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• The average mom reportedly works the equivalent of two full-time jobs per week

  01-08-2017 23:59
  
  Moms, consider this your green light to say "I told you so!"
  
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• Hot car deaths reach record high

  01-08-2017 23:42
  
  Hot car deaths have reached a record high this year.
  
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• Oklahoma association names Francis Tuttle instructor top CareerTech teacher

  01-08-2017 23:37
  CareerTech Teacher of the Year Liz Dinkins is congratulated by Bob Funk Sr. of Express Employment Professionals at the 50th annual CareerTech Summer Conference. Funk presented a $10,000 award to Dinkins.
  
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• Christopher Wray Confirmed As FBI Director

  01-08-2017 23:37
  
  The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Christopher Wray, President Donald Trump's choice to replace James Comey as head of the FBI.
  
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• Apple may be venturing into augmented reality

  01-08-2017 23:35
  
  Apple may be venturing into augmented reality.
  
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• Senate confirms Christopher Wray as next FBI director

  01-08-2017 23:34
  
  The Senate confirmed Christopher Wray as the next FBI director on Tuesday, according to several reports.
  
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• Family of 12-year-old who committed suicide to sue school district

  01-08-2017 23:30 via kfor.com
  NEW JERSEY — Relentless cyberbullying caused a 12-year-old New Jersey girl to commit suicide, according to her family, who announced Tuesday they intend to sue a local school district – and possibly take action against the accused bullies' parents.
  Mallory Grossman, 12, died in June 2017. (GoFundMe)
  Mallory Grossman was attending Copeland Middle School when she killed herself in June, according to attorney Bruce Nagel, who said at a news conference the girl's family p
  
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• ‘Capitol Clothing Drive’ helping low-income women who are searching for jobs

  01-08-2017 23:30 via kfor.com
  OKLAHOMA CITY – Organizers are seeking donations of new or gently used professional women’s clothing to help those in need.
  The ‘Capitol Clothing Drive’ will be held on Tuesday, August 8 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the governor’s large conference room.
  Visitors are asked to donate professional clothing, shoes, handbags, unopened cosmetics, toiletries, scarves and jewelry.
  All clothing donations must be clean and on hangers. Donations of shoes, handbags and accessorie
  
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• Patchy Fog Possible Wednesday Morning

  01-08-2017 23:17
  
  Rain will come to an end Tuesday evening from north to south. 
  
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• Police investigate scare at northwest OKC bank

  01-08-2017 23:11
  
  Police are investigating a scare Tuesday at a northwest Oklahoma City bank.
  
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• Local graphic design teacher wins ‘Career Tech Teacher of the Year’

  01-08-2017 23:05 via kfor.com
  OKLAHOMA CITY - One metro teacher was surprised with a $10,000 check for winning 'Teacher of the Year for Outstanding Oklahoma Career Tech personnel.'
  "I feel so honored representing my division and now the state. I mean, I'm like literally shaking,” Liz Dinkins, winner of Teacher of the Year for outstanding Oklahoma CareerTech personnel, said.
  Dinkins is a graphic design teacher at Francis Tuttle Technology Center.  A school that trains the future workforce in areas like technology,
  
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• Money can buy happiness after all

  01-08-2017 23:00
  
  Money can buy happiness after all - but it depends on how you spend it.
  
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• Man accused of having sex with family's pet donkey

  01-08-2017 22:54
  
  Compton told the officer he had fed the donkeys some carrots. When the officer asked Compton if he had been having sex with any donkeys that night, he answered "No."
  
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• Texas calf born looking like KISS rocker Gene Simmons

  01-08-2017 22:50 via kfor.com
  KERRVILLE, Texas – KISS frontman Gene Simmons is udderly thrilled by a newborn calf born with strikingly similar black-and-white markings to the face paint he wears on stage.
  Simmons tweeted his admiration for the calf on Sunday, saying, “This is real, folks!!!”This is real, folks!!! Calf called Genie is born on Texas ranch and looks EXACTLY like Kiss rocker Gene Simmons https://t.co/m6CcUlA7cy
  — Gene Simmons (@genesimmons) July 31, 2017
  The calf was born Friday at a ranc
  
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• Billie Lourd on life after mother Carrie Fisher's death

  01-08-2017 22:42
  
  "I've always kind of lived in their shadows, and now is the first time in my life when I get to own my life and stand on my own," Lourd said in a new interview
  
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• Children are overdosing on vitamins

  01-08-2017 22:39
  
  More people, especially children, are overdosing on vitamins and dietary supplements.
  
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• Judge denies former Tulsa police officer’s request to dismiss fourth murder trial

  01-08-2017 22:38 via kfor.com
  TULSA, Okla. – A judge denied a former Tulsa police officer’s request to dismiss his fourth murder trial on Tuesday.
  Shannon Kepler will be facing his fourth trial in the August 2014 shooting death of his daughter’s boyfriend, 19-year-old Jeremy Lake.
  Kepler told officials he shot Lake in self-defense because he thought Lake was armed, however no weapon was found at the scene.
  Kepler’s attorneys are considering on appealing the judge’s decision.
  The judge did not gi
  
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• 5 great used cars for first-time drivers

  01-08-2017 22:37
  
  These 6 vehicles are the safest bets for young, inexperienced drivers.
  
