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• GOP candidate for Oklahoma governor challenges revenue bills

  28-06-2017 22:48
  
  A Republican candidate for governor in Oklahoma has filed a lawsuit asking the state Supreme Court to overturn three revenue-raising measures passed by the Oklahoma Legislature.
  
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• Del City Police identify victims in deadly car crash

  24-04-2024 06:57 via kfor.com
  
  DEL CITY, Okla. (KFOR) - The Del City Police Department says a deadly cash that happened in SE Oklahoma taking the lives of three people have been identified.Authorities confirm 54-year-old Helen Thompson was driving the car when it veered off the road and hit a tree and fire hydrant at the corner of SE 15th and Bryant. Victims names released in SW OKC murder suicideSE 15th & Bryant Image courtesy of KFORThompson, a 6-year-old and 7-year-old died of injuries with two other children hurt; a 1
  
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• Zumwalt: “I will not be resigning”

  24-04-2024 05:51 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — Oklahoma Secretary of Tourism, Shelley Zumwalt, refused to step down Tuesday after Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond called for her to resign following the release of a state audit.The audit revealed two state agencies Zumwalt previously led awarded a company, of which her husband is the vice president, no-bid contracts totaling millions of dollars. State auditor releases report, determines OMES lacks oversight and violated Oklahoma law“Transparency ha
  
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• Dolphin found dead on beach with 'multiple' gunshot wounds

  24-04-2024 04:05 via kfor.com
  
  Editor's Note: This story contains an image of a dead dolphin that may be disturbing to some; viewer's discretion is advised.TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries Services is offering a $20,000 reward for information after a dolphin was found shot to death on a beach last month.
  The juvenile bottlenose dolphin was found with "multiple bullets" in its "brain, spinal cord, and heart" on West Mae's Beach in Cameron Parish, Louisiana on March
  
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• Senate passes Ukraine, Israel funding after months-long stalemate

  24-04-2024 03:41 via kfor.com
  
  The Senate on Tuesday passed a $95 billion emergency foreign aid package, ending months of bitter fighting over $61 billion for the war in Ukraine that had deeply divided the Republican Party.The measure passed by a vote of 79 to 18 and now goes to President Biden for his signature.The package also includes $15 billion in military aid for Israel and $9 billion in humanitarian aid for Gaza and other war-torn areas, which became another flashpoint among conservative Republicans who argued it didn&
  
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• Ex-news anchor Janelle Stelson to take on GOP Rep. Scott Perry in Pennsylvania

  24-04-2024 02:40 via kfor.com
  
  Former local news anchor Janelle Stelson is projected to win the Democratic primary to take on Rep. Scott Perry (R-Pa.) this November, according to Decision Desk HQ. Stelson, once a news anchor for WGAL-TV 8, defeated five other Democratic challengers in the crowded field to take on Perry in Pennsylvania’s 10th Congressional District. She was previously a Republican, according to Pennsylvania Capital-Star, and currently lives outside of the district, according to The Philadelphia Inqu
  
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• AI-generated child pornography threatens to overwhelm reporting system: Research

  24-04-2024 02:29 via kfor.com
  
  (The Hill) – Child pornography generated by artificial intelligence (AI) could overwhelm an already inundated reporting system for online child sexual abuse material, a new report from the Stanford Internet Observatory found. The CyberTipline, which is run by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), processes and shares reports of child sexual abuse material with relevant law enforcement for further investigation. Open-source generative AI models that
  
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• 5 dead, one survivor, police reveal details of 'massacre' 

  24-04-2024 01:30 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — On Tuesday morning Oklahoma City Police released the gruesome details surrounding Monday’s murder-suicide in Southwest Oklahoma City. A total of five family members were found shot to death in their home on Monday morning. Investigators believe the father committed the murders before turning the gun on himself.  So far, no reports have been filed at the Canadian County Courthouse, but what we do know is the youngest child of the family survived. Polic
  
