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Corey Jones

@JonesingToWrite

Public Service Journalism Team reporter at @tulsaworld and @LeeEntNews. Boston Marathon qualifier. I run in the wild and captain a homemade raft. Past @CJOnline

 Tulsa, Okla.
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Community Conversation set for tonight in north Tulsa tulsaworld.com/news/local/ar… via @tulsaworld
Community Conversation set for tonight in north Tulsa

Community Conversation set for tonight in north Tulsa

The meeting begins at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at Rudisill Regional Library and will focus on public safety.

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Corey Jones@JonesingToWriteOct 28
His attorneys say the city threatened Lance Arnold's job after he shared a news story about the ongoing investigation into him on social media while on paid admin leave. Broken Arrow police chief challenges city's handling of investigation into him tulsaworld.com/news/local/cr…
Broken Arrow police chief challenges city's handling of investigation into him

Broken Arrow police chief challenges city's handling of investigation into him

His attorneys say the city threatened Lance Arnold's job after he shared a news story about the ongoing investigation into him on social media while on paid administrative leave.

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Bella Casey@bellacaseyyyOct 21
More on what the future looks like for the staff, students and families affected by the closures TPS announced Monday night, including staff cuts, enrollment deadlines and where students will be moved. From @LenzyKB and I: tulsaworld.com/news/local/ed…
TPS starts adjustment process after voting to close 17 schools

TPS starts adjustment process after voting to close 17 schools

At Monday night's meeting, Tulsa Public Schools' chief financial officer said without those closures, the district would be on pace to not be able to make payroll by fall 2028.

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Ashton Slaughter@AshtonS_OKOct 15
I went to a naturalization ceremony and watched 20 individuals from 11 countries become citizens. One of them, Liliana Gutierrez Guerrero, works with immigrants and refugees in their citizenship journey. On Wednesday, it was her turn: tulsaworld.com/news/local/ar…
Ceremony in Tulsa celebrating new U.S. citizens marks full-circle moment for one

Ceremony in Tulsa celebrating new U.S. citizens marks full-circle moment for one

For years, Liliana Gutierrez Guerrero has helped others pursue their American Dream through her work at Catholic Charities of Eastern Oklahoma. On Wednesday, she became the first U.S. citizen in her...

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“A person who identified herself as a member of Mullin's staff approached a photographer during the event and said he was not allowed to publish anything from it, including the fact that Mullin attended.” oklahoman.com/story/news/pol… #transparency
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Tulsa city councilors discussed a proposal to establish an Office of Independent Review and Oversight of Public Safety, which would review completed investigations, as well as an 11-member Civilian Oversight Board Discussions about it were a little tense: tulsaworld.com/news/local/go…
City Council reschedules vote on public safety oversight board proposal

City Council reschedules vote on public safety oversight board proposal

Tulsa city councilors discussed a proposal to establish an Office of Independent Review and Oversight of Public Safety, which would review completed investigations, as well as an 11-member Civilian...

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Randy Krehbiel@rkrehbielSep 24
President Leeds says TU can be Tulsa’s anchor university tulsaworld.com/news/state-re… via @tulsaworld
President Leeds says TU can be Tulsa’s anchor university

President Leeds says TU can be Tulsa’s anchor university

New president vows to more than double TU’s enrollment over the next 10 years, and says, “what we intend to be even more of is Tulsa's university.”

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A Tulsa businessman was voted off a city board in April. Now, after the mayor requested that the City Council reconsider, he may soon be reappointed. Some councilors are on board; others aren't: tulsaworld.com/news/local/go…
Local businessman was voted off city board in April, now he might be reappointed

Local businessman was voted off city board in April, now he might be reappointed

Steve Mitchell was sent off the Tulsa Development Authority Board of Trustees in April via a 5-4 vote, but Mayor Monroe Nichols said the following week that he wanted the

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Bella Casey@bellacaseyyySep 23
Monarch butterflies are making their fall journey through Tulsa. Local experts shared where to spot migrating monarchs and how planting a few pollinator-friendly plants can support their travels. tulsaworld.com/news/local/ar…
Plant milkweed, skip pesticides: How Tulsans can help migrating monarchs

Plant milkweed, skip pesticides: How Tulsans can help migrating monarchs

Monarch butterflies are making their fall journey through Tulsa. Local experts share where to spot migrating monarchs and how planting a few pollinator-friendly plants can support them along the way.

