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COVID-19 cases climbing at the Oklahoma County Jail
COVID-19 infections are increasing at the Oklahoma County Jail thanks to the Delta variant, jail administrator Greg Williams told the jail trust today.
The rising...
Stitt sues Interior Department citing ‘erroneous expansion’ of McGirt decision
Gov. Kevin Stitt and the state of Oklahoma have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of the Interior and Secretary of the Interior...
Bill could end federal marijuana prohibitions
WASHINGTON — A bill aiming to end federal marijuana prohibitions is being drafted by Senate Democrats to ensure federal services and job protections.
The Cannabis...
Western lows: The unclear motivations of Western Heights board members
Another week, another education-related audit in the state of Oklahoma. This past week, it was the Western Heights Public Schools District that found officials...
Adapted Indigenous ceremonies offer support, healing during pandemic
PHOENIX — For the Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona, the Easter holidays normally are filled with traditional ceremonies. When COVID-19 put much of the...
‘We need to get answers’: Western Heights investigative audit begins
Officials from the State Department of Education and State Auditor & Inspector Cindy Byrd's office began an on-site needs assessment and investigative audit this...
Despite hate crime bill, Oklahoma’s Asian American community faces difficulties
Lyn Detphong, a single mother balancing a job as a full-time nurse with ownership of a Thai restaurant, thought the worst of her struggles...
Western Heights appoints interim superintendent despite state orders
The Western Heights Public Schools Board of Education held a meeting Thursday afternoon at which members appointed the district's assistant superintendent, Kim Race, as...
New youth suicide data highlight pre-existing problem
(Editor's note: This article discusses suicide. Thoughts of suicide can be common, but just because you may have those thoughts doesn't mean you have...
Five local, county proposals fail in July 13 elections
Even with 2022 and its avalanche of elections still many months away, a small percentage of Oklahomans went to the polls Tuesday to decide...
