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• Hunter stumbles upon skeletal remains in Kingfisher County

  01-12-2016 23:52 via kfor.com
  
  KINGFISHER, Okla. – Authorities in Kingfisher County are investigating after a hunter stumbled upon some remains in a wooded area.
  On Wednesday afternoon, a deer hunter called the Kingfisher County Sheriff’s Office after finding some skeletal remains in an area near Waterloo, north of Piedmont Rd.
  The remains were sent to the Oklahoma State Medical Examiner’s Office where experts will determine the victim’s identity and cause of death.
  Officials say it appears the remains
  
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• 4 Seniors: How much you’ll pay for Medicare in 2017

  01-12-2016 23:42 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY – As health care costs continue to rise, Medicare beneficiaries can also expect to pay more next year.
  Part B Premiums
  Since the Social Security Administration is giving out a 0.3 percent cost of living increase in January, which equates to about a $4 monthly increase on average, the 2017 Part B monthly premium for about 70 percent of Medicare recipients will increase only about $4 to $5.  Medicare cannot pass along premium increases greater than the dollar increase in
  
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• Cold, Rainy Weather On The Way To Oklahoma

  01-12-2016 23:38
  
  Our skies will stay mostly clear Thursday night, despite a cold front dropping through. Temperatures will drop to the low 30s Friday morning.
  
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• ODOT: Construction, Road Closures To Impact Bedlam Game Day Traffic

  01-12-2016 23:04
  
  Fans driving to the OU/OSU game Saturday will have to navigate through construction and detours. 
  
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• Cyberbullied teen kills herself in front of family as they begged her not to do it

  01-12-2016 23:00 via kfor.com
  
  TEXAS CITY, Texas – Brandy Vela’s bedroom is covered in post-it notes.
  “You will always own a piece of my heart,” said one.
  “You will never be forgotten,” said another.
  Blue hearts, for her “beautiful blue eyes,” are taped up and down her high school hallway.
  All of them a heartbreaking reminder of a life cut short.
  Vela killed herself this week, putting a gun to her chest while her family begged her not to.
  She was 18 years old – and she ha
  
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• Man arrested after allegedly attacking OU student who tried to stop assault on woman

  01-12-2016 22:50 via kfor.com
  
  DALLAS, Texas – A Texas college student was arrested after allegedly attacking an OU student ahead of the Red River Rivalry in October.
  Trent Kreslins, an OU student, was in Dallas to celebrate his 23rd birthday in October ahead of the OU/Texas game when he saw something he couldn’t ignore.
  “We walked by, he hit her and I saw her head bob back,” Kreslins said.
  With no hesitation, his instincts took over.
  “Walked back towards him and said, ‘It’s not cool
  
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• Video allegedly shows landlord having sex in tenants’ bed, using wife’s wedding dress to clean up

  01-12-2016 22:33 via kfor.com
  
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  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – A landlord in Colorado Springs is in trouble with the law after allegedly having sex in a couple’s bed, according to KKTV.
  Officials with Colorado Springs Police Department said the people who live in the apartment have video proof.
  Logan Pierce is a tenant of landlord Carlos Quijada, and he was startled to get an alert on his phone there was unusual activity in his home.
  “I got a notification from one of the cameras on lunch the
  
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• Norman police seeking witnesses after man’s body discovered in park

  01-12-2016 22:24 via kfor.com
  
  NORMAN, Okla. – Authorities are asking for help finding clues after a man’s body was discovered in a Norman park last month.
  Last month, police say a group of people playing disc golf at Northeast Lions Park discovered a man’s body in a nearby pond.
  The victim was later identified as 47-year-old Kevin Michael Riley from Washington, Oklahoma.
  Preliminary results from the Oklahoma State Medical Examiner’s Office determined that Riley likely drowned.
  However, investigators s
  
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• N. Meridian Closed In NW OKC Due To Cut Gas Line

  01-12-2016 22:14
  
  N. Meridian is shut down in both directions between N.W. 13th and Liberty in Oklahoma City, due to gas line that was hit Thursday afternoon. Stay with News9.com for updates
  
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• Traffic alert: Officials close N. Meridian Ave. to repair gas line

  01-12-2016 22:04 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY – Drivers in one part of northwest Oklahoma City may need to avoid a heavily traveled street as crews fix a gas leak.
  Shortly before 3 p.m. on Thursday, emergency crews were called to the area of N.W. 13th St. and Meridian after learning about a natural gas leak.
  Fire crews were forced to close all lanes of Meridian, meaning drivers in the area will need to find an alternate route.
  This is a developing story.
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• Creator of McDonald’s Big Mac dies at 98

