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• Bethany firefighters cuddle with adoptable pets in calendar photoshoot to help injured animals

  07-11-2019 23:52 via kfor.com
  BETHANY, Okla. (KFOR) – Bethany firefighters got cuddly with some sweet wannabe pets for a calendar that will help the city take care of injured animals.
  Photo provided by Catie Locorriere- Birabent
  Karen Reading-Bunch, a photographer who owns Bunches of Joy Photography, took some darling photos, Thursday, of burly firefighters showing their softer side with puppies and other four-legged Bethany Animal Welfare residents up for adoption.
  “Those guys were fabulous. They were so much fu
  
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• Ohio man battles rare sleep disorder that causes him to act out dreams

  07-11-2019 23:44 via kfor.com
  ASHLAND, Ohio (WJW) — Plenty of people have scary dreams now and then, but those dreams became a living nightmare for an Ohio man who suffers from a rare sleep disorder. And, now, his wife has become a victim of his sleep fighting.
  "I found myself in the car at one in the morning, fortunately, the keys weren't in it so I wasn't out driving around," said Ron Whitehall, of Ashland. "I fell down the steps, walking in my sleep, twice.”
  Whitehall said his sleepwalking was sporadic for ye
  
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• Tulsa woman arrested after allegedly embezzling funds from elderly California wildfire victim

  07-11-2019 23:35 via kfor.com
  TULSA, Okla. (KFOR) – Authorities in California have arrested an Oklahoma woman accused of embezzling thousands of dollars from a wildfire victim.
  Earlier this week, the Butte County Sheriff’s Office announced that deputies had arrested 29-year-old Brenda Rose Asbury for elder abuse, embezzlement, and grand theft.
  Brenda Asbury
  Officials say they began investigating the case on July 30.
  Authorities say they learned that Asbury had embezzled $63,100 from a 75-year-old survivor of the
  
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• Made in Oklahoma: Apple butter cake

  07-11-2019 23:30 via kfor.com
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – The days are getting colder and shorter, but this apple butter cake recipe is sure to warm and cheer you right up.
  Ingredients:2 cups Shawnee Mills All-Purpose Flour, Sifted
  1/2 tsp salt
  1 1/2 tsp baking soda
  1 tsp cinnamon
  3/4 cup Hiland Butter
  3/4 cup dark brown sugar, lightly packed
  2 eggs eggs
  1 cup Garden Club Apple Butter
  1 cup pecans
  1 cup dried apricots, chopped to the same size as the pecansDirections:Blend together butter, sugar, eggs and apple butter until
  
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• Hospitalizations related to the flu continue to rise across Oklahoma

  07-11-2019 23:27 via kfor.com
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – As hospitalizations connected to the flu continue to rise, health officials in Oklahoma are encouraging residents to take precautions and get a flu vaccine.
  Officials with the Oklahoma State Department of Health announced this week that 14 Oklahoma patients had been hospitalized with the flu, bringing the total number of hospitalizations to 68 since Sept. 1.
  Last week, experts reported that one patient, who was over 65-years-old, became the first victim to die from t
  
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• This Holocaust survivor receives 200 threats a day. Now she needs police protection

  07-11-2019 23:03 via kfor.com
  (CNN) – An 89-year-old Auschwitz survivor is now under police protection after receiving online and offline anti-Semitic threats in Italy, according to local reports.
  Liliana Segre, who was only 13 when she was deported to Auschwitz, is a senator-for-life who recently spearheaded the creation of a parliamentary committee against hate, racism and anti-Semitism, also known locally as the Segre commission.
  She has recently become the target of about 200 “particularly aggressive”
  
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• Oklahoma elementary school receives $20,000 donation to support STEM programs

  07-11-2019 22:57 via kfor.com
  CALUMET, Okla. (KFOR) – An Oklahoma elementary school received a big boost following a donation to go toward STEM programs.
  On Thursday, Midship Pipeline Company announced that it made a $20,000 donation to Maple Elementary School and its STEM programs. Organizers say the money will be used to purchase coding and programming equipment for the 185 students.
  “Maple Elementary School is grateful for Midship’s donation. A gift of this size will go a long way in teaching our student
  
