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• New details emerge in death of WNY paratrooper

  28-09-2015 23:58 via wivb.com
  
  MEDINA, N.Y. (WIVB)- A new Army report is shedding light on the moments that led up to the death of 21-year-old Sgt. Shaina Schmigel during a routine training exercise.
  Schmigel, a Medina native, died in May 2014 after she became entangled in another jumper’s line and broke her neck.
  The report states that Schmigel’s static line was loose, which caused her parachute to not open properly.
  According to the report Schmigel was then towed behind the plane, before she became entangled in
  
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• New project underway for better access to Scajaquada Creek

  28-09-2015 23:50
  
  The Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper announced a new project Monday morning that would give people more access to the Scajaquada Creek.        
  
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• Wozniak questioned by Assembly ethics investigator

  28-09-2015 23:37 via wivb.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y (WIVB) — New York State Assemblywoman Angela Wozniak was questioned Monday by the man heading up the investigation into a claim that she sexually harassed a staffer.
  Wozniak, 28, took over the 143rd Assembly District seat representing Cheektowaga last January after her predecessor, Dennis Gabryszak, resigned amid accusations that he sexually harassed his own staffers.
  Late this summer, a male former staffer raised allegations that Wozniak sexually harassed him. The Assembly&rsq
  
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• DMX admits making mistakes after release from jail

  28-09-2015 23:35 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Rap artist DMX is speaking about what’s next after spending months behind bars in Buffalo.
  DMX, whose real name is Earl Simmons, was released from the Erie County Holding Center last Friday. That same day, he sat down with News 4’s Nalina Shapiro, admitting that he’s faced challenges and made mistakes.
  “I thank God for my problems as well as my blessings because they are equally relevant to my life,” he said.
  DMX was sentenced to ti
  
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• Prison worker who helped 2 killers escape gets up to 7 years

  28-09-2015 23:30
  
  A former prison worker who helped 2 murderers escape from prison has been sentenced to up to seven years behind bars.        
  
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• Transportation conference held on coordinating during storms

  28-09-2015 23:29
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. -- First responders and transportation officials began a two-day conference on Monday to discuss how different agencies can coordinate better during storms.        
  
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• Red Osier Landmark Restaurant up for sale

  28-09-2015 23:29
  
  After being open for 36 years, the owners of the Red Osier are retiring, and now they are looking for someone to buy the restaurant.        
  
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• Man facing over 30 charges after police pursuit

  28-09-2015 23:28
  
  A man from Lockport is facing several charges after a police pursuit in Orchard Park.        
  
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• Police: Buffalo teen jumped while on his way to school

  28-09-2015 23:08 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Police are searching for the suspects who robbed a student while he was on his way to school.
  Police say the 17-year-old was jumped by two to four males on Main Street, near the corner of Bryant Street, at around 7:30 a.m. Monday.
  The victim was headed to P.S. 197, the Math Science Technology Preparatory School, at the time.
  The victim’s shoes were stolen and he suffered minor injuries in the attack.
  
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• Buffalo police offer $1,000 reward for suspect’s arrest

  28-09-2015 22:02 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Do you recognize this man? Police are hoping someone will be able to help track him down.
  Authorities are offering up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest of Jonpaul M. Oliver Sr.
  He’s wanted in Niagara County on felony charges for the alleged criminal sale and criminal possession of a narcotic drug.
  The 39-year-old is described as a white male, about 5 feet 10 inches tall and 180 pounds.
  Anyone with information on his whereabouts should call Cr
  
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• Niagara Falls airport welcomes 1 millionth passenger

  28-09-2015 21:27 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Niagara Falls International Airport is welcoming its 1 millionth passenger to western New York.
  Anna Egbert is the lucky traveler to arrive from Florida Monday morning, symbolizing a milestone for the airport. She is the 1 millionth passenger to pass through airport doors since the first flight departed the new terminal on Dec. 18, 2009.
  To celebrate the occasion, Egbert and her husband, Bill, received round-trip tickets courtesy of Allegiant
  
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• Boy surprised with more than 700 birthday cards

