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• Wyoming County man accused of speeding over 100 mph

  13-10-2015 23:25 via wivb.com
  
  BETHANY, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Wyoming man is behind bars on $2,500 bail after State Police say they caught him driving at a speed exceeding 100 miles-per-hour.
  Jacob M. Farraro, 19, was stopped on Bethany Center Road in Genesee County and charged with reckless driving and speeding.
  Following an appearance in Bethany Town Court, Farraro was committed to the Genesee County Jail.
  He will reappear in court next month.
  
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• Record-breaking pumpkin grown by RI man

  13-10-2015 22:33 via wivb.com
  
  WARREN, R.I. (WPRI) — The largest pumpkin ever grown in North America tipped the scales at more then 2,200 pounds and was cultivated by a man in Coventry, Rhode Island.
  Frerichs Farm in Warren, Rhode Island, is an international weigh station, and Ron Wallace’s pumpkin was deemed the second largest gourd of it’s kind in all of the world.
  “I knew that we had something special and it was just a huge mountain of pumpkin flesh,” said David Frerich of Frerichs Farm.
  
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• Tips 4 booking London on a budget

  13-10-2015 22:30 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- The big game across the pond is right around the corner, and Bills fan Susan Swiatowski has her bags packed.
  “I wasn’t able to go to the Super Bowls back in the 90s, but I see this as my Super Bowl. And hopefully I’ll cheer the guys on so they make a Super Bowl this year,” she told News 4.
  Swiatowski is one of hundreds of Western New Yorkers heading to London to cheer on the Bills as they face off against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
  She opted for a tra
  
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• Nation continues to tackle topic of racist mascots

  13-10-2015 22:17 via wivb.com
  
  AMHERST, Mass. (WWLP) – A mascot and team name is how schools across America identify themselves and show school pride. But recently one mascot in particular has caused controversy, and one state has gone as far as banning a team name.
  High schools, colleges even professional teams are feeling the pressure. There’s a push to remove all stereotypical names and images of Native Americans as school mascots.
  “There’s a lot of high school teams with just old mascots
  
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• Bidding continues for Corvette seized in drug bust

  13-10-2015 21:49 via wivb.com
  
  GENESEE COUNTY (WIVB) – The bidding for this 99′ Corvette Coupe Convertible ends at 6 p.m. Tuesday.
  The Genesee County Sheriff’s Office is auctioning it off after seizing it during a drug bust.
  The corvette only has 28,000 miles on it. According to Kelly Blue Book, the vehicle is work $18,000.
  If you want to place a last minute bid click here.
  
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• Police: Intruder caught after homeowner walks in on burglary

  13-10-2015 20:15 via wivb.com
  
  EAST AURORA, N.Y. (WIVB) — After walking in to find shattered glass and a stranger in her home, an East Aurora homeowner called police for help.
  The homeowner reported she returned home in the afternoon on Oct. 6 to find an older white male inside her home, but the man fled through a broken sliding glass door as soon as she walked in.
  Police who responded to the Kelly Drive home say they investigated the burglary and eventually utilized the assistance of New York State Police K-9 unit
  
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• Police rule no foul play after child dies on “Yogi Bear” campgrounds

  13-10-2015 19:45 via wivb.com
  
  NORTH JAVA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Tragic calls for help rang out in Wyoming County on Saturday after police say a child passed out while playing.
  First responders and members of the Wyoming County Sheriff’s Office rushed to Yogi Bear Campgrounds in North Java where members of the public were already attempting to perform CPR on an 11-year-old boy.
  When CPR didn’t work, officials say they turned to a defibrillator to attempt to resuscitate the Hilton, New York child. With effo
  
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• Pedestrian killed in accident in Lockport

  13-10-2015 19:36 via wivb.com
  
  LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Monday evening accident on Main Street in the City of Lockport left a pedestrian dead.
  Police who responded to the accident at 8:15 p.m. say 61-year-old Samuel Capece suffered fatal injuries after a driver struck him with his car.
  An investigation is continuing, but police have yet to charge the driver of the vehicle with any crimes related to the crash.
  
