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• Jury: Boy not liable for exuberant hello that injured aunt

  14-10-2015 23:58 via wivb.com
  
  BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut jury has rejected a woman’s bid to sue her 12-year-old nephew for injuries she says she suffered from his exuberant greeting at his birthday party four years ago.
  New York City resident Jennifer Connell claimed the Westport boy acted unreasonably when he leaped into her arms at his 8th-birthday party. She sued in Bridgeport Superior Court for $127,000.
  The Connecticut Post reports that the six-member jury found Tuesday that the boy was not liabl
  
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• New York to extend deadline for traveling by air with driver’s license

  14-10-2015 23:47 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK, N.Y. (WIVB) — New York residents who were under the gun to upgrade their driver’s licenses to enhanced licenses will have one more year to do so.
  New York State recently announced they would require residents to have enhanced driver’s licenses to travel by air starting in 2016, sparking some outrage from New Yorkers who felt the notice wasn’t given early enough.
  On Wednesday, the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles announced they will be extending t
  
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• 2 charged after 6-year-old child allegedly locked in basement for months

  14-10-2015 23:44 via wivb.com
  
  NEWARK, Ohio (WCMH) — A Newark, Ohio couple is facing child endangering charges after allegedly locking a six-year-old child in an unfinished basement for several months.
  Joshua Bergeron, 38, and 34-year-old Angel Abram were arrested Tuesday and charged with felony child endangering.
  According to court records, a Newark police detective and a Children Services case worker interviewed the six-year-old victim and his two older siblings.
  Based off that interview, investigators said the c
  
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• GALLERY: Democratic debate in quotes

  14-10-2015 23:29 via interactives.wivb.com
  
  (MEDIA GENERAL) — The five democratic contenders for president hit the stage in Las Vegas for the first time to share their vision for the United States.
  See some of the highlights of the night here.
   
  
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• Driver with learner's permit charged with going 105MPH in 45MPH zone

  14-10-2015 23:11
  
  A minor with a learner's permit was arrested for allegedly driving 105 MPH in a 45 MPH zone.        
  
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• Investigators: Tenn. man lived in home with dead mother for weeks

  14-10-2015 23:09 via wivb.com
  
  COLUMBIA, Tenn. (WKRN) – A Tennessee man is behind bars after investigators said he lived in a home with his dead 93-year-old mother for several weeks.
  The elderly woman’s body was found during a welfare check Monday.
  William Blair Cathey, 60, is charged with criminally negligent homicide, willful neglect of an adult and abuse of a corpse.
  Mary Cathey (Courtesy: Maury County Public Schools)According to neighbors, Mary Lou Cathey, a retired school teacher, had lived with her son
  
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• Multiple narcotics and firearm seizures lead to weekend arrests at borders

  14-10-2015 22:32 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — This past weekend brought on a slew of arrests for various possession charges and more at the Rainbow Bridge and the Lewiston Bridge.
  During the weekend, U.S. Customs and Border Patrol Officers say they seized a .40 caliber handgun from a 45-year old American man.
  Along with that, officers say trouble was also present at another U.S.-Canadian border, the Rainbow Bridge.
  A 30-year old traveler was charged with a $500 penalty after officers say they foun
  
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• Dunkirk man arrested on crack cocaine charges

  14-10-2015 22:01 via wivb.com
  
  HANOVER, N.Y. (WIVB) — New York State Troopers arrested a Dunkirk man on a drug charge last week in Chautauqua County.
  Just before 11 a.m. Saturday, State Police stopped to help a possibly disabled vehicle on I-90.
  When searching the vehicle’s passenger, 29-year-old Brian Lesmes, State Police say they found a glass smoking pipe containing crack cocaine.
  Police then arrested Lesmes, charging him seventh degree criminal possession of a controlled substance
  
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• Two suspects may have stolen ring, credit cards off corpse in Cheektowaga

  14-10-2015 20:19 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Two people in Cheektowaga may be in serious trouble after police identify them; officers say they may have used a dead person’s credit cards to steal $6,000 in electronics and more.
  Officers say they are investigating the theft of credit cards and a wedding ring from a corpse at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Cheektowaga. Police found a lead in their investigation after the credit cards were used at a local store to purchase goods, including expensive
  
