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• Teen wakes from coma speaking fluent Spanish after blow to head

  22-10-2016 20:03 via kfor.com
  
  GWINNET COUNTY, Ga. – A Georgia teen who nearly died after suffering a concussion during a soccer game awoke from a coma speaking only in Spanish, his parents told WSB Radio.
  High school sophomore Reuben Nsemoh, 16, plays goalie for an elite, traveling soccer team. During a recent game, another player kicked him in the head during a skirmish in front of the goal.
  “I was in shock and panic,” Nsemoh’s coach, Bruno Kalonji, told WSB-TV. Kalonji said Nsemoh stopped brea
  
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• Mike Tyson suffers medical emergency on flight

  27-05-2024 20:04 via kfor.com
  
  (KTLA) – Mike Tyson suffered a medical emergency on a flight headed to Los Angeles from Miami on Sunday night.“Thankfully Mr. Tyson is doing great,” Tyson’s representatives said. “He became nauseous and dizzy due to an ulcer flare-up 30 minutes before landing. He is appreciative to the medical staff that were there to help him.”Reports that the flight was delayed due to the emergency are inaccurate, Tyson's reps said. The flight took off two hours later than s
  
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• Memorial Day foods your dog should avoid

  27-05-2024 19:40 via kfor.com
  
  (KTLA) — While your furry friend may be begging for food scraps at the Memorial Day barbecue, that doesn’t mean they should eat it.Experts said certain Memorial Day food staples, like grilled steak, chicken wings and barbecued ribs, shouldn’t be consumed by dogs due to potential choking hazards.Dr. Jerry Klein, the chief veterinary officer at the American Kennel Club, detailed in a blog post why dogs shouldn’t have cooked bones.“They splinter into shards that can ca
  
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• Looking for the best beach? These are the top 10 in the US, annual report says

  27-05-2024 19:39 via kfor.com
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA/Nexstar) — Last year, it was a 9-mile stretch of sugar-white sand along the Gulf of Mexico that ranked as the nation's best beach for 2023. This year, the university professor known as "Dr. Beach" has determined a beach thousands of miles away is the beach of 2024.Dr. Beach, better known as Stephen Leatherman, professor in the Department of Earth & Environment at Florida International University, recently released the 34th ranking of the best of America’s 650 pu
  
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• Bill Walton dead at 71

  27-05-2024 19:39 via kfor.com
  
  (KTLA) – NBA Hall of Famer Bill Walton has died at the age of 71, the NBA announced Monday.The accomplished basketball center died of cancer, according to ESPN NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski, who cited the league as his source.In a statement, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver called Walton "truly one of a kind," citing his impact both on the court and in the broadcast booth, "where he delivered insightful and colorful commentary which entertained generations of basketball fans."ESPN colleg
  
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• ODOT I-235 NB bridge joint rehabilitation project start Tuesday night

  27-05-2024 19:37 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - The Oklahoma Department of Transportation is set to start the I-235 Northbound Bridge Joint Rehabilitation Project on Tuesday night.ODOT officials say, drivers should expect narrowed and shifted lanes on I-235 as several ramp closures and delays during rush hours will cause significant delays.ODOT closures, Image courtesy KFOR Damage reported after severe storms hit OklahomaPlan an alternate route if you seek to save time on your drive. No timeframe has been given on compl
  
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• Deadly weekend storm claims two lives in Pryor

  27-05-2024 19:36 via kfor.com
  
  MAYES, Co., Oklahoma (KFOR) - Police officials in Pryor, Oklahoma say two people have been killed after storms ripped through parts of the state over the weekend.Authorities say Saturday is when both women were located. Claremore family lucky to be alive after tornado destroys homeAuthorities assisting with storm damage,KFOR imageNo names or how they died have been released at this time.
  
