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• Next Couple Of Days To Be Dangerously Hot For Oklahoma

  20-07-2017 23:52
  
  Skies will clear Thursday evening and night. 
  
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• Baby Amur Tiger, Neglected By Mom, Headed To OKC Zoo

  20-07-2017 23:39
  
  A rare baby Amur tiger cub that was neglected by its mother after its birth at the Philadelphia Zoo this month is being sent to Oklahoma to integrate with a tiger cub litter there.
  
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• 191 homes to possibly replace old golf course, drawing concerns

  20-07-2017 23:38 via kfor.com
  
  EDMOND, Okla. - Proposed plans of replacing an old golf course with nearly 200 homes have received criticism from an Edmond neighborhood.
  In January, SACC Investments, LLC purchased the once Coffee Creek Golf Course. Attorney Randel Shadid said they removed the 'special uses' permit in April, which is in compliance with Oklahoma law and Edmond city ordinance.
  "The underlying zoning is single family, it’s for single family homes so we don’t have to rezone to build homes there," says
  
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• Baby Amur tiger neglected by mom is going to Oklahoma City Zoo

  20-07-2017 23:24 via kfor.com
  
  PHILADELPHIA – A rare baby Amur tiger cub that was neglected by its mother after its birth earlier this month at the Philadelphia Zoo is being sent to Oklahoma to integrate with a tiger cub litter there.
  The Philadelphia Zoo says 10-year-old Koosaka gave birth July 10 to a litter of five cubs. Two were stillborn and one was accidentally injured by the mother and died.
  The zoo says the mother never showed maternal behavior toward the remaining cubs and they were moved to the zoo’s ani
  
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• ‘Days of Our Lives’ to air at 2 a.m. on Friday morning

  20-07-2017 23:03 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY – Due to NBC’s coverage of the O.J. Simpson parole hearing, a popular soap opera will air overnight.
  KFOR will air Thursday’s episode of ‘Days of Our Lives’ in its entirety at 2 a.m. on Friday morning in place of Mad Money.
  
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• School reverses course after controversial cyberbullying suspension

  20-07-2017 22:55 via kfor.com
  
  Nick Lutz wasn’t sold on the four-page apology letter his ex-girlfriend left on his windshield.
  So the University of Central Florida student pulled out a red pen and started marking it up, correcting grammar mistakes and underlying blanket statements that he felt didn’t have supporting details. Overall, he gave her a D-. “Revision for half credit will be accepted,” he added.
  He snapped photos of the letter, tweeting them out in February in a viral post that has gotten ove
  
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• “It has never been seen before,” Oxygen treatment reverses 2-year-old’s brain damage after near drowning

  20-07-2017 22:50 via kfor.com
  
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  MARRERO, La. – Family members say a toddler has made a miraculous recovery after nearly drowning in their pool.
  On Feb. 29, 2016, officials say 2-year-old Eden Carlson nearly drowned in her family’s pool.
  “She had gotten through a baby gate and pushed open a heavy door and she was in the pool, floating face down. I immediately pulled her out of the pool and began doing CPR on her,” said Kristal Carlson, Eden’s mother.
  Doctors say Eden’s heart didn&
  
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• Cecil the lion’s son shot and killed by trophy hunter

  20-07-2017 22:44 via kfor.com
  
  ZIMBABWE — The son of Cecil the lion, 6-year-old Xanda, has been shot and killed by an American trophy hunter near the Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe.
  According to the Washington Post, officials at Hwange National Park were monitoring Xanda through an electronic collar and noticed that the lion started to leave park grounds.
  Andrew Loveridge, who works with the team that supplies the collars said, “I fitted it last October. It was monitored almost daily and we were aware
  
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• Florida man angry AT&T trucks parked in front of house, shoots out their tires

  20-07-2017 22:43 via kfor.com
  
  HIALEAH, Fla. – A retired Florida firefighter apparently shot the tires on multiple AT&T trucks because he was upset they were parked near his home, according to WSVN.
  Police said utility workers were working on lines near the home when 64-year-old Jorge Jove approached them on Wednesday morning. Jove was apparently upset because the trucks were parked in front of his home, officials told WSVN.
  The workers told the man they would move the trucks after the work was completed. The man t
  
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• What’s next for O.J. Simpson?

