Diamond Hubbard
Multimedia Journalist
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Diamond Hubbard is a Cleveland, Ohio native and graduated from Bedford High School in 2014. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Journalism and Mass Communications from North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University in 2020.
Diamond was the news anchor for Aggie News & Views for three years at NCAT. She was also a social media team member for her school newspaper The A&T Register. She has interned at Black Girls in Media as an email strategist and at Mt. Zion Baptist Church of Greensboro, North Carolina where she wrote scripts, assisted in marketing, created press releases, and anchored shows.
She loves live music, seafood, and shopping. She spends her time traveling, dancing to live music and spending time with her family.
Updated: Mar. 25, 2023 at 4:22 PM CDT
|By Diamond Hubbard
Matthew a former Chief Meteorologist of the First Alert 7 Weather Team at KSWO. Previously he was on KSWO’s Good Morning Texoma for several years and also was the lead storm chaser. When he started at KSWO in 2011, he was the weekend evening meteorologist.
Updated: Mar. 25, 2023 at 1:15 PM CDT
|By Diamond Hubbard
One person has been shot and is currently at OU Medical in unknown condition, and another person is deceased inside a residence on North Heffington road.
Updated: Mar. 21, 2023 at 4:41 PM CDT
|By Diamond Hubbard
Tarra Gilbert now known as Dr. Tarra Bates got her start at KSWO in 1980. She started as an editor, then a photographer, then a reporter. After two years of reporting, she was promoted to backup co-anchor.
Updated: Mar. 20, 2023 at 6:14 PM CDT
|By Diamond Hubbard
Women’s History Month has highlighted the vital role of women in American history since 1981, and today we continue that tradition by spotlighting women in law enforcement, right here in Lawton.
Updated: Mar. 17, 2023 at 6:00 PM CDT
|By Diamond Hubbard
March is National Endometriosis Awareness Month. A local woman is sharing her story about her battle with this disease
Updated: Mar. 16, 2023 at 10:20 PM CDT
|By Diamond Hubbard
A Tik Tok influencer is in the spotlight here in Lawton after he posed as an underage girl to “expose” men talking to minors.
Updated: Mar. 15, 2023 at 6:20 PM CDT
|By Diamond Hubbard
The Adopt a Child campaign at the boys and girls club in Lawton is now underway. Jacobi Crowley, the executive director of the club, said this fundraiser is to help as many children as possible have a successful future.
Updated: Mar. 14, 2023 at 6:16 PM CDT
|By Diamond Hubbard
“It creates a lot of efficiency in the organizations, instead of a council member calling one of 15 department heads about something. The council member is able to go directly to the liaison person who can take care of a lot of those things,” Lawton Mayor Stan Booker said.
Updated: Mar. 13, 2023 at 6:21 PM CDT
|By Diamond Hubbard
The Oklahoma Historical Society is sponsoring a travel contest and you won’t need to leave the state to have fun in this adventure. All you have to do is visit museums and historic sites around Oklahoma.
Updated: Mar. 10, 2023 at 6:10 PM CST
|By Diamond Hubbard
Lawton officials say soon when entering Lawton City Hall people will have to walk through a metal detector at the main entrance. They also plan on using handheld wands to search items and bags.
Updated: Mar. 9, 2023 at 6:25 PM CST
|By Diamond Hubbard
Can you imagine losing something a long time ago and now finding it? Well, this has happened to a Lawton resident who lost his wallet 25 years ago.
Updated: Mar. 8, 2023 at 6:14 PM CST
|By Diamond Hubbard
The votes are in, and Oklahomans have officially rejected legalizing recreational marijuana after State Question 820′s special election.
Updated: Mar. 7, 2023 at 8:34 PM CST
|By Diamond Hubbard
Michael Cleghorn has resigned as Lawton City Manager effective March 8th, 2023.
Updated: Mar. 6, 2023 at 10:14 PM CST
|By Diamond Hubbard
There were 18 proposed locations and the three proposed today were Mid Town Square lot at 13th and Gore, the old Police station, and railroad avenue north of the creamery
Updated: Mar. 6, 2023 at 3:37 PM CST
|By Jarred Burk and Diamond Hubbard
The meeting is taking place 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the Banquet Room of Lawton City Hall.
