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• 120-ft. ballpark light pole falls across Oak Street

  06-11-2015 23:33
  
  Traffic on Oak Street just before the I-190 entrance is blocked after a light pole fell across the roadway.        
  
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• California man indicted on charges of laundering drugs and money in Buffalo

  06-11-2015 23:23 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A man accused of laundering more than $1 million through western New York to California in just a few months after distributing drugs is facing federal charges in Buffalo.
  A federal grand jury indicted 25-year-old California man Jose Manuel Lua-Guizar on charges of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, five kilograms or more of cocaine and money laundering conspiracy.
  The charges stem from an investigation that uncovered distri
  
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• Amherst Police looking for suspect in hit and run accident

  06-11-2015 23:06
  
  Amherst Police are looking for a female suspect in a hit and run accident that happened Tuesday at a local grocery store.        
  
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• GE Transportation laying off 1,500 of 4,500 workers in Erie

  06-11-2015 22:22 via wivb.com
  
  ERIE, Pa. (AP-Mod.) — GE Transportation is laying off one-third of its 4,500 workers at a locomotive manufacturing plant in northwestern Pennsylvania.
  The Erie Times-News reports company spokeswoman Cathy Heiman confirmed the layoffs Friday morning.
  The 1,500 workers being cut are represented by United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers Local 506.
  The union local’s president didn’t immediately comment, but told the newspaper last month he was bracing for bad news based upon
  
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• Ryan Miller complimentary of Buffalo before he returns in Canucks jersey

  06-11-2015 21:54 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A goaltender who spent nearly a decade building a team in Buffalo reflected on his former team and teammates before traveling back to the Queen City.
  Ryan Miller, who now plays for the Vancouver Canucks, will return on Saturday to the First Niagara Center to face off against the Buffalo Sabres. The only change from the Ryan Miller era in Buffalo? He’ll be starting in goal for the Canucks.
  Despite the change in scenery and teammates, Miller said in an inter
  
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• Killing Keystone XL, Obama says pipeline not in US interests

  06-11-2015 21:17 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama killed a Canadian energy giant’s application to build the Keystone XLpipeline on Friday, declaring the proposed project wouldn’t serve U.S. national interests and would have undercut America’s global leadership on climate change. The decision capped a seven-year saga that spiraled into one of the biggest environmental flashpoints of Obama’s presidency.
  Announcing his decision at the White House, Obama said he agreed with Secr
  
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• Rex Ryan enshrined in emoji form

  06-11-2015 21:15 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — One of the most vocal head coaches in all of the National Football League has his own emoji.
  Although it’s not part of Apple or Android’s bank of emojis, Ryan’s new emoji will live on a bank of emojis that smartphone users can download onto their phones.
  Ryan’s emoji depicts him in his signature Buffalo Bills v-neck sweater with a headset and frown on his face.
  Bills fans may increasingly use the emoji in weeks to come as the Buffalo Bill
  
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• New Era features 38 new Star Wars hats

  06-11-2015 21:04 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — After making an empire in sports headgear, New Era is branching out in Star Wars Empire-style fashion.
  The company unveiled 38 new hats, featuring characters such as Storm Troopers, BB-8 and Darth Vader, and they’re sure to appease the Star Wars fan in all cap fanatics.
  The release came ahead of the debut of Star Wars: The Force Awakens; that movie will hit theaters on Dec. 28.
  Cap prices range between $20 and $56 and can be purchased here. 
  