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• Garvin Co. officials cancel Silver Alert for missing 85-year-old with health issues

  07-11-2019 22:39 via kfor.com
  Update: Officials have canceled the Silver Alert for Billy O’Neal, saying he has been found safe.
  GARVIN CO., Okla. – Garvin County officials have issued a Silver Alert for a missing 85-year-old man with medical problems.
  Billy O’Neal was last seen south of the Pauls Valley area around 1:30 p.m. Thursday.
  Officials say he was recently released from the hospital for a brain bleed and fell yesterday at home. When home health came to assist him this morning, he got mad and said he
  
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• Officials: VA outpatient clinic expected to open in Clinton next spring

  07-11-2019 22:31 via kfor.com
  CLINTON, Okla. (KFOR) – Veterans in western Oklahoma will soon be able to get the help they need from a new outpatient clinic.
  The VA Community Based Outpatient Clinic in Clinton is a new 8,500-square-foot clinic that will provide primary care, mental health services and telehealth services for veterans. Organizers say it will also feature innovative technology called the TECs system, which allows physicians to perform virtual eye exams.
  “VA Community Based Outpatient Clinics like Cl
  
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• OKC Zoo to show guests wild night life

  07-11-2019 22:24 via kfor.com
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – The Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden wants to teach you how to use your nocturnal senses.
  The Zoo is hosting a Prowlers event from 7:30-9:30 p.m. this Friday. Prowlers is a new, after-hours, family educational program.
  Prowlers enables guests to “experience night like animals do,” according to an Oklahoma City Zoo Facebook post.
  “Learn about nocturnal animal features through activities, like trying on echolocation ears and using night vision b
  
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• LifeShare Oklahoma raising awareness for need of organ donations through new campaign

  07-11-2019 22:13 via kfor.com
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – A local organization is tapping into the selfie-obsessed culture to raise awareness for an important cause.
  LifeShare of Oklahoma says every 10 minutes, another name is added to an organ transplant list. At the same time, 22 Americans die every day waiting for an organ transplant.
  With that in mind, LifeShare Oklahoma is working to raise awareness for the need for organ, eye and tissue donations.
  Now, the organization is using the public’s habits of ‘over
  
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• ‘Civic Saturday’ encourages Oklahoma City citizens to get involved with community

  07-11-2019 22:00 via kfor.com
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – Citizens across Oklahoma City are encouraged to take part in a free public program to have their voices heard by local government leaders.
  Civic Saturday is a public program aimed at nurturing civic spirit and face-to-face reflections and connections.
  “In a time when politics is so fiercely polarized, we want to appreciate anew the simple miracle of democratic citizenship,” said Citizen University founder Eric Liu. “We created Civic Saturday in resp
  
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• Science Museum Oklahoma brings caving experience to guests

  07-11-2019 21:59 via kfor.com
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – The thrill of caving is coming to Science Museum Oklahoma.CaveSim returns to the museum Nov. 16-17, bringing metro residents a free caving experience that includes 60 feet of caving passages and a 12-foot vertical caving tower, according to a Science Museum news release.
  “We’re excited to have CaveSim back at SMO this year — it’s a fantastic way to experience geology in a hands-on way. Experiences like these truly reveal the wonder and relevan
  
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• Senator ends effort to name stretch of Route 66 after Trump

  07-11-2019 21:37 via kfor.com
  TULSA, Okla. (AP) – A Republican lawmaker from Oklahoma has abandoned his effort to rename a stretch of Route 66 after President Donald Trump.
  State Sen. Nathan Dahm told the Tulsa World on Wednesday that he’s done trying to rename the 4-mile stretch of the iconic highway in northeastern Oklahoma after Trump.
  The Oklahoma Route 66 Association and Lt. Gov. Matt Pinnell both swiftly rejected naming sections of Route 66 after Trump or any other political figure.
  Pinnell, who oversees Ok
  
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• 45th Infantry Museum Veterans Day Ceremony canceled for weather

