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Mar 31 2024
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Red flag weather warnings for five states amid fears of "rapid fire spread"
Red flag weather warnings are in place in five states on Easter Sunday, with concerns raised about "rapid fire spread" in New Mexico and fires in other states. The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued the warnings for New Mexico, Kansas, Texas, Oklahoma and Colorado. It defines a red flag warning as one that "means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now or will
NewsweekMar 13 2024
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From the Archives: OK State Fair abductions in the 80s
OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — As Channel 4 celebrates its 75th Anniversary, we are opening the Film Vault. In the 80s abductions from the Oklahoma State Fair had parents terrified. “We’d like to see the day come again in the state of Oklahoma where a child could walk to school without the parents being in fear of something happening.” That was before Amber Alerts, when entering a missing child’s name
KFOR 4Mar 21 2024
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Mom says she wasn’t told deaf son was stabbed due to no interpreter
OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – An Oklahoma mother says she was left in the dark about her son’s stabbing because police never sent him an interpreter. Angila West said no one informed her – nor any other relatives – that her adult son, who is deaf, had been stabbed and hospitalized. She said police never arranged for her son, Robert “Bobby” Osborne, to speak with an American Sign Language interpreter
NewsNationMar 20 2024
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Teen speaks out after road rage incident leaves her with broken nose
OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — A terrifying story of road rage is now under investigation after an Oklahoma teen said she was the victim of an angry driver. She has a broken nose and video to prove it. 19-year-old Marriah Hooks was on her way to work on Tuesday morning, when she and another driver crossed paths. Shortly after, they came face-to-face when the other driver got out of his car. “I made my
KFOR 4Mar 20 2024
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OKC Parks' kick off events focusing on bees and tree classes
OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – Oklahomans looking to burn some calories can look forward to Oklahoma City Parks Recreation host of activities set to focus on the bees and the trees. The Willa D. Johnson Recreation Center is hosting Body Burn on March 22 at 7:15 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. to get your heart rate up. Participants can expect this 16 and up workout class to combine bodyweight and free-weight
KFOR 4Mar 20 2024
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Nex Benedict and the rising threat to LGBTQ kids
A vigil was held in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 22 for Nex Benedict, a 16-year-old who died Feb. 7 after a fight with classmates at an Oklahoma high school. Benedict, who used they/them pronouns, had told family that they were bullied at school. (Astrid Riecken for The Washington Post) Legislatures across the United States have passed a wave of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation. In Oklahoma, legislators
Washington PostMar 31 2024
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Josh Giddey Provides Thunder Spark Late In Season When Needed Most
When the Oklahoma City Thunder needed him most, Josh Giddey turned a corner and stepped up. With the top seed in the Western Conference up for grabs and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander battling through an injury, Giddey has played his best basketball of the season since the NBA All-Star break, and more specifically over the past week. It had been a mostly disappointing third season for Giddey before
ForbesMar 31 2024
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FBI admits spending 'every day' interrogating Americans about social posts
FBI agents have been recorded during a home visit to a Stillwater resident, admitting that scrutinizing Americans over their social media activities is a daily operation, Reason.com has confirmed. Rolla Abdeljawad, an Oklahoma resident, encountered three FBI agents at her doorstep, inquiring about her Facebook posts. Get the hottest, most important news stories on the Internet – delivered FREE
WNDMar 19 2024
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Woman shares warning about online job applications
OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — One Oklahoma woman is sharing a warning with others before they go online to apply for a new job. She applied for a job on one of the most popular job-seeking websites, but the response from the alleged company turned out to be fake. “Don’t fall for it. Just don’t fall for it,” said Donna Shoemaker, warning others about the job scam. Donna Shoemaker retired from Tinker
KFOR 4Mar 31 2024
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Agent Says FBI Monitors Facebook Posts 'Every Day, All Day'
An FBI counterintelligence or anti-terrorism operation was exposed for monitoring radical Islamic speech on Facebook, where an FBI agent admitted to sifting through speech "every day, all day long." FBI agents knocked on the door of Stillwater, Oklahoma, resident Rolla Abdeljawad to question her about anti-Israel comments made on Facebook, Reason reported. Her lawyer Hassan Shibly posted a
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