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• OKCPD investigates fiery crash after officer-involved collision

  27-05-2024 19:34 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - The Oklahoma City Police Department (OKCPD) says one of its officers was involved in a fiery crash on Saturday night.OKCPD officials said, the accident happened just before 3:00 a.m. on Lake Hefner Parkway near Northwest 50th.OKCPD investigates fiery crash after officer-involved collision, Image courtesy KFOR Oklahoma City Police release video of deadly officer-involved shootingPolice confirm, the vehicles collided and both vehicles burst into flames. No injuries were repo
  
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• OSAA names Dr. Mike Simpson as Superintendent of the Year

  27-05-2024 19:32 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - The Oklahoma Association of School Administrators (OASA) has announced Dr. Mike Simpson of Guthrie Public Schools is the 2024 Superintendent of the Year.OASA Superintendent of the Year Dr. Mike SimpsonDr. Simpson was also named the OASA District #3 Superintendent of the Year. He will be recognized at the CCOSA Summer Leadership Conference, as well as at the AASA National Conference on Education in 2025, according to the Guthrie News Page. Oklahoma to Host NCAA Tournament R
  
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• McClain Co. Sheriff arrest OKC man after assault

  27-05-2024 19:31 via kfor.com
  
  McClain Co., Okla. (KFOR) - The McClain County Sheriff says an Oklahoma City man has been arrested in western McClain County for assault and battery against a family of four.According to McClain County Sheriff Landy Offolter, a road rage call came in Friday morning when a vehicle driven by Michael Young, 54, of Oklahoma City allegedly rammed another vehicle and fired an unknown number of shots at the vehicle that had a husband, wife and their two children inside. Police investigating homicide in
  
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• Kingfisher man arrested after connection to murder

  27-05-2024 19:28 via kfor.com
  
  KINGFISHER, Okla. (KFOR) - The Kingfisher Sheriff Office says a man is facing manslaughter charges after being connected to a man's death over the weekend.Police officials say, the incident happened Friday night at an area off of South Chisholm Trail and West Red Fork Road in Dover, Oklahoma. Authorities say they found a man dead with multiple stab wounds. Police investigating homicide in South Oklahoma CityAuthorities confirm, the FBI was contacted and assisted deputies with evidence that led t
  
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• After RIVERSPORT program, NW OKC school starts rowing team

  27-05-2024 18:38 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - A local public charter school is introducing kids in a land locked state to water sports, by launching a rowing team. It will be available this fall for middle school students.While rowing isn’t easy, it is one of many sports that teaches team work. KIPP OKC College Prep Athletic Director David Duplissis plans to be the coach, while his son Dillon and student Carlos Williams plan to be on the team. The soon to be eighth graders are hoping the workouts they did on the
  
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• OU researchers studying air traffic controller heart, brain activity

  27-05-2024 17:55 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - To improve training and the focus of air traffic control trainees (ACT), the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has tapped University of Oklahoma researchers to study their heart and brain activity. The hope is that it can help them understand how to teach them to handle everyday stressful situations."It's a complicated job. It can be very stressful,” OU professor of psychology and lead researcher Dr. Eric Day said. “Air traffic controllers have a lot of dem
  
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• Stormy, Wet Pattern Returns Tuesday

  27-05-2024 12:41 via kfor.com
  
  Enjoy calm weather today! Memorial Day will be sunny, hot and calm with light winds. Highs will soar to the low 90s. There's a marginal risk for severe storms this evening through early Tuesday, mainly across southern Oklahoma. Any storms could have up to golf ball size hail and 60 mph winds. Lows will drop to the mid to upper 60s. Waves of showers and storms will move across the state Tuesday. A few could be strong to marginally severe. Rounds of showers and storms will continue through Sunday
  
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• Oklahoma State to Host 3rd Straight NCAA Tournament Regional

  27-05-2024 05:46 via kfor.com
  
  Fresh off their Big 12 Tournament title, Oklahoma State and O'Brate Stadium have been selected as one of 16 regional sites for the NCAA Tournament. It's the third straight season OSU has hosted. It's the 49th time OSU has hosted a regional which is the fourth most all time.The Cowboys went 40-17 this season and will find out who they square off with on Memorial Day as the selection show rounds out the regional. The Cowboys host Friday, May 31st-Monday, June 3rd.The Cowboys have never missed a to
  
