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• George W. Bush issues statement on ‘brutal suffocation’ of George Floyd: ‘It is time for us to listen’

  02-06-2020 22:50 via kfor.com
  
  Former President George W. Bush issued a statement Tuesday regarding the “brutal suffocation of George Floyd,” saying it is “time for us to listen” and that it is time for America to “examine our tragic failures.”The full statement is below:“Laura and I are anguished by the brutal suffocation of George Floyd and disturbed by the injustice and fear that suffocate our country. Yet we have resisted the urge to speak out, because this is not the time for us
  
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• Science Museum OK announces future plans for Planetarium

  18-04-2024 01:54 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — Science Museum Oklahoma’s planetarium will be temporarily closed after its last shows slated for April 21, with plans for the new state-of-the-art Love’s Planetarium.The Love’s Planetarium will use some of the best technology that is currently available around the world. There's only one other planetarium that has similar capabilities, which is located in Shanghai, China.Sneak peek at Thunder Up in the Park eventThe Science Museum Oklahoma's planeta
  
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• FBI arrests Perkins man for allegedly throwing pipe bomb at Satanic Temple

  18-04-2024 01:45 via kfor.com
  
  PERKINS, Okla. (KFOR) — The Federal Bureau of Investigation arrested and charged a man in Perkins on Wednesday morning for allegedly throwing a pipe bomb at a Satanic Temple in Salem, Massachusetts.Sean Patrick Palmer. Image courtesy Payne County Sheriff's Office.According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Sean Patrick Palmer, 49, was arrested after security footage from The Satanic Temple (TST) captured a man matching his description tossing a pipe bomb at the building in Salem, Massachu
  
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• Kay County family frustrated by wind turbine leak

  18-04-2024 01:34 via kfor.com
  
  KAY COUNTY, Okla. (KFOR) — A Kay County family told News 4 a leaking wind turbine near their property has now prompted an investigation.The turbine in question is owned and operated by Deriva Energy. Stephanie Mayer said she hadn’t noticed any problems with it until last month.“We had little specks of brown stuff showing up on our windows of our vehicles, out of nowhere,” said Mayer. “When we went to wash it off, like it just smears, it doesn't like to wash off. It
  
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• 'Habitual pattern': Enid High School teacher on paid leave pending sexual misconduct investigation

  18-04-2024 01:30 via kfor.com
  
  ENID, Okla. (KFOR) — An Enid High School teacher is on paid administrative leave as police investigate sexual misconduct allegations.Enid Police Department Public Relations Coordinator Cass Rains told News 4 that officers took a report of alleged sexual misconduct at Enid High School on April 9."The case was assigned to our detectives division, and the investigation is ongoing," said Rains.The Enid Police Department is unable to release any of the suspect's information at this time. The in
  
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• "I'm gonna blow this block," threats from a next-door neighbor

  18-04-2024 01:00 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — A family who lives near Southeast 48th Street and Shields are scared after they say their neighbor threatened to blow up half of their block recently.
  "My wife won't even dare go outside she's so scared, none of us do," said William Perego.
  The Perego's say they've lived at the same home for around 30 years and it was always relatively safe until the past few months.OKCPD investigating homicide in SW Oklahoma CityThey told KFOR that the man who lives next to them Jas
  
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• A Magnet for Livestock Judging is a tiny Jr. college satellite north of El Reno

  18-04-2024 00:45 via kfor.com
  
  EL RENO, Okla. (KFOR) — The prairie north of El Reno might seem a lonely spot for a college powerhouse.
  But for years now, the old Darlington Indian Agency turned satellite campus for Redlands Community College has been the spot for learning how to be a good judge of livestock.When judging team Coach Spencer Scotten took over 5 years ago, Redlands already had an established program. Books in Grayscale: An OKC couple has produced 250 for the world of ‘colorists’From August until
  
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• Ford recalling 450K vehicles over drive power loss

