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• Former Disney World employee accused of hacking menus to add profanity, alter allergen info

  31-10-2024 22:29 via kfor.com
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. (WFLA) – A former Walt Disney World employee is accused of hacking the theme park's menu system to add profanity and alter allergen information, according to a federal criminal complaint.Disney was made aware of former employee Michael Scheuer's actions in July, after Scheuer had been terminated for misconduct, the complaint indicates.
  The complaint does not reference Disney specifically, but rather a "media and entertainment company" operating in Florida. A lawyer for Scheue
  
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• One injured after vehicle crashes into building

  01-11-2024 12:29 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - Emergency crews responded after a car crashed into a building Thursday night.Officials say the collision happened near NW 16th St. and Classen Blvd. just before midnight on Thursday. LOCAL NEWS: Police investigating shooting in NW Oklahoma CityOne person was injured, but the extent of their injuries is unknown.The cause of the crash is still under investigation.
  
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• 'It would never have passed' Some Oklahoma lawmakers say private school tax credit system not operating as expected

  01-11-2024 12:25 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — Several Oklahoma lawmakers say the way the state is paying out families taking part in Oklahoma’s “Parental Choice” private school tax credit is not how it was described when they voted on the program.Those lawmakers tell News 4 they were surprised to learn private school families taking part in Oklahoma’s Parental Choice Tax Credit system were receiving their tax credit funds through checks that the state mailed to their kids’ private s
  
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• Police investigating shooting in NW Oklahoma City

  01-11-2024 12:19 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - Police say they're investigating a shooting in northwest Oklahoma City Friday morning.According to the Oklahoma City Police Department, officers responded to the area of NW 10th St. and Portland Ave. around 2 a.m. LOCAL NEWS: Police pursuit ends in officer-involved shooting in SW Oklahoma CityUpon arrival, they found one victim with a gunshot wound to the leg. They were taken to a nearby hospital to be treated for their injuries.Officials say officers also responded to ano
  
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• Body cam shows moment Zachery Bryan was arrested for DUI

  01-11-2024 12:15 via kfor.com
  
  CUSTER COUNTY, Okla. (KFOR) — We are now seeing the arrest of an actor who rose to fame on the hit 90's sitcom "Home Improvement."Zachery Bryan is accused of driving under the influence following a traffic stop in western Oklahoma. RELATED COVERAGE: "Home Improvement" star arrested for DUI againIt was last Friday, October 25, when an Oklahoma Highway Patrol Lieutenant found a vehicle on the side of the road in Custer County.According to the affidavit, it was during the early hours of Octob
  
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• Driver's license delays impacting voters trying to get their absentee ballot notarized

  01-11-2024 00:30 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — Driver's license delays with Service Oklahoma almost prevented a metro mother from casting her ballot. She's now giving a warning to other voters.Michelle Karolicki said she's been without a valid driver's license for a month, after renewing her recently expired license online.Service Oklahoma. Photo courtesy KFOR."I received an email saying that the registration was accepted and that my credentials would be here within about 10 days. That was early October," Karolic
  
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• Epic Charter offers laid-off teachers a pay decrease instead

  01-11-2024 00:21 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - Epic Charter Schools sent out a second letter this week to teachers who were laid off with an option to stay on, but it comes with a pay decrease.On top of that, many of the teachers told News 4 that they were told they could not talk about the agreement and sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement with Epic.
  One teacher who didn't want to be known sent her agreement ,which told her she had just over a day or so to decide. The deadline to decide was set for the end of the workday o
  
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• New bill requires pre-packaged marijuana products

  01-11-2024 00:15 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — The Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority released its emergency rules Tuesday, and it's causing some confusion for dispensary owners. One of the confusing pieces is related to House Bill 3361, which was signed this year by Governor Stitt."The worry I have the most is going to be the quality and freshness of the product," said Shaun Branch, dispensary owner.City of Geary’s entire police force resigns, officials sayMedical marijuana is sitting in jars on display
  
