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• Habitat for Humanity builds special house in Buffalo

  22-09-2015 23:58
  
  As the Pope begins his visit to the United States, there is a project underway on Buffalo's lower west side that has Pope Francis's name on it.        
  
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• All clear for suspicious envelope received by Seneca Niagara Casino

  22-09-2015 23:57
  
  The Niagara Falls Fire Department is investigating a report of a suspicious envelope received by the Seneca Niagara Casino.        
  
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• Vote delayed on former supermarket site

  22-09-2015 23:56
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The Buffalo Planning board has postponed the vote on what to do with the Budwey’s Supermarket site.        
  
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• Jack Eichel scores game winning goal in 1st preseason game

  22-09-2015 23:35
  
  Jack Eichel was the difference maker in the Buffalo Sabres preseason debut against the Minnesota Wild.        
  
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• Local advocate weighs-in on #BlackDotCampaign

  22-09-2015 23:30 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB)- Could a tiny black dot on the inside of someone’s hand really put a dent in domestic violence?
  The founder of an online grassroots effort thinks so; the Black Dot Campaign kicked off on Facebook Sept. 8 and has quickly gone viral, already reaching 10 million people.
  Mary Travers Murphy, Executive Director of the Family Justice Center, told News 4 the campaign has both pros and cons.
  One of the benefits, she said, is the creativity it shows.
  “This is somebod
  
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• Hoyt responds to Buffalo Billion probe

  22-09-2015 23:23 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- Governor Andrew Cuomo’s local point man for the Buffalo Billion project isn’t running run away from questions about a new probe.
  “The Buffalo Billion has been an enormous success so far.” said Empire State Development’s Regional President Sam Hoyt. He brushed aside any concerns about the probe by US Attorney Preet Bharara, who has reportedly subpoenaed several firms to see if certain developers got favoritism for Buffalo Billion projects like t
  
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• New members wanted for Aircraft Rescue Firefighting unit in Buffalo

  22-09-2015 23:19 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority is looking to hire new members for its Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting (ARFF) unit at Buffalo Niagara International Airport.
  An exam will be held at the airport for applicants on Saturday, Oct. 24, but the deadline to apply is this Friday.
  Anyone interested in the opportunity is encouraged to download a study guide and application here.
  The airport’s ARFF team is an elite firefighting and rescue unit that
  
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• Police offer $2,500 reward in fatal Buffalo shooting from 2013

  22-09-2015 22:53 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Investigators are still trying to close the case of a 2013 shooting that claimed the life of a young woman.
  A reward of up to $2,500, including $1,000 from Crime Stoppers and another $1,500 from the Buffalo Police Department, is being offered for information leading to an arrest and conviction in the death of Diamond Toler.
  Police say Toler was shot and killed on Stevens Street and East Ferry Avenue more than two years ago, but still no arrests have been ma
  
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• Man in critical condition after shooting on Bailey Ave.

  22-09-2015 21:39
  
  One man is in critical condition after a shooting on Bailey Avenue Tuesday morning.        
  
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• Local funeral home president arrested for worker’s comp fraud

  22-09-2015 21:29 via wivb.com
  
  LEWISTON, N.Y. (WIVB) — Authorities have caught up with a 47-year-old man who allegedly collected disability back in 2011, even though he was still hard at work.
  The New York State Bureau of Criminal Investigation says that between June 2011 and Dec. 2011, David A. Ross fraudulently received more than $15,000 in state disability benefits on seven occasions for a back injury.
  However, during that time, officials say Ross was still earning a living as president of the Ham
  
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• Researchers discover new dinosaur in northern Alaska

  22-09-2015 21:03 via wivb.com
  
  ANCHORAGE, AK (AP) — Researchers have uncovered a new species of plant-eating dinosaur in Alaska, according to a report published Tuesday.
  The animal was a variety of hadrosaur, a duck-billed dinosaur that roamed in herds, said Pat Druckenmiller, earth sciences curator at the University of Alaska Museum in Fairbanks.
  Northern Alaska likely was once covered by forest in a warmer climate. The dinosaur lived in darkness for months and probably experienced snow, researchers said.
  The foss
  
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• Pope Francis lands in U.S. with rock-star welcome upon arrival

