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• Dr. Feel Good’ sentenced to 2 years behind bars

  25-01-2016 23:43 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB)- The former Niagara Falls physician law enforcement knew as ‘Dr. Feel Good,’ will spend the next two years behind bars.
  Dr. Pravin Mehta was sentenced in federal court Monday morning. He was caught illegally prescribing narcotics in 2011, and pleaded guilty in May of last year.
  His Niagara Falls office, once a bustling enterprise, is now boarded up; it will be turned over to the City of Niagara Falls along with four other of his properties.
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• Buffalo Police arrest 12 after slew of raids on city’s west side

  25-01-2016 23:07 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — After executing seven raids throughout the City of Buffalo, a group of 12 people are behind bars.
  Buffalo Police Department officers executed search warrants in homes on Fargo Avenue, Massachusetts Avenue, Kermit Avenue, Tonawanda Street, Perkins Place and homes on Rhode Island.
  Officers say they seized two loaded handguns, $10,000 in cash and various drugs as they raided the homes. The seizures led to the arrest of six previously convicted felons and six others
  
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• New Amphitheater put on hold; NY Supreme Court issues temporary restraining order

  25-01-2016 22:52 via wivb.com
  
  CHAUTAUQUA, N.Y. (WIVB) — The popular Chautauqua Institution in the Town of Chautauqua is putting a large plan to reconstruct its historic amphitheater on hold.
  A New York State Supreme Court issued a temporary restraining order that halted construction of the project on Monday. The move is the next step after a group filed a lawsuit in New York State Supreme Court seeking to permanently halt the project.
  Institution leaders say they’ve followed protocol at every turn, procuring
  
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• Three injured in two car crash that sent car into building

  25-01-2016 22:31 via wivb.com
  
  VILLAGE OF DEPEW, N.Y. (WIVB) — First responders rushed to the scene of a crash on Dick Road Monday afternoon.
  Police say two cars collided, sending one into the stairwell of Advantage Optical. The crash caused three injuries, for which first responders brought the victims to a local hospital.
  The injuries are said to be minor, and it’s not clear yet if anybody will be charged for the crash.
  News 4 will update this story with any details that become available.
  
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• Pizza Plant opens Canalside location

  25-01-2016 22:17 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Dinner is served at Canalside on Monday, and it’s pizza.
  Adding to the growing list of downtown options for those enjoying an invigorated waterfront — even in the winter — Pizza Plant Italian Pub has worked hard to open its downtown location.
  Founded in 1980, Pizza Plant’s Williamsville location has been serving up a host of Italian options that also appeals to vegetarian and vegan consumers.
  The Pizza Plant Italian Pub at Canalside will
  
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• Plan formed after forums held in communities on heroin epidemic

  25-01-2016 21:59 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A host of forums on the heroin epidemic across the nation led to a set of recommendations on how to reverse the effects of heroin addiction.
  Locally, Amherst and Olean participated in the forums, and lawmakers say they developed a six-point plan to support those who have become addicted and help them recover.
  “This goes beyond duty,” Assemblyman Joseph M. Giglio, of Gowanda, said. “Individuals who have lost a loved one to addiction, those curre
  
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• Great money-saving apps for everyday items

  25-01-2016 21:06 via wivb.com
  
  NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — There’s app for just about everything these days, it’s hard to prioritize which ones are worth taking up space on your smartphones. Some may even help stretch your dollar with a few free apps that can save both time and money,
  Your smart phone can do it all, and if you’re using the right apps, it may even save you some money.
  Media General social media guru Vanessa Wojtusiak showed us some of her favorite money-saving apps starting with the
  
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• Pregnant woman dies after shoveling snow

  25-01-2016 21:03 via wivb.com
  
  POTTSTOWN, PA (WTNH) – A pregnant woman died after shoveling snow outside her home in Pennsylvania over the weekend.
  The Epoch Times reports that 18-year-old Briahna Gerloff was shoveling with her younger brother outside her home in Pottstown, Pennsylvania on Saturday, before she was found unconscious on the floor.
  After a family member and neighbor tried to perform CPR on her, Gerloff, who was eight months pregnant, was pronounced dead at the hospital.
  Gerloff’s family says she suff
  