Updated: Mar. 2, 2023 at 6:21 PM CST
|By Diamond Hubbard
Jason Delonais has been in law enforcement for 13 years. He has served half of his career as Chief of Police for the Town of Fletcher. He said when he took the job 6 years ago, the department needed major work.
Updated: Feb. 27, 2023 at 7:19 PM CST
|By Diamond Hubbard
According to the City of Duncan a storm touched down in Duncan around nine Sunday night and just 10 minutes later Duncan Regional Airport registered winds gusting at 66 miles per hour.
Updated: Feb. 24, 2023 at 8:34 PM CST
|By Diamond Hubbard
The daughter of the man killed in a hit-and-run on Tuesday night said she wants her father’s death to be the last hit-and-run death in Lawton.
Updated: Feb. 24, 2023 at 8:05 PM CST
|By Diamond Hubbard
“I agree big business needs to come to Lawton, I am all for that, but are we willing to sell our soul out to a company that looks good on the surface, but have not thoroughly researched?”
Updated: Feb. 24, 2023 at 7:37 PM CST
|By Diamond Hubbard
The double shooting Thursday, on Gore Blvd in front of Ice Tre’s Barber Shop has left many of the barbers and their clients traumatized.
Updated: Feb. 21, 2023 at 6:22 PM CST
|By Diamond Hubbard
In honor of Black History Month we are highlighting local black influencers, who are still making history. James Smith is the City of Lawton's first Black police chief.
Updated: Feb. 17, 2023 at 6:50 PM CST
|By Diamond Hubbard
Lawton City Council members unanimously voted to not require general business licenses.
Updated: Feb. 15, 2023 at 6:23 PM CST
|By Diamond Hubbard
Bethlehem Baptist Church was established in 1901 before Oklahoma earned its statehood, the church is now 121 years old.
Updated: Feb. 14, 2023 at 10:14 PM CST
|By Diamond Hubbard
Lawton City Council voted unanimously on Tuesday to start the bidding process to renovate the McMahon Auditorium. It’s expected to cost seven million dollars.
Updated: Feb. 14, 2023 at 9:00 PM CST
|By Diamond Hubbard
A 20-year-old man named Christopher was last seen around 6 pm, near southbound from 900 block of Pine in Waurika.
Updated: Feb. 13, 2023 at 6:17 PM CST
|By Diamond Hubbard
Black Caucus Chairman Rep. Jason Lowe said this inaugural celebration is special to him because Black History is Oklahoma History.
Updated: Feb. 10, 2023 at 6:57 PM CST
|By Diamond Hubbard
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, but that doesn’t mean you already have your gifts picked out. Prepared or not, businesses across Lawton are ready for last-minute orders.
Updated: Feb. 9, 2023 at 6:23 PM CST
|By Diamond Hubbard
Local dispensaries in Lawton are in favor of the measure, saying it will generate a lot of business and benefit the state.
Updated: Feb. 8, 2023 at 6:16 PM CST
|By Diamond Hubbard
Residents of the Copper Ridge Apartments in Lawton are saying they're alive today because of a brave man who woke them up during a fire
Updated: Feb. 7, 2023 at 6:12 PM CST
|By Diamond Hubbard
Several people aren’t able to stay in their apartments tonight after a fire broke out around 5:30 a.m. at the Motif Manor Apartments in Lawton.
Updated: Feb. 6, 2023 at 6:28 PM CST
|By Diamond Hubbard
At today’s state of address, the big topics were tax cuts, teacher pay raises, and permanent gender-altering surgeries. Local state representatives and state senators gave their opinions about what Stitt had to say
Updated: Feb. 3, 2023 at 6:33 PM CST
|By Diamond Hubbard
Construction is underway at the Medicine Park Zoo and Aquarium for a new enclosure for Ky, their resident grey fox, but they admit they could use a helping hand after funding fell short. That’s why a group of kids is diving in head first, to get this fox a home
Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 at 6:44 PM CST
|By Diamond Hubbard
A Lawton family of 6 is devastated after their home caught fire early Thursday morning. They said they are grateful to have made it out without any injuries.
