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• Oklahoma City Fire called out for kayak water rescue

  22-09-2018 23:39 via kfor.com
  OKLAHOMA CITY – OKCFD rescued a kayaker from the Stinchcomb river, just north of lake Overholser, this afternoon.
  The man’s kayak flipped over and he lost his paddle, so he was unable to reach the shore.
  He was able to keep hanging onto his kayak until rescue teams arrived.
  The dive unit got him out of the water with no medical treatment needed.
  
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• Oklahoma Department of Corrections looking for fugitive

  22-09-2018 22:42 via kfor.com
  OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma DoC is looking for an armed and dangerous man who walked away from a corrections center back in 2014.
  Francisco Paez escaped Clara Waters Community Corrections Center on November 17, 2014. He was serving time for distribution and possession of a controlled substance.Francisco is a Hispanic male with black hair and brown eyes. He is 5’6″ with several tattoos.
  Anyone with information can call our escapee hotline at 405-425-2698 or email [email protected]
  
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• Arizona Rep. Paul Gosar’s siblings in new ad: Don’t vote for our brother

  22-09-2018 22:03 via kfor.com
  (CNN) – Six siblings of Republican Rep. Paul Gosar delivered a stark message in a new television advertisement: Vote for their brother’s opponent.
  The Democrat challenging Gosar in Arizona’s 4th District unveiled a new ad Friday that features Grace, David, Jennifer, Tim, Joan and Gaston lambasting Gosar over Social Security, health care, water policy and more.
  “Paul’s absolutely not working for his district,” David says.
  Then comes the big reveal: Gosar is the
  
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• Factory Obscura goes “beyond” in their latest art project in south Oklahoma City

  22-09-2018 22:00 via kfor.com
  OKLAHOMA CITY - Fluorescent flowers, goats so big you can walk under, and art that sounds beautiful, it's the experience you'll have beyond these four doors.
  "The theme of Beyond is really exploring the mysteries of what lies beyond," Kelsey Karper, co-founder of Factory Obscura said.
  It's the second art project by Factory Obscura. The first was called “Shift” in northwest Oklahoma City. This time it's three times bigger and in a new location at 15th and south Robinson.
  "To have a p
  
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• Ford’s lawyers say she accepts request to speak to Judiciary Committee next week, but details need to be worked out

  22-09-2018 21:07 via kfor.com
  (CNN) – Lawyers for Christine Blasey Ford, the woman who has accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of a past sexual assault, told Senate Judiciary Committee staff on Saturday that Ford “accepts” the request to speak to the panel next week about the alleged incident.
  “Dr. Ford accepts the Committee’s request to provide her first-hand knowledge of Brett Kavanaugh’s sexual misconduct next week,” Debra Katz and Lisa Banks, attorneys representing Ford
  
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• Man gets ‘pass’ after pleading guilty in strangulation, sex assault of woman

  22-09-2018 21:03 via kfor.com
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  ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A man in Anchorage, Alaska, pleaded guilty to assaulting a woman who said he strangled her unconscious and sexually assaulted her.
  The man then walked out of court with no prison sentence.
  “But I would like the gentleman to be on notice that this is his one pass,” prosecutor Andrew Grannik said in court Wednesday, CNN affiliate KTVA reported. “It’s not really a pass, but given the conduct, one might consider that it is.&rdqu
  
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• Rain on your wedding day is good luck, especially for two Oklahoma couples

  22-09-2018 19:50 via kfor.com
  OKLAHOMA CITY – Rain on your wedding day is supposed to be good luck. For the past 20 years, BC Clark’s has been ensuring that luck for Oklahoma couples.
  In their Pray for Rain promotion, the jewelers will pay for your wedding ring up to $5,000 if it rains more than an inch on the day of your nuptials.
  As most of Oklahoma knows, Friday’s rain totals were well over an inch, so two couples are now celebrating their new life together with free rings.
  Henry and Jenna Hise
  Mich
  
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• McDonald’s gives pranksters $50,000 after they hung a fake ad to make a point about representation

  22-09-2018 18:35 via kfor.com
  (CNN) – They just wanted fries and to see some diversity on the posters at McDonald’s, but their prank made them $50,000 richer.
  Jevh Maravilla, the college student who faked a promotional poster and hung it up at the fast-food restaurant in Pearland, Texas, along with his friend, Christian Toledo, were invited earlier this week to “The Ellen DeGeneres Show.”
  And of course, Ellen being Ellen, she surprised them with a check for $25,000 each — courtesy of M
  
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• Silver Alert issued for missing 61-year-old man with dementia

  22-09-2018 18:24 via kfor.com
  TULSA, Okla. – A Silver Alert has been issued for a missing 61-year-old Oklahoma man who shows signs of dementia.
  Tommy Moore was last seen around 1 p.m. on Friday near the Broken Arrow Expressway in Tulsa.
  Moore was wearing a Firestone hat, grey and black hoodie, Carhart jeans, and laceless shoes.
  Moore’s vehicle is a White 2010 Acura TL with Oklahoma tag ’063KPU.’
  If you have an information on his whereabouts, contact the Muskogee Police Department.
  
