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• Armed man arrested at Arkansas State University; no shots

  10-12-2015 23:50 via wivb.com
  
  JONESBORO, Ark. (AP) — An armed man who had posted on Facebook that he was homicidal drove onto Arkansas State University on Thursday, sparking a campus lockdown before police took him into custody without any shots fired, university and police officials said.
  University spokesman Bill Smith said the man was taken into custody about an hour after the incident began. The university lifted a lockdown for all parts of campus except for the east side of the student union.
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• Dairy Farmers of America agrees to acquire Batavia Müller Quaker Dairy plant

  10-12-2015 23:22 via wivb.com
  
  BATAVIA, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Müller Quaker Dairy plant in Batavia is closing its doors.
  Dairy Farmers of America has agreed to acquire the company.
  “The acquisition is a strategic one for DFA as it is in an important milk shed for us,” says Monica Massey, senior vice president of Dairy Farmers of America. “This facility creates multiple potential milk handling and dairy manufacturing opportunities. We are currently exploring these opportunities.”
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• Batavia Müller Quaker Dairy plant to close

  10-12-2015 23:22 via wivb.com
  
  BATAVIA, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Müller Quaker Dairy plant in Batavia is closing its doors.
  The Genesee County Economic Development Center released a statement regarding the closure:
  “While we are extremely disappointed about today’s announcement by Müller Quaker Dairy, we are optimistic that the state of the art manufacturing facility will continue to play a key role in the agricultural sector in our region, including remaining a major employer. The Genesee Agri-
  
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• Cyber laws no easy fix in fight against ISIS, local expert says

  10-12-2015 23:07 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- Lawmakers in Washington want to know how the suspected San Bernardino terrorists weren’t spotted on social media sooner.
  One of them, Tashfeen Malik, pledged allegiance to the leader of ISIS shortly before the attacks.
  Sunday, President Obama encouraged tech companies to take a more active role in the fight against ISIS.
  One suggestion from lawmakers is weakening encryption provided by the companies.
  But a local expert said it’s not a simple fix.
  “It&rsquo
  
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• Horse abuser faces $52,000 civil judgement

  10-12-2015 22:57 via wivb.com
  
  AURORA, N.Y. (WIVB) — A woman convicted of abusing 52 horses on a farm in Aurora will not face any more jail time after failing to pay fines.
  Instead, Beth Hoskins faces a $52,325 civil judgement. Hoskins was originally found guilty of improperly caring for the horses on her farm in 2012 and convicted of 52 charges of animal cruelty.
  She was then sentenced to probation, but served 60 days of a 90 day jail sentence for violating it.
  
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• Common Core: NY tests wouldn't count until 2020

  10-12-2015 22:47
  
  Common Core-based tests wouldn't count for teachers and students in New York until 2020 under a plan laid out by an education panel advising Gov. Andrew Cuomo.        
  
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• Le Roy man indicted on murder, arson charges

  10-12-2015 22:38
  
  Kyle Johnson, 53, allegedly broke into the home of Norman D. Ball and killed him in the early morning hours of Dec. 1. Johnson then lit his own home on fire and fired shots at first responders. He eventually surrendered.        
  
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• 5 Falconer residents charged in meth investigation

  10-12-2015 22:33 via wivb.com
  
  FALCONER, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Jamestown Metro Drug Task Force says five Falconer residents were placed under arrest amid an investigation into meth sales and trafficking in Chautauqua County.
  While searching the Falconer Mobil Home Park, the Task Force, with assistance from the Jamestown Police SWAT Team, found a quantity of meth and other paraphernalia.
  Christopher John, 34, and Jacob Meier, 28, were charged with 3rd degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and crimina
  
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• Teen killer sentenced to 9 years to life in prison

  10-12-2015 21:36 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Jean Sanchez, who pleaded guilty to killing 13-year-old Ameer Al Shamari in May of 2014, was sentenced to nine years to life behind bars Thursday.
  Sanchez, who is originally from Puerto Rico, killed the Iraqi refugee over a cell phone and his body was found in a field.
  Prosecutors say Sanchez had bound Ameer’s hands, and strangled him with a shoelace and the pull-string on his hoodie. The killing may have taken up to six minutes. Sanchez was also char
  
