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• Eagles founder, rock guitarist Glenn Frey dead at 67

  18-01-2016 23:27 via wivb.com
  
   
  NEW YORK (KRON) — Eagles guitarist Glenn Frey has died at the age of 67. Frey’s website After Hours made the announcement Monday afternoon.
  Frey had been in failing health, but lost his battle against Rheumatoid Arthritis, Acute Ulcerative Colitis and Pneumonia on Monday.
  The Eagles did not participate in a ceremony back in December at the Kennedy Center because of Frey’s health.
  Frey, who turned 67 in November , has long suffered from intestinal problems which he has bl
  
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• Woman arrested for DWI after leaving AA meeting

  18-01-2016 23:08
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- A woman was arrested for driving while intoxicated after she had left an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting on Monday.        
  
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• Salmonella concerns prompts Trader Joe’s to recall cashews

  18-01-2016 23:08 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A set of cashews may contain Salmonella, officials say, prompting Trader Joe’s to recall the lot.
  Trader Joe’s officials say Cashew bags under the barcode number of 00505154 were officially recalled on Friday due to the potential contamination of salmonella.
  Distributed to Trader Joe’s stores in the northeast part of the nation, the “Raw Cashew Pieces” bags have not caused any reported illnesses as of yet.
  Anybody with a bag with a
  
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• Beloved local country music star “Ramblin’ Lou” dies at 86

  18-01-2016 22:38 via wivb.com
  
  TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Lou Schriver, a local entertainer and radio host who brought the love of country music to western New York, died on Sunday with family by his side.
  Often called the father of country music in western New York, “Ramblin’ Lou” Schriver was born in 1929 and entertained for 69 years, right up through his death. His family said country music was a way of life, and the way he’ll be remembered.
  The local man started his long music career by pi
  
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• Ramblin' Lou dies at age 86

  18-01-2016 22:25
  
  Western New Yorkers are mourning the loss of a country music patriarch.        
  
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• Niagara Falls man charged with drinking before hit-and-run

  18-01-2016 22:01 via wivb.com
  
  TOWN OF NIAGARA, N.Y. (WIVB) — A witness to a hit-and-run accident helped police track down the accused driver after following the vehicle back to a home in Niagara Falls.
  Police say after a hit-and-run on Miller Road, they received a phone call from a witness who followed James L. Russ, 66, back to his Niagara Falls home, prompting officers to respond.
  New York State Troopers say they interviewed, tested and evaluated Russ, then arrested him. Police say he struck another vehicle whil
  
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• Stadium Shovelers to be Paid this Week

  18-01-2016 21:50
  
  Stadium Shovelers to be Paid this Week        
  
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• 911 Audio: Police respond to distraught call, find double murder-suicide scene

  18-01-2016 21:24 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Police dispatch answered a call from a father concerned for the welfare of his son, only to find a tragic crime scene.
  Police dispatch recordings, obtained from Broadcastify.com, depict the situation as a phone call from the father of 24-year-old Colin Kingston, who said his son threatened to kill his former girlfriend then take his own life.
  Officers were dispatched to the location Kingston said he would be, but found three young people dead. Police who in
  
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• Geneseo police label Sunday deaths as double murder-suicide

  18-01-2016 20:45 via wivb.com
  
  GENESEO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Just before the return to school for a new semester, SUNY Geneseo students are investigating and revealing new details in a double murder-suicide scene discovered Sunday morning.
  Officers rushed to a crime scene in a student home on Wadsworth on Sunday morning after  receiving a disturbing phone call just after 6 a.m. Police say Colin Kingston, 24, a distraught, former Geneseo student entered the home, then bedroom of a student and killed her and another st
  
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• Volunteers in Hamburg carry out MLK’s mission

