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• 4 the Weekend: Standing Bear museum and neon fest

  21-09-2018 23:59 via kfor.com
  PONCA CITY, Okla. - A lot of people may not be familiar with Standing Bear park, museum and education center in Ponca City: a museum that honors all Native Americans.
  As you drive along Highway 60 in Ponca City, you can see the towering statue of Standing Bear. If you turn off of the highway you`ll find much more at the Standing Bear Park, Museum & Education Center.
  When you enter the museum you`ll be immersed in Oklahoma`s Native American history, specifically the six area tribes
  
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• The investigation against a California surgeon now spans two decades, district attorney says

  21-09-2018 23:17 via kfor.com
  (CNN) – Prosecutors have expanded their investigation into alleged rape by a California surgeon and are looking into alleged crimes that could have occurred over the last 20 years, the Orange County district attorney said Friday.
  In a news conference, District Attorney Tony Rackauckas said prosecutors have received more than 50 calls about the case and have established more than 12 “credible potential victims” who have come forward with allegations against Grant Robicheaux, 38,
  
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• Walmart discriminated against pregnant workers, federal agency says

  21-09-2018 23:08 via kfor.com
  (CNN Money) — A federal agency is suing Walmart for discriminating against pregnant employees.
  The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) said on Friday that it had filed a class action lawsuit alleging that Walmart violated the law when it refused to accommodate pregnant employees’ requests for a lighter work load.
  According to the EEOC, Alyssa Gilliam and other pregnant employees at a Walmart warehouse in Menomonie, Wisconsin, were not allowed to take part in a
  
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• California father catches repairman sniffing young daughters’ underwear on camera

  21-09-2018 22:55 via kfor.com
  LOS ANGELES – A Los Angeles family is speaking out after their home security camera captured a repairman going through the hamper in their little girls' room Wednesday morning, pulling out underwear and sniffing them.
  The man was also seen stuffing a pair of undergarments in his pocket while he was supposed to be conducting repairs on the 3 and 5-year-old girls' bedroom. The footage was captured by a Nest camera perched on one of their cribs.
  "I would have never imagined that somebody wou
  
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• Former US attorney from Tulsa lobbies for nonprofit under investigation

  21-09-2018 22:54 via kfor.com
  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – A former United States attorney from Oklahoma has kept his lobbying contract with a health care nonprofit that’s under federal investigation for alleged corruption linked to several Arkansas lawmakers.
  The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports federal prosecutors have alleged in court filings that nonprofit Preferred Family Healthcare concealed its lobbying expenses and spent more money than permitted. The Missouri-based nonprofit was formerly known as Alternative Opp
  
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• Unruly, intoxicated passenger causes flight to be diverted to Oklahoma City

  21-09-2018 17:29 via kfor.com
  OKLAHOMA CITY – An overnight flight from Salt Lake City to Orlando was diverted at Will Rogers World Airport due to an unruly passenger.
  According to an arrest affidavit, the United flight crew noticed that 28-year-old Derek Maas appeared to be intoxicated when he got on the flight in Salt Lake City.
  At that point, the crew determined that Maas shouldn’t be served any alcoholic drinks on the flight.
  When Maas realized that he wasn’t going to get alcoholic beverages, he became a
  
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• Residents warned about dangers of driving, playing in flood waters

  21-09-2018 16:56 via kfor.com
  OKLAHOMA CITY –  While fall is just hours away, some parts of the Sooner State will be experiencing an occurrence that is more common during the spring.
  On Friday, strong storms are expected to drop several inches of rain in certain areas across the state.
  Although many people are at work, officials are warning drivers about precautions they should take in case of flooding.
  City leaders say very small streams, creeks, culverts, dry streambeds or low-lying areas are all at risk for flo
  
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• Numerous weapons, drugs found in Oklahoma home near elementary school

  21-09-2018 16:39 via kfor.com
  VERDIGRIS, Okla. – An Oklahoma man was taken into custody after police found drugs and loaded weapons inside his home, which is just feet from a local school.
  On Thursday, officers with the Verdigris Police Department were serving a warrant at a home in Rogers County.
  Authorities tell FOX 23 it all started after they received a tip about numerous weapons and drugs inside a home near the school.
  While searching the home, investigators found loaded guns, over 200 grams of cocaine, marijuana
  
