The number of pending county jail transfers has more than doubled from July 2019 to July 2025. Sheriffs and jail administrators told Oklahoma Watch the delays are putting a financial and resource ...

Here is the audio of Oklahoma Watch published stories for the week of July 28, 2025. – Full Week Playlist: Listen to all the stories back-to-back, without interruption. – Individual Stories: Select ...

Republican Rep. Stephanie Bice of Oklahoma on Wednesday night defended her use of remote town halls after a constituent on the call confronted her and accused her of dodging voters.

Russell Goodwin, a self-styled predator catcher who objects to being called a vigilante, said he protects the public by feeding police cases and exposing predators. But his tactics frustrate police ...

Prosecutors in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida, supervised by then-U.S. Attorney Alexander Acosta, offered a non-prosecution agreement in July 2007, which Epstein ...

Walters received an annual salary of at least $120,000 as the CEO of the nonprofit Every Kid Counts, which receives a substantial amount of its funding from national school privatization and charter ...

Investigation of a second harrowing attempt to seize control of an elderly vet establishes a troubling pattern of abuse in the St. Francis Health System and uncovers hints of turmoil and controversy ...

Want to understand Oklahoma better? Sign up for First Watch and let Ted Streuli guide you beyond the surface of daily news. The most important part of 28-year-old Brandon Hummel’s life was his two ...

U.S. Rep. Tom Cole plans to seek a 13th term, citing increased influence in Congress and his role in protecting Oklahoma’s federal interests. The longtime lawmaker says his appropriations work remains ...

Trump’s budget bill brings stricter SNAP rules and shifts costs to states, putting 131,000 Oklahomans at risk of losing food benefits as hunger relief systems brace for the ...

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