Ziva Branstetter
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Richard Glossip Has Eaten Three Last Meals on Death Row. Years Later, the State Is Still Trying to Execute Him.
An upcoming execution in Oklahoma draws surprising critics in the deeply red state: pro-death-penalty lawmakers who believe the state may execute an innocent man. → Read More
Defense Contractor Detained Migrant Kids in Vacant Phoenix Office Building
The vacant building is not listed among shelters operating through the federal Office of Refugee Resettlement. → Read More
After Reveal investigation, officials call for closure of Phoenix child detention facility
Neighbors first saw immigrant children being ushered into the vacant Phoenix office building on June 4. → Read More
Defense contractor detained migrant kids in vacant Phoenix office building
A defense contractor detained dozens of immigrant children inside a vacant Phoenix office building with dark windows, no kitchen and only a few toilets. → Read More
Warren urges Defense Department to act now on workplace safety
“Not one penny of taxpayer money should go to companies that profit by taking shortcuts on worker safety,” says Sen. Elizabeth Warren. → Read More
Suit: Oklahoma sheriffs, judges let company extort people over court debts
A federal suit claims an Oklahoma company extorts thousands of people too poor to pay their court debts, without hearings required by law. → Read More
Let down and locked up: Why Oklahoma’s female incarceration is so high
“All we’re doing is keeping those beds in cells warm for their kids,” says the state prison director. These women “need help. They don’t need prison.” → Read More
Let Down And Locked Up: Why Oklahoma’s Female Incarceration Is So High
Robyn Allen saw her daughter for the first time in two years from across the yard of Oklahoma’s largest women’s prison, the Mabel Bassett Correctional → Read More
Days after Oklahoma earthquake, Sierra Club lawsuit targets Chesapeake, Devon, others
Sandridge Exploration and Production LLC also was included in the Sierra Club’s notice of intent to sue under the federal law and may be added as a defendant at a later date. → Read More
Why some investors question wisdom of Energy Transfer-Williams megadeal
Since the merger announcement in September, questions have surfaced about how and why the Williams board approved it and whether the companies can close the deal given the energy industry downturn. → Read More
How political ties apparently led Rick Perry to intervene in Oklahoma investigation of surgeon
The state medical board and the doctor, who is accused of botching numerous surgeries, reached a settlement after the Texas governor’s call. → Read More
Deputy's gun not on approved list or qualifying logs
VIDEO: *GRAPHIC LANGUAGE* Raw Video: Tulsa County officers chase Eric Courtney Harris → Read More
Bombing scholarships helped dozens of survivors achieve their dreams
Like a lot of teenagers, Christy Williams wasn’t sure what she was going to do with her life. But when someone asked her that day in 1999, she didn’t want to appear uncertain. → Read More
Protest rally draws crowd, ends at Tulsa County sheriff's doorstep
"We the People Oklahoma" is requesting a meeting with Tulsa County Sheriff Stanley Glanz to discuss the death of Eric Harris, according to a news release by the group posted on its Facebook page. → Read More
Protest rally draws crowd, ends at sheriff's doorstep
"We the People Oklahoma" is requesting a meeting with Tulsa County Sheriff Stanley Glanz to discuss the death of Eric Harris, according to a news release by the group posted on its Facebook page. → Read More
Sheriff's Office confirms names of deputies in video, says they didn't hear gunshot
In a video, Eric Harris can be heard saying, "I'm losing my breath," to which a deputy replies, "F--- your breath."Related: Reserve deputy charged with manslaughter turns himself in at Tulsa Jail → Read More
Sheriff's office confirms names of deputies in video, says they didn't hear gunshot
The Tulsa County Sheriff's Office confirms the names of two deputies in a video showing a man shot by a reserve deputy. → Read More
Noble County quake early Saturday morning initially measured 5.1
A strong earthquake shook Noble County north of Crescent Saturday morning. A seismograph in the county operated by an OSU researcher and several earthquake apps initially reported the earthquake magnitude as 5.0. The USGS reported the magnitude as 4.2. → Read More
State's federal flood insurance in jeopardy unless energy bill amended
Oklahoma could lose its ability to take part in the national flood insurance program if lawmakers do not amend a bill dealing with local government control over energy projects. A floodplain managers association says it has warned lawmakers about the problem and a simple fix is all that is required. Mississippi's legislature held an emergency session to fix a similar problem several years ago. → Read More
Governor's office replacing two of three Workers Comp commissioners
The chairman of the state Workers Compensation Commission has resigned and a second commissioner will not be reappointed when her term ends in August, the governor's office said Wednesday. → Read More