  18-01-2016 20:08 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Seven-year-old Garrett Herman had the day off from second grade today, so he woke up early, got bundled up, and headed out. But not to play in the snow. Garrett and his family were part of a volunteer group that went door to door in this neighborhood, where homeowners left donations for the Food Bank of Western New York.
  “What other better day than to give back to your community except on Martin Luther King Day. This is a good day to be out there and help other
  
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• Juice trend here to stay in WNY

  18-01-2016 19:57 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y (WIVB) – Have you ever taken a shot of liquified grass? If not, Chris Delorenzo might be able to convince you to try it.
  “It smells, it tastes like grass, but it’s very high in nutrients,” the owner of Squeeze Juicery in Williamsville told News 4. “A one ounce juice shot of wheatgrass has the equivalent of two and a half pounds of nutrients that you would find in leafy greens.”
  Chris takes a shot of wheatgrass, followed by one of ginger, and one o
  
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• Cattaraugus County under travel advisory until Tuesday morning

  18-01-2016 19:49 via wivb.com
  
  LITTLE VALLEY, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Office has issued a travel advisory for the county until 9 a.m. Tuesday.
  The Sheriff’s Office says the northern and western parts of the county are receiving significant snowfall and that a number of vehicle accidents have taken place.
  They recommend no unnecessary travel, especially for vehicles without snow tires. All-season radial tires are ineffective with these kinds of road conditions and low temperatures,
  
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• Avalanche kills 5 soldiers during French Alps training

  18-01-2016 18:48 via wivb.com
  
  PARIS (AP) — An avalanche in the French Alps swept away a military unit training in the back country, killing five soldiers and injuring several others Monday, officials said.
  The Savoie prefecture confirmed the deaths, and said 11 people out of a group of about 50 were struck by the avalanche. It said the soldiers were training off-piste in Valfrejus in the Savoie region.
  Jean-Claude Raffin, mayor of Modane, the nearest town, said the soldiers were out for an all-day backcountry skii
  
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• Water main break on Marne Road in Cheektowaga

  18-01-2016 17:59
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, NY--Some residents on Marne Road in Cheektowaga woke up to a street full of water Monday morning.        
  
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• Lake Effect Snow creates difficult driving conditions in Chautauqua County

  18-01-2016 17:14 via wivb.com
  
  MAYVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) – Residents in Chautauqua County spent Monday morning digging out from yet another round of Lake Effect Snow.
  The heavy snow, which was being blown around by the wind, reduced visibility on the roads, at times making travel very dangerous.
  The wind has also made it feel that much colder outside, making it miserable for people who have to work outside in this weather.
  Jason Parks, an employee of the Basil Car Dealership in Fredonia, said he was working hard to stay war
  
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• Morocco arrests Belgian man linked to Paris attackers

  18-01-2016 17:13 via wivb.com
  
  RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Moroccan police have arrested a Belgian man of Moroccan descent linked to the Islamic State group and who had a “direct relationship” to attackers who carried out the Paris attacks just over two months ago, the Interior Ministry said Monday.
  The man had spent time in Syria getting military training and building relationships with IS field commanders, “including the mastermind” of the Paris attacks, and others who threatened attacks in Fran
  
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• The Band Perry, Ben Harper, Ben Folds coming to Artpark

  18-01-2016 16:40 via wivb.com
  
  LEWISTON, N.Y. (WIVB) — A number of bands and artists have been announced as performers at Artpark this summer.
  Here are the performers that were announced Monday:
  The Band Perry – July 5
  Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals – July 12
  Ben Folds with yMusic – July 13
  The first two mentioned concerts are part of Artpark’s Tuesday in the Park series while the Ben Folds and yMusic show is part of Coors Light Wednesdays.
  Advance general admission tickets for each
  
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• Food Bank of WNY receives $500,000 grant from Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation

  18-01-2016 16:39
  
  Food Bank of WNY announced Monday that they have been awarded a $500,000 grant from the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation.        
  