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• Claremore family lucky to be alive after tornado destroys home

  27-05-2024 05:35 via kfor.com
  
  CLAREMORE, Okla. (KFOR) -- A family of five is at a loss after their home was destroyed leaving them with nothing.Damage and destruction was left behind after a tornado touched down in Claremore on Saturday night.Donna and Jerome Teehee along with their children and neighbors made it to safety just in time.“It just seemed like a bomb exploded and sounded like a freight train was on top of us," said Teehee.There was a total of seven people inside their storm shelter when the tornado hit.&ld
  
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• Oklahoma to Host NCAA Tournament Regional For First Time in 14 Years

  27-05-2024 05:20 via kfor.com
  
  For the first time since 2010, the Oklahoma Sooners will host postseason baseball inside L. Dale Mitchell Park.The Sooners were named a regional host as one of the top 16 seeds in college baseball. Oklahoma will find out their official seeding on Memorial day. A top eight seed, as some outlets have projected, would give the Sooners super regional hosting duties as well should they advance. It would be their first national seed since 2009.Oklahoma finished the regular season Big 12 Champions for
  
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• PHOTOS: Aftermath of deadly storm, tornadoes in Benton County

  27-05-2024 01:41 via kfor.com
  
  FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — Our team is LIVE on the ground as severe weather takes place in Northwest Arkansas in the early hours of May 26.Susie Q in RogersSusie Q in RogersRocky Branch MarinaRocky Branch MarinaDamage to home in Rogers(Courtesy: Jamie Fletcher)Damage to home in Rogers(Courtesy: Jamie Fletcher)Damage to home in Rogers(Courtesy: Jamie Fletcher)Courtesy: Jody BirchCourtesy: Whitney BallardOlive Street in Rogers(Courtesy: Rogers Police Department)CentertonCentertonCenter
  
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• 'General Hospital' actor Johnny Wactor killed in downtown Los Angeles: reports

  27-05-2024 01:17 via kfor.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- The man shot and killed during an attempted catalytic converter theft in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday has been identified as "General Hospital" actor Johnny Wactor, according to reports from TMZ and Variety.The Los Angeles Police Department said officers responded to the area of Pico Boulevard and Hope Street around 3:25 a.m. Saturday and found a man suffering from a gunshot wound.Police said the man saw three men stealing the catalytic converter from his vehicle. When
  
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• 'General Hospital' actor Johnny Wactor killed in downtown Los Angeles, family says

  27-05-2024 01:17 via kfor.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- The man shot and killed during an attempted catalytic converter theft in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday has been identified as "General Hospital" actor Johnny Wactor, his family confirmed to Nexstar's KTLA.
  The Los Angeles Police Department said officers responded to the area of Pico Boulevard and Hope Street around 3:25 a.m. Saturday and found a man suffering from a gunshot wound.Police said the man saw three men stealing the catalytic converter from his vehicle. When he
  
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• A growing number of students rely on free school meals. What happens in the summer?

  26-05-2024 23:31 via kfor.com
  
  (The Hill) -- A growing number of states have implemented free lunches for all students in recent years, making the school year easier for families who are food insecure. But the summer is a different story.While new federal summer food programs are being cheered by advocates, some states haven't been able to implement those initiatives, and school officials have been struggling to keep families informed of their options and involved in the process.States ramped up passing laws for free school m
  
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• Police investigating homicide in South Oklahoma City

  26-05-2024 23:17 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - Oklahoma City Police are currently investigating a homicide in South Oklahoma City.
  At around 3:30 PM, OKCPD were called to the scene of a homicide near SW 15th Street and Pettee Avenue.
  Police confirmed that a woman was found dead with multiple gunshot wounds.
  This is an ongoing investigation, and police have no information on a suspect at this time.
  
