WBAL in Baltimore helping viewers understand the difference between watches and warnings
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WBAL in Baltimore helping viewers understand the difference between watches and warnings
They were arrested for misdemeanors. Then they died in Tulsa’s city jail.
Full story linked in the comments.
Quite a story today at @readfrontier.bsky.social by Garrett Yalch.
Oklahoma has finalized a deal to pay for housing after Gov. Kevin Stitt cleared homeless encampments in Oklahoma City.
The state will spend up to $800,000 to house people displaced by Operation SAFE.
Here’s what our reporting found.
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Oklahoma has agreed to spend up to $800,000 to house about 40 people after Gov. Kevin Stitt’s Operation SAFE — a shift from his earlier opposition to using tax dollars for homelessness housing.
Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, keeps shooting out of the ground in Oklahoma.
Experts say it means even more wastewater is spreading underground, poisoning the state’s water supply.
(Published Oct. 2025 with @readfrontier.bsky.social)
NOTUS reporter Reese Gorman discusses the firing of Kristi Noem and what Markwayne Mullin’s appointment could mean for Oklahoma’s U.S. Senate seat.
Here's my interview with @reesegorman.bsky.social about Trump's selection of Markwayne Mullin as Kristi Noem's successor at the Department of Homeland Security.
Following the failure of SQ836 to make the ballot, it might be worth taking a look at the company (like we did at @readfrontier.bsky.social a few years ago) in charge of verifying the signatures in Oklahoma.
From Pryor to Stillwater to Muskogee, Oklahoma is courting massive data centers.
But keeping those servers cool requires huge amounts of water.
Our latest reporting found Google’s Pryor facility alone used over 1.1 billion gallons in one year.
What happens as more projects come online?
Sign up for our emails to go behind-the-scenes with our reporters. In tonight’s email, you’ll hear from @maddykeyes.bsky.social about her investigation into declining federal funding for crime victims in Oklahoma (story linked downthread)
Oklahoma nonprofits that support victims of crime are facing severe funding cuts — even as demand for their services soars. Here’s what you need to know.
Oklahoma organizations serving abused children and domestic violence survivors have lost up to 80% of their federal support, even as demand continues to rise.
I’m ignoring the parts that hit too close to home
Home of the champs baby
“This unfortunate situation has brought to light a hole within our law,” Sen. Warren Hamilton, R-McCurtain, said.
You’re laughing? This baby got brutally framemogged by a chunkmaxxer on its first day alive and you’re laughing?
Our latest Heatmap Pro poll found that support for data centers has plummeted. The massive computing warehouses are now 24 points underwater with voters, compared to 2 points above in September 2025.
Here’s the full story from @alexckaufman.bsky.social for The Fight:
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Summer nights in February with the absolute lad
Google’s massive data center in Pryor is an important part of the company’s cloud and artificial intelligence infrastructure. But it takes a lot of water to keep the data servers cool. The Pryor center used enough water in one year to fill about 1,666 Olympic-size swimming pools.
A prison release after just 73 days could reshape Oklahoma law.
A Norman woman sentenced to prison for a DUI crash that left a young woman with a traumatic brain injury was quickly released through the state’s GPS monitoring program.
New reporting by @readfrontier.bsky.social
Oklahoma is racing to become a data center hub.
But there’s a question looming over every development:
What about the water?
Our investigation found massive server facilities already using huge volumes — with more projects on the way.
Read the story:
Norman resident Sara Polston was released a few months into her seven-year prison sentence for a crash that left Micaela Borrego with a traumatic brain injury. The case is fueling a legislative effort to prevent people convicted of similar crimes from qualifying for GPS-monitored early release.
New today at @readfrontier.bsky.social
As data centers boom in Oklahoma, so does water demand.
From Pryor to Stillwater and Muskogee, local officials say supplies are sufficient, even as Google alone used more than 1.1 billion gallons in a single year.
his name being alt man is just a touch too on the nose for me
More excellent reporting from @readfrontier.bsky.social and @propublica.org on what happens when the public, legislators, and regulators grapple with the legacy of historic oil and gas pollution and toxic wastewater, the amount of which only grows by the day.
The bill would make any detectable amount of fentanyl a cause of death in overdoses, strengthening homicide prosecutions — even against friends who share drugs.
Story linked below.
House Bill 2941 would require first responders to alert police, a move critics say could deter 911 calls. The bill would make any detectable amount of fentanyl a cause of death in overdoses, strengthening homicide prosecutions — even against friends who share drugs.
