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• Department of State issues worldwide travel alert due to risk of terrorist attacks

  23-11-2015 23:56 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The federal government is warning the citizens of the U.S. of possible risks during travel due to the threat of terrorist attacks, following deadly attacks across the world.
  In the alert, the U.S. Department of State said their current information does indicate that the Islamic State, commonly referred to as Daesh, along with other terror groups, are planning terrorist attacks in multiple regions.
  “These attacks may employ a wide variety of tactics, using
  
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• Niagara Falls newspaper owner pleads not guilty in wire fraud case

  23-11-2015 23:50 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The Niagara Falls newspaper owner accused of wire fraud and money laundering went before a judge today. Frank Parlato Junior is charged in a 19-count indictment.
  Parlato’s case is being called unusual because he’s writing about his own lawsuit in two local papers. He owns ArtVoice and The Niagara Falls Reporter.
  This prompted the prosecution to ask for a gag order in court today. The judge in this case said, “no.”The prosecution says
  
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• Pondering the near-death journey

  23-11-2015 23:28 via wivb.com
  
  Julia Karanasky
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) - Julia Karanasky of Niagara Falls remembers traveling to a place of absolute love -- where she was greeted by deceased family members and a friend.
  The year was 1974. She was having surgery and remembers hearing a nurse in the operating room.
  “She said oh my god. We've lost her.”
  Julia says she hovered above the operating room, looking down on what was happening.
  “It seemed like I was two people. And I didn’t really recognize the one
  
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• Better Business Bureau, Secret Service and U.S. Attorney warn about gift card scheme this holiday season

  23-11-2015 23:25 via wivb.com
  
   
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) – The Secret Service recently arrested several people in western New York who are accused of buying up a large number of prepaid gift cards using stolen credit card numbers.
  With Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Giving Tuesday and plenty of shopping on tap for consumers in the coming days and weeks, Better Business Bureau of Upstate New York (BBB), U.S. Secret Service (USSS), and U.S. Attorney’s Office (USAO) are teaming up to warn consumers and retailers
  
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• Near-death experience is music to his ears

  23-11-2015 23:24 via wivb.com
  
  Tony Cicoria
  ONEONTA, N.Y. (WIVB) - Tony Cicoria was living a normal life. Things were solid both personally and professionally.
  But in the summer of 1994 the unexpected happened.
  In the blink of an eye everything changed when he was struck by lightning near a pay phone. He had just taken his face away from the phone to hang up.
  “There was this big flash that came out of the phone and hit me in the face,” Cicoria explains.
  The jolt sent Cicoria flying backwards.
  “As I was going
  
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• Amherst police search for shoplifters

  23-11-2015 23:02 via wivb.com
  
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) — Police in Amherst are on the hunt for two suspects who may have stolen from a local store.
  Police say security footage captures two people on camera that may have stolen from a Niagara Falls Boulevard business on Nov. 20.
  Officers say they’d like to identify the two females and are asking for help from the public in confirming their identities.
  Anybody with information is asked to call police at (716) 689-1343.
   
  
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• Americans will spend nearly $600 on average on Black Friday

  23-11-2015 22:31 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — During the largest shopping rush of the year, Americans are slated to empty their pockets.
  According to American Express, more than 45 percent of citizens in the U.S. plan to shop on Black Friday, and they’ll empty their pockets to the tune of $585 on average each.
  Although the balance has routinely favored in-person doorbuster deals, many who monitor sales say more than half of consumers will choose to spend their money online during Cyber Monday. That ba
  
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• Public help leads to arrest of man allegedly linked to lewd act

  23-11-2015 22:11 via wivb.com
  
  LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WIVB) — Members of the public helped police in Niagara County arrest a man who is accused of carrying out a lewd act in public.
  Police say Rohan G. Purville, a 39-year-old local man, acted in a lewd manner inside the Walmart in Lockport on Nov. 15. The act, police say, lasted over an hour.
  New York State Police say they relied on help from the public to solve the crime. Members of the public helped encourage Purville to turn himself in to police, where he was arrested
  
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• Police issue warrants for 2 brothers, arrest 1 on murder charges

  23-11-2015 21:32 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) — Following months of investigation, police acted on arrest warrants in the City of Niagara Falls on Monday.
  Police say they worked to arrest two brothers, securing the arrest of one man, however another remains at large. Deon McTyere is behind bars, charged with second degree murder and second degree criminal possession of a weapon. His twin brother Keon McTyere is expected to turn himself in, but is wanted until he is in police custody.
  The brothers are na
  
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• Police: No foul play in death of missing Wellsville woman