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• Amherst PD looking for suspected clothing thief

  18-01-2016 16:11 via wivb.com
  
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) — Police in Amherst are looking for a person of interest in relation to a clothing theft from a store on Sheridan Drive.
  Authorities say the theft occurred in the past month. The suspect is described as male, 5’5″, 145 lbs., and having “buzzed, cropped short hair.”
  Anyone with information on him is asked to call the Amherst Police Detective Bureau at 689-1341, email [email protected] or text 562-TIPS and reference CNO 16-602309.
  
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• Groups teaming up to provide clothing for the homeless during winter

  18-01-2016 15:45 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Two organizations are teaming up to warm the Queen City by providing clothing for the homeless.
  Buffalo’s Good Neighbors and Friends Feeding Friends recently began hanging winter clothing items like gloves and hats around trees in Fireman’s park downtown.
  “We’re also giving out coats and hoodies, things like that for the homeless that are right here, hanging out in the park, so that they have more stuff to put on as they need it, especial
  
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• No groundhog on Groundhog Day? Wisconsin town scrambling for a replacement

  18-01-2016 14:23 via wivb.com
  
  SUN PRAIRIE, Wis. (WKRN) – Sun Prairie, Wisconsin is without a groundhog for this year’s Groundhog Day festivities, after the animal used at last year’s event bit the former mayor.
  Images of Jimmy the Groundhog biting then-Mayor Jon Freund’s ear were widely circulated, bringing unwanted attention to Sun Prairie.
  Afterward, authorities told Jimmy’s owners they needed a license to own a groundhog. That prompted Ti and Jeff Gauger to release Jimmy into the wild.
  Ti Gau
  
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• ‘It has more urgency now:’ Tea Party supporters say anger over establishment growing

  18-01-2016 14:14 via wivb.com
  
  MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WBTW) – Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum looked to tap into conservative support at the South Carolina Tea Party Coalition Convention in Myrtle Beach, Sunday; as his poll numbers languish in the single digits.
  The Tea Party played a crucial role in bringing republicans to power in 2010 and building on that majority two years later.
  Since then national support for the group seems to have waned.  Gallup says Americans who identified themselves as supporter
  
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• Price war drops gas to 47 cents in central Michigan

  18-01-2016 14:09 via wivb.com
  
  HOUGHTON LAKE, Mich. (WOOD) — The price of gas at stations in Houghton Lake Michigan dropped well below $1 per gallon on Sunday.
  The Beacon & Bridge Market in Houghton Lake was selling regular unleaded at a mere $.47 per gallon Sunday evening, while the Marathon and Citgo had gas for $.95 per gallon at one point, according to a release from GasBuddy.com.
  The drop seemed to be the result of a price war, GasBuddy said.
  The stations could be the first in the nation to drop their prices be
  
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• New research shows likelihood of allergy development has to do with blood

  18-01-2016 13:46 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — We hear different recommendations all the time about how to prevent allergies in our kids, like peanut allergies for example.
  People use to say to avoid peanuts for your child before they’re three years old. New research shows the likelihood that your child will develop an allergy has more to do with their blood.
  According to the study, you can tell when a child is born if the immune system is primed to develop allergies. Scientists in Australia recruited
  
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• 33-year-old dolphin dies at SeaWorld Orlando

  18-01-2016 13:16 via wivb.com
  
  ORLANDO, FL (WFLA) – A 33-year-old Commerson’s dolphin named Betsy has passed away at SeaWorld Orlando.
  SeaWorld shared the news on their Facebook page on Sunday.
  Betsy was recently relocated to Orlando from SeaWorld San Diego along with two other long-term companion dolphins.
  She had been receiving 24-hour veterinary care in an off-exhibit medical pool at SeaWorld’s Aquatica with her caretakers and companions when she died. Betsy reportedly had been suffering from ga
  
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• ‘Ride Along 2’ and ‘The Revenant’ end Star Wars’ weekend reign at the box office

