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• Denver police respond to shooting at motorcycle expo

  30-01-2016 22:42 via wivb.com
  
  DENVER (AP) — Denver police say one person is dead and others hurt in a shooting and stabbing at a motorcycle expo.Police spokeswoman Raquel Lopez says the incident occurred about 1 p.m. Saturday at the National Western Stock Show complex. The Colorado Motorcycle Expo is being held this weekend at the complex.
  Lopez says multiple people were injured but she couldn’t provide a number. She couldn’t say whether any gangs were involved.
  No arrests have been made and police are stil
  
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• Johnny Manziel being investigated following altercation

  30-01-2016 20:58 via wivb.com
  
  FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Police in Texas are investigating allegations that troubled Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel was involved in an altercation with his ex-girlfriend.Fort Worth police issued a statement saying officers went to an apartment complex at around 2 a.m. Saturday to investigate a report of a possible assault. The officers didn’t find the person who called, but they spoke to a 23-year-old woman who said she was “involved in a disturbance with her ex-bo
  
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• 2 remaining escaped inmates arrested in San Francisco

  30-01-2016 20:44 via wivb.com
  
  SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP)- Two inmates who remained at large after breaking out of a California jail more than a week ago have been arrested, Orange County sheriff’s officials said Saturday.
  Orange County Sheriff Sandra Hutchens says a tip from an observant woman led San Francisco police to catch two escaped inmates who had been on the run for more than a week.
  San Francisco police were responding about 8:50 a.m. Saturday to an unrelated call when a woman said she saw a parked white van
  
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• Time’s running out: last minute tips for healthcare enrollment

  30-01-2016 18:45 via wivb.com
  
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) – Time’s up! This weekend is the last chance to get health insurance on the Obamacare exchange for 2016. But, navigating through the many marketplaces can be tricky.
  This weekend is the last chance to get health insurance on the Obamacare exchange, and the staff at BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York are busier than ever.Jeff Lewis has worked in the Individual Projects department for 15 years. He said, “It’s the last day people can real
  
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• Kids build snowman of dabbing Cam Newton

  30-01-2016 18:13 via wivb.com
  
  ENOLA, P.A. (WIVB)- A Pennsylvania family decided to create an original snowman this year.
  Rob Laman and his two sons Harrison,12  and Dylan, 14, spent five hours creating their “dabbing” Cam Newton snowman.
   
  The family cheers for the Steelers on game day but say they like Cam Newton because of the way he treats kids during games.
   
   
  
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• Diverse toys will have positive impacts on kids

  30-01-2016 05:17 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — One of the world’s most popular toys is getting a new look.
  Mattel announced Barbie dolls will be coming in more realistic shapes, sizes and looks with curvy and petite dolls hitting shelves throughout 2016.
  “Children are going to strive to look like their favorite people – their aunt, babysitter, teacher, their principal — and now they can go to their favorite stores and find people they cherish and love,” Dr. Sephra Vigna, a child
  
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• Ft. Wane insurance company covers presidential campaigns

  30-01-2016 04:50 via wivb.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — We see them everyday: presidential hopefuls holding rallies, shaking hands, and kissing babies. But have you ever wondered who covers the event if something went wrong? K&K Insurance, in Fort Wayne, is behind many of the presidential campaigns going on right now.
  K&K Insurance his a leading provider of sports, leisure and entertainment insurance products. But according to Senior Underwriter, Warren Need, the company first took on political events about 28
  
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• ASPCA makes huge seizure of 600 animals from no-kill shelter

  30-01-2016 04:44 via wivb.com
  
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — One of the largest rescues of companion animals in the history of the ASPCA is being carried out in North Carolina, where 600 or more dogs, cats, horses and other animals have been seized from a no-kill shelter.
  About 300 dogs and puppies were already in a new temporary shelter Friday where 10 vets and 39 volunteers and staffers with the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals were caring for them. The rest were on their way. Some had untreated injuri
  
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• Man killed while crossing Williamsville street in electric wheelchair

  30-01-2016 04:36 via wivb.com
  
  WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) — A local man suffered fatal injuries in a pedestrian accident as he attempted to cross a Williamsville Street in an electric wheelchair.
  Amherst Police who responded to the scene said Michael Santillo, 65, attempted to cross Evans Street just before 8 p.m. on Friday, but was hit by the driver of a 2011 Chevrolet.
  First responders rushed to the scene and evacuated Santillo to Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital, where he was pronounced dead around 8:30 p
  
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• Cute cake crafted for a good cause

  30-01-2016 04:27 via wivb.com
  
  NORTH TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) — A sweet creation from Muscoreil’s Bakery isn’t just for show — it was created for a good cause.
  The Niagara Falls Boulevard business created a cake in the form of a cat and dog hugging, and owner Dave Muscoreil plans on donating it to “Hearts of Niagara” tomorrow for their fundraiser.
  “This is dearly important to me, because this is something we all need to focus on. We need to bring out awareness that they’re ou
  
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• WNY donates more than 100,000 bottles of water to Flint

  30-01-2016 04:15 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Western New Yorkers are doing their part to help those affected by the water crisis in Flint, Michigan.
  Working with the True Bethel Baptist Church, WNY residents donated more than 100,000 bottles, that arrived on Friday, and another 100,000 will arrive next week.
  It took a team effort to get so many bottles of water to those in need, and Pastor Dareus Pridgen says he worked with Robert Rich, with Roar Logistics, who helped secure trucks to transport the water.
  
