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• Frozen fruit products sold at Walmart, Target recalled to potential listeria contamination

  30-06-2023 23:28 via kfor.com
  
  (WRIC) — Check your freezers! A recent recall announcement by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration warns that some frozen fruit products may be dangerous.On June 21, SunOpta Inc's subsidiary, Sunrise Growers Inc. issued a recall of specific frozen fruit products linked to pineapple due to a potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Biden plots new course to get relief for student borrowersProducts were distributed via the following retailers:
  Walmart: Great Value Mixed Fruit,
  
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• YouTube TV notifies customers of another big price jump

  13-12-2024 03:35 via kfor.com
  
  (WXIN) -- YouTube TV customers will see a price increase within the next month.In an email to subscribers, the streaming service indicated the monthly price for the YouTube TV Base Plan would rise from $72.99 to $82.99 starting on Jan. 13, 2025.The email said the hike was due to the “rising cost of content and the investments we make in the quality of our service.”“We don’t make these decisions lightly, and we realize this has an impact on our members,” the email sa
  
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• WarnerBros. Discovery announces major corporate restructure

  13-12-2024 02:54 via kfor.com
  
  (The Hill) -- Media conglomerate WarnerBros. Discovery (WBD) announced a major restructuring of its business on Thursday, splitting its linear and streaming arms into two separate companies as it eyes potential mergers and acquisitions in the coming year.Under the new corporate structure, WBD will serve as the parent company for two distinct operating divisions: Global Linear Networks and Streaming and Studios.
  The company said it expects the new corporate structure will "enhance clarity and foc
  
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• Salvation Army angel tree gifts need turned in by Friday

  13-12-2024 01:33 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - Heads up, if you adopted an angel for the Salvation Army angel tree program, they need those gifts as soon as possible since they already had to extend their deadline earlier this week.There’s gifts of all kinds getting ready at the Salvation Army’s warehouse for their angel tree program, but as of right now, they’re still in need of quite a bit of help. LOCAL NEWS: Families feel ‘holiday spirit’ during Midwest City Shop with a Cop"We're still
  
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• Father arrested after infant suffers from brain bleed and bruises

  13-12-2024 01:30 via kfor.com
  
  DEL CITY, Okla. (KFOR) — A father remains locked up after admitting to hitting his six-week old baby boy.Court documents reveal 24-year-old Abraham Chavez allegedly attacked his girlfriend while she was holding their six-week-old baby.Joe Dorman, CEO of Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy, reacted to new court documents detailing the disturbing case of child neglect."This is just a tragic story," said Dorman.On Tuesday, the Oklahoma City Police Department received a call from employees a
  
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• Alleged group of bank scammers taking thousands from Oklahomans

  13-12-2024 01:30 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — Oklahoma City Police are investigating a group of alleged scammers swiping Oklahomans' money, leaving bank accounts drained."It's tens of thousands. I don't have an exact dollar figure, but it's a significant amount of cash," said Gary Knight with the Oklahoma City Police Department.Authorities say the alleged scammers will go into banks and open accounts. From there, they will call people impersonating that bank. It's unclear what's being done to access client infor
  
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• Court documents reveal new details in SW OKC ATM theft

  13-12-2024 01:02 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — A man was arrested on Friday after an armed robbery call where a suspect forced a metro store owner to help steal his store's ATM."I feel for the store owner, he didn't need a gun in his face," said Patrick Engle, who said he helped Oklahoma City Police find the suspect.Engle said he owns the house where the getaway car used in the crime was allegedly found. Eventually, the ATM would be found in a shed nearby. Records show it was damaged as if someone had tried to br
  
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• Box truck loses control, hits fire truck on Michigan highway, video shows

