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• Suspect in custody after shooting at Planned Parenthood

  27-11-2015 22:24 via wivb.com
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — A gunman burst into a Planned Parenthood clinic and opened fire, launching several gunbattles and an hourslong standoff with police as patients and staff took cover under furniture and inside locked rooms.
  By the time the shooter surrendered, three people were killed — including a police officer — and nine others were wounded, authorities said.
  For hours, police had no communication with the shooter other than intermittent gunfire from inside the
  
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• Police: location of gunman in Colorado shooting is unknown

  27-11-2015 22:24 via wivb.com
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Police were searching for a gunman Friday who opened fire near a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs.
  At least three officers were injured but it was not known if anyone else was wounded in the attack, authorities said.
  Police Lt. Catherine Buckley said authorities also did not know where the gunman was located or whether the shooter had taken any hostages.
  “We can’t confirm where the shooter is at this point,” she said.
  Asked if t
  
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• 3 dead in Colorado Planned Parenthood shooting

  27-11-2015 22:24 via wivb.com
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — A gunman who opened fire inside a Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood clinic was arrested Friday after engaging in gun battles with authorities during an hours-long standoff that killed three people and wounded nine others, officials said.
  Two people and a police officer with the University of Colorado in Colorado Springs were killed in the rampage, law enforcement officials said.
  The university police department identified the officer killed as 44-year-old G
  
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• Police: Two people assaulted at Chautauqua Mall during Black Friday

  27-11-2015 18:45 via wivb.com
  
  LAKEWOOD, N.Y. (WIVB) — Lakewood-Busti Police say a man and a woman were assaulted with pepper spray during an incident at the Chautauqua Mall in Lakewood.
  Police say Jamestown resident Aaron Johnson, 21, was charged with 3rd degree assault.
  Officers at the scene say they found a woman on the ground with a red face, screaming in pain with her eyes swollen shut. A man was found with a red face and puffy eyes, according to police.
  Police say Johnson sprayed the two victims with pep
  
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• Black Friday shoppers excited to be out

  27-11-2015 18:25 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) — Many people made their lists, hunted for the best deals, and carried out their Black Friday game plan.
  “You have to have a game plan otherwise you’re going to get lost in traffic and it’s not going to be worth it,” says shopper Jenna Aiello.
  Many shopped at the Fashion Outlets of Niagara Falls. Sara Bifano drove overnight from Toronto. She says this is the best place to shop.
  “I find that it has the best stores. Everything I was lo
  
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• Suspected Boko Haram bombing hits Shiite procession

  27-11-2015 18:11 via wivb.com
  
  KANO, Nigeria (AP) — A suspected Boko Haram suicide bomber detonated himself in the middle of a procession of hundreds of moderate Shiite Muslims, and organizers say he killed at least 15 people.
  Aliyu Yusuf Kakaki, spokesman for the Shiite community in Kano, told The Associated Press that 40 people were injured in Friday’s attack on the annual Arbaeen procession from Nigeria’s second-largest city, Kano, to the ancient Islamic city of Zaria.
  Kakaki said a second suicide bo
  
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• Sheriff: Half a pound of cocaine, $20,000 found in Bidwell Parkway raid

  27-11-2015 17:49 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y (WIVB) — Authorities in Erie County say they found more than eight ounces of cocaine, a scale, packaging materials and around $20,000 at a home on Bidwell Parkway.
  During the raid, members of the Erie County Sheriff’s Office and Buffalo Police arrested and charged Darryl Bagby, 32, with felony criminal possession of a controlled substance and three separate counts of criminal use of drug paraphernalia.
  Three others who left the residence in a vehicle were also arrested o
  
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• Man charged after Thanksgiving lockdown at White House

  27-11-2015 17:43 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Secret Service says a man who jumped the White House fence draped in an American flag on Thanksgiving has been charged.
  Secret Service spokesman Robert Hoback says 22-year-old Joseph Caputo of Stamford, Connecticut, scaled the north fence on Thursday afternoon and gained access to the north grounds, but was immediately arrested. Hoback said in an email Friday that Caputo was charged with unlawful entry.
  The intrusion prompted a lockdown as the first family celebr
  
