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• Gas drops to $1.51 in Irving

  19-01-2016 23:51 via wivb.com
  
  IRVING, N.Y. (WIVB) — Even for the Indian reservation, it’s a price that’s catching attention.
  Regular unleaded gasoline was selling for $1.51 a gallon at Catt-Rez Enterprises on Route 5 in Irving on Tuesday.
  “It’s unreal. I got extra money to do a lot of stuff.” said Lancaster resident Jim Surdej. “It’s unbelievable how could it go from $3.90 a gallon to a buck fifty, you know it’s crazy.”
  It’s about half the price consumers paid
  
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• Trump receives key endorsement from Sarah Palin

  19-01-2016 22:53 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump received a key endorsement from conservative heavyweight Sarah Palin, Tuesday.
  The former Alaska governor, and former running mate of Sen. John McCain in the 2008 presidential race, endorsed the billionaire businessman, Trump’s campaign said in a statement, noting that he is “honored” by the endorsement.
  The endorsement comes less than two weeks ahead of the critical lead-off Iowa caucus, where Trump is loc
  
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• Inmate charged for allegedly assaulting corrections officer

  19-01-2016 22:07
  
  An inmate at the Wyoming County Jail was charged after he assaulted a corrections officer on Monday.        
  
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• Finalists announced in HARBORCENTER art contest

  19-01-2016 21:45
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. -- HARBORCENTER announced the finalists for a public art contest to design a display at the northern end of the building.        
  
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• Lawmakers announce approval of $50 million project on Lewiston-Queenston Bridge

  19-01-2016 21:42 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Citing wait times and a negative impact on the local economy, local lawmakers went to the feds for approval on a project that will spur economic growth on the Lewiston-Queenstion Bridge.
  Senator Chuck Schumer announced on Tuesday the approval of a $50 million project to modernize the bridge that links the U.S. and Canada, saying it could bring over 1,200 jobs to the area for construction, but also sustain other jobs across the nation.
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• Work week kicks off with cold, puts you at risk of frostbite

  19-01-2016 21:33 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) –  Work week kicks off with frigid temperatures and dangerous wind chill. If you’re outside for a long period of time, you are at serious risk for frostbite.
  That includes those who simply don’t have a place to go on days like Monday. But there are people who want to help.
  The Rare Place Organization works on finding housing and job opportunities for Buffalo’s homeless.They were out delivering “Random Acts of Kindness bags.”
  
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• Code Blue: bitter cold poses for dangerous night for Buffalo’s homeless

  19-01-2016 21:22 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Shelters around the region open their doors in cold temperatures to help the homeless, but getting them to come inside is different challenge.
  But with new state mandate, ‘code blue” in effect this year, shelters wonder if the rule can be enforced.
  News 4 went to the warming shelter at the Temple of Christ Church in downtown Buffalo.
  They’re one of the areas’ shelters that’s taken the lead on “code blue.&rd
  
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• Cat that pulled vanishing act will return to owners by jet

  19-01-2016 21:15 via wivb.com
  
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A cat named Hemi, who vanished without a trace in 2011 and reappeared just as mysteriously last week, will soon make a jet flight halfway across the country to rejoin the family that never stopped missing him.
  “It’s pretty crazy,” said Jennifer Connell, who adopted Hemi in 2009 in North Carolina, but now lives in Bismarck, North Dakota.
  Hemi was a kitten when Jennifer and her Marine husband, Robert, found him curled up on their car’s engine bloc
  
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• 156K chickens added to list of poultry being euthanized

  19-01-2016 21:08 via wivb.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Animal health officials investigating a bird flu outbreak in southwest Indiana have ordered 156,000 chickens at one of 10 affected commercial poultry farms to be euthanized, raising the total number of birds to be killed above 400,000.
  The egg-laying chickens were housed at one of the 10 commercial farms where turkeys had been infected with the H7N8 virus and were at a high risk of contracting it themselves, Indiana State Board of Animal Health spokeswoman Denise Derrer
  
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• Police: 3-year-old girl kept in closet, offered for sex