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• Woman returns home, husband still in Turks and Caicos facing ammo charge

  24-04-2024 01:15 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - An Oklahoma City metro couple, coming home from a dream vacation, has been caught in a Caribbean nightmare.
  Ryan and Valerie Watson went on a birthday trip with friends to Turks and Caicos in early April. Airport security found bullets in the couple’s duffle bag when they arrived for their return flight.Valerie was released April 22 and her charges were dropped, after being detained for 11 days on the island. She returned home to Oklahoma City on Tuesday. McIntyre La
  
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• Fake Amazon van leads to illegal marijuana grow

  24-04-2024 00:45 via kfor.com
  
  LINDSEY, Okla. (KFOR) - A fake Amazon van led to the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics (OBN) shutting down another illegal marijuana grow.“Oklahoma is no longer this wild west of weed,” said Mark Woodward, OBN Spokesman.Image courtesy OBNState agents started this investigation back in January when a Missouri state trooper pulled over the driver of an amazon van, who had recently crossed state lines, for a handful of traffic violations.  Gruesome details released in SW OKC murder, sui
  
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• Protesters gather at State Capitol as lawmakers pass a state immigration bill

  24-04-2024 00:30 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — As an Oklahoma House bill criminalizing undocumented immigrants heads to the Senate floor, protesters gathered outside of the State Capitol building early Tuesday afternoon to vocalize their opposition to the bill.
  Protest over HB4156 at the state Capitol building. (KFOR)
  Protest over HB4156 at the state Capitol building. (KFOR)
  Protest over HB4156 at the state Capitol building. (KFOR)If signed into law, HB 4156 would allow local law enforcement to arrest individuals
  
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• UnitedHealth says 'substantial proportion' of Americans' information hit by cyberattack

  24-04-2024 00:22 via kfor.com
  
  (The Hill) — The cyberattack on Change Healthcare in February targeted the data of "a substantial proportion of people in America," UnitedHealth Group (UHG) said this week, with the company confirming it paid a ransom in an effort to protect patient information."Based on initial targeted data sampling to date, the company has found files containing protected health information (PHI) or personally identifiable information (PII), which could cover a substantial proportion of people in Americ
  
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• OK Attorney General files brief with Supreme Court asking to halt Glossip execution

  24-04-2024 00:16 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond filed court papers with the U.S. Supreme Court detailing why the execution of Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Glossip should be stopped.
  Drummond says Glossip’s conviction for the 1997 murder of Barry Van Treese should be vacated and remanded back to district court amid revelations of false testimony by the prosecution’s key witness.The case goes back to 1997, when Glossip and Justin Sneed were convic
  
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• Couple plans mission to feed those near front lines in Ukraine

  23-04-2024 23:44 via kfor.com
  
  EDMOND, Okla. (KFOR) — They're an unlikely pair, from opposite ends of the earth, helping Ukrainians fight against Russia. Now, an Edmond man and his New Zealand girlfriend are embarking on a new way to help those on the front lines in Ukraine.Campbell and Zan in Ukraine, courtesy of Jason Zan"How do you put a professional baker and a professional archeologist together to do humanitarian work in a war zone?" said Jason Zan.
  That's the question Zan—an archeologist—and Harriet Ca
  
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• Looking to hire? Why people with autism can make loyal, long term employees

  23-04-2024 23:30 via kfor.com
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — April is Autism Acceptance Month, and News 4 is highlighting autism acceptance in the workplace, and why people with autism can make excellent employees.The diagnosis is becoming more and more common due to better detection.
  According to the CDC, one in 36 children now has autism, and many adults are being diagnosed later in life.Last month, News 4 introduced you to Carley Dummitt, one of four 2024 Remarkable Women of Oklahoma nominees. “I was suicidal at age 9
  
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• OKC Thunder reveal Game 2 playoff t-shirts for Wednesday