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• South Park Sparks head to the Carrier Dome

  27-11-2015 17:27 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- The South Park Sparks turned heads and made history last Friday, when they came back from a 14-point deficit to beat Maine-Endwell 46-23 in the state semi-finals.
  The victory means the Sparks are going to Syracuse, to face Our Lady of Lourdes in their first shot at a state championship.
  “It’s a positive new story for our school. And not something that we get a lot in the city of Buffalo. And our kids have something to be proud about,” said head coach
  
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• Driver identified; declared dead after rollover accident on Route 219

  27-11-2015 16:36 via wivb.com
  
  CONCORD, N.Y. (WIVB) — The victim in a fatal Thursday morning crash on Route 219 has been identified as Alfred Ermol, 58, of Buffalo.
  The accident was the result of a rollover crash.
  The Erie County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene around 6:20 a.m. that morning and found the vehicle on the expressway shoulder.
  Deputy Flowers with the Sheriff’s Office says Ermol was still seated, unresponsive and noticeably injured when he was found.
  Ermol was taken to Bert
  
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• Buffalo gets disco fever this weekend

  27-11-2015 16:30 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — So you have your ticket to the World’s Largest Disco. Now what should you wear? Seven thousand people will pack the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center Saturday in their best bell bottoms, jumpsuits and sequined shirts.
  The festive fundraiser supports Camp Good Days.
  “If you do not dress up, you won’t fit in. Don’t think you can get away with regular clothes,” Danielle Suppa told News 4. She’s an expert in all things disco.
  We watche
  
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• Movie made in East Aurora airs this weekend

  27-11-2015 16:10 via wivb.com
  
  EAST AURORA, N.Y. (WIVB) — The village will shine in the spotlight in the new film “The Prince of Christmas.”
  Crews from Hollywood recorded the classic Christmas romance during the worst of the February freeze. “You’ll absolutely recognize everything in this movie because we use Main Street in East Aurora. We use the theater…Vidler’s…Riley Street Station,” associate producer Markus Hill told News 4.
  Hill works for Hybrid LLC, a company tha
  
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• Local family plays annual Thanksgiving football game for 35 years

  27-11-2015 16:06 via wivb.com
  
  TOWN OF TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Every year, one family gets together to play a game of touch football at Kenney Field in the Town of Tonawanda.
  The tradition goes back to when Dennis Danheiser was just 18 or 19 years old, and has continued for 35 years. He and Matt Sheehan married a pair of sisters, and the tradition began when they were dating them.
  “Now our sons are here, our son-in-laws are here. It’s just fantastic,” says Sheehan.
  “It’s the youn
  
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• Young hunter gets two deer with one bullet on first hunt

  27-11-2015 15:09 via wivb.com
  
  (WBAY) — Every hunter remembers their first buck and the story of how they got it. But one area 10-year-old may have one of the rarest experiences we’ve reported over the years.
  “I wanted to go hunting this year because I really wanted a deer,” said 10-year-old Kyler Verbeten.
  Kyler went out hunting Sunday with his dad, with his gun for the first time.
  “This squirrel kept distracting me, so I kept watching the squirrel,” said Kyler. “The squirrel was jus
  
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• Jamestown PD looking for man suspected of robbing two 7-Eleven stores

  27-11-2015 14:22 via wivb.com
  
  JAMESTOWN, N.Y. (WIVB) — Jamestown Police are looking for a man they believe robbed two different Jamestown 7-Eleven stores early Friday morning.
  Just after 2 a.m., police say a man threatened a clerk at a store on E. 2nd Street before demanding money and leaving on foot with a small amount of cash.
  Police also believe the same man made similar threats to a clerk at a N. Main Street store and stole money from that location around 3:30 a.m.
  He fled on foot and was last seen h
  
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• New survey reveals people feel pressure to overspend during the holidays