  19-01-2016 21:06 via wivb.com
  
  MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Police in a Phoenix suburb say they’re investigating a child-abuse case in which a 3-year-old malnourished girl was bound with duct tape, kept in a closet and allegedly offered for sex by a man babysitting the child.
  Mesa police say the man was arrested Monday, along with the girl’s mother, who allegedly shaved her daughter’s head to get money by claiming the girl had cancer.
  The girl was hospitalized in fair condition and placed in temporary state cust
  
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• Gallery: On National Popcorn Day, learn more about the snack

  19-01-2016 21:02 via interactives.wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Jan. 19 is National Popcorn Day. So, here are 8 things to try on your popcorn.
  APP USERS | App users click here for the gallery. 
  
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• Code Blue activated in Buffalo

  19-01-2016 19:37
  
  A Code Blue has been issued for Tuesday night.        
  
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• Twitter users in WNY unaware of worldwide outage

  19-01-2016 19:07 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) –  Twitter has 320 million active users around the world, and many of them couldn’t log on for a period of time Tuesday. The website has been experiencing spotty outages all day.
  It’s not clear why, but Twitter’s Support account said that they are aware of the issue and working to fix it. A complete shutdown started around 3am Eastern Standard Time, so many users in Western New York slept through it. Service was restored by around 5:30am.
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• Volunteers to spend 12 hours sorting mail for girl who lost family in fire

  19-01-2016 19:04 via wivb.com
  
  SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (WIVB) — A little girl with an incredible story of survival will have her mail sorted out by volunteers for 12 hours Wednesday.
  Safyre Terry, 8, was severely burned and disfigured in an arson fire that killed her father and three siblings two years ago. She was the sole survivor of the incident, which burned 75 percent of her body.
  Last month, her simple Christmas wish gained national attention. Safyre had asked for enough holiday cards to fill up her
  
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• Letters keep coming in from across the world for girl who lost family in fire

  19-01-2016 19:04 via wivb.com
  
  SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (WIVB) — Cards, letters, and packages continue to pour into the post office in Schenectady, N.Y., which has already processed more than 1.7 million pieces of mail, and all of it is for one, 8-year-old girl named Safyre Terry. Volunteers are spending 12 hours each day sorting through all of it.
  Safyre was severely burned and disfigured in an arson fire that killed her father and three siblings in 2013. She was the only survivor, with burns covering 75 percent of her b
  
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• Art exhibit full of warmth & color

  19-01-2016 18:47 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – It may be bitterly cold outside, but the Albright-Knox is warm and bright thanks to a colorful and inspiring exhibit. Monet and the Impressionist Revolution is a collaboration between Collection Curator Holly Hughes and Albright-Knox Director Janne Siren.
  The exhibit features dozens of late 19th and early 20th century works from the Albright-Knox’s collection, along with several Monet paintings on loan from museums around the county. Monet is known for his pain
  
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• Blasdell Woman injured in skiing accident

  19-01-2016 18:25
  
  A family member has identified the Blasdell woman was hurt Friday night while skiing at Holiday Valley.        
  
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• Snow closes schools, helps skiers in Cattaraugus County

  19-01-2016 18:23 via wivb.com
  
  ELLICOTTVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) – A handful of local school districts were closed Tuesday because of snow, freeing more students up to hit the slopes at Holiday Valley, where employees were celebrating a fresh blanket of white.
  Many residents in the area faced a very snowy start to their day Tuesday, with small flakes falling fast and adding a fresh layer to what came with the last round of snow to hit the region. “It’s a little slick, but it’s okay. We’re used to it her
  
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• Police looking for Niagara Falls man accused of slapping disabled man on camera

  19-01-2016 18:22 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) — Niagara Falls Police are looking for 5th Street resident Myquan R. Pringle, 22, who is accused of intimidating and slapping a disabled man as the incident was captured on video.
  The video where police say Pringle slapped William “Billy” Finlayson at a Portage Road Tops store quickly made its way around the internet in December.
  “The victim is not homeless but does suffer from both mental and physical disabilities,” says Kelly Rizzo, NFPD
  
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• Police: Burglar found after leaving note at the scene

