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• Juneteenth 2024: Who is working? What is open?

  18-06-2024 18:31 via kfor.com
  
  (NewsNation) — Wednesday is Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day, marking when the last enslaved people in the United States learned they were free. President Joe Biden signed a bill to designate Juneteenth, which falls on June 19, as a federal holiday, and all 50 states and the District of Columbia recognize it as a holiday or observance. However, according to the Congressional Research Service, only 28 states have made it a permanent paid or legal holiday with l
  
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• Victims of food stamp theft will continue to be reimbursed through December 20

  28-09-2024 00:35 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — Over 2,600 Oklahoma families have had their food stamps stolen in the last year, according to the Oklahoma Department of Human Services.Through federal funding, victims have been able to get reimbursed, however, that was set to expire on Monday, September 30.Thanks to a provision in a stop-gap funding bill secured by a bipartisan group of lawmakers the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act of 2025, passed in the U.S. House of Representatives. LOCAL NEWS: Oklah
  
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• WATCH: Tampa hospital uses 'AquaFence' to keep storm surge out

  28-09-2024 00:33 via kfor.com
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Heavy storm surge from Helene left the streets of downtown Tampa looking more like the open ocean – except at the base of Tampa General Hospital, which employed a special fence to keep the water out. RELATED STORY: Oklahoma first responders rescue 98-year-old woman from floodingVideo taken by a TGH employee showed the waters near the hospital, sloshing outside of the AquaFence, technology that was generating buzz on social media Friday.
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• Grounds blessed and broken ahead of construction of new Mercy institute

  28-09-2024 00:33 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - Mercy broke ground on what they call a game-changer for gastrointestinal care, a new facility dedicated to digestive health. The name of the institute holds a special honor."And may almighty God bless the ground and all who will work and be serving here. In the name of the father and of the son and of the holy spirit," said Reverend Jimmy James, as he sprinkled holy water on the grounds. LOCAL NEWS: OG&E crews leave for Georgia as Hurricane Helene slams the coastRender
  
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• Man allegedly steals truck to drive to vehicle theft hearing in Pawnee County

  28-09-2024 00:22 via kfor.com
  
  STILLWATER, Okla. (KFOR) — The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says they arrested a man in Pawnee County earlier this week for allegedly stealing a truck so that he could drive to his court date for a stolen vehicle possession charge.Kody Adams was reportedly at a Stillwater gas station asking people for a ride to his court date in Pawnee County.
  Kody Adams. Photo courtesy Oklahoma Highway Patrol.LifeNet ambulance supervisor truck. Photo courtesy Oklahoma Highway Patrol.
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• USPS wants to raise stamp prices 5 times over the next 3 years

  27-09-2024 23:29 via kfor.com
  
  Featured Video: What does the U.S. Postal Service do with lost mail?
  (NEXSTAR) -- A standard first-class stamp costs 73 cents today, but that price could go up five times within the next three years.The United States Postal Service proposed raising the price of postage stamps in a document submitted to the Postal Regulatory Commission on Monday.
  The price hikes would begin in July 2025, followed by additional increases every January and July through the end of 2027. The agency said these adjustm
  
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• Police seek to identify two suspects in $1,100 perfume theft investigation

  27-09-2024 23:26 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - Authorities want to identify two individuals in connection with a perfume theft investigation.
  According to police, two individuals (shown below) arrived at a business near Memorial/Penn and were captured on camera taking over $1,100 worth of perfume.Police seek to identify two individuals after a perfume theft. Image:Oklahoma City Police DepartmentPolice seek to identify two individuals after a perfume theft. Image:Oklahoma City Police DepartmentPolice say this Vehicle ma
  
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• Military warns short-term spending bill undermines readiness

  27-09-2024 23:22 via kfor.com
  
  WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) - Congress’s temporary spending plan, the continuing resolution passed this week, avoids a government shutdown but U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin warns it delays missions, undermines readiness and puts the U.S. military at a strategic disadvantage.The continuing resolution forces the government to spend at exactly the same levels as last year, with little flexibility. U.S. Army Secretary Christine Wormuth wrote a letter to Congressional leaders, telling them, t
  