  18-04-2024 00:26 via kfor.com
  
  (The Hill) -- Ford will issue a recall of an estimated 456,565 vehicles because of a low battery issue that can result in loss of drive power, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).The recall applies to certain Ford Bronco Sport SUVs, manufactured between 2021 and 2024, and certain Ford Maverick vehicles, manufactured in 2022 and 2023.According to a notice posted on April 12, an undetected low battery charge can lead to a loss in electrical accessories, includin
  
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• Mom left kids, 6 and 8, home alone while she went on cruise: authorities

  18-04-2024 00:21 via kfor.com
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A Texas mom is accused of leaving her young children home alone for nearly a week while she went on a cruise.Harris County court records show that deputies were called to a luxury high-rise apartment complex in Houston on April 9 after neighbors reported that a 6-year-old and an 8-year-old had been left alone inside one of the units.Neighbors told deputies that they saw the children's mother, Lakesha Woods Williams, leaving the apartment complex with luggage aroun
  
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• OKCPD investigating homicide in SW Oklahoma City

  18-04-2024 00:01 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - Oklahoma City Police are investigating a homicide in southwest Oklahoma City. The shooting has left one person dead and no one in custody. It happened just before noon on Wednesday morning in a residential neighborhood near Southwest 35th and Agnew. "Oklahoma City Police responded to a residence in the 2300 block of Southwest 35th Street. Officers arrived there. They found what appeared to be a shooting victim there, an injury consistent with a gunshot wound,&rdq
  
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• 4 charged with murder after bodies of missing Kansas women found

  17-04-2024 23:32 via kfor.com
  
  WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Four people arrested in connection with the disappearance of two Kansas women are now facing multiple charges, including murder and kidnapping.Veronica Butler, 27, and Jilian Kelley, 39, of Hugoton, Kansas, disappeared on March 30 while driving into Oklahoma to pick up Butler's children. Over the weekend, authorities found two bodies, which the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) has since identified as Butler and Kelley. OSBI: Bodies found Sunday identifie
  
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• Stepson of former 'Real Housewives' star charged in Jan. 6 Capitol attack

  17-04-2024 23:22 via kfor.com
  
  (The Hill) -- The stepson of a former "Real Housewives of New Jersey" (RHONJ) cast member was arrested Wednesday on charges related to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection, according to court documents.Tyler Campanella, the stepson of former RHONJ cast member Sigalit "Siggy" Flicker, is facing five misdemeanors for his alleged participation in the Capitol riots on Jan. 6.
  Open-source videos and CCV video from the Capitol obtained by the FBI showed Campanella inside of the Capitol during the in
  
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• Heart pumps recalled after reports of 14 deaths, over 270 injuries: FDA

  17-04-2024 22:35 via kfor.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Monday that two heart pump products are being recalled after reports of 14 deaths and hundreds of injuries were associated with the devices.Abbott Laboratories' Thoratec Corp. is recalling 13,883 HeartMate II and HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Assist Systems according to the Class I recall, which the FDA says is the most serious type.The heart pumps, which are used to save the lives of patients with failing hearts by helping it cir
  
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• NBA bans Jontay Porter for life after gambling probe shows he shared information, bet on games

  17-04-2024 22:29 via kfor.com
  
  DENVER (KDVR) — Toronto Raptors two-way player Jontay Porter was banned for life from the NBA on Wednesday after a league probe found he disclosed confidential information to sports bettors and wagered on games, even betting on the Raptors to lose.Porter is the second person to be banned by Commissioner Adam Silver for violating league rules. The other was now-former Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling in 2014, shortly after Silver took office.In making the announcement, Silver call
  
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• OJ Simpson has been cremated, no public memorial planned: estate attorney

  17-04-2024 22:28 via kfor.com
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Former football star and celebrity criminal defendant O.J. Simpson was cremated Wednesday, the lawyer handling his estate said following his death last week at home in Las Vegas at age 76.Attorney Malcolm LaVergne told The Associated Press he was present, along with unspecified other people, for the morning event at Palm Mortuary in downtown Las Vegas.“I am able to verify that O.J. Simpson was cremated today,” LaVergne said shortly afterward. “O
  