  22-09-2015 20:40 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP-mod) — Pope Francis arrived Tuesday on the first visit of his life to the United States, bringing his “church of the poor” to the world’s wealthiest superpower and a country polarized over issues closest to his heart: immigration, social injustice and economic inequality.
  According a rare honor to the pontiff, President Barack Obama and his wife and daughters welcomed Francis on the red-carpeted tarmac at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryl
  
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• Anticipation grows as Pope Francis heads for Washington

  22-09-2015 20:40 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP-mod) — Pope Francis is on his way to Washington for the first visit of his life to the United States, bringing his “church of the poor” to the world’s wealthiest superpower and a country polarized over issues closest to his heart: immigration, social injustice and economic inequality.
  President Barack Obama plans to greet Francis on the tarmac at Andrews Air Force Base at around 4 p.m. Tuesday, upon his arrival from Cuba, according a ra
  
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• Website lets you create Peanut character look-alike

  22-09-2015 19:50 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WISH) – The Peanuts movie is scheduled to hit theaters on Nov. 6. and the creators wanted everyone to have a little fun by letting you “Get Peanutized.”
  A new website lets you become part of the Peanuts gang and then share what you would look like on social media.
  On the website you can pick an avatar and pick a hair style, eye color, clothes and facial expression. Once you are done customizing your Peanuts character you can pick a Peanuts setting, including
  
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• Police: Man’s ears bitten off during brawl

  22-09-2015 19:47 via wivb.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – Police suspect an argument in a West Austin trailer led to a brawl in which one man bit another man’s ears off in mid August, according to an arrest warrant.
  Timothy Joseph Martinez, 36, has been charged with aggravated assault with serious bodily injury, a second-degree felony.
  Police responded to a call at 8220 State Highway 71, which is the location of the Country Aire Mobile Home Park, on Aug. 14. The caller said, “his ears had been
  
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• Twitter rolls out special Pope Francis emojis to welcome him to the U.S.

  22-09-2015 19:41 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON, D.C. (WIVB) — Twitter has rolled out special emojis for users tweeting about Pope Francis’ visit to the United States.
  Tweets with the hashtag “#PopeInUS” render an icon of a smiling, white-capped pontiff in front of a U.S. flag.
  There are also emojis for #PopeInDC — the U.S. Capitol; #PopeInNYC — the Statue of Liberty; and #PopeInPhilly — the Liberty Bell.
  Francis wraps up a four-day Cuba trip today and flies north to the United States.
  Twit
  
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• Schumer's favorability rating lowest in 15 years

  22-09-2015 19:12
  
  Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer's favorability rating among New Yorkers has dipped to its lowest level in 15 years but still remains above 50 percent.        
  
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• Teen shot on Fillmore and E. Utica

  22-09-2015 18:27
  
  Buffalo Police are investigating another shooting on the city's east side.        
  
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• Volunteers help local veteran repair his home

  22-09-2015 18:23 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) – A local non-profit is helping a Vietnam veteran repair his home.
  Darryl Gozden has lived on Eggert Road on the Cheektowaga-Buffalo line since 1958.
  The home is filled with lots of memories, but the outside needs some tender care.
  On Tuesday crews arrived at 9a.m. to start doing repairs.
  Gozden was cited by the Town of Cheektowaga. He was told the home needed to be fixed or he’d face a fine.
  The Vietnam veteran fell on tough times and couldn’t afford t
  
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• Did the Bills violate the NFL's noise policy on Sunday?

  22-09-2015 18:14
  
  Did the Buffalo Bills violate the NFL noise policy during Sunday's game against the Patriots?        
  