  07-11-2019 21:35 via kfor.com
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – Officials with the Oklahoma National Guard say that due to expected extreme weather conditions on Monday, the annual Oklahoma National Guard Veterans Day Ceremony at the 45th Infantry Division Museum has been canceled.
  This year’s ceremony will not be rescheduled.
  The museum is open Tuesday-Sunday. Admission is free, but donations are appreciated.
  The Oklahoma City VA’s Veterans Day Ceremony is still scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 8 in the OKC
  
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• Operation Gratitude: Oklahoma blood donors invited to write letters of gratitude to active service members

  07-11-2019 21:34 via kfor.com
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – Military supporters are encouraged to help save a life while recognizing the brave individuals who serve the United States.
  On Monday, Nov. 11, the Oklahoma Blood Institute will host “Operation Gratitude” at all donor centers and mobile blood events.
  During the event, donors can write a letter of gratitude to an active military servicemember.
  “Our dedicated volunteer donors, many of whom are veterans of war and active military members, know the impo
  
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• Suspect charged with murder after homeowner dies months after home invasion

  07-11-2019 21:31 via kfor.com
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – Authorities have charged a suspect with first-degree murder after a 70-year-old Oklahoma City homeowner died from gunshot wound complications following a violent home invasion in August.
  According to a police report, John Heimer was asleep in his bedroom in the dark when he woke up to a man in a dark hoodie and a ski mask pointing a gun at him.
  When the suspect demanded the combination to Heimer’s safe, he grabbed the suspect by the throat and grabbed his phone
  
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• Tondalo Hall, mother sentenced to 30 years for failing to protect children from abuse, to be released Friday

  07-11-2019 21:13 via kfor.com
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – Gov. Kevin Stitt has granted Tondalo Hall commutation and she is set to be released Friday morning.
  Hall is set to walk free from Mabel Bassett Correctional Center in McLoud at 11 a.m. Friday.
  Tondalo Hall was sentenced in 2006 after pleading guilty to failing to protect two of children who were abused by her boyfriend, Robert Braxton, Jr.
  Braxton pleaded guilty and was released on probation after receiving credit for two years he had already spent in jail.
  Hall has
  
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• A baby named Faith survived the Mexico ambush killings. Her slain mother may have saved her

  07-11-2019 20:08 via kfor.com
  (CNN) — The carnage was so horrific, family members didn’t recognize the remains of nine relatives.
  “All they found was charred remains, ash, and bones,” family member Kendra Lee Miller said. “There were remains inside and outside of the vehicle.”
  Yet inside a torched car riddled with bullet holes, a tiny sign of life emerged.
  A 7-month-old baby — aptly named Faith — was alive. She survived a grisly ambush attack in Mexico that killed her
  
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• Nothing Bundt Cakes celebrating National Bundt Day with giveaway

  07-11-2019 20:02 via kfor.com
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – A bakery chain is celebrating National Bundt Day next week with a giveaway at all their locations.
  Nothing Bundt Cakes is celebrating National Bundt Day on Friday, Nov. 15 with a nationwide Bundt Bash, featuring a giveaway of Confetti Bundtlets at all bakery locations.
  Each bakery will give out free Confetti Bundlets, which are mini Bundt cakes, to every guest who visits the bakery on Friday, Nov. 15 from 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., while supplies last. The first 22 pe
  
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• Man shot, killed by US Marshals after reportedly killing estranged wife in Tahlequah

  07-11-2019 19:13 via kfor.com
  TAHLEQUAH, Okla. (KJRH/KOKI) – A man accused of shooting and killing his estranged wife was shot and killed by US Marshals during a standoff in northeast Oklahoma, officials say.
  At around 8 p.m. Wednesday, Tahlequah police were called to the Tahlequah Terrace Apartments for reports of gunshots.
  According to FOX 23, a caller told police her sister, 40-year-old Rachel Maxwell, had been shot in the head by her estranged husband, 37-year-old Eddie Ray Maxwell, Sr.
  The caller said she then ran
  
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• American Airlines flight diverted to Tulsa due to disruptive passenger

