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• ‘Ice Volcanoes’ form along Lake Erie shoreline

  21-01-2016 23:53 via wivb.com
  
  Lake Erie, N.Y. (WIVB) – If you been along the Lake Erie shoreline recently, you may have noticed these big hills of ice forming with holes in the middle. They happen every year, and are for lack of a better term, ice volcanoes.
  It starts when the ice shelf along the sides of Lake Erie begins to crack and pile on top of itself. With the water coming it, it can shoot several feet in the air, allowing for some beautiful pictures. And when these spouts of water and ice shoot up, it
  
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• Officer Corey Krug case may go to trial

  21-01-2016 23:46 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A trial is still at least six months away, but the attorney for a Buffalo Police Officer is giving every indication that he will fight the allegations of using excessive force.
  “You’ll have to come to trial,” said Terry Connors who isn’t saying what the defense will be for his client.
  Suspended Buffalo Police Officer Corey Krug was captured on videotape a little over a year ago in a scuffle with a bar patron on Chippewa. The Federal complaint
  
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• Police offer reward for men caught on video burglarizing home near UB

  21-01-2016 23:42 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Two men who were caught on camera by a crafty set of University at Buffalo students looking to prevent burglary are on Buffalo Police’s radar.
  Officers are teaming up to offer a reward for the capture of the two men, who sneaked into a Winspear Avenue apartment through a window by creeping through a back yard.
  The home was full of female students, who woke up when the burglars came in, sounding an alarm connected to a mobile application after seeing t
  
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• Attorney for BPD cop: Prosecutors are 'piling on'

  21-01-2016 23:40
  
  BUFFALO, NY – Attorneys for a Buffalo police officer and prosecutors returned to the courtroom Thursday.        
  
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• Police investigating shooting at charter school

  21-01-2016 23:36
  
  The incident occurred around 7 p.m.Wednesday according to a Buffalo Police spokesperson.        
  
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• Ex-Oklahoma officer gets 263 years for rapes, sex assaults

  21-01-2016 22:49 via wivb.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A former police officer convicted of raping and sexually victimizing women while on his beat in a low-income Oklahoma City neighborhood was ordered Thursday to spend the rest of his life in prison.
  Jurors had recommended that Daniel Holtzclaw be sentenced to 263 years in prison for preying on women in 2013 and 2014. District Judge Timothy Henderson agreed, said Holtzclaw will serve the terms consecutively and denied his request for an appeal bond.
  Holtzclaw waived his
  
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• Twin brothers, 58, die in 1-vehicle crash on upstate NY road

  21-01-2016 22:32 via wivb.com
  
  COTTEKILL, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities say 58-year-old twin brothers have died after the pickup truck they were riding in hit a tree along an upstate New York road.
  Ronald Myroniuk was driving in his hometown of Cottekill around 3:30 p.m. Wednesday when he crashed. Ulster County Sheriff’s Office deputies say he was found unconscious and trapped in the vehicle. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Police say his twin, Robert Myroniuk, also from Cottekill, died late Wednesday night after b
  
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• Car erupts into flames in Niagara University parking lot

  21-01-2016 22:30 via wivb.com
  
  LEWISTON, N.Y. (WIVB) — Half a dozen cars were damaged after a parked car erupted into flame in the parking lot of a local university.
  Police snapped pictures of the car, saying when they responded to Niagara University on Lewiston Road this morning, fire already had consumed the vehicle. Firefighters from two different companies rushed to the scene at 9:30 a.m. to extinguish the blaze.
  No students or first responders were injured as the car burned in the Dwyer Arena parking lot, but
  
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• Police search for robber who threatened bomb, prompting nearby schools to lock down

  21-01-2016 22:11 via wivb.com
  
  TOWN OF TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) — A bank robber made off with money in the Town of Tonawanda on Thursday after threatening possession of a bomb.
  Authorities responded to the scene of a Key Bank on Niagara Falls Boulevard just after 11:30 a.m. after an alarm rang out. A man entered the bank and threatened employees, implying he had a bomb with him.
  Police say he made off after the robbery, and they are on the hunt for him. Town of Amherst Police responded with Town of Tonawanda Police t
  
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• Winter Storm Jonas to slam East Coast; Airlines cancel flights

  21-01-2016 21:49 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Although Buffalo will remain mostly unscathed when Winter Storm Jonas slams the east coast, western New Yorkers are bound to be impacted in one way or another.
  Throughout New York, much of the state’s snow-fighting ability will be devoted to the eastern side of the state, leaving western New York less covered if snow is to fall, but current projections place snowfall at minor levels in the western part of the state.
  “I am directing all relevant state
  
