If elected, Jon Echols would oversee the state multi-county grand jury. The state attorney general has the power to seek criminal indictments in connection with jail deaths.

A novel approach to curb big money in political spending heads to the ballot.

New Lifehouse Academy markets help for depressed” and “self-destructive” teens. Former students say they found punishment, isolation, and physical restraint instead of treatment.

This study confirms prior findings that California’s oil and gas industry still cannot fund its own decommissioning. And when understanding the causes of decline for state’s upstream and downstream oi...

Interim studies will examine whether courts are providing constitutionally required bail hearings and whether the state has enough resources to expand pretrial release programs.

Outside groups that sometimes try to hide their financial backers are spending millions on political ads.

Oklahoma restricts oil field wastewater injection within a half-mile of public water wells. Regulators have let companies do it anyway. But in the city of Enid, officials are pushing back against one ...

YouTube video by Watch Frontier

Public defenders say judges routinely fail to consider whether defendants can afford bail, leaving poor and homeless people jailed on low-level charges. Other counties have already faced civil rights ...

Oklahoma restricts oil field wastewater injection within a half-mile of public water wells. Regulators have let companies do it anyway. But in the city of Enid, officials are pushing back against one ...

Supporters of a county pretrial release program say thousands of people who pose little public safety risk remain jailed because they can't afford bail. Prosecutors frequently oppose release, even tho...

Oklahoma restricts oil field wastewater injection within a half-mile of public water wells. Regulators have let companies do it anyway. But in the city of Enid, officials are pushing back against one ...

Oklahoma restricts oil field wastewater injection within a half-mile of public water wells. Regulators have let companies do it anyway. But in the city of Enid, officials are pushing back against one ...

Oklahoma restricts oil field wastewater injection within a half-mile of public water wells. Regulators have let companies do it anyway. But in the city of Enid, officials are pushing back against one ...

NOTE TO READERS Following publication of our May 2026 cover story “Pinecone Cowboys,” we discovered that the author misrepresented details of his reporting, leading to significant errors in both the s...

Fire survivors say “it’s morally reprehensible,” and experts worry the wagering could lead to arson.

Oklahoma restricts oil field wastewater injection within a half-mile of public water wells. Regulators have let companies do it anyway. But in the city of Enid, officials are pushing back against one ...

Oklahoma restricts oil field wastewater injection within a half-mile of public water wells. Regulators have let companies do it anyway. But in the city of Enid, officials are pushing back against one ...

Oklahoma restricts oil field wastewater injection within a half-mile of public water wells. Regulators have let companies do it anyway. But in the city of Enid, officials are pushing back against one ...

Our reporters won first-place honors in three categories for reporting on oil and gas pollution in the state and hazardous working conditions at a poultry plant.

One contract required public officials to keep secret that a confidentiality agreement even existed. At least one agreement allows the companies to sue cities to enforce the terms of the deals, someti...

One contract required public officials to keep secret that a confidentiality agreement even existed. At least one agreement allows the companies to sue cities to enforce the terms of the deals, someti...

One contract required public officials to keep secret that a confidentiality agreement even existed. At least one agreement allows the companies to sue cities to enforce the terms of the deals, someti...

Watch how a legacy of oil drilling and regulatory failure destroyed one Oklahoma family’s dream home and contaminated another family’s drinking water.

YouTube video by ProPublica

Watch how a legacy of oil drilling and regulatory failure destroyed one Oklahoma family’s dream home and contaminated another family’s drinking water.

The sweep displaced dozens and gave local shelters and other service providers little time to prepare.

The sweep displaced dozens and gave local shelters and other service providers little time to prepare.

The Merediths were forced to abandon their house after it filled with black goo, reaching gas concentrations at explosive levels. Despite evidence of oil and gas pollution, the state “wanted to act li...

The Merediths were forced to abandon their house after it filled with black goo, reaching gas concentrations at explosive levels. Despite evidence of oil and gas pollution, the state “wanted to act li...

The Merediths were forced to abandon their house after it filled with black goo, reaching gas concentrations at explosive levels. Despite evidence of oil and gas pollution, the state “wanted to act li...

The Merediths were forced to abandon their house after it filled with black goo, reaching gas concentrations at explosive levels. Despite evidence of oil and gas pollution, the state “wanted to act li...

The Oklahoma Department of Corrections won’t release its full agreement with the federal government for services at a for-profit prison that houses immigration detainees.

Scientists are wary of glyphosate. MAHA loathes it. And our investigation shows California is spraying it everywhere.

A refinery oligopoly and exclusive contracts allow the oil industry to price-gouge California drivers.

A federally designated watchdog is examining conditions at the municipal jail, citing concerns over medical care and treatment of people with mental illness.

Three first-place awards recognized The Frontier’s in-depth coverage of environmental violations, illicit marijuana networks and gaps in care for vulnerable Oklahomans.

German Gonzalez grew up about an hour south of Stanford University, in a dusty California farming town where the apples for Martinelli’s sparkling cider are juiced and packaged. In high... Read More