  23-11-2015 20:53 via wivb.com
  
  AMITY, N.Y. (WIVB) — After searching hard for a missing woman out of Wellsville, police found her dead body days later, sparking an investigation that is now turning up results.
  Officers say they’ve learned after an autopsy there was no foul play in the death of Kristen Hunt. Officers first found her late Thursday afternoon when they immediately called for an autopsy.
  Although police say there are no signs of foul play in the 33-year-old’s death, officers say they&rsq
  
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• Ford recalls 450K midsize cars for possible fuel leak

  23-11-2015 19:15 via wivb.com
  
  DETROIT (AP) — Ford is recalling nearly 452,000 midsize cars because the gas tanks potentially can leak fuel.
  The recall covers certain 2010 to 2011 Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan sedans built in Mexico from July 21, 2008 through March 4, 2011.
  Ford says a valve on a gasoline vapor recovery canister can get stuck, causing repeated air pressure changes in the gas tank. That can eventually cause a crack on top of the tank and a possible fuel leak. The company says it has no reports of fires o
  
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• Bills vs. Patriots: 4 Things to Watch For

  23-11-2015 19:06 via wivb.com
  
  Rex’s Revenge: Rex Ryan is 1 and 9 in his last 10 meetings with Bill Belichick and the Patriots. A Bills win tonight could help to erase the memory of the 40-32 pounding the Pats gave them at the Ralph in Week 2.
  The Big Three: The Bills are 4 and 1 this season when Quarterback Tyrod Taylor, Wide Receiver Sammy Watkins, and Running Back LeSean McCoy are all in the game. That single loss was at the hands of New England, but all three are still healthy and will be out there tonight.
  Pats Dow
  
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• France makes first strikes from aircraft carrier

  23-11-2015 18:17 via wivb.com
  
  PARIS (AP) — The French Defense Ministry says it has launched its first airstrikes from the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, bombing Islamic State targets in the Iraqi cities of Ramadi and Mosul.
  The ministry said that four Rafal fighter jets were sent from the carrier on Monday afternoon, with two each flying over each city.
  President Francois Hollande said on Monday that “we’re going to choose sites that do the most damage possible.”
  France has already carried out st
  
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• Sabres and Bills hope for a “Won Buffalo” repeat

  23-11-2015 17:03 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – There will likely be a lot of fans checking their phones at First Niagara Center tonight. For the second time this month, the Bills and the Sabres play at the same time.
  They called November 12th “Won Buffalo” night. That’s when the Bills beat the Jets in Thursday night football, the Sabres won on the road in Florida. Tonight, Sabres host the St. Louis Blues here in Buffalo while the Bills are playing the Patriots in Foxboro in Monday Night Football
  
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• Historic signs near downtown Buffalo found damaged

  23-11-2015 16:51 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A number of historic signs near downtown Buffalo were found damaged.
  The signs are located at Michigan Street Baptist Church and Little Harlem Hotel across the street.
  One sign was almost out of its foundation.
  It is not known if the damage was caused on purpose, if it was an accident or if it occurred from natural causes.
  News 4 will have more information as it becomes available.
  
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• 30 dogs removed from Rushford home amid animal cruelty investigation

  23-11-2015 15:56 via wivb.com
  
  RUSHFORD, N.Y. (WIVB) — New York State Police arrested two Rushford residents on charges related to animal cruelty after removing more than 30 animals from a home.
  State Police say Jeffrey Fleming, 57, and Margaret Craig, 76, are accused of injuring, neglecting and not providing appropriate shelter to numerous animals.
  Among the animals removed from the residence were 30 dogs, one rabbit, one bird and one rodent.
  
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• Cost of Thanksgiving dinner reaches record high

  23-11-2015 15:32 via wivb.com
  
  GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) – Thanksgiving is just a few days away, and while the family time may be priceless, putting food on the table is not. The cost of Thanksgiving dinner is at a record high.
  Last week, we told you about the price of turkey shooting up thanks to a shortage caused by the bird flu. While turkey is the most expensive item on the list, it’s not the only dish burning your wallet this year.
  The average cost of Thanksgiving dinner for 10 people exceeds $50 this year, for
  
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• NYS probes large bird kill in Lake Ontario

  23-11-2015 15:12 via wivb.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) – New York conservation officials are investigating the deaths of birds found along the shores of Lake Ontario since mid-October.
  The Department of Environmental Conservation says preliminary examination indicates type E botulism is the likely cause.
  Further testing is being done.
  Similar deaths have occurred in fish-eating waterfowl and other birds on Lake Ontario since 2002, usually in the fall.
  Conservation officials say tens of thousands of birds have died in the Gre
  