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• Welcome home celebration held for WWII veteran

  06-11-2015 20:09 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – 90-year-old Johnnie Hodges, Sr. is back in the Humboldt Parkway house he called home for more than half a century. Hodges was evicted in July with the house in foreclosure.
  But, a perfect stranger, Greg Elwood, heard Hodges’ story and started a GoFundMe page to help. That raised $110,000 in donations from around the country.
  “It means everything to me. I missed my home,” Hodges said Friday morning, before cutting a ribbon on his front porch during t
  
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• Inmates accused of possessing pills

  06-11-2015 19:40 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Erie County Sheriff’s deputies say Xanax pills were discovered inside an inmate’s housing unit during a fight at the County Holding Center.
  The fight happened Thursday afternoon and involved several inmates.
  During an investigation into the fight, deputies say they found the pills in the housing unit of 30-year-old Kevin Fomby of Buffalo. Additional pills were found inside the finger of a latex glove in the rectum of another inmate — 29-ye
  
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• Car heavily damaged by light pole near Coca-Cola Field

  06-11-2015 18:16 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A 120 ft. light pole fell on and heavily damaged a car near Coca-Cola field.There are no apparent injuries. National Grid is on the scene.(Bottom photo courtesy of Scott Johnson)
  
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• Top 20 Global Concert Tours from Pollstar

  06-11-2015 17:52 via wivb.com
  
  The Top 20 Global Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows worldwide. The list is based on data provided to the trade publication Pollstar by concert promoters and venue managers.
  1. Taylor Swift; $5,397,066; $111.65.
  2. Kenny Chesney; $3,271,099; $89.43.
  3. Madonna; $2,212,860; $137.97.
  4. Ed Sheeran; $1,889,953; $62.51.
  5. Luke Bryan; $1,710,065; $50.31.
  6. Zac Brown Band; $1,685,791; $58.46.
  7. Maroon 5; $1,613,381; $82.4
  
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• Niagara Falls man arrested after attempted robbery

  06-11-2015 17:43 via wivb.com
  
  TOWN OF CAMBRIA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Deputies with the Niagara County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Niagara Falls man after they say he attempted to rob an acquaintance.
  Robert Cox, 25, allegedly threatened the person with a handgun in an attempt to gain money from him on Thursday night.
  Cox is charged with felony attempted robbery and menacing.
  He was arraigned with bail set at $5,000.
  
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• Early sales of red jerseys strong for the Bills

  06-11-2015 17:09 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – With Tyrod Taylor and Karlos Williams back in the lineup, the Bills are focusing on beating Miami in their first game back from the bye week at Ralph Wilson Stadium on Sunday at 1 pm. But the fan base is already looking towards the team’s next game, against the Jets in New York on Thursday night.
  That’s because for the first time in franchise history, the team will take the field in red uniforms. The game is being called a “Color Rush,” and th
  
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• Amherst PD looking for hit-and-run suspect

  06-11-2015 17:06 via wivb.com
  
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) — Amherst Police are looking for a suspect from a Tuesday hit-and-run incident.
  Police say the incident occurred in the parking lot of a Maple Road grocery store.
  The suspect is described as a white female who was driving either a Chrysler 300 or a light-colored Cadillac CTS.
  Anyone with information on the suspect is asked to call Amherst Police at 689-1357 or email [email protected] and reference CNO 15-567634.
  
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• Prison employee Joyce Mitchell to pay back nearly $80,000 in restitution

  06-11-2015 17:05 via wivb.com
  
  PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (AP) — A former employee of a maximum-security prison in northern New York will pay nearly $80,000 in restitution the state sought to cover damage caused by two inmates who cut their way out.
  A prosecutor said during Joyce Mitchell’s court hearing Friday that she’ll pay $79,841 for the damage Richard Matt and David Sweat caused by using hacksaw blades and other tools she provided to break out of Clinton Correctional Facility last June.
  The prosecutor said repa
  
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• Maroon 5 coming to Buffalo

  06-11-2015 16:01 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Pop band Maroon 5 will be making an appearance in Buffalo next year.
  The group, fronted by “The Voice” host Adam Levine, will be coming to First Niagara Center in September 26, 2016.
  Maroon 5 is known for hit songs like, “Sugar”, “Moves Like Jagger” and “Maps”.
  Ticket will range from $30.50 to $126 and will go on sale next Saturday, November 14.
  When available, they can be bought online at tickets.com or by ca
  
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• Judge to decide NYS payback for prison escape from Joyce Mitchell