  13-12-2024 00:49 via kfor.com
  
  COMSTOCK TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) – Deputies in Michigan say multiple fire vehicles and a sheriff's office cruiser were hit Thursday morning as they were responding to a crash in Comstock Township.The original crash took place on eastbound I-94 near the 80.5 mile marker, according to the Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office. No one was hurt in that crash.First responders were assisting when a 24-foot box truck jackknifed on the interstate while driving toward the scene.A photo released by the K
  
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• 'Vanderpump Rules' star James Kennedy arrested on suspicion of misdemeanor domestic violence

  13-12-2024 00:02 via kfor.com
  
  BURBANK, Calif. (AP) — “Vanderpump Rules” star James Kennedy has been arrested on suspicion of misdemeanor domestic violence, police said Thursday.Police in Burbank, California, near Los Angeles were sent to a residence after a report of a man and woman arguing at about 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Burbank Police Sgt. Stephen Turner said in an email.The investigation determined it was a domestic incident between the 32-year-old Kennedy, whose legal name is James Kennedy Geo
  
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• Moore Police Department holds first Police Academy

  12-12-2024 23:53 via kfor.com
  
  MOORE, Okla. (KFOR) - The Moore Police Department just became an accredited police training city. Instead of hiring once or twice annually, this means they can now hold several academies a year."Absolutely more efficient and a higher level of training and more consistent training," said Police Chief Todd Gibson. LOCAL NEWS: Non-profit helps renovate cancer fighter’s homeThe Moore Police Department is in week two of their first academy program. Before the department was accredited, they had
  
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• DOJ: No undercover FBI agents were present for Jan. 6, countering conspiracy theories

  12-12-2024 23:45 via kfor.com
  
  (The Hill) - There were no undercover FBI agents on the National Mall on Jan. 6, 2021, as then-President Trump encouraged his supporters to march to the Capitol, according to the Department of Justice's (DOJ) Office of the Inspector General, rebutting a conspiracy theory surrounding the day's events.“We found no evidence in the materials we reviewed or the testimony we received showing or suggesting that the FBI had undercover employees in the various protest crowds, or at the Capitol, on
  
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• EMSA unveils Gen2 Ambulance improving patient comfort

  12-12-2024 23:15 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - Emergency Medical Services Authority (EMSA) announced on Thursday, the launch of the organization’s first Gen2 Ambulance in Oklahoma City.According to EMSA officials, the Gen2 Ambulance looks very similar to existing EMSA units from the exterior but the interior ambulance layout has been reconfigured to help paramedics and EMTs treat and care for patients.Gen2 Ambulance debut at EMSA headquarters, Image courtesy EMSA
  The Gen2 Ambulance debut at EMSA headquarters show
  
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• Equifax settlement: Additional payments are coming, here's who is eligible

  12-12-2024 23:11 via kfor.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – It's a good time to check your junk mail.According to an email sent Monday, some people will be receiving another piece of the $700 million Equifax data breach settlement.The initial settlement set aside $425 million for consumers, and the upcoming payments are being made to distribute what's left of the money to eligible recipients.The email, sent from an address verified by the Federal Trade Commission, states: "You have a valid claim and are eligible for an additional paymen
  
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• TikTok fights to stop U.S. ban

  12-12-2024 23:05 via kfor.com
  
  WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) - TikTok is scrambling in federal court to halt a law forcing the company to sell to a U.S. owner or be banned in the U.S. January 19th.TikTok refuses to sell. Monday they filed a motion to a federal appeals court after three judges on the court ruled to uphold the law last week.In the filing TikTok argues the law is unconstitutional and a violation of First Amendment rights. The company requests the case be delayed until the Supreme Court can review it and after President-e
  
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• Oklahoma woman pardoned by President Biden in new clemency order

  12-12-2024 23:05 via kfor.com
  
  WASHINGTON D.C. (KNWA/KFTA) — An Oklahoma woman was pardoned on Thursday by President Biden along with 38 other Americans as part of the largest single-day act of clemency in modern U.S. history.In addition to the 39 pardons, Biden commuted the sentences of 1,500 others. Those commutations were for people who have served at least a year of home confinement following the COVID-19 pandemic. One in every five prisoners had tested positive for the virus during the pandemic, the Associated Pres
  