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• Captain arrested in Tanzania ferry disaster as death toll climbs to 209

  22-09-2018 18:17 via kfor.com
  (CNN) – The captain of an overloaded ferry that capsized on Lake Victoria has been arrested as Tanzania mourns more than 200 people killed in the latest maritime disaster in the East African nation.
  Tanzanian President John Magufuli said the captain is in custody and ordered the arrest of all the other operators of the ferry, which capsized Thursday.
  Magufuli told the nation in an address Friday that the captain left the ferry’s steering in the hands of a person not trained for the j
  
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• Woman finds rare two-headed viper outside her Virginia home

  22-09-2018 18:14 via kfor.com
  WAYNESBORO, Va. – New details were released Friday about a two-headed baby copperhead found earlier this month outside a home in Woodbridge, Virginia.
  The snake is currently being monitored by a state herpetologist after it was examined at the Wildlife Center of Virginia in Waynesboro.
  "It appears as though the left head is more dominant – it’s generally more active and responsive to stimulus," a spokesperson for the veterinary hospital said. "Radiographs revealed that the two
  
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• Death toll rises to 43 in aftermath of Florence

  22-09-2018 05:24 via kfor.com
  (AP) – Authorities say the death toll has now risen to 43 dead in the aftermath of former Hurricane Florence.
  A statement released by North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper’s office said Friday evening that there are now 32 confirmed dead in that state.
  The statement says a 46-year-old man in Brunswick County died when a tree he was cutting fell on him. Other deaths have been reported earlier in South Carolina and Virginia.
  Cooper, meanwhile, has praised efforts of first responders who evacu
  
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• Claims of illegal TV box at State Fair

  22-09-2018 05:15 via kfor.com
  OKLAHOMA CITY-  A former Tinker AFB computer tech claims a device that basically provides free tv, being sold at the State Fair, is illegal.
  "If it sounds too good to be true it probably is."
  Aaron Adkins is talking about a Free Streaming TV box . The company claims for a one time fee of $350 and an internet connection, you can hook up the device to your home TV and watch any and all programming you want including TV shows, movies and live sports.
  "All you are doing is streaming. You are n
  
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• Man hospitalized by vicious dog, requires 37 staples to his head

  22-09-2018 05:12 via kfor.com
  LOGAN COUNTY, Okla. -  A vicious dog is on the loose after attacking several people. Deputies say it's latest victim as a few inches away from being killed.
  The dog's owner, Lloyd Johnson, has been warned to chain it up. He's on the run with several warrants out for him, now including failure to restrain a dangerous dog.
  Most recently, a man was attacked while riding his bike past the house the dog lives in outside of Crescent, on Crescent Dover near Rockwell. Acco
  
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• Austrian journalist formally arrested in Turkey on political charges, lawyer says

  22-09-2018 04:10 via kfor.com
  (CNN) – An Austrian journalist detained in Turkey 10 days ago has been formally arrested on political charges, along with two Turkish citizens, their attorney told CNN on Friday.
  Max Zirngast, Hatice Göz and Mithatcan Türetken are accused of being members of the communist organization TKP Kivilcim, according to the lawyer Tamer Dogan.
  Zirngast, a left-wing Austrian journalist who lives in Ankara and has written critically about Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, wa
  
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• Underwater walls could stop glaciers from melting, scientists say

  22-09-2018 03:59 via kfor.com
  (CNN) – Building walls on the seafloor could prevent glaciers from melting and sea levels rising due to global warming, scientists say.
  Barriers of sand and rock positioned at the base of glaciers would stop ice sheets sliding and collapsing, and prevent warm water from eroding the ice from beneath, according to research published this week in the Cryosphere journal, from the European Geosciences Union.
  The audacious idea centers on the construction of “extremely simple str
  
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• ‘Last Lockdown’ sculpture is a Parkland father’s plea to voters

  22-09-2018 03:42 via kfor.com
  (CNN) – A reality check in the form of a young girl frozen in fear, hiding under her desk is making its way around the country.
  The bronze-coated statue was created by Manuel Oliver, who lost his son Joaquin in the shooting at Florida’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in February. The poignant statue depicts a young girl hiding for her life during a lockdown procedure. The statue is called “The Last Lockdown.”
  “We called it ‘The Last Lockdown&rs
  