  19-01-2016 17:53 via wivb.com
  
  STAFFORD, N.Y. (WIVB) — New York State Police say they arrested a burglar after she left a note at the scene of the alleged crime.
  South Wales resident Ingrid Crosson, 43, is accused of forcibly entering a home and damaging the residence. State Police say she stole a laptop, an air pistol, a pocket knife, three jars of coins, and a pillow case with a total value of approximately $600.
  Troopers say that Crosson left a note at the scene and that it was traced back to her. She was arraig
  
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• 2 dead, 18 injured after bus overturns on California highway

  19-01-2016 17:34 via wivb.com
  
  SOUTH SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) — Two people were killed and 18 injured when a Greyhound bus overturned on U.S. Highway 101 in South San Jose, California Tuesday morning, according to fire officials.
  The accident happened around 6:40 a.m. on northbound Hwy 101 at the northbound state Highway 85 connector, authorities said.
  The bus is on its side blocking the left lanes of northbound Hwy 101 and the HOV lanes of northbound and southbound Hwy 101. Traffic is backed up on Hwy 101 as only one or
  
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• St. Bonaventure president to step down in July

  19-01-2016 16:36 via wivb.com
  
  OLEAN, N.Y. (WIVB) — St. Bonaventure University’s president will be stepping down at the end of July.
  Sister Margaret Carney, who turns 75 in July, has held the position for 12 years, but has served the school for almost 20 years.
  “This decision is not an easy one since the relationships at the heart of our St. Bonaventure community have become more precious with each passing year,” Sr. Carney told faculty, staff, students and alumni in an email Tuesday.
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• Supreme Court sets election-year clash on immigration

  19-01-2016 16:13 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to an election-year review of President Barack Obama’s executive order to allow up to 5 million immigrants living in the U.S. illegally to “come out of the shadows” and work legally in the United States.
  The justices said they will consider undoing lower court orders that blocked the plan from taking effect in the midst of a presidential campaign that already roiled by the issue.
  The case will be argued in April
  
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• Innovate WNY - UB research helping Special Forces

  19-01-2016 16:02
  
  BUFFALO, NY - The halls of science on the UB South Campus are often bustling with the minds of future breakthroughs.It’s not surprising to open a door to one of the many research labs and a guy in a wet suit, sitting in a tank of water.        
  
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• Schumer announces $50M Lewiston-Queenston Bridge modernization project

  19-01-2016 15:55 via wivb.com
  
  LEWISTON, N.Y. (WIVB) — A $50 million modernization project for the U.S Plaza at the Lewiston-Queenston Bridge has been approved by federal officials.
  New York State Senator Charles Schumer says the project will create approximately 1,200 new jobs related to construction as well as sustain and protect other jobs in the region. The project is expected to cut down wait times at the bridge, which can go from one to three hours at times.
  Schumer says the wait time “has had a detrime
  
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• Cincinnati Reds to induct Pete Rose into team’s hall of fame

  19-01-2016 15:16 via wivb.com
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) — Pete Rose is headed into the team hall of fame in his hometown, the Cincinnati Reds said Tuesday.
  The Reds’ announcement came after MLB commissioner Rob Manfred last month rejected Rose’s application for reinstatement. Manfred concluded that baseball’s career hits leader continued to gamble even while seeking to end the lifetime ban imposed in 1989 for betting on numerous Reds games while playing for and managing the team.
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• Washington Street Post Office considering moving

  19-01-2016 14:50 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The U.S. Post Office at 710 Washington Street in Buffalo is considering moving to a new location.
  Nationally, the Postal Service has been re-evaluating its facilities. If the Washington Street office is moved, it would stay within the same ZIP code and not affect letter delivery or P.O. Box numbers.
  Representatives with USPS will present a proposal at the Common Council Chambers at Niagara Square on January 26.
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• World’s oldest man dies in Japan at age 112

  19-01-2016 14:05 via wivb.com
  
  TOKYO (AP) — The world’s oldest man, a Japanese, died Tuesday at the age of 112 after suffering chronic heart problems, officials said.
  Yasutaro Koide had said his secret to a long life was not to smoke, drink or overdo it.
  Koide, who was born on March 13, 1903, died two months short of his 113th birthday.
  In the year he was born, the Wright brothers made their historic first flight in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, and a modernizing Japan was embroiled in a dispute with Russia over Man
  
