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• Rides checked for safety ahead of Oklahoma State Fair

  11-09-2024 23:57 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - For some, the rides are arguably the best part of the Oklahoma State Fair. “I would say the rides are 70 to 80 percent of the reason why people come,” said Allen McElyea, the Chief Amusement Ride Inspector for the Oklahoma Department Of Labor.  2024 OKLAHOMA STATE FAIR: New foods coming to the 2024 Oklahoma State Fair2024 Oklahoma State Fair ride inspections. Image KFOR.
  According to McElyea, inspectors have been hard at work since Saturday. As of Wed
  
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• Family offers $10,000 in double murder cold case

  11-09-2024 23:55 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — There's a new effort to solve a cold case dating back four years when Dominique Knight and Madison Carter were found dead in a car parked in front of a home in Spencer.To this day, there have been no arrests made. RELATED COVERAGE: Man who found Spencer double homicide victims speaks outInvestigators hoped surveillance video would provide them with clues, but it never happened.Now, the family of Madison Carter is offering a $10,000 reward.
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• Narcan to be distributed at Shawnee HS football games

  11-09-2024 23:29 via kfor.com
  
  SHAWNEE, Okla. (KFOR) — In Oklahoma, fentanyl deaths are increasing every year.According to the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics, in 2018 there were 39 deaths, last year that number jumped to over 700.Families in Shawnee who lost their children to this deadly drug are now trying to raise awareness.Kristy Reynolds-Oshell lost her daughter Jacee in August to fentanyl."It's literally one pill can kill. It can be your child out with friends and they're just experimenting and everyone, I think, wan
  
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• Stock market today: Wall Street storms back from an early slide thanks to Nvidia and Big Tech

  11-09-2024 22:37 via kfor.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes stormed back from big early drops on Wednesday to finish higher, led by a handful of influential Big Tech companies.
  The S&P 500 rallied 1.1% after erasing a morning wipeout of 1.6%, one where almost every stock within the index had been falling. A majority of the index’s stocks still finished lower for the day, but the performances by Nvidia and other tech stocks were enough to drive it to a third straight gain and back within 2% of its all-tim
  
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• Stock market today: Wall Street shakes off a morning wipeout to end higher

  11-09-2024 22:06 via kfor.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes stormed back from big early drops to finish higher, led by a handful of highly influential Big Tech companies. The S&P 500 gained 1.1% Wednesday after erasing a morning wipeout of 1.6%. A majority of the index’s stocks still finished lower for the day, but gains for Nvidia and other tech stocks were enough to drive it to a third straight gain and back within 2% of its all-time high set in July. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose by 124 points
  
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• Stock market today: Most of Wall Street falls, but Nvidia and other tech stars keep indexes higher

  11-09-2024 21:01 via kfor.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Most U.S. stocks are falling Wednesday as traders scale back their expectations for how much relief the Federal Reserve will deliver next week when it begins cutting interest rates.Seven out of every 10 stocks were sinking within the S&P 500, but the index was nevertheless 0.4% higher in afternoon trading after erasing a sharp slide from earlier in the morning. The gain was due almost entirely to the performance of just one highly influential stock: Nvidia.The Dow Jones
  
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• Wanted fugitive arrested in Holdenville, authorities say

  11-09-2024 20:53 via kfor.com
  
  HOLDENVILLE, Okla. (KFOR) - Holdenville Police Department's Facebook page says a wanted fugitive has been arrested after a foot pursuit and fight with officers.According to Holdenville Police Department, Keith Bear was arrested for a $20,000 Felony Warrant for Domestic Assault and Battery by strangulation and aggravated burglary.Keith Bear was arrested Tuesday night by Holdenville Police, Image courtesy Holdenville Police Department Facebook pagePolice say Bear, faces additional charges of Assau
  
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• Wanted fugitive arrested in Holdenville

  11-09-2024 20:53 via kfor.com
  
  HOLDENVILLE, Okla. (KFOR) - Holdenville Police Department's Facebook page says a wanted fugitive has been arrested after a foot pursuit and fight with officers.According to Holdenville Police Department, Keith Bear was arrested for a $20,000 Felony Warrant for Domestic Assault and Battery by strangulation and aggravated burglary.Keith Bear was arrested Tuesday night by Holdenville Police, Image courtesy Holdenville Police Department Facebook page
  Police say Bear faces additional charges of Assau
  
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• OKC County Health Dept. launches free health kiosk program at select locations

