Commissioner candidates Jed Green, Jason Lowe face off in Oklahoma County District 1
The ongoing problems with the current county jail and the future of the next one are among the pressing issues Rep. Jason Lowe (D-OKC)...
Cheat sheet: Races for OKC metro school districts
With some of the state’s largest public school districts — including Tulsa, Oklahoma City and Norman — having board seats up for grabs during...
Cheat sheet: 5 Republicans seek HD 74 nomination in Owasso-area special election
A Republican primary in HD 74 features candidates from several different walks of life. A pastor, a real estate professional, a political activist, a...
Edmond mayor debate: Candidates clash on policing, support mental health response teams
As mayoral candidates Tom Robins and Mark Nash took the debate stage for what is likely the final time ahead of Tuesday’s runoff election,...
Cheat sheet: With $305,000 raised, 4 Democrats compete in expensive HD 71 primary
As national Democrats struggle with historically low favorability, Oklahoma Democrats are focused on campaigning in an expensive primary for Tulsa’s House District 71 after...
Cheat sheet: In a special election, 3 Republican women vie for chance to flip...
Three Republican women are campaigning to flip House District 71, a traditionally conservative district that has increasingly favored Democrats over the past decade. With...
‘He overcame so much’: Former U.S. Rep. Wes Watkins dies at 86
Wes Watkins, who represented Oklahoma’s 3rd Congressional District for a cumulative 20 years, died this morning of cardiac arrest. He was 86. Watkins took...
Norman Public Schools: Tori Collier challenges incumbent board president Tina Floyd
As the third-largest school district in Oklahoma heads toward an April 1 general election, the District 5 candidates for the Norman Public School Board...
Judge Amy Palumbo reprimanded after beef with Sheriff Tommie Johnson
The Oklahoma Supreme Court’s chief justice has reprimanded Oklahoma County District Court Judge Amy Palumbo after Sheriff Tommie Johnson III filed a judicial complaint...
Edmond City Council approves east side rezoning, preps charter change
The back half of Monday evening’s Edmond City Council meeting was punctuated by significant tonal shifts — from angry dejection to tearful jubilation —...
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Trump finally pushed Republicans too far. But this ‘revolt’ is less principled than it...
Lawmakers left Washington for the holiday weekend on Friday, fleeing the chaos that once again threatened to engulf Capitol Hill. As the architect of...
Live updates: Garden Grove chemical tank has cooled, eliminating BLEVE risk
Orange County Fire Authority officials said Monday morning that the temperature of a chemical tank in Garden Grove has cooled, eliminating the risk of...
Here’s why you shouldn’t say ‘Happy’ Memorial Day — and what you should say instead
In order to understand Memorial Day, one must know what it is.
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs describes Memorial Day as “the nation's foremost...
