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• Edmond couple who disappeared while scuba diving found alive after 36 hours at sea

  27-07-2024 00:11 via kfor.com
  
  EDMOND, Okla. (KFOR) — A miracle rescue of an Edmond couple took place around 1 a.m. on Friday in the Gulf of Mexico. They disappeared while scuba diving off the coast of Texas and their loved ones feared the worst.However, they eventually got incredible news when they were found alive.It was roughly a 36-hour search that thankfully led to good news Friday morning for the Maker family. Their loved one’s were found safe in the ocean miles offshore. OKLAHOMA NEWS: Good Samaritan helps
  
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• Plaintiff in lawsuit over Bible mandate says Walters is violating constitution, religious liberty of students

  18-10-2024 05:00 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — An Oklahoma public school parent, who signed on to a lawsuit challenging State Superintendent Ryan Walters’ mandate ordering public schools to teach from the Bible, says she is a Republican and devout Christian, but doesn’t want the government making a choice she says should be left up to parents.On Thursday, a group of 32 parents, faith leaders and teachers from across Oklahoma filed  lawsuit asking the Oklahoma Supreme Court to block state superint
  
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• Oklahoma City police investigate NW OKC gold coin theft

  18-10-2024 02:24 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — The Oklahoma City Police are asking for assistance in identifying three individuals who allegedly stole gold coins that are of high value from a local business.OKCPD look for three suspects allegedly involved in stealing gold coins. Image courtesy Oklahoma City Police Department
  Authorities say the theft occurred at a business near NW 70th and May.According to OKCPD, the three suspects appeared to be working together with one of the suspects causing a distraction dur
  
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• OSBI arrests Waurika city manager on child sex abuse charges

  18-10-2024 01:54 via kfor.com
  
  WAURIKA, Okla. (KFOR) — On Thursday, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation arrested the city manager of Waurika on child sex abuse charges.OSBI says the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office requested assistance with a possible sex offense investigation in Waurika on January 8.
  Charles Kyote Dunn. Photo courtesy OSBI.During the investigation, authorities identified 30-year-old Charles Kyote Dunn as a suspect in the case. Dunn serves as Waurika's city manager and as a reserve police office
  
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• Man arrested after allegedly stealing from several people in a Shawnee neighborhood

  18-10-2024 01:30 via kfor.com
  
  SHAWNEE, Okla. (KFOR) — A Shawnee man is back in jail after allegedly stealing from several people in the same neighborhood.
  Toni Matasci's camera captured Jeremy Meeks outside of her home in early August."My head's on a swivel and I don't feel safe anymore," said Matasci.She said Meeks has been going around her neighborhood for months and stealing from people."My motorcycle was stolen," said Matasci. "A few of my other neighbors had some stuff stolen, and my neighbor next to me had a lawn
  
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• Homeowners facing lien notices despite paying for concrete work

  18-10-2024 01:30 via kfor.com
  
  NORMAN, Okla (KFOR) — Some Norman homeowners are facing unexpected financial stress.Money they've already handed over to have concrete work done was never passed along by their contractor to the cement company.Now, a lien has been placed on their property."I paid for it before the job was done, before the concrete was delivered, he should have in turn paid that bill and he didn't and I feel like they must be robbing Peter to pay Paul and charging those of us and paying off old bills," said
  
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• Local business owner says company trucks vandalized, tools stolen

  18-10-2024 00:38 via kfor.com
  
  CASHION, Okla. (KFOR) - Bo Goff owns BG Pipeline. When he walked into work Monday morning and saw the windows busted on his company trucks, his heart sank. "It's not a good feeling,” said Goff. “All the windows were broken, and there were actually some tools laying in the parking lot."  LOCAL NEWS: Moore Police arrest one after $15K in LEGO sets, collectables stolen
  Truck windows smashed at local business. Image KFOR.Truck windows smashed at local business. Image KFOR.
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• Norman residents submit petition signatures for public vote on entertainment district