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• Peace Bridge to be illuminated and toll-free on Christmas

  10-12-2015 21:23 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Peace Bridge Authority announced Thursday that Christmas travel on the structure will be free of charge this year.
  The toll-free time will last for 24 hours on December 25.
  “We are happy to continue the tradition of offering free travel between Canada and the United States on the Christmas holiday,” said Ron Rienas, general manager of the Peace Bridge. “On the night of December 25th, the Peace Bridge will also be illuminated in festive
  
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• Jamestown resident charged with criminal impersonation during traffic stop

  10-12-2015 21:06 via wivb.com
  
  TOWN OF POMFRET, N.Y. (WIVB) — After initially stopping a driver for allegedly speeding and failing to dim their headlights, New York State Police ended up charging him with 2nd degree criminal impersonation.
  Jamestown resident William Tilyou, 26, was arrested after State Police say he gave them a false name and birth date.
  Tilyou was also charged with false personation and other traffic and vehicle violations. He was committed to the Chautauqua County Jail in lieu of $
  
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• Buffalo Urban League audit finds overbilling

  10-12-2015 20:59 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – A recent Erie County audit has uncovered a number of problems with the Buffalo Urban League including over billing the county by tens of thousands of dollars.
  Erie County Comptroller Stefan Mychajliw reports the audit uncovered gross mismanagement ,if not outright fraud.
  The audit, instigated by a whistleblower, produced areas of concern in five major areas:
  Outrageous Overbilling
  Failure to Train Employees
  Failure to Protect Children’s Privacy
  Failure to
  
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• Sheriff: Two unoccupied cars struck with buck shot in Niagara County

  10-12-2015 20:31 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA COUNTY, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Niagara County Sheriff’s Office is investigating two criminal mischief incidents in the county.
  The Sheriff’s Office says two unoccupied cars were struck with “buck shot” shotgun rounds on Sunday between 7 and 10 p.m. The cars were located near Lake Road and Quaker Road in the Town of Somerset and Transit Road in the Town of Newfane.
  Witnesses say they saw a dark car with wide tail lights and a loud exhaust leave the area. The
  
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• Granting wishes all year long

  10-12-2015 20:23 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The holiday season is a time to celebrate magic and talk about wishes. But one organization has a one up on the work Santa does this time of year.
  The Make-A-Wish foundation grants wishes to children with life threatening medical conditions all year long. The Western New York Chapter helped make dreams come true for 150 local children last year.
  One local teenager will have his wish celebrated at the annual Macy’s National Believe Day celebration at Walden Gall
  
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• Former Bolivar dog control officer charged with theft

  10-12-2015 19:49
  
  A former animal control officer in Western New York has been arrested and charged with theft.        
  
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• Two-home blaze causes $195K in damage on West Side

  10-12-2015 19:23 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A fire that hit two homes on the Buffalo’s West Side caused $195,000 in damage Thursday.
  The fire, which started at 17 Herkimer Street, began between 11 a.m. and Noon. Officials say the blaze began in the first floor and extended to the attic, causing $75,000 in damage.
  A neighboring home was effected by the fire and suffered $120,000 in damage, bringing the total to $195,000.
  A dog was rescued from one of the homes and given oxygen by firefighte
  
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• Skeletal remains found in Southern Tier forest

  10-12-2015 19:16
  
  Hunters found male skeletal remains in Boutwell Hill State Forest Wednesday.        
  