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• Massive winter storm to slam East Coast; Airlines cancel flights

  21-01-2016 21:49 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Although Buffalo will remain mostly unscathed when Winter Storm Jonas slams the east coast, western New Yorkers are bound to be impacted in one way or another.
  Throughout New York, much of the state’s snow-fighting ability will be devoted to the eastern side of the state, leaving western New York less covered if snow is to fall, but current projections place snowfall at minor levels in the western part of the state.
  “I am directing all relevant state
  
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• Early bar closing lives for another vote

  21-01-2016 21:40 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A proposal to close bars in Erie County got new life Thursday with a final vote set for Feb. 4.
  County lawmakers came up with a compromise today that will allow a public meeting on whether to close bars at 2 a.m. instead of 4 a.m. That meeting will be held on Jan. 28 at 1 p.m. before the Finance and Management Committee.
  Majority Leader Joseph Lorigo, D-West Seneca, failed to get enough support to kill the idea. That failed by a 4 to 7 vote. Joining Lorigo to vote ag
  
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• DC’s 10 worst snowstorms: How this weekend stacks up

  21-01-2016 19:45 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (MEDIA GENERAL) – Two feet of unfallen snow have millions of East Coasters anxiously bracing for a frozen weekend — and for good reason.
  Meteorologists predict the downpour could easily top 2010’s Snowmageddom (17.8 inches) and 2009’s Snowpocalypse (16.4 inches).
  The as yet unnamed winter storm is poised to break most every record in the history of Washington, D.C. snowfalls.
  Snow-zilla, Snow Cap(itol), The Great Beltway Blizzard of 2016 – take your pick.
  
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• Gov. Cuomo warns New Yorkers of impending winter storm

  21-01-2016 19:40 via wivb.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (WIVB) — On Wednesday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo warned New Yorkers of the approaching monster winter storm that is set to hit New York City and Long Island this weekend and outlined his plan of action.
  “This storm could have a significant impact in communities throughout the downstate area- so I am directing all relevant state agencies to be on alert and ready to respond as the weather develops,” said Governor Cuomo.
  The storm, which has been making its way up the East Co
  
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• Bills co-owner Kim Pegula credits Kathryn Smith for earning her promotion

  21-01-2016 19:32 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Bills co-owner Kim Pegula congratulated Kathryn Smith for becoming the NFL’s first full-time female assistant coach by saying she earned the promotion.
  “Kathryn has been a part of Rex (Ryan’s) staff for the past seven years and has proven that she does excellent work,” Pegula said in a statement released to The Associated Press on Thursday. “While we understand the significance of this announcement, it’s important to understa
  
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• De-icing crews keep planes moving in winter weather

  21-01-2016 18:57 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) – Even an inch or so of snow can really disrupt things at some of the mid-Atlantic airports expecting to be hit by Winter Storm Jonas, but at Buffalo Niagara International, winter weather is a fact of life. De-icing crews stay busy this time of year here, making sure the planes can continue to take off.
  William Vanecek, Director of Aviation for NFTA, says even though there will likely be a ripple effect from winter weather hitting elsewhere this week,  the cr
  
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• Man shot in chest at E. Ferry St. store.

  21-01-2016 18:54 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Buffalo Police say a man was shot in the chest at a store Thursday on E. Ferry St. near Humboldt Parkway.
  Police say the incident happened just before 1 p.m. and that the shooter fled the area.
  The victim was taken to ECMC.
  News 4 will have more information as it becomes available.
  
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• Town of Tonawanda elementary school briefly placed on lockdown after bank robbery

  21-01-2016 18:19 via wivb.com
  
  TOWN OF TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Glendale Elementary School was placed in a state of lockdown midday Thursday.
  No one was allowed to enter or leave the school during the time. Police say one other facility in the area was also placed on lockdown.
  Town of Tonawanda police say a white male implied he had a bomb while robbing the KeyBank on Niagara Falls Boulevard. Although this was implied, police say there were no obvious signs of a bomb in the area.
  The robber left the bank on fo
  
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• Pro golf coming back to the Southern Tier

  21-01-2016 18:10 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Western New York is full of die hard golfers, and this is the time of year when they have to bridge the gap between seasons by working on their swing at indoor domes. But next year’s season will be here before they know it, and the local golf community is already looking forward to a major event that will be returning to the region in July.
  The PGA/Web.com LECOM Health Challenge will be held the first week in July at Peek’n Peak Resort in Clymer. The tour
  