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• Teen hit by gunfire in early morning on Buffalo’s east side

  22-09-2015 18:11 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Buffalo teen is being attended to by doctors at the Erie County Medical Center as he attempts to recover from a serious shooting on the city’s east side.
  Police say they rushed to the scene of the shooting on Fillmore Avenue and East Utica Street just after midnight. A 17-year-old suffered gunshot wounds and needed emergency medical attention.
  First responders rushed him to receive medical attention, and doctors listed him in serious condition at ECMC so
  
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• Man sustains serious injuries in shooting on Bailey Avenue

  22-09-2015 17:53 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A shooting on the east side of the City of Buffalo left one man with serious injuries Tuesday.
  Police in Buffalo say they rushed to the scene of a reported shooting on the 1500 block of Bailey Avenue Tuesday morning. Once on the scene, they learned a man sustained serious injuries and needed emergency medical attention.
  First responders rushed the man to the Erie County Medical Center where his injuries appear to be serious in nature.
  Buffalo Police are investig
  
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• Man in critical condition after shooting on Bailey Avenue

  22-09-2015 17:53 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A man is in critical condition after a shooting on the east side of Buffalo late Tuesday morning.
  Authorities say a man, believed to be in his late 40s, was shot just after 11 a.m. on the 1500 block of Bailey Avenue.
  First responders rushed the victim to Erie County Medical Center.
  No arrests have been made at this time. Anyone with information is asked to call police at (716) 847-2255.
  BREAKING: BPD on scene of shooting in the 1500 block of
  
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• Suspicious white powder found in envelope at Seneca Niagara Casino offices tests negative

  22-09-2015 17:34 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) — White powder found inside an envelope at the offices of the Seneca Niagara Casino in Niagara Falls forced the response of first responders and HAZMAT teams Tuesday afternoon.
  Twenty employees in the offices near Third Street near Niagara were evacuated, then HAZMAT crews took decontamination measures on them, a News 4 source confirmed. An employee opened an envelope with an unidentified white powder inside. That powder has since been cleared of danger afte
  
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• Planning Board postpones vote on proposal for former Budwey’s store

  22-09-2015 17:16 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Neighbors will have a little more time to learn more about plans to open an Uncle Bob’s Storage facility inside the former Budwey’s store on Kenmore Avenue.
  The city’s Planning Board decided Tuesday morning to table a vote on whether to give that project the green light until its next meeting, after the deadline for the county to submit its comments.
  In the meantime, the Planning Board has directed the property owner, Joe Dash, to have another meeti
  
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• Local chef eyes the lead in nationwide breakfast sandwich contest

  22-09-2015 17:14 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Many consider Sweet_ness 7 Cafe one of Buffalo’s hidden gems, but the Parkside neighborhood creperie is on the verge of making it into the national spotlight.
  Chef Tina Zunner made a splash when he entered her Buffalo Breakfast Club sandwich into the Thomas Hometown Breakfast Battle. The baked good company invited one hundred thirty-five chefs from across the country to enter the competition as a way to celebrate its 135th anniversary.
  Zunner currently sits in
  
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• Amazon offers Prime membership for $67 for 1 day

  22-09-2015 16:38 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon is cutting the price of its $99 annual Prime membership program to $67 on Friday for new members to celebrate its original series “Transparent” winning 5 Emmys at the 67th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards.
  The deal will start on Friday at 12:00 a.m. ET. and end at 11:59 p.m. PT., or 2:59 a.m. ET.
  “Transparent” debuted in 2014 and stars Jeffrey Tambor as a transgender parent. It won five Emmys on Sunday including two for outstanding lead actor and
  
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• Police looking for missing 16-year-old

  22-09-2015 16:37
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Buffalo Police are asking for help locating a missing 16-year-old.        
  
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• Syracuse University pulls kiss cam from Carrier Dome

  22-09-2015 16:34 via wivb.com
  
  SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WIVB) — A tradition celebrated at many sporting events will no longer make appearances at Syracuse Orange games after officials at the prestigious university took a letter to the editor to heart.
  A concerned fan wrote to Syracuse.com pleading for change after witnessing something he described as horrifying. The author, who said he watched a game on Sept. 12, described a scene where multiple men and women were featured on the camera — that typically pans over
  
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• Minor accused of attempting to smuggle drugs into jail in buttocks

  22-09-2015 14:41 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A minor, already jailed for other alleged crimes, is accused of stirring the pot even further by attempting to smuggle drugs into the jail.
  Erie County Sheriff’s Deputies say while admitting the juvenile inmate, they found drugs in the minor’s buttocks during a routine test. Officers say they found a plastic bag with pot, rolling paper and matches inside.
  Police say they questioned the minor, who will remain nameless due to his age, and he admitted t
  
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• Seasonal allergies could be effecting your pets