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• Okemah officer arrested for DUI after allegedly wrecking truck

  31-10-2024 23:49 via kfor.com
  
  POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY, Okla. (KFOR) — An officer found himself on the other side of the law and it's not the first time. This time, the Okemah officer's gear and weapons were found in his destroyed truck, along with empty beer cans.We first told you about Officer David Young last year, when the then-Seminole Police officer was allegedly intoxicated and backed up into another car."There ain't no getting past anything like this," said Young to Pottawatomie County deputies.On Friday, Pottawatom
  
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• Oklahoma lawmaker calls for Congressional action on permanent Daylight Saving Time

  31-10-2024 23:40 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — An Oklahoma lawmaker who has been adamant and a strong supporter towards "locking the clock" and adopting a permanent Daylight Saving Time, is calling for action.Senator Blake Cowboy Stephens (R-Tahlequah), who served as an author for a 'trigger bill' this year to adopt permanent Daylight Saving Time in Oklahoma, called for Congressional action on Thursday. PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Oklahoma approves the adoption of permanent Daylight Saving Time“This year, Oklahoma j
  
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• Police pursuit ends in officer-involved shooting in SW Oklahoma City

  31-10-2024 23:34 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - An overnight pursuit ended in an officer-involved shooting in Southwest Oklahoma City. “I looked out the window and realized it was a shooting, so I just basically woke my husband up and told him to drop to the floor,” said Janie Granados who lives nearby. “It was very scary.”  PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Pursuit leads to officer-involved shooting, police sayThe ordeal started with OKCPD officers trying to make a traffic stop near SW 59th and May a
  
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• Why some Oklahoma counties have more places to vote early

  31-10-2024 23:30 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — Early voting numbers are breaking records in Oklahoma, but it's Cleveland County leading the way with turnout.On the first day alone, nearly 9,000 voters showed up in Cleveland County, breaking the record set back in 2020 by thousands.Cleveland County has the third largest population in the state, behind Tulsa County and Oklahoma County, and still had the largest turnout."I think it was because we had more locations maybe? I think that helps get the vote out, so it g
  
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• Deer Creek teen continues homemade haunted house tradition

  31-10-2024 22:33 via kfor.com
  
  DEER CREEK, Okla. (KFOR) - A Deer Creek teenager continues to take the Halloween spirit to another level. His family’s home has decorations galore in their front yard, a haunted house made right in their own garage, and more decorations in the backyard. It’s all a tradition going on 6 years now."So welcome to the carnival,” 16-year-old Austin Huckaby said as he welcomed us into his carnival themed haunted house. LOCAL NEWS: ‘It’s weird’: OKC Zoo scientist stud
  
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• Why this Yankees outfielder is a 2024 World Series champion, even though his team lost

  31-10-2024 22:27 via kfor.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — It was a crushing loss for New York Yankees fans.
  The Bronx Bombers came into Game 5 fresh off winning Game 4, 11-4, to avoid a World Series sweep. By the third inning of Wednesday's game, the Yankees were up against the Los Angeles Dodgers, 5-0.
  After a set of defensive miscues by the Yankees, the Dodgers rallied back to a 7-6 victory, marking their first World Series since the shortened 2020 season. It also caps a record-breaking season for one of the sport's greatest players
  
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• Trump transition official says RFK Jr. wants to force vaccines off the market

  31-10-2024 22:26 via kfor.com
  
  (The Hill) - Howard Lutnick, co-chair of the Trump-Vance transition team, said in a Tuesday interview that former presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is backing former President Trump, is seeking the federal data to prove vaccines should be kept off the market.Lutnick added, however, that Kennedy will not get — nor does he want — the job of secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS).“He's not getting a job for HHS,” Lutnick told CNN’s Kaitlan Collins
  
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• Trump: Advisers told him not to say he would be ‘protector’ of women