  11-09-2024 20:53 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - The OKC County Health Department (OCCHD) on Wednesday, announced the launch of a public Health Kiosk Program deemed to provide free health items across select locations in Oklahoma County.Oklahoma City-County Health DepartmentAccording to Health officials, the new public health kiosks will be located at nine convenient locations throughout Oklahoma City, Midwest City and Spencer.The kiosks will provide freeitems that are considered critical resources for the public when ne
  
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• Justin Timberlake reaches plea deal in drunken driving case: AP source

  11-09-2024 20:49 via kfor.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Justin Timberlake is scheduled to enter a new plea Friday in his drunken driving case in New York's Hamptons, prosecutors said. Details of the plea weren't disclosed, but a person with knowledge of the deal said Timberlake has agreed to plead guilty to a less serious offense than the original charge of driving while intoxicated.The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly about the case.Timbe
  
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• Oklahoma minimum wage election pushed back to 2026

  11-09-2024 20:30 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — State Question 832, a measure that would increase the minimum wage by $1.50 each year until reaching $15 an hour in 2029, will not be making it onto the November ballot this year.According to an executive order issued by Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt on Wednesday, the proposal to amend the Oklahoma Minimum Wage Act will be pushed back to June 16, 2026. PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Supporters and opponents of OK minimum wage petition react to upcoming deadlineWhen asked about r
  
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• Stock market today: Wall Street mostly slips as traders pare forecasts for rate cuts

  11-09-2024 20:06 via kfor.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are mostly falling as traders scale back expectations for how much relief the Federal Reserve will deliver next week when it begins cutting interest rates.Gains for big technology companies more than offset the broader decline for the market. The sector includes Nvidia, Apple and Microsoft, which all have outsized values that tend to strongly lean on the market.The S&P 500 rose 0.3% in afternoon trading, despite nearly three out of every four stocks in the b
  
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• 'Family's worst nightmare': Uber driver accused of raping, killing woman

  11-09-2024 19:53 via kfor.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (WXIN) – Police say an Uber driver recently arrested in the death of an Indianapolis woman admitted he raped, shot and killed her after picking her up from work Sunday morning.Francisco Valadez, 29, was arrested Tuesday morning by Indianapolis homicide detectives and preliminarily charged with murder.The Uber driver reportedly admitted to police that he shot and killed 30-year-old Chanti Dixon in a fit of rage after picking her up and attempting to rape her in the back of his
  
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• 'I could have been better': Dolphins' Tyreek Hill says of Florida traffic stop

  11-09-2024 19:34 via kfor.com
  
  MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill acknowledged Wednesday that he could have handled himself better in the initial moments of a weekend traffic stop that left him handcuffed and pulled out of his car by police officers near the team's stadium.Hill also said he wants one of the officers involved in the incident dismissed from the police force.Hill said he wishes he did some things “a bit differently” on Sunday, including leaving the window of his
  
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• 17-year-old murders mom in Polk County after killing dad in 2023, officials say

  11-09-2024 19:20 via kfor.com
  
  Previous coverage: In 2023, the teen fatally shot his father in Oklahoma following an argument.AUBURNDALE, Fla. (WFLA) — A 17-year-old was arrested on Sunday for murdering his mother in Auburndale, according to the Polk County Sheriff's Office.Deputies said the teen killed 39-year-old Catherine Griffith, of Port Charlotte, on Sunday evening.A neighbor who spoke to WFLA said she was on her front porch when she saw an argument between the teen and his mom when the boy dragged his mom, believ
  
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• National burger and pizza chain files for bankruptcy

  11-09-2024 19:10 via kfor.com
  
  (WJET/WFXP) — BurgerFi, a national fast-casual burger chain and owner of Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza & Wings, has officially filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.The company expects a loss of over $18 million in the second quarter of 2024 (April 1 - July 1) and has been struggling with lower operational income, rising wages, increased administrative costs, and restructuring expenses. It also pointed to the rising food prices."BurgerFi and Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza & Wings are
  
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• Chicago restaurant debuts 'most expensive' martini in the US

  11-09-2024 19:09 via kfor.com
  
  CHICAGO (WGN) — The average price of a cocktail in the City of Chicago climbed a bit this week after a popular restaurant debuted a new martini that it's calling the "most expensive" in the country.Adalina, a bistro led by Michelin-starred and "Top Chef" alumni Soo Ahn, and Marrow Fine, a jewelry brand with a showroom on the ground floor of the 9 West Walton building, have teamed up to announce the new “Marrow Martini," a drink that comes with a special gift and a hefty $13
  