  20-07-2017 22:32 via kfor.com
  
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  O.J. Simpson was granted parole Thursday, after serving nearly nine years in prison for a 2007 armed robbery in Las Vegas. But the former NFL superstar and movie actor’s future outside of prison may not be so rosy.
  Life outside the Lovelock Correctional Facility, a medium security prison in Nevada’s high desert, could well resemble Simpson’s solitary years after he was acquitted in the slayings of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ron Goldman, CNN le
  
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• Tulsa deputy assaulted following discovery of meth inside tent

  20-07-2017 22:16 via kfor.com
  
  TULSA, Okla. – Two men are behind bars after one allegedly assaulted a deputy and a their meth lab was found inside of a tent.
  Officials say two deputies were on routine foot patrol when they discovered a tent that had been turned into a meth lab.
  52-year-old Curtis Barr and 43-year-old were found inside the tent.
  Barr allegedly ran from the deputies first before being tased. Then, he started hitting one of the deputies during the arrest and attempted to reach for the deputy’s knife
  
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• O.J. Simpson Granted Parole

  20-07-2017 22:15
  
  O.J. Simpson will be paroled after serving nine years in prison for a botched bid to retrieve sports memorabilia in Las Vegas.
  
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• Read the letter this grandma wrote her grandson 26 years ago

  20-07-2017 22:04
  
  She penned it during the last solar eclipse and said he wasn't allowed to open it until the next one.
  
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• Mickey Mouse helps parents surprise foster children with adoption news

  20-07-2017 22:02
  
  "I thought, 'How cool would it be for Mickey to hold up a sign telling the kids?'"
  
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• OJ Simpson granted parole after nearly 9 years in prison

  20-07-2017 22:01
  
  The former NFL star will be released as early as Oct. 1, when he will have served the minimum of his nine-to-33-year sentence.
  
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• Police suspect human trafficking at Oklahoma massage parlor

  20-07-2017 21:54
  
  Police said they arrested the owner of a massage parlor in Roland, Oklahoma, where they suspect human trafficking.
  
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• Girl, 7, shot in neck during drug deal gone bad

  20-07-2017 21:52
  
  Abigail was with her mother's cousin when a man opened fire on the pickup she was in.
  
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• Spinning workouts are sending some people to the hospital

  20-07-2017 21:50
  
  Sore from spinning class? If you’re not careful, you could do some serious damage.
  
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• Homeless Populations Struggles To Beat The Summer Heat

  20-07-2017 21:34
  
  On the first official 100+ degree day of summer, beating the heat is harder for some than others.
  
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• Linkin Park singer dead at 41

  20-07-2017 21:24
  
  Chester Bennington reportedly committed suicide at his Los Angles home.
  
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• Woody Guthrie Center To Honor Native American Activist

  20-07-2017 21:15
  
  The Woody Guthrie Center will present its 2017 Changing World Prize to Comanche citizen and Native American rights activist LaDonna Harris. 
  
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• Man accused of shooting woman on Christmas Day released on bond

  20-07-2017 19:57 via kfor.com
  
  EDMOND, Okla. – A man allegedly responsible for shooting an Edmond woman has been released on bond.
  It was Christmas night when Stacy Anderson’s estranged boyfriend, Adrian Permetter, arrived at her Edmond home.
  “I told him he needed to leave. At that time, he said ‘I’m taking my son,’” she told NewsChannel 4.
  The pair got into an argument, and Anderson said she still remembers the moment before she was shot.“‘You won’t live to see
  
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• Princess Charlotte shares her first royal curtsy with the world

  20-07-2017 19:54
  
  We can barely handle the cuteness!
  
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• 24 sickened in salmonella outbreak linked to laboratories in 16 states, including Oklahoma

  20-07-2017 19:50 via kfor.com
  
  Twenty-four people in 16 states were infected with a strain of salmonella from March through June in an outbreak linked to microbiology laboratories, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Wednesday. Six people were hospitalized, but no deaths have been reported.
  The CDC released an investigation notice about the outbreak of the Salmonella typhimurium strain, which was also linked to infections in microbiology labs in 2011 and 2014.
  The infections occurred in clinical, commer
  
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• Boy, 6, revived with Narcan after possible opioid overdose

  20-07-2017 19:38 via kfor.com
  
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  MANCHESTER, N.H. – In what may be a sobering sign of the depths of the opioid crisis in New Hampshire, paramedics had to use Narcan to revive a 6-year-old boy Tuesday morning after a possible overdose.
  This marked the first time American Medical Response had used the narcotic antidote on a child in New Hampshire, AMR communications director Kim Warth told CNN.
  The child remained hospitalized Thursday in stable condition. He has been placed in the care of a different family memb
  
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• New technology could help blind star athlete see again

  20-07-2017 19:34
  
  Alex Housden speaks with Matt Holman about his emotional plea to the community to help him be able to see his daughter again.
  
