OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) -A local health care system is asking for the public’s help. The Oklahoma City VA Health Care System says that since the CDC updated its guidelines on the public wearing masks, the health care system is in need of homemade cloth masks for veterans and staff members in non-patient care areas. Organizers […]
OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – Although many non-essential businesses are closed throughout the country due to the coronavirus pandemic, officials with one popular gym say the closure will be permanent at a few Oklahoma locations. On Monday, Gold’s Gym announced that it would be permanently closing 30 company-owned gyms. “Gold’s Gym has been the world’s trusted […]
OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – As the American economy continues to suffer due to the coronavirus pandemic and the sudden drop in oil prices, city leaders in Oklahoma are taking notice. On Monday, officials with the City of Oklahoma City announced that they were preparing annual budget cuts for all city departments. “The COVID-19 pandemic’s economic […]
OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – Oklahomans who do not qualify for traditional unemployment insurance compensation can now submit pre-applications to the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission if they were impacted by COVID-19. The federally funded Pandemic Unemployment Assistance benefits are intended for gig workers, independent contractors, other self-employed individuals, and workers whose regular unemployment benefits have expired […]
OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – A group called “OK Back 2 Work” held rallies at city halls in both Oklahoma City and Tulsa, urging leaders to open the economy back up before Governor Kevin Stitt’s “Safer at Home” executive order expires on April 30. About a dozen vehicles circled Oklahoma City’s City Hall to make their […]
OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – While Governor Kevin Stitt has said the state could slowly start reopening sometime in May, a new model from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation shows a date of June 8th or later for Oklahoma. “We’re seeing states where they really shouldn’t be thinking about relaxing social distancing right out […]
OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – As the spread of the novel coronavirus appears to be slowing across the country, health experts across the nation are trying to figure out if it is time to loosen some restrictions on the country. Many leaders across the country have been paying close attention to data from the Institute for […]
(CNN) — The spectacular collapse in oil markets is showing no signs of easing, as the coronavirus crisis saps demand and producers run out of places to store all their excess barrels of crude. What’s happening: US oil prices plunged, falling below $0 Monday. At one point, oil fell to $-1.43 a barrel. That’s the lowest […]
OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – As some Oklahomans push state leaders to reopen the state, health experts say the number of coronavirus cases grew to more than 2,600. On Monday morning, data from the Oklahoma State Department of Health shows that the state currently has 2,680 confirmed cases of COVID-19. The cases are in the following […]
(CNN) — At least nine people were killed, including one Mountie, during a weekend shooting rampage in small-town Nova Scotia. At a media conference Sunday evening, police described chaos with multiple 911 calls coming in late Saturday at a property in Portapique, Nova Scotia. “When police arrived at the scene the members located several casualties […]
OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – We haven’t seen a lot of traffic in the last month, but this backup was for a great cause. “This is a huge outpour. Overwhelming,” said Sean Olmstead. The OKC resident was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma a year ago. Once a week, ever since, he and his partner of ten years, […]
OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – A woman is dead after a fire began inside her and her husband’s apartment near NW 14th and Youngs around 4 a.m. Sunday. Firefighters say when crews arrived, they found the front of an apartment engulfed in flames. Two people were inside at the time. “When the Inspector Commander was walking […]
OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – It’s been 25 years to the day that 168 Oklahomans lost their lives when a bomb went off at the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building. Sunday morning’s remembrance ceremony was done a little differently than usual. The memorial put on a virtual ceremony since the site is closed due to the […]
Have a question about COVID-19? Email the question, your name, and your city to our doctors at coronaquestions@nexstar.tv to have it answered on “Coronavirus House Calls.” Watch Sunday’s episode above and Saturday’s program below. We’ll be back with you live next Saturday at 4/3c! BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — While some states have yet to see the worst […]
OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — A local food pantry is serving hundreds of Oklahomans who are struggling to feed their families amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “This is what we’ve done for the last five years,” DeBorah Boneta, Executive Director for the Mercy Food Pantry, told News 4. Boneta said right now, the need is much greater […]