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Mayor Nichols’ PAC contributed to City Council challengers, records show tulsaworld.com/news/local/go… via @tulsaworld

Mayor Nichols’ PAC contributed to City Council challengers, records show

Tulsa Forward was established in 2022, two years before Monroe Nichols became mayor, to “support local and state candidates who are focused on advancing ideas to move the city of Tulsa."

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Randy Krehbiel@rkrehbielAug 11
Drummond asks federal court to block start of construction on aluminum smelter tulsaworld.com/news/local/bu… via @tulsaworld
Drummond asks federal court to block start of construction on aluminum smelter

Drummond asks federal court to block start of construction on aluminum smelter

Tuesday’s motion cites a frequent expert witness on industrial pollution who said the smelter would “rank as the highest-emitting plant considering all industrial plants across all industries in the...

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Two internal candidates for Tulsa Police chief identified tulsaworld.com/news/local/go… via @tulsaworld
Two internal candidates for Tulsa Police chief identified

Two internal candidates for Tulsa Police chief identified

Police Chief Dennis Larsen announced last month that he is retiring effective Sept. 30 after more than 47 years in the department. He was named police chief in May 2024.

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Honorary Ukrainian consul says state, ICE detaining truck drivers without due cause tulsaworld.com/news/state-re… via @tulsaworld
ICE detaining truck drivers in Oklahoma without due cause, Ukrainian consul says

ICE detaining truck drivers in Oklahoma without due cause, Ukrainian consul says

Karl Ahlgren wants to know why Ukrainian-born truck drivers passing through Oklahoma are being pulled over by state troopers for vehicle inspections and minor traffic violations only to end up in ICE...

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John 3:16 Mission's annual honey harvest was Thursday. Here's why the event is about more than just bottling and selling honey + Wade, a man in the recovery program, who was one of the students working: tulsaworld.com/news/local/ar…
John 3:16 Mission's honey harvest teaches responsibility, helps nonprofit financially

John 3:16 Mission's honey harvest teaches responsibility, helps nonprofit financially

John 3:16 Mission's annual honey harvest is one example of providing workforce experience for those looking to escape from homelessness, poverty and any addictions or risks.

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@JonesingToWrite breaks down what went so wrong at Tulsa's jail that led to 7 deaths in 3 years. From understaffing, to restrains, to neglect and mismanagement. This week the jail was shut down. tulsaworld.com/news/local/cr…
Tulsa’s city jail doubled inmate capacity but not staffing. Then 7 people died in 3 years.

Tulsa’s city jail doubled inmate capacity but not staffing. Then 7 people died in 3 years.

Written complaints and interviews with five former detention officers portray the facility as dangerously understaffed, overcrowded and mismanaged. A whistleblower was removed from the facility by...

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Mayor orders closure of Tulsa's municipal lockup tulsaworld.com/news/local/go… via @tulsaworld
Mayor orders closure of Tulsa's municipal lockup

Mayor orders closure of Tulsa's municipal lockup

Mayor Monroe Nichols said the goal is to have the transition of inmates to the David L. Moss Correctional Center completed by July 31

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Kevin Canfield@aWorldofKCJul 16
Councilors to seek Nov. 3 election for proposed hotel/motel tax increase tulsaworld.com/news/local/go… via @tulsaworld

Councilors to seek Nov. 3 election for proposed hotel/motel tax increase

Tulsa voters will decide whether the city should increase its hotel/motel tax from 5% to 9.9%. If approved, it would take effect Jan. 1, 2027.

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Confirmed cases of cyclosporiasis are on the rise in Oklahoma amid a national outbreak of the illness, data shows. Here's what you need to know: tulsaworld.com/news/state-re…
Cyclosporiasis cases up to 500 in Oklahoma. Here's more info about the intestinal infection

Cyclosporiasis cases up to 500 in Oklahoma. Here's more info about the intestinal infection

Lab testing has confirmed 170 cases of cyclosporiasis in Oklahoma as of July 20, with two cases considered probable. Twelve patients have been hospitalized across the state.

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🥈 Second Place: Corey Jones (@JonesingToWrite) of Tulsa World for “Car chases: Danger and deaths,” which used years of reporting, public records, and interviews to investigate dangerous high-speed police chases. amarkfoundation.org/wp-conte…
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In Tulsa, not all news is bad news for immigrant population tulsaworld.com/news/local/go… via @tulsaworld

In Tulsa, not all news is bad news for immigrant population

The YWCA recently joined with community volunteers to finalize green card applications for more than 150 refugees facing possible detainment under new federal immigration regulations.

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