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• 'Bluey' was originally based on another character: 'It was going to be about him,' creator said

  26-05-2024 19:36 via kfor.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – There isn’t really a canine character on “Bluey” that can’t sustain their own standalone episode — and many often do. Over the course of the show’s three seasons, plenty of secondary and ancillary characters have been given their moments to shine, with some storylines focusing on one of Bluey’s friends or neighbors, rather than herself or her family.But if "Bluey" creator Joe Brumm had followed through with his original plan, one of tho
  
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• 12 people injured after plane hits turbulence on flight to Dublin

  26-05-2024 16:52 via kfor.com
  
  LONDON (AP) — Twelve people were injured when a Qatar Airways plane flying from Doha to Dublin on Sunday hit turbulence, airport authorities said. Eight of the injured were hospitalized.Dublin Airport said in a statement that flight QR017, a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, landed safely as scheduled before 1 p.m. (1200 GMT).It said that upon landing the aircraft was met by emergency services, including airport police and the fire and rescue department, "due to six passengers and six crew
  
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• Damage reported after severe storms hit Oklahoma

  26-05-2024 16:39 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA (KFOR) - Severe weather made its way through Oklahoma once again Saturday night.The storms brought damaging hail, wind and tornadoes. Multiple counties across Oklahoma were affected including Garfield, Major, Dewey, Rogers, Woodward, Mayes and more. SEVERE WEATHER: More Severe weather moving across OklahomaDowned power poles were reported in Garfield Co. after intense winds.Downed power poles near Drummond, Oklahoma. Image KFOR.
  Homes in Claremore have also been damaged after storms rol
  
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• Water systems warn Americans could soon see major rate hikes due to 'forever chemicals'

  26-05-2024 16:10 via kfor.com
  
  (The Hill) — In exchange for cleaner water, Americans around the nation may soon have to pay hefty prices. Water systems are starting to warn residents of massive rate hikes as they prepare to install technology to filter out toxic chemicals in a family known as PFAS.Utilities from South Florida to upstate New York have warned customers that they could see significant price increases after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) mandated that they remove the substances, which h
  
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• Are rotisserie chickens good for you? Experts break down ingredients

  26-05-2024 15:57 via kfor.com
  
  KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — We've all done it: stopped by the store on the way home to pick up something quick for dinner. A lot of times that "something" is a rotisserie chicken.It's a healthy choice, right?It really depends on what is added to the bird before cooking. Nexstar's WATE recently bought three cooked chickens from different grocery stores to get a closer look at the ingredients, and get some analysis from nutritionist Krystal Goodman. The first thing Goodman pointed out was the
  
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• At least 9 dead after severe weather roars through Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas

  26-05-2024 15:25 via kfor.com
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Powerful storms killed at least seven people and left a wide trail of destruction Sunday across Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas after obliterating homes and destroying a truck stop where drivers took shelter during the latest deadly weather to strike the central U.S.Five of the deaths were in Texas, near the Oklahoma border, where a tornado Saturday night plowed through a rural area near a mobile home park, officials said. Storms also caused damage in Oklahoma, where gues
  
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• At least 5 dead in Texas after severe weather sweeps region: authorities

  26-05-2024 15:25 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Powerful storms across Texas and Oklahoma obliterated homes and struck a highway travel center where drivers had rushed to take shelter, leaving thousands of people without power and a wide trail of damage Sunday. A sheriff said at least five people were dead in one rural community in Texas and many more were injured.The destructive storms began Saturday night and included a tornado that overturned heavy recreational vehicles and shut down an interstate near Dallas. Of
  
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• At least 13 dead after severe weather roars through Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas

  26-05-2024 15:25 via kfor.com
  
  VALLEY VIEW, Texas (AP) — Powerful storms killed at least 13 people and left a wide trail of destruction Sunday across Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas after obliterating homes and destroying a truck stop where dozens sought shelter in a restroom during the latest deadly weather to strike the central U.S.Seven deaths were reported in Cooke County, Texas, near the Oklahoma border, where a tornado Saturday night plowed through a rural area near a mobile home park, officials said. Storms also kil
  
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