  22-09-2015 13:56 via wivb.com
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — As the weather begins to cool down, you may start to notice some seasonal allergy symptoms.
  But what you may not know, is that those irritants can also be effecting your animals.
  Dr. Chris Korte at Powers Pet Emergency says allergies are really common in small animals, and sometimes owners may not even notice their pet is suffering from them.
  He says this year, it’s something they’re seeing a lot of.
  “We’ve had a lot more moisture here
  
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• 2006 bill labels fantasy sports skill-based, not gambling

  22-09-2015 13:38 via wivb.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) – As the football season heats up, so does fantasy football. But with the promise of millions of dollars in winnings, is it considered gambling?
  Millions of people play Fantasy Football each season. But some fans take it a bit further and risk hundreds of dollars to win big on sites like FanDuel and Draft Kings.
  But why isn’t Fantasy Football considered illegal like gambling? Because a 2006 Internet Gambling Enforcement Act has an exemption for fantasy sports be
  
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• East Tenn. pastor defends controversial anti-gay sign with shotgun

  22-09-2015 13:28 via wivb.com
  
  GATLINBURG (WATE) – A Tennessee pastor is defending his beliefs with a shotgun after a sign outside his church was vandalized for a third time. Shortly after the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage, Reverend Dr. Ed Taylor put up the controversial message reading: “no-same sex marriages, our ministers-not gay.”
  The pastor said he’s simply protecting his property with a 12-gauge shotgun and standing firm on his stance against same-sex marriage. Since putting
  
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• Local man indicted in Wheatfield fatal crash

  22-09-2015 13:05
  
  Local man indicted in Wheatfield fatal crash        
  
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• Kenmore native selected for Team USA

  22-09-2015 12:41
  
  A teenager from Western New York is one step closer to representing the U.S. at the 2016 Olympic Games        
  
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• Union officials who embezzled funds sentenced to prison, ordered to repay cash

  22-09-2015 12:18 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — For the local Transportation Aides of Buffalo union, justice has been served as two former officials were ordered to repay embezzled funds.
  Following their sentencing, Betty Martin, 54, and Duane Rush, 44, both headed to prison for a year behind bars. Each person will also be forced to repay funds they pleaded guilty to embezzling from their former union.
  Martin and Rush served as president and vice president of the union when they stole about $120,000 toge
  
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• Jack Eichel sinks game winning goal in preseason debut

  22-09-2015 12:03 via wivb.com
  
  MINNESOTA (WIVB) — With just minutes left in the third period, Jack Eichel proved he’s ready to be a team leader on the ice for the Buffalo Sabres.
  Eichel, the Buffalo Sabres’ first round draft pick in the 2015 NHL Draft, netted the puck to secure the win with just under six minutes left on the clock.
  But the victorious points on the board weren’t the only contribution he made that game. Eichel lined up a goal for Matt Moulson, earning himself an assist on the game-tying
  
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• Teen reported as missing in the City of Buffalo

  22-09-2015 11:36 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A missing teen is the subject of a police search that involves members of the public Tuesday.
  Officers say the family of Breanna Richardson reported her as missing from her home on Victoria, sparking the search. Her family reportedly has not seen her since Sept. 15 when police believe she left her home, potentially stealing her dad’s red Dodge Caravan.
  The 16-year-old is described as 5’6″ tall and weighing about 140 pounds. Anybody wi
  
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• Pope visits as fewer Western New Yorkers call themselves Catholic

  22-09-2015 05:32 via wivb.com
  
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB)- Pope Francis’ visit comes at a time when fewer Western New Yorkers are calling themselves Catholic. The Catholic community faces declining numbers, more than 26,000 Catholics have left the church in Western New York since 2010, according to the Buffalo Diocese.
  It’s the same struggle the church faces across the nation.
  “The first [struggle] I think is the relevance of faith, the relevance of organized religion,” said Monsignor Robert Zapfel. &ld
  
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• Father Baker cause for Sainthood moving forward

  22-09-2015 05:25
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. -- One of the things Pope Francis will do while he is in the United States, is celebrate a Mass for a newly canonized saint in Washington D.C.        
  