  01-12-2016 21:52 via kfor.com
  
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  NEW YORK – The man who created the Big Mac, which went on to be one of the world’s best known sandwiches, died Monday.
  Michael ‘Jim’ Delligatti, who invented McDonald’s two-tiered burger at his Uniontown, Pa. franchise, was 98.
  Delligatti began tinkering with the store’s burger in the mid-1960s.
  He added a second burger and six other ingredients.
  But, he labored for two years to come up with the right combo for his “special sauce.”
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• OU, Southwest Airlines plan special flyover before Bedlam in honor of Will Rogers employee killed by gunman

  01-12-2016 21:49 via kfor.com
  
  NORMAN, Okla. – While officials in Norman are gearing up for game day, they are also planning a special tribute to a former Sooner football player.
  Earlier this month, Michael Winchester was shot and killed while walking to his car after finishing a shift with Southwest Airlines at Will Rogers World Airport.
  Winchester’s murder stunned his community.
  “What I’ve seen of Mike, he was a family man, great guy, loved his family, loved his kids, grandkids, was always there
  
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• Canadian Cops: Don't Drive Drunk, Or We'll Make You Listen To Nickelback

  01-12-2016 21:22
  
  A Canadian police department has an unopened copy of a Nickelback album, and they’re not afraid to use it. 
  
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• Bad beaver doesn’t give a ‘dam,’ trashes holiday decorations at store

  01-12-2016 21:15 via kfor.com
  
  CHARLOTTE HALL, Md. – A beaver journeyed away from its dam on Monday and shuffled into a Maryland dollar store where it started misbehaving.
  A corporal with the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s office got a call for assistance from employees.
  The beaver made a beeline for the store’s holiday decorations.
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  In photos shared by the sheriff’s office, the beaver can be seen walking the aisles. It was photographed looking up at t
  
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• Ecstasy could become prescription for PTSD after final FDA trial

  01-12-2016 21:09 via kfor.com
  
  Ecstasy, also known as “molly,” is an illegal, unregulated party drug which often runs rampant in the nightlife crowd.
  A substance called MDMA found within the illegal drug has shown promise in previous trials in treating post traumatic stress disorder.
  Those trials showed MDMA-assisted psychotherapy had a dramatic improvement with veterans, emergency responders, law enforcement, and victims of violent crimes, all who had seen no change after years of traditional treatment.
  By the en
  
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• Hunter charged with killing man’s dogs is fired from job

  01-12-2016 21:06 via kfor.com
  
  BELMONT COUNTY, Ohio — A hunter accused of shooting and killing an Ohio man’s two beloved dogs now faces charges – and he’s lost his job as well.
  According to court records, Michael Chedester, of St. Clairsville, faces two counts of cruelty to animals. His arraignment is set for Dec. 8th. The charges are the first of their kind under a newly-passed law.
  Pete Byers, the owner of the dogs named Bella and Emmy, first posted about the situation on Monday and i
  
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• Oklahoma 3-year-old seeking cards from strangers for Christmas

  01-12-2016 20:58 via kfor.com
  
  NOBLE, Okla. – A family in Noble is hoping that strangers can help make their holiday season a little brighter.
  After Kayden was born, his family learned that he had spinal muscular atrophy, which is a terminal neuromuscular disease.
  Doctors told his family that he likely wouldn’t live to see his first birthday.
  However, Kayden beat the odds and topped their expectations.
   
  Three years later, Kayden is like a lot of other toddlers mentally, but still struggles with some physical
  
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• Mary Fallin’s Office: Being vice chair of Trump transition team will not interfere with gubernatorial duties

  01-12-2016 20:40 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY - Governor Mary Fallin's office insists that her appointment to vice chair of the Trump presidential transition team will not interfere with her gubernatorial duties.
  Many people have questioned Fallin's priorities after accepting a role in President-elect Donald Trump's transition team.
  "Mary Fallin should put Oklahoma first and the people of Oklahoma first," said Sarah Baker, executive director of the Oklahoma Democratic Party. "She needs to be here taking care of Oklahoma
  
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• 81-year-old Oklahoma man missing after telling his wife he was going to Arizona

  01-12-2016 20:25 via kfor.com
  
  HENNESSEY, Okla. – An 81-year-old Hennessey man is missing, police say.
  Frederick Rourke, 81, was last seen around 9 a.m. Thursday at his home in Hennessey.
  Rourke reportedly told his wife he was going to Yuma, Arizona.
  He hasn’t been heard from since.
  Officials say Rourke is extremely hard of hearing and left his medication at home.
  He is described as a white male with white hair who may be wearing blue jeans and a blue jacket.
  He also has a British accent.
  Police say he may be driv
  
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• Toddler Injured In Tulsa House Fire Flown To Texas Burn Center

  01-12-2016 20:21
  
  A two-year-old Tulsa boy has been flown to a burn hospital in Texas after a house fire Thursday morning.
  