  23-04-2024 23:22 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — After holding on and pulling out the win against the New Orleans Pelicans this past Sunday, the OKC Thunder prepare for Game 2 at home with another t-shirt design for the fans.
  The Oklahoma City Thunder and Nanae Yamano, Thunder super-fan and artist, both revealed on social media what the next design will be ahead of the next game on Wednesday, April 24.Thunder Survive Late To Beat New Orleans in Game One
  OKC Thunder Game 2 of the NBA Playoffs t-shirt designOKC Thund
  
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• State auditor releases report, determines OMES lacks oversight and violated Oklahoma law

  23-04-2024 23:18 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — On Tuesday, Oklahoma State Auditor and Inspector (SAI) Cindy Byrd released the an audit for FY 2022, and determined that the Office of Management and Enterprise Services (OMES) has not been acting in the best interest of taxpayers.The Federal Single Audit of expenditures made during FY 2022 includes findings that show OMES has violated the Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act—a statute that requires the office to conduct a competitive bidding process with potential
  
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• VIDEO: Person seen trashing Waymo car in California

  23-04-2024 22:35 via kfor.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A person vandalized an autonomous Waymo vehicle in San Francisco on Saturday, video obtained by Nexstar's KRON shows.
  The driverless Waymo car was in the area of Market and Dolores streets when video captured an unknown individual trashing the vehicle.
  The video, which can be viewed in the media player above, shows the person stomping the front windshield in an attempt to break it open. The windshield was shattered and damaged significantly. ‘Criminalization is neve
  
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• Man uses screwdriver to fend off alligator that pulled him 'to bottom' of South Carolina river

  23-04-2024 22:17 via kfor.com
  
  BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – A South Carolina man is recovering after he says he was attacked by an alligator while collecting fossils in the Cooper River earlier this week.William Georgitis, of West Ashley, was diving for fossils Monday afternoon when he was attacked and dragged to the bottom of the waterway, where he says he ran out of air.“When I surfaced, he was about 20 feet away from me and as soon as he saw me, he launched himself out of the water. I mean he was coming at me
  
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• When could the proposed TikTok ban take effect?

  23-04-2024 22:15 via kfor.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — While many have expressed their distaste for the potential TikTok ban progressing through Congress, the Senate appears poised to send the matter to President Joe Biden this week.
  Earlier this year, the House passed a bill that would have banned TikTok if its China-based owner, ByteDance, didn't sell its stake. It faced roadblocks in the Senate, however, and ultimately stalled.Instead, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) merged an adjusted measure regarding TikTok with a $95 bill
  
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• DOJ reaches $138.7 million settlement with Larry Nassar victims

  23-04-2024 22:14 via kfor.com
  
  (The Hill) – The Department of Justice (DOJ) has reached a $138.7 million settlement with the more than 100 assault survivors of disgraced Olympic Team USA gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar over allegations the department failed to investigate sexual assault accusations against him.The settlement, announced Tuesday by the DOJ, resolves the 139 administrative claims against the FBI alleging the agency inadequately probed Nassar's sexual abuse spanning nearly two decades.
  The agreement marks th
  
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• FTC votes to ban noncompete agreements

  23-04-2024 21:54 via kfor.com
  
  (The Hill) – The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted 3-2 Tuesday to ban noncompete agreements that prevent tens of millions of employees from working for competitors or starting a competing business after they leave a job.From fast food workers to CEOs, the FTC estimates 18 percent of the U.S. workforce is covered by noncompete agreements — around 30 million people.
  The final rule would ban new noncompete agreements for all workers and require companies to let current and past emplo
  
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• FBI monitoring for threats to Jewish Americans amid Passover, Wray says

  23-04-2024 21:27 via kfor.com
  
  (The Hill) — The FBI is monitoring for threats against Jewish Americans amid the Passover holiday, FBI Director Christopher Wray said, adding that the number was already high before Hamas’s Oct. 7 terrorist attack on Israel. Last week, Wray mentioned the FBI’s work in investigating anti-Jewish hate crimes while speaking at an event hosted by the Secure Community Network, the largest Jewish security organization on the continent. “Today, we at the bureau remain p
  