  18-10-2024 00:26 via kfor.com
  
  NORMAN, Okla. (KFOR) — Community members in Norman joined forces to sign thousands of petitions to force a city-wide vote on a pricey project.Norman community members at petition drop-offPaul Arcaroli is one of the founders of Oklahomans for Responsible Economic Development."I saw this as an opportunity to actually have this community come together," Arcaroli said. PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Norman City Council approves entertainment district project planArcaroli's mission is to give Norman reside
  
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• Edmond liquor store murder co-defendant seeks exoneration

  18-10-2024 00:25 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — For 20 years, News 4 has been reporting on the wrongful conviction of Glynn Simmons.Simmons was freed last year, exonerated, and released from prison after spending 48 years behind bars for a murder he did not commit.On Thursday, Simmons' 71-year-old co-defendant Don Roberts was in court, fighting to have his name cleared as well.50 years ago, when Roberts was 21, he was convicted alongside Glynn Simmons. The two men were accused in the Edmond liquor store murder of
  
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• New details after Election Day terror suspect's hearing

  18-10-2024 00:24 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — New details have come out after Election Day terror suspect Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi's hearing Thursday morning.Tawhedi, the 27-year-old Afghan national is accused of planning a mass shooting on Election Day, allegedly inspired by ISIS.
  Thursday's hearing was held at the Oklahoma City federal court. The FBI agent that was assigned to Tawhedi's case took the stand and released new developments. PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Election Day terror plot suspect denied pretrial releaseTawh
  
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• Instagram rolls out new features to prevent sextortion scams targeting teens  

  17-10-2024 23:54 via kfor.com
  
  (The Hill) -- Instagram has introduced a series of new safety features to prevent sextortion schemes, marking the platform's latest effort to protect users, especially teenagers, from online harm. The safety changes are part of a broader campaign by Instagram designed to help teenagers and parents more easily spot sextortion scams, the social media platform announced Thursday.  Sextortion occurs when a victim is coerced to provide sexually explicit photos or videos of themselves a
  
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• One Direction breaks silence on Liam Payne's death: 'We will miss him terribly'

  17-10-2024 23:53 via kfor.com
  
  (KTLA/NEXSTAR) – Liam Payne’s former bandmates in One Direction have shared a statement on the 31-year-old singer’s death, calling him a brother who they “loved dearly.”Liam Payne autopsy reveals extent of injuries
  “We’re completely devastated by the news of Liam’s passing. In time, and when everyone is able to, there will be more to say. But for now, we will take some time to grieve and process the loss of our brother, who we loved dearly,”
  
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• 'All is OK': Serena Williams says she had a benign cyst removed from her neck

  17-10-2024 23:52 via kfor.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Serena Williams says she had a benign branchial cyst “the size of a small grapefruit” removed from her neck and “all is OK.”The retired tennis star, who turned 43 last month, posted Wednesday on social media that she found a lump on her neck in May, had an MRI exam, and was told she didn't need to get it removed if she didn't want to. So she didn't then, “but it kept growing,” Williams said.After more tests, including
  
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• Pizza Hut unveils new restaurant — but there's a catch

  17-10-2024 23:50 via kfor.com
  
  WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Pizza Hut's unveiling a new restaurant — but there's a catch: There is only one location and it will only be open for two days. Also, you can only get one size of pizza.In honor of National Pizza Month, the chain is introducing the Personal Pan Pizza Hut. The restaurant will open in Queens, New York, at 50th Avenue and Center Boulevard.The tiny restaurant will only serve Personal Pan Pizzas to one person at a time and by reservation only, although walkups
  
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• FTC announces rule to make it easier to cancel subscriptions

  17-10-2024 23:48 via kfor.com
  
  (The Hill) — The Federal Trade Commission is taking steps to make it easier for consumers to cancel digital subscriptions.The department will soon implement a "final click to cancel rule," it announced on Wednesday, a move that will require sellers to make it "as easy for consumers to cancel their enrollment as it was to sign up."
  Most of the final rule’s provisions will go into effect 180 days after it is published in the Federal Register, the department said.
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• McConnell privately slammed Trump as ‘stupid’ and ‘despicable’ after 2020 election

