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• Watch: Actor Martin Short sworn in as mayor of California city

  14-05-2024 14:45 via kfor.com
  
  SAN DIEGO (KSWB/KUSI) -- Succeeding the likes of Jane Lynch, Rob Riggle, and David Hasselhoff, actor Martin Short is now the mayor of Funner, California.
  Harrah's Resort SoCal officially welcomed the comedian and actor as the city's newest mayor on Monday. Decked out in his signature purple suit and bow tie, the "Only Murders in the Building" star took the oath of office in front of Funner residents.
  During his induction ceremony, Short emphasized his enthusiasm for the opportunity to
  
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• States where it's easiest–and hardest–to charge an electric vehicle

  30-05-2024 18:06 via kfor.com
  
  (STACKER) — Climate change, convenience and tax incentives are just a few factors that have motivated more Americans to buy electric vehicles (EVs) in recent years. A shift toward EVs has led the nation's public charging network to more than double since 2020, but an exponential growth in EV sales over the past five years may be outpacing that progress.To see where consumers can easily charge their EVs and whether charging infrastructure is keeping up with demand, the team at ConsumerAffai
  
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• NJ mayor apologizes to Jason and Kylie Kelce after viral video

  30-05-2024 17:37 via kfor.com
  
  MARGATE CITY, N.J. (WPIX) – A New Jersey mayor offered Jason and Kylie Kelce dinner after a viral video showed the couple in a confrontation in Margate City. A video posted by the Word to the Wide podcast seemingly shows Kylie Kelce confronting another woman, who yells “you’ll never be allowed in this town again" to the wife of the former Philadelphia Eagles star.Kylie Kelce can be heard responding "you're embarrassing yourself" as Jason Kelce stands nearby and another man
  
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• Virginia school bus driver retires after 70 years on the job

  30-05-2024 17:00 via kfor.com
  
  SUFFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — After 70 straight years of driving the bus for Virginia's Suffolk Public Schools, Ulysses Whitfield is finally retiring at the age of 85. Since the mid-1980s, he has only taken two half-days and no full days off.Still sharp as a tack, he knows his route very well. It's a job he started at just 15 years old."During that time, students could drive," Whitfield said.Much has changed since he took on the job — from regulations and tech to working during integration."
  
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• Watch: Video shows first responders rushing to site of Ohio building explosion

  30-05-2024 16:54 via kfor.com
  
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  YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) - Body camera video from the Mahoning County Sheriff’s Office shows the moments after a building in downtown Youngstown exploded Tuesday, sending debris across the area.
  Video from the deputy's body camera, obtained by Nexstar's WKBN, shows him rushing in to help local firefighters, who pull an injured woman from the wreckage.The explosion happened just before 3 p.m. Tuesd
  
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• Stolen RV crashed into drainage ditch in NW Oklahoma City

  30-05-2024 14:10 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - Police say they found a recreational vehicle in a drainage ditch Thursday morning.According to officials, the RV was stolen and later crashed into the ditch near NW 50th St. and May Ave. LOCAL NEWS: 30 cats found locked in cages, abandoned on side of Logan County roadIt is unknown if anyone was taken into custody.No more information is available as the investigation continues.
  
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• This Oklahoma zoo may be the only place where guests can feed anteaters

  30-05-2024 13:30 via kfor.com
  
  STILLWATER, Okla. (KFOR) - Sprawled out over more than 30 secluded acres in Stillwater, you'll find 250 animals at Lost Creek Safari - and one human who wishes she, too, could call the zoo home."I just love this place so much, it's magical." Ellen Cotillo said. "This is the best place, if you're depressed, or if you just need someplace to just love on animals. We just enjoy it, and the staff, the owners, they're just wonderful to us. They treat us like family, and you don't get that hardly anywh
  
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• Langston University underfunded; state officials not happy

  30-05-2024 13:24 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — Representatives with the State of Oklahoma are beyond frustrated at the lack of funds distributed to Oklahoma's only HBCU, Langston University.State officials say over the past few decades, Langston University has been underfunded by more than $400 million, emphasizing that a lack of available funds by the state is no longer an excuse. Langston University sit-in protest"The governor states that this is a top ten state and also that we have a $5 billion surplus," Rep.
  