  18-01-2016 13:11 via wivb.com
  
  (WWLP) — Ride Along 2 was able to take 1st place for the weekend, but it opened significantly lower than its predecessor. The Revenant took advantage of numerous awards recognition, and Star Wars padded its all-time domestic record.
  Ride Along 2’s 3-day take came in at an estimated $34 million. Sequels will typically open bigger and fall faster. Ride Along 2 made $7 million less compared to the original Ride Along. The original Ride Along finished with $134.9 million by the end
  
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• New 3-D tool pinpoints brain implants for Parkinson’s

  18-01-2016 13:06 via wivb.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Parkinson’s, the ravaging, degenerative disease of your central nervous system. It leads to tremors, loss of balance and mobility, diminished speech and thought, eventually dementia and even death. Beloved notables like Muhammad Ali and Michael J. Fox suffer from it. The exact cause is a mystery and there is no cure. But there is great promise of alleviating the symptoms through deep brain stimulation. Now an Austin woman has become the first in the world to undergo t
  
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• How should Mass. fund the use of body cameras for police departments?

  18-01-2016 13:02 via wivb.com
  
  SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Body cameras have become common for police departments in Connecticut. Police departments across the U.S. have begun to require body cameras on their officers, including the town of Erving in western Massachusetts.
  But many departments have run into problems with the technology.
  Police body cameras have become a controversial topic of discussion, but still the issue hasn’t been pressed by Massachusetts lawmakers.
  A bill was presented by state lawmaker
  
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• S.C. student gets patent, invents pool toy

  18-01-2016 12:56 via wivb.com
  
  GREENVILLE, S.C. (WSPA) — One young man’s problem in the pool turned into a patented invention, with a little help from mom and dad.
  Davis Bartow was playing in the pool with his father when he was three years old.
  He was having trouble making his pool noodles stay together while trying to make a raft for his dog to float on.
  After sketching out some ideas and carving the noodles with a knife, the Bartow family was able to create “Link’ems”, a foam floating toy that
  
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• 1 dead in 44-car pileup on Michigan interstate

  18-01-2016 12:50 via wivb.com
  
  HARTFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — One person was killed in a 44-vehicle pileup on I-94 in southwest Michigan on Sunday — one of three wrecks on the same stretch of highway, police say.
  The pileups happened around 2 p.m. on I-94 between Hartford and Watervliet, Michigan State Police on scene said.Police and a wrecker near the scene of the pileups.The first crash involved eight passenger vehicles and a semi-truck in the eastbound lanes. It resulted in minor injuries and caused a traffi
  
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• Damaged communities begin clean up after deadly tornadoes hit

  18-01-2016 12:43 via wivb.com
  
  SARASOTA COUNTY, FL (WFLA) – Florida Gov. Scott toured the damaged communities in Sarasota and Manatee counties Sunday afternoon after tornadoes and storms rolled through the area, damaging homes, ripping off roofs and killing two people in Duette during the early morning hours.
  Gov. Scott said that it remains unclear if the state government will seek a disaster declaration; the damage still needs to be assessed. He also stated that Florida is prepared to handle such weather emergenci
  
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• New group aims to turn Oregon occupation against itself

  18-01-2016 12:33 via wivb.com
  
  BURNS, Ore. (KOIN) — As the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge takeover in Oregon enters its second week, a new voice is emerging in protest of the protesters.
  The group Getting Occupiers of the Historic Oregon Malheur Evicted (G.O.H.O.M.E.) is working to “turn the refuge occupation against itself”.
  Brothers Zach and Jake Klonoski launched the group’s fundraising efforts on Sunday morning.
  By 10 p.m. Sunday, the group received $13,480 in pledges.
  “We th
  
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• Coast Guard aircraft in search of missing Marines struck by laser off Hawaii coast