  17-10-2024 23:42 via kfor.com
  
  (The Hill) -- Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) privately slammed former President Donald Trump as “stupid as well as being ill-tempered” and “a despicable human being” after the 2020 election, according to a biography of the senator set to be released later this month.McConnell, who publicly feuded with Trump for much of the past four years, also criticized the former president as a “narcissist” and admitted after the 2020 election that “it
  
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• Harris, Trump target specific voting blocs

  17-10-2024 23:38 via kfor.com
  
  WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) - The presidential candidates are working to push voters to the polls.In the final stretch of this campaign each side is focusing their attention on winning over new groups of voters.All of the major polls show it's a tight race where even small margins could make a difference."We have to get out and vote. We have to win, win, win,” said Trump.The candidates are making appeals to voters that may traditionally side with the opposite party.Vice President Kamala Harris is
  
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• Small business disaster loan program is out of money until Congress approves new funds

  17-10-2024 23:37 via kfor.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Small Business Administration has run out of money for the disaster assistance loans it offers small businesses, homeowners and renters, delaying much needed relief for people applying for aid in the wake of the destruction caused by Hurricanes Helene and Milton.The SBA offers Economic Injury Disaster Loans to businesses and people affected by disasters. The SBA warned earlier this month that it could run out of funding, given the anticipated surge in claims from H
  
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• OU announces launch of Enhanced Air Traffic Control program

  17-10-2024 23:21 via kfor.com
  
  NORMAN, Okla. (KFOR) — The University of Oklahoma and the Federal Aviation Administration announced the launch of the Enhanced Air Traffic-Collegiate Training Initiative (AT-CTI) program for qualified OU graduates.The program allows graduates to bypass the FAA Academy and go straight into on-the-job training at an ATC facility. LOCAL NEWS: OU, TCC become first schools to offer Air Traffic training programStudents in the new enhanced program will still have to complete the same background a
  
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• Woman pleads guilty to 2023 Lincoln County murder

  17-10-2024 23:01 via kfor.com
  
  CARNEY, Okla. (KFOR) — A woman charged in July 2023 for her alleged role in the death of her boyfriend in Lincoln County pleaded guilty to first-degree murder on Tuesday.Janelle Brown. Image courtesy Lincoln County Sheriff's Office.According to court documents, 40-year-old Janelle Brown filed a guilty plea for first-degree murder on October 15. In addition to murder, Brown was initially charged with accessory to felony, unlawful removal of a dead body, and desecration of a human corpse. Co
  
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• OKCPD host semi-annual hiring event in November

  17-10-2024 22:18 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - The Oklahoma City Police Department (OKCPD) is seeking men and women interested in its nextsemi-annual hiring event at its training center on November 16, 2024.According to OKCPD, participants can expect a open-house-style event that is hosted twice a year for those interested in joining OKCPD with a first hand inside view of what it's like to become and be an officer in Oklahoma City.Oklahoma City Police unit, Image courtesy KFOROther Headlines
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• Liam Payne died from 'multiple traumas,' 'internal and external bleeding,' autopsy reveals

  17-10-2024 21:55 via kfor.com
  
  (KTLA) – Officials in Argentina have released a cause of death for Liam Payne, the former One Direction member who died Wednesday at age 31.Payne died from "multiple traumas" and "internal and external hemorrhage" after he fell from the balcony of a third-story room at the Casa Sur hotel in the Palermo neighborhood of Buenos Aires on Oct. 16, according to preliminary autopsy details made public by the country's National Criminal and Correctional Prosecutor's Office No. 14,
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• Navy announces USS California Sailor accounted for from WW II

