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• Man found dead in same area Barnsdall man went missing after tornado

  12-05-2024 01:29 via kfor.com
  
  BARNSDALL, Okla. (KFOR) - A man was found dead Saturday in the same area where search and rescue teams have been looking for a missing Barndall man. He has been missing since a tornado hit the area last week.
  The Osage County Sheriff's Office posted the update earlier Saturday afternoon, not identifying the body but did clarify it was a male.| READ MORE > ‘We’re going to see him again’: 81-year-old man missing after EF4 tornado demolishes his Barnsdall home >They said the
  
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• America's hottest big city using ice immersion to treat heat stroke victims

  05-06-2024 13:55 via kfor.com
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — The season's first heat wave is already baking the Southwest with triple-digit temperatures as firefighters in Phoenix — America's hottest big city — employ new tactics in hopes of saving more lives in a county that saw 645 heat-related deaths last year.Starting this season, the Phoenix Fire Department is immersing heatstroke victims in ice on the way to area hospitals. The medical technique, known as cold water immersion, is familiar to marathon runner
  
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• 1,000 days in space? A cosmonaut has become the first to do it

  05-06-2024 13:54 via kfor.com
  
  A 59-year-old Russian cosmonaut has become the first person to spend 1,000 days in space, Russian space agency Roscosmos said Wednesday.Oleg Kononenko achieved the milestone on Tuesday, having made five journeys to the International Space Station dating back to 2008.His current trip to the ISS began Sept. 15, 2023, when he launched alongside NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara and compatriot Nikolai Chub.Kononenko first took the cumulative space-time record in February 2024, wh
  
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• California mom blasted on social media for never returning shopping carts

  05-06-2024 13:50 via kfor.com
  
  (KTLA) -- A single mother of two is facing backlash on social media after making a controversial confession: that she doesn’t return her shopping carts at the grocery store.Dr. Leslie Dobson, a Los Angeles-based clinical and forensic psychologist, posted her brief rant on TikTok and Instagram last week.“I’m not returning my shopping cart, and you can judge me all you want,” she said.
  “I’m not getting my groceries into my car and getting my children into the ca
  
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• Two arrested after shooting leads to chase in NW Oklahoma City

  05-06-2024 13:33 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - Two people have been taken into custody after a shooting led to a pursuit Wednesday morning, according to police.Oklahoma City Police say officers responded to an apartment complex near NW 122nd St. and Western Ave. around 3 a.m. after receiving a call of shots fired. LOCAL NEWS: OKCPD search for suspected auto burglarsTwo cars left the scene as officers arrived. When police attempted to pull one car over, the driver stopped and was taken into custody. The second vehicle l
  
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• Court docs reveal excessive stabbing led to woman's SE OKC murder

  05-06-2024 13:21 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – New court documents have shed new details after a woman was found stabbed May 27th inside a home.Oklahoma City Police initially responded to a welfare check call at a home near S. Shallow Brook Drive around 5:00 p.m. LOCAL NEWS: One arrested after woman found stabbed in SE Oklahoma CityDocuments said officers found the woman with stab wounds inside a home in the area. After interviewing witnesses, documents say one witness said they saw a male and two females enter t
  
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• Crews responding to multi-car crash in SW Oklahoma City

  05-06-2024 01:52 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — Emergency crews are responding to a crash involving at least six vehicles near SW 104th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue.The Oklahoma City Police Department says the number of injured people and the severity of any possible injuries is unknown at this time.Drivers are advised to take a different route as the crash is causing major delays.News 4 has a crew headed to the scene and will provide updates as more information becomes available.
  