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• Oklahoma first responders rescue 98-year-old woman from flooding

  27-09-2024 23:16 via kfor.com
  
  TREASURE ISLAND, Fla. (KFOR) — A team of Tulsa firefighters traveled to Florida to assist first responders during Hurricane Helene.The Oklahoma Task Force One arrived and was dispatched to a home at Treasure Island. How to help victims of Hurricane HeleneA 98-year-old woman was trapped in her house after the storm surge.
  Tulsa firefighters travel to Florida to help after Hurricane Helene slams the coast.Image Tulsa Fire DepartmentShe wasn't able to use her walker because her house was floo
  
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• UPDATE: OKCPD police chase ends in NW OKC, two people in custody

  27-09-2024 23:06 via kfor.com
  
  UPDATE @ 4:24 p.m. - Authorities confirm, the driver hit the passenger while attempting to exit the vehicle while driving. The driver and passenger are currently in custody.No further injuries have been reported at this time.ORIGINAL STORYOKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - McIntryre Law Chopper 4 captured the end of a police chase in Northwest Oklahoma City.The chase began on Northwest Expressway Eastbound from Meridian and topped speeds of 70 miles per hour.Police chase ends in NW OKC, Image courtesy McInt
  
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• OKCPD police chase ends in NW OKC

  27-09-2024 23:06 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - McIntryre Law Chopper 4 captured the end of a police chase in Northwest Oklahoma City.
  The chase began on Northwest Expressway Eastbound from Meridian and topped 70 miles per hour.Police chase ends in NW OKC, Image courtesy McIntrye Law Chopper 4This is a developing story.
  
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• LIVE COVERAGE: Surveying damage from Hurricane Helene in Tampa Bay

  27-09-2024 22:25 via kfor.com
  
  Join the conversation! Leave your questions in the comments on the WFLA Facebook page and WFLA YouTube channel and we’ll answer them on stream.TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) -- Millions of Floridians are waking up to no power and serious damage after Hurricane Helene struck the state as a powerful Category 4 storm.
  #HeyJB takes a live look at aerial footage of the aftermath, plus the jaw-dropping damage photos and videos sent in by Floridians on WFLA.com/reportit.You can submit you
  
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• Stock market today: Dow sets a record as Wall Street drifts to the finish of another winning week

  27-09-2024 22:20 via kfor.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks closed another record-setting week with a muted performance Friday, as hope built on Wall Street that the U.S. economy can manage the rare feat of suppressing high inflation without causing a recession.
  The S&P 500 edged down by 0.1% from its all-time high set the day before, its 42nd of the year so far. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 137 points, or 0.3%, to set its own record, while the Nasdaq composite slipped 0.4%.
  Treasury yields eased in the bond
  
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• Update: Exit ramp closing due to overturned semi near Ft. Smith Junction

  27-09-2024 21:48 via kfor.com
  
  Update: 3:25 p.m.
  ODOT shuts down the exit ramp from I-235 southbound to I-40 eastbound.Original StoryOKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — The eastbound and westbound lanes of I-40 have been narrowed near I-35 at the Ft. Smith Junction due to an overturned semi on Friday afternoon.Overturned semi along I-40 at the Ft. Smith Junction. Photo courtesy KFOR.Video from McIntyre Law Chopper 4 shows emergency crews in the inner lanes where the semi has rolled over into a ditch. KFOR Traffic MapThe truck driver
  
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• Update: Exit ramp closing due to overturned semi Ft. Smith Junction

  27-09-2024 21:48 via kfor.com
  
  Update: 3:25 p.m.
  ODOT shuts down the exit ramp from I-235 southbound to I-40 eastbound.Original StoryOKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — The eastbound and westbound lanes of I-40 have been narrowed near I-35 at the Ft. Smith Junction due to an overturned semi on Friday afternoon.Overturned semi along I-40 at the Ft. Smith Junction. Photo courtesy KFOR.Video from McIntyre Law Chopper 4 shows emergency crews in the inner lanes where the semi has rolled over into a ditch. KFOR Traffic MapThe truck driver
  