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• FSU settles with Jameis Winston’s rape accuser

  25-01-2016 20:59 via wivb.com
  
  TALLAHASSEE, FL (WFLA) – The Florida State University announced they will settle the Title IX lawsuit with Erica Kinsman, the woman who accused the former FSU quarterback Jameis Winston of rape.
  She filed the lawsuit against the school asserting that FSU violated federal law be refusing to investigate and by covering up her accusations of a sexual assault, according to Kinsman’s statement.
  The announcement came Monday morning. According to FSU, Kinsman agreed to drop her lawsuit and
  
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• 7 injured after car drives into Chesapeake post office

  25-01-2016 20:24 via wivb.com
  
  CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — Seven people were injured after a car drove into a post office building in the 1400 block of North Battlefield Boulevard Monday afternoon, police say.
  Chesapeake Police Spokeswoman Kelly O’Sullivan said Monday that a call about the crash came in at 12:25 p.m. The seven people hurt were transported to a local hospital, but O’Sullivan said no one received serious injuries.
  The driver reportedly drove into the building from a parki
  
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• Man wanted for homicide in New Jersey captured at Rainbow Bridge

  25-01-2016 19:48 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) — A man wanted in New Jersey for homicide was captured at the Rainbow Bridge.
  U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers say they arrested Steven Segarra, 37 on Friday as he was trying to enter Canada. They found a warrant for his arrest during a secondary inspection.
  Segarra was turned over to Niagara Falls Police to begin the process of extradition.
  “CBP works closely with our state, local, federal and cross-border partners, especially when searching for
  
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• Rogue Niagara Falls doctor sentenced for illegally prescribing pain medication for years

  25-01-2016 19:01 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A doctor who prosecutors say wrote twice as many pain medication prescriptions as all doctors in Niagara County combined will spend two years in jail.
  Amherst resident Dr. Pravin Mehta, 78, wrote 19,000 prescriptions while out of the country. He was the second highest prescriber in New York.
  Mehta had written prescriptions for narcotic pain medication like oxycodone, hydrocodone and fentanyl without conducting legitimate medical exams. In 2010, government offici
  
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• Bills’ QB Taylor, C Wood headed to Pro Bowl

  25-01-2016 17:50 via wivb.com
  
  HONOLULU, HI (WIVB) — The 2016 NFL Pro Bowl gained two new additions from the Buffalo Bills, according to a Monday announcement.
  Headed from Orchard Park to Honolulu, Hawaii are quarterback Tyrod Taylor and center Eric Wood.
  Following the Carolina Panthers 49-15 win Sunday night against the Arizona Cardinals, securing their place at Super Bowl 50, a couple of new spots became available at the Pro Bowl.
  Taylor will be replacing Panthers quarterback Cam Newton and Wood will be
  
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• Twitter says 4 executives are leaving the company

  25-01-2016 16:14 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Twitter says that four executives are leaving the company.
  Its stock fell more than 4 percent in pre-market trading.
  CEO Jack Dorsey posted a statement to the microblogging service saying that Alex Roetter, Skip Schipper, Katie Stanton and Kevin Weil are exiting the company. Dorsey said he wanted to address employees later this week, but issued a statement due to ‘inaccurate press rumors’ about the departures.
  Roetter served as senior vice president of engineeri
  
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• Beer can collector cashes in 28,000 cans

  25-01-2016 16:03 via wivb.com
  
  BUDA (KXAN) —  Stacked on shelves in a shed that used to house llamas, Patrick Costigan turned his old barn into a museum of beer cans of all shapes, ages and sizes.
  “I just like the way they look, the different labels and everything,” said Costigan as he showed Media General contributors his collection. “The old ones are the cone tops, that’s how they first started making them.”
  Sunday marks National Beer Can Appreciation Day, which celebrates when
  
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• Teacher sings about snow days in viral music video to Adele parody