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• Parents charged with beating teen son to death during session to “confess sins”

  14-10-2015 20:05 via wivb.com
  
  NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. (WIVB) — A group of six members of a New York church are in police custody, being held on bail for charges spanning from manslaughter to assault in the death of a 19-year-old found unresponsive after hours of beatings.
  Officers say they’ve been investigating the death of 19-year-old Lucas Leonard between Monday and Tuesday. Officers stormed the New Hartford Word of Life church with guns drawn after narrowing down where the beating took place. Police
  
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• Disabled veteran still repairing home from last year’s November storm

  14-10-2015 19:39 via wivb.com
  
  ALDEN, N.Y. (WIVB) – The one year anniversary of the November storm is right around the corner, yet some people’s lives are still not back to normal.
  Sergeant Nick Kraatz is a disabled veteran who’s still trying to fix his home. He has already spent $60,000 to repair it and it could cost him double that amount to finish the job.
  His home was hit hard by last year’s November storm. Roughly 52 inches of snow fell over three days in Alden. Kraatz said the weight of the snow
  
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• NC toddler mauled by pit bull released from hospital, now in foster care

  14-10-2015 19:22 via wivb.com
  
  FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WNCN) – A 20-month-old Fayetteville, N.C. boy who was mauled by one his family’s pit bulls in August was recently released from the hospital and is now in foster care.
  Kenny Rodgers was walking up the basement stairs with his mom when their 90-pound pit bull snapped.
  “It scared the crap out of me. I mean, I thought I was going to lose my son,” said Kenny’s mom, Katherine Rodgers.
  She believes they startled the dog once they reached the top of the
  
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• Report: Most people in the world do not google, tweet, or bank online

  14-10-2015 19:15 via wivb.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — A report from the United Nations concluded Tuesday that most people in the world do not google, tweet, or bank online.
  The UN Broadband Commission said 57 percent of the world is offline and language appears to be one of the major reasons. Only a fraction of the world’s languages, an estimated 5 percent, are present on the Internet.
  A survey of the most popular 10 million websites shows more than 55 percent are in English.
  Between 4 and almost 6
  
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• Dole recalls cases of bagged salad distributed in Tenn.

  14-10-2015 19:08 via wivb.com
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – Dole Fresh Vegetables is voluntarily recalling cases of bagged salad from several states, including New York.
  The product being recalled is Dole Spinach coded A27409B and A27409A, with an “Enjoy By” date of October 15 and UPC 7143000976, due to a possible health risk from Salmonella.
  The salads were distributed in 13 U.S. states; Connecticut, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania,
  
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• Deputies arrest minor with learner’s permit after 105 MPH car chase

  14-10-2015 17:57 via wivb.com
  
  BOSTON, N.Y. (WIVB) — A teenager with a learner’s permit is accused of fleeing an Erie County Sheriff’s Deputy while driving over twice the speed limit at 105 miles per hour (MPH) in a 45 MPH zone.
  Sheriff’s Deputies say they watched a driver speed past them in the Town of Boston, causing them to attempt to pull the vehicle over. Officers say the driver didn’t stop the car, despite an Erie County Sheriff’s Deputy using his lights
  
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• Tyrod Taylor has MCL sprain; might play on Sunday

  14-10-2015 17:36
  
  There's still a chance Tyrod Taylor will start at quarterback on Sunday for the Bills, according to head coach Rex Ryan.        
  
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• VIDEO: Man pulls rifle from pants in robbery at 7-Eleven

  14-10-2015 17:33 via wivb.com
  
  TOWN OF TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Just one month after a man pulled a gun on a store clerk at a Town of Tonawanda 7-Eleven, police are asking for the public to help solve the crime.
  Officers released security camera video on Wednesday of a stocky white male entering the convenience store on Sept. 12. After the man walks in, he’s seen on camera pulling a rifle from the leg of his sweatpants before pointing it at the store clerk and demanding money.
  After the clerk provides the mon
  
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• Buffalo girls heading to Detroit to explore STEM opportunities