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• Senate votes to effectively dismiss first Mayorkas charge

  17-04-2024 22:24 via kfor.com
  
  The Senate voted along party lines Wednesday to sustain a point-of-order objection raised by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), effectively dismissing the first article of impeachment approved by the House accusing Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas of willfully refusing to comply with the law.Schumer declared that the charge was unconstitutional because the House impeachment managers had failed to allege conduct rising to the level of a high crime or misdemeanor, the sta
  
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• Portion of Lake Hefner Trail closed for wall repair

  17-04-2024 21:57 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — A portion of the Lake Hefner Trail between Hobie Point Road and Portland Avenue will be closed in order to fix the retaining wall.
  Approximately one-tenth of a mile of the Lake Hefner Trail, near Stars and Stripes Park, will be closed for 90 days as contractors repair the retaining wall in order to stop significant erosion that's caused by the adjacent marshland.Oklahoma City’s sports tourism numbers increaseCyclist and pedestrians looking to continue around th
  
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• Disneyland clears major hurdle in $1.9B expansion plans

  17-04-2024 20:41 via kfor.com
  
  ANAHEIM, Cali. (KTLA) — The Anaheim City Council has given its preliminary approval of a measure allowing for a massive $1.9 billion expansion of Disneyland, known as DisneylandForward.City council members voted 7-0 in favor of the proposal early Wednesday morning following an 8-hour public hearing.
  It will face a final city council vote on May 7. Should the proposal be approved at that time, land use changes related to DisneylandForward won't be implemented until 30 days later. Disneyland
  
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• Olympic hopefuls with ties to Oklahoma

  17-04-2024 19:46 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - The countdown to the 2024 Paris Olympic Games has begun and some athletes looking to compete have ties to the Sooner State.LOCAL NEWS: RIVERSPORT OKC prepares for Olympic trials
  Evan Medell.
  Evan Medell, who competes in Para taekwondo, is looking for a spot on the USA Paralympic Team. He went to the University of Central Oklahoma and has won countless medals in the sport.According to the International Paralympic Committee, Medell began competing in Para taekwondo 
  
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• OKC Police searching for suspect after 'violent attack'

  17-04-2024 17:28 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - Oklahoma City Police are looking for a man they say is connected to an unprovoked attack.According to OKCPD, the incident happened at a convenience store near NW 10th St. and MacArthur Blvd. when the suspect hit someone with an unknown object. LOCAL NEWS: Man arrested for death of infant son
  Police searching for suspect in connection to attack. Image courtesy OKCPD.Police searching for suspect in connection to attack. Image courtesy OKCPD.Police searching for suspect in co
  
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• Study finds deadly bacteria with ‘thirst for human blood’

  17-04-2024 16:44 via kfor.com
  
  PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A research team led by Washington State University has discovered a phenomenon in which some of the world's deadliest bacteria feed on human blood.The researchers found that the bacteria are attracted to the liquid part of blood, which has nutrients they can use as food, in a phenomenon they called "bacterial vampirism."According to the researchers, this study could lead to innovations in medicine to help treat people with bloodstream infections. Michigan family cla
  
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• 'Zero sugar' ginger ale recalled for being 'full-sugar product,' FDA site says

  17-04-2024 16:41 via kfor.com
  
  (WTAJ) — PepsiCo has recalled 233 cases of Schweppes Zero Sugar Ginger Ale that inadvertently contained a "full-sugar product," according to a webpage hosted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).PepsiCo initiated the recall back in March after an internal investigation uncovered the mix-up, the company said.The ginger ale, packaged in 24-count cases of 7.5-ounce cans, had been shipped to Pennsylvania, Maryland and West Virginia, according to PepsiCo.Further UPC and code informati
  
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• Missouri 8-year-old caught driving car while mom slept in backseat: police

