A new survey shows that adult family members, trying to be care givers for elderly parents,  are often putting their own health at risk.

The report says 74-percent of are fatigued and another 37-percent are depressed. Home Instead Senior Care’s Andrew Garrean in Tulsa is not surprised by the stats.

The 8th grader arrested last Christmas for the murder of a Nevada woman insider her parents’ Jenks home will be tried as a ‘youthful offender’. Tulsa County Special Judge Cliff Smith issued the ruling yesterday.

47-year-old Mary Escue was shot and killed at her parents home last December 18th. Police claim the teen burglarizing the home when he shot and killed Escue.

Joshua Mooney was 14 at the time of the murder. Prosecutors want to try him as an adult and they plan to appeal the judge’s ruling.

In the local news:

• A new survey shows care-givers taking care of elderly parents are more likely to suffer from their own health problems.
• A Jenks teenager charged with murder will be tried as a "youthful offender".
• The Gatesway Foundation will have its clients work for Spirit Aerosystems.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma City man has been sentenced to serve six months in federal prison for making a threat to commit violence in Casper, Wyo.

U.S. Attorney Sanford Coats said the sentence was meted out Wednesday to 34-year-old Glenn Allen Kirkham. Kirkham pleaded guilty in March.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Department of Health is investigating whether anyone who handled a rabid puppy that later died was exposed to the disease.

The health agency said Wednesday the Bluetick/Walker Coonhound mix puppy was part of a litter of five or six 10-week-old puppies that were sold on June 9 at the Bivens Dog Trade in Sulphur. The puppies have black, brown and white markings.

Officials say one of the puppies developed symptoms of rabies on June 12 and subsequently died. Laboratory testing by the agency confirmed the presence of rabies.

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Former Van Halen frontman Sammy Hagar is joining a star-studded country music concert planned to benefit victims of last month's deadly tornadoes in Oklahoma.

Toby Keith announced Wednesday that Hagar and country music legends Mel Tillis and John Anderson would be joining his Oklahoma Twister Relief Concert July 6 at the University of Oklahoma's Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman. Other performers include Garth Brooks and his wife, Trisha Yearwood, Willie Nelson and Ronnie Dunn.

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A federal judge in Tulsa has rejected an attempt by a Cherokee Nation candidate to allow descendants of the tribe's freed slaves to vote in an election this weekend.

U.S. District Judge Terence Kern denied the bid Tuesday by Robin Mayes. Mayes is a candidate for an at-large tribal council spot.

In his four-page ruling, Kern says Mayes had not convinced the court that his claim could succeed.

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A rise in mail theft from unsecured mailboxes in the east Tulsa area has police officers warning business owners to take proper precautions.

Police officers will be hand-delivering fraud prevention letters in business complexes to remind owners to make sure the mail they send and receive is secure.

Some tips include promptly removing mail from boxes after delivery — especially if there are expected checks, credit cards, or other financial items inside.