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• Small plane lands on Idaho interstate during rush hour

  13-10-2015 19:24 via wivb.com
  
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A small airplane with a single engine that stopped working made a belly landing on Interstate 84 in Boise, Idaho, right at the start of rush hour traffic Tuesday morning.
  Two law enforcement agencies say the small craft skidded onto the eastbound lanes at about 7 a.m., and that there are no reports of injuries or vehicles involved.
  Andy Patrick, owner of Boise-based charter business SP Aircraft, says the pilot had plenty of fuel aboard but forgot to switch fuel tanks an
  
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• Woman arrested after driving drunk while broadcasting on Periscope

  13-10-2015 18:46 via wivb.com
  
  LAKELAND, FL (WFLA) – She turned the camera on herself, for the entire world to see.  A Florida woman used the live-video broadcasting app Periscope to show off her heavy partying Friday night, and then narrated her drunken drive home. The bizarre night landed 23-year-old Whitney Beall in jail.
  Beal broadcasted multiple videos throughout the night, but they stopped once Lakeland Police pulled up behind her. Surprisingly, Beall did not hurt herself or anyone else through the
  
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• Bills bring on Marshawn Lynch’s cousin as backup QB

  13-10-2015 18:19 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) — A battered Buffalo Bills offense may also see some uncertainty at the signal caller position as the Bills are bringing on a new quarterback to play backup to Tyrod Taylor and EJ Manuel.
  It may only have been for one play, but the Bills offense had to send in first backup EJ Manuel into the game as Tyrod Taylor slowly rose after a long run. An NFL rule forced Taylor to sit out one play, but he returned to the game on the following play.
  Although Taylor playe
  
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• Bills bring on backup QB as Tyrod Taylor could sit multiple games

  13-10-2015 18:19 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) — A battered Buffalo Bills offense may also see some uncertainty at the signal caller position as the Bills are bringing on a new quarterback to play backup to EJ Manuel while a potentially injured Tyrod Taylor grapples with knee and ankle injuries.
  According to CBS’ Jason La Canfora, the Bills may sit former Ravens quarterback Taylor due to a sprained MCL. The knee injury could force EJ Manuel, who has started for the Buffalo Bills in the past, to agai
  
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• Dareus brings 400 Alabama natives to Nashville to cheer on Buffalo

  13-10-2015 17:53 via wivb.com
  
  NASHVILLE, Tn. (WIVB) — More than 400 fans wore red, blue and white last Sunday, but they weren’t Buffalo natives — they have a different connection to the Buffalo Bills.
  The Birmingham, Alabama natives were there to cheer on Marcell Dareus, an Alabama native who is one of the faces of the Buffalo Bills franchise. Dareus said since he can’t play in front of his home town, he wanted to bring his home town to him.
  Dareus worked with his connections still in the area to
  
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• Officers jump into pool to rescue missing boy perched on pool cover

  13-10-2015 17:30 via wivb.com
  
  COLLINS, N.Y. (WIVB) — When a mother called for help from police after her boy went missing, New York State Police rushed to respond.
  Officers say they received a call Monday from a mother in Collins after she couldn’t locate her 3-year-old son. Police say they arrived at the scene and a neighbor flagged them down, notifying them after she heard a strange sound of a child in a pool.
  Police say they starting searching neighboring pools, finding a boy sitting on top of a pool&rsqu
  
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• Home burns in morning fire on Altruria Street

  13-10-2015 16:30 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Firefighters rushed to the scene of a morning fire just after 9 a.m. in south Buffalo.
  First responders arrived to a two and a half story home on Altruria Street where they learned everybody inside escaped safely, allowing them to pursue an aggressive firefight.
  After battling the blaze, investigation revealed the fire started on the first floor but extended to the second floor and shot through the attic.
  The flames caused about $75,000 in damage to th
  
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• Two-car collision turns fatal in Lockport

  13-10-2015 16:13 via wivb.com
  
  LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WIVB) — An afternoon accident in the City of Lockport left an elderly man dead Tuesday.
  Police responded to the scene of a two-car crash on the corner of Rapids Road and Crosby Road in Lockport just before 3 p.m. to find two damaged vehicles and two injured drivers.
  Officers say they set to investigating the crash as first responders rushed both drivers to the hospital, one via ambulance and another by Mercy Flight. Police say they learned the driver of one vehicle fai
  
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• Police say threat to Cheektowaga schools not credible

  13-10-2015 15:30 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) – Parents of children in the Cheektowaga school district have told News 4 that they have received automated phone calls warning them about a threat in the school district.
  Cheektowaga Police say they have investigated and determined that the threat is not credible.
  The automated recording said there would be an increased police presence patrolling the area Tuesday as a precaution.
   
  
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• Police say threat in Cheektowaga schools not credible

  13-10-2015 15:30 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) – Parents of children in the Cheektowaga school district have told News 4 that they have received automated phone calls warning them about a threat in the school district.
  Cheektowaga Police say they have investigated and determined that the threat is not credible.
  The automated recording said there would be an increased police presence patrolling the area Tuesday as a precaution.
   