  07-11-2019 19:12 via kfor.com
  TULSA, Okla. (KFOR) – A flight from Charlotte to Salt Lake City was diverted to Tulsa early Wednesday morning due to a disruptive passenger.
  Officials say passengers on American Airlines flight 807 made an unexpected stop in Tulsa on Wednesday morning due to an incident involving a passenger.
  Investigators allege that a female victim alerted flight attendants to an alleged assault that had occurred involving a male passenger.
  The crew immediately worked to make an emergency landing in Tuls
  
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• OSBI identifies suspect in Wetumka man’s murder

  07-11-2019 19:09 via kfor.com
  WETUMKA, Okla. (KFOR) – The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) has identified the suspect arrested at the scene of a Wetumka man’s murder.
  Officers with the Wetumka Police Department were called to a home on Tuesday in the 500 block of South Wetumka Street regarding a possible fight.
  Officers arrived and made contact with two residents. They went inside the home and found a 59-year-old man dead.
  Joshua Gann, 28, was taken into custody by police at the scene of the murder.
  
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• Gov. Stitt pardons Oklahoma woman helping other released inmates

  07-11-2019 18:58 via kfor.com
  CLAREMORE, Okla. (KJRH) – On the heels of the largest single-day of commutations in the nation, an Oklahoma woman is now receiving an in-person pardon from the governor.
  Rhonda Bear was released from prison almost 20 years ago, but she has spent the last two decades working to help other women after they were released from prison.
  On Thursday, Bear received an in-person pardon from Gov. Kevin Stitt.
  Stitt says Bear not only turned her life around but helped dozens of other women like her.
  
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• Kate McKinnon set to star in TV series based on ‘Joe Exotic’ case

  07-11-2019 18:27 via kfor.com
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – A bizarre murder-for-hire plot in Oklahoma is now being turned into a television series.
  The Hollywood Reporter says that the new series is based on the podcast ‘Joe Exotic,’ which centers around the ‘tiger king’ who was convicted of trying to hire hitmen to kill a rival.
  In 2018, Joseph Maldonado-Passage, better known as “Joe Exotic” and former owner of the Greater Wynnewood Animal Park, was indicted by a federal grand jury on two
  
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• Del City police looking for person of interest in fatal shooting

  07-11-2019 18:08 via kfor.com
  DEL CITY, Okla. (KFOR) – Del City police are looking for a person of interest in a shooting that left one person dead.
  Officers responded to the scene near SE 15th and Vickie Drive on Wednesday just after 9 p.m. for a “shots fired” call.
  One person is dead after a shooting in Del City.
  While officers were investigating the scene, they learned that a man was at a hospital with a gunshot wound to the head.
  The victim, 18-year-old Ryan Yearby, later died from his injuries.
  Accordi
  
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• Crash leaves 40,000 pounds of tortillas scattered on highway

  07-11-2019 18:05 via kfor.com
  FOSTER TOWNSHIP, Pa. (WNEP) — Thousands of tortillas littered the road after a crash involving two tractor-trailers and a car in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.
  Busy Route 901 was shut down for hours outside Minersville after a crash that left police say 40,000 pounds flour tortilla scattered all over the roadway.
  As traffic was detoured around the crash site, crews worked to get the vehicles and the mess out of the way while police investigated what happened.
  Dan Fritz got caught in the
  
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• Federal grand jury charges Carnegie man with murder, violent assault

  07-11-2019 17:51 via kfor.com
  CARNEGIE, Okla. (KFOR) – A federal grand jury has charged a Carnegie man was premeditated murder and assault with the intent to commit murder.
  According to the indictment, 34-year-old Isaiah Whitefox Redbird killed a man by hitting him on the head with a blunt object on Sept. 11, 2018. He is also charged with assaulting another person on the same day.
  The affidavit claims that the chief of the Carnegie Police Department spotted a victim walking on the street with a severe head injury on Se
  
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• Oklahoma group home residents taken to hospital after being given insulin instead of flu shots

