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• Elk City valedictorian is Princeton bound thanks to a perfect ACT score and good Chinese cooking

  14-05-2024 00:30 via kfor.com
  
  ELK CITY, Okla. (KFOR) – Becky Yang usually sits in one of the booths nearest the front door of her parents' restaurant, close by in case they might need help at the Golden China on the west edge of town."When it's really busy," she smiles, "I can practice math and be a cashier for a bit."Andy and Jenny don't know a lot of English.They came from the countryside, on the mainland near Hong Kong in the early 90s, and moved to Elk City when Becky was young to take over operations."I was around
  
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• Watch your pets: Baby mountain lion stalks California neighborhood

  28-05-2024 23:02 via kfor.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (KTLA) - A young mountain lion roaming a California neighborhood has residents on alert, especially after it was captured on home surveillance cameras chasing a family’s house cat.  While the baby cougar may look cute, area residents quickly realized the small mountain lion is hungry and looking for food.  “I saw it and I looked again because we do have house cats go across the front door,” Thousand Oaks resident Kelly McGee told Nexstar's KTLA. “I l
  
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• Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma kicks off summer feeding program

  28-05-2024 20:22 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – The Oklahoma's Regional Food Bank is kicking off a summer for free meals and snack to children starting Tuesday.According to the Regional Food Bank, free summer meals and snacks will be provided to children up to the age of 18 beginning May 28 through the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma’s Summer Feeding Program. ‘Our intent isn’t to play gotcha’: Only a dozen OK school districts applied for Teacher Empowerment Fund, using 1% of available money"
  
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• Jimmy Kimmel says 7-year-old son is 'happy, healthy' after third open heart surgery

  28-05-2024 20:08 via kfor.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (WJW) - Talk show host Jimmy Kimmel says his 7-year-old son, Billy, is a "happy, healthy kid" after undergoing open heart surgery over Memorial Day weekend.
  In an Instagram post Monday, Kimmel shared a photo of Billy smiling from the hospital bed, saying his son "had his third (of three, we hope) open heart surgery."Billy, who was born in 2017 with a congenital heart disease, came out of the surgery with a new valve, the talk show host said in the post.
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• 'Hero of the day': Florida parent drove in front of school bus, stopped DUI suspect

  28-05-2024 20:05 via kfor.com
  
  SEBRING, Fla. (WFLA) - Parents in Florida sprang into action when they suspected the bus driver transporting their teenagers on a graduation trip over the weekend was impaired and wouldn't stop the vehicle.
  Keith Shifflett, 55, was charged with DUI, child abuse without great bodily harm and culpable negligence in connection with the incident, according to the Highlands County Sheriff's Office.
  Keith Shifflett. (Highlands County Sheriff’s Office)
  The group on Saturday started their drive to
  
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• Highly poisonous plant spreading throughout US: How to recognize and get rid of it

  28-05-2024 18:49 via kfor.com
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The plant that is said to have been used to execute Socrates could also be in your backyard, as the highly poisonous plant continues to spread throughout the United States. Poison Hemlock is a flowering plant that is part of the carrot family, but it can be fatal if ingested by humans or animals. The non-native plant was relatively rare until about 30 years ago, said Ohio Department of Natural Resources' chief botanist Richard Gardner, but now it's becoming mor
  
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• 11-year-old Arkansas boy finds forever home after stops in 25 foster homes

  28-05-2024 18:33 via kfor.com
  
  NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KARK) - There are 4,000 children in the Arkansas foster care system. After spending time in 25 foster homes, Luke Kissinger is no longer one of them. "Just to have a forever family is just unbelievable," he said. Luke entered foster care at the age of six. During this time, he was in and out of 24 homes before entering No. 25, which then became his forever home.  Northwestern College student graduates with a 4.0 GPA in 4 majors in 4 years"We opened in 2022
  
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• Hollywood special effects makeup artist repeatedly stabbed during vicious attack

