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• Many obstacles to Trump’s mass deportation promise: Ex-ICE official

  08-11-2024 22:09 via kfor.com
  
  (NewsNation) — President-elect Donald Trump’s promise to deport 11 million migrants in the U.S. illegally has more than a few obstacles, according to a former Immigration and Customs Enforcement acting director.The first is staffing and funding from Congress, according to John Sandweg, who worked in the administration of Democratic President Barack Obama.
  “Trump is going to need a lot more ICE agents. That's going to require a lot of appropriations from Congress," he said.The a
  
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• Several pounds of meth, fentanyl seized in OBN investigation

  12-11-2024 20:50 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - The Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics seized several pounds of meth and fentanyl as part of an investigation into drug trafficking in central Oklahoma.According to OBN, multiple bundles of drugs were found buried in the back yard of a residence during the investigation. LOCAL NEWS: Bodycam reveals officer slamming elderly man to the groundMeth found during investigation. Image courtesy OBN.Meth found during investigation. Image courtesy OBN.Meth found during investigation. Imag
  
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• Edmond PD looking for more information in auto-burglary investigation

  12-11-2024 20:13 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - Authorities are seeking help in identifying a suspect in an auto-burglary investigation.According to Edmond police, the alleged suspect (shown below) has racked up over $1,600 in charges on a victim's credit cards.
  Vehicle used in auto-burglary investigation, Image courtesy Edmond Police DepartmentIndividual sought by Edmond Police in auto-burglary investigation, Image courtesy Edmond Police DepartmentVehicle used in auto-burglary investigation, Image courtesy Edmond Polic
  
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• Denzel Washington says he'll star in next 'Black Panther' film before he retires

  12-11-2024 19:43 via kfor.com
  
  (KTLA) – An Oscar-winning actor is making his way to Wakanda.While Marvel hasn't officially confirmed another "Black Panther" movie, Denzel Washington revealed he's going to be a part of the project.
  During a press tour promoting "Gladiator II," Denzel told Australia's Channel 9 entertainment anchor Richard Wilkins that "Black Panther" director Ryan Coogler is writing a part just for him.Yale to offer a course on Beyoncé and her legacyThe film will be one of the "Training Day" actor
  
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• Apple Music selling $450 book of '100 Best Albums'

  12-11-2024 19:34 via kfor.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — Thinking of getting started on holiday shopping? This week, Apple Music announced the release of a new coffee table book that's sure to entice many hardcore music fans. It'll only cost you $450.The book, "Apple Music: 100 Best Albums," was created in partnership with luxury lifestyle publisher Assouline, who describes the item as, "A celebration of Apple Music’s inaugural list of the greatest records ever made, [the book] is a lasting companion piece to the digital i
  
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• LIVE: Caribbean disturbance has potential path toward Florida, models show | Tracking the Tropics

  12-11-2024 18:40 via kfor.com
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) -- It may be November, but the tropics are still showing signs of life.
  A disturbance in the Caribbean is likely to become a tropical depression in the coming days, the National Hurricane Center said Tuesday. How many hurricanes have hit Florida in November?
  Some models show the potential storm entering the Gulf of Mexico and making a turn toward Florida, but with those long-range predictions, it's just too early to tell where it's going to go, according to Max Defender 8 Mete
  
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• Caribbean disturbance has potential path toward Florida, models show | Tracking the Tropics

  12-11-2024 18:40 via kfor.com
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) -- It may be November, but the tropics are still showing signs of life.
  A disturbance in the Caribbean is likely to become a tropical depression in the coming days, the National Hurricane Center said Tuesday. How many hurricanes have hit Florida in November?Some models show the potential storm entering the Gulf of Mexico and making a turn toward Florida, but with those long-range predictions, it's just too early to tell where it's going to go, according to Max Defender 8 Meteo
  
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• After missing the mark for years, this toy finally makes the Toy Hall of Fame

  12-11-2024 18:21 via kfor.com
  
  ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — My Little Pony finally made it to the winner's circle.After years as an also-ran, the pastel-colored ponies were enshrined in the National Toy Hall of Fame on Tuesday, along with Transformers action figures and the Phase 10 card game.The honorees rose to the top in voting by a panel of experts and the public from among 12 finalists. This year's field included: the party game Apples to Apples, balloons, “Choose Your Own Adventure” gamebooks, Hess Toy
  
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• Stock market today: Wall Street slips as the Trump trade cools

  12-11-2024 18:15 via kfor.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are slipping Tuesday as some momentum comes out of the torrid “Trump trade” that swept Wall Street following Donald Trump’s presidential victory.
  The S&P 500 was 0.3% lower in afternoon trading, coming off its latest all-time high. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 242 points, or 0.6%, as of 12:03 p.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite fell 0.2%.Stocks have been broadly rising on expectations that Trump’s preference for l
  
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• Police investigating deadly shooting at Del City auto shop

  12-11-2024 16:48 via kfor.com
  
  DEL CITY, Okla. (KFOR) - According to the Del City Police Department, investigators are looking into a fatal shooting that happened on Saturday, November 9.Around 12:45 p.m. on Nov. 9, officials say officers responded to Rag City Customs in the 3200 block of Delwood Drive regarding a shooting. PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Del City community creates memorial, mourning the loss of auto shop ownerUpon arrival, they found 43-year-old Tony Ganther with a gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene.Inves
  