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• George and Amal Clooney are sending 3,000 Syrian refugees to school

  01-08-2017 22:31 via kfor.com
  George and Amal Clooney soon will help send thousands of Syrian refugees to school.
  The couple’s organization, the Clooney Foundation for Justice, is partnering with UNICEF and Google to devote $2.25 million toward seven public schools in Lebanon. Computer giant HP is throwing in an additional $1 million technology grant.
  The foundation isn’t opening any new schools. Instead, the money will go toward extending the hours so refugee children can attend classes in the afternoon. Registr
  
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• Arrests made, several taken to hospitals during Festival of the Juggalos

  01-08-2017 22:18
  
  More than three dozen people were either taken to area hospitals or arrested during last week's Festival of the Juggalos in Oklahoma City.
  
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• Toddler recovering after severe cold sore break out

  01-08-2017 22:16 via kfor.com
  DES MOINES, Iowa – An Iowa mother is warning others after her toddler was sent to the doctor following a cold sore break out.
  Last month, Samantha Rodgers noticed that her 1-year-old son, Juliano, was starting to get red sores in and around his mouth.
  “His sores were growing onto his hands and his neck and his stomach,” Rodgers said.
  After three trips to the hospital, doctors finally diagnosed Juliano with a case of the herpes simplex virus, or cold sores.
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• Oklahoma woman awarded second runner up in ‘International Auctioneer Championship’

  01-08-2017 22:10
  
  An Oklahoma woman is blazing the trail for females everywhere.
  
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• Study finds '13 Reasons Why' spiked major suicide-related internet searches

  01-08-2017 22:04
  
  Searches for "how to commit suicide" surged 26 percent
  
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• 3.3 Magnitude Quake Rumbles In Woods County

  01-08-2017 22:03
  
  A small earthquake was recorded in Woods County, Tuesday afternoon.
  
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• Students at Oklahoma City elementary school met by district superintendent

  01-08-2017 22:01 via kfor.com
  OKLAHOMA CITY – Students at one Oklahoma City elementary school were greeted by a district official on their first day of school.
  The students at Thelma Parks Elementary School had a chance to meet and talk with Oklahoma City Public Schools Superintendent Aurora Lora.
  In light of budget cuts, Lora says the district is facing challenges.
  “The amount of money you get in the school district is dependent on the number of students you have, and so as the enrollment grows in the district,
  
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• Being a mom is hard work! Study finds working moms put in nearly 100 hours each week

  01-08-2017 21:54 via kfor.com
  You have probably heard that being a parent is exhausting, yet the most rewarding job out there.
  Toys, feedings, play dates, extracurricular activities, running errands, household chores, AND working? Who needs a nap?!
  A new survey of 2,000 working mothers in the U.S. with kids between the ages of 5 and 12 found that these women put in an average of 14 hours each day, for a whopping weekly grand total of 98 hours - no wonder most moms are tired all the time!
  That total includes weekends because
  
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• NASA's planetary defense system will be put to the test in October

  01-08-2017 21:51
  
  Asteroid 2012 TC4 is the "perfect target" for a test run of the space agency's detection network.
  
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• Senator introduces bill to legalize marijuana

  01-08-2017 21:40
  
  The bill would fully legalize marijuana and "is the right thing to do for public safety, and will help reduce our overflowing prison population," the senator says.
  
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• Inaugural Heroes Ball honors KFOR

  01-08-2017 21:40 via kfor.com
  The Heroes Ball honors Oklahomans who are helping better the lives of children and families in need.
  https://hero-oica.nationbuilder.com/ to purchase a ticket for the August 10th event.
  
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• Police investigate attempted bank robbery in northwest OKC

  01-08-2017 21:35
  
  Police are investigating an attempted bank robbery Tuesday in northwest Oklahoma City.
  
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• New technology uses tears to detect breast cancer

  01-08-2017 21:34
  
  A company in Arkansas says it has created a new breast cancer test that can detect the disease in your tears.
  
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• Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals judge resigns from post

  01-08-2017 21:32
  
  Another judge on the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals is retiring, making her the second on the five-member court to step down in recent months.
  
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• Pistol-packing bride pulls handgun out of wedding dress, points it at husband

  01-08-2017 21:31 via kfor.com
  MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – A newly-married Tennessee bride was arrested after she allegedly pointed a gun at her groom’s head during an argument only hours after the couple said “I do,” according to WTVF.
  Police responded to a motel and found 25-year-old Kate Elizabeth Prichard and her husband fighting. A witness told officers Prichard pulled a gun out of her wedding dress and pulled the trigger during the argument.
  The gun was not loaded, according to police.
  “She pulle
  
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• The countdown is on as TRL makes its way back to MTV

  01-08-2017 21:29
  
  MTV is getting back to its roots by bringing back an old fan favorite
  
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• Eating porridge is the answer for a longer life, according to the world's oldest family

  01-08-2017 21:28
  
  If you're going to take ageing advice from anyone, the oldest family in the world is a good start.
  
