Area school officials are ready for the first weeks of class and the challenges of a new cellphone ban. Gov. Kevin Stitt ...

Being prepared for the worst-case scenario is daunting, and with cuts to budget and staffing at the National Oceanic and ...

TAHLEQUAH – Congress once approved an amendment prohibiting nonprofits, including charities and churches, from engaging in ...

Cherokee Nation is sharing its history and culture with students through education tours this fall. The free tours can be scheduled September-November, with reservations offered on a first ...

First Amendment: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the ...

Gov. Kevin Stitt signed into law a year-long ban on student cellphone use in all Oklahoma public schools. S.B. 139 implements the “bell to bell” ban for the 2025-’26 school year. The restriction ...

Under the town’s system, residents would buy a $240 sticker for their cars that allowed them yearlong access to the dump, ...

The United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians and the Cherokee Nation are at odds over new language in existing public law, proposed by U.S. Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-District ...

The weekend TDP offers plenty of fresh content from a variety of sources, with our usual Tribal page, plus these stories and more from our writers: ...

An undisclosed offer from the state has been extended in Cherokee County District Court to a local man accused of drug possession near a school.

Chuck Hoskin Jr. has served as principal chief of the Cherokee Nation since 2019, leading the tribe through a period of historic legal shifts, economic investment, and political tension.

On Aug. 14, 2019, I took an oath to protect and defend the Cherokee Nation Constitution. My oath requires me to defend against the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians’ ...