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• Ex-Fogle associate gets 27 years on child porn charges

  10-12-2015 19:03 via wivb.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The former director of a foundation started by ex-Subway pitchman Jared Fogle was sentenced to 27 years in prison Thursday for producing child pornography that played a role in Fogle’s criminal case.
  A federal judge sentenced Russell Taylor, who agreed in September to plead guilty to child exploitation and child porn charges and admitted using hidden cameras to produce pornography of 12 children. Taylor also will have lifetime supervision after he serves
  
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• Military orders two cyber protection squads for NYS

  10-12-2015 19:01 via wivb.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Two military sites in upstate New York and one in New Jersey will be part of a new combined cyber protection team being implemented by the Army National Guards in the two states.
  Members of the New York and New Jersey congressional delegations announced Wednesday that the formation of a combined team has been approved by the National Guard Bureau.
  The New York-New Jersey team will be based in the Albany suburb of Latham, where the New York National Guard headquarters is
  
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• Buffalo native convicted in overseas investment scam

  10-12-2015 18:54 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Buffalo native who recently lived in Barcelona, Spain has been convicted for his role in an overseas investment scam.
  Arnold Wrobel, 63, pleaded guilty to conspiring to engage in a wire fraud conspiracy and to defraud the Internal Revenue Service.
  Assistant U.S. Attorney John E. Rogowski says Wrobel oversaw a “boiler room” scam in Spain that conned investors into buying nearly worthless shares of restricted stock at severely inflated prices.
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• Charges against Carroll Police Chief dropped

  10-12-2015 18:34
  
  Charges have been dropped against the Town of Carroll Police Chief.        
  
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• NYS Regional awards announced

  10-12-2015 18:14
  
  The Finger Lakes, Southern Tier and Central New York were the three $500 million award winners Thursday.        
  
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• List of nominees for 73rd Golden Globe Awards

  10-12-2015 18:06 via wivb.com
  
  BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Nominees for the 73rd annual Golden Globe Awards, announced Thursday in Beverly Hills, California, by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association:
  MOTION PICTURES
  —Picture, Drama: “Carol,” ”Mad Max: Fury Road,” ”The Revenant,” ”Room,” ”Spotlight.”
  —Picture, Musical or Comedy: “The Big Short,” ”Joy,” ”The Martian,” ”Spy,” ”Trainwreck.&rd
  
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• Plane reports landing gear problem; lands with no issues

  10-12-2015 18:05
  
  A plane with seven people on board made a safe landing at the Buffalo airport Thursday morning after having some mechanical problems.        
  
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• Crimestoppers offering up to $1,000 for information on fugitive

  10-12-2015 17:24 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Crimestoppers is offering up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest of a fugitive from California.
  Korey Garrett, 19, is wanted by U.S. Marshals and is believed to be residing in Buffalo. Garrett has family in the area and has reportedly been seen in the areas of East Delavan and French Street.
  Garrett is described as 5’4″ and weighing 184 lbs.
  Buffalo Crimestoppers can be reached at (716) 818-2658.
  
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• Fundraiser draws in more than $233,000 for 8-year-old who lost family in fire

  10-12-2015 17:02 via wivb.com
  
  ROTTERDAM, N.Y. (AP) — A little girl who lost her family and suffered disfiguring burns in an arson fire is being deluged with cards and gifts from strangers around the world who were moved by her simple Facebook wish.
  The Facebook post shows a picture of 8-year-old SafyreTerry and says she’d like enough Christmas cards to fill a small card tree bought by the aunt who’s now raising her. The post has now been shared tens of thousands of times.
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• Fundraiser draws in more than $225,000 for 8-year-old who lost family in fire

  10-12-2015 17:02 via wivb.com
  
  ROTTERDAM, N.Y. (AP) — A little girl who lost her family and suffered disfiguring burns in an arson fire is being deluged with cards and gifts from strangers around the world who were moved by her simple Facebook wish.
  The Facebook post shows a picture of 8-year-old SafyreTerry and says she’d like enough Christmas cards to fill a small card tree bought by the aunt who’s now raising her. The post has now been shared tens of thousands of times.
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• Fundraiser draws in more than $217,000 for 8-year-old who lost family in fire

  10-12-2015 17:02 via wivb.com
  
  ROTTERDAM, N.Y. (AP) — A little girl who lost her family and suffered disfiguring burns in an arson fire is being deluged with cards and gifts from strangers around the world who were moved by her simple Facebook wish.
  The Facebook post shows a picture of 8-year-old SafyreTerry and says she’d like enough Christmas cards to fill a small card tree bought by the aunt who’s now raising her. The post has now been shared tens of thousands of times.
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• New Ninja Turtles movie trailer featuring WNY revealed