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• Oklahoma Vice: Sex offender allegedly exposed himself to teen girl at store

  01-08-2017 21:23
  Louis Eduardo Rodriguez allegedly found his teenage victim while browsing the racks of a Ross department store in Oklahoma City. Police claim Rodriguez touched himself over his grey sweatpants while staring into the eyes of a 14-year old girl at the Ross store at Westgate Marketplace off Interstate 40 in May. He also allegedly rubbed his genitals against the teen and abruptly left the store when her father tried to confront him, according to an arrest report.
  
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• This calf is not a rock star, it just looks like one

  01-08-2017 21:08
  
  The frontman for one of the world's biggest rock bands is udderly thrilled with the newborn Genie.
  
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• Bride, groom bashed wedding photographer over $125 fee — now owe her $1 million

  01-08-2017 20:51 via kfor.com
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  DALLAS, Texas  — A jury in Texas has awarded a wedding photographer more than $1 million after she was able to prove a married couple’s social media campaign of falsehoods resulted in defamation and lost revenue, according to KTVT.
  According to Andrea Polito, the situation started in 2014 when a Texas couple was unhappy over the handling and cost of their wedding photographs. The couple believed their photos were being held “hostage,” according to co
  
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• ‘How many transgender individuals are in the military?’

  01-08-2017 20:49
  
  Troy Stevenson with Freedom Oklahoma joins KOCO 5 this morning to answer viewer questions, including how many transgender individuals are in the military.
  
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• Parents of newborn twins die within days of each other

  01-08-2017 20:47 via kfor.com
  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – A pair of newborn twins and their 1-year-old sister are orphans after both parents died within days of each other.
  Credit: Family via GoFundMe page
  The children’s father, 26-year-old Jevaughn Suckoo, was fatally shot on July 11 at the apartment complex where he lived with 27-year-old Stephanie Caceres, The Palm Beach Post reports.
  On July 14, Caceres gave birth to the twins, Jevaughn Jr. and Lailah. She developed an infection from the C-section and died
  
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• Man critically injured after jumping off of abandoned bridge into river

  01-08-2017 20:44 via kfor.com
  SPOKANE, Wash – A man was critically injured when he attempted to do a back flip off of a Washington bridge into a river.
  Rowan Clark says he was at the abandoned bridge in Spokane with his friends when one man said he was planning on doing a back flip off of the bridge.
  “A lot of people I know love to jump off of it and stuff,” Clark told KHQ. “When I got here, there were already people jumping off of it.”
  It is a 60-foot drop into the river below, and Clark says h
  
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• Here's everything you need know about 'Star Wars Episode IX'

  01-08-2017 20:44
  
  From casting to plot to release dates, here's everything you could possibly want to know about what's coming up for the "Star Wars" franchise.
  
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• Oklahoma organization responds to President Trump’s transgender ban in military

  01-08-2017 20:33
  
  Troy Stevenson with Freedom Oklahoma joins KOCO 5 this morning to talk about his reaction to the announcement and his organization’s mission.
  
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• Banking malware that records keystrokes, makes phonecalls targets Android users

  01-08-2017 20:33
  
  A type of banking malware that can record keystrokes and make phonecalls is targeting Android users.
  
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• 'The Nightmare Before Christmas' is getting a sequel

  01-08-2017 20:27
  
  What's this? What's this?
  
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• The strangest town names in every state

  01-08-2017 20:26
  
  In one state, you can be told to go to Hell, and it's not necessarily an insult!
  
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• OKC Metro Police Warn Of Increased Skimmer Use

  01-08-2017 20:26
  
  Police in Edmond, Norman and Moore are warning residents about an increase in credit card scams. 
  
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• Fans show off their Sooner spirit with Memorial Stadium groom’s cake

  01-08-2017 20:16 via kfor.com
  NORMAN, Okla.- Football season is just around the corner, but one couple’s Sooner spirit was in full swing on their wedding day.
  Samuel and Caddie Cox decided that they wanted to honor their favorite team on their big day.
  After saying ‘I do’ in front of hundreds of family members and friends last weekend, guests were surprised to see the groom’s cake.
  The cake, which was over four feet tall and weighed 200 pounds, was a replica of OU’s Gaylord Family- Oklahoma Memo
  
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• Little boy 'bumps' his way through boarding process on plane

  01-08-2017 20:08
  
  This adorable little boy will brighten your day!
  
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• Gov. Christie: Response to Cubs fan saying 'awful stuff' was 'mellow'

  01-08-2017 20:06
  
  The New Jersey governor said in an interview that public figures are "not meant to be public punching bags."
  
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