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• OKC police arrest convicted burglar accused in double home break-in

  30-05-2024 13:18 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — A convicted burglar is now facing new burglary charges after Oklahoma City police arrested him earlier this month in connection to multiple home break-ins.The alleged crimes happened May 18. Documents say police responded to a neighborhood near NW 16th and Pennsylvania Avenue around midnight after getting a call from a homeowner that someone had broken inside of their home. Oklahoma Senate votes to override Gov. Stitt veto of police pension billNews 4
  
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• 'Technology issue' delays Southwest Airlines flights across country

  30-05-2024 13:15 via kfor.com
  
  (KTLA) – A widespread "technology issue" delayed many Southwest Airlines flights Wednesday afternoon.The airline confirmed to Nexstar's KTLA that the issue was caused by a power outage at one of its data centers near its headquarters in Dallas.Officials for Southwest described the technology issue as "brief" and said the airline was able to continue with overall operations until the outage was corrected and its computer systems were restarted.The flight tracking website FlightAware listed
  
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• Missouri fifth grader raises money to clear his school's meal debt

  30-05-2024 13:14 via kfor.com
  
  (AP) -- As the school year drew to a close, Daken Kramer worried about children who owed money for meals at his school. So the enterprising fifth grader decided to do something about it.Daken, 11, posted a video last month challenging friends, family, and even strangers and businesses to pay off the meal debt at Thomas Ultican Elementary School in Blue Springs, a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri. He was apparently convincing: He raised $7,370 — more than double his original goal of $3,500.
  
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• Watch: Iceland volcano shoots red streams of lava, threatens evacuated town

  30-05-2024 13:13 via kfor.com
  
  GRINDAVIK, Iceland (AP) — A volcano in southwestern Iceland erupted Wednesday for the fifth time since December, spewing red lava that once again threatened the coastal town of Grindavik and led to the evacuation of the popular Blue Lagoon geothermal spa.The eruption began in the early afternoon following a series of earthquakes north of the town of 3,800 people that was largely evacuated in December when the volcano came to life after centuries of dormancy and put on an impressi
  
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• You can win a stay at the hotel suite featured in 'The Hangover'

  30-05-2024 03:26 via kfor.com
  
  (KTLA) – Ever wanted to live it up in Las Vegas like the boys from "The Hangover?"If you're an expert on the film franchise and want to spend a night in the hotel suite featured in the movie, then opportunity knocks.One lucky winner will be chosen to receive an overnight stay at the famed Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas in the suite featured in the 2009 comedy blockbuster.The stay is worth more than $2,000, contest organizers said.The event will celebrate the movie's 15th anniversary and is h
  
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• Norman affordable housing project takes big step with more funding

  30-05-2024 01:45 via kfor.com
  
  NORMAN, Okla. (KFOR) — An affordable housing project that's been in the works in Norman for a couple years took a big step in May with more funding for it in the form of tax credits. It’s an award from the Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency to buy down construction costs and credit.The development will sit on what is now a tree line. It’s nearly five acres off Imhoff Road just east of Classen Boulevard. City officials said it will be the largest investment in affordable housi
  
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• EMSA reminds drivers to move over for emergency vehicles

  30-05-2024 01:32 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - EMSA says it's seeing instances where drivers aren’t pulling over for emergency vehicles about twice a day. “A lot of times they either stop or they don’t even pull off the road,” said Nemuel Gutierrez-Diaz, the District Chief for EMSA. “They just continue blocking our path.” LOCAL NEWS: Little girls who nearly drowned meet their heroesGutierrez-Diaz says state law requires drivers to pull over and stop on the right side of the road
  
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• Family still seeking justice for Kelsey Briggs 19 years later