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• Administration plans to move $260M from cancer research, other programs to help pay for custody of immigrant children

  21-09-2018 15:49 via kfor.com
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  WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Trump administration is planning to shift more than $260 million to cover the rising cost and strain of housing thousands of undocumented immigrant children in their custody – including millions of dollars from programs like cancer research and HIV/AIDS prevention.
  The request comes as the program has been strained by record-high levels of children in custody, driven in large part by new policies that are holding kids longer and making it more
  
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• Owners robbed, tied up while showing rental property in Tulsa

  21-09-2018 15:43 via kfor.com
  TULSA, Okla. – It was a scary situation for two victims as they were bound and robbed by a pair of strangers in Tulsa.
  Officials say the victims, who own a rental property, received a call from a potential renter about seeing the home.
  Police say the owners met the alleged suspects at the property near E. 15th Street and S. 79th East Ave. around 6:45 p.m. on Thursday.
  Once inside the home, the suspects used duct tape to bind the victims and forced them to give up their personal banking in
  
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• Oklahoma charity for foster families is struggling to keep doors open

  21-09-2018 15:22 via kfor.com
  TULSA, Okla. – An Oklahoma organization that helps foster families says it is struggling to keep the doors open.
  Joey Reyes and his wife founded the James Mission three years ago in Broken Arrow. Over the past several years, the operation has grown to a regional hub for the foster community.
  Right now, the James Mission serves about 300 foster families each month in Tulsa.
  “There’s nothing like this in Oklahoma to be honest with you. Not this big. Not that does the overwhelming
  
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• Woman who killed 3 people at Rite Aid center was a disgruntled worker, police say

  21-09-2018 15:12 via kfor.com
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  A woman who shot dead three people at a Rite Aid distribution center in Maryland was a disgruntled employee working there temporarily, authorities said.
  Snochia Moseley, 26, opened fire at the facility near Aberdeen on Thursday — the latest shooting in the United States and the second workplace rampage in 24 hours.
  She killed three people and left three others wounded before turning the gun on herself, authorities said.
  A source close to the investigation said Mo
  
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• 3 infants among 5 people stabbed at New York City daycare

  21-09-2018 14:58 via kfor.com
  NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. - Three infants, all one month or younger, were stabbed in a New York City day care early Friday, police said.
  Authorities were called at about 3:40 a.m. to a residence serving as a day care on 161st Street between 45th and 43rd Avenues in Flushing.
  According to police, adults upstairs heard screaming from below. They came downstairs and saw a 52-year-old woman stabbing three female infants with a butcher knife and machete.
  A 1-month-old and a 3-day-old baby were stabbed in
  
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• Man charged in killing of D.C. woman in ‘unprovoked’ attack

  21-09-2018 14:50 via kfor.com
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  A 23-year-old man has been charged with murder in the stabbing death of a Washington woman who was jogging Tuesday evening, according to DC police.
  Wendy Martinez, who was recently engaged, was stabbed to death in what looked to be an “unprovoked attack,” Metropolitan Police Chief Peter Newsham said in a news conference Thursday morning.
  Newsham said Martinez, 35, was known as an “avid runner” and was jogging Tuesday night when she was stabbed at the intersect
  
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• The trade war reaches Procter & Gamble- and into the medicine cabinet

  21-09-2018 14:44 via kfor.com
  Procter & Gamble, the maker of familiar brands like Tide, Pampers, Gillette and Bounty, has been knocked around the past few years by lackluster sales and new competitors.
  Its latest headache is President Donald Trump’s trade war with China.
  For P&G, the Trump administration’s latest round of tariffs on Chinese imports will raise the cost of making many of its household staples.
  Two weeks ago, the company lobbied to have more than a dozen imported goods left off the list of m
  
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• Heavy rains expected to move across the state on Friday