  17-10-2024 20:27 via kfor.com
  
  WASHINGTON (KFOR) - The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced on Thursday, Seaman 1st Class (S1c) Aaron L. McMurtrey, 27, of Durant, Oklahoma killed during World War II has been accounted for.According to DPAA, On Dec. 7, 1941, McMurtrey was assigned to the battleship USS California. The USS California attacked by a Japenese aircraft sustaining multiple torpedo and bomb hits, which caused it catch fire and slowly flood. The attack on the ship resulted in the deaths of 103 crewmen, i
  
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• Liam Payne's family releases statement as more details emerge in singer's death

  17-10-2024 19:58 via kfor.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – The family of former One Direction member Liam Payne has issued a statement after his death at 31."We are heartbroken,” Payne's family said via a spokesperson. “Liam will forever live in our hearts and we’ll remember him for his kind, funny and brave soul. We are supporting each other the best we can as a family and ask for privacy and space at this awful time.''Payne fell from the third story of the Casa Sur hotel in Buenos Aires on Wednesday.Charlie Puth, Ri
  
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• Liam Payne's family releases statement as more details, autopsy results emerge in singer's death

  17-10-2024 19:58 via kfor.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – The family of former One Direction member Liam Payne has issued a statement after his death at 31."We are heartbroken,” Payne's family said via a spokesperson. “Liam will forever live in our hearts and we’ll remember him for his kind, funny and brave soul. We are supporting each other the best we can as a family and ask for privacy and space at this awful time.''Payne fell from the third story of the Casa Sur hotel in Buenos Aires on Wednesday. Charlie Puth, R
  
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• 7-year-old crashes one school bus into another during apparent training in Missouri

  17-10-2024 19:54 via kfor.com
  
  INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (WDAF) – She won't be able to drive for another nine years, but the parents of a Missouri second grader say she's already had her first crash.Seven-year-old Alannah Cheffen, of Independence, said she crashed her school bus into another bus on school grounds.Independence Schools have yet to provide details on Tuesday's collision outside Three Trails Elementary, and Independence police say they weren't notified. No one was hurt.Based on information gathered by Nexstar's WDA
  
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• Election Day terror plot suspect denied pretrial release

  17-10-2024 19:19 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — An Afghani national living in Oklahoma City accused of plotting an Election Day terrorist attack was denied release by a federal judge on Wednesday morning.27-year-old Nasir Tawhedi appeared in federal court on Wednesday for a preliminary hearing after being arrested in Oklahoma for allegedly attempting to buy assault rifles and ammunition for an Election Day terrorist attack on behalf of ISIS.The judge determined that, based on evidence provided, Tawhedi would be a
  
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• Mitzi Gaynor, ‘South Pacific’ star, dies at 93

  17-10-2024 19:14 via kfor.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mitzi Gaynor, the effervescent dancer and actor who starred as Nellie Forbush in the 1958 film "South Pacific" and appeared in other musicals with Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelly, has died. She was 93.Gaynor, among the last survivors of the so-called golden age of the Hollywood musical, died of natural causes in Los Angeles on Thursday morning, her long-time managers Rene Reyes and Shane Rosamonda confirmed in a statement to The Associated Press.&ldqu
  
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• 'ShakeOut' Earthquake Drill kicks off seeking to raise awareness

  17-10-2024 18:34 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - The Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management (OEM) in partnership with several key organizations including nearly 38,000 neighbors are scheduled to participate in the Great Central U.S. ShakeOut on Thursday.The drill held every third Thursday of October is part of a global event the ShakeOut seeks to raise awareness and promote proper safety techniques during a major earthquake: Drop, Cover, and Hold On.(Getty Images)
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• Okla. Breast Center highlights Breast Cancer with launch of High-Risk program

  17-10-2024 18:33 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - The Oklahoma Breast Center is highlighting Breast Cancer Awareness Month with the launch of its High-Risk Program, designed for patients at an elevated risk of breast cancer.The new program is set to come into compliance with the new FDA regulations that require imaging centers to provide breast density assessments in mammogram reports allowing for more informed healthcare decisions and understand their risk, says Oklahoma Beast Center officials.Other Headlines
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