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• Increased Christianity in schools opens the door to Satanic Temple education programs

  12-12-2024 23:03 via kfor.com
  
  (The Hill) - The Satanic Temple is increasing its work in schools across the country, trying to combat a rise in religious teachings.  The group, launched in 2013 to battle the "intrusion of Christian values on American politics," recently began a religious release program in an Ohio school district and plans to expand to a district in Tennessee soon.  It does not seek to convert students toward Satan but wants to be a bulwark against increased religious education. “A lot of
  
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• Morgan Wallen is sentenced in chair-throwing case

  12-12-2024 22:29 via kfor.com
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – Country music star Morgan Wallen appeared in a Nashville courtroom Thursday to take a plea deal for throwing a chair from a Broadway rooftop bar earlier this year.Wallen pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor reckless endangerment charges, rather than felony reckless endangerment.Country singer Morgan Wallen arrested in Nashville after throwing chair from bar rooftop
  A Nashville judge approved a suspended sentence of 11 months and 29 days, minus seven days' incarcerati
  
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• Ontario premier says he will cut off energy to the US if Trump imposes tariffs

  12-12-2024 22:27 via kfor.com
  
  TORONTO (AP) — The premier of Canada's most populous province said Wednesday he will cut off energy to the United States if President-elect Donald Trump imposes sweeping tariffs on all Canadian products.Trump has threatened to impose a 25% tax on all products entering the U.S. from Canada and Mexico unless they stem the flow of migrants and drugs.“We're going to put our list together, and I'm sure the other provinces will as well. But we will go to the f
  
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• US wildlife officials plan to label monarch butterflies as threatened species

  12-12-2024 22:26 via kfor.com
  
  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — U.S. wildlife officials announced a decision Tuesday to extend federal protections to monarch butterflies after years of warnings from environmentalists that populations are shrinking and the beloved pollinator may not survive climate change.The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service plans to add the butterfly to the threatened species list by the end of next year following an extensive public comment period.“The iconic monarch butterfly is cherished across North America
  
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• Stock market today: Wall Street’s rally stalls as Nasdaq pulls back from its record

  12-12-2024 22:20 via kfor.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes fell Thursday following some potentially discouraging dataon the economy.The S&P 500 slipped 0.5% for its fourth loss in the last six days. It’s a pause for the index, which has been rallying toward one of its best years of the millennium.
  The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 234 points, or 0.5%, and the Nasdaq composite sank 0.7% from its record set the day before.A report early in the morning said more U.S. workers applied for unemployment be
  
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• One person injured, another arrested after shooting in Logan County

  12-12-2024 21:34 via kfor.com
  
  LOGAN COUNTY, Okla. (KFOR) — One person has been arrested and another was taken to the hospital after a shooting near S Bryant Road and Shelly Lane in Logan County on Thursday afternoon.The Logan County Sheriff's Office says a man shot his roommate at the house they share together south of Guthrie. The suspect then jumped out of the window and ran to their neighbor's house.Authorities also tell News 4 that OSBI is being contacted.
  
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• Brown snow falls over Maine town; officials warn against touching, eating it

  12-12-2024 20:25 via kfor.com
  
  RUMFORD, Maine (WJW) – Residents in the Maine town of Rumsford are being asked to avoid touching or ingesting any "brown" snow that fell over the area this week.The town was treated to the not-so-white snowfall on Tuesday. Local officials have since determined the cause to be a malfunction at a paper mill, explaining that the mill had released a paper-making byproduct called "black liquor" into the area, resulting in "precipitation of brown or tan colored snow," according to a Facebook pos
  
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• Trump says he won't restrict abortion pill

