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• 4Warn Storm Team attends 2024 National Weather Festival

  26-10-2024 23:45 via kfor.com
  
  NORMAN, Okla. (KFOR) — The 2024 National Weather Festival brought in a "storm" of visitors that packed into the National Weather Center in Norman on Saturday.The annual event is a great opportunity for Oklahomans and weather lovers alike to come and meet meteorologists like the 4 Warn Storm Team. The festival typically draws in more than 4,000 guests each year. LOCAL NEWS: OU kicks off National Weather Festival Oct. 26News 4 brought out McIntyre Law Chopper 4 and Interceptor 4 to the event
  
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• What is GivingTuesday, and when is it?

  26-10-2024 15:00 via kfor.com
  
  Since it started as a hashtag in 2012, GivingTuesday, the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, has become one of the biggest fundraising days of the year for nonprofits in the U.S.In 2022 and 2023, GivingTuesday raised $3.1 billion for charitable organizations, according to estimates from GivingTuesday.This year, GivingTuesday is on Dec. 3.How did GivingTuesday start?The #GivingTuesday hashtag started as a project of the 92nd Street Y in New York in 2012 and became an independent organizat
  
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• Deadly McDonald's E. coli outbreak grows to 13 states: CDC

  26-10-2024 14:39 via kfor.com
  
  (The Hill) -- A deadly E.coli outbreak linked to McDonalds quarter pounders has expanded to at least 75 people in 13 states, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Friday. The CDC said 26 new cases have been reported in three new states, and everyone interviewed continues to report eating at the fast food chain before their illness started. The most recent outbreak started on Oct. 10.  The agency noted that 22 people have been hospitalized, and two people develo
  
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• Oregon school district calls on Cruz to take down transgender ads

  26-10-2024 13:48 via kfor.com
  
  (The Hill) — An Oregon school district on Thursday asked Sen. Ted Cruz’s (R-Texas) campaign to take down two ads targeting transgender athletes because they include a photograph of two minor girls who are not transgender and whose parents did not give the Cruz campaign permission to use the photo. Cruz’s campaign ads, part of a multimillion-dollar media blitz hitting his opponent, Rep. Colin Allred (D-Texas), over his support for trans-inclusive policies, feature photograp
  
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• Israeli military launches strikes on military targets in Iran, officials say

  26-10-2024 13:44 via kfor.com
  
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Israel launched airstrikes early Saturday on what it described as military targets in Iran in retaliation for a ballistic missile assault Oct. 1, officials said. There was no immediate information on damage in the Islamic Republic.Israel's military described the attack as “precise strikes on military targets in Iran,” without immediately elaborating.“The regime in Iran and its proxies in the region have been relentlessly attack
  
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• 13 year-old dies subway surfing doing 'awful' TikTok challenge

  26-10-2024 13:44 via kfor.com
  
  RIDGEWOOD, Queens (PIX11) — A 13-year-old boy died doing an "awful" TikTok subway surfing challenge in Queens on Wednesday night, according to police and the child's mom.Authorities found the teen unconscious at the Forest Avenue subway station in Ridgewood at around 10 p.m., according to the NYPD.Police said the boy was subway surfing when he fell off the top of the M train.
  The teen, Adolfo Sanabria Sorzano, died at the scene.The boy's mom said he was doing the "awful" TikTok subway surf
  
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• Is credit card debt settlement a good idea?

  26-10-2024 13:43 via kfor.com
  
  (NewsNation) — Americans are drowning in credit card debt, and some may be looking at debt relief programs as a solution, but there are several risks to be aware of.The total household debt in the United States is now $17.8 trillion, and of that, about $1.6 trillion is credit card debt.
  If you've fallen behind on your credit card payments, you have a few options. Experts NewsNation spoke to recently recommended balance transfer credit cards and trying to negotiate a lower rate with your le
  
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• Oklahoma City man says landlord failing to fix damaged apartment

  26-10-2024 13:25 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — A man says management at his apartment complex in Northwest Oklahoma City is refusing to fix water damage he has been asking them to fix for months.The man says management at Penn Station Apartments promised him they’d fix water damage in his apartment if he renewed his lease, but they never fixed anything. ‘It was scary’: Residents react to fire that destroyed OKC apartments, displacing over a dozen peopleOn top of that, he says the new lease he si
  
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• ‘More people involved’: Moore police officer recalls finding nearly $300K of stolen Texas TVs

  26-10-2024 13:15 via kfor.com
  
  MOORE, Okla. (KFOR) — A Moore Police Department sergeant says a tip from an LG loss prevention representative and electronic trackers helped him track down nearly $300,000 worth of stolen TVs from Texas.Moore Police sergeant Justin Sternberg says the TVs were found in an abandoned semi-truck trailer near a Moore business October 17. ORIGINAL STORY: Stolen TVs from Texas found by Moore, Oklahoma City police“There's a gentleman that works for the Loss Prevention Center, deals with majo
  
