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• Lawyer: Crash suspect may have ‘mental illness’

  25-10-2015 23:40 via wivb.com
  
  BC-US–Homecoming Parade-Crash,6th Ld-Writethru/683Eds: Updates with more details of charges. Will be updated.Woman faces 2nd-degree murder charges in parade crashJUSTIN JUOZAPAVICIUS, Associated Press
  STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — A woman faces second-degree murder charges after authorities said she plowed a car into the crowd at the Oklahoma State University homecoming parade, killing four people including a toddler.
  Adacia Chambers, 25, was arrested after the crash on a driving while un
  
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• Bills fans call trip a success

  25-10-2015 23:15 via wivb.com
  
  LONDON (WIVB) – Fan support was not in short supply at Sundays’ game as the Bills took on the Jaguars at Wembley Stadium.
  Falesha Oultrie, a Western New Yorker who made the trip across the pond says the expenses did add up but the experience was “priceless.”
  Many took to the ‘Fan Zones’ outside of the stadium to get the whole tailgating experience.
  Sara, another fan called her Bills trip “incredible… It’s a once in a lifetime opportunity.&rd
  
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• Bills fans call their trip a success

  25-10-2015 23:15 via wivb.com
  
  LONDON (WIVB) – Fan support was not in short supply at Sundays’ game as the Bills took on the Jaguars at Wembley Stadium.
  Falesha Oultrie, a Western New Yorker who made the trip across the pond says the expenses did add up but the experience was “priceless.”
  Many took to the ‘Fan Zones’ outside of the stadium to get the whole tailgating experience.
  Sara, another fan called her Bills trip “incredible… It’s a once in a lifetime opportunity.&rd
  
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• HEAP program opens November 16

  25-10-2015 21:49 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The Home Energy Assistance Program or HEAP is federally funded program offering assistance with home heating costs and energy conservation.
  Beginning November 16, HEAP will start accepting applications for the 2015-2016 year.
  Those who do not currently have heat services activated, or have received a shut-off notice are encouraged to call the HEAP hotline at 858-7644 for additional instruction.
  Benefits are given out based on income, household size and if there&
  
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• Having HEAP before the cold

  25-10-2015 21:49 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The Home Energy Assistance Program or HEAP is federally funded program offering assistance with home heating costs and energy conservation.
  Beginning November 16, HEAP will start accepting applications for 2015.
  Those who do not currently have heat services activated, or have received a shut-off notice are encouraged to call the HEAP hotline at 858-7644 for additional instruction.
  Benefits are given out based on income, household size and if there’s a vuln
  
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• New York park goes to the dogs for 25th Halloween dog parade

  25-10-2015 21:12 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A park went to the dogs in a grand way on Saturday, hosting what was billed as the nation’s largest Halloween dog parade, with hundreds of canines submitting to their owners’ fanciful desires to see them in costumes as superheroes, dinosaurs and the pope.
  Thousands of spectators lapped it up, mingling with nearly 300 four-legged contestants around a stage in Manhattan’s Tompkins Square Park. Every imaginable breed was paraded one by one to preen before jud
  
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• Minnesota Timberwolves coach Flip Saunders dies of cancer

  25-10-2015 19:58 via wivb.com
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Flip Saunders, the longtime NBA coach who won more than 650 games in nearly two decades and was trying to rebuild the Minnesota Timberwolves as team president, coach and part owner, died Sunday, the team said. He was 60.Saunders was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma in June and doctors called it “treatable and curable,” when the Timberwolves made the diagnosis public in August. But he took a leave of absence from the team in September after complicati
  
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• From the Dark Side: ‘Star Wars’ collection stolen

  25-10-2015 19:33 via wivb.com
  
  VANCOUVER, Wash. (KOIN) — Most of one of the largest collections of Star Wars collectibles in Washington was stolen from a Vancouver home, leaving its owner in disbelief.
  Richard Bates discovered about $30,000 worth of the collectibles were taken from their shelves when he came home on Friday night. In all, his collection is worth about $45,000.
  With the new Star Wars movie soon to be released, Bates said he understands this is a “perfect time for people to steal my stuff and sell it
  
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• Lawmakers say NY to get $326 million for heating assistance

