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• Mitsubishi recalls 25,000 Mirages for wire corrosion issue

  19-12-2015 22:24 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Mitsubishi Motors is recalling roughly 25,000 Mirages with model years 2014 and 2015 on concerns that certain wires could corrode and cause issues to the vehicle’s air bag systems.The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Saturday that the vehicles affected were manufactured from August 2013 to September 2015 and were sold in states on the East Coast and in the Midwest.
  The NHTSA says the Mirages have a design flaw in which melting snow could soak throug
  
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• “Santa” flies into the Niagara Falls Air Reserve base to get families into the holiday spirit

  19-12-2015 19:15 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) –  Members of the Niagara Falls Air Reserve base got a special surprise on Saturday. A certain man from the North Pole brought families there together to thank them for their service, and get them into the holiday spirit.
  It was a smooth landing for Santa Clause. He said,  “It was a great trip, no bumps and a quick landing!”He flew into the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station on a C-130 to visit the service men and women and their familie
  
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• Police say speeding driver smoked pot at the wheel

  19-12-2015 14:19 via wivb.com
  
  SALAMANCA, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Tennessee man faces several charges after police say he led them on a high-speed pursuit through several towns in Cattaraugus County Friday.
  A City of Salamanca police lieutenant approached the man as he sat in a vehicle outside Hillview Homes, according to Troy Westfall, Police Chief.The lieutenant asked the man to get out of the car, and he sped away instead, according to Westfall.
  During a drive through Salamanca, Little Valley, back into Salamanca, and on to
  
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• Ski country residents excited, hopeful for first snow fall

  19-12-2015 06:22 via wivb.com
  
  ELLICOTTVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) — Preparations are underway as villagers from Ellicottville remain hopeful for substantial snow totals. The area hasn’t had much snow at all this season.
  Mild temperatures have curbed many winter activities as ski resorts have only been able to fire up their snow guns four times thus far.
  People all around the region are hoping for snow though saying that’s what makes Ellicottville so special during winter; one man even referring to it as a real
  
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• Winter weather hits Southtowns

  19-12-2015 06:21 via wivb.com
  
  HAMBURG, N.Y. (WIVB)-The snow finally came, but it still caught some drivers off guard.
  Cars slid of the road in the Southtowns Friday evening as towns like Orchard Park, East Aurora and Hamburg got a quick few inches of snow.
  Tow truck drivers like Tony Mickiewicz, who works for Frank’s Flatbed Service was responding to a two car collision that sent one car close to a ditch on South Park Avenue in front of the Fairgrounds.
  “You could average ten call an hour on a night like this.&rd
  
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• Prep Hoops Highlights: Friday, December 18

  19-12-2015 05:10 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Friday night was a busy one on the high school basketball scene, featuring a showdown in the ADPRO Challenge between Amherst and Park.
  Highlights from that game and from Depew/St. Francis and McKinley/Williamsville North in the video above.
  
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• Up to 50 vehicles involved in Michigan highway pileup

  19-12-2015 04:22 via wivb.com
  
  ALGOMA TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — Slick, snowy conditions on US-131 north of Grand Rapids Friday led to a chain-reaction crash involving up to 50 vehicles.
  The wreck shut down a stretch of southbound US-131 south of 17 Mile Road near Cedar Springs around 3:30 p.m. Dozens of vehicles slid off the highway and into the ditch, some rolling over.
  Ferris State University student Zachary St. Pierre was driving home to Macomb when the conditions started to turn nasty.
  “The snow got really bad,
  
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• Military dad surprises son posing as cafeteria worker

  19-12-2015 04:19 via wivb.com
  
  CUMBERLAND COUNTY (MEDIA GENERAL) — Christmas came early for a Cumberland County boy. His father surprised him at school after being overseas in Africa for eight months.
  Alex Maguire and his classmates were told our cameras were in the building to do a story about school lunches. Instead, we caught the big surprise.
  His dad, Sgt. Chris Maguire, pretended to be on the cafeteria staff.
  “When they come in for lunch, I’m going to replace the lunch lady and serve food,” Magui
  
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• PA Officer accused of stealing money from drug dealers