  28-05-2024 18:30 via kfor.com
  
  (KTLA) - A Hollywood makeup artist and special effects producer known for her work on feature films including “Rebel Moon,” “Mean Girls” and “Babylon,” is slowly recovering after she was viciously stabbed over 20 times in an attack earlier this month.  After enduring three surgeries in the last three days, friends of 35-year-old Allie Shehorn told Nexstar's KTLA that the makeup artist is in good spirits and is pushing through after the incredibly harrowin
  
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• Burger King celebrates 70th birthday with a week of freebies

  28-05-2024 18:12 via kfor.com
  
  (WJET/WFXP) – Burger King is celebrating its 70th birthday by giving away free items all week long.
  According to Burger King's website, the popular chain was established on June 1, 1954. But starting Tuesday (National Hamburger Day), the King will be celebrating early by giving away free items for an entire week.
  “As we look to celebrate our milestone birthday this June, we are proud of the legacy this brand has built and on which we stand, and are beyond grateful for our royal
  
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• One arrested after woman found stabbed in SE Oklahoma City

  28-05-2024 17:36 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - A man has been arrested after a woman was found stabbed Monday evening, according to police.Oklahoma City Police say officers responded to a check the welfare call at a home near S. Shallow Brook Dr. around 5 p.m. Upon arrival, officers located a deceased woman with what appeared to be stab wounds. LOCAL NEWS: OKCPD investigating homicide in SE OKCOfficials say investigators found information connecting 49-year-old Telly Craig to the case. He was located later that evening
  
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• Police investigating after woman shot, killed in SW Oklahoma City

  28-05-2024 17:34 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - Oklahoma City Police are investigating after a woman was found dead on Sunday.According to the Oklahoma City Police Department, officers responded to a home in the 1700 block of Pettee Ave. around 5:30 p.m. regarding a shooting. ORIGINAL STORY: Sunday afternoon homicide in South OKCUpon arrival, officers found a woman, 43-year-old April Coppock, dead inside the home. Police say it appeared she have been shot to death.It is unknown what led to the shooting and no arrests ha
  
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• OSDE Supt. Walters blames Biden after missing out on nearly $1 million grant

  28-05-2024 17:30 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (KFOR) - The Oklahoma State Department of Education Superintendent said Thursday that they missed out on nearly $1 million in grant funding last year because of President Biden's administration."We are not going to take federal dollars that don't align with Oklahoma values," said Superintendent Walters when asked by KFOR why they didn't apply for the funds.Next step for college sports following massive settlementLast week as first reported by The Frontier, the U.S. Depa
  
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• Sunday afternoon homicide in South OKC

  28-05-2024 16:52 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (KFOR) - A person is dead after being found with several gunshot wounds in South Oklahoma City Sunday afternoon.
  Oklahoma City Police say that after 3 p.m. they responded to 1700 Pettee Avenue and found a victim with gunshot wounds.
  Homicide investigation South Oklahoma City Sunday afternoon, Image courtesy KFOR| MORE LOCAL NEWS > Damage reported after severe storms hit Oklahoma >Later police would announce that this is considered a homicide.
  Police told KFOR that more
  
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• When is the next cicada-geddon?

  28-05-2024 14:49 via kfor.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – So many cicadas have emerged from their long slumber, singing loud and peeing into the wind, that this phenomenon has been dubbed a "cicada-geddon."
  We have two broods of cicadas to thank – Brood XIX and Brood XIII – which have swarmed a large area of the eastern U.S. It's very hard to take stock of the number of insects involved, experts say, but they estimate it's in the hundreds of trillions.The reason 2024 is so special is because it's a year of co-emergence for
  
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• 'Wasn't trying to hurt her': Spencer man denies rake assault allegations

  28-05-2024 13:55 via kfor.com
  
  SPENCER, Okla. (KFOR) – A Spencer man is denying allegations he assaulted a woman who hired him for yard work last month.Lawrence Booker agreed to share his side of the alleged incident in an interview over the phone with a News 4 employee.Court documents say the incident happened April 15. Documents further explain that Evelyn Newton told police Booker went into a rage and started cursing at her after she refused to pay him for the work she said she helped him with. Damage reported after
  