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• BBC: Fecal bacteria found in drinks at 3 fast-food chains

  20-07-2017 19:31
  
  Some fast-food restaurants were more likely to have problems, according to the report.
  
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• WATCH LIVE: OJ Simpson making case for his freedom

  20-07-2017 19:30
  
  The former football star and convicted felon is pleading for his freedom after nearly nine years in a Nevada prison for an armed robbery.
  
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• Langston to host Oklahoma City’s ‘Soul Bowl’ this season

  20-07-2017 19:28 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY – A big change is coming to one of the biggest games in Oklahoma City high school football.
  Millwood Superintendent Cecilia J Robinson-Woods announced through a Facebook post that the 2018 ‘Soul Bowl’ will be played at W. E. Anderson Stadium at Langston University on September 9, 2017.
  The kickoff is set for 1 p.m.
  The ‘Soul Bowl’ is one of Oklahoma City high school football’s richest rivalries between Millwood High School and Douglass High Schoo
  
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• Oklahoma teacher librarian explains decision to leave state for new job

  20-07-2017 19:22
  
  Teacher librarian Kelsey Gourd from Norman, joins KOCO 5 this morning to talk about why she made the decision to leave the state for a new job.
  
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• 19-year-old man killed after vehicle overturns in ravine

  20-07-2017 19:13 via kfor.com
  
  THACKERVILLE, Okla. – A 19-year-old man from Marietta was pronounced dead following a car accident on Wednesday evening.
  Around 7:20 p.m. on Wednesday, emergency crews were called to a rollover accident on U.S. 77 in Love County.
  Troopers with the Oklahoma Highway Patrol report that 19-year-old Nathan Hurst was in the passenger’s seat of a 2000 Nissan Maxima driven by a 17-year-old girl when it drove off the road.
  Investigators say they don’t know why the vehicle drove off the
  
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• Boy's trip ends with fascinating fossil find

  20-07-2017 19:12
  
  A family hike unearthed a one-ton surprise.
  
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• Body camera video allegedly shows Baltimore cop planting evidence

  20-07-2017 19:06 via kfor.com
  
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  New video casts a glaring light on Baltimore police practices as the department and city grapple with a distrustful public and record-setting violent crime.
  The video reportedly shows what happened during what might otherwise have been a typical drug bust on January 24. Released by the Office of the Public Defender, the video purports to show a Baltimore police officer planting evidence at the scene of a drug arrest.
  The Baltimore Police Department has launched an investigation and h
  
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• Here's how to spot a credit card skimmer at a gas pump or ATM

  20-07-2017 19:04
  
  Knowing what to look for could save you from identity theft.
  
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• “I was thinking I wasn’t going to make it,” Small scrape leads to flesh-eating bacteria diagnosis

  20-07-2017 18:48 via kfor.com
  
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  MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. – Abigail Zamora says she was enjoying a day on the water when she accidentally scraped her foot on a rock.
  Family members say the scrape was little, so the 12-year-old was allowed to continue swimming in Mobile Bay.
  However, doctors say that scrape nearly ended the girl’s life.
  “Not in a million years did I expect anything like that to happen, not from a cut, her cut was really little, and then her foot was three times the size the next day, tha
  
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• High Temperatures To Top 100 Degrees In Oklahoma This Week

  20-07-2017 18:28
  
  Much of Oklahoma is under a heat advisory through Friday evening as temperatures and humidity levels remain high.
  