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• Woman fears her home will flood after landowner illegally clears property

  05-06-2024 01:30 via kfor.com
  
  BLANCHARD, Okla. (KFOR) – A homeowner in Blanchard said she was in fear of her home flooding after a landowner across the street started clearing acres of land.
  Paula Hess said the owners started bulldozing the land across the street from her on North Washington Avenue back in May."I came home from a trip to town and saw the bulldozer in the pasture, clearing it out," said Hess.She said ever since the land was cleared, flood waters have poured off the site, across the street, and into her
  
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• Early release denied for Raye Dawn Smith

  05-06-2024 01:21 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — A decision was made in a case still filled with emotion 19 years later. Kelsey Briggs was two years old when she died from abuse in 2005. Her mother, Raye Dawn Smith, was sentenced to 27 years, but this week Smith was hoping to learn her prison sentence would be shortened.
  The Pardon and Parole Board voted on Tuesday and after a long debate, in a 3-2 vote, the board denied her early release.Family of Kelsey Briggs fights mother’s commutation request"This is her
  
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• Francis Tuttle receives new Lincoln Aviator from Ford for automotive training program

  05-06-2024 00:58 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — Oklahoma Ford dealers along with Seth Wadley Auto Group came together to donate a new 2024 Lincoln Aviator to the Automotive Service Technology program at the Francis Tuttle Rockwell Campus.
  The new vehicle will be used for hands-on training for upcoming automotive technicians who have the opportunity to be hired by Ford. LOCAL NEWS: Francis Tuttle students help Hawaii fire victims, students with fundraiser
  In the past, Ford dealers have hired graduates from Francis
  
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• Flash floods sweep through Oklahoma City metro

  05-06-2024 00:34 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - Flash flooding swept across the metro overnight. “Mother Nature just decided to give us a gut punch,” said Kevin Brannan. At the Meridian Sooner complex near Tinker Air Force Base, an Uber driver was trying to take his passenger home and didn’t see the high waters before it was too late. Car stuck in flood waters in OKC. Image KFOR.
  Moments later, the car lost traction and the driver and his passenger were stuck for an hour. The driver told
  
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• OKCPS to use enrollment to estimate number of open teaching positions

  05-06-2024 00:05 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - It's exactly two weeks into summer vacation, but Oklahoma City Public Schools says parents can start enrolling their students for the upcoming year. It will help them know how many teachers it will need.
  If you're not exactly tech savvy, the district has several in-person sites to help you out."They have very helpful and good translation services here," said Kimberly Mazariegos.
  Next year, Mazariegos will be a senior at US Grant Highschool.LOCAL NEWS: Family starts campaig
  
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• Coleman Crushes Walk Off Home Run as Sooners Advance to WCWS Championship Series

  04-06-2024 23:11 via kfor.com
  
  If Oklahoma was going to become the first team to win four straight national titles, the Sooners had to get past Florida first in the WCWS semifinals.It looked bleak early as Jocelyn Ericson, a former Sooner, hit a two run shot off of Kelly Maxwell to jump the Gators out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning.OU would settle in after that and after Tiarie Jennings hit a double, Ella Parker launched a two run home run of her own to help the Sooners get square with Florida at two.In the second, the fir
  
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• 'You don't realize how bad it is': Small Business Administration tours Sulphur, offering $1000s to victims

  04-06-2024 23:08 via kfor.com
  SULPHUR, Okla. (KFOR)- More than a month after a tornado ravaged the small city of Sulphur in April, the Small Business Administration is surveying the damage to see where it can help the most.Downtown Sulphur is nearly unrecognizable.
  Sulphur, Oklahoma on June 4. KFOR photo.Sulphur, Oklahoma on June 4. KFOR photo.Sulphur, Oklahoma on June 4. KFOR photo.
  Among the several businesses hit on West Muskogee Avenue is The Mix Mercantile. It's a boutique that has been in the same location since 2012."
  