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• I-40 narrowed at Ft. Smith Junction for overturned semi

  27-09-2024 21:48 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — The eastbound and westbound lanes of I-40 have been narrowed near I-35 at the Ft. Smith Junction due to an overturned semi on Friday afternoon.Overturned semi along I-40 at the Ft. Smith Junction. Photo courtesy KFOR.Video from McIntyre Law Chopper 4 shows emergency crews in the inner lanes where the semi has rolled over into a ditch. KFOR Traffic MapThe truck driver was reportedly trapped inside, but has now been loaded into an ambulance and take to the hospital.The
  
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• How to help victims of Hurricane Helene

  27-09-2024 21:46 via kfor.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) - As projected, Hurricane Helene unleashed punishing winds and a surge of floodwaters on the Florida Gulf Coast this week. On Friday, emergency crews were working to reach remote communities and restore power for more than 4 million Americans.The first few days of emergency response will be critical to saving lives and restoring essential community services. And many across the country are wondering how they can help. Donate to American Red Cross relief efforts
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• Coast Guard rescues boater and dog during Hurricane Helene, video shows

  27-09-2024 21:45 via kfor.com
  
  (NewsNation) – The U.S. Coast Guard saved a boater and his dog from dangerous waters near Florida's Sanibel Island as Hurricane Helene approached Thursday.The storm, which made landfall as a Category 4 but weakened to a tropical storm by Friday morning, had threatened the Gulf Coast with storm surges that forecasters warned were potentially “unsurvivable.” PHOTOS: Helene brings flooding, damage as storm tears through SoutheastVideo of the rescue, which occurred about 25 miles o
  
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• Rescue underway for 54 people on roof of Tennessee hospital

  27-09-2024 20:52 via kfor.com
  
  UNICOI COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) — More than 50 people were sent to the roof of a Tennessee hospital on Friday, waiting to be rescued as flooding cut the hospital off from land.Ballad Health, a hospital chain headquartered in Tennessee, said at 10:45 a.m. that the Unicoi County Hospital had closed and suspended operations due to the threat of flooding.Unicoi County Emergency Management Agency told hospital leadership that the hospital needed to be evacuated due to the "unusually high and rising
  
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• 54 people rescued from roof of Tennessee hospital

  27-09-2024 20:52 via kfor.com
  
  UNICOI COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) — More than 50 people were sent to the roof of a Tennessee hospital on Friday, waiting for hours to be rescued as flooding cut the hospital off from land.Ballad Health, a hospital chain headquartered in Tennessee, said at 10:45 a.m. that the Unicoi County Hospital had closed and suspended operations due to the threat of flooding.Unicoi County Emergency Management Agency told hospital leadership that the hospital needed to be evacuated due to the "unusually high
  
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• 50+ people awaiting rescue on roof of Tennessee hospital

  27-09-2024 20:52 via kfor.com
  
  UNICOI COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) — More than 50 people were sent to the roof of a Tennessee hospital on Friday and were awaiting rescue as flooding cut the hospital off from land, according to Ballad Health.Ballad, a hospital chain headquartered in Tennessee, said at 10:45 a.m. that the Unicoi County Hospital had closed and suspended operations due to the threat of flooding.Unicoi County Emergency Management Agency told hospital leadership that the hospital needed to be evacuated due to the "un
  
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• Riverwind Casino hosts 2024 season ending lineup

  27-09-2024 20:31 via kfor.com
  
  NORMAN, Okla. (KFOR) - Riverwind Casino's Showplace Theatre is hosting a lineup of folk stars, country music headliners and hard-charging rockers to end its 2024 season.According to Riverwind Casino things are set to get started with three days of back-to back shows starting in October. Some shows are already sold out so grab your tickets in advance!
  Upcoming shows at Showplace Theatre include:
  Jewel and Melissa Etheridge – 7:00 p.m., Thursday, October 3
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• Detectives use Zillow to track down man charged with child porn