  14-10-2015 17:24 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – A bus trip to Detroit is opening doors for young women of color. Wednesday morning, fourteen high school girls from around the Buffalo Public Schools system boarded a bus to begin the journey meant to set them up for future success.
  They’re going from the Queen City to the Motor City thanks to the Success Looks Like Me program and General Motors.
  Over the next few days, they’ll be exploring everything from the GM headquarters and design centers, to the ON
  
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• Rex Ryan: Taylor is banged up, but Manuel is ready

  14-10-2015 17:20 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) — Without confirming the severity of starting quarterback Tyrod Taylor’s injuries, Head Coach Rex Ryan announced Wednesday the mobile quarterback could make an appearance when the Bills take the field against the Bengals on Sunday.
  The quarterback, who spent the majority of his time in the NFL behind Joe Flacco on the Ravens, has proven his ability to compete on the professional scene as a starter with both a dangerous pass and a more threatening r
  
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• VIDEO: Two men rob 7-Eleven under threat of gun

  14-10-2015 16:54 via wivb.com
  
  TOWN OF TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) — After working to identify two people who robbed a 7-Eleven in the Town of Tonawanda, police officials have turned to the public for help.
  Officers say they responded to a robbery on Aug. 2, when two black men held up the convenience store under the threat of using a gun. Officers released security recordings after their investigation.
  Caught on camera, the two men enter the store and threaten the attendant before one jumps over the counter to confiscat
  
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• New York teen beaten to death in church, 6 members charged with crimes

  14-10-2015 16:24 via wivb.com
  
  NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. (AP) — Police in a central New York town have scheduled a news conference to discuss their investigation into the death of a teenager who was allegedly beaten inside a church by his parents.
  Bruce and Deborah Leonard have been charged with first-degree manslaughter in the death of 19-year-old Lucas Leonard. Four other members of the Word of Life Church in New Hartford also have been charged in connection with the man’s death.
  New Hartford police say Lucas Leonard d
  
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• Janitor accused of inappropriate contact with student

  14-10-2015 15:49
  
  A janitor at Attica High School is facing charges for allegedly having inappropriate contact with a student.        
  
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• Widow Files Medical Malpractice Suit After Husband Dies Twice

  14-10-2015 15:08
  
  Widow Files Medical Malpractice Suit After Husband Dies Twice        
  
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• Rex Ryan: Tyrod may play Sunday

  14-10-2015 13:44 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) — Reports that Tyrod Taylor may not play Sunday against the Bengals may not be true.
  @BuffaloBills sent out this tweet early Wednesday morning:
  Rex Ryan with an injury update on @SiriusXMNFL: "I definitely wouldn't rule Tyrod Taylor out this week."
  — Buffalo Bills (@buffalobills) October 14, 2015The Bills are taking on the undefeated Cincinnati Bengals this Sunday at 1:00 p.m at Ralph Wilson Stadium.
  You can see that game on Channel 4.
  
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• Rex Ryan says Tyrod may play Sunday

  14-10-2015 13:44 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) — Reports that Tyrod Taylor may not play Sunday against the Bengals may not be true.
  The Buffalo Bills sent out this tweet early Wednesday morning indicating the status of the team’s quarterback in not certain for Sunday.
  Rex Ryan with an injury update on @SiriusXMNFL: "I definitely wouldn't rule Tyrod Taylor out this week."
  — Buffalo Bills (@buffalobills) October 14, 2015Rex Ryan appeared on SiriusXM radio this morning and discussed Taylor’s con
  
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• Bicyclist hit in North Collins

  14-10-2015 13:44 via wivb.com
  
  NORTH COLLINS, N.Y. (WIVB) — Mercy Flight answered the call for a crash involving a bicyclist Wednesday morning.
  First responders tell News 4 a car hit a bicycle on Jennings Road near Genesee Street around 6:45 a.m.
  A Mercy Flight representative says the victim’s injuries are not considered life threatening.
  