  30-05-2024 01:18 via kfor.com
  
  MEEKER, Okla. (KFOR) — There are new developments in a case that dominated headlines almost 20 years ago after the death of two-year-old, Kelsey Briggs. Her mother, Raye Dawn Smith was convicted for enabling her abuse.
  Now, a commutation hearing next week could possibly get her out of prison earlier.Former judge faces new chargesKelsey's biological father and family were stunned to learn that Smith could potentially be freed, much earlier than they expected. They're now reflecting on
  
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• MBCC inmates graduate from transformative prison fitness program

  30-05-2024 01:12 via kfor.com
  
  MCLOUD, Okla. (KFOR) — Dozens of incarcerated women at Mabel Bassett Correctional Center (MBCC) are improving their lives through an exercise program and bettering their lifestyle choices.
  Inmates at MBCC have launched a program called Prison Health Initiative (PHI) where they spend several days throughout the week in the prison gym and classroom to reshape their bodies, mind, and spirit.Oklahoma inmate adopts dog after training him behind bars, despite 100 year sentence“The classes
  
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• One arrested, another on the run after police chase in Harrah

  30-05-2024 00:44 via kfor.com
  
  HARRAH, Okla. (KFOR) — One person has been arrested and another is on the run following a police chase in Harrah on Wednesday afternoon.The short police pursuit ended near NE 63rd Street and Harrah Road, where two suspects hopped out of the car and took off running.Police chase near NE 63rd Street and Harrah Road. Photo courtesy KFOR.Police were able to catch up to the passenger, while that driver is still on the run. The driver is described as a 6-foot tall white male with blonde hair, we
  
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• 'Bull in a China shop': OK House Democrats file formal requests for bipartisan committee, investigative audit of OSDE

  30-05-2024 00:28 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — For the fourth time since August, Oklahoma House of Representatives Democrats are asking for an investigation into the State Department of Education and State Superintendent Ryan Walters.House Democrats Wednesday afternoon. KFOR photo.
  House Democrats filed House Resolution 1052 Wednesday that requests Speaker of the House Charles McCall (R-Atoka) to form a bipartisan committee to investigate Walters.The Resolution would be put up for a vote on the House floor for me
  
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• Hallmark actress, 19, on life support after falling from 5-story balcony

  30-05-2024 00:05 via kfor.com
  
  VANCOUVER (WJW) - A Hallmark teen actor sustained life-threatening injuries after loved ones say she fell five stories from a balcony in Canada over the weekend.
  Mamie Laverock, best known for portraying Rosaleen Sullivan on the Hallmark series "When Calls the Heart," is now on life support, according to a GoFundMe page organized by family members.
  The page was originally set up after the 19-year-old suffered from a medical emergency on May 11. According to organizers, Laverock was first taken t
  
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• Chickasaw Lighthorse investigators focus in on Missing, Murder Indigenous People cases

  29-05-2024 23:22 via kfor.com
  
  ADA, Okla. (KFOR) — The Chickasaw Nation Lighthorse Police say they're constantly flooded with missing person's cases. It's a problem across the country as well."It's been a problem for forever," said Chickasaw Lighthorse investigator Ross Ericsson.
  A year after the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling on McGirt came down, the Chickasaw Lighthorse Police Department was forever changed."That is when the Supreme Court ruled that the Chickasaw Nation's jurisdictional boundaries had never been d
  
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• Billionaire wants to take sub to 'Titanic-level depths' after OceanGate implosion

  29-05-2024 22:34 via kfor.com
  
  Video: Recovering the Titan 12,500 feet underwater was dangerous, complex, emotionalTAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A billionaire from Ohio is planning to plunge to "Titanic-level depths" in a multi-million dollar submersible, nearly a year after a sub tragically imploded on its way to the ship's wreckage.
  According to reports, Larry Connor plans to take a $20 million deep-sea submersible to "Titanic-level depths" to prove the personal-sub industry is safe after the tragedy, which claimed five lives.
  