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• Biden rolls out migration order that aims to shut down asylum requests, after months of anticipation

  04-06-2024 22:36 via kfor.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday unveiled plans to enact immediate significant restrictions on migrants seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border as the White House tries to neutralize immigration as a political liability ahead of the November elections.The White House detailed the long-anticipated presidential proclamation signed by Biden, which would bar migrants from being granted asylum when U.S. officials deem that the southern border is overwhe
  
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• Prosecutor asks Texas court to reverse governor's pardon of man who fatally shot demonstrator

  04-06-2024 22:06 via kfor.com
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A prosecutor said Tuesday he is asking the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals to reverse the governor's pardon of a former Army sergeant who was convicted of fatally shooting a Black Lives Matter demonstrator.
  Travis County District Attorney José Garza and the family of Garrett Foster, who was killed during a protest in July 2020, have called Republican Gov. Greg Abbott's full pardon of Daniel Perry a mockery of the legal system.
  Garza said Tuesday that Abbott had
  
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• Biden's long-awaited southern border measure draws fire from all sides

  04-06-2024 21:40 via kfor.com
  
  President Biden on Tuesday unveiled a long-anticipated measure that will significantly limit the number of migrants seeking asylum at the southern border, an attempt to tackle a complicated election-year issue head on after legislative efforts failed. “Today I’m moving past Republican obstruction and using executive authorities available to me as president to do what I can on my own to address the border,” Biden said in remarks from the White House. “Frankly, I would
  
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• OKCFD launches Supplemental Transport Service, puts first ambulance into service to support EMSA

  04-06-2024 19:47 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — On Monday night, the Oklahoma City Fire Department put their first ambulance into service as part of their Supplemental Transport Service to support EMSA.The new OKCFD ambulance was put into service at 7 a.m. on Monday, June 3, and is the first of four total ambulances that will support EMSA during high call volumes.The three other ambulances are expected to be operational within the next couple of months, according to OKCFD.In June 2023, the Oklahoma City City Counc
  
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• Dog left in hot U-Haul nearly an hour while owners went to Florida beach: police

  04-06-2024 19:27 via kfor.com
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) - Florida officers rescued a dog Sunday after it was locked inside a hot U-Haul truck while its owners went to the beach.The dog had been inside the moving truck with its windows "cracked only slightly" for nearly an hour without any water, according to the New Smyrna Beach Police Department."The temperature outside at the time was 86 degrees with no cloud cover, meaning the temperature inside the vehicle was likely 100 degrees or more," the police department wrote on Facebook
  
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• OKCPD search for suspected auto burglars

  04-06-2024 19:26 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - The Oklahoma Police Department says two suspects were involved in an auto burglary.Police officials confirm the burglaries happened in the 8500 block of N. Rockwell.Suspect in auto burglary, Image courtesy Oklahoma Police DepartmentSuspect in auto burglary, Image courtesy Oklahoma Police Department
  If you recognize them, call Crime Stoppers at 405.235.7300 or go to okccrimetips.com.
  You can remain anonymous and may earn a cash reward.
  
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• Congressional candidate 'delinquent' on taxes in another state

  04-06-2024 19:16 via kfor.com
  
  Paul BondarCHICAGO — A former Illinois businessman who claims to be financing his own campaign to unseat a longtime Oklahoma Republican in Congress was not current with his Cook County property tax payments on a home he owns in southwest suburban Lemont until he was asked questions about it by WGN, records show.Paul Bondar on Monday remained "delinquent" in paying the nearly $15,000 that was due March 1 as a first installment on 2023 property taxes for a home he owns on Stone Creek Drive,
  
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• OKANA resort comes to life as construction continues

  04-06-2024 18:33 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - The new OKANA resort and indoor water park in the Horizons District is coming to life as construction continues.As of May 2024, OKANA has seen plenty of updates to its indoor water park, family entertainment center and hotel. LOCAL NEWS: Oklahoma church listed in National Register of Historic PlacesOKANA resort and indoor water park. Image courtesy Koch Comm.OKANA resort and indoor water park. Image courtesy Koch Comm.OKANA resort and indoor water park. Image courtesy Koch
  
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• Millions will have higher internet, phone bills this month: Here's why