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• Schumer Wants to Fine Ticket Bots

  22-09-2015 05:15
  
  Schumer Wants to Fine Ticket Bots        
  
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• Wood Sculptor tells stories with Buffalo trees

  22-09-2015 04:14 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- They once were trees, but now they each tell a story or two, thanks to an artist named Cousin Kelly.
  The Viet Nam Veteran makes his living turning trees into works of art. “Art heals. It’s healing ground here.”
  For the past few weeks he’s been working on his latest work in Lighthouse Point Park near the Coast Guard Station. It’s called Poseidon.”Poseidon is the metaphor. I was looking for metaphors to put on this totem, so the tree will a
  
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• Demand grows for answers after 10-year-old boy’s murder

  22-09-2015 03:31 via wivb.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (WISH) — Police in Indianapolis are still looking for answers in the murder of DeShawn Swanson. He was just 10 years old. Those who knew DeShawn called him an ambitious student with a creative mind and a great wit to match.
  Investigators are trying to determine who fired the fatal shots that struck the student on Saturday night at 39th Street and Graceland Avenue. That’s just north of Crown Hill Cemetery. The shooter pumped bullets into a crowd of innocent wom
  
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• Niagara Falls woman arrested for DWI after striking sign

  22-09-2015 03:03 via wivb.com
  
  WHEATFIELD, N.Y. (WIVB) — A 26-year-old woman found herself in handcuffs after police say she struck a sign in Wheatfield.
  Witnesses were able to get Carrie L. Stahlman, of Niagara Falls, to stop her car and hand over her keys after she allegedly drove into the Goodman’s Farm Market sign on Cayuga Drive Extension Sunday.
  Troopers say she failed a field sobriety test and breath test before being charged with DWI.
  Stahlman is due back in court on Oct. 7.
   
  
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• Wegmans issuing alert regarding kale

  22-09-2015 02:56
  
  Wegmans is alerting some of their customers about kale that tested positive for Listeria.        
  
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• Police: Masked man in Elvis wig robs winery tasting room

  22-09-2015 02:56 via wivb.com
  
  GROVER BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Police in California are searching for a man accused of robbing the Monarch Grover Winery tasting room while wearing a mask and an Elvis wig.The Tribune in San Luis Obispo reports that the man took about $400 in cash Sunday.
  They say he showed a black semi-automatic pistol to a tasting room employee before binding the employee’s wrists with duct tape and confining the victim to the restroom.
  Police say the robber wore an old man mask and a w
  
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• Virginia state trooper killed while responding to fatal crash

  22-09-2015 02:18 via wivb.com
  
  PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Virginia State Police are mourning the loss of one of their own after a trooper was killed in a crash while responding to a fatal accident Monday morning.
  The crash happened on the ramp from I-295 south to I-95 north in Prince George County.
  Police say 27-year-old trooper Nathan-Michael W. Smith, of Henrico, was responding to a single vehicle crash on Route 460, took the ramp too fast, lost control and crashed into trees. The officer was ex
  
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• UB Police investigating assault after student shot with air pistol

  22-09-2015 01:56
  
  The University of Buffalo Police is investigating the report of an assault on South Campus on Saturday.        
  
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• Lockport man, woman accused of identity theft

  22-09-2015 01:49 via wivb.com
  
  LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Lockport duo are being accused of opening and using a fraudulent credit card.
  State police say 37-year-old Daniel L. Gonzales and 45-year-old Molly A. Heiser were arrested when a credit card was opened in the name of a former acquaintance.
  Both Gonzales and Heiser allegedly used the card to make purchases totaling more than $2,000. They have been charged with identity theft and grand larceny.
  Gonzlez is being held in jail without bail, and is expected in
  
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• School bus driver’s abusive behavior leads to a Call 4 Action

  22-09-2015 01:33 via wivb.com
  
  LACKAWANNA, N.Y. (WIVB) – It was the very first day of school and Jim Monnin could not believe what he heard coming from his 9 year daughter’s school bus—the driver verbally abusing the children, as he dropped students off in the Bethlehem Park neighborhood.
  “He is off the charts–screaming, hollering. He’s got these kids literally in tears,” and Monnin said other parents were shocked at the driver’s behavior.
  Their kids attend Global Concepts Char
  
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