  27-11-2015 13:37 via wivb.com
  
  AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – With the holidays upon us, the pressure to overspend is also here. The holiday season is a big time for shopping and scoring the best deals, but a new survey has found people are feeling the pressure to over spend on the gift-giving season.
  Major retailers are extending their hours and prepping for some major shopping, but for consumers that sometimes means some major spending.
  “You know sales can be very tempting though, now that’s the thing. The sal
  
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• How to drive once you skid on icy roads

  27-11-2015 13:23 via wivb.com
  
  PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A parking lot at Portland International Raceway was an icy winter wonderland on Wednesday — on purpose.
  Todd Harris with ProDrive.net turned the lot into an icy course to demonstrate the best ways drivers should deal with icy conditions and skidding.
  Travelers in this area can quickly encounter real winter conditions in the passes, and even 4-wheel drive doesn’t always promise anything.“What 4-wheel drive does for you, it gets you going. You’
  
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• How to keep your stuff safe during the holidays

  27-11-2015 13:04 via wivb.com
  
  BOARDMAN, Ohio (WKBN) – Black Friday for many marks the start of the holiday madness.
  And police say, this can also be the busiest time of the year for criminals. Statistically, a burglary in the United States every 15 seconds.
  The holiday season is a time of giving– and means more opportunities for criminals to take.
  “Crime definitely does go up during the holidays,” Canfield, Ohio Police Officer Dustin Cover said. “Whether that’s crime from people
  
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• Tech Report: Apple’s giant iPad Pro hits market

  27-11-2015 12:41 via wivb.com
  
  CUPERTINO, Calif. (KRON) — Apple’s giant iPad Pro is now on the market.
  It features a huge 12.9-inch screen and a hefty price tag.
  If you want the iPad Pro right now, you need to order it online from Apple, and it will ship to you within a couple days. The iPad Pro is not inside most Apple stores right now. But they should be arriving within the week.
  So, for now, if you want to get your hands on one before buying one, you need to wait. Call the store before you go to make sure
  
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• Scholar Athlete: Noah Seiler

  27-11-2015 07:59 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) —  Each month, News 4 profiles two outstanding high school student-athletes in Western New York who excel both on and off the field. Our fourth Scholar Athlete of the year comes from Niagara-Wheatfield high school.
  News 4 Sports’ Tom Martin introduces us to soccer player Noah Seiler in the video above.
  
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• Scholar Athlete: Lynda Brundige

  27-11-2015 07:45 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) —  Each month, News 4 profiles two outstanding high school student-athletes in Western New York who excel both on and off the field. Our third Scholar Athlete of the year comes from Hutchinson Central Technical High School in Buffalo.
  News 4 Sports’ Tom Martin introduces us to Lynda Brunidge in the video above.
  
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• Shoppers getting an early start

  27-11-2015 06:39 via wivb.com
  
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) — Thousands of holiday shoppers had an early start to tackling their lists, getting to the stores on Thanksgiving day to try to secure those big deals.
  Stores, like Best Buy, opened their doors at 5 p.m. on Thanksgiving. Those in the front of the line were out there long before that though – coming out before employees were finished setting up on Wednesday.
  The stores had all hands on deck; Best Buy brought in all 150 employees to man the store during Thanks
  
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• Feed the Falls serves more than a meal

  27-11-2015 00:21 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) — The sounds of Thanksgiving morning for more than volunteers of the Niagara Falls Gospel Rescue Mission began with 300 friends and relatives forming an assembly line pumping out more than 1,400 for people who would otherwise go without this holiday season.
  “We do not turn any calls away,” said Janet Scott, volunteer coordinator with the rescue mission. “If you call, we deliver.”
  But in so many ways, what these volunteers deliver is much m
  
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• Black Friday vs. Cyber Monday: Who wins?

  27-11-2015 00:09 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- Black Friday is the kick-off of the holiday shopping season, and experts anticipate three out of four Americans are taking part this year.
  But many consumers in Western New York told News 4 the big crowds and the early start are enough to stay home.
  “I’ve never done it. It kind of scares me in a way, I’d rather just do all my shopping online,” said Lauren Almeter of Buffalo.
  Like thousands of other Americans, her eyes are on Cyber Monday.
  Could
  
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