  
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• Woman dead after motorcycle crashes into cow

  13-10-2015 15:01 via wivb.com
  
  NAPOLI, N.Y. (WIVB) – A woman is dead after crashing her motorcycle into a cow.
  The accident happened Monday night along Route 242 in Napoli, in Cattaraugus county.
  Jennifer Bumpus, 35, was killed instantly, according to Sheriff’s deputies, when her motorcycle crashed into the cow.
  Another motorcyclist then crashed into Bumpus’ motorcycle. That driver was taken to the hospital with back, leg and neck injuries.
   
   
   
  
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• Playboy magazine to end publishing fully nude female photos

  13-10-2015 14:55 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Playboy will no longer publish photos of nude women as part of a redesign, the decades-old magazine announced Tuesday.
  The magazine will still feature women in provocative poses, but they will no longer be fully nude, Playboy said in a statement.
  The change, to take place in March, represents a major shift for the magazine, which broke new ground when Hugh Hefner created it and featured Marilyn Monroe on its debut cover in 1953. It marks the latest step away from depictions
  
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• Bills’ wives and children have their own game day rituals

  13-10-2015 14:53 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – It’s Sunday afternoon, and the Bills are on the road. Back home in Buffalo, how are their families watching?
  “I DVR it, and when I get the kids to bed, then I can start watching. I have to catch up and zip through the commercials,” Dan Carpenter’s wife, Kaela, recently told News 4.
  Kaela and Tara Sanborn, wife of Bills Longsnapper Garrison, sometimes watch the away games together with other player’s families. But other times they stay ho
  
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• Do Your Job: the man behind the machines at Dave and Buster’s

  13-10-2015 14:33 via wivb.com
  
  It’s 8am at Dave and Busters, and JP Pierpoint has the place to himself. But he’s not working on his jump shot. As the amusement manager at the Walden Galleria location, he’s in charge of making sure all 170 games are working properly.
  “It’s our responsibility to keep them operating ideally and safely, for the guest experience to be the best that it can be,” he told News 4.
  Every week, JP goes game by game, and tests each one, taking notes on his iPad. He grad
  
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• Investigators: Missile brought down Malaysia Air flight

  13-10-2015 14:11 via wivb.com
  
  THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A relative of one of the people killed on Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 says it was “as quiet as a mouse” today when Dutch investigators told victims’ families that it was a Buk missile that downed the plane over Ukraine in July 2014.
  The Dutch Safety Board says the Russian-made missile was fired from a surface to air system, killing all 298 people on board.
  The Board met with families and then made the announcement to the public following a 15
  
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• City, Medical Campus to announce parking garage lease deal

  13-10-2015 11:36 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – After Fruit Belt residents have expressed frustration about the parking situation in their neighborhood, city leaders are set to announce a solution that could help solve the problem, at least in part.
  Mayor Byron Brown will join leaders from Kaleida, U.B. and the Medical Campus to announce a new parking garage lease deal on the medical campus at 10 a.m. Tuesday.
  The new garage lease will add parking spaces for patients and visitors on the medical campus, according t
  
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• City, Medical Campus announce new parking garage deal

  13-10-2015 11:36 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Around a thousand more parking spaces will soon be coming to the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus.
  Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown joined other city leaders and leaders from Kaleida, U.B. and the Medical Campus on Tuesday morning to announce a new long-term lease deal for a larger parking garage to be constructed on the site of the current Ellicott Goodrich Garage. “We will go from a facility that parks almost 900 vehicles to a facility that parks over 1,900
  
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• Old church site in North Buffalo has new promise

  13-10-2015 03:18 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Developers are picking up the pace for the $3 million Bell Tower Lofts at Colvin & Tacoma Avenues, now that all the permits are in place for building the new apartment complex.
  An excavation crew returned to the site of an old burned out church, over the weekend to start groundwork for the foundation.
  “Eight o’clock Saturday morning, bright and early, they started digging with the backhoe, and they have been digging ever since,” said Linda Fran
  
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• School cafeteria workers claim firing was retaliation for roles in union

  13-10-2015 03:10 via wivb.com
  
  ANGOLA, N.Y. (WIVB)- Between the two of them, Lisa Schiedel and Roseanne Paternostro have almost 30 years of experience working in cafeterias at the Lake Shore Central School District.
  That why hearing they were suspended, and then terminated in late May, came as a major surprise.
  “I was shocked. I was shocked,” Schiedel told News 4.
  The official reason listed by Personal Touch Food Services, who contracts workers out to local districts, state the women were fired for theft
  