  06-11-2015 15:38 via wivb.com
  
  PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (AP) — A former employee of a maximum-security prison in northern New York is scheduled to appear in court on contributing to the $120,000 in restitution the state wants for damage by two inmates who cut their way out.
  Former prison tailor shop instructor Joyce Mitchell pleaded guilty to charges related to providing hacksaw blades and other tools to Richard Matt and David Sweat. The 51-year-old Mitchell was sentenced in September to 2 1/3 to seven years in prison.
  After a
  
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• Inmate stabbed multiple times at Attica prison

  06-11-2015 15:37 via wivb.com
  
  ATTICA, N.Y. (WIVB) — An inmate was reportedly stabbed at Attica Correctional Facility Friday morning.
  A report from The Batavian says the inmate was stabbed multiple times.
  The stabbing happened sometime after 8 a.m. New York State Police were called at 8:30 a.m. and began investigating the incident.
  News 4 will have more information as the story develops.
  
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• James Corden’s parents visit the Buffalo Bills

  06-11-2015 15:22 via wivb.com
  
  LONDON, ENGLAND (WIVB) — “Hi James — hope you’re all right. We’re here with the Buffalo Bills. They’re training for the match — the game. It’s a game.”
  “Who are they playing?”
  “The Jacksonville Jaguars.”
  These are the words of the parents of James Corden, host of The Late Late Show, which airs on Channel 4. They had a chance to meet some of the Bills’ players and weren’t too concerned ab
  
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• Gunfire, marijuana and a car chase lead to multiple felonies in Lockport

  06-11-2015 14:47 via wivb.com
  
  LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WIVB) — A call of shots fired turned into a lot more for Lockport Police Thursday.
  Just before noon, police headed to a Walnut Street residence where two gunshots were reported. They say “two suspects were on foot and running north bound from” the street.
  Shortly after, the suspects were found and taken in by police for questioning. A third, female suspect was detained at the scene and also taken into police custody.
  Police say the two initially mentioned suspec
  
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• PCC test question: ‘Rufus is pimping 3 girls…’

  06-11-2015 13:42 via wivb.com
  
  PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — “Rufus is pimping for 3 girls. If the price is $65 for each trick, how many tricks will each girl have to turn so Rufus can pay for his $800-per-day crack habit?”
  That is one of the questions on a test given to students at Portland Community College through their Climb Center, a workforce training program.
  Here’s another question:
  “Johnny has an AK-47 with an 80-round clip. If he misses 6 out of 10 shots and shoots 13 times at each drive-by s
  
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• Are car seats safe for infants to sleep in?

  06-11-2015 13:31 via wivb.com
  
  ACADIANA, La. (KLFY) — Car seats can reduce 90% of car crash related injuries, but they can also be a threat to the lives of infants and babies if they are left sleeping unattended in them.
  Katie Broussard, Educational Manager of Women and Children’s Hospital tells Louisiana’s KLFY, “The number one thing killing infants and children is an unintentional injury.” She also states babies should never sleep in things like car seats, swings, and bouncy
  
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• Cancer researcher says Sheldon Silver made him “terrified and confused”

  06-11-2015 13:20 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A cancer researcher testifying at the bribery trial of former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver has told a jury how federal agents made him “terrified and confused” before he decided to cooperate.
  Dr. Robert Taub detailed Thursday how investigators appeared unannounced at his door at 6 a.m. one day last year for questioning.
  He says he was so shaken he lied by telling them he never referred asbestos cancer patients to Silver’s personal injury law fi
  
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• 6 killed as bus leaves road in Arkansas, hits bridge support

  06-11-2015 12:48 via wivb.com
  
  NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A charter bus ran off Interstate 40 and hit a bridge abutment on a foggy night in Arkansas, killing as many as six people and injuring many others who were taken from the scene in ambulances.
  Arkansas State Police said the crash occurred about 1 a.m. Friday. A heavy storm had recently passed through the area and left light rain and fog in its wake, but it wasn’t immediately known if weather played a role.
  Troopers said they received reports about a sing
  
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• Sick dog reunited with owner before it died