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• Buffalo man indicted in Cheektowaga murder

  21-01-2016 18:05
  
  A Buffalo man has been indicted for a murder in Cheektowaga        
  
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• Accused of killing a cop 35 years ago, RI mob associate remains on the lam

  21-01-2016 18:05 via wivb.com
  
  PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) – After years working the dangerous streets of Washington D.C. as a police officer – and before that, a U.S. Marine – Gregory Adams decided to take a job in a sleepy town 30 miles outside of Pittsburgh.
  For seven years in the 1970s, Adams worked as one of just two cops in Saxonburg, Pa., a town of just 1,000 people. He eventually became the chief of police.
  It was under his tenure the town was rocked by its first-ever homicide: his own.
  What has followed
  
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• Buffalo drivers cost for bad roads: $1,873 a year

  21-01-2016 18:00
  
  ALBANY -- Drivers in Buffalo and Western New York are being hit with an annual cost of just under $1,900 a year because of bad roads, a report Thursday found.        
  
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• Snyder releases more than 270 pages of emails on Flint water crisis

  21-01-2016 17:31 via wivb.com
  
  LANSING, Mich. (WOOD) — Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder on Wednesday released his 2014 and 2015 emails in an attempt to demonstrate what he knew about the lead water crisis in Flint and when.
  >>PDF: All the emails
  The first to reference Flint’s water in the 273-page batch of emails both to and from the governor is an April 25, 2014 press release from the city announcing it had switched to the Flint River for its water. That release promised that despite concerns, the water was s
  
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• Car fire at Niagara University damages several vehicles

  21-01-2016 17:25
  
  A car fire on the Niagara University campus damaged several nearby vehicles.        
  
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• Appeals court to hear ‘Sister Wives’ polygamy case

  21-01-2016 17:01 via wivb.com
  
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Lawyers for a family made famous by the TV show “Sister Wives” are set to ask a federal appeals court on Thursday to uphold a ruling that decriminalized polygamy in Utah.
  The case is scheduled to come before the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver after the Utah Attorney General appealed the ruling that struck down key parts of the state law banning polygamy.
  State attorneys say they don’t plan to charge plaintiff Kody Brown and his four wives if
  
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• Endangered penguin baby born at Indiana zoo

  21-01-2016 16:30 via wivb.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — A rare African penguin chick has hatched at the Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo in Indiana.
  Zoo officials introduced the endangered African black-footed penguin to the media on Wednesday – Penguin Awareness Day. The now-8-week-old chick, named Echo, was born at the zoo on Nov. 24.
  Echo is the first African penguin to hatch at the Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo since 2012. Both of her parents (Chunk and Flash) were also born, and still live, at the zoo.
  
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• KKK recruitment flyers found posted in Georgia, Alabama

  21-01-2016 16:26 via wivb.com
  
  (WSAV) — Just days after Martin Luther King Day, Georgia was hit with a new wave of hate as flyers circulating through Valdosta promoted recruitment to the Klu Klux Klan and asked readers to help “stop the spread of Islam in our country.”
  Media General contributors reached out to the Georgia NAACP President, Rev. Dr. Francys Johnson to hear what he thought of the flyers.
  “The KKK and other hateful groups are terrorist groups, domestic terrorist groups and they should
  
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• New report says road, driving conditions cost Buffalo drivers $1,900 per year

  21-01-2016 15:54 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A new report from national transportation research group, TRIP, say that deficient, congested roadways are costing drivers in the region almost $1,900 a year and that additional funding is necessary.
  Overall, the cost of the conditions adds up to $24.9 billion for the whole state. This is all due to vehicle operating costs, traffic crashes and congested roadways, according to the report.
  “Today’s TRIP report highlights the poor conditions that N
  
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• Memorial held for victims of Geneseo stabbing

  21-01-2016 13:19 via wivb.com
  
  GENESEO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Students and staff at SUNY Geneseo will be back in class today, but they’ll be thinking about two of their classmates who were killed.
  Wednesday night, thousands came together in the gymnasium to honor the two victims — Kelsey Annese, 21, and Matthew Hutchinson, 24. The two were stabbed multiple times on Sunday in Annese’s off-campus home. Police say her ex-boyfriend, Colin Kingston, 24, murdered the pair before taking his own life.
  Annese was the c
  
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• Computer expert says Facebook security settings could prevent identity theft

