Cup dreams alive.

Here is your forecast for tonight and your Thursday.

Here is your evening forecast. It will be warm and breezy with our western counties getting some showers and a few thunderstorms.

In this edition of Healthy Eating at the Food Bank, 7News anchor Dave Hunter met with Alex Minter-McCann, executive director of the Lawton Food Bank, to discuss a special variety recipe.

During this edition of Community Conversations, 7News’ Dave Hunter spoke with Dwight Cope, event coordinator for this year’s Rockin’ the Park event.

The litigation involved outstanding loans from the Wichita Falls Economic Development Corporation to Carter Aviation Technologies from 2010 to 2013.

Oklahoma’s Taiwan Regional Trade Office opened with a ribbon-cutting at the State Capitol on Tuesday.

The Safe Center in Duncan has been awarded a $2,500 grant from the Arvest Foundation for building renovation.

More than 100 emergency laws took effect in Oklahoma on July 1, covering topics from classroom cell phone policies to insulin affordability and criminal record expungement.

A meeting was held at the salvation army Tuesday to discuss the organizations homelessness efforts going forward.

The jet is carrying Trump to North Dakota to see the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library, its first official visitor ahead of its opening on the nation’s 250th anniversary.

The Pollard siblings are taking their talents on the track and field stage to Iowa to compete against some of the best across the country.

A Lawton man was arrested and charged with multiple years of sexual assaults.

The U.S. Justice Department and 17 states have reached settlement agreements with three major egg producers over allegations of that the companies illegally colluded in a multiyear scheme to raises prices.

The Lawton Fort Sill Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon-cutting event Tuesday for the new Memorial Health Lawton Community Health Center Plex.

President Donald Trump has announced that Republicans will hold their first-ever national convention ahead of the midterm election.

Community members gathered at the Lawton Farmers Market Tuesday for a hands-on poverty simulation hosted by the Comanche County Health Department.

A Supreme Court that has expanded gun rights will consider whether bans on semiautomatic rifles, often called assault weapons, violate the Second Amendment.

Dave Hunter was joined at the desk by Director of Public Affairs on Fort Sill and the Fires Center of Excellence, Edward Muñiz.

The Supreme Court’s public information office is denying a published report, since retracted, that the court announced Alito’s retirement Tuesday.

UPDATE: A worker with the Oklahoma Department of Transportation was killed Tuesday morning when he was struck by a car near Snyder.

The Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge announced temporary hiking restrictions Tuesday due to extreme heat.

#BREAKING: Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond has announced a settlement between his office and the Public Service Company of Oklahoma.

U.S. Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., shared his thoughts on two U.S. Supreme Court decisions handed down Tuesday.

WANTED: According to a statement from LPD, both men are wanted on a misdemeanor charge of entering with intent to steal copper.

Public Service Company of Oklahoma has announced a temporary rate increase beginning Wednesday.

LeBron James and the Lakers are done after eight seasons, according to multiple reports.

“Gasoline Retailers must get their Prices down, IMMEDIATELY! They’re too high considering that Oil is now at $68 a Barrel, and heading south,” Trump wrote in a post on social media Monday.