  31-10-2024 22:25 via kfor.com
  
  (The Hill) -- Former President Donald Trump said Wednesday that his advisers had counseled him against describing himself as a "protector" for women, a phrase he used in late September as he sought to make up ground with female voters and repeated again at a Wisconsin rally."My people told me about four weeks ago, I would say, 'No, I want to protect the people; I want to protect the women of our country. I want to protect the women,'" Trump said at a Green Bay, Wisconsin, rally."They said, 'Sir,
  
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• RFK Jr. says Trump promised him 'control' of public health agencies

  31-10-2024 22:23 via kfor.com
  
  (The Hill) - Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Monday that former President Trump has promised him “control” of public health agencies, including the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Agriculture, should he win a second term next week, according to a video viewed by The Hill. “The key that ... President Trump has promised me is — is control of the public health agencies, which are HHS and its sub-agencies, CDC, FDA, NIH and a few others, and then
  
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• Trump rides in garbage truck after Biden's comment about supporters

  31-10-2024 22:22 via kfor.com
  
  (The Hill) -- Former President Trump on Wednesday climbed into a campaign-themed garbage truck in his motorcade in Wisconsin in an effort to draw attention to comments made by President Biden in which he seemingly called Trump supporters "garbage.""How do you like my garbage truck? This truck is in honor of Kamala and Joe Biden," Trump said from the passenger seat of the truck, which was adorned with a Trump campaign sticker and Trump flag.Trump campaign staff widely shared photos of the truck a
  
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• Here's why millions of Americans in Puerto Rico, other territories can't vote for president

  31-10-2024 22:20 via kfor.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — More than 3.5 million people live in U.S. territories, according to the most recent Census data. Yet, despite their citizenship status, Americans in Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Northern Mariana Islands can't vote in the upcoming presidential election.American Samoa, while another territory, is a little different — its residents are U.S. nationals rather than citizens. But they, too, won’t be able to cast a ballot on Nov. 5.This restriction is part
  
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• FBI warns of election-related fraud schemes

  31-10-2024 22:18 via kfor.com
  
  The FBI warned this week of multiple types of election-related fraud schemes perpetrated by scammers targeting American voters in the lead-up to Election Day. The bureau said Tuesday that scammers use slogans, names and images of candidates running for office to steal victims' personal information, sell merchandise and fraudulently solicit campaign contributions. The law enforcement agency pointed to four ways voters could fall victim to election-related scams. Voters could be deceived
  
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• Wildlife officials report Chronic Wasting Disease discovered in Cimarron County

  31-10-2024 20:58 via kfor.com
  
  Cimarron Co. (KFOR) - The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (ODWC) announced on Thursday a deer tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD) in Cimarron County.This means the existing Selective Surveillance Area (SSA) for the illness will be expanded in the county.
  The expansion now includes the northwest area of the original SSA. The new boundaries stretch from the Oklahoma-New Mexico line near Mexhoma eastward to Boise City, then southeast following U.S. 287 to the Oklahoma-Tex
  
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• Chronic Wasting Disease found in Cimarron Co., says ODWC

  31-10-2024 20:58 via kfor.com
  
  Cimarron Co. (KFOR) - The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (ODWC) announced on Thursday a deer tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD) in Cimarron County.This means the existing Selective Surveillance Area (SSA) for the illness will be expanded in the county.
  The expansion now includes the northwest area of the original SSA. The new boundaries stretch from the Oklahoma-New Mexico line near Mexhoma eastward to Boise City, then southeast following U.S. 287 to the Oklahoma-Tex
  
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• OKCFD responds to duplex fire in NW OKC

  31-10-2024 20:51 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - Fire officials are responding to a duplex fire in Northwest Oklahoma City.KFOR has a team on the scene near Northwest 10th and Classen.Fire crews responding to duplex fire at NW 10 & Classen
  Upon arrival smoke was visible on one side of the duplex. Fire crews confirm, no one was found home when the duplex fire started and the fire is out.The cause of the fire is still under investigation.Other Headlines
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• Stock market today: Microsoft, Meta and the burden of expectations knock Wall Street sharply lower