  12-12-2024 20:24 via kfor.com
  
  (The Hill) - President-elect Trump said it was very “unlikely” that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) would revoke access to the abortion pill in his interview with Time as the Person of the Year. “Look, I’ve stated it very clearly, and I just stated it again very clearly. I think it would be highly unlikely,” he said. “I can't imagine, but with, you know, we're looking at everything, but highly unlikely.”President-elect Donald Trump
  
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• Florida woman accused of threatening insurance company, saying, 'Delay, deny, depose'

  12-12-2024 20:17 via kfor.com
  
  *Video of previous coverage of the UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting.
  LAKELAND, Fla. (WFLA) — A Florida woman who is accused of ending a call to an insurance company with the words "delay, deny, depose" was charged Tuesday.In an arrest affidavit, the Lakeland Police Department said officers were contacted by the FBI on Tuesday regarding an alleged threat made over the phone. ‘You’re an idiot’: Man gets stuck in chimney while allegedly attempting to flee Massachusetts policeBr
  
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• Stock market today: Wall Street stalls as indexes drift near records

  12-12-2024 19:50 via kfor.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes are drifting lower Thursday following some potentially discouraging data on the economy.The S&P 500 slipped 0.3%, potentially on track for its third loss in the last four days. That would count as a stumble amid a big rally that’s carried the index toward the close of one of its best years of the millennium.
  The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 154 points, or 0.4%, as of 1:45 p.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite fell 0.3% from its record
  
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• Detention officer accused of using excessive force on a resident

  12-12-2024 19:07 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - According to the Oklahoma County Detention Center, a detention officer has been accused of using excessive force on a resident.Official say OCDC's Criminal Investigation Divisions announced the arrest of James Moten on Thursday on one criminal misdemeanor count of Assault and Battery.
  James Moten. Image courtesy OCDC.
  According to investigators, Moten has been accused of using excessive force while escorting a handcuffed detainee to the men's holding area. He allegedly pul
  
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• Flu vaccines drop among kids despite record deaths last year: CDC

  12-12-2024 19:06 via kfor.com
  
  (The Hill) - Fewer children in the U.S. have gotten a flu vaccine in 2024 compared to last year, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).  As of Nov. 30, about 36 percent of the nation’s children aged six months to 17 received a flu vaccination, a drop from last year’s 43 percent. These numbers could change since roughly 10 percent of children had a parent report they intend to get their child vaccinated and about 14 percent had a par
  
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• Enid PD seek to identify woman in shoplifting investigation

  12-12-2024 18:35 via kfor.com
  
  ENID, Okla. (KFOR) - The Enid Police Department is asking for the public's help in
  identifying a woman in connection with a shoplifting investigation.Authorities say, they are seeking to speak to the the woman shown in the photos below.
  Authorities in Enid seek to identify woman in connection to shoplifting investigation, Image courtesy Enid PD Facebook pageAuthorities in Enid seek to identify woman in connection to shoplifting investigation, Image courtesy Enid PD Facebook page‘You should
  
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• Trump again named Time's Person of the Year

  12-12-2024 17:32 via kfor.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump rang the opening bell Thursday at the New York Stock Exchange after being recognized for the second time by Time magazine as its Person of the Year.The honors for the businessman-turned-politician are a measure of Trump's remarkable comeback from an ostracized former president who refused to accept his election loss four years ago to a president-elect who won the White House decisively in November.Before he rang the opening b
  
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• Used this parking app? You may qualify for part of $32.8 million settlement

  12-12-2024 17:14 via kfor.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — If you’re one of the 21 million users of the ParkMobile mobile parking app who were involved in an alleged data breach, you may qualify for part of a $32.8 million proposed settlement.A 2021 lawsuit filed in Georgia accused ParkMobile of failing to protect customers from a data breach after “an unknown actor’s unauthorized access to the Personal Information of ParkMobile App users.”According to the lawsuit, the compromised information included license pl
  
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