  07-11-2019 17:50 via kfor.com
  BARTLESVILLE, Okla. (KJRH) – Nearly 10 people at a northeastern Oklahoma group home were taken to the hospital after being given insulin instead of flu shots.
  According to KJRH, the incident involved nine people – seven residents and two employees at the Jacquelyn House, an intellectual disability care facility in Bartlesville.
  The residents and employees were evacuated from the facility Wednesday evening after being given insulin instead of flu shots, Bartlesville police said.
  Offic
  
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• Kamala Harris proposes keeping schools open until 6pm

  07-11-2019 17:36 via kfor.com
  WASHINGTON, D.C. (WJW) – Democratic presidential candidate and U.S. Senator Kamala Harris introduced legislation Thursday that would align school hours with work hours to support working families.
  The Family Friendly Schools Act proposes adjusting the school day from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday.
  The bill proposes no closures except federal holidays, weekends or emergencies.
  The bill says it would not increase the amount of time teachers and staff work.
  “My mother raised m
  
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• Kansas City voters choose to rename Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard

  07-11-2019 17:34 via kfor.com
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (WDAF) - What once was old is new again.
  On Tuesday, roughly two-thirds of Kansas City voters rejected the recently-renamed Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard. The ballot asked city leaders to revert to the former Paseo Boulevard name. The citizen petition-led drive scored a big win at the polls.
  On Wednesday, city leaders said the street sign changes will begin as soon as votes are verified.
  Nearly 70 percent of the vote, which came from a low voter turnout, are a sign that cha
  
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• ‘Big Game Bound’ Week 10: 49ers vs Seahawks clash in NFC West showdown

  07-11-2019 17:30 via kfor.com
  This week on Big Game Bound… analyst Ty Hallock has a new top 5 after the Patriots suffered their first loss of the season. He’ll reveal who is #1 on his list.
   
  Our Big Guest is former NFL Tight End and Super Bowl champion Martellus Bennett. He was a teammate of Tom Brady and played for Bill Belichick. Bennett discusses their legacy and we’ll ask him what he thinks of his brother sitting down for the national anthem. Michael Bennett is one of the players who has taken t
  
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• Police: Alleged suspect became violent after being refused ‘illegal massage’

  07-11-2019 17:28 via kfor.com
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – Authorities are searching for a man accused of violently attacking a massage therapist when she refused his sexual advances.
  On Nov. 1, officers with the Oklahoma City Police Department were called to a reported vandalism at a massage parlor near N.W. 23rd and Council.
  According to the police report, the victim told officers that it started after a customer received a one-hour deep tissue massage from an employee. At the end of the massage, the man “requested a
  
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• Oklahoma City police looking for two accused of stealing rifle from Walmart

  07-11-2019 17:28 via kfor.com
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – Oklahoma City police are looking for two men accused of stealing a rifle from Walmart over the weekend.
  On Nov. 2, police responded to Walmart near SW 104th and I-44 in reference to a larceny.
  According to a police report, two men allegedly removed a black powder rifle with no scope from a rifle rack and put it in a shopping cart. The men then reportedly took other items off the shelf and walked out of the store without paying.
  The report states the men left the stor
  
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• Woman awarded $35,000 for bringing shelter’s kill rate from 100 percent to 0 in one year

  07-11-2019 17:04 via kfor.com
  TAFT, Texas (WJW) – A woman who left her job as an accountant to pursue her passion for animals is being awarded $35,000 after bringing her animal shelter’s kill rate from 100 percent to zero.
  Kayla Denney was awarded the 2019 National Unsung Hero Award by Petco for her accomplishment.
  According to a release from Petco, Denney now leads the City of Taft Animal Control Department, where almost all animals were euthanized.
  Within a few months of starting her work there, and despite se
  
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• Man dies in Hawaii after falling into a lava tube in his yard

  07-11-2019 16:57 via kfor.com
  (CNN) – An elderly man died after falling into a lava tube on his property in Hilo, Hawaii, police announced on Wednesday.
  The man was reported missing after he wasn’t heard from or seen in several days, according to Hawaii Island police. When they went to his home in Kaumana on Monday, they discovered the man had plummeted 22 feet below the surface through a soft area of ground on his property into a lava tube, according to a press release.According to the US Geological Survey, lav
  