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• Lockdown Lifted At Edmond Memorial HS After Police Investigate Reports Of Armed Suspect

  01-12-2016 19:53
  
  Edmond Memorial High School was briefly placed on lockdown Thursday afternoon, after police investigated reports of a man with a gun in the area.
  
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• Class resumes after brief lockdown at Edmond Memorial High School

  01-12-2016 19:32 via kfor.com
  
  EDMOND, Okla. – Class has resumed at an Edmond high school after a brief lockdown Thursday afternoon.
  Around 12:15 p.m., Edmond Memorial High School was placed on lockdown after someone reported seeing a man with a gun in the area.
  Authorities rushed to the scene to investigate, but did not locate anyone with a gun.
  The lockdown was lifted around 12:45 p.m.
  No other information has been released at this time.
  This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
  
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• Son charged with killing, dismembering parents in Tennessee

  01-12-2016 19:27 via kfor.com
  
  KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – A 28-year-old man has been arrested in Louisiana on charges of killing and dismembering his parents at their home in West Knox County, Tennessee.
  The Knox County Sheriff’s Office says Joel Michael Guy Jr. was arrested Tuesday on a fugitive warrant in Baton Rouge.
  He’s accused of killing his parents, 61-year-old Joel Michael Guy St. and 55-year-old Lisa Guy.
  “Both suffered multiple, vicious stab wounds as well as dismemberment,” said Michael MacLe
  
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• Tacoma police officer killed; suspect dead after using kids as human shield

  01-12-2016 19:03 via kfor.com
  
  TACOMA, Wash. - The suspect accused of shooting and killing a Tacoma, Washington, police officer was killed early Thursday after a standoff with authorities that lasted for hours, officials said.
  A Pierce County sheriff's deputy shot the suspect, who had been using two children as a shield, Detective Ed Troyer said.
  "We didn't want the kids to get hurt on top of everything that happened. Unfortunately, such a horrible situation, this could have ended a lot worse," Troyer told reporters. "T
  
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• Kidnappers with covered faces ‘branded’ California mom, officials say

  01-12-2016 18:59 via kfor.com
  
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  LOS ANGELES — A missing Northern California mother found alive last week was branded by two female abductors who covered their faces during her three-week captivity, authorities said Wednesday.
  Shasta County Sheriff Tom Bosenko declined to describe the type of brand or where the captors branded Sherri Papini’s body “for the integrity of the investigation.”
  “She related that both of the subjects spoke in Spanish the majority of the time of her captivity,&
  
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• Photo shows wildfires’ toll on those who are fighting them

  01-12-2016 18:30 via kfor.com
  
  GATLINBURG, Tenn. – We’ve seen the photos of the devastation, the houses turned to smoky shells, the neighborhoods emptied. We’ve read the stories of the displaced and the dispossessed.
  But you don’t have to look any further than this photo to see the effect the fires raging through Gatlinburg are having on the people who bear the weight of containing them.The Johnson City Professional Firefighters Association posted this picture on its Facebook page. It shows five firefi
  
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• Double trouble: Oklahoma City woman pleads guilty to wire fraud a second time

  01-12-2016 18:19 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY – An Oklahoma City woman will serve 82 months behind bars after she pleaded guilty to embezzling money from her employer.
  Officials say 49-year-old Susie Jane Patton was charged in June of 2015 with wire fraud for embezzling from Silverado Reconditioning. She pleaded guilty and was sentenced to serve 22 months in prison and pay $66,125 in restitution.
  Investigators say that while that case was in the works, Patton was also embezzling more than $100,000 from her new employer,
  
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• Police searching for man who robbed local convenience store at gunpoint

  01-12-2016 18:16 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY – Police are trying to identify a man who allegedly robbed a local convenience store at gunpoint earlier this week.
  On Nov. 29. around 2:45 p.m., police were called to the 1000 block of S.W. 29th St. on reports of an armed robbery.
  The store owner told police that he was sitting behind the counter when a Hispanic male entered the store, pulled out a gun and demanded cash.
  The suspect also demanded the victim hand over his cellphone, the police report states.
  After taking the
  
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• Watch: Oklahoma City Thunder fans welcome Scott Brooks back with standing ovation

  01-12-2016 18:14 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY – Well before Russell Westbrook’s three-point shot took Wednesday’s game to overtime, Oklahoma City Thunder fans were on their feet.
  It is not common for an opposing team’s coach to get a standing ovation, but that’s exactly what happened when the Thunder took on the Washington Wizards on Wednesday night.
  It was pretty quiet as the Washington Wizards were introduced to the audience at Chesapeake Arena, but that changed when Thunder fans welcomed Wizard
  
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• Oklahomans Gather In Downtown OKC In Support Of Standing Rock Sioux Tribe

  01-12-2016 18:07
  
  A group of Oklahomans gathered at downtown Oklahoma City’s Kerr Park to show support for the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in their fight against the Dakota Access Pipeline. 
  