  19-12-2015 04:17 via wivb.com
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – A 17-year veteran of a York County police department was arrested on corruption charges after federal prosecutors said he stole money from drug dealers.
  Officer Tyson Baker, 41, of Etters, orchestrated the theft of $2,000 in drug proceeds after the Fairview Township Police Department seized several pounds of marijuana and about $14,000 from a home, U.S. Attorney Peter Smith said in a news release Friday.
  Smith said the FBI recorded conversations with Baker about th
  
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• Feral dogs kill 6 Mississippi zoo animals

  19-12-2015 04:16 via wivb.com
  
  JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Six Jackson Zoo animals were killed overnight by feral dogs, zoo officials said. Two others were injured.
  Zoo staff members said they discovered that the animals had been attacked early Friday morning. Staff members said one Addra Gazelle and five Springbok were killed. Two spur-winged geese were injured. The geese were taken to the Zoo’s Animal Hospital for care.
  Animal Control was called so that the feral dogs could be caught and not hurt other animals.
  The
  
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• 2015 Recap: The world gawked at a partially frozen Niagara Falls in February

  19-12-2015 04:07 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — As a long winter dragged on in western New York, the world looked in awe at a partially frozen Niagara Falls.
  Extreme temperatures froze parts of the falls, and turned its famous mist into an agent that coated the world around it in ice. The spectacle made national news, and even blew it out proportion, as some headlines suggested the entire falls froze over, which is nearly impossible.
  More than 400,000 people flocked to read the stories and view the incredible
  
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• Erie County lawmakers approve new pawn shop regulations

  19-12-2015 02:14 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The Erie County Legislature approved a measure, Thursday afternoon, known as the Pawn Shop Law, requiring certain businesses that buy and sell secondhand merchandise to hold onto that merchandise for 14 days, before reselling or disposing of it.
  The law is designed to crack down on businesses that fence stolen property. Businesses that fall under certain categories would also have to obtain a county license.
  Shortly after the Erie County Legislature voted unanimously
  
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• Popular rice recalled due to labeling mistake

  19-12-2015 02:12 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A popular rice product that is consumed in 19 states including New York issued a recall on Friday.
  Zatarain’s Red Beans and Rice issued a recall for its Original eight ounce box, describing the recall as a labeling mistake. The product may have creamy Parmesan rice mix and dairy ingredients despite not having those ingredients on the label.
  Anybody with a dairy allergy is advised to discard the product and not consume any boxes of rice with the UPC nu
  
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• Russ Salvatore joins Salvation Army as a bell ringing volunteer

  19-12-2015 01:41 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) — One of western New York’s most charitable men joined local volunteers on Friday to raise money for a good cause.
  Russ Salvatore, of Russel’s Steaks Chops & More, joined dozens of volunteers throughout the the region at the Walden Galleria as a Salvation Army bell ringer. He and his team of volunteers joined together to push for donations for the less fortunate.
  Despite the fast approaching holiday season, the local Salvation Army chapter says
  
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• Class graduates from ECC’s Law Enforcement Training Program

  19-12-2015 01:33 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Fresh recruits are set to join the ranks of western New York’s veteran police forces.
  A new class of 43 men and women graduated from Erie Community College’s Law Enforcement Training Academy Program on Friday.
  The graduates will move on to other police agencies across western New York, including in Amherst, Kenmore and Buffalo.
  The class of 2015 becomes the 126th class to graduate.
  
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• Amherst man pleads guilty to possession of hundreds of files of child pornography

  19-12-2015 01:06 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A local man will spend time behind bars after pleading guilty to federal charges of possession of child pornography.
  Officials prosecuting the case say following a search warrant, police found child porn on computers and hard drives in the home of 26-year-old Matthew Bordonard. Further analysis uncovered over 340 images and video of child porn.
  The images depicted graphic shots of children under the age of 12-years-old. Bordonard pleaded guilty on Friday and wil
  
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• BMHA board member Mascia has hearing on suspension

  19-12-2015 00:16
  
  The BMHA board member who was recorded using a racial slur, is now fighting to keep his position.        
  
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• Phallen pleads guilty to assault charges

  19-12-2015 00:13
  
  A Lewiston man accused of kidnapping and torturing several women is pleading guilty to the crimes.        
  
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• Report: 4 in 10 NY lawmakers get private pay

  19-12-2015 00:10
  
  About 40 percent of state legislators elected prior to last year collect outside income on top of their public salaries.        
  
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