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• Lake Shore Cafeteria workers: “I was shocked”

  13-10-2015 03:10 via wivb.com
  
  ANGOLA, N.Y. (WIVB)- Between the two of them, Lisa Schiedel and Roseanne Paternostro have almost 30 years of experience working in cafeterias at the Lake Shore Central School District.
  That why hearing they were suspended, and then terminated in late May, came as a major surprise.
  “I was shocked. I was shocked,” Schiedel told News 4.
  The official reason listed by Personal Touch Food Services, who contracts workers out to local districts, state the women were fired for theft
  
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• Call center workers under attack by unwanted visitors—bedbugs

  13-10-2015 02:49 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) – iQor has bedbugs. Now so do many of their workers at the company’s phone center in Depew who might not have had them before, and if they do, the company says they have to pay the exterminator to have the tiny bloodsuckers removed from their homes.
  The infestation started back in about June, according to Charles Everhart who, as of our interview, works at the phone center.
  “Once we started work–it was about two weeks in–we heard someone sa
  
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• Call center workers under attack by bedbugs

  13-10-2015 02:49 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) – The phone center iQor in Depew has bedbugs. Now, so do many of their workers who might not have had them before, and if they do, the company says they have to pay exterminators themselves to have the tiny bloodsuckers removed from their homes.
  The infestation started back in about June, according to Charles Everhart who works for iQor.
  “Once we started work it was about two weeks in, we heard someone say, ‘bedbugs’, and then there was ‘fle
  
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• Amtrak: Pets welcome aboard Northeast Regional, Downeaster

  13-10-2015 01:58 via wivb.com
  
  BOSTON (AP) — Amtrak says it will now allow passengers on some Northeast routes to bring along their pets.
  Under the program announced Thursday, passengers can take a cat or small dog on trips up to seven hours long.
  The service is available on the Boston to Lynchburg, Newport News, and Norfolk, Virginia, on the Northeast Regional service lines, as well from Boston to Brunswick, Maine, on the Downeaster route.
  Pet owners will have to pay an extra $25 to make a reservation. The service begi
  
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• Wegmans announces fruit/veggie squeeze pouch recall

  13-10-2015 01:54 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A product designed to get kids to consume fruits and vegetables is being recalled due to concerns of mold.
  Officials say the company that produces GoGo SqueeZ Fruit & Veggiez, Zippin’ Zingin’ Pear has recalled the product sold in four 3.2 ounce pouches. The product with best before dates between June 30, 2016 and July 26, 2016 could have the potential to develop mold.
  The products can be returned for a full refund at Wegmans, however anybody with
  
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• Calm pilots guide passengers to safety in emergency situations

  13-10-2015 01:12 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Recent events in mid-air may have some potential flyers concerned about flight safety, however calm, well-trained pilots routinely help guide their passengers through emergency situations.
  Be it something as serious as landing on the Hudson River or dealing with the death of a fellow pilot while in the middle of the flight, to a smaller situation like a smoking fire in a trash receptacle that grounded a flight leaving New Jersey in Buffalo Monday — calm pi
  
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• Vandals ransack local church

  13-10-2015 00:51 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Someone broke through the glass front doors of MacAlpine Presbyterian Church overnight Saturday. And once inside, they caused plenty of damage.
  Henry White, the chairman of the church’s board, showed News 4 around the church Monday morning, pointing out how far the vandals went over the weekend.He says he thinks whoever broke in grew frustrated after failing to break into a safe in the church office.
  Instead, they ripped the fire extinguishers off the wall, and
  
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• Van donation pays it forward for local family

  13-10-2015 00:44 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Last spring, the Petersons were given this van to help them transport their daughter Audrina, who requires a wheelchair.
  It was the second time someone had donated a vehicle to the East Pembroke family. So when they had the opportunity, rather than just sell their old van, they decided to pay it forward.
  “It wasn’t surprising, because in the short time that I’ve come to know them, this is the kind of people they are,” saidPete Andrews, the fou
  
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• UB black student union walks-out of President’s annual address

  13-10-2015 00:25 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) –  University at Buffalo President Satish Tripathi just delivered his fourth annual state of the university address. But, his speech was interrupted by a student protest.
  Members of the Black Student Union call this a “peaceful protest.”  They’re asking for further response from the university after a fellow student hung “white only” and “black only” signs across campus for an art project.
  Senior at UB, Tiff
  
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