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• Astronaut posts photo featuring object resembling UFO

  23-11-2015 14:37 via wivb.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Social-media users are buzzing over a photo astronaut Scott Kelly posted on Twitter.
  Kelly, who has spent more time in space than any other U.S. astronaut, is nearly two thirds of the way through his year in space.
  He often posts photos to document his journey.
  On Nov. 15, he posted a photo from the International Space Station on Twitter overlooking southern India.
  Day 233. Once upon a #star over Southern India. #GoodNight from @space_station! #YearInSpace p
  
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• Man taken into custody after 13-hour standoff with police

  23-11-2015 14:23 via wivb.com
  
  TOWN OF SHERIDAN, N.Y. (WIVB) — Just before 10 a.m. Sunday, New York State Police responded to a domestic dispute in the Town of Sheridan where they say a 13 hour standoff occurred.
  New York State Troopers say after more than half a day of negotiations, Jeffrey Gizowski, 43, was taken into custody.
  State Police say he had barricaded himself during the Werle Road standoff.
  Charges against Gizowski are pending. He was previously arrested in June in relation to an armed robbery in I
  
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• Ted’s Hot Dog’s expanding to Chippewa Street

  23-11-2015 13:57 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Ted’s Hot Dogs will open a new location on Chippewa Street Monday morning.
  Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown will appear at the grand opening.
  This is the first Ted’s in the city since 1998. The first Ted’s hot dogs were sold near the foot of the Peace Bridge in 1927.
  
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• Pfizer, Allergan combining in $160 billion deal

  23-11-2015 13:36 via wivb.com
  
  (AP) — Pfizer and Allergan are joining in the biggest buyout of the year, a $160 billion stock deal that will create the world’s largest drugmaker.
  It’s also the largest so-called inversion, where an American corporation combines with a company headquartered in a country with a lower corporate tax rate, saving potentially millions each year in U.S. taxes.
  Pfizer, which makes the cholesterol fighter Lipitor, will keep its global operational headquarters in New York. But the
  
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• West Seneca football player has special moment at middle school game

  23-11-2015 13:26 via wivb.com
  
  WEST SENECA, N.Y. (WIVB) — The score was the last thing on anyone’s mind when teams from West Seneca East and Frontier schools shook hands last month.
  “Sports is a great vehicle to come together, become teammates,” says Jim Steffen, head coach of the Frontier Modified Football Program.
  On October 27th, Frontier took on West Seneca East’s modified football team — the Trojans. One of WSE’s players, Nick Rammuno, 13, had a special moment that night.
  Ra
  
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• Ice skating opens at Canalside

  23-11-2015 12:36 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Ice skating at Canalside has officially opened for the season.
  The Erie Canal Harbor Development Corporation says there are a number of improvements this year. These include a bigger warming tent and a Canalside Winter Pavilion presented by Cricket Wireless.
  The Pavilion is a hub for food and merchandise vendors.
  The skating surface at Canalside is larger than two NHL rinks and has three unique bridges. More than 20,000 square feet of pedestrian towpaths are inc
  
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• Police arrest man in pregnant Indianapolis woman’s slaying

  23-11-2015 12:19 via wivb.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis police have arrested a man in the shooting death of a pastor’s pregnant wife during an apparent home invasion.
  The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department announced in a news release early Monday that 18-year-old Larry Taylor of Indianapolis has been arrested on a preliminary charge of murder in the death of 28-year-old Amanda Blackburn. Officers from the department’s gang and violent crime units arrested Taylor with help from U.S. Mars
  
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• New statement said to identify gunmen in Mali attack

  23-11-2015 11:22 via wivb.com
  
  BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Mali began a three-day mourning period with flags flying at half-staff on Monday for victims of the assault on a luxury hotel full of foreigners, a day after a dueling claim of responsibility emerged.
  The Islamic extremist group, Al-Mourabitoun, that first claimed responsibility for Friday’s assault issued a new audio recording identifying the two gunmen, according to a Mauritanian news site that often receives messages from Malian extremists.
  The group said the t
  
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• At least 16 people shot at New Orleans playground

  23-11-2015 06:38 via wivb.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS, L.A. (WIVB) — 16 people are in the hospital following a shooting at a playground Sunday Night. At least 500 people were at the Bunny Friend playground to film a music video.
  New Orleans Police said all of the victims were stable and all had either direct gunshot wounds or graze wounds. Police are still searching for the suspected shooters.
  Police spokesmen say there were groups of people who had walked there as part of a neighborhood parade as well.
  
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