  28-09-2015 21:03 via wivb.com
  
  SUMMERVILLE, S.C. (News 2) — Ayden, a young boy with autism who was bullied at school, didn’t think he had any friends. His parents started a project to help him realize how many people care about him, and asked the community to mail Ayden birthday cards for his party Sunday.
  Coming from as far away as Australia, Japan, and Guam, 700 letters and another 100 gifts were sent to Ayden for his birthday. The gifts range from toys to special souvenirs from across the globe.
  On top of
  
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• Police: Man arrested after shocking teen with jumper cables

  28-09-2015 20:49 via wivb.com
  
  WICHITA, Kan. (KSN TV) – Police in Kansas are investigating after a teen was tied up and shocked with jumper cables. Police responded to the report just after midnight early Sunday.
  The father of the 15-year-old boy says his son was walking down the street when a 58-year-old man approached him and pointed what felt like a gun to his back.
  Police say the suspect took the boy to a home and tied him up with his own shoelaces. He then took jumper cables and shocked the boy.
  
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• Study: US puts twice as much trash in landfills than thought

  28-09-2015 19:49 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans are sending more than twice as much trash to landfills as the federal government has estimated, according to a new study.
  It turns out that on average Americans toss 2.3 kilograms (five pounds) of trash per person per day into its landfills, according to an analysis of figures from the same study, which is based on actual landfill measurements instead of government estimates.
  For years, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency relied on estimates to determine ho
  
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• Trump unveils tax plan that would slash taxes for rich, poor

  28-09-2015 19:43 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump on Monday proposed eliminating income taxes for millions of Americans, and lower rates for the highest-income earners, as part of a plan he said would grow the U.S. economy at a pace not seen in years.
  Trump’s plan for an overhaul of the U.S. tax code would eliminate federal income taxes on individuals earning less than $25,000 and married couples earning less than $50,000. He said those individuals would receive &ldqu
  
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• Apple’s latest iPhone refresh reaches historic sales numbers

  28-09-2015 19:27 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (WIVB) — More than 13 million customers are currently walking around with brand new iPhone 6s and 6s Plus models after Apple’s most recent refresh of its revolutionary touchscreen phone.
  Apple’s CEO Tim Cook said the sales figures have blown past previous first weekend sales results for all of Apple’s previous releases. The technology giant pushed out its release to the U.S. last week, and will widen its sales to 40 additional countries by Oct. 9. Before 201
  
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• Report: Jumpmaster cited in training death of WNY paratrooper

  28-09-2015 18:58
  
  Report: Jumpmaster cited in training death of WNY paratrooper        
  
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• A potential Nazi treasure trove; Polish army searches for alleged tunnel with Nazi train inside

  28-09-2015 18:58 via wivb.com
  
  WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The Polish military on Monday deployed chemical, radiation and explosives experts to a site in southwestern Poland where a Nazi train allegedly missing since World War II could be located.
  Tomasz Smolarz, the governor of Lower Silesia, said the aim of the work in the town of Walbrzych is to exclude any danger for residents. He said the experts will continue their technical checks through Saturday.
  The military’s efforts come after two explorers claimed to have f
  
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• Depew woman charged with driving under the influence of drugs

  28-09-2015 18:53 via wivb.com
  
  PORTLAND, N.Y. (WIVB) — A local woman is facing drug related charges after police say they responded to a situation in Chautauqua County.
  New York State Troopers say they rushed last week to Portland to deal with a suspicious situation. On the scene, they located 20-year-old Jennifer Merkling. While interviewing her, police say it was apparent that she was impaired by some type of substance.
  Officers tested her sobriety in the field and say she did not pass tests — they soon too
  
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• Students, staff remember City Honors student following sudden death

  28-09-2015 18:43 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Students at Buffalo City Honors School are talking to grief counselors. One of their classmates died suddenly over the weekend. The Principal at City Honors says Monday will be one of the toughest days on “The Hilltop,”as classmates and teachers remember  Lamont Yancy, 15. He’s described as a kind and gentle soul who treated everyone with respect.
  Yancy was playing basketball on Saturday at Masten Park before the b
  
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• Students line up for chef’s scratch cooked meals