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• Mother arrested after 3-month-old found with BAC of .359%

  07-11-2019 16:49 via kfor.com
  SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WJW) – The Springfield Township Police Department has arrested Davonna Reed, 32, on multiple charges including felony child abuse.
  In late October, Reed’s daughter was taken to Akron Children’s Hospital after she became sick.
  Doctors determined the child’s blood alcohol content (BAC) was .359%, according to a press release.
  The child was treated in the Natal Intensive Care Unit.
  Detectives say Reed allowed the child to ingest alcohol. She was b
  
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• Terminally ill firefighter gets one last ride home

  07-11-2019 16:46 via kfor.com
  (CNN) – Firefighters in a New York town gave one of their own a collective and poignant salute Tuesday as he took his last ride on the fire truck home.
  Gus Buczek, a 62-year-old firefighter and Marine veteran suffering from terminal pancreatic cancer, was transferred from a cancer center into at-home hospice care.
  Members of the South Line Fire Company, a volunteer fire department in Cheektowaga, New York, a suburb of Buffalo, lined up outside the Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
  
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• Brawl between MWC school resource officer, student caught on camera

  07-11-2019 16:42 via kfor.com
  MIDWEST CITY, Okla. (KFOR) - A brawl between a metro school resource officer and a student was caught on camera.
  News 4 obtained video late Wednesday evening of a brawl at Midwest City High School between a student and a school resource officer.
  Midwest City police tell us they are aware of the incident and have not released any other details.
  We reached out to Mid-Del Schools, who released the following statement Thursday morning:
  "The safety of our students and staff is our first priority. We
  
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• Cause of fatal Murray County crash under investigation, OHP says

  07-11-2019 16:41 via kfor.com
  MURRAY COUNTY, Okla. (KFOR) – The Oklahoma Highway Patrol is investigating the cause of a crash that claimed the life of one man.
  It happened on Tuesday, just after 4:15 p.m., on US 177 and Buel Green Rd., three miles north of Sulphur.
  According to a trooper’s report, two vehicles were traveling southbound on US 177 when the first vehicle slowed down for another vehicle making a turn. A second vehicle failed to stop and struck the first vehicle.
  The driver of the second vehicle, 89-y
  
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• Michael Bublé to bring North American tour to Oklahoma City next year

  07-11-2019 15:23 via kfor.com
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – A popular singer, songwriter and record producer is bringing his North American tour to Oklahoma next year.
  27 new tour dates were added to Michael Bublé’s “An Evening with Michael Bublé Tour,” which includes a stop in Oklahoma City.
  Bublé has sold over 60 million records worldwide, had numerous No. 1 singles, hosted seven NBC specials, won four Grammys and multiple Juno Awards. He is a multi-platinum artist and his most recent
  
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• Tennessee convicted sex offender accused of inappropriately touching child in Oklahoma McDonald’s bathroom

  07-11-2019 14:59 via kfor.com
  OWASSO, Okla. (KOKI) – A man was arrested after he allegedly inappropriately touched a three-year-old girl inside an Oklahoma McDonald’s last month.
  On Oct. 25, Owasso police say Austin Scott Kelly followed a three-year-old girl and her seven-year-old brother into a McDonald’s bathroom.
  FOX 23 reports Kelly allegedly touched the three-year-old inappropriately in one of the stalls. A police report says Kelly ran from the bathroom when the child’s brother told an adult wha
  
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• Oklahoma organization dedicated to preservation of Route 66 speaks out after bill aims to create Donald Trump highway

  07-11-2019 14:59 via kfor.com
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – A not-for-profit organization dedicated to the promotion and preservation of Route 66 is speaking out after two Republican senators wrote a bill to rename a portion of the historic highway in Northeastern Oklahoma to the President Donald J. Trump Highway.
  According to the Associated Press, a roughly 13-mile stretch of Route 66 from Miami extending north and east through Commerce to Industrial Parkway in Ottawa County would be renamed under the bill.
  Sens. Nathan Dahm
  