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• 5-year-old boy and his 2-year-old brother crash their mom’s car

  20-07-2017 18:25 via kfor.com
  
  Two young brothers in Putnam County, West Virginia were never taught how to drive – not intentionally, at least.
  But, the boys, ages 5 and 2, had played their share of driving video games. They’d been watching their mom drive. And, they knew she kept an extra set of keys under the floor mat of her 2005 Ford Focus.
  So, when the brothers wanted to visit the animals on their grandfather’s farm about 7 miles away, they hatched a plan to trek over on their own. While their mom thoug
  
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• Police searching for women who allegedly attacked victim at apartment complex

  20-07-2017 18:23 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY - Police are looking for several suspects after a woman is violently attacked inside an apartment complex's laundry room.
  It happened in early July at an apartment complex near N.E. 26th and Lincoln.
  According to the police report, the victim was leaving the laundry room when a group of teenage girls came in and started assault her.
  Surveillance cameras captured the alleged suspects grab the victim by the hair, push her into the laundry room, and bang her head against the wall.
  Th
  
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• Local organizations seeking donations of bottled water

  20-07-2017 18:16 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY – Temperatures across the state continue to climb as a heat dome sits over Oklahoma, making it dangerous for some people to be outside.
  Within the past week, EMSA paramedics have responded to 51 calls regarding someone being affected by the heat.
  Medical personnel warn that those who are outside should drink plenty of water to stay hydrated.
  The Homeless Alliance is asking for donations of bottled water so that those who seek refuge in the day shelter can stay hydrated. Also,
  
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• #ThrowbackThursday: 'One giant leap for mankind'

  20-07-2017 18:07
  
  It was 48 years ago that two Americans took a walk on a landscape nearly 240,000 miles away.
  
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• 3 men in jail after concerned Pottawatomie County resident reports “suspicious vehicle”

  20-07-2017 17:58 via kfor.com
  
  POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY, Okla. – Three men were arrested after a Pottawatomie County resident reported a “suspicious vehicle.”
  Wednesday, officials say a Pottawatomie County resident called deputies after spotting a “suspicious vehicle” in the area of Betty Drive and Waco Road in Bethel, Oklahoma.
  A deputy who drove by the vehicle reportedly noticed several items in the back of the vehicle.
  Officials say that when the driver ran a stop sign, the deputy attempted to pull
  
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• Madame Tussauds accused of whitewashing over a Beyoncé wax figure

  20-07-2017 17:56
  
  Do you think this statue looks anything like Beyoncé?
  
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• Sen. John McCain diagnosed with brain cancer, vows to 'be back soon'

  20-07-2017 17:38
  
  A statement says the 80-year-old senator and his family are reviewing further treatment, including a combination of chemotherapy and radiation.
  
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• 30 ways to keep your pets safe from common summer dangers

  20-07-2017 17:34
  
  Check this out for ways to keep your furry friends safe this summer!
  
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• UPDATE: Justice says news report about asbestos in its makeup is 'simply inaccurate'

  20-07-2017 17:28
  
  "A third party testing lab concluded there is no asbestos in our Just Shine Shimmer Powder product."
  
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• Mother Killed, Teen Son Shot During Home Invasion In Cordell

  20-07-2017 17:20
  
  A Cordell woman is dead and her teenage son injured in what investigators believe to be a home invasion, early Thursday morning.
  
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• The last U-pick blackberries in central OK go fast

  20-07-2017 17:18 via kfor.com
  
  STILLWATER, OKLAHOMA -- Pickers knew this day was coming.
  Since May, people like Diane Buchanan have been traipsing out to North 40 Farms to pick early blackberries first and, this morning, the last.
  They are the Apaches, some as big as the end of your thumb and twice as sweet.
  Rick Youngers came back from a summer vacation just in time to grab his own bucket.
  Barbara Collum got here at 7 o'clock just as the sun peeked over the hills north of town, and the gates opened on the final five rows of
  
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• "Adoptive grandfather" charged with sexually abusing child

  20-07-2017 17:16
  
  He met the child through a Boys & Girls Club where he volunteered.
  
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• Woman shot, killed, teen son injured in Washita County home invasion

  20-07-2017 17:15
  
  A woman was killed and her teenage son was injured in a home invasion early Thursday morning in Cordell, Oklahoma, according to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation.
  
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• Sessions: I'll continue as AG 'as long as that is appropriate'

  20-07-2017 17:14
  
  The attorney general said he isn't considering resigning after President Trump criticized him in an interview.
  
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