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• Cops are trying to find this fugitive millionaire using a podcast

  22-09-2018 01:39 via kfor.com
  The podcast’s name is an aspirational one: “Countdown to Capture.”
  The capture part is what the Newport Beach Police Department hopes will result from the six-part series, which it is releasing in a bid to finally catch their man.
  Details:
  The crime: The Los Angeles Times reports officials have for years been trying to apprehend Peter Chadwick, a 54-year-old multimillionaire who lived in Newport Coast, Calif., and allegedly killed his wife, Quee Choo Chadwic
  
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• Norman citizen-led group wants public input over infrastructure, utility

  22-09-2018 01:13 via kfor.com
  NORMAN, Okla. - Norman city officials voters may have a bond issue regarding infrastructure before them as early as this upcoming spring.
  Shawn O'Leary, director of Norman Public Works, said Norman is one of only two cities in Oklahoma without a storm-water utility fee system. The northern parts of the city where Little River passes through is a flood-prone area.
  O'Leary said they've been trying to address the issue of flooding for the past decade, with funding being a key issue.
  "It’s we
  
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• ‘Unruly,’ intoxicated man on-board flight to Orlando, Florida ends up in Oklahoma County Jail

  22-09-2018 01:00 via kfor.com
  OKLAHOMA CITY - It was a headache for some passengers heading to Florida when their flight had to make an unexpected stop in Oklahoma City.
  It's all because one man had a few too many drinks and things took a dangerous turn.
  The suspect's original destination was Orlando, Florida but, instead, he ended up at the Oklahoma County Jail where an officer said he continued his "buffoonery."
  "Because of the location of Will Rogers World Airport - kind of in the middle of the country, we do see a lot o
  
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• 2 hospitalized, 1 arrested following multiple crashes, police chase in northwest Oklahoma City

  22-09-2018 01:00 via kfor.com
  OKLAHOMA CITY - A man has been arrested after crashing into several cars, leading police on a chase and sending two people to the hospital - one of them in critical condition.
  It happened around 10:30 p.m. on Thursday near NW 23rd and May.
  According to police, that's where 34-year-old Noah Laduax rammed into a vehicle and then took off when police tried to stop him.
  "He came eastbound from 23rd and May, down to 23rd and Penn, where a collision occurred near this intersection," Lt. Jeff Dutton w
  
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• Dru Hill concert at State Fair cancelled, Big and Rich still on

  22-09-2018 00:22 via kfor.com
  OKLAHOMA CITY – The Dru Hill outdoor concert at the Oklahoma State fair has been cancelled tonight, but the Big and Rich concert inside the Jim Norick Arena will continue as scheduled.
  Due to the flooding across the state and at the Oklahoma State Fair grounds, authorities at the fair have decided to cancel the Dru Hill show.
  The PRCA Xtreme Bull Show and the Big and Rich concert will still continue tonight.
  The fair is still open to the public at this time.
  We will keep you updated if any
  
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• Neighbors outraged over silt washing up on yards

  22-09-2018 00:20 via kfor.com
  OKLAHOMA CITY - A muddy mess for folks living near south High and SE 22nd.
  Residents are dealing with a silt situation coming from a future construction site.
  Neighbors say when it rains it gets worse.
  "We got silt built up probably 8 inches behind my shop," said Joe East.
  East and his neighbors say it's coming from the empty lot on 2501 S. High, and the silt is running onto their properties.
  "It looks quite ugly, it creates washout on my drive," said East.
  The red streams of dirt and sand wash
  
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• Texas prison guards find nearly $18M worth of cocaine in donated bananas

  22-09-2018 00:18 via kfor.com
  FREEPORT, Texas – Authorities have found nearly $18 million worth of cocaine hidden in several boxes of bananas headed for Texas prisons, officials announced Friday.
  Two Texas Department of Criminal Justice sergeants made the massive bust after the Ports of America in Freeport donated the unclaimed pallet of “fruit” to the Texas prison system, according to the Houston Chronicle.
  While loading the cargo, one of the sergeants noticed a box felt different, according to KHOU. When
  
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• Who is Oklahoma’s best mason? We found out at the Bricklayer 500.

  22-09-2018 00:05 via kfor.com
  NORMAN, OKLAHOMA -- If architecture begins when you carefully put two bricks together, and bricklayers are the tradespeople who do most of that work, then this collection of men assembled on a Norman parking lot would have to be considered the best builders in Oklahoma.
  Welcome to one of the more than twenty different regional competitions in the Spec Mix Bricklayer 500.
  "These are the guys who build our schools, our churches, and our commercial buildings in Oklahoma," says competition organize
  
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