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• Yale to offer a course on Beyoncé and her legacy

  12-11-2024 15:34 via kfor.com
  
  With a record 99 Grammy nominations and acclaim as one of the most influential artists in music history, pop superstar Beyoncé and her expansive cultural legacy will be the subject of a new course at Yale University next year.Titled “Beyoncé Makes History: Black Radical Tradition, Culture, Theory & Politics Through Music,” the one-credit class will focus on the period from her 2013 self-titled album through this year's genre-defying “Cowboy Cart
  
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• Two in custody after car theft in SW OKC, police say

  12-11-2024 14:15 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - According to Oklahoma City Police, two people have been taken into custody after an alleged car theft Tuesday morning.Officials say officers responded to the area of SW 89th St. and Pennsylvania Ave. regarding a stolen vehicle. Upon arrival, the suspects ran off prompting a search.Police say two people have been taken into custody regarding the incident.
  No more information is available as the investigation continues.
  
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• One in custody after car theft in SW OKC, police say

  12-11-2024 14:15 via kfor.com
  
  Correction: It was originally reported that two people were in custody regarding the incident, but only one has been taken into custody.OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - According to Oklahoma City Police, one person has been taken into custody after an alleged car theft Tuesday morning.Officials say officers responded to the area of SW 89th St. and Pennsylvania Ave. regarding a stolen vehicle. Upon arrival, the suspects ran off prompting a search.Police say one person has been taken into custody regarding
  
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• Surgeon is optimistic about Chet Holmgren's injury

  12-11-2024 13:30 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — The Thunder are looking to fill the hole left in the lineup with Chet Holmgren expected to miss 8-10 weeks following a right iliac wing fracture.A doctor News 4 spoke with says it is rare to see a pelvic fracture happen in sports; typically they see it in accidents on the road, but they treat it the same.He also says there is optimism about Chet Homlgren's injury."Chet has a fracture of his iliac wing, which is this portion right here," Dr. Brandon Hull, Orthopedic T
  
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• Fans disappointed by Darius Rucker's appearance at Tennessee college football game

  12-11-2024 13:28 via kfor.com
  
  JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) -- Many fans left the East Tennessee State University college football game disappointed Saturday, despite the home team's win. Country star Darius Rucker made an appearance, but didn't fulfill the promise the school's athletic department made.
  The school has a new tradition at home football games, playing Rucker's hit song "Wagon Wheel" at the end of the third quarter. The song's lyrics reference Johnson City, Tennessee, home of ETSU.
  Last Monday, the school announced
  
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• Video shows former New Mexico bus attendant hitting special needs student

  12-11-2024 13:27 via kfor.com
  
  Editor's Note: The video attached to this article depicts violence against a child. Viewer discretion is advised.ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A former bus attendant in New Mexico is facing multiple child abuse charges after for allegedly hitting a special needs student on several different occasions.
  Newly obtained video shows the incidents that took place while the bus attendant, Debbie Chavira, worked for Albuquerque Public Schools (APS).Back in September, APS Special Education Diagno
  
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• 2024's last supermoon rises this month. When can you see it?

  12-11-2024 13:25 via kfor.com
  
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Better catch this week's supermoon. It will be a while until the next one.This will be the year’s fourth and final supermoon, looking bigger and brighter than usual as it comes within about 225,000 miles of Earth on Thursday. It won't reach its full lunar phase until Friday.This supermoon -- known as the Beaver Moon since this is the time of year when beavers hunker down for the winter -- rises after the peak of the Taurid meteor shower and
  
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• Firefighters battle house fire in Moore

  12-11-2024 13:17 via kfor.com
  
  MOORE, Okla. (KFOR) - Fire crews responded to a house fire in Moore Tuesday morning.Officials say firefighters responded to a home near NE 12th St. and Eastern Ave. Upon arrival, they located the fire near the garage and were able to put it out. LOCAL NEWS: Veteran’s home in OKC damaged after lightning strikes homeThe residents of the home were able to make it out safely and no injuries have been reported.Fire officials on scene say they're still investigating the cause of this fire, but t
  
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• 'Stepping on a small little farmer': Metro farmer continues David v. Goliath pipeline project fight

  12-11-2024 13:15 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – An Oklahoma City property owner tells News 4 an ongoing legal battle hasn't been enough to stop an oil company's plan to build a replacement pipeline through his backyard.In October, News 4 spoke with farmer Don Eckroat who said he and other property owners nearby received a letter last year, informing them of Phillips 66 plans to build a replacement pipeline. The company says it plans to replace 37 miles of lines that run from Ponca City through Oklahoma City.The pa
  
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• Marine veteran awarded Purple Heart over 50 years after being wounded in Vietnam

  12-11-2024 01:30 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — A Marine veteran received some recognition on Monday morning that was long overdue. He was wounded during Vietnam but never received a Purple Heart. Thankfully now he has, and KFOR was there when he got it."I wouldn't change it if I could,” Jimmy Ohlheiser said. “There ain't no way."That’s a statement coming even 56 years after Ohlheiser was wounded in Vietnam. Now as he says it though, he finally dons an award on his chest that he so righ
  