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• Ponca City Fire Marshal arrested after protective order violation

  23-04-2024 20:05 via kfor.com
  
  PONCA CITY, Okla. (KFOR) - The Ponca City Fire Marshal has been arrested on a protective order violation, according to the Kay County News.Dereck Casady, Image courtesy Ponca City Police Department
  Dereck Casady is accused of coming to the victims work in claiming to have received and anonymous call the business was violating fire code. Cassidy was booked on complaints of stocking in protective order violations. Cassidy has since posted bond.‘Scares me to death’: OK House passes bill
  
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• Update: DEQ investigating City of Lawton unauthorized dumping

  23-04-2024 20:04 via kfor.com
  
  LAWTON, Okla. (KFOR) - The Department of Oklahoma Environmental Quality (DEQ) has issued a notice of violation over the weekend confirming the allegations that the City of Lawton is dumping sewage into into a nearby creek.The DEQ says, the discharge from the plant was not raw sewage, saying it was only partially treated. According to DEQ, the city has 30 days to respond and explain what has happened and what they have done to rectify the situation.City of Lawton treatment plant, Image courtesy K
  
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• 'Criminalization is never an answer': OK bill fining, incarcerating homeless people on state-owned land heads to Governor

  23-04-2024 19:24 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — A Senate bill criminalizing homeless people who refuse to leave state-owned land is now heading to the Governor's desk for a signature.Senate Bill 1854 is authored by Senator Darrell Weaver (R-Moore) and Representative Chris Kannady (R-OKC).The proposal states tents, shelters and bedding would not be allowed on any state-owned property including parks, highways and underpasses.First-time violators would be issued a warning and offered assistance such as a drive to a
  
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• Update: Police say 7-year old will survive after SW OKC shooting

  23-04-2024 18:45 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - Oklahoma City Police say a 7-year-old will be okay after being caught in the middle of a shootout Sunday afternoon.Shooting at Southwest 15th & Penn, Image courtesy KFORPolice confirm, the 7-year-old was outside on Sunday afternoon near Southwest 15th & Penn when investigators say two cars started shooting at each other hitting the 7-year-old in the face. Child shot in face, caught in crossfire in Southwest OKCAuthorities say, the little girl was rushed to the hosp
  
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• Governor Stitt set to sign bill addressing shelters on state property

  23-04-2024 18:44 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - A Oklahoma law that will prohibit tent shelters and bedding on any state property is headed to Governor Stitt's desk for signature.The law, HB4156 is set to also include, parks, highways and underpasses. According to the law, first-time offenders will be given a warning and offered assistance such as a ride to a nearby food panty or homeless shelter. If violators refuse, they can face up to 15 days in jail or a fifty dollar fine. According to the new bill set to be signed
  
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• Metro bus crash in NW OKC leaves one in custody

  23-04-2024 18:42 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - Oklahoma City Police says an attack on the bus driver is what led up to the bus crashing into a building over the weekend.New details released by the police confirm, the suspect was initially on the bus requesting to get off when the bus driver told the man he would have to wait until the next stop. The suspect then got upset and attacked the bus driver causing the crash, according to police. Oklahoma City Police says an attack on the bus driver is what led up to the bus c
  
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• Metro bus crash in NE OKC leaves one in custody

  23-04-2024 18:42 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - Oklahoma City Police says an attack on the bus driver is what led up to the bus crashing into a building over the weekend.New details released by the police confirm, the suspect was initially on the bus requesting to get off when the bus driver told the man he would have to wait until the next stop. The suspect then got upset and attacked the bus driver causing the crash, according to police. Oklahoma City Police says an attack on the bus driver is what led up to the bus c
  
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