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• Former NBA star Odom hospitalized after found unresponsive

  14-10-2015 12:30 via wivb.com
  
  LAS VEGAS, NEVADA (AP) — Authorities say former NBA star Lamar Odom was hospitalized after he was found unconscious Tuesday at a Nevada brothel.
  The 35-year-old Odom was in a Las Vegas hospital Tuesday night and there was no immediate word on his condition, officials said.
  Odom was taken to a hospital by ambulance because he was too tall to be airlifted by helicopter, officials told CBS News.
  The Nye County Sheriff’s Department was called at about 3:15 p.m. to Love Ranch in Crystal,
  
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• Wegmans offering list of candy containing allergens

  14-10-2015 12:17 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Wegmans wants to ensure children with allergies don’t receive treats that could harm them.
  The Rochester-based grocery announced it’s providing lists of candy it sells, with those having common allergens noted on the list. Those allergens include gluten, eggs and peanuts.
  “Last Halloween, many of our customers asked for help choosing safe treats for children with food allergies. We listened closely to that need and wanted to provide clear, accurate
  
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• Wegmans offering list of candy allergens

  14-10-2015 12:17 via wivb.com
  
  Buffalo, N.Y. (WIVB) — Wegmans wants to ensure children with allergies don’t receive treats that could harm them.
  The Rochester-based grocery announced it’s providing lists of candy it sells, with those having common allergens noted on the list.Those allergens include gluten, eggs and peanuts.
  The list can be printed online.The list is posted here.Customers can also obtain a copy of the list at Wegmans store Customer Service desks.
  
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• Buffalo School Board set to consider steps to tackle chronic absenteeism

  14-10-2015 11:16 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Members of the Buffalo School Board are set to consider a controversial move meant to crack down on ongoing attendance problems in the district when they meet Wednesday evening.
  School Board member Carl Paladino has proposed a measure that would hold parents criminally responsible for failing to make sure their children attend school.
  Attendance is a big issue in the Buffalo Public School district, where as many as one in three high schoolers missed more than 20 perc
  
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• The five best moments from the first democratic debate

  14-10-2015 05:54 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (MEDIA GENERAL) –  On Tuesday, five candidates hoping to become the Democratic party’s nominee for President of the United States engaged in their first televised national debate. While ratings are not expected to be record-breaking for CNN, there were plenty of moments worth a mention. Below are our top six highlights from the Las Vegas debate.
   
  “The American People Are Tired of Hearing about Your Damn Emails”: Bernie Sanders came rushing to the def
  
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• Ride Sharing Roundtables Set for Albany

  14-10-2015 05:36
  
  Ride Sharing Roundtables Set for Albany        
  
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• Clinton, Sanders clash on guns, economy, foreign policy

  14-10-2015 05:24 via wivb.com
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton and Sen. Bernie Sanders clashed over U.S. involvement in the Middle East, gun control and economic policy in the first Democratic presidential debate Tuesday night, vigorously outlining competing visions for a party seeking to keep the White House for a third straight term.
  Yet in a moment of political unity – and levity – Sanders leapt to Clinton’s defense on the issue of her controversial email practices as secretary of state.
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• Williamsville to Vote on Drive-Thru Restrictions

  14-10-2015 05:03
  
  Williamsville to Vote on Drive-Thru Restrictions        
  
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• Fruit Belt feels growing pains from medical corridor

  14-10-2015 04:10 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- Very few have seen the changes in quite the same light as Willie Cunningham.
  He’s owned his home on Mulberry Street for thirty years, and raised four children there. Now it’s in the shadows of new towers popping up in the medical corridor.
  Cunningham says a lot of his newest neighbors are medical students. “They don’t have no problem, they ride their bikes, they take their walks or they jog.”
  He’s watched $800 million dollars in developme
  
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• Custodian at local high school charged with having inappropriate relationship with student

  14-10-2015 03:37 via wivb.com
  
  WARSAW, N.Y. (WIVB) — State Police have arrested and charged an Attica man following a complaint that he had inappropriate relations with a student.
  Police determined that 25-year-old James C. Robbins had inappropriate contact with a female student under 17 while he was working as a custodian at Attica High School.
  Robbins was immediately terminated from the district and charged with two counts of Endangering the Welfare of a Child.
  He was arraigned and released to re-appear
  
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• Family says 4 year old son “roughed-up” at school

  14-10-2015 02:05 via wivb.com
  
  TOWN OF TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) – The family of four year old DaVon LaPorte, a developmentally disabled student at the private Heritage pre-school in the Town of Tonawanda, says the child was roughly handled by a substitute teacher’s assistant last Wednesday. The family says it was not informed of the incident until Friday, even after a Child Protective Services worker visited the school.
  Principal Karen Mayweather said the incident was witnessed by another teacher’s assistant,
  