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• Duncan police investigating reported school threat

  07-11-2019 14:04 via kfor.com
  DUNCAN, Okla. (KFOR) – Police in Duncan are investigating after they were notified of a reported school threat involving middle school students this week.
  On Wednesday, officials with Duncan Public Schools say they contacted law enforcement of a reported threat involving specific students at Duncan Middle School.
  “At no time were staff or students in any danger,” said Superintendent Tom Deighan.
  Deighan says all parents and students potentially involved were immediately contact
  
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• Tulsa Zoo honoring military members with free admission

  07-11-2019 13:57 via kfor.com
  TULSA, Okla. (KFOR) – An Oklahoma zoo is honoring those who serve and protect our freedom with free admission this weekend and on Veterans Day.
  The Tulsa Zoo is offering free admission to all veterans and active military personnel, plus one guest, with a valid service ID this weekend.
  The offer begins Saturday, Nov. 9 and runs through Monday, Nov. 11.
  The Oklahoma City Zoo is also honoring military members and their families.
  As a thank you for their service, the OKC zoo is honoring all ac
  
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• Woman reunited with heirloom ring after California wildfire destroys home

  07-11-2019 13:45 via kfor.com
  BRENTWOOD, Calif. (KTLA) - Despite losing her Brentwood home and essentially everything inside during the Getty Fire, Patty Shales says she still feels "blessed."
  Other than her loved ones and the clothes on her back, the only thing to escape the flames was her mother's wedding ring that somehow made it to the street, where it was picked up by firefighters.
  Patty Shales and Jaime Moore, assistant chief at the Los Angeles Fire Department, smile during a press briefing at a fire station in Sawtel
  
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• Virginia man drops 176 pounds to achieve dream of becoming a police officer

  07-11-2019 13:38 via kfor.com
  RICHMOND, Va. (WTVR) - Romar Lyle says he always knew he wanted to work in law enforcement, but he also knew he couldn’t achieve his dream unless he made some major life changes.
  "I got a degree in investigative forensics and it was just so hard to find jobs and kind of figure out what I wanted to be, but at that time I was around 400 pounds."
  Lyle says at his heaviest, he weighed a little over 400 pounds.
  “If I wanted to work in this field, I had to keep working on my health and fi
  
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• Oklahoma City firefighter recognized for dedication to job, community

  07-11-2019 13:24 via kfor.com
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - For Lieutenant Jay Stovall with the Oklahoma City Fire Department, Firehouse 37 is his home away from home.
  His fellow firefighters say he's a humble man and well respected.
  "Jay is the type of person that everybody is proud of. His family is very proud and I’m proud to be his Major at this Fire Station 37," said Major Terry Traxler with OKCFD.
  Stovall loves his job and has a passion for helping others.
  "The best part about being a firefighter is being able to help
  
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• Silver Alert issued for missing 74-year-old man

  07-11-2019 12:47 via kfor.com
  BROKEN ARROW, Okla. (KFOR) – The Broken Arrow Police Department has issued a Silver Alert for a missing 74-year-old man.
  Police are looking for Johnny Butler, who is described as a white male last seen wearing a plaid short-sleeved shirt, blue jeans, black shoes and glasses. Officials say he has a red birthmark on the inside of his right bicep.
  His last known location is near Lynwood Lane and Lynwood Circle in Broken Arrow on Wednesday at around 6 p.m.
  He may be driving a white 2006 Toyota
  
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• Trial begins for Norman man accused of murdering baby

  07-11-2019 05:44 via kfor.com
  NORMAN, Okla. (KFOR) - The trial begins for 28-year-old Jake Holman, who is accused of murdering a baby in February 2017.Holman was dating the baby's mother, Cydney Cox, at the time.
  Nearly three years after baby Maddox Abner's death, his family says they just want justice."We have missed 33 months of Maddox's life. His holidays, his second birthday, his third birthday, taking him to school for Pre-K this year," Frances Tabler, Maddox's great-aunt said. "Very traumatic for us. Taking my daughte
  
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