  17-04-2024 13:45 via kfor.com
  
  ST. LOUIS (KTVI) – An 8-year-old was found driving a car in St. Louis on Monday while his mother slept in the backseat with a younger child, authorities said.According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department’s probable cause statement, the child was seen driving in the wrong direction of traffic in the downtown area.
  Police did not specify the time of day the incident happened.‘Sweetest’ dog wrapped in duct tape rescued from dumpster in NebraskaThe 8-year-old told
  
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• Michigan family claims 11-year-old became severely ill after eating Wendy's: lawsuit

  17-04-2024 13:37 via kfor.com
  
  GEORGETOWN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — The family of an 11-year-old Michigan girl is suing a Wendy's franchise owner for $20 million, alleging the child became severely ill after eating a meal from the fast-food restaurant.Aspen Lamfers’ parents told Nexstar's WOOD that she was perfectly healthy, excelled at several sports and thrived in the classroom before a visit to a Wendy’s in Jenison changed everything.“It’s almost a miracle she survived,” said the family&r
  
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• OSBI: Bodies found Sunday identified as 2 missing Kansas women

  17-04-2024 13:31 via kfor.com
  
  WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) -- The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation confirmed Tuesday afternoon that the Oklahoma chief medical examiner positively identified the two bodies found in rural Texas County on Sunday as 27-year-old Veronica Butler and 39-year-old Jilian Kelley.The Texas County Sheriff's Department requested the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation to investigate the suspicious disappearance of 27-year-old Veronica Butler and 39-year-old Jilian Kelley (Courtesy: OSBI)"Our thoughts an
  
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• Firefighters knock down vacant house fire in SE Oklahoma City

  17-04-2024 13:30 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - The Oklahoma City Fire Department battled a vacant house fire Wednesday morning.According to OKCFD, firefighters responded to a home near SE 40th St. and I-35 Service Road around midnight on Wednesday.LOCAL NEWS: OKCFD battle apartment fire in NW OKC
  Officials say a neighbor noticed the flames. When crews arrived, they found the fire in the garage and the front of the house.
  They were able to contain the fire and put it out. No one was inside and no injuries have been repo
  
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• Metro school district says homeless nearby becoming a problem for student safety

  17-04-2024 05:34 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — A metro school district is fed up after some recent run ins with the surrounding homeless population. Some of them have wandered on to school grounds and even pulled weapons on security."If we have people that are un-housed, that are probably dealing with some mental health issues, some drug addiction that have very little to lose, certainly I don't want our students around them,” Crooked Oak Supt. Bradley Richards said.Richards said his district’s studen
  
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• Family of teen found dead along highway last year still looking for answers

  17-04-2024 05:25 via kfor.com
  
  DUNCAN, Okla. (KFOR) — The family of a teen found dead along the side of a Jefferson County highway in September says they still have no answers about what happened to him.19-year-old Noah Presgrove was found lying dead, wearing nothing but shoes, along a rural stretch of US-81 in Jefferson County on Labor Day in 2023.The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation described Presgrove's death as "suspicious."OSBI investigating Comanche teen’s death as “suspicious”His family sa
  
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• OKCFD battling apartment fire in NW OKC

  17-04-2024 02:37 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — The Oklahoma City Fire Department is responding to an apartment fire near Northwest 16th Street and North Rockwell Ave. Heavy smoke and visible flames were seen coming from the structure.Falls Creek Apartment Fire (KFOR)Falls Creek Apartment Fire (KFOR)
  Crews are working to put out the fire and evacuations are in place. No current word on how the fire started and if anyone was injured.
  This is a developing story.
  
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• OKCFD battle apartment fire in NW OKC

  17-04-2024 02:37 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — The Oklahoma City Fire Department responded to an apartment fire near Northwest 16th Street and North Rockwell Ave. Heavy smoke and visible flames were seen coming from the structure.Falls Creek Apartment Fire (KFOR)Falls Creek Apartment Fire (KFOR)
  Crews have put the fire out, but aren't sure how it started."When we got here, we had heavy fire, smoke showing from a downstairs apartment extending into the upstairs apartment and eventually made its way into the attic,
  
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