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• Gov. Cuomo announces new security measures at Planned Parenthood clinics

  28-11-2015 23:32 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced new security measures at Planned Parenthood clinics across the state.
  New York State Police began increased patrols at facilities on Friday. Officers will visit more than 60 locations statewide starting on Monday “to assist with security and emergency planning measures”.
  Governor Cuomo released a statement that said, “Friday’s shooting at a Planned Parenthood clinic was a senseless act of violence that has lef
  
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• Suspect in Colorado attack called loner who left few clues

  28-11-2015 19:59 via wivb.com
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — A loner from North Carolina who liked to spend time in his mountain cabin and avoided eye contact with neighbors was in custody Saturday after police said he opened fire at a Colorado Planned Parenthood clinic and killed three people.
  Robert Lewis Dear, 57, left behind few clues about his motive, police said, and those who knew him said he seemed to have few religious or political leanings.
  “If you talked to him, nothing with him was very cognitive &nda
  
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• New shuttle service kicks off Small Business Saturday

  28-11-2015 17:12 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- On any given morning, you’ll be greeted personally when you walk into Animal Outfitters on Elmwood Avenue.
  “We offer cookies, hot apple cider; we like to engage into conversations, talk to customers about their pets,” said owner Omar Zahzouhi.
  Animal Outfitters has been in business in The Elmwood Village for ten years, and Small Business Saturday is always a special chance for Zahzouhi to say thank-you to his loyal customers.
  It’s also a way to
  
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• Win tickets to Annie at Shea’s Performing Arts Center!

  28-11-2015 16:00 via wivb.com
  
   
  Annie hits the stage in buffalo at Shea’s Performing Arts Center, December 8th to the 13th, 2015. Submit your contest entry and you may win a pair of tickets to the show!
  Enter contest today, contest starts on November 28th and ends on December 2nd 2015.
  Annie
  Shea’s Performing Arts Center
  December 8th to the 13th, 2015 
  Shea’s Annie Ticket Contest
  OFFICIAL CONTEST RULESNO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCE OF WINNING.
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• Police investigating fatal pedestrian accident in Derby

  28-11-2015 14:53 via wivb.com
  
  DERBY, N.Y. (WIVB) — A female pedestrian was struck by a vehicle in front of Tops Market on Route 5 Friday evening.
  The incident happened just after 7 p.m. and closed Route 5 between NettleCreek Drive and Minuteman Trail for 3 hours.
  Police say the female was transported to ECMC where she died from her injuries. Her identity is not yet being released.
  Police say the driver of the vehicle involved is cooperating with the investigation.
   
  
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• Mortar attack on UN base in north Mali kills 3, injures 20

  28-11-2015 14:09 via wivb.com
  
  DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — A mortar attack on a United Nations base in northern Mali’s Kidal early Saturday killed at least three people, including two U.N. peacekeepers and a contractor, said the mission spokesman.
  The attack also injured 20 people, of which four are in serious condition, said Olivier Salgado, spokesman for the U.N. mission in Mali known as MINUSMA.
  No one claimed responsibility for the attack in the country’s restless north but Islamic extremists are suspected. In
  
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• South Park brings home state title

  28-11-2015 07:21 via wivb.com
  
  SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WIVB) — It’s the results fans were hoping for when they hit the road, heading to the dome in Syracuse- the South Park sparks are bringing home the state title.
  The team beat Our Lady of Lourdes from Poughkeepsie 49-46 at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse to become the 2015 Class A New York State Champions.
  The Sparks are making history with this victory and the road to the dome; they’re the first in Buffalo’s public school system to ever make it to th
  
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• Ice carvers converge on Hamburg Fairgrounds

  28-11-2015 04:19 via wivb.com
  
  HAMBURG, N.Y. (WIVB)- When is ‘cold’ not cold enough in Buffalo? When ice carvers from around the country come to compete.
  The Great Lakes International Ice Carving Competition kicked off Friday afternoon at the Hamburg Fairgrounds. The milder than usual temperatures outside forced organizers to bring in large cooling systems to keep the ice from melting.
  Each team started with a three thousand pound chunk of ice, and six three hundred pounders to go with it. Their challenge is to ma
  
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• Have you received a call from this man?

  28-11-2015 00:10 via wivb.com
  
  EAST AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) — There’s a decent chance the name Doug Marshall will ring a bell if you live in the 716. You may have even received a phone call from him.
  Except, it wasn’t actually from Doug Marshall, but a telemarketing company using his number and his name so people will be more likely to pick up the phone.
  It’s called caller ID fraud, or spoofing. And unless there’s a crime committed as a result, it’s not illegal.
  “The phone will not stop
  
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