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• "It was horrific": Clean up progress after EF 3 tornado hits OKC neighborhood

  12-11-2024 01:30 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — There's a long road of clean up in neighborhoods near Southeast 89th and Sunnylane Road. News 4 talked with neighbors on Monday to get an update on the clean up, a week after the EF 3 tornado touched down.Dining room chairs, bikes, a car flipped upside down, and more are just some of the bigger pieces found in the rubble of the neighborhood.Woman reunited with photo after tornado destroys homeIt's only been seven days, but neighbors said there's already a huge improv
  
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• Asian community calling for change after use of force incident with OKCPD officer

  12-11-2024 01:30 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – Oklahoma City’s Asian community said they have asked for changes to the Oklahoma City Police Department following the release of video showing use of force against a 71-year-old Vietnamese man.“We were forewarned it would be significant,” said Thuan Nguyen, president-elect for Vietnamese American Communities of Oklahoma.OKCPD said it was investigating the October 27 incident after an officer pulled over Lich Vu for a traffic stop. The officer said i
  
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• 168 Days to remember those lost in the OKC bombing: Peter R. Avillanoza

  12-11-2024 01:30 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — 2025 will mark the 30th anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing.We remember and honor those 168 who lost their lives on April 19, 1995, when a bomb went off in front of the Murrah building in downtown Oklahoma City.168 Days to remember those lost in the OKC bombing: Peter R. Avillanoza. Image courtesy Oklahoma City National Memorial Museum.We want to remember Peter R. Avillanoza, while honoring those who survived and thanking those changed forever.
  
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• Veteran’s home in OKC damaged after lightning strikes home

  12-11-2024 00:00 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — An Oklahoma City veteran is spending the holiday rebuilding after his home was struck by lightning.During the tornado outbreak earlier this month, Dallas Norton was woken up around 2:15 a.m."It sounded like a little bomb went off," said Norton.His chimney was struck by lightning, bricks went flying into his yard and his neighbor's. The strike sparked a fire that severely damaged his home."Everything in my attic, all my boxes and boxes of lots of Christmas, I was a bi
  
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• Okla. National Guard hosts annual Veterans ceremony

  11-11-2024 23:57 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - The Oklahoma National Guard honored our veterans at its annual ceremony Monday morning. "We often hear the term freedom isn't free and it rings true when we consider the sacrifices our veterans have made,” said Brig. Gen. Robert Walter, the Assistant Adjutant General for the Oklahoma Army National Guard. "Behind every uniform there is a person… And sometimes a friend that did not return home." Dozens attended Monday’s ceremony. 
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• OKCPD investigates deadly wreck in SE OKC

  11-11-2024 22:35 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - Authorities were called to a deadly accident at Southeast 29th and I-35. Police confirm one person has died.
  Drivers should expect traffic delays and plan an alternate route in or near the area.
  
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• OK State Supt. Ryan Walters announces formation of Trump Education Advisory Committee

  11-11-2024 22:30 via kfor.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - Oklahoma Schools Superintendent Ryan Walters on Monday announced the formation of Trump Education Advisory Committee to oversee federal public education policy changes.
  On November 8, Supt. Walters outlined a memo to Oklahoma parents and superintendents discussing five major areas where President-Elect Donald Trump proposed eliminating the U.S. Department of Education (USDE) and moving to alternative funding mechanisms.The five areas include: Championing parents’ rig
  
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• Bernie Sanders blasts Democrats for their attitude towards Joe Rogan

  11-11-2024 22:24 via kfor.com
  
  (The Hill) - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) criticized Democrats for their attitude toward Joe Rogan and other podcast hosts in Sunday comments.Sanders joined CNN’s “State of the Union,” where he was asked by host Dana Bash about the blowback he received years ago after appearing on Rogan’s podcast and receiving his endorsement.“Yeah, I think that’s fair enough. Look, you’re going to have an argument with Rogan, agree with him, disagree with him. But, what&
  
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• Frustrated at locked up products? Walmart may have a solution

  11-11-2024 22:22 via kfor.com
  
  (NewsNation) — Retailers have locked up everything from pricy electronics to socks and underwear but Walmart customers could soon be able to open security locks from their cell phones.The American retail giant is reportedly testing a new technology that allows employees to unlock cases without manually using keys. The tech is already live in a few hundred Walmart stores, according to Bloomberg.Eventually, the company could roll out mobile unlocking to customers, specifically Walmart+ loyal
  
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• Will Trump's hush money conviction stand? Judge will rule on his immunity claim

  11-11-2024 22:21 via kfor.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A gut punch for most defendants, Donald Trump turned his criminal conviction into a rallying cry. His supporters put “I’m Voting for the Felon” on T-shirts, hats and lawn signs.“The real verdict is going to be Nov. 5 by the people,” Trump proclaimed after his conviction in New York last spring on 34 counts of falsifying business records.Now, just a week after Trump's resounding election victory, a Manhattan judge is poised to decide w
  
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