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• NYC’s novel salt warning rule set to take effect at chains

  30-11-2015 23:52 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — New York City begins a new era in nutritional warnings this week, when chain restaurants will have to start putting a special symbol on highly salty dishes.
  The first-of-its-kind rule, which takes effect Tuesday, will require a salt-shaker emblem on some sandwiches, salads and other menu items that top the recommended daily limit of 2,300 milligrams — about a teaspoon — of sodium.
  It’s the latest in a series of novel nutritional moves by the nation’s
  
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• Criminals poised for Cyber Monday

  30-11-2015 23:30 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — For many of us the holiday season is all about spending money.
  We’re online shopping for gifts, transferring money, paying bills.
  Frankly, it’s a way of life now,” said Joanne Giuffrida.
  Online is also where criminals are lurking.
  “It is scary. You have to be on your toes all of the time,” said Patti Schwarzkopf.
  Cyber criminals are ready with fake web pages and emails all aimed at getting your identity and your money.
  “We are seei
  
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• Another ex-carnival worker admits to role in death of local comic book collector

  30-11-2015 23:15 via wivb.com
  
  MEDINA, N.Y. (WIVB) — The last of three people who broke into the home of an elderly man to steal a valuable comic book collection has been convicted of the man’s death.
  Prosecutors have worked for months to bring to justice a group of people who ran a racketeering enterprise that eventually caused the death of 78-year-old Homer Marciniak, a Medina native.
  Three men, Albert Parsons, Donald Griffin and Juan Javier burglarized Marciniak’s home to steal with the intention of
  
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• Golfers enjoy deals, will putt on into December

  30-11-2015 22:41 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — On Tuesday, golfers in Erie County will see a rare treat. They’ll be golfing well past the average golf season.
  Tuesday marks the first day of December, and at courses in Erie County, golfers will be able to still take advantage of fall discounts. Erie County offers two courses, at Elma Meadows and Grover Cleveland, where golfers can play 18 holes and use a cart for $20.
  “Outdoor fun in December does not usually involve golf, so these extended fall s
  
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• Ex-Assembly speaker convicted at NY corruption trial

  30-11-2015 22:12 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, formerly one of New York’s most powerful politicians, was convicted Monday of charges that he traded favors to earn $5 million illegally and then lied about it.
  The Manhattan federal court jury returned the verdict after a three-week trial in which prosecutors claimed that the 71-year-old Democrat repeatedly promised the favors to enrich himself. The defense countered that the government was trying to criminal
  
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• South Park High School celebrates state football championship win

  30-11-2015 21:47 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The South Park Sparks celebrate a major win this Monday. South Park is the first Buffalo public school to win a state championship.The team beat Our Lady of Lourdes from Poughkeepsie 49 to 46 at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse on Friday.South Parks’ Principal Theresa Schuta, said this win gave the school a much needed moral boost. But for the team, the win is just becoming real.
  Head Coach Tim Delaney said, “I think it’s finally setting in fo
  
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• City leaders raise thousands through “no shave November” campaign

  30-11-2015 21:38 via wivb.com
  
  LACKAWANNA, N.Y. (WIVB) – It was a celebration of all things “hairy” in the city of Lackawanna Monday.Through the “No Shave November” fundraiser, city employees raised almost $5 thousand dollars for Upstate New York Transplant– or UNYTS.Police officers, Department of Public Works and other city employees paid $25 dollars to not use their razors for the entire month. The campaign is in memory of Danny Wilson, A Lackawanna Police Officer who
  
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• New York state to spend $200M more in fight against AIDS

  30-11-2015 21:36 via wivb.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York state will dedicate $200 million more to efforts to end the AIDS epidemic by 2020.
  Gov. Andrew Cuomo made the announcement Monday, the day before World AIDS Day.
  The new funding is on top of $2.5 billion New York is already spending to encourage testing and prevention and support for those living with the disease.
  The new funding will expand housing assistance for people with HIV and enhance services at “one-stop” STD clinics in the city.
  The state&
  
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• Minnesota Salvation Army kettle gets $500,000 check

  30-11-2015 20:58 via wivb.com
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Salvation Army has wasted little time cashing this donation-bucket check.
  Salvation Army officials in Minnesota and North Dakota say a couple dropped a $500,000 check into a red kettle Saturday outside a Cub Foods in suburban Minneapolis.
  Spokeswoman Annette Bauer says it’s the biggest check ever in the Minneapolis area and likely the biggest ever in the two states.
  Bauer says the couple has a history of donations and prefers to remain anonymous. She said they
  
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• Suspect arrested in connection to University of Chicago online threat