  21-09-2018 14:21 via kfor.com
  OKLAHOMA CITY- As the state prepares for heavy rain to end the work week, the National Weather Service has issued a flood watch for several counties.
  A flood watch is in effect for Friday, and continues for some areas into Saturday. The flood watch is in effect for the following counties:Roger Mills
  Dewey
  Custer
  Blaine
  Beckham
  Washita
  Harmon
  Greer
  Kiowa
  Jackson
  Kingfisher
  Logan
  Payne
  Caddo
  Canadian
  Oklahoma
  Lincoln
  Grady
  McClain
  Cleveland
  Pottawatomie
  Seminole
  Hughes
  Tillman
  Comanche
  Stephens
  Ga
  
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• Canadian County warning about phone scam targeting residents

  21-09-2018 13:57 via kfor.com
  CANADIAN COUNTY, Okla. – Another infamous phone scam is making the rounds again.
  According to the Canadian County Sheriff’s Office, scammers are posing as attorneys or public defenders and are calling unsuspecting residents.
  Officials say they call potential victims and claim that the person’s grandson needs money sent to them in order to post bond. The reported cases have involved amounts from $2,000 to $4,000.
  Investigators say the scammers also warn the victims not call thei
  
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• Substitute teacher charged with sexual assault after allegedly having sex with student

  21-09-2018 13:49 via kfor.com
  JERSEY SHORE, Pa. – A 25-year-old substitute teacher is accused of having a sex with one of her students at a Pennsylvania middle school.
  Alexandria Kaluzny, of Salona, was arraigned Thursday on a slew of charges that include deviate sexual intercourse.
  Investigators believe the former student teacher had an inappropriate relationship with a then 14-year-old student at Jersey Shore Middle School, where she taught during the spring of 2017.
  According to police, Kaluzny had sex wi
  
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• Cleveland Browns win their first regular season game in nearly two years

  21-09-2018 13:41 via kfor.com
  CLEVELAND, Ohio- The Cleveland Browns have won their first regular season game since December 2016, and if that seems like a long time ago, it was. Barack Obama was still President. After the win, Browns fans took to the streets to celebrate the first win for the franchise in nearly two years.
  Browns' defensive end Myles Garrett got the party started inside FirstEnergy Stadium as he high-fived fans in post-game celebration.@MylesLGarrett pic.twitter.com/6ZImc5IHi8
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• Cleveland Browns win their first regular season game in 635 days

  21-09-2018 13:41 via kfor.com
  CLEVELAND, Ohio- The Cleveland Browns have won their first regular season game since December 2016, and if that seems like a long time ago, it was. Barack Obama was still President. After the win, Browns fans took to the streets to celebrate the first win for the franchise in nearly two years.
  Browns' defensive end Myles Garrett got the party started inside FirstEnergy Stadium as he high-fived fans in post-game celebration.@MylesLGarrett pic.twitter.com/6ZImc5IHi8
  — Cleveland Browns (@Bro
  
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• Teenager killed, 4 other people injured in wreck near Jones

  21-09-2018 13:35 via kfor.com
  OKLAHOMA CITY – A teenager is dead and four other people are injured after a collision just east of Jones.
  Officials say around 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, two teenager boys were driving in a pickup truck northbound on Peebly Rd.
  Investigators say they may have run a stop sign and collided with a van that was traveling westbound on Britton Rd.
  Inside the van was a mother, father and their 9-year-old daughter.
  The driver of the van and the passenger of the truck were flown to a nearby hospital f
  
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• Two taken to hospital following wild chase in northwest Oklahoma City

  21-09-2018 13:23 via kfor.com
  OKLAHOMA CITY – One person is in custody and another person is in critical condition following a wild chain of events.
  Officials say it all began on Thursday night near N.W. 23rd and May Ave. with a traffic stop. 
  Police say the driver refused to stop and took off from the scene, but he didn’t make it far before crashing.
  The driver got into a wreck near N.W. 23rd St. and Pennsylvania Ave., and both people in the car were injured.
  However, that didn’t stop the driver. He c
  
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• Woman watches sister’s rescue from Hurricane Florence on local newscast