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• Suspect arrested after Friday night Towne Gardens shooting

  30-01-2016 03:57 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – A man died after a shooting at Towne Gardens apartments Friday night and his suspected killer has been arrested.
  Buffalo Police responded to the scene on Curry Walk around 8:30 p.m. Upon arrival they found 55 year-old Elroy Damidaux deceased. Damario Washington, 39, has been charged with 2nd degree murder.
  Washington was located late Sunday night by officers and members of the Strike Force Unit.
  Buffalo Police are investigating the incident. Anybody with mo
  
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• Man killed by gunfire in Buffalo Friday

  30-01-2016 03:57 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A local man died after a shooting in the first block of Curry Walk Friday night.
  Buffalo Police responded to the scene of a shooting at 8:30 p.m. in the Clinton and William Street area, locating a gunshot victim.
  First responders rushed to the area, but the man was declared dead on the scene. Buffalo Police are investigating the crime now.
  Anybody with information is asked to call police at (716) 847-2255.
  
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• Man killed by gunfire at Towne Gardens apartments Friday

  30-01-2016 03:57 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – A man died after a shooting at Towne Gardens apartments Friday night.
  Buffalo Police responded to the scene on Curry Walk around 8:30 p.m. and located the deceased victim.
  Buffalo Police are investigating and have not released any further information.
  Anybody with information is asked to call police at 847-2255.
  
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• Two arrested for ecstasy, molly after raid on Buffalo barber shop, home

  30-01-2016 03:28 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Buffalo man and a Jamestown man are both facing serious charges after a police raid uncovered hard drugs and cash.
  Police say they have been investigating the source of molly and ecstasy since March of 2015. After employing surveillance and highlighting suspects, police were cleared to raid the Iconz Barbershop and a home on Nottingham Terrace.
  In the Nottingham Terrace raid, they say they located powdered molly and ecstasy pills and about $13,000 in
  
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• FBI using billboards in fight against Albany corruption

  30-01-2016 02:50 via wivb.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Each workday, thousands of state workers commute from their suburban neighborhoods to the many state buildings scattered throughout New York’s capital city. Based on Albany’s remarkable penchant for corruption, odds are that a few of them have a story the feds would like to hear.
  That’s where the big signs on the highway come in.
  Authorities have turned to using digital billboards along the interstate to urge citizens to report crooked politicians, dir
  
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• New car sales in 2015 zoom to new records

  30-01-2016 02:40 via wivb.com
  
  TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) – Sales of new cars in Western New York are setting new records, and dealers are calling it a “perfect storm” of favorable factors: mild weather, cheap gas, and low interest rates.
  Bill Wertheim, Paddock Chevrolet’s general manager could barely contain his excitement, “Actually car sales are at the highest rates that we have seen in probably modern history.”
  Area dealers say, the auto industry is still driving a big part of the local ec
  
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• Facebook announces stricter policy on firearms sales

  30-01-2016 01:53 via wivb.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Facebook says it’s cracking down on online gun sales, with a new policy that bars private individuals from advertising or selling firearms on the world’s largest social network.
  Licensed gun retailers can still advertise their businesses on Facebook, but they aren’t allowed to accept orders or transact sales on the site.
  The new policy announced Friday drew praise from a gun-control group that says it has been urging Facebook to prohibit sales. Everyt
  
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• Strange charges from E-ZPass? Could be your windshield

  30-01-2016 01:48 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) – When the Thruway’s electronic toll collector, E-ZPass, runs into a technical glitch, the road to getting it fixed–for the driver–can be full of potholes.
  Chris Badura of Cheektowaga found that out when he discovered a number of overcharges on his E-ZPass account.
  “I had called them to indicate that I think something is wrong with my tag. When I am going from A to B, it is charging me from A to Z.”
  Chris was being charged for driving
  
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• Fired part-time bus driver tells his side of the story

  30-01-2016 01:26 via wivb.com
  
  HAMBURG, N.Y. (WIVB) — After being terminated from his substitute bus driver position at the Frontier Central School District, a man accused of inappropriate behavior is explaining his side of the story.
  On the morning bus ride into school on Thursday, school officials say they learned one of their newer substitute bus drivers told children about an inappropriate video, immediately terminating the driver’s job.
  Superintendent Bret Apthorpe said he learned the students then watch
  
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• First Niagara-KeyBank merger a sign of the times

  30-01-2016 00:45 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Members of local law and economics groups joined community organizers Friday to urge the federal government to give them more time to speak out against a multi billion dollar acquisition of First Niagara Bank.
  “We want banks to be allies in our communities, allies to help rebuild Buffalo, along with our communities,” said PUSH Buffalo member Bob Cook.
  PUSH Buffalo and the WNY Law Center are hoping to use the next 48 hours to sway the tide against the $4.1
  
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• Couple arrested for allegedly locking child in bathroom for months

  30-01-2016 00:22 via wivb.com
  
  WATERTOWN, Conn. (WTNH) — A Watertown couple has been arrested after police say they locked their adopted children in the bathroom as punishment.
  “A child disclosed to our school liaison officer abuse at the house,” said Watertown police detective, Mark Conway.
  On Thursday, Watertown police have arrested 45-year-old George Barnes and 47-year-old Nancie Barnes of Burton Street in Watertown. Police began investigating the couple when a school liaison officer informed them of abus
  
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• Probation Commissioner talks local impact of Cuomo’s pardon

  30-01-2016 00:15 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- The Erie County Probation Department is a busy place, and Commissioner Brian McLaughlin has his hands full.
  His job? To help people start over after getting in trouble with the law.
  “There’s a lot to work through,” McLaughlin told News 4.
  A major challenge, he said, is helping them find jobs.
  “Part of it’s because they don’t have the schooling or the training to get a job. and that’s one of the challenges we have to deal with is try
  
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