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• Six More Hospitalizations Due To Flu In Oklahoma

  01-12-2016 17:50
  
  Six more Oklahomans, including three in Oklahoma County, have been hospitalized with influenza in the past week, according to state health officials.  
  
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• Oklahoma Inspector General adds two names to top 15 fugitive list

  01-12-2016 17:43
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• Oregon school district bans Santa from classrooms, seeks religious tolerance

  01-12-2016 17:37 via kfor.com
  
  HILLSBORO, Ore. -- An Oregon school district has asked staff to not use Santa Claus in their holiday decorations at school, saying it's a way to respect all religious beliefs.
  "You may still decorate your door or office if you like, but we ask that you be respectful and sensitive to the diverse perspectives and beliefs of our community and refrain from using religious-themed decorations or images like Santa Claus," the Hillsboro School District said in a letter to staff, KATU reports.
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• Police searching for clues related to Oklahoma City pharmacy burglary

  01-12-2016 17:17 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY – Police in Oklahoma City are searching for a pair of suspects who allegedly broke into a pharmacy.
  Officers say they were called to a break-in at a pharmacy in the 800 block of S.W. 119th St.
  Investigators learned that two alleged suspects broke into the business while another person parked a getaway car at the front of the pharmacy.If you have any information on the case, call CrimeStoppers at (450) 235-7300.
  
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• Police release more information on fatal Del City shooting

  01-12-2016 16:59 via kfor.com
  
  DEL CITY, Okla. – Police have released more information about a Del City shooting that left one man dead and one man injured.
  Around 1 a.m., the store clerk at the 7-Eleven near Scott St. and I-40 Service Rd. heard gunshots, ran outside and found a body in the street.
  “The victim was out laying in the street. He had no ID on him, so we had no idea who he is. No wallet, no [other] form of identification was found on him,” said Capt. Ted Kleber with the Del City Police Department
  
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• Buzz Aldrin medically evacuated from the South Pole

  01-12-2016 16:47 via kfor.com
  
  SOUTH POLE, Antartica - Former astronaut Buzz Aldrin, the second person to walk on the moon in 1969, is being evacuated from the South Pole after his medical condition deteriorated, according to a release by the National Science Foundation.
  Aldrin was part of a tourist group visiting Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station through luxury tourism operator White Desert. Although his condition has not been disclosed, a White Desert doctor and the US Antarctic Program doctor decided an evacuation would t
  
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• Firefighter hurt while battling Oklahoma house fire

  01-12-2016 15:23 via kfor.com
  
  SAND SPRINGS, Okla. – Authorities say six dogs died and a firefighter was injured in a house fire in Sand Springs.
  Tulsa television station KJRH reports that the fire broke out Wednesday afternoon at a home on West Fourth Street.
  Fire officials say that seven people were inside the home at the time of the blaze but all escaped without injury.
  Officials say one firefighter was taken to a Tulsa hospital but was released later Wednesday afternoon.
  Officials also told KJRH that six dogs died
  
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• Death Toll Rises In Tenn. Fire As Rain Offers Hope Of Relief

  01-12-2016 15:20
  
  A Tennessee mayor says three more bodies have been recovered after the wildfires in the Great Smoky Mountains, bringing the death toll to seven.  
  
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• Tulsa-based Williams closing Oklahoma City office, move jobs

  01-12-2016 15:18 via kfor.com
  
  TULSA, Okla. – Tulsa-based Williams Companies, Inc. will close its office in Oklahoma City and plans to move most of the 400 jobs to Tulsa.
  The energy and pipeline company said in a statement Wednesday that most of the 400 employees are expected to move to the Tulsa headquarters, while some jobs will be eliminated. Williams said a severance package will be offered to employees who lose their jobs.
  Williams said employees should learn by the end of January what the impact will be on th
  
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• Joe Dorman says he won’t run for Oklahoma governor in 2018