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• New study says some nail polish chemicals can get inside your body

  19-01-2016 13:46 via wivb.com
  
  (CBS) — From the nursery to the nail salon, nail polish is popular with girls of all ages.
  A new joint study by Duke University and the Environmental Working Group found chemicals in some nail polishes can get inside your body.
  EWG’s Tasha Stoiber says researchers tested women for signs of the common chemical flame retardant Triphenyl Phosphate, or TPHP.
  Every woman had elevated levels after they painted their nails.
  “Nail polish is the only personal care product that has
  
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• Car forced into home gas line during East Side crash

  19-01-2016 12:29 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — People living at a home on Colorado Avenue had a visit from National Fuel to fix their gas meter after a crash Tuesday morning.
  A woman driving a red car crashed into another car that was parked in a driveway, forcing the vehicle into a gas meter on the side of the house. The crash happened around 1:30 a.m.
  Neighbors say they heard a loud bang and smelled gas as soon as they stepped outside.
  No one was hurt and it is not known if charges have been filed aga
  
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• Twitter sporadically shutting down Tuesday morning

  19-01-2016 11:15 via wivb.com
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Some Twitter users had to do without early Tuesday after sporadic outages knocked the social media site offline in Europe.
  Reports of malfunctions began to appear in the U.S. as well, but it was unclear how widespread the outages were.
  Twitter Inc. which has 320 million active users, tweeted that it is aware of the issue and is trying to fix it. The notice was sent at 3:44 a.m. Eastern.
  Users said the service was not accessible on desktop computers. Twit
  
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• Lake effect snow creates dangerous driving conditions in Niagara County

  19-01-2016 05:57 via wivb.com
  
  NORTH TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB)- Driving conditions in Niagara County were tricky Monday as lake effect snow caused whiteouts in places.
  The snow fell quickly in Lockport during the afternoon. It picked up around 7:00 p.m. and covered Transit Road. News 4 crews saw at least half a dozen snow plows clearing the roads in Niagara County.
  North Tonawanda Department of Public Works started treating roads at 10:00 a.m. on Sunday and continued 24 hour shifts through Monday night. The c
  
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• Chautauqua Ridge gets the lake effect

  19-01-2016 05:50 via wivb.com
  
  SINCLAIRCVILLE, N.Y.(WIVB)- It was about two feet of snow and counting Monday night in places like Sinclairville, Cherry Creek and South Dayton.
  An SUV went off the road in front of Cassadaga Central School. Fortunately no one was hurt. Snowmobiles were out on the streets of Sinclairville and those who tried to keep up on plowing tonight, let’s just say the snow seemed to be getting the upper hand in that battle tonight.
  “It takes a lot of toll on your vehicle” said plow driver
  
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• Gas Dips Below $2/gal. in Buffalo

  19-01-2016 05:23
  
  Gas Dips Below $2/gal. in Buffalo        
  
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• Calls for boycott of Oscars grow over diversity of nominees

  19-01-2016 04:34 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Calls for a boycott of the Academy Awards are growing over the Oscars’ second straight year of all-white acting nominees, as Spike Lee and Jada Pinkett Smith each said Monday that they will not attend this year’s ceremony.
  In a lengthy Instagram post, Lee said he “cannot support” the “lily white” Oscars. Noting that he was writing on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Lee — who in November was given an honorary Oscar at the Governors Award
  
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• Over-exposure to frigid temps can lead to frostbite

  19-01-2016 04:31 via wivb.com
  
  NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH)– Winter is finally settling in. The cold weather gear is now visibly noticeable. Barbara Payne of New Haven though, was not feeling the frigid temperatures so much.
  “Hi,” Barbara says, laughing, as she responds to being buried in her parka, “Yeah it’s a good thing because I can’t feel the cold.”
  Not when you’re protected from head to toe like she is.
  “The coat was given to me by my son yesterday, a late Christmas
  