  27-09-2024 20:30 via kfor.com
  
  PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) – Rhode Island State Police detectives used a popular real estate website to track down a suspect accused of producing child pornography.Larry Albino, 50, of North Providence, faces both state and federal charges that he produced and disseminated child pornography with a toddler-aged victim known to him.On Sept. 16, the state police received a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, with 10 videos that were shared from a computer in Rhode Is
  
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• Big Game Bound: Antonio Pierce on Raiders loss, Mike Tomlin on Justin Fields

  27-09-2024 20:11 via kfor.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS – Every week “Big Game Bound” takes a listen around the NFL to see what coaches and players are saying into an open mic.This week’s segment features some strong words from Raiders’ head coach Antonio Pierce after his team lost to the struggling Panthers in week three.Plus, the Steelers’ Mike Tomlin explains why he hasn’t officially told the media Justin Fields is Pittsburgh’s starting quarterback for the foreseeable future.
  
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• Watch: Florida home goes up in flames in dangerous flooding

  27-09-2024 19:49 via kfor.com
  
  SOUTH PASADENA, Fla. (WFLA) — While conducting water rescues, the South Pasadena Fire Department and Pinellas County Sheriff's Office found a house on fire Thursday night.Large objects including dumpsters were moving through floodwaters just before midnight, making it difficult for first responders. As the video shows, it was too late to save the flooded home.Crews will continue to respond to emergencies when possible, the City of Pasadena said.Meanwhile, emergency workers in Florida, Geor
  
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• City of Kingfisher asks residents to conserve water due to water plant pump issues

  27-09-2024 19:33 via kfor.com
  
  KINGFISHER, Okla. (KFOR) - The City of Kingfisher is asking residents to conserve water after advising residents about issues with its water plant pumps.Kingfisher officials on Facebook say, parts of Kingfisher are without water as of Friday morning stating on its Facebook page water is in the water towers, but they cannot pump more into them.KingfisherResidents are being asked to use water conservatively and turn off all lawn watering systems as work to resolve the issue is ongoing.Water is ava
  
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• 'We sure this is Shania Twain?' Fans react to country star's look at Grand Ole Opry

  27-09-2024 19:18 via kfor.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – More than a few of Shania Twain’s fans were taken aback by her appearance at the People’s Choice Country Awards on Thursday night, with some of them feeling she was “completely unrecognizable” at the event.“The actual outfit and styling is super fun, love it. But … are we sure this is Shania Twain?” one Reddit user commented under a photo of Twain, with blonde hair and a denim dress, on the red carpet.Shania Twain attends the 2024 Peop
  
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• Local first responders head to North Carolina in wake of Hurricane Helene

  27-09-2024 18:13 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - The Oklahoma City Fire Department says members of the OKC Task Force One left for North Carolina to assist local first responders after Hurricane Helene has left behind destruction in areas of the state.OKC Task Force 1 Deploying to Conover, NC in Response to Hurricane Helene, Image courtesy Oklahoma City Fire DepartmentAccording to OKCFD, the team included several firefighters, police officers and IT technicians.The latest forecast shows Hurricane Helene inland and now li
  
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• Stock market today: Wall Street drifts around its records as Chinese stocks close a monster week

  27-09-2024 18:09 via kfor.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes are drifting around their records Friday as hopes hold that the economy can pull off the rare feat of getting painfully high inflation under control without a recession.
  The S&P 500 was mostly unchanged in afternoon trading a day after setting an all-time high for the 42nd time this year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 341 points, or 0.8%, and on track to set its own record. The Nasdaq composite fell 0.3% as of 12:01 p.m. Eastern time.
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• OG&E crews leave for Georgia as Hurricane Helene slams the coast

  27-09-2024 18:04 via kfor.com
  
  SHAWNEE, Okla. (KFOR) - Crews with Oklahoma Gas and Electric left for Georgia on Thursday to help with power restoration in the wake of Hurricane Helene.According to OG&E, trucks carrying almost 100 line crews and support personnel left Shawnee and are expected to arrive in Georgia on Friday to help those affected by the storm. RELATED STORY: OG&E restores power for thousands in Louisiana following landfall of Hurricane Francine
  OG&E leaves for Georgia. Image courtesy OG&E.OG&
  
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