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• Moore police officer recalls finding nearly $300K of stolen Texas TVs

  26-10-2024 13:15 via kfor.com
  
  MOORE, Okla. (KFOR) — A Moore Police Department sergeant says a tip from an LG loss prevention representative and electronic trackers helped him track down nearly $300,000 worth of stolen TVs from Texas.Moore Police sergeant Justin Sternberg says the TVs were found in an abandoned semi-truck trailer near a Moore business October 17. ORIGINAL STORY: Stolen TVs from Texas found by Moore, Oklahoma City police“There's a gentleman that works for the Loss Prevention Center, deals with majo
  
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• One child injured following hit-and-run in SW OKC

  26-10-2024 05:30 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — Police responded to a hit-and-run after a child was struck by a vehicle in SW Oklahoma City Friday night.According to Oklahoma City police, the hit-and-run happened near Southwest 29th Street and South Portland Avenue.The child, whose age has not yet been released, was transported to a local hospital with their condition unknown at this time.Police have not released a description of the vehicle that fled the scene.This is a developing story.
  
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• Police respond to accident on train tracks in NW OKC

  26-10-2024 04:07 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — Oklahoma City police responded to an accident between two vehicles on train tracks Friday night in NW Oklahoma City.According to officials, emergency crews responded to the accident near Britton Road and Western Avenue just after 8 p.m.
  Police respond to accident on train tracks in NW OKC. Image KFOR.Police respond to accident on train tracks in NW OKC. Image KFOR.Police respond to accident on train tracks in NW OKC. Image KFOR.
  Authorities say a train is currently b
  
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• EMSA safety reminders ahead of Halloween

  26-10-2024 02:00 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — Halloween is less than a week away, and while it's a fun night, EMSA said parents should use this time to prepare for a safe holiday."Who wants to spend their Halloween in the E.R.?" said Tori Thompson, an EMSA paramedic.After nearly 20 years as a first responder, Thompson knows it's not all costumes and candy."We don't want kids crossing traffic. That's where the accidents happen," said Thompson.She advises parents park their car and walk door-to-door with their chi
  
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• Oklahomans react to President Biden's long-awaited apology for Indian boarding school policy

  26-10-2024 01:20 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — President Joe Biden apologizing for the country’s role in forcing Indigenous children for over 150 years into boarding schools, where many were physically, emotionally and sexually abused, and nearly a thousand died."After 150 years, the United States government eventually stopped the program, but the federal government has never, never formally apologized for what happened until today. I formally apologize as President of the United States of America for what
  
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• Oklahomans react to President Biden's apology on Indian boarding school policy

  26-10-2024 01:20 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — President Joe Biden is apologizing for the country’s role in forcing Indigenous children for over 150 years into boarding schools, where many were physically, emotionally and sexually abused, and nearly a thousand died."After 150 years, the United States government eventually stopped the program, but the federal government has never, never formally apologized for what happened until today. I formally apologize as President of the United States of America for wh
  
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• Man convicted for role in 2023 Lincoln County murder

  26-10-2024 00:51 via kfor.com
  
  CARNEY, Okla. (KFOR) — On Thursday, a man has been convicted on charges including first degree murder for his role in the shooting death of another man in Lincoln County back in 2023.Court records show 44-year-old Clyde Clayton was found guilty of first degree murder, unlawful removal of a dead body, and desecration of a human corpse by a Lincoln County jury on Thursday.Clyde Clayton. Image courtesy Lincoln County Sheriff's Office.Clayton was charged for the shooting death of Brian Corey b
  
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• Enid mother and 1-year-old attacked by pair of dogs in neighborhood

  26-10-2024 00:46 via kfor.com
  
  ENID, Okla. (KFOR) — On Thursday morning, Madison Ramey started her day like normal. She had breakfast with her one-year-old daughter, Maeve, and took her outside to play in their yard.Ramey then decided they'd go on a walk and that's when things took a terrifying turn."As soon as they turned around and saw me, the brown one [dog] bared his teeth at me," Ramey said.The Enid Police Department confirmed three people were injured by two dogs. Ramey was taken to a hospital to be treated for he
  
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• One person arrested, police investigating after shots fired in Shawnee

  26-10-2024 00:30 via kfor.com
  
  SHAWNEE, Okla. (KFOR) — Police are investigating after gunshots rang out near Wallace and Draper in Shawnee on Tuesday night.Tari Thomas told KFOR she was fast asleep and was woken up by the chaos unfolding outside of her home. “It was very scary for me,” said Thomas. “There was just a lot of commotion, and then police showed up." Shawnee Police told KFOR on Friday that two groups got into an argument. "Which led to the shots fired,” said Cpl. Vivian
  
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