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• OKCPD search for two suspects in shooting at local business

  29-05-2024 22:32 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — The Oklahoma City Police Department are asking for assistance in identifying two men allegedly involved in a shooting at a local business.
  Authorities say shots were fired at a business near Reno Avenue and Lincoln Boulevard. Nobody was hit when shots went off.Police search for two suspects involved in shots fired at a business (Image courtesy OKCPD)Police search for two suspects involved in shots fired at a business (Image courtesy OKCPD)Police search for two suspec
  
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• The US faces a deadly maternal mental health crisis — and it may be getting worse

  29-05-2024 22:31 via kfor.com
  
  (The Hill) - Pregnant women and new mothers are facing a deadly mental health crisis across the United States.   Mental health conditions, the leading underlying cause of pregnancy-related deaths in the country, are driving an alarming rise in maternal mortality rates, which climbed roughly 60 percent between 2019 and 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).    Suicides and overdoses account for nearly a quarter of those dea
  
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• Here's what your Social Security COLA increase could be in 2025

  29-05-2024 22:29 via kfor.com
  
  (NewsNation) — Older Americans are feeling the strain from high inflation, and next year's Social Security benefit bump may not offer much relief.
  The latest estimate from the Senior Citizens League projects Social Security's cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will be 2.66% in 2025. That's the lowest increase since the pandemic and below today's annual inflation rate, which has remained near 3.5% in recent months."With the forecast of a 2.66% COLA for 2025, it appears seniors will continue t
  
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• Gymnastics star Gabby Douglas pulls out of US Championships, ending her bid for a third Olympics

  29-05-2024 22:03 via kfor.com
  
  FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Gabby Douglas' long shot bid to make the U.S. women's gymnastics team for the Paris Olympics is over.The 2012 Olympic all-around champion withdrew from the USA Gymnastics Championships on Wednesday, citing an ankle injury.The 28-year-old Douglas, who also helped the U.S. win gold in the team competition at the 2016 Olympics, had been attempting a comeback after an eight-year layoff.She returned to competition at the American Classic last month a
  
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• After ‘whites only’ job posting, tech staffing firm settles with DOJ

  29-05-2024 21:52 via kfor.com
  
  (The Hill) -- A Virginia-based tech company will pay thousands of dollars in fines for a job posting that requested “whites only” to apply.The Justice and Labor departments have fined minority-owned federal contractor Arthur Grand Technologies Inc. a civil penalty of $7,500. The departments also ordered the federal contractor to pay $31,000 overall to 31 people who complained about the posting.“It is shameful that in the 21st century, we continue to see employers using ‘w
  
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• Video released of San Diego police officer locked in backseat with woman he was transporting

  29-05-2024 21:50 via kfor.com
  
  SAN DIEGO (KSWB) — The San Diego Police Department recently released findings from an internal investigation into an incident last year that involved an officer who locked himself in the back of a patrol vehicle with a woman whom he was transporting to a county detention center.The report, which included body-worn camera footage and transcripts from witness interviews among other things, found that then-Officer Anthony Hair violated a number of policies and laws in connection to the events
  
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• Oklahoma Senate votes to override Gov. Stitt veto of police pension bill

  29-05-2024 21:45 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — On Wednesday, the Oklahoma Senate voted to override Governor Kevin Stitt's veto of Senate Bill 102, which would increase retirement benefits for police officers.After Stitt vetoed SB 102 on May 21, Oklahoma's Fraternal Order of Police called on lawmakers to override the veto, citing a decrease in applications submitted to police department. PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Police Union call on lawmakers to override Governor’s vetoOklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond al
  
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• Applesauce maker files Chapter 7 bankruptcy amid lead recall lawsuits

  29-05-2024 21:30 via kfor.com
  
  (WJET/WFXP) — After a major applesauce recall in late 2023, applesauce producer WanaBanna filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy on May 15, 2024.
  Chapter 7 bankruptcy is different from Chapter 11; Chapter 7 is better known as a "liquidation" bankruptcy since there is no plan to restructure the company or any plans for repayment. The company will instead sell off assets to pay off their debts.This image provided by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2023, shows three recall
  
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