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• Call center worker believes bedbug cure is making her sick

  14-10-2015 01:30 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) – Emilia Clark could feel her throat tighten as soon as she entered the iQor call center in Depew where she works, “It was like someone kind of just choking you.”
  It was last August, and Clark would learn the call center on Dick Road had just been fumigated. The office was infested with bedbugs, and Emilia believes she is allergic to chemicals in the pesticide used to control the tiny blood-sucking insects.
  The reaction sent Emilia to the hospital, and
  
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• Fat Bobs to highlight award-winning food on the Canadian Food Network

  14-10-2015 01:19 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A local business owner is hoping to generate more international business after Canadian television crews come to town.
  Crews will film Fat Bob’s, a popular barbecue spot in Buffalo, for the Canadian Food Network TV show “You Gotta Eat Here!” starting Wednesday morning, but the show won’t air until Spring of 2016.
  Although the restaurant will be closed Wednesday for filming, Patrick Ryan, Fat Bob’s owner, said he expects to recoup th
  
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• Filming kicks off for another western New York movie

  14-10-2015 00:56 via wivb.com
  
  LEWISTON, N.Y. (WIVB) — Western New York’s iconic sights proved to be too irresistible to crews behind the filming of a movie that will be unveiled next fall.
  Crews kicked off the filming of a movie based on the play “The Morning the Sun Fell Down” on Tuesday, much to the excitement of the film’s home for the next three weeks.
  Stars and crew members will stay in and around Lewiston for the next 19 days, where much of the film will be shot. They’ll help fe
  
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• Morton Re-Explaining Defunct Business After Ethics "Error"

  14-10-2015 00:50
  
  Missing debts on an ethics filing has Republican Erie Cty lawmaker Ted Morton re-explaining defunct business.        
  
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• Mayor Brown honors Hispanic community at Award Ceremony

  14-10-2015 00:42
  
  Hispanic individuals and organizations were honored at the 2015 Mayor’s Hispanic Heritage Awards on Tuesday.        
  
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• Wind brings down tree in Buffalo’s fruit belt

  14-10-2015 00:34 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) —  A large tree couldn’t handle the changing seasons in Buffalo’s Fruit Belt Tuesday; chilly wind brought it crashing down.
  With the tree, wires also fell to the ground, prompting a response from electrical crews and more as they attempted to remove the tree and restore power.
  Nobody suffered injury, and the tree avoided crashing into any homes.
  
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• Village of Williamsville to consider banning new drive-thru’s on Main Street

  14-10-2015 00:33 via wivb.com
  
  WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) –  The Village of Williamsville wants to become more pedestrian friendly. One idea is to stop new businesses from opening drive-thru’s along Main Street.
  Local leaders say this pro- pedestrian imitative will help, not hurt, traffic woes. They say it’s about making Main Street safer for people who live there.
  Town of Amherst Council Member, Mark Manna, said, “Having a village, a town free from the burden of drive thru’s has n
  
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• Dunkirk collapse cleanup close, as residents near their limits

  14-10-2015 00:09 via wivb.com
  
  DUNKIRK, N.Y. (WIVB) — On Sept. 30, the western side of what’s known as the Coburn Block in downtown Dunkirk came crashing down. No one was injured, but the debris remains, where it fell nearly two weeks ago.
  “This is one of our city’s most historic buildings,” said Dunkirk Mayor Anthony Dolce. “It’s been standing since the late 1800s. And it’s just been one of those landmarks in the community.”
  In fact a half million dollars was invested in
  
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• Battery fires: FAA to back ban on passenger plane shipments

  14-10-2015 00:08 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The government is strongly urging airlines to tell passengers not to pack spare lithium batteries in checked luggage because they can ignite and fuel fires in baggage compartments.
  The safety alert issued Tuesday by the Federal Aviation Administration recommends that airlines tell passengers when they are being ticketed and checked in not to put lithium rechargeable and non-rechargeable batteries in their bags, including those checked at gates.
  The agency is also urg
  
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