  21-09-2018 13:00 via kfor.com
  GREENSBORO, NC – A North Carolina woman got the shock of her life while watching coverage of Hurricane Florence on WGHP.
  Sandy Gil said she saw video of her sister, Cindy, getting rescued during a newscast.
  Sandy sat down at her computer Monday after trying to get updates on the weather at the coast. Her sister lives in Pender County, an area that isn’t a stranger to hurricanes.
  She hadn’t heard from her sister in days.
  “She needed to hold on to the charge in her cellpho
  
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• Baker Mayfield Leads Browns to Win in NFL Debut

  21-09-2018 07:29 via kfor.com
  It took an injury, some struggles and 635 days, but Baker Mayfield changed the course of the Cleveland Browns in just over a half by giving the Browns a 21-17 win over the New York Jets.
  Mayfield entered the game trailing 14-0, but quickly threw darts all over the field. He orchestrated two drives resulting in touchdown runs from Karlos Hyde. Mayfield ended up catching the game tying two point conversion to knot it up at 14. The former Sooner finished 17-23 with 201 yards.
  Starter Tyrod Taylor h
  
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• Thursday Night Heroes, Week Four

  21-09-2018 06:48 via kfor.com
  Many of Oklahoma's high school football games moved from Friday to Thursday due to incoming weather.
  With the increased schedule we upped our coverage of several games around Oklahoma City.
  Here's scores of the games we covered:
  Bethany 24 - Blanchard 13
  Yukon 14 - Norman 7
  Midwest City 56 - Lawton 45
  Heritage Hall 34 - Mount Saint Mary 2
  Edmond Santa Fe 42 - Edmond Memorial 0
  Check out all the highlights from our Dylan Buckingham and Nate Feken in the video above.
  
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• Oklahoma couple learns how to live life adventurously after early-onset Alzheimer’s diagnosis

  21-09-2018 06:20 via kfor.com
  Jon Harpman is an athlete. He loves to pull on his running shoes every day and hit the trail around Mitch Park in Edmond.
  But about a year ago both Jon and his wife Kristin Davis began noticing something was wrong.
  "He would stop mid-sentence...sometimes mid-word,” says Kristin, “and it was very unusual to do that and occasionally he would miss meetings”
  Jon was tested. The then 54 year was shocked when he was told he has early on-set Alzheimer’s.
  "When I was diagnosed I
  
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• Redman triathlon organizers, athletes prep for national championships Saturday–weather, or not

  21-09-2018 06:01 via kfor.com
  OKLAHOMA CITY - Hundreds of athletes are set to converge on Lake Hefner Saturday for the Redman Triathlon, and athletes -- as well as organizers -- are keeping an eye on what may happen with the weather.
  The transition area's set, fencing is up and buoys bobbed in the high winds on the lake Thursday, as the waves were whipped up by strong southerly winds. In the distance, a system of weather that race organizers are keeping an eye on.
  "There could be a whole myriad of things that could occur,"
  
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• Suspect in custody after police chase, multiple crashes in NW Oklahoma City

  21-09-2018 05:54 via kfor.com
  OKLAHOMA CITY – Police have a suspect in custody after a chase on NW 23rd that caused multiple crashes.
  The suspect has already hit a car, pushed another car into a fire truck, and possibly hit a person while running from police.
  Authorities took the suspect into custody around NW 23rd and Penn.
  This is a developing story.
  
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• Silver Alert issued for missing 82-year-old man

  21-09-2018 05:25 via kfor.com
  COALGATE, Okla. – A Silver Alert has been issued for a missing 82-year-old Oklahoma man.
  Charles Dorff was last seen around 4 p.m. on Thursday in Coalgate wearing a short sleeve, brown ‘Columbia’ pullover and jeans.
  Dorff’s vehicle is a white 2010 2-door Huyndai with Oklahoma tag ’BOD211.’
  If you have an information on his whereabouts, contact the Coal County Sheriffs Office.
  