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• This Day in History: September 11

  11-09-2024 18:50 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - The Oklahoma Historical Society (OHS) is saluting Robert S. Kerr. a man who served the state as the first native-born Governor.According to the Oklahoma Historical Society, on September 11, 1896, Robert S. Kerr was born in a log cabin in the Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory (near present-day Ada).Other Headlines
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• Stock market today: Wall Street slides as traders pare forecasts for rate cuts

  11-09-2024 18:45 via kfor.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are dropping Wednesday as traders scale back expectations for how much relief the Federal Reserve will deliver next week when it begins cutting interest rates.The S&P 500 was down 0.4% in afternoon trading in a wipeout where 85% of the stocks within the index were falling. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 375 points, or 0.9%, as of 12:27 p.m. Eastern time.
  The Nasdaq composite was 0.2% higher. Semiconductor giant Nvidia rose 4.3% and did most of the
  
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• OG&E crews leave for Louisiana ahead of Hurricane Francine

  11-09-2024 18:31 via kfor.com
  
  SHAWNEE, Okla. (KFOR) - Crews with Oklahoma Gas and Electric left for Louisiana on Wednesday ahead of Hurricane Francine.According to OG&E, the storm is predicted to be a Category 1 hurricane with up to 100 mph winds by Wednesday afternoon or evening. LOCAL NEWS: Shartel Towers without working laundry machinesAt around 6 a.m. Wednesday morning, a fleet of trucks carrying line crews and support personnel left Shawnee for Louisiana. Crews from Oklahoma City, Enid, Ardmore, Muskogee, Kellyville
  
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• New Hampshire governor helps save choking man at lobster roll-eating contest, video shows

  11-09-2024 18:05 via kfor.com
  
  (The Hill) – New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R) sprung into action this weekend when he realized a contestant in a lobster roll-eating contest was choking — performing the Heimlich maneuver on the competitive eater until first responders could take over.“In the commotion and excitement of the contest, I was the first to notice that the gentleman at the far end of the row of contestants was choking. So, I moved forward and immediately started giving him the Heimlich,” Sun
  
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• Hurricane Francine targets the Louisiana coast

  11-09-2024 18:03 via kfor.com
  
  MORGAN CITY, La. (AP) — Hurricane Francine barreled toward Louisiana on Wednesday as residents made last-minute trips in the morning rain to stock up on final supplies at boarded-up businesses.Francine continues to strengthenFrancine to bring rain, wind Francine Becomes a Hurricane, Tropical Storm Conditions for Acadiana
  The storm is expected to make landfall in the coming hours as forecasters raised threats of potentially deadly storm surge, widespread flooding and destructive w
  
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• Hurricane Francine strengthens into a Category 2 storm ahead of landfall in Louisiana

  11-09-2024 18:03 via kfor.com
  
  MORGAN CITY, La. (AP) — Hurricane Francine strengthened Wednesday into a Category 2 storm and is expected to make landfall in Louisiana as forecasters raised threats of potentially deadly storm surge, widespread flooding and destructive winds on the northern U.S. Gulf coast.Francine is drawing fuel from exceedingly warm Gulf of Mexico waters. The storm is forecast to crash into a fragile coastal region that still hasn’t fully recovered from a series of devastating hurr
  
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• Sheriff office assistance grants announced for all counties, says AG Drummond

  11-09-2024 18:02 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - On Wednesday, the Oklahoma Attorney General’s Office announced all 77 counties are set to receive sheriff office assistance grants that aim to bolster law enforcement services within their counties.The new program created by House Bill 2914 established the Oklahoma Sheriff’s Office Funding Assistance Grant Program and appropriated $18 million to the fund, according to the Attorney General Gentner Drummond's office. Oklahoma AG Office offers assistance to Sherif
  
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• The Oklahoma Supreme Court denies a request to reconsider Tulsa Race Massacre lawsuit dismissal

  11-09-2024 18:01 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Supreme Court has rejected a request to reconsider its ruling to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the last two known living survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.Without comment, seven members of the court on Tuesday turned away the request by 110-year-old Viola Fletcher and 109-year-old Lessie Benningfield Randle to rehear its June ruling that upheld a decision by a district court judge in Tulsa to dismiss the case.Justice James Edmondson would have reheard
  
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• Retired flight attendant pushes cart from Boston to NYC to honor 9/11 crews