  30-11-2015 20:55 via wivb.com
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — A suspect was arrested Monday in connection with an online threat of gun violence at the University of Chicago that prompted the school to cancel all classes and activities.
  Joseph Fitzpatrick, a spokesman for the U.S. attorney’s office in Chicago, confirmed the arrest but offered no details, saying only that charges are pending. The University of Illinois at Chicago said that one of its students who lives off-campus was the person arrested, but did not provide details
  
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• Governor Cuomo announces first woman to serve as State Police’s second-in-command

  30-11-2015 17:30 via wivb.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y (WIVB) — Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced the first woman to ever serve as the New York State Police’s First Deputy Superintendent.
  Patricia M. Groeber was appointed second-in-command of the State Police, which consists of 4,800 members, by Superintendent Joseph D’Amico.
  State Police Superintendent D’Amico said, “Patricia Groeber has been committed to protecting the people of New York for nearly 30 years. Her career has taken her to all corners o
  
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• Target website goes down on Cyber Monday

  30-11-2015 16:56 via wivb.com
  
  (WISH) — It’s a retailer’s worst nightmare on one of the biggest online shopping days of the year.
  Target’s website went down during Cyber Monday shopping Monday morning. The retail giant attributed it to high traffic.
  “So sorry, but high traffic’s causing delays,” said a message, in part, when shoppers tried reaching Target.com.
  The site remained down as of 10:40 a.m.
  The National Retail federation expects 121 million people to shop online Monday, and t
  
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• State Police: Property dispute leads to deer hunting sabotage

  30-11-2015 16:48 via wivb.com
  
  FARMERSVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) — New York State Police in Machias have arrested an Arcade man after they say he tried to ruin another person’s attempt at hunting deer.
  Randie Rea, 57, is accused of leaving dryer sheets and perfume on a Farmersville resident’s porch. Police say he also stole an office chair from the person.
  Rea has had a long dispute with the victim over property use, according to authorities.
  Police charged Rea with trespassing and petit larceny.
  
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• Making sponge candy is sticky business

  30-11-2015 16:21 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) –  The holidays are the peak sponge candy season, and at Fowle’s Chocolates Factory in Buffalo, they’re making up to 850 pounds daily. Candy Maker Bob Wachowski, who goes by “Sponge Bob” around the factory, showed News 4 how to make a batch for Wake Up’s “Do Your Job” segment.
  
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• Suicide bombing against Shiite pilgrims in Baghdad kills 9

  30-11-2015 15:52 via wivb.com
  
  BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi officials say a suicide bombing in Baghdad targeting Shiite Muslims taking part in an annual pilgrimage has killed nine people and wounded another 21.
  Monday’s attack targeted a checkpoint along a route used by pilgrims in the northern Baghdad neighborhood of al-Shaab.
  Police officials say four soldiers are among the dead.
  It was the first attack on Shiite pilgrims in Baghdad during the lead-up to the religious commemoration known as Arbaeen, when Shiite faithful
  
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• Don’t get duped shopping on Cyber Monday

  30-11-2015 15:18 via wivb.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — There’s been a decline in retail store shopping as more Americans are checking out online. According to the Associated Press, online sales jumped 11.7 percent over Black Friday, up from last year’s 10.9 percent gain.
  With more and more people going to their desktop or tablet to make a purchase, it’s important to keep personal information safe and secure.
  Here are five don’ts for online shopping to help protect yourself:
  1. Don’t
  
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• Police: 4 DWIs in 24 hours, 1 man three times over legal limit

  30-11-2015 14:55 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) — Throughout Sunday and early Monday morning, Orchard Park police say they made four DWI arrests.
  Around 4 a.m., Elizabeth Dean, 30, was stopped for allegedly speeding when police say they found her to be driving while intoxicated. Police say Dean also had an open beverage container in her vehicle.
  Later that night, Mary Barth, 58, was arrested and accused of DWI as well as DWI while under the influence of drugs and alcohol, according to police. Police also s
  
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• Part of Route 20A temporarily closed after vehicle accident

  30-11-2015 14:19 via wivb.com
  
  ERIE AND WYOMING COUNTIES (WIVB) — A vehicle accident briefly closed a stretch of Route 20A spanning from Wyoming County to Erie County.
  The road was closed from Woods Road to Dutch Hollow Road.
  The Wyoming County Sheriff’s Office does not yet know what caused the Monday morning accident.
  News 4 will have more information as it becomes available.
  