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• Next step for college sports following massive settlement

  28-05-2024 13:53 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — The winds are changing in college sports.
  Not only have Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) given players a way to cash in on their success, but a new settlement with the NCAA will pay former students and clear the way for current and future athletes to be paid.The settlement comes after a former collegiate swimmer filed a class action lawsuit, claiming the old rules that kept athletes from making money should have never been made in the first place. NCAA accepts $2.8 bil
  
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• Man drowns in Lake Murray on Memorial Day

  28-05-2024 13:52 via kfor.com
  
  CARTER COUNTY, Okla. (KFOR) - One man has died after drowning in Lake Murray on Memorial Day.According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, the incident happened around 5:30 p.m. on Monday when 28-year-old Jordan Gladfelter tried to swim to Elephant Rock in Lake Murray. LOCAL NEWS: Teenagers rescue another teen at Arcadia LakeOfficials say Gladfelter went under the water and could not be found. Oklahoma Marine Enforcement located him around 7 p.m. about 200 feet north from the Elephant Rock shore. He
  
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• Police searching for suspect after pursuit ends in crash in NE OKC

  28-05-2024 13:37 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMAA CITY (KFOR) - Police are searching for a suspect after a pursuit ended in a crash Tuesday morning.According to police, the pursuit began near SE 104th St. and Midwest Blvd. by Lake Stanley Draper. LOCAL NEWS: Driver’s actions cause southwest OKC crashThe pursuit ended near NE 50th St. and Jericho around 1:30 a.m. when the suspect crashed. The suspect then got out of the vehicle and ran.Officials say police are still searching for the suspect.It is unknown what started the chase.
  
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• Driver's actions cause Southwest OKC crash

  28-05-2024 04:47 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - The Oklahoma Highway Patrol confirms a driver who refused to pull over during a traffic stop led to a crash in southwest Oklahoma City.
  First responders on scene at S. Agnew Ave. & SW 44th St., Image courtesy KFORThe Oklahoma Highway Patrol told KFOR that a trooper attempted to pull a car over, the driver didn't want to stop, drove through a red light and was hit by another car in the intersection.OHP also confirmed the passenger in the car that ran the red light was e
  
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• Driver didn't pull over, causes SW OKC crash

  28-05-2024 04:47 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - The Oklahoma Highway Patrol confirms a driver who refused to pull over during a traffic stop led to a crash in southwest Oklahoma City.
  First responders on scene at S. Agnew Ave. & SW 44th St., Image courtesy KFORThe Oklahoma Highway Patrol told KFOR that a trooper attempted to pull a car over, the driver didn't want to stop, drove through a red light and was hit by another car in the intersection.OHP also confirmed the passenger in the car that ran the red light was e
  
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• Three murders in five days at SW OKC housing complex

  28-05-2024 02:48 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (KFOR) – Oklahoma City police have been working to track down those responsible for three murders in five days at the same apartment complex in southwest Oklahoma City.The latest murder happened Sunday night at the Will Rogers Housing Authority off Westwood.“We had an officer in the area that heard gunshots,” said Sgt. Rob Robertson, Oklahoma City Police Department. “Shortly thereafter a 911 call came in reporting gunshots." Police investigating homic
  
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• 'Our intent isn't to play gotcha': Only a dozen OK school districts applied for Teacher Empowerment Fund, using 1% of available money

  28-05-2024 02:12 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR)- The Teacher Empowerment Fund has $22.58 million available for qualifying educators, but only $255,000 was actually dolled out in the program's first year.House Bill 4388 was signed into law in 2022 to provide progression incentive bonuses to eligible teachers in Oklahoma. The Teacher Empowerment Fund has $22.58 million available for qualifying educators, but only $255,000 was actually dolled out in the program's first year.Last year, funding for the program was called into
  