  06-11-2015 12:38 via wivb.com
  
  OSHKOSH, Wis. (WBAY) — A sick and elderly dog was put down in Oshkosh, Wisconsin Thursday afternoon — and thanks to the Oshkosh Area Humane Society, the dog’s owner was right by its side.
  The story Wisconsin’s WBAY reported earlier this week went viral, about a stray dog suffering serious health issues, and the Oshkosh Area Humane Society’s pleas to find its owner.
  While the dog was given the name Holstein by the Oshkosh Area Humane Society, its real name
  
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• Possible changes coming to airport security

  06-11-2015 12:23 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The way you go through airports could be changing.
  The Department of Homeland Security is expected to announce new safety procedures Friday morning. This follows last weekend’s deadly plane crash in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula.
  U.S. Intelligence officials say terrorism is “the leading theory” behind the crash of the Russian airliner over Egypt. The concern is that an explosive could slip through screening overseas and somehow make its way to an Am
  
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• Police: Jamestown man floods cell block using underwear after arrest

  06-11-2015 11:56 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) — The charges kept coming after a Jamestown man was arrested for possible domestic violence in Orchard Park.
  Police responded to the report on Thursday night and took Jeffrey Bohall, 31, into custody. He was charged with harassment and criminal contempt.
  Bohall allegedly became agitated while in the rear of a police car and began screaming obscenities at Orchard Park police officers.
  Police say he also began to kick the windows and safety partition in the car
  
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• Kane legal action against accuser not ruled out

  06-11-2015 05:57 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) –  The attorney representing Chicago Blackhawks star Patrick Kane says “we haven’t ruled out any remedies that we have, and we’re going to take it one day at at time.”
  Paul Cambria said he is pleased that Erie County District Attorney Frank Sedita announced the initial rape allegations against Kane will not be presented to a grand jury.
  The woman who first claimed she was raped by Kane had decided she would not pursue criminal prosecution.
  
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• Erie Co. Water Authority Approves Rate Hike

  06-11-2015 05:40
  
  Erie Co. Water Authority Approves Rate Hike        
  
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• Nalina to dance for Suneel’s Light

  06-11-2015 05:19 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Suneel not only loves calling games at St. Joe’s where he is a senior, he also is passionate about helping people in our community suffering from duchenne muscular dystrophy, a disease he lives with everyday.
  Friday evening News 4’s Nalina Shapiro will be dancing the tango in the 3rd annual Suneel’s Light Charity Celebrity Gala at the Statler downtown. The event supports research for the disease, which leads to muscle degeneration. It impacts one in
  
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• Legal expert speaks out on Pat Kane case

  06-11-2015 04:22 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A popular NHL star will who grew up in western New York will not face criminal charges, and lawyers are now dissecting the case.
  News 4 Legal Analyst Terry Connors said he watched the case unfold and noted public opinion likely turned after representation for Kane’s accuser unknowingly relied on false evidence to call into question the integrity of the case.
  Connors said although the evidence was false, and the case had integrity throughout the whole proce
  
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• Teachers strike a deal in North Tonawanda

  06-11-2015 04:01 via wivb.com
  
  NORTH TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) — It may have taken four years, but teachers in North Tonawanda finally have a new contract.
  The Teacher’s Union approved the deal on Tuesday night. As part of the contract, teachers will be required to pay for part of their health insurance coverage, however they did not have to pay for it in the past.
  Teachers will gain new retirement incentives in the deal.
  
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• FULL INTERVIEWS: Paul Cambria and Frank Sedita speak on Pat Kane decision

  06-11-2015 03:27 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — After a morning release unveiled Frank Sedita’s decision not to bring Chicago Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane’s case in front of a grand jury, both spoke out to News 4.
  In their interviews, Erie County District Attorney Frank Sedita and Defense Attorney Paul Cambria each spoke on the decision, revealing new details in the case and what may happen moving forward.
  Watch their interviews here, or click here if on the News 4 App.
  