  28-09-2015 18:05 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (CW-23) — When it comes to chefs, Julie Levin’s resume is impressive. She graduated from the Culinary Institute of America, spent years in high end restaurants on the West Coast, and most recently worked as a private chef in Los Angeles. But these days, she caters to different customers.
  “Chef Julie” runs the dining hall at her alma mater, Nardin Academy. But this isn’t a typical school cafeteria, where food service is usually contracted out.
  “Yo
  
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• Report: Negligence led to paratrooper’s death during jump

  28-09-2015 17:38 via wivb.com
  
  FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Negligence by a jump master led to the broken neck and death of a 21-year-old paratrooper from New York who became tangled in another jumper’s lines during a 2014 training jump, according to an Army report on the investigation of the death.
  Sgt. Shaina Schmigel became tangled in the suspension lines of the next jumper and the most glaring error was the jump master failing to inspect the static lines of Schmigel’s parachute, according to the report obta
  
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• Strong evidence Mars has streams of salt water in summertime

  28-09-2015 17:28 via wivb.com
  
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Scientists are reporting that Mars appears to have not only frozen water but flowing streams of salty water, at least in the summertime.
  They say their latest observations “strongly support” the longtime theory that salt water flows down certain Martian slopes each summer.
  These dark, narrow streaks tend to appear and grow during the warmest Martian months, and fade the rest of the year. Salt lowers the freezing point of water, and scientists say tha
  
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• Shell Oil ceases its Alaska offshore Arctic drilling operations

  28-09-2015 16:21 via wivb.com
  
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Royal Dutch Shell will cease exploration in Arctic waters off Alaska’s coast following disappointing results from an exploratory well it just completed.
  Shell found indications of oil and gas in the well in the Chukchi Sea about 80 miles off Alaska’s northwest coast, the company said Monday in a release from The Hague, Netherlands. However, the petroleum was not in quantities sufficient to warrant additional exploration in that portion of the basin, the
  
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• Video: Owl gets caught on fisherman’s line

  28-09-2015 16:14 via wivb.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — An owl got more than it expected when it tried to snatch a fisherman’s lure Saturday morning.
  Garry, the man who recorded the video was fishing at Lady Bird Lake early Saturday morning when the owl swooped down and snatched his lure out of the water, which then caught on to its talon causing it to fall into the water.
  After realizing what had happened, Garry paddled his kayak to the owl giving it a dry harbor to rest on while Animal Control was called.
  The owl sa
  
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• Good Samaritan helping at rescue scene dies after falling from bridge

  28-09-2015 16:08 via wivb.com
  
  SOUTH CAROLINA (MEDIA GENERAL) — A coroner in South Carolina announced the death of a woman who perished while trying to help someone injured in a crash.
  They say 29 year old Jessica Smith got out of her vehicle she was riding along a South Carolina highway at 1:45 Saturday morning to help someone hurt in an accident before first responders arrived.
  Witnesses say Smith went to the cab of a truck looking for victims. After finding no one, she leaned over the edge of the bridge, yelled,
  
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• Police: Man arrested for exposing himself to traffic in Batavia

  28-09-2015 15:41 via wivb.com
  
  BATAVIA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Police in Batavia corralled, then arrested, a man who they say exposed himself to traffic for several minutes in broad daylight.
  After witnesses phoned in their concerns to police, officers with the Batavia Police Department say they responded to Liberty Street and Central Avenue where they located 32-year-old John W. Walsh.
  While investigating the 1 p.m. incident on Sunday, officers say they learned Walsh also publicly urinated near a dumpster in front of traff
  
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• Restaurateurs to retire after leading Red Osier to landmark status

  28-09-2015 15:08 via wivb.com
  
  STAFFORD, N.Y. (WIVB) — After 36 years of cultivating their family restaurant, the Moore family announced they will retire and sell the Red Osier restaurant.
  Over their years in business, the Genesee County business became known for its delicious prime rib, but also for its table-side service and high quality meals. Bob and Noreen Moore purchased the restaurant in 1979 and have since expanded it to include the successful main business and four kiosks.
  “We are incredibly grateful
  
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• PHOTOS: Bills snag a commanding win over Miami

  28-09-2015 14:32 via wivb.com
  
  MIAMI, Fl. (WIVB) — It may have been warm on Sunday, but the Bills brought a cold front through to the Miami Dolphins.
  The Bills issued a spanking — laying 41 points on the board, only allowing the Dolphins to score after shutting them out in the first two quarters. Miami’s offense could never get the ball rolling, and the defense could not find an answer for Tyrod Taylor and his arsenal of offensive weapons.
  GAME RECAP | Read a more in-depth account of the game here. 
  