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• 45th Infantry Museum holds Memorial Day Ceremony

  28-05-2024 01:55 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - Lots of Oklahomans turned out for the 45th Infantry Museums annual Memorial Day Ceremony for the day that all Americans pause to remember our nations heroes who paid the ultimate sacrifice."I appreciate all these men willing to go and die for our country,” Olga Pruett, a woman that attended the ceremony said. “This is a great country and I love it." Damage reported after severe storms hit OklahomaEach branch was observed and the Thunderbird wreath was laid at t
  
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• 45th Infantry Museum holds annual Memorial Day Ceremony

  28-05-2024 01:55 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - Lots of Oklahomans turned out for the 45th Infantry Museums annual Memorial Day Ceremony for the day that all Americans pause to remember our nations heroes who paid the ultimate sacrifice."I appreciate all these men willing to go and die for our country,” Olga Pruett, a woman that attended the ceremony said. “This is a great country and I love it." Damage reported after severe storms hit OklahomaEach branch was observed and the Thunderbird wreath was laid at t
  
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• OKCPD investigating homicide in SE OKC

  28-05-2024 01:31 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - The Oklahoma Police Department (OKCPD) says they are investigating a homicide in SE OKC.The OKCPD confirmed, officers were called to do a welfare check on woman.Police say they found a deceased woman and based on their observations have requestedthe homicide unit.
  No further information has been released at this time. 
  
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• Teenagers rescue another teen at Arcadia Lake

  28-05-2024 01:01 via kfor.com
  
  EDMOND, OKLA (KFOR) — A 17-year-old was saved at Arcadia lake over the weekend after two teenage girls jumped into action. The two teenagers said they were shocked no one else stepped in quickly to help in the water rescue.
  "Nobody helped us because there was tons of adults out there. We're just two girls trying to keep him, like, you know, afloat," said Kensey Banner who helped rescue the teen.Police investigating homicide in South Oklahoma CityA hot Friday afternoon in the sun took a tur
  
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• American Heart Association participants walk for a good cause

  28-05-2024 00:55 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - Amanda Hogan remembers pulling dinner out of the oven one night last October when she was suddenly overcome by dizziness. "I got confused,” said Hogan. “I didn't pass out, but it was like, ‘Whoa, this is not right.’"Amanda Hogan, Image courtesy KFORAs her face started to droop, speech garbled and the left side of her body became paralyzed, Hogan’s confusion turned into panic.  Edmond couple left without wedding reception venue, out $
  
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• Takeoff aborted after United Airlines flight reportedly catches fire at O'Hare

  28-05-2024 00:16 via kfor.com
  
  CHICAGO — Passengers on a United Airlines flight leaving  O'Hare on Monday afternoon experienced some delays after the plane's engine reportedly caught fire. United Airlines flight 2091 was set to leave Chicago for Seattle around 2 p.m. when the takeoff was aborted due to a reported engine fire, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).Officials from the Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA) said the situation was resolved
  
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• Biologists find rare ocean-born fish species swimming in the Kansas River

  28-05-2024 00:08 via kfor.com
  
  TOPEKA (KSNT) - A group of Kansas wildlife biologists on the hunt for invasive species made a surprising discovery in April when they found a fish thousands of miles away from where it spawned.
  Biologists with the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Park's (KDWP) Aquatic Invasive Species Crew were conducting sampling operations on the Kansas River near Kaw Point in April when they came across a rarely seen native fish species. The fish in question is known as an American eel.
  These fish are not of
  
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• A major project in the northbound lanes of I-235 starts on Tuesday

  28-05-2024 00:06 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) -  “Be prepared for significant delays. Be prepared for major backups,” said Bryce Boyer with the Oklahoma Department of Transportation. "Whether you're trying to travel on I-235 or not, you're probably going to see some delays from it."The project zeros in on the Dallas Junction. Crews spent the last month and a half working on the southbound lanes of I-235. On Tuesday they’re starting construction in the northbound lanes.   Vetera
  
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