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• Bills unveil red jerseys for Thursday Night Football

  06-11-2015 02:58 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Buffalo Bills have unveiled new jerseys that they will wear during next week’s Thursday Night Football game.
  The jerseys are mostly red with small streaks of their other colors on the shoulders, legs and numbers. They garnered a fair amount of hype before their unveiling, as they were teased not just by the Bills, but also by Bills owner Kim Pegula.
  New jerseys became a trending topic on twitter under the hashtag #ColorRush. They were unveiled dur
  
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• Blackhawk fans in Chicago react to Kane case dismissal

  06-11-2015 02:53 via wivb.com
  
  CHICAGO, Ill. (WIVB) — While the Blackhawks and their star player were en route to New Jersey, they left in their tailwind statements the public might expect. Meanwhile, diehard Hawks fans in Chicago have plenty to say about a case that’s dragged on for more than three months.
  “We’re just already to go back to hockey and what’s important,” said Christina Lemperis, owner of the Palace Grill Diner, a popular Hawks hangout.
  That’s the overriding feeling in
  
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• Get more miles for your money

  06-11-2015 02:28 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — It seems like airlines add new fees more frequently these days. So, before the busy holiday travel season we wanted to share how you can get more miles for your money. Frequent flier miles took off 35 years ago. Since then a lot has changed. AAA travel manager Angela Wawrzynek says it’s more difficult to earn points when you fly.
  “A lot of the airlines now look at how much you paid for your ticket, so to earn points is actually becoming more challeng
  
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• Lowe’s to pay $2 million for floor installation overcharges

  06-11-2015 01:59 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has reached an agreement with home improvement retailer, Lowe’s Home Center, LLC, to refund the stores’ New York customers $1.1 million for overcharging customers going back to 2008.
  Schneiderman contends Lowe’s charged misleading and inflated fees to install flooring for more than 16,000 of its customers statewide. The retailer will also pay $900,000 in costs and fees to the state.
  Lowe’s customers
  
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• Woodlands homeowners say repairs are making their homes less livable

  06-11-2015 01:26 via wivb.com
  
  LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WIVB) – On the outside, Robert Roessler’s house, in The Woodlands, seems to be okay, but underneath the vinyl siding, pictures show there is a large gap between the two halves of his manufactured home—a gap big enough to put his head through it.The father of three said a repair crew just filled in the space, and covered it back up with the siding, “Under the siding, they put 2×4’s in there and plywood, to wedge it together to fill in the gap an
  
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• ECMC shakes up staff at the top, terminates CEO

  06-11-2015 00:33 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The leadership of the Erie County Medical Center is experiencing a shakeup, starting with its CEO.
  Officials at ECMC say a unanimous vote of the Board of of Directors led to the termination of CEO Richard Cleland, who they hired in May of 2015.
  Additionally, Chief Operating Officer Mary Hoffman has resigned from the hospital. ECMC’s President Thomas Quatroche will act as CEO, according to the Board of Directors.
  “The board wants to assure the hospita
  
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• Sonic Drive-In opens in Cheektowaga

  06-11-2015 00:32 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB- You drive up, order, and get served by someone on roller skates.
  That’s what Sonic Drive-Ins are known for across the country. On Thursday Western New York got it’s first taste of the 1950’s throw-back restaurant as it opened on Union Road across from Cheektowaga High school.
  Cheektowaga Police directed traffic into the parking lot so there was no backup on Union Road. there was a long line of people waiting outside the door.
  Manager Nick Wisnowski says
  
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• Former DA weighs-in on Kane Case

  06-11-2015 00:12 via wivb.com
  
  HAMBURG, N.Y. (WIVB)- Former District Attorney Frank Clark told News 4 the alleged evidence tampering scandal, mixed with DNA results, did serious damage to the accuser’s credibility in the Patrick Kane case.
  “We know this to be the evidence bag that once contained the rape kit evidence,” said Thomas Eoannou, former attorney for Patrick Kane’s accuser Sept. 23.
  Eoannou up the brown paper bag for media to see; he claimed evidence had been tampered with,
  
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