Updated: Feb. 1, 2023 at 6:24 PM CST
|By Diamond Hubbard
The recent search for Athena Brownfield left many people with questions about what qualifies for an Amber Alert and how would the Lawton Police Department handle a similar situation. The Lawton Police Department said when dealing with missing children every situation is different.
Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 at 6:47 PM CST
|By Diamond Hubbard
These types of restrictions have been rewritten only twice since they were implemented during the 1980s AIDs crisis. The proposed policy would eliminate time-based restrictions and instead ask questions that assess HIV risk regardless of gender or sexual orientation.
Updated: Jan. 27, 2023 at 6:17 PM CST
|By Diamond Hubbard
A Lawton family and restaurant staff are speaking out after their chef was recently hit by a car. He was reportedly walking north of 38th street to the neighborhood Walmart on lee when hit by a car.
Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 at 6:27 PM CST
|By Diamond Hubbard
Volunteers took to the streets of Lawton today, trying to figure out just how many homeless people live in Lawton during the “point in time count.”
Updated: Jan. 25, 2023 at 11:25 PM CST
|By Diamond Hubbard
Family, friends, and many Oklahomans gathered in Enid Wednesday for the funeral of 4-year-old Athena Brownfield.
Updated: Jan. 24, 2023 at 6:18 PM CST
|By Diamond Hubbard
The family of the man who was killed at the Executive Inn last Wednesday is speaking out. They said the Lawton Police Department did not notify them of their family member’s death.
Updated: Jan. 23, 2023 at 6:47 PM CST
|By Diamond Hubbard
There have been two homicides in Lawton since the beginning of the year. Those deaths and one other homicide are still under investigation by the Lawton police department.
Updated: Jan. 20, 2023 at 6:15 PM CST
|By Diamond Hubbard
One woman saw a need to keep up an abandoned cemetery where a World War I veteran and many others are buried.
Updated: Jan. 19, 2023 at 6:17 PM CST
|By Diamond Hubbard
Playground equipment next to the miracle league field at Elmer Thomas Park in Lawton mysteriously caught fire overnight.
Updated: Jan. 17, 2023 at 6:46 PM CST
|By Diamond Hubbard
One person is dead after an early-morning shooting in a parking lot at the Aces and Eights bar in Lawton.
Updated: Jan. 13, 2023 at 7:48 PM CST
|By Diamond Hubbard
Cyril Chief of Police Garrett Raney has only been on the job for 4 weeks and is already dealing with a missing little girl case.
Updated: Jan. 13, 2023 at 9:29 AM CST
|By Diamond Hubbard
The price of eggs has increased nationwide in recent months, to the point people are calling it egg-flation.
Updated: Jan. 11, 2023 at 2:12 PM CST
|By Diamond Hubbard
This morning Cyril community members came together to pray for missing 4-year-old Athena Brownfield.
Updated: Jan. 10, 2023 at 6:27 PM CST
|By Diamond Hubbard
Tuesday was the first Lawton City Council meeting of 2023 and they wasted no time diving into a hot topic around Lawton, where to put the LAT's transit center.
Updated: Jan. 6, 2023 at 6:23 PM CST
|By Diamond Hubbard
Damar Hamlin's athletic trainers' quick response to saving his life is sparking interest all around for people to learn CPR.
Updated: Jan. 5, 2023 at 6:23 PM CST
|By Diamond Hubbard
Enrollment at Gabriel’s House, which is an after-school program in Duncan, has skyrocketed. Because of that, they’re working to build their own building.
Updated: Jan. 4, 2023 at 6:25 PM CST
|By Diamond Hubbard
The Point-in-Time (PIT) count is the total number of sheltered and unsheltered people experiencing homelessness on a single night in January and in Southwest Oklahoma that will be January 26th.
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