  25-01-2016 15:55 via wivb.com
  
  STRAWBERRY PLAINS, Tenn. (WATE) – A third grade teacher at Rush Strong School in Strawberry Plains, Tennessee is getting national attention for her parody of Adele’s “Hello.”Click to view performanceMary Morris performed the song for teachers. After the video of her performing the song at a faculty meeting received hundreds of thousands of views, some of her friends helped her create a full music video.
  Morris said she “never dreamed it would explode
  
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• Car parked in wrong driveway leads to DWI charge

  25-01-2016 15:25 via wivb.com
  
  ALDEN, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Cheektowaga man landed into some trouble with law enforcement after authorities say he parked his car in someone else’s driveway while drunk.
  The Erie County Sheriff’s Office says Matthew Murray, 27, parked his car in a Zoeller Road driveway in the Town of Alden around 10:45 p.m. Sunday.
  A resident at the Zoeller Road home yelled at Murray to leave the driveway to no avail, according to authorities. Instead, deputies say Murray&nb
  
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• One woman hospitalized after Amherst fire causes $225,000 in damage

  25-01-2016 14:59 via wivb.com
  
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) — A bedroom fire at a Hedge Court apartment in Amherst sent one resident to Millard Fillmore Suburban hospital Monday morning.
  The resident, a woman, reported the fire around 4 a.m. Firefighters were able to contain the blaze to the first floor bedroom. All occupants of the four-unit structure were displaced because of smoke in the building.
  The woman who reported the fire suffered from smoke inhalation, according to authorities.
  
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• Hundreds storm Virginia Tech’s Drillfield for snowball fight

  25-01-2016 14:38 via wivb.com
  
  BLACKSBURG (WSLS 10) — While mother nature can be troublesome, there are some who are taking the time to enjoy what she left behind.
  Organizers said they hold the annual Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets versus civilian fight after a major snowstorm.
  “The adrenaline is working right now so I can’t feel it at all, I mean we’re going to have to be better,” Ethan Parkhill, a sophomore with the cadets said.
  Some civilians claimed this is what they were looking forward to.
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• Two years and 70 pounds later, woman proves New Year’s resolutions can work

  25-01-2016 14:23 via wivb.com
  
  MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WBTW) – We’re almost through the first month of 2016 and fitness experts agree only 10% of people can be considered successful when it comes to their diet and exercise resolutions.
  However, there are always success stories that defy the statistics, Media General contributors met one resolutioner still at it two years later, even if the start took a little longer than expected.
  “It was a News Years resolution to lose weight but it was February when I saw t
  
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• Western New York’s science guy has a seriously cool job

  25-01-2016 14:21 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Brian Enright loves a good crowd reaction. The Buffalo Museum of Science’s Learning Director travels all over Western New York, presenting interactive demonstrations.
  He recently shows students at the New Life Christian School in Tonawanda a series of experiments with liquid nitrogen — one of the coldest liquids on the planet.
  “Negative three hundred and twenty degrees Fahrenheit. You’re talking something so super cold that it will freeze anyt
  
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• WATCH: Cheetah cub, puppy play in snow at Richmond Zoo

  25-01-2016 14:11 via wivb.com
  
  RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Kumbali and Kago, now 8-months-old, got to play in the snow for the first time at the Richmond Zoo in Virginia.
  Though the zoo is closed, zoo officials tell Media General contributors that one of the zookeepers let the best friends run and explore in a large enclosed field — covered with seven inches of the white stuff.
  Their reaction is priceless! Watch in the video above.
  
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• Minnesota police ticket man for reading novel while driving

  25-01-2016 13:52 via wivb.com
  
  EAGAN, Minn (WCMH) — Police in Minnesota ticketed a man for distracted driving, after he admitted he was reading a James Patterson novel while behind the wheel.
  It happened Tuesday on Highway 149 in a suburb near Minneapolis-St. Paul.
  Police told Media General contributors that an officer was patrolling in an unmarked SUV when he noticed the driver trying to balance a tablet on the steering wheel.
  The police department posted a note on twitter saying “Arrive alive, don’t n
  
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• Undocumented Flint residents fear receiving water