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• PM: Turkey won’t apologize to Russia over downing of jet

  30-11-2015 14:06 via wivb.com
  
  BRUSSELS (AP) — Turkey’s prime minister says his country won’t apologize to Russia for shooting down a warplane operating over Syria that crossed through Turkish airspace.
  Ahmet Davutoglu also said Turkey also hopes that Moscow will reconsider economic sanctions it announced against Turkish interests in the wake of last week’s incident.
  Davutoglu told reporters Monday that “no Turkish prime minister or president will apologize … because of doing our duty.&rdq
  
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• PHOTOS: Gunman attacks Planned Parenthood

  30-11-2015 13:53 via interactives.wivb.com
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (LIN Media) — Three people, including a police officer, were killed in a shooting rampage at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Friday, Nov. 27, 2015.
  APP USERS | See photos from the scene here.
  
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• More than 121 million people expected to shop online for Cyber Monday

  30-11-2015 13:09 via wivb.com
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – You can expect more deals online Monday if you didn’t get out to shop on Black Friday.
  Cyber Monday sales are expected to be strong, with many retailers matching or exceeding their Black Friday sale prices. The National Retail Federation says Cyber Monday is becoming more and more popular as people prefer to avoid the crowds in stores.
  This Black Friday, in-store sales fell more than $1 billion, but we spent $2.5 billion online. That’s up more than
  
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• Victims in Black Friday shooting identified

  30-11-2015 12:48 via wivb.com
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office has released the names of two civilians and a police officer who were killed in Friday’s shooting.
  They say the victims have been preliminary identified as 35-year-old Jennifer Markovsky, 29-year-old Ke’Arre Marcell Stewart, and 44-year-old University of Colorado police officer Garrett Swasey.
  The El Paso County’s Sheriff’s office said in part “we would like to express our deepest condole
  
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• Three-alarm fire engulfs home in Hamburg

  30-11-2015 12:37 via wivb.com
  
  HAMBURG, N.Y. (WIVB) — Fire crews responded to the scene of a three-alarm fire on Columbia Street near Camp Road and Southwestern Boulevard in Hamburg Monday morning.
  Authorities say the fire started in a garage around 5:40 a.m., burned a truck and spread to the house. Firefighters say the house was fully engulfed in flames when they arrived. What caused the fire is not yet known.
  One person was inside the house at the time of the fire and no one was hurt, according to officials.
  Traf
  
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• At least 33 injured after bus carrying college students overturns on Virginia highway

  30-11-2015 11:50 via wivb.com
  
  RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The ramp from Powhite Parkway south to Chippenham Parkway south is closed due to an overturned Abbott Trailways bus. According to Lt. Jason Elmore of the Chesterfield County Fire and EMS, 33 riders were injured. Thirty-two of the injuries are non-life threatening, one is critical.Hours after the crash, the bus is still on its side, blocking the exit ramp.
  The crash happened sometime after 7 p.m. The bus was on 76 SB, as it entered the ramp to get on to 150 SB, it cra
  
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• Business owners signing petition to stop Elmwood development

  30-11-2015 05:47 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Elmwood Village business owners are banding together to try to stop development.
  Ciminelli Real Estate Corp. is in the preliminary planning phase for multiple apartment complexes along Elmwood, starting at Bird and extending to Bidwell – a block where there are many small businesses.
   
  Business owners opposed to the complexes construction are signing a petition and distributing it to those around the village in hopes to gather enough signatures to sto
  
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• Rt. 33 crash possibly tied to fatal shooting

  30-11-2015 03:25 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- A vehicle crash closed Route 33 in Buffalo on Sunday night for around two hours. The car was traveling down Glenwood Avenue when it went over the guardrail on Humboldt Parkway and landed on the 33 West.
  Buffalo police said they believe the vehicle in the crash is tied to a fatal shooting.
  A gunman killed one man and injured a woman in the 300 block of Purdy Street just before 8:30 p.m.
  One person was arrested, and police recovered a weapon from the vehicle.
  The female
  
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• Transforming ice into art

  30-11-2015 02:14 via wivb.com
  
  HAMBURG, N.Y. (WIVB) — The first ever Great Lakes ice carving competition has wrapped up at the Erie County Fairgrounds.
  Eleven different statues are on display now and will be through December 27th. The statues, which started as a 3,000lb. block of ice, are being displayed at the Festival of Lights.
  For more about the festival and how you can check out the statues, visit the fairgrounds website here.
   
  
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• Kobe Bryant says he will retire at end of season

  30-11-2015 01:31 via wivb.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) – Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers has decided to retire after this season.
  The 37-year-old Bryant made the announcement in a post on The Players’ Tribune on Sunday. The decision was not totally unexpected, given that Bryant has said many times in recent weeks that he was considering making his 20th NBA season his last.
  There’s no more wondering now.
  After two decades, two Olympic gold medals, five championship rings, 17 All-Star selections, an 81-po
  
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