  21-01-2016 12:45 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — If you don’t check your Facebook, Twitter and Instagram security settings, experts say you really should. Most of us have these accounts, and they could lead identity thieves right to you.
  Bill Dean is a computer security expert. He works with companies to show them their weaknesses and how to protect themselves.
  He met with Karen Schemmel to find out how safe her public profile is. Without being friends on Facebook, Dean couldn’t find much. Becoming frie
  
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• Baby fur seal found in bushes at Hayward business park

  21-01-2016 05:09 via wivb.com
  
  HAYWARD (KRON) — A curious baby seal somehow managed to waddle out of the San Francisco Bay, cross a congested East Bay highway, and hide in some bushes in Hayward.
  According to police, the northern fur seal pup was discovered at about 6 a.m. Wednesday in the shrubs at a business park located at 650 Sandoval Way.
  “This morning a little before 6 AM, someone called from Sandoval Way to report a baby seal flopping around in the bushes at a business,” police said. “We were th
  
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• Peace Bridge illuminates for causes, accepts applications for color schemes

  21-01-2016 04:38 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The year 2015 was a beautiful sight to see at the Peace Bridge, as it was illuminated in a rainbow of colors for dozens of causes.
  Peace Bridge Authority members say they illuminated the bridge in different colors for nearly 100 local and national causes, including sports teams, national events, awareness efforts and more.
  Any organization can request the bridge to be illuminated in 2016. The application to do so can be found at the following link. 
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• Women & Children’s Hospital part of medical marijuana clinical study for treatment-resistant Epilepsy

  21-01-2016 04:25 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The New York State Department of Health is allowing five hospitals across New York to participate in clinical studies with medical marijuana for the treatment of Epilepsy.
  The study utilizing a new drug called Epidiolex, aimed at treatment-resistant Epilepsy, and it will focus on children and young adults afflicted with the disorder. Patients qualify for treatment-resistant epilepsy status if they have tried at least four anti-epileptic drugs without succes
  
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• What New Yorkers get in return for higher taxes

  21-01-2016 04:10 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- New York residents pay more in State and local taxes than any other state in the nation.
  According to the new report by Tax Foundation, a Conservative fiscal group out of Washington D.C.
  New Yorkers pay over 12 percent of what they earn just in State and local taxes. It amounts to almost $7,000 a year for the average New Yorker, compared to a national average of about $4,400.
  “I’ve been paying taxes my whole life,” said Cheektowaga resident, Jerry Bar
  
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• VIDEO: Man in turtleneck robs store with hammer

  21-01-2016 04:03 via wivb.com
  
  CITY OF TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) — The hunt is on for a suspect who robbed a store in Erie County, making off with an undetermined amount of cash Wednesday.
  Police say a short, 5’5″ tall man weighing roughly 175 pounds entered a Delaware Street Gulf Mart store at 6:45 p.m. With a white turtleneck obscuring part of his face, he approached the counter, and caught on camera, he pulls a claw hammer from his waistband and brandished it as a weapon — rather than a tool.
  The
  
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• Bills make NFL history, hire first female assistant coach

  21-01-2016 02:58 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Buffalo Bills are blazing a path for the National Football League with the announcement that they will promote a female staffer to the coaching staff as an assistant.
  Bills officials confirmed Wednesday one of Rex Ryan’s assistants has officially been promoted to the coaching staff as the new Quality Control-Special Teams Coach. This marks the first time in NFL history that a female has occupied a full-time coaching position.
  “Kathryn Smith
  
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• Erie County setting a new trap for tax deadbeats

  21-01-2016 02:42 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Erie County is auctioning off about 50 foreclosed properties next month in an unusual move to try to catch dead-beat tax offenders off guard.
  County officials are trying to turn the tables on property owners that they say “game the system”–wait until just before their property is auctioned off to pay the back taxes, then file bankruptcy which stops the sale in its tracks.
  Tax officials refer to those tax delinquents as “serial filers of bankr
  
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• 8-year-old fire survivor from Schenectady sparks global response

  21-01-2016 02:10 via wivb.com
  
  SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (WIVB)- Safyre Terry likes to stop by a warehouse near her home every week, and open a present or two from her growing collection. She has a busy schedule to keep up with, between school and doctors appointments in Boston, M.A.. She’s still recovering from a fire in 2013 that killed her father and siblings, and left her severely burned. Now 8 years old, Safyre may not fully comprehend the impact she is having on people in her town, and all over the world, from a simp
  
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• Report: race is still a factor in Buffalo’s new prosperity