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• Bill removing minimum hunting age sparks debate

  19-01-2016 04:29 via wivb.com
  
  WISCONSIN (MEDIA GENERAL) — A proposed bill is sparking debate over how young is too young to hunt in Wisconsin.
  Right now, a child must be at least ten years old and within arm’s reach of a mentor, and they can only have one firearm between them.
  On Wednesday, the state assembly’s Natural Resources Committee is set to vote on a bill that would eliminate the minimum hunting age and allow both the young hunter and mentor to use a firearm.
  The proposed legislation is not sitting
  
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• Donald Trump vows to ‘protect Christianity’ at Liberty University

  19-01-2016 04:26 via wivb.com
  
  LYNCHBURG (WSLS 10) — Donald Trump spent Martin Luther King Day at Liberty University claiming to break an attendance record in honor of “the late, great Martin Luther King,” he said.
  The Republican presidential front runner Trump did not get an endorsement during his visit.
  “Liberty University does not support or oppose candidates for public office,” said university president, Jerry Falwell Jr. “Mr. Trump’s appearance here should not be interpreted by a
  
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• Local man charged with felony DWI after dangerous driving incident

  19-01-2016 03:54 via wivb.com
  
  BRANT, N.Y. (WIVB) — An Irving man is facing serious charges after New York State Police witnessed dangerous driving in the Town of Brant.
  Officers say they spotted Frederick General, 36, driving 74 miles per hour in a 45 miles per hour zone, while using a turning lane to pass four other drivers. Police immediately pulled General over and questioned his sobriety.
  General, who has prior DWI convictions, was charged with felony DWI, felony aggravated unlicensed operation, speeding and u
  
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• Buffalo celebrates MLK day

  19-01-2016 02:44 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The western New York community celebrated Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday, focusing on his dreams of equality and education for all.
  The New Hope Baptist Church participated in the federal holiday by holding its annual scholarship breakfast at the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center. Proceeds from the breakfast will go toward offering scholarships to graduating seniors who hope to move into dorms in the fall.
  News 4’s own Al Vaughters even played
  
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• Gas prices are crashing, so why are we still paying fuel surcharges?

  19-01-2016 01:30 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) – When the price of fuel—diesel, jet fuel, and gasoline—was spiking toward an all-time high, many businesses created fuel surcharges to offset the bite those fuel costs were taking out of their bottom line.
  Now that price of fuel is tanking, many consumers want to know they still have to pay those surcharges.Ironically those surcharges are in highly competitive fields, such as the airline industry, which is turning huge profits, as is package delivery.
  
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• Students’ return to campus shaken by double murder-suicide

  19-01-2016 00:22 via wivb.com
  
  GENESEO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Police say Colin Kingston had made suicidal references to several people before showing up to an off-campus home on Wadsworth Street early Sunday, and killing his ex-girlfriend and her friend. Then, he turned the knife on himself.
  Kingston, 24, of Geneseo, was a student at SUNY Geneseo until the spring of 2013. He was a former basketball player, who had dated Kelsey Annese, 21, a senior on the women’s baseketball team.
  Police say a recent breakup became to
  
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• Woman charged with DWI after leaving Alcoholics Anonymous meeting

  19-01-2016 00:03 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) — A phone tip allowed police in Orchard Park to track down a woman who is now facing drunken driving charges.
  Police say a person called in to police, saying Josephine Pierce seemed drunk as she left an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting in Hamburg. Officers went on the hunt with a description of the vehicle and plate numbers, and eventually found Pierce on Bussendorfer Road.
  After pulling Pierce over, police say they immediately arrested her for having an open con
  
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• Local doctor calls Zika Virus growth “extraordinary”

  19-01-2016 00:00 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- It’s a rare virus transmitted by mosquitoes, and it’s not something American doctors are used to seeing.
  The CDC wants to keep it that way, so it’s telling expectant mothers to postpone travel to Brazil, Colombia, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Martinique, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Suriname, Venezuela, and Puerto Rico.
  For Western New Yorkers, this could mean putting Spring Break plans on hold.
  Dr. Lynn-Marie Aronica told
  
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