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• Police looking for other rape victims after investigation

  21-09-2018 05:25 via kfor.com
  EL RENO, Okla. - A teen age girl kidnapped, and held with a knife a foot and a half long, was driven around central Oklahoma for hours as her abductor tried to have sex with her.
  It happened back in December but now authorities think she might not have been the suspect's first victim.
  "I think he`s a predator," said Lt Mike Grimes of the Canadian County Sheriff's department.
  Grimes is talking about 21-year-old Hoang Tran.
  Back on December 18,  News 4 first told you about a terrifying abduc
  
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• This town in Greece is draped in thousands of spider webs

  21-09-2018 04:32 via kfor.com
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  AITOLIKO, Greece – It sounds like a something out of a horror movie: A town covered in thousands of webs, each crawling with hordes of spiders.
  But for residents of a town in Greece, it’s a spooky reality.
  In recent days, the webs have draped plants, trees and boats along the lagoon in Aitoliko, a town of canals that’s otherwise known as Greece’s “Little Venice.”
  Giannis Giannakopoulos noticed the “veil of webs” earlier this week and ca
  
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• Company seeks pizza taste-testers – make up to $1,000 a day working from home

  21-09-2018 04:08 via kfor.com
  Portable pizza oven company Ooni is looking to hire people to taste-test its pizza – and they’re paying between $300 and $1000 per day, according to CNBC.
  “We’re hiring multiple people for a number of Pizza Taste Tester roles,” the company said in a statement. “These roles will be a unique mix of recipe development, product testing and brand ambassadorship – pizza, pizza, and more pizza!“Ooni will buy the ingredients and the lucky hires will be tas
  
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• Pennsylvania fifth grader with Type 1 diabetes dies after blood sugar drops during sleepover

  21-09-2018 03:59 via kfor.com
  NEW CASTLE, Pa. – Friends and family are mourning the loss of a 9-year-old Pennsylvania girl who died after a sleepover last weekend, according to WPXI.
  Fifth grader Sophia Daugherty, who had Type 1 diabetes, suffered a traumatic brain injury after her blood sugar plummeted.
  For several days, doctors worked to save her life. Sophia, whose hypoglycemic attack had caused brain swelling and a herniated brain stem, was pronounced dead at 3:44 p.m. Wednesday, according to the New Castle News.
  
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• Beyonce, Jay Z surprise teen with $100K scholarship at concert

  21-09-2018 03:50 via kfor.com
  GLENDALE, Ariz. (KNXV) – The Beyonce and Jay Z show in Glendale was a concert of a lifetime for many fans, but for one Valley teen, it was completely life-changing.
  On Wednesday night, the musical power couple surprised Mikayla Lowry with a $100,000 scholarship to attend the college of her dreams.
  Lowry, an attendee of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro Phoenix, said she was completely shocked when DJ Khaled took the stage. He announced that Beyonce and Jay Z had something special for someo
  
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• California bans plastic straws in full-service restaurants — unless customers request one

  21-09-2018 03:16 via kfor.com
  (CNN) – California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill Thursday that bans full-service restaurants in the state from handing out single-use plastic straws to customers — unless they ask for one.
  This makes California the first state to ban restaurants from automatically providing plastic straws. Some cities have already taken the step; Seattle also banned the use of plastic utensils.
  The California law doesn’t apply to fast food restaurants or convenience stores. Full-serv
  
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• Three North Carolina men charged after 1-year-old, 4-year-old found wandering in street

  21-09-2018 03:14 via kfor.com
  DAVIDSON COUNTY, N.C. — Three men are facing charges after two young children, who were supposed to be in their care, were found wandering in the street in North Carolina's Davidson County.
  Their uncle, Austin Sloop, was charged with child abuse. Police said they found the men unconscious and noticeably impaired.
  Sloop, along with Chandler Burgess and Chase Roberts, were all charged with possession of marijuana and paraphernalia.
  A teenage boy waiting for the school bus on Tuesd
  
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• Authorities responding to fatal crash in northeast Oklahoma City