  11-09-2024 17:49 via kfor.com
  
  NEW YORK (WPIX) — A 210-mile journey pushing an airline beverage cart from Boston’s Public Garden to the 9/11 memorial at Ground Zero in New York City is how retired flight attendant Paul Veneto honors the memory of the flight crews that lost their lives in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks."I flew with every one of these guys. Amy Jarret worked with me on the back of the plane," said Veneto as he showed a picture of the flight crew aboard United Airlines Flight 175 on Sept. 11, 2001.Ve
  
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• Three injured in Maysville explosion

  11-09-2024 17:45 via kfor.com
  
  MAYSVILLE, Okla. (KFOR) - Emergency crews responded to a reported explosion in Maysville Wednesday morning.Officials say crews responded to a plant in the Maysville area. Three people have been injured in a substation explosion next to a pipeline.Video from McIntyre Law Chopper 4 shows smoke and burnt grass around the plant.The fire has been put out and crews are working to clean up the area.
  The cause has not been determined.
  
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• Trump bashes ABC, says he’s ‘less inclined’ to do another debate

  11-09-2024 17:21 via kfor.com
  
  (The Hill) -- Former President Donald Trump railed against ABC News on Wednesday over its handling of his debate with Vice President Kamala Harris and signaled he may not be interested in attending another one before Election Day.Trump phoned into “Fox & Friends” the morning after the debate, where he repeatedly attacked ABC for how it fact-checked his statements compared to Harris and at one point suggested the network should have its broadcast license revoked.“It was thre
  
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• 'A tragedy': Harris calls out Trump's question of her race in debate

  11-09-2024 17:21 via kfor.com
  
  (NewsNation) — Vice President Kamala Harris, for the first time, responded to Donald Trump's comment about her racial identity, calling it a "tragedy" that the former president uses "race to divide the American people."In the first debate between the two presidential candidates, Trump said he doesn’t care about how Harris identifies, though he repeated claims that the vice president didn’t identify as Black before and does now.In July, Trump falsely suggested Harris had misled
  
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• Trump: Taylor Swift will 'probably pay a price' in the marketplace for Harris endorsement

  11-09-2024 17:19 via kfor.com
  
  (The Hill) -- Former President Donald Trump shrugged off Taylor Swift's endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 election, predicting Wednesday that the megastar may "pay a price for it in the marketplace."I was not a Taylor Swift fan," Trump said during an interview with "Fox & Friends."
  "It was just a question of time. She couldn’t possibly endorse Biden... But she’s a very liberal person," the former president continued. "She seems to always endorse a Democrat,
  
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• Police trying to identify three in connection to Oklahoma City shooting

  11-09-2024 16:17 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - Oklahoma City Police are looking to identify three people regarding a shooting in Bricktown on September 1.According to the Oklahoma City Police Department, investigators are trying to identify them in connection to the shooting. LOCAL NEWS: Two arrested in Bricktown shooting; Police release surveillance footageOKCPD looking for three in connection to shooting. Image: OKCPD.
  Anyone with information is asked to contact OKC Crime Stoppers by calling 405-235-7300 or submittin
  
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• Why are so many parents 'so stressed they cannot function'? 

  11-09-2024 15:21 via kfor.com
  
  (The Hill) - Stress levels among modern-day parents appear to be growing at an alarming rate — so much so that U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy recently issued an advisory calling parental stress an urgent public health issue.   Parents in 2024 are handling the traditional challenges of child care while dealing with stressors “previous generations didn’t have to consider,” Murthy, who is a father himself, said in the advisory.  As a result, 41 percent of t
  
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• Soul singer Frankie Beverly dies at 77

  11-09-2024 15:08 via kfor.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Singer and songwriter Frankie Beverly, who fronted the soul/funk band Maze, has died at 77, his family announced.“Grieving the loss of a loved one is a deeply personal and emotional experience,” his family wrote in a message posted to the official Instagram account of Frankie Beverly and Maze. “During this time, as we are navigating feelings of sorrow, reflection, and remembrance we kindly ask for privacy and understanding, allowing us the space to grieve in o
  
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• Bag of Cheetos had 'huge' negative impact on caverns' ecosystem, NPS warns