  01-12-2016 15:01 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY – Former state lawmaker and 2014 Democratic candidate for governor Joe Dorman says he won’t run for governor in 2018.
  The Rush Springs Democrat released a statement Wednesday saying that while he’s flattered to be considered a candidate, he has no plans to seek the office when current Republican Gov. Mary Fallin is forced out by term limits.
  “I am passionate about the work we are doing at OICA [Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy] on behalf of Oklahoma chi
  
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• Lawton man gets life in prison for fatal motel shooting

  01-12-2016 14:58 via kfor.com
  
  LAWTON, Okla. – A Lawton man has been sentenced to life in prison in the shooting death of another man in March 2014.
  The Lawton Constitution reports that 30-year-old Robert Long was convicted of first-degree murder in the death of Johnny Allen. He was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison with the possibility of parole. That sentence will run consecutively with an 18-year sentence for possession of a firearm after a prior felony conviction.
  Authorities say Allen was shot multiple times duri
  
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• Competency review set for Oklahoma man accused in neighbor’s killing

  01-12-2016 14:53 via kfor.com
  
  TULSA, Okla. – A Tulsa man facing first-degree murder and hate crime charges in the killing of his Lebanese neighbor has been ordered to undergo a mental competency examination.
  Online court records show a district judge ordered the evaluation Wednesday for Stanley Majors and scheduled a Jan. 4 hearing.
  Majors is also charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm and threatening a violent act in the Aug. 12 fatal shooting of 37-year-old Khalid Jabara.
  Majors has pleaded not guilty
  
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• Son of slain police officer given teddy bears made from dad’s uniform

  01-12-2016 14:49 via kfor.com
  
  ST. LOUIS – Amid unimaginable grief, the widow of slain a Saint Louis, Missouri, police officer is expressing her gratitude on Facebook to those supporting her after the loss of her husband.
  Elizabeth Snyder posted a picture Tuesday evening of her son Malachi holding two teddy bears with the caption, "These beautiful bears were made for us from Blake's uniforms."Officer Blake Snyder was killed  in the early morning hours of October 6 after he and his partner respo
  
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• Dolly Parton starts fund for families affected by Tennessee fires

  01-12-2016 14:03 via kfor.com
  
  Country music star Dolly Parton says she wants to help families in her community in eastern Tennessee whose homes and memories were reduced to ashes this week.
  She’s created a fund through her Dollywood Companies and hopes to give each family affected by the wildfires $1,000 a month for six months to help them get “back on their feet.”
  “I’ve always believed charity begins at home and my home is some place special,” she said in a video message released Wednesd
  
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• Over 1M Google accounts infected by hackers in ‘Gooligan’ attack

  01-12-2016 13:58 via kfor.com
  
  NEW YORK – Once again, hackers are showing why you should never, ever download apps outside official app stores.
  Hackers have gained access to more than 1.3 million Google accounts — emails, photos, documents and more — by infecting Android phones through illegitimate apps.
  That discovery comes from computer researchers at Check Point, a cybersecurity firm. On Wednesday, Google confirmed to CNNMoney the nature and extent of the problem.
  The hackers have managed to steal digital
  
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• Suspect In Tacoma Officer's Death Killed By Police

  01-12-2016 13:40
  
  A Tacoma police officer who was shot on Wednesday night while responding to a domestic violence call has died of his wounds, according to police. A standoff with the suspected shooter continued until the early morning hours Thursday, but finally ended at about 3:30 a.m. local time, when the man was shot and killed by police, according to CBS affiliate KIRO. Tacoma Police spokeswoman Loretta Cool said earlier that the officer, who has not yet been identified, was pronounced dead at t...
  
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• Thursday will be the warmest day for a while

  01-12-2016 13:37 via kfor.com
  
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  Highs today will be slightly above normal in the upper 50s to low 60s  under mostly sunny skies with a light south wind.
  Lows tonight will drop to the upper 20s to the low 30s with increasing clouds.
  Our next storm system moves in tomorrow.
  Light, cold rain will be the dominant precipitation.
  Rain will begi
  
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• The Morning Brew: Mary Fallin named to Trump transition team

  01-12-2016 13:10
  
  Gov. Mary Fallin speaks during the GovernorA A ATMs Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony at the state Capitol in Oklahoma City, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016. Photo by Sarah Phipps, The Oklahoman She talked energy and Native American affairs while there; a Trump aide said Fallin is a candidate to lead the Interior Department.
  
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• OHP Budget Cuts Go Into Effect Today

  01-12-2016 10:40
  
  Budget cuts in the state are digging deeper, this time affecting the Highway Patrol as travel restrictions for troopers go into effect today.
  
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• Vacant Del City Home Catches Fire

  01-12-2016 10:09
  
  Del City firefighters fought a fire at a vacant home near Reno and Sunnylane late Wednesday.
  
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