  21-09-2018 03:12 via kfor.com
  OKLAHOMA CITY – Several first-respond crews are on the scene of a two-vehicle, fatal crash at E Britton Rd. and N Peebly Rd.
  There is one confirmed fatality and four other injuries.
  Authorities requested two mediflights and additional ambulances.
  Two teens were in a truck, two adults and one juvenile were in a van when the accident occurred.
  The truck’s passenger did not survive his injuries.
  Officers say it is possible that the truck ran a stop sign at the intersection, causing a t-
  
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• Authorities responding to critical crash in northeast Oklahoma City

  21-09-2018 03:12 via kfor.com
  OKLAHOMA CITY – Several first-respond crews are on the scene of a two-car crash at E Britton Rd. and N Peebly Rd.
  There were six injured in the crash, two are critically injured.
  Authorities have requested two mediflights and additional ambulances.
  There is no word on what caused the crash.
  We will keep you updated.
  
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• Outrage after high water bills for metro residents

  21-09-2018 01:34 via kfor.com
  OKLAHOMA CITY - Water wars for residents in one metro neighborhood, they said their water bills are borderline ridiculous.
  Some even doubling over the previous months.
  “The last bill that we received was about 30 percent higher than previous bills,” said Ben Harris
  Harris said he understands some months the water bill could be a few dollars higher or lower but what he noticed in August was quite unusual.
  “The usual culprits for a higher water bill weren't present,” said
  
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• After a wet summer what will our winter look like? Chief Meteorologist Mike Morgan and NWS official weigh in

  21-09-2018 01:17 via kfor.com
  OKLAHOMA CITY – The seasons are changing – fall officially starts on Saturday and now the upcoming winter season is on everyone’s mind.
  Viewers have asked us if our cool and wet summer is going to have any impact on what the coming months will be like and we investigated.
  “It’s Oklahoma and we’ll be looking for the weather as it comes over the horizon but we are looking at winter as possibly being wetter than normal.”
  Rick Smith with the National Weather
  
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• Oklahoma City officers on paid leave after arrest

  21-09-2018 01:00 via kfor.com
  OKLAHOMA CITY - Two Oklahoma City Police Officers are on paid leave right now and this all stems from a complaint that has something to do with an arrest last month.
  And that arrest was caught on camera.
  Police are not releasing much information since this is an internal investigation.
  We do know a complaint against the officers came from someone involved in the arrest.
  “Police are here in the house,” said the man.
  In the body cam footage, you see a man who seems to be cooperating w
  
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• ACLU prepared to continue defending Oklahoma woman denied of commutation request

  21-09-2018 01:00 via kfor.com
  OKLAHOMA CITY - The ACLU of Oklahoma said they are standing by a woman after her request to commute a 30-year prison sentence was denied by the state's Pardon and Parole Board.
  Tondalao Hall was sentenced in 2006 after pleading guilty to failing to protect two of children who were abused by her boyfriend, Robert Braxton, Jr. Braxton pleaded guilty and was released on probation after receiving credit for two years he had already spent in jail.
  "It’s hard to imagine this being a just senten
  
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• Oklahoma teenager arrested after allegedly stealing deputy’s radio, hacking into system

  21-09-2018 00:00 via kfor.com
  GUTHRIE, Okla. – A metro teenager is behind bars after authorities said he allegedly hacked into their private system and stole police radios.
  Earlier this month, officials said 19-year-old Jared Joslin was arrested on three charges.
  Authorities in Guthrie allege Joslin impersonated the fire chief and used a bogus email address to hack into GeoSafe — the private system used to track first responder vehicles.
  “Call logs, locations of the units that are logged into GeoSafe. It&r
  
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• Midtown development set to open brewery as first business

  21-09-2018 00:00 via kfor.com
  OKLAHOMA CITY - The Elk Valley Brewing Company founder hopes his new midtown location will be filled to the brim with customers when it opens in a couple of months.
  "Here, we're going to have just under 6,000 feet total with most of it being in the brew house here. The other half, we will have a downstairs taproom and an upstairs patio,” John Elkins said.
  Sixteen brews on tap, and sodas available for the kiddos who come in.
  After new beer laws passed in 2016 allowing breweries to sell to
  
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