  11-09-2024 15:01 via kfor.com
  
  CARLSBAD, N.M. (KRQE) — A bag of Cheetos that was dropped on the ground at Carlsbad Caverns National Park had a large impact on the cave's ecosystem, according to National Park Service staff."At the scale of human perspective, a spilled snack bag may seem trivial, but to the life of the cave it can be world-changing," an NPS official wrote on Facebook on Sept. 6. Staff said the bag was found off-trail in the Big Room.
  The processed corn in Cheetos was softened by the humidity of the c
  
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• Shartel Towers without working laundry machines

  11-09-2024 13:35 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — Shartel Towers is in the headlines again, this time residents say they haven't had working laundry machines for nearly a month.One woman News 4 spoke with says herself, like many others at Shartel Towers are disabled, so it is hard enough for them to get around, making it impossible for them to find another way to do their laundry."You have to wash your underwear in the sink, think about that," a resident at Shartel Towers said. Problems persist at OKC senior living
  
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• Federal judge orders Walters, state school board reveal reason for revocation of former Norman teacher’s certificate

  11-09-2024 13:32 via kfor.com
  
  DENVER, Colo. (KFOR) — A federal judge is demanding Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters and Oklahoma State Board of Education (OSBE) members give him a documented explanation about why they voted to revoke former Norman teacher Summer Boismier’s teaching certificate.Walters and Oklahoma State Board of Education members voted unanimously to revoke Boismier’s teaching certificate at their meeting on August 22. ‘Can’t trust a word they say’: OSDE cancels N
  
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• 'It was disgusting': NW OKC water main break that flooded streets expected to take third day to repair

  11-09-2024 13:23 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – The City of Oklahoma City says a water main break that flooded city streets Monday will take overnight work to repair, with no clear indication on when it could be completely fixed.Line Maintenance crews were out near NW 6th and Penn again Tuesday after the initial break Monday caused flooding and impacted water pressure for neighboring businesses and residents. Special equipment had to be brought in Tuesday, the city says, because the broken main is part of one of t
  
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• Families to gather at WTC to honor 9/11 victims, 23 years later

  11-09-2024 13:19 via kfor.com
  
  LOWER MANHATTAN, N.Y. (PIX11) – Twenty-three years after the Sept. 11 terror attacks, families of the victims will honor their loved ones Wednesday morning during a private ceremony in Lower Manhattan. The program at Memorial Plaza will start at 8:40 a.m. and conclude by 1:30 p.m. While it won’t be open to the public, the ceremony will be broadcast on the PIX11 Morning News and livestreamed on PIX11.com.9/11 Tribute in Light to light up NYC sky: When and how to watch
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• Families gather at WTC to honor 9/11 victims, 23 years later

  11-09-2024 13:19 via kfor.com
  
  LOWER MANHATTAN, N.Y. (PIX11) – Twenty-three years after the Sept. 11 terror attacks, families of the victims are honoring their loved ones Wednesday morning during a private ceremony in Lower Manhattan. The program at Memorial Plaza started at 8:40 a.m. and will conclude by 1:30 p.m. While it is not open to the public, the ceremony is being broadcast on the PIX11 Morning News and livestreamed on PIX11.com. 9/11 Tribute in Light to light up NYC sky: When and how to watchDuring the cer
  
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• Firefighters battle fire at Yukon apartment complex

  11-09-2024 13:18 via kfor.com
  
  YUKON, Okla. (KFOR) - The Oklahoma City Fire Department responded to a fire in Yukon Wednesday morning.According to OKCFD, crews arrived at an apartment complex near Rt. 66 and Morgan Rd. around 1 a.m. LOCAL NEWS: Police respond to fatal auto-pedestrian accidentOfficials say a neighbor noticed the flames on the apartment's balcony and called for help.
  Firefighters are reminding residents to make sure their smoke detectors are working properly to avoid fires like this one."So, we just want to rem
  
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• Policy wish lists aren't new: What makes Project 2025 unique?

  11-09-2024 05:44 via kfor.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — Throughout the current election season, Democrats and those trying to prevent a second term for Donald Trump have tried to tie the former president to Project 2025, the controversial plan for a future Republican president put together by the conservative Heritage Foundation think tank.Trump has said he was unaware of the policy wishlist, and more recently, disavowed the plan, despite his close ties to many of its key architects. That hasn't stopped Democrats from warning v
  
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• Police: No local reports of pets being eaten in Springfield, Ohio, despite online claims

  11-09-2024 05:42 via kfor.com
  
  SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (WCMH) — The internet is rife with debate over an Ohio town, with even former President Donald Trump jumping in on extreme claims over immigration during the Tuesday debate.During his face-off with current Vice President Kamala Harris, Trump referenced allegations that immigrants were eating pets in Springfield.
  "In Springfield, they're eating the dogs," Trump said. "The people that came in, they're eating the cats. They're eating, they're eating the pets of the people th
  
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• Who won the Trump-Harris presidential debate?