  25-01-2016 13:46 via wivb.com
  
  FLINT, MI (WLNS) — Members of Cristo Rey Church in Michigan loaded up and hit the road with the goal of reaching a population that is still very much in need of help.
  Media General contributors took the journey with them to Flint today as they work to reach the undocumented immigrants and spread the word that help is available for everyone who needs it.
  “Come on its time to go” Lupe Castillo said.
  The trunk of a truck filled with baby wipes closes, as Lansing’s
  
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• Hamburg Police looking for Tractor Supply theft suspects

  25-01-2016 11:59 via wivb.com
  
  HAMBURG, N.Y. (WIVB) — Hamburg Police are looking for two people wanted for questioning in relation to a theft at Tractor Supply.
  Police say a power inverter was stolen from the store.
  Anyone with information on the two seen in the video above is asked to call Detective Howard Widman at 648-5118 (ext. 2603) or the confidential tip line at 648-5111 (ext. 2847.)
  
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• East Coast commuters facing slippery start to work week

  25-01-2016 08:46 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — East Coast residents who made the most of a paralyzing weekend blizzard face fresh challenges as the workweek begins: slippery roads, spotty transit service and mounds of snow that buried cars and blocked sidewalk entrances.
  For many, the weekend extends into Monday because of closed schools and government offices. Officials were cautioning against unnecessary driving, even as they expected some commuter trains to be delayed or canceled.
  The storm dropped snow from the Gulf
  
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• County encouraging conversations to end the stigma

  25-01-2016 07:05 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — If you’ve listened to the radio lately, you’ve probably heard a string of new commercials promoting mental health awareness. The point of these ads is to spark up conversations, make people aware of what it might sound like when someone is reaching out for help and hopefully end the stigma.
  “Like why doesn’t anybody want to talk about it? It’s like a stigma,” said Maritza, from Lewiston.
  People say it seems like it’s cha
  
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• Cheektowaga woman hurt in rollover accident

  25-01-2016 05:18
  
  A 27-year-old woman from Cheektowaga was injured when the car she was driving hit a parked car and flipped over onto its roof.        
  
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• Construction proposal would 'dewater' Niagara Falls

  25-01-2016 05:15
  
  According to a design report posted on the New York State parks department website, the Niagara River may have to be temporarily “dewatered”        
  
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• Athletes and fans noticing Buffalo’s progressive place in the sports world

  25-01-2016 05:00 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — These Harborcenter seats are cleared out now but they’ve been packed this whole weekend as thousands of excited hockey fans filled them for the inaugural National Women’s Hockey League All-star game.
  “We’re here to help them bring awareness to women sports and hockey here in Buffalo being hockey town USA,” said Derek, a Buffalo Beauts fan attending the NWHL all-star game.
  “”They’re used to just having a male driven
  
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• Manning’s Broncos to face Newton’s Panthers in Super Bowl

  25-01-2016 04:26 via wivb.com
  
  (AP) — Today’s NFL is all about the quarterbacks, so perhaps it’s fitting that the 50th Super Bowl features a matchup between Peyton Manning’s Denver Broncos and Cam Newton’s Carolina Panthers.
  At 39, Manning — the only five-time MVP in history and one of the faces the league — is the oldest starting QB to lead a team to the big game. Most folks figure his fourth Super Sunday will be the last time he dons a helmet.
  “Oh, wow,” Newton said. &ld
  
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• Unintended consequences of pain questionnaires

  25-01-2016 03:06
  
  This past week, 2 On Your Side told you about new efforts to help educate medical school students and residents in training about alternative forms of pain management for patients.        
  
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• Not enough snow for sledding at Winterfest

  25-01-2016 02:03
  
  ORCHARD PARK, NY - With all the snow that's blanketed the East Coast this weekend it's hard to believe that Erie County's Winterfest could have actually used some more snow.        
  
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• NWHL holds its first all-star game in Buffalo

  25-01-2016 01:37
  
  The National Women's Hockey League held its inaugural all-star game at HarborCenter on Sunday.        
  
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• Small fire in Richardson Complex building

  25-01-2016 01:21
  
  BUFFALO, NY - Buffalo firefighters responded to a report of smoke showing from a building on the historic Richardson Complex on Sunday just before noon.        
  
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