  10-12-2015 16:39 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A new trailer for the upcoming movie “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2” has been revealed and within the trailer, you can find western New York.
  Over the summer, crews utilized Route 33 to film scenes appearing in the movie. Producers say they came to Buffalo because of the availability of its highways. The film’s executive producer says the crew would come back to Buffalo in a heartbeat to film.
  Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 will
  
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• Plane makes an emergency landing at Buffalo airport

  10-12-2015 15:30 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) – A small plane had to make an emergency landing at the Buffalo Niagara International Airport Thursday morning.
  NFTA spokesman Doug Hartmayer said around 8:45 in the morning, authorities were notified that the private aircraft’s landing gear was stuck in the down position.
  The plane landed safely.
  Seven people, including two crew members, originally took off from White Plains, N.Y. No one was injured.
  The Bombardier plane is currently being checked out at Pri
  
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• Police surround home in Cheektowaga

  10-12-2015 11:21 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) – Police officers searched the backyard of a home on Florette Drive early Thursday morning. Around 10 police cruisers were on the scene in Cheektowaga.
  They taped off a home where neighbors said they heard two gun shots. Neighbors also said an elderly couple lived there, and someone was taken away in an ambulance.
  A News 4 photographer say multiple police supervisors were on the scene.
   
   
  
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• Cheektowaga Police investigating attempted burglary, shots fired

  10-12-2015 11:21 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) – Police continue to investigate what happened outside a home on Florette Drive West early Thursday morning, after a 64-year-old man claimed he was assaulted and shot at by four men who were attempting to burglarize his garage.
  Assistant Police Chief Jim Speyer said the suspects fired shots at the 64-year-old homeowner, and the man fired two shots back. The man also says the burglary suspects assaulted him with a baseball bat.
  The man was taken to the hospital
  
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• Sheriff’s deputies investigate deadly crash in Elma

  10-12-2015 10:03 via wivb.com
  
  ELMA, N.Y. (WIVB) – A deadly crash in Elma is under investigation Thursday morning.
  The crash happened around 10:30 p.m. on Girdle Road near Bullis Road.
  The Elma volunteer fire company confirms the Erie County Sheriff’s office is investigating this deadly accident.
  Two vehicles are involved.  Deputies closed the road for hours overnight to investigate.
   
   
   
  
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• Lancaster man charged following deadly Elma crash

  10-12-2015 10:03 via wivb.com
  
  ELMA, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Erie County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a Lancaster man in relation to a fatal Wednesday night crash in Elma.
  The crash happened around 10:30 p.m. on Girdle Road near Bullis Road.
  John Zakrzewski, 31, is charged with DWI and vehicular manslaughter after authorities say a three-car accident left a 60-year-old male driver dead at the scene. The victim’s name has not yet been released.
  Zakrzewski is being held at the Erie County Holding Center awaiting ar
  
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• Bills relive ‘glory days’ on ESPN

  10-12-2015 05:35 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- It was a little like Hollywood on Hertel Wednesday night at the North Park Theater.
  The stars of the Buffalo Bills from their glory days in the early 1990’s gathered to see the premiere of ESPN”s “Four Falls of Buffalo”, a two hour documentary about the team’s four consecutive trips to the Super Bowl.
  Former Wide Receiver, Andre Reed was first on the red carpet. “The producer did a great job of really chronicling what this team meant to t
  
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• Arson victim begins receiving Christmas cards from around the world

  10-12-2015 03:57 via wivb.com
  
  ROTTERDAM, N.Y. (NEWS10) – A little girl from Schenectady’s Christmas wish is coming true.
  Sa’fyre Terry was the only survivor of a 2013 arson that took the lives of her father and three siblings. She also suffered severe burns over most of her body.
  “May 2, 2013 her whole life changed,” Sa’fyre’s aunt and caregiver Liz Dolder said. “She is my strength. She is so much more than that.”
  A call was put out on Facebook to
  