  18-01-2016 12:27 via wivb.com
  
  (KHON) — More challenges in the search of 12 missing Marines Saturday as the Coast Guard reports one of its own rescue aircraft was struck by a laser pointer.
  The Coast Guard says the green laser came from Haleiwa Beach Park on Saturday evening.
  The involved C-130 aircraft was part of the search for 12 missing U.S. Marines that were on board two helicopters that went down late Thursday night during a training exercise.
  A spokesperson for the Coast Guard says it is incredibly dangerous to p
  
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• Protestors march in Charleston demanding $15 min. wage, union rights before Dem. debate

  18-01-2016 12:18 via wivb.com
  
  CHARLESTON, S.C. (WIVB) — The final debate before the Iowa caucus is taking place in Charleston, SC at the Gaillard Center on Sunday night.
  Outside of the debate, hundreds of protesters claiming to be underpaid marched through downtown Charleston.
  The protesters held signs that read “Come get our vote!” as they chanted “I believe we will win.”
  The demonstrators included fast food, home care and child care workers, all pushing for $15 an hour minimum wage and union r
  
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• Officer shot, killed overnight in Ohio; officer, suspect identified

  18-01-2016 11:52 via wivb.com
  
  DANVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) — A Danville, Ohio police officer was shot and killed overnight in Knox County.Thomas Cottrell (Danville PD)According to the Knox County Sheriff David Shaffer, Officer Thomas Cottrell was killed in the line of duty late Sunday night.
  Sheriff Shaffer said around 11:20 p.m. Sunday, the Knox County dispatch center received a call stating that police officers in Danville were in danger. The woman told dispatchers that her ex-boyfriend, Herschel Ray Jones had left wit
  
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• Authorities: Officer killed by man looking to harm cops

  18-01-2016 11:52 via wivb.com
  
  DANVILLE, Ohio (WCMH) — A Danville, Ohio police officer was shot and killed overnight in Knox County.Thomas Cottrell (Danville PD)According to the Knox County Sheriff David Shaffer, Officer Thomas Cottrell was killed in the line of duty late Sunday night.
  Sheriff Shaffer said around 11:20 p.m. Sunday, the Knox County dispatch center received a call stating that police officers in Danville were in danger. The woman told dispatchers that her ex-boyfriend, Herschel Ray Jones had left wit
  
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• HS Hockey: Kenmore East stuns Hamburg with comeback win

  18-01-2016 05:51 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The standings may have favored Kenmore East entering Sunday night’s matchup with Hamburg at HARBORCENTER, but it was the Bulldogs who led 5-3 in the third period.
  From there, Kenmore East scored three straight goals, capped off by Trevor Pray’s game-winner in overtime to seal the win.
  Scores from Sunday’s highlights:
  Kenmore East 6, Hamburg 5
  Timon 3, Frontier 2
  
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• Family in Hamburg says winter weather won’t keep them from traditions

  18-01-2016 05:20 via wivb.com
  
  HAMBURG, N.Y. (WIVB) – The second major snow system of January moved through Hamburg. It dumped a few inches of snow and caused slippery roads for drivers.
  Despite being hit hard early Sunday evening, people live in the Hamburg area say this snow won’t keep them from their favorite traditions.
  Rebecca Bushen from Langford said, “It would never stop me from being with my family.” Her Grandmother, Susan Schmidtt said, “Weather never gets us down!”
  For
  
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• Many workers at yogurt plant to be rehired

  18-01-2016 03:58
  
  BATAVIA, NY - We have new information about a yogurt plant that was recently shut down in Genesee County.        
  
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• Netflix chief says 2016 will bring emphasis on family shows

  18-01-2016 00:26 via wivb.com
  
   PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Netflix says it will make a special effort to produce programming for children and families, with the streaming service offering 20 new programs in the category this year led by the Feb. 26 premiere of the “Fuller House” remake.
  Ted Sarandos, Netflix chief content officer, said Sunday that there’s not enough of this programming on traditional TV right now. The emphasis also coincides with Netflix’s broadening subscriber base — it&
  
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