
Jessie Christopher Smith
Community Enterprise Reporter at The Oklahoman
city hall + community enterprise @TheOklahoman_ · formerly @GaylordNews reporter · @RapChronicle editor · @LupeTalk moderator | he/him | [email protected]
Articles
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4 days ago |
oklahoman.com | Jessie Christopher Smith
Oklahoma City officially launched a new program for mental health crisis response.
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1 week ago |
oklahoman.com | Josh Kelly |Jessie Christopher Smith |Janae Williams
Authorities are investigating after a shooting near an Oklahoma City food hall resulted in nine injuries and left the Midtown community looking for answers. The Oklahoma City Police Department reports no arrests have been made in relation to the shooting that occurred shortly after 10:30 p.m. on May 5 in the street just outside The Collective, located on N Harvey Ave. in Midtown.
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1 week ago |
yahoo.com | Josh Kelly |Jessie Christopher Smith |Janae Williams
Authorities are investigating after a shooting near an Oklahoma City food hall resulted in nine injuries and left the Midtown community looking for answers. The Oklahoma City Police Department reports no arrests have been made in relation to the shooting that occurred shortly after 10:30 p.m. on May 5 in the street just outside The Collective, located on N Harvey Ave. in Midtown.
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1 week ago |
oklahoman.com | Jessie Christopher Smith
• The overwhelming majority of Oklahoma City's homeless population became homeless within the city, dispelling rumors of relocation programs. • Lack of affordable housing is a significant driver of homelessness, with rising home costs and stagnant wages exacerbating the issue. • Youth homelessness often stems from a lack of support systems rather than rebellious behavior. Are all homeless people mentally-ill drug addicts? Are swaths of homeless people being bused into the city from other states?
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1 week ago |
oklahoman.com | Jessie Christopher Smith
• Oklahoma County Commissioners extended the deadline for a land swap deal with Crooked Oak Schools related to the new jail site. • Commissioners remain divided on the land swap, with some citing cost concerns and others seeing it as a revenue opportunity. • The school district expressed frustration with the process, suggesting the land swap was a tactic to quell opposition to the jail site.
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