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• Muhammad Ali responds to Donald Trump’s call to ban Muslims from entering US

  10-12-2015 03:53 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Boxing legend Muhammad Ali on Wednesday criticized Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump’s proposal to ban Muslims from entering the United States, calling on Muslims “to stand up to those who use Islam to advance their own personal agenda.”
  Ali, one of the most famous Muslims in the world, issued a statement saying, “True Muslims know that the ruthless violence of so called Islamic Jihadists goes against the very tenets of our religion
  
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• Facebook releases its 2015 ‘Year in Review’ lists

  10-12-2015 03:45 via wivb.com
  
  RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC/AP) — Facebook released its annual “Year in Review” and the top stories of 2015 featured most of the year’s tragic and/or controversial events, which is a stark change from years’ past.
  Facebook’s annual top 10 lists have had a lighter tone prior to 2015. For example, the 2014 list was sports heavy with the Super Bowl, World Cup, and Winter Olympics. It also featured the ALS fundraising “Ice Bucket Challenge.” The Harl
  
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• Present attaches to Vanna White’s dress on the Wheel of Fortune

  10-12-2015 03:40 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (WIVB) — During the recording of Thursday’s show of the Wheel of Fortune, Vanna White had a bit of a fashion faux pas.
  While walking, a decorative present attached itself to White’s dress, then followed her across stage, unbeknownst to her. Pat Sajak had a chuckle about it with the audience.
  Sajak even asked for it to be played again as the audience can be heard audibly chuckling.
  Watch Pat and Vanna during the humorous episode on Thursday on WIVB, or catch it as
  
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• Cold case convicted murderer commits suicide

  10-12-2015 03:32
  
  A Buffalo man convicted for brutally stabbing his wife to death over 30 years ago, has committed suicide.        
  
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• Wegmans opens first local Pub restaurant

  10-12-2015 03:30 via wivb.com
  
  WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) — One of western New York’s most trusted grocery store chains has expanded its business to a restaurant and bar.
  The Pub is the eighth version of such restaurant for the chain, the first six were created in Pennsylvania, the seventh in Virginia. New York becomes the third state to get “The Pub at Wegmans.’
  Located in Williamsville, the Pub was constructed during a $40 million remodeling of the Transit Road store. It operates as a 2,500 squa
  
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• Skeletal remains found in Chautauqua County

  10-12-2015 02:37 via wivb.com
  
  LAKEWOOD, N.Y. (WIVB) — Hunters tipped off a full investigation into the death of a man in Chautauqua County after they stumbled over skeletal remains.
  Officers say the hunters stumbled over the remains at about 10:40 a.m. in the Boutwell Hill State Forest and called for police. Deputies with the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office and local police responded to the scene.
  An investigation continues as forensic experts are examining the remains. Police declined to release addition
  
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• Bouncers may soon need to register with City of Buffalo

  10-12-2015 02:28 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A new proposition in Buffalo is a signature away from becoming law, requiring all bouncers in the city to register with city officials.
  The registry system would allow police to screen bouncers and force bouncers to register again with the city every three years. The bill unanimously passed through Buffalo’s common council.
  The bill was created after the death of a patron at Molly’s Pub and other incidents on West Chippewa at local watering holes.
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• Coal tar found in Erie Canal—leaked from Superfund site

  10-12-2015 02:15 via wivb.com
  
  TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) – Coal tar, a toxic byproduct of a process for extracting gas from coal, is being dredged up from the Erie Canal, near its confluence with Tonawanda Creek, and environmental officials believe the tar seeped into the water from a former coal gasification plant.
  The New York Department of Environmental Conservation is overseeing the dredging operation, which DEC officials suspect leaked from the old Gastown manufactured gas plant (MGP), in the City of Tonawanda, which
  
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• Jamestown man charged with murder of wife and step-son

  10-12-2015 01:03
  
  Police have identified the victim's as Witruke's wife, Catherine, and his step-son, Eric Washburn.        
  
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