  11-09-2024 05:41 via kfor.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) - The emergence of Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee presented a re-set in an election that appeared to be tilting in favor of former President Donald Trump earlier this summer.Heading into Tuesday's debate, polls showed Harris pulling narrowly ahead in the likely popular vote, but surveys conducted in key swing states showed virtually no daylight between the two candidates in the states most likely to tip the Electoral College.For weeks, pundits pointed to Tuesday
  
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• Taylor Swift endorses Harris

  11-09-2024 05:12 via kfor.com
  
  Taylor Swift is endorsing Vice President Harris's presidential run, saying she's backing the vice president because "she fights for the rights and causes I believe need a warrior to champion them."The singing superstar — who called herself a "childless cat lady" in a reference to past remarks from GOP vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance (Ohio) — issued a surprise endorsement of Harris immediately following the first presidential debate between the vice president and former Presid
  
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• OHP issues Silver Alert for 77-year-old Yukon man

  11-09-2024 05:00 via kfor.com
  
  YUKON, Okla. (KFOR) — The Oklahoma Highway Patrol has issued a Silver Alert for a missing man last seen in Yukon.According to OHP, Tony Chestnutt is 77-years-old, 5'6" and 170 lbs. He was last seen at 7 p.m. Tuesday near the 200 block of Cherokee Drive, wearing a black jacket and gray sweatpants.Silver Alert for Tony Chestnutt, image courtesy Oklahoma Highway Patrol.
  Authorities say Chestnutt is driving a red 2011 Ford Taurus with Oklahoma tag KNK091.
  Officials say Chestnutt is diagnosed w
  
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• OHP cancels Silver Alert, 77-year-old Yukon man found

  11-09-2024 05:00 via kfor.com
  
  UPDATE 09/11/2024 8:06 AMAccording to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, 77-year-old Tony Chesnutt has been found and the Silver Alert has been canceled.ORIGINAL STORYYUKON, Okla. (KFOR) — The Oklahoma Highway Patrol has issued a Silver Alert for a missing man last seen in Yukon.According to OHP, Tony Chestnutt is 77-years-old, 5'6" and 170 lbs. He was last seen at 7 p.m. Tuesday near the 200 block of Cherokee Drive, wearing a black jacket and gray sweatpants.Silver Alert for Tony Chestnutt, ima
  
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• Police respond to fatal auto-pedestrian accident

  11-09-2024 04:12 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — Police are responding to a fatal auto-pedestrian accident on the Southbound lane of Lake Hefner Parkway near Northwest Expressway.
  Officials say a pedestrian was struck by several cars.Southbound lanes of Lake Hefner Parkway is at a complete standstill as traffic has been stopped while police investigate the scene.
  This is a developing story.
  
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• Trump, Harris spar over Project 2025 at start of debate

  11-09-2024 03:19 via kfor.com
  
  Vice President Harris wasted little time attaching former President Trump to Project 2025 during Tuesday night's presidential debate."You're going to hear from the same old tired playbook, a bunch of lies, grievances and name-calling," Harris said. "What you're going to hear is a dangerous and detailed playbook called Project 2025."Trump pushed back, even as he said the policy documents had "some good" and "some bad" ideas."As you know, and as she knows, I have nothing to do with Project 2025. T
  
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• OKCPD respond to shooting in SE Oklahoma City

  11-09-2024 02:32 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — The Oklahoma City Police Department responded to a reported shooting Tuesday evening in Southeast Oklahoma City.According to authorities, a shooting was reported in the area of Southeast 45th Street and Byers Avenue.Police say when they arrived they found a man walking around with a gunshot wound in his leg. They determined the gunshot had taken place in a different location.
  Officials believe the shooting was accidental or self-inflicted after speaking with a witnes
  
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• When is the vice presidential debate between Vance and Walz?

  11-09-2024 01:49 via kfor.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – Just five weeks before voters head to the polls on Election Day, Republican Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio and Democratic Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota will face off in a vice presidential debate hosted by CBS News.The matchup between the running mates of Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump is slated for Oct. 1 in New York City. "CBS Evening News" anchor Norah O’Donnell will moderate alongside Margaret Brennan of "Face the Nation."The network has not yet
  
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