  25-10-2015 18:05 via wivb.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP)-  New York’s senators say federal authorities are releasing more than $326 million to help low-income residents of the state pay their heating bills this winter.U.S. Sens. Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand say they requested funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that many seniors and New Yorkers with moderate incomes depend on.
  Schumer says having the funds available now, before the colder weather comes, is critical.
  The Low Inc
  
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• Mistakes, turnovers allow Jaguars to prevail over Bills 34-31

  25-10-2015 18:00 via wivb.com
  
  LONDON, England (WIVB) — Traveling to London loosened the screws in the Buffalo Bills offense, and that problem manifested as the Bills allowed four touchdowns in the span of minutes in the first half.
  The Bills would recover from being down early, igniting playmakers despite injuries and recovering from errors, however it would not be enough to overcome the Jacksonville Jaguars.
  Manuel had his fair share of issues in the loss, including turning the ball over three times, letting the Jagua
  
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• A keg in church: Local church comes together to watch morning Bills game

  25-10-2015 17:55 via wivb.com
  
  EGGERTSVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) – With the early start to the Bills versus Jaguars game in London, Some Western New Yorkers were concerned with having to choose between Sunday church services and worshiping the Buffalo Bills.
  The congregation at St Paul’s Lutheran Church is spending their Sunday praying for a win. The day is led by Pastor Steve Biegner, maybe the biggest fan of all. “I am the Chaplain of section 313 of the Ralph, and a season ticket holder, I
  
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• Kellogg’s Pop-Tarts rolling out five new flavors

  25-10-2015 15:48 via wivb.com
  
  You’ll either love them or hate them, but one thing’s for sure, these 5 new Pop Tart flavors are pretty unique.Pop-Tarts started out with four simple flavors in 1964: strawberry, blueberry, brown sugar cinnamon, and apple currant.
  Over the years, Kellogg’s has released more than two dozen flavors, including s’mores, cookies and cream, cinnamon roll and PB&J. Tasty, sure, but not that unusual.
  But now the beloved childhood treat and secret adult snack is rolling out so
  
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• Police name adult victims in Oklahoma State homecoming crash

  25-10-2015 15:22 via wivb.com
  
  STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Police have revealed the identities of the three adults killed and dozens more injured when a woman plowed her car into the Oklahoma State University homecoming parade crowd, sending some spectators flying through the air.The crash also killed a 2-year-old boy and hurt other children among spectators during what was supposed to be a joyful event Saturday morning in Stillwater. Police arrested the driver, 25-year-old Adacia Chambers, on a DUI cha
  
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• Winter car readiness tips

  25-10-2015 10:47 via wivb.com
  
  Buffalo, N.Y. (WIVB) — An organization for drivers wants to ensure everyone is ready for winter driving conditions.
  The AAA has some tips for drivers to make their cars winter ready:make sure windshield wipers work, and if they’re cracked or not working, replace them.Make sure your tires are properly inflated. Make sure your tire treads have good traction.
  Also pay attention to your car’s battery.“if it’s more than 3 years old you should at least get it tested. if y
  
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• Community comes together to support paralyzed teen

  25-10-2015 04:20
  
  The community is coming together to help a teenage girl who was left paralyzed from the chest down in a terrible boating accident this summer.        
  
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• Millions volunteer on Make a Difference Day

  25-10-2015 04:19
  
  Make a Difference Day. This is the single largest volunteer day in the country.        
  
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• Water main break leaves Lancaster homes without water

  25-10-2015 04:14
  
  Around eight houses in Lancaster were without water Saturday afternoon after a water main break.        
  
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• Niagara Street closes for Federal courthouse repairs

  25-10-2015 03:29
  
  Niagara Street right near City Hall was closed down part of the day Saturday as repair crews worked on the Robert H. Jackson federal courthouse.        
  
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• Jamestown man leaves children alone for 15 hours

  25-10-2015 00:16 via wivb.com
  
  JAMESTOWN, N.Y. (WIVB) – Police arrested 24-year-old Depree Gamble for endangering the welfare of his two children.
  Police arrived at Gamble’s Sampson Street residence to check on the 5 and 7-year-old around 3 p.m. Saturday.
  The children’s grandmother said they were left unattended for 15 hours.
  Gamble was taken into police custody and charged with two counts of endangering the welfare of two children.
  
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