  04-06-2024 18:17 via kfor.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — Over the last few years, millions of Americans have been receiving discounted internet and phone service as part of the FCC's Affordable Connectivity Program. That's set to change as the program runs out of funding and bills aimed at securing more money have stalled in Congress.Since 2021, eligible households (those with an income below 200% of the poverty line, or those in which someone was receiving a government benefit like SNAP, Medicaid, or WIC) have been able to get cheap
  
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• Dr Pepper ties Pepsi as 2nd-best-selling soda in US — but there's more to the story

  04-06-2024 18:16 via kfor.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – An increasing number of soda drinkers in the U.S. are getting their fizzy fix from Dr Pepper, according to sales data first obtained by the Wall Street Journal.The soft drink, originally developed by a Texas pharmacist in 1885, has finally tied Pepsi as the second-best-selling soda in the United States, sales data compiled by Beverage Digest shows. Specifically, the site's analysis shows Dr Pepper and Pepsi each with an 8.3% share of the carbonated soft drink market. Family sta
  
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• MLB bans San Diego Padres infielder for life for sports betting

  04-06-2024 18:12 via kfor.com
  
  SAN DIEGO (KSWB/KUSI) — Major League Baseball has permanently banned San Diego Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano for violating the league's gambling policy. Four other players have been placed on one-year suspensions for unrelated bets with a legal sportsbook.The announcement comes one day after the investigation into bets made by the 24-year-old on baseball was made public. According to reports, the alleged sports betting occurred last year while Marcano was on the injured list after sust
  
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• University of Virginia to pay $9 million over shooting that killed 3 football players

  04-06-2024 18:11 via kfor.com
  
  CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (NEXSTAR) — University of Virginia will pay a $9 million settlement over a shooting that killed three football players and wounded two students.According to attorney Kimberly Wald, who works with the Miami-based firm representing the estate of D'Sean Perry, one of the slain players, the university will pay $2 million each to the families of all three football players who were killed.
  Another $3 million will go to the two wounded students, Marlee Morgan and football pla
  
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• Why some Social Security recipients may not receive a payment in June

  04-06-2024 18:09 via kfor.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — Believe it or not, June is already upon us. While the month will likely bring some of the warmest weather we've seen all year (summer technically begins in a few weeks), it likely won't bring a Social Security payment to your mailbox.
  This happens a few times throughout the calendar year, especially after a month like May.Last month, recipients of Supplemental Security Income, or SSI, received an extra payment. May is one of three double SSI payment months in 2024, with checks
  
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• Biden announces order limiting asylum at the southern border: Here's what it will do

  04-06-2024 18:00 via kfor.com
  
  President Biden took long-expected executive action Tuesday that will turn away migrants seeking asylum who cross the southern border illegally at times when there is a high volume of daily encounters. The order will be in effect when the seven-day average of daily border crossings exceeds 2,500 between ports of entry, senior administration officials said, meaning it will go into effect immediately. Biden issued a proclamation announcing the change under the Immigration and Nationality Act.
  
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• Apps that steal bank info among 90+ malicious downloads in Google Play store: study

  04-06-2024 17:10 via kfor.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Have an Android device? It might be time for a wellness check.Security experts at Zscaler announced recently that they have found more than 90 malicious apps in the Google Play store. All told, the apps have been installed more than 5.5 million times, according to Zscaler ThreatLabz."User security is a top priority for Google Play," according to a Google spokesperson who told Nexstar that all of the identified malicious apps have since been removed.For Android users who may hav
  
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• Live: Biden order would allow temporary border closures to migrants

  04-06-2024 17:09 via kfor.com
  
  WASHINGTON (NewsNation) —  President Joe Biden is expected to speak on an executive order Tuesday that would limit the flow of migrant illegal crossings at the U.S.-Mexico border.The executive order will allow his administration to close the border between legal ports of entry, meaning border agents could turn away asylum seekers, if crossings surpass a certain number per day. The expected threshold has been frequently exceed, including this past April.The anticipated order comes
  
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