  21-01-2016 01:54 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Buffalo’s job market is booming, and there are plenty of jobs available, but for those who are having trouble finding work, community leaders say you just have to know where to look.
  But a new study indicates knowing where to look might not be enough for certain job seekers because the better jobs are being hidden, or denied, from them due to their race.A consortium of labor, civic, and religious leaders turned to the Partnership for the Public Good (PPG) to s
  
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• “Can’t make this stuff up”: Elderly Ontario man charged for driving snow-covered car

  21-01-2016 01:42 via wivb.com
  
  TORONTO (AP) — An 80-year-old man was charged after driving a car that was almost completely covered in snow with only a portion of the driver’s side windshield cleared for vision, police said.
  Ontario Provincial Police said Wednesday the man received a $110 ticket after an officer spotted a car resembling a pile of snow on the road in Brussels, Ontario on Tuesday.
  The man, whose name was not released, was charged with having an obstructed view.
  Police spokesman James Stanley said th
  
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• Plan to build 26 condos on Potomac Ave. put on hold

  21-01-2016 01:31 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- The Buffalo Zoning Board of Appeals halted plans to construct an apartment building at 794 Potomac Ave. in Elmwood Village.
  Local architect Karl Frizlin wanted to build the 26-unit facility but he needed two variances to move forward with the project. Current zoning of the property only allows for 13 units.
  The Zoning Board did not approve the variances after a public hearing on Wednesday.
  Frizlin said he will now have to go back to the drawing board with the help of t
  
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• Suspect in custody after suspicious package found at naval base in Norfolk

  21-01-2016 00:59 via wivb.com
  
  NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Police are responding to a call for a suspicious package at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story.
  Virginia Beach police dispatchers say the call came in for a suspicious package Wednesday afternoon.
  According to police, one person was taken into custody after they allegedly dropped a package off at Gate 5. The Explosive Ordnance Disposal team was called to check the package.
  An alert from the base says Gate 5 is closed and on security alert. 
  
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• State act intended to level gender playing field

  21-01-2016 00:57 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Seven of eight new laws are now in effect across New York state, each part of the governor’s Women’s Equality Act.And like other local initiatives, it’s aimed at closing the gap that exists between men and women — in the workplace and beyond.
  Provisions of the act that went into effect Tuesday include amending existing state laws that prevent pay levels based a worker’s gender; the prevention of gender-based discrimination in cases of ho
  
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• Expert: Low stocks, oil are opportunities for young investors

  21-01-2016 00:48 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Frightening reports escape Wall Street each day as the financial crisis continues to grow, but financial advisers are warning investors to keep faith.
  Steven Elwell, a financial adviser with Schroeder, Braxton & Vogt, commented on the latest stock market plunge, as crude oil dropped roughly seven percent and the Dow bled another 249 points.
  The drop has experts nationally concerned about the big picture. Oil companies are currently hemorrhaging funds, and th
  
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• Experts: SUNY Geneseo deaths could have been prevented

  21-01-2016 00:32 via wivb.com
  
  TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Law enforcement in Livingston County said earlier this week there were no red flags surrounding the three-year relationship between SUNY Geneseo senior basketball player Kelsey Annese and former student Colin Kingston.
  But that was before it ended. Then Kingston walked into her off-campus house and eliminated all doubt: The relationship was wrought with domestic violence, officials said.
  “It breaks my heart,” said Mary Travers Murphy, executive dir
  
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• First Niagara Bank robbed , police on hunt for suspect

  21-01-2016 00:10 via wivb.com
  
  TOWN OF NIAGARA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Officers in the Town of Niagara are on the hunt for a suspect after police responded to a bank robbery.
  Police say a person entered the Military Road First Niagara Bank branch with the intent of robbing it. The man took off with funds from the robbery just after 10 a.m. on Wednesday.
  Town of Niagara Police are working with Niagara County Sheriff’s Deputies to locate a wanted man after the robbery. They released a picture of the suspect, described a
  
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• Dent Neurologic seeing influx of medical marijuana patients

  21-01-2016 00:01 via wivb.com
  
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB)- 9-year-old Emma Smith is no stranger to doctor’s offices.
  But Wednesday’s visit to the Dent Neurologic Institute went a little differently.
  Emma suffers from Dravet Syndrome, and has seizures every day.
  “On synthetic drugs she was having three types of seizures; she was having grand mals, complex partials and absent seizures,” said mom Elaine Smith.
  She started looking into medical marijuana as an alternative treatment years ago; the Smith&
  
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