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• Morning accidents hamper Monday commute to work

  28-09-2015 13:01 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A series of accidents on major local roads hung up commuters on their way to work following early morning rain.
  Crews rushed to the scenes of three accidents; one on the I-90. the I-990 and on Delaware Avenue. Officials reported a tractor trailer accident on the I-90, a rollover on the I-990 and a two-vehicle injury accident on Delaware Avenue.
  WEATHER | Were slick streets a factor? Rains slicked roads ahead of the crashes.
  On Delaware Avenue, crews blocked off
  
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• Joyce Mitchell to be sentenced for aiding two murderers escape from prison

  28-09-2015 12:18 via wivb.com
  
  PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (AP) — A former New York prison worker who helped two murderers escape faces up to seven years for her role in the audacious breakout.
  Fifty-one-year-old Joyce Mitchell faces a sentence of 2 1/3 to seven years in prison Monday under terms of a plea deal reached with prosecutors this summer. She pleaded guilty to charges related to providing tools to Richard Matt and David Sweat, who broke out of the maximum-security Clinton Correctional Facility June 6.
  The pair eluded mo
  
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• Joyce Mitchell sentenced for aiding two murderers escape from prison

  28-09-2015 12:18 via wivb.com
  
  PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (AP) — A former New York prison worker who helped two murderers escape from a maximum-security lockup has been sentenced to up to seven years behind bars.
  Fifty-one-year-old Joyce Mitchell wiped away tears and apologized as she was sentenced Monday to 2 1/3 to seven years in prison under terms of a plea deal with prosecutors this summer.
  She pleaded guilty to charges related to providing tools to Richard Matt and David Sweat, who broke out of the Clinton Correctional Faci
  
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• PHOTOS: Stargazers capture images of rare “supermoon” lunar eclipse

  28-09-2015 11:50 via interactives.wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A rare astrological event that danced through the sky last night will not be seen again for another 20 years.
  GALLERY | App users click here to see the gallery. 
  
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• Petition asks Congress to provide more help for addicts

  28-09-2015 05:19 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — An online petition is raising awareness for people struggling with addiction.
  The petition is part of Anthony’s Act which asks Congress to extend the time the Affordable Care Act covers for rehabilitation treatment facilities. Under the current coverage plan, patients are covered for up to 90 days. The petition, which has more than 38,000 signatures, is asking for that to be extended to 180 days.
  “We need to allow treatment for them to be able to get
  
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• Two officers jump into Erie Canal to rescue man

  28-09-2015 03:44 via wivb.com
  
  LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WIVB)- Two Lockport Police officers jumped into the water to rescue a man from the Erie Canal Sunday night. It happened near Main St. and Transit Rd.
  Officials say the officers and the man floated down the canal about 400 yards.
  The officers and the man grabbed on to the side of the canal and waited for firefighters to arrive.
  Everyone made it out safely.
  It’s unclear how the man ended up in the water.
  
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• Honoring those who lost children in military

  28-09-2015 01:44
  
  A tribute was held Sunday to those who have lost loved ones in the military service of our country.        
  
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• Bills jolt Dolphins, prevail 41-14 against division rival

  28-09-2015 01:29 via wivb.com
  
  MIAMI, Fl. (WIVB) — A few motivators fueled a hungry Buffalo Bills offense as they squared off against a still unproven Miami Dolphins team. A bitter loss against the New England Patriots, along with a team full of former Miami Dolphins players would stoke the flames.
  Behind former Dolphins players the likes of tight end Charles Clay, guard Richie Incognito and kicker Dan Carpenter, the Bills had support on nearly every side of the ball to give them the competitive edge as they attempted t
  
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