  31-10-2024 20:24 via kfor.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is feeling the downside of high expectations on Thursday, as Microsoft and Meta Platforms drag U.S. stock indexes lower despite delivering strong profits for the summer.
  The S&P 500 was down 1.5% in late trading and on track for its worst day in nearly eight weeks, falling further from its record set earlier this month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 203 points, or 0.5%, with an hour of trading remaining. The Nasdaq composite was 2.5% lower and he
  
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• Oklahoma County Grand Jury recommends no charges in three officer-involved shooting cases

  31-10-2024 19:19 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — The Oklahoma County Grand Jury determined that officers involved in three use-of-force cases—one in Oklahoma City and two in Edmond—will not face charges.The grand jury reviewed an incident in Oklahoma City that lead to the death of 47-year-old Brandon Lena outside of his home near Tinker Air Force Base.
  Oklahoma City Police responded to a report of suicidal man in the street in southwest Oklahoma City at around 3 a.m. on August 2. Three officers reported
  
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• Stock market today: Microsoft, Meta and the burden of high expectations drag Wall Street lower

  31-10-2024 19:18 via kfor.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is feeling the downside of high expectations on Thursday, as Microsoft and Meta Platforms drag U.S. stock indexes lower despite delivering strong profits for the summer.
  The S&P 500 was down 1.6% in afternoon trading and on track for its worst day in nearly eight weeks, falling further from its record set earlier this month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 287 points, or 0.6%, as of 2:02 p.m. Eastern time. The Nasdaq composite was 2.6% lower and he
  
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• City of Geary's entire police force resigns, officials say

  31-10-2024 18:57 via kfor.com
  
  GEARY, Okla. (KFOR) - According to the City of Geary, its entire police force resigned at 10 a.m. on Thursday morning.Officials say an interim Chief of Police has been chosen to lead the department effect immediately. The Blaine County Sheriff's Office and the Canadian County Sheriff's Office are also offering assistance. LOCAL NEWS: Okeene Public Schools announce Thursday school closure due to damage from storms"To the Citizens of Geary. We regret to inform you, and we are sad to say that our e
  
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• Jail contract employee arrested, accused of child sex crimes

  31-10-2024 18:13 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - According to the Oklahoma County Detention Center (OCDC), a contract employee at the jail have been taken into custody.OCDC says the jail's Criminal Investigations Division helped the Blaine County Internet Crimes Against Task Force arrested Bradden Rowley. He's accused of Facilitating Sexual Conduct with a Minor, Lewd or Indecent Proposals or Acts to a Child, Violation of Oklahoma Computer Crimes Act - Felony, Exhibit Obscene Material or Child Pornography to a Minor child
  
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• Why doesn't the popular vote determine the president?

  31-10-2024 17:47 via kfor.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – This November, millions of Americans will head to polling stations across the country to cast their votes — not for president or vice president, mind you, but for a slate of electors who will, in turn, hopefully vote for the candidates of our choice.These electors make up the Electoral College, and the votes they cast in January ultimately determine who runs the country for the next four years. Complete 2024 Election CoverageThe system by which a group of electors decides
  
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• 7-year-old mistakenly served alcohol at Harry Potter-themed dinner in Virginia

  31-10-2024 17:41 via kfor.com
  
  VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — A mix-up at a Virginia restaurant led to a child being served alcohol, and while the restaurant said they've apologized and changed their protocol, the mother says that's not enough.FishTails, located inside the Ramada Inn at the Oceanfront restaurant, hosted a Harry Potter-themed event with "potions" you mix into a cauldron to drink, with alcoholic and mocktail versions.
  Last Friday night, Grace Dowell went there for her 7-year-old daughter’s birthday, a
  
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