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• Burger King’s next conquest: Hot dog king

  10-02-2016 23:38 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Burger King is looking for a new crown: Hot Dog King.
  The Miami-based chain says it plans to put hot dogs on its menu nationally for the first time starting Feb. 23. It may seem like a jarring addition for those who know the chain for its Whoppers. But Burger King says its ability to flame-grill meat makes hot dogs a natural fit on its menu.
  “This is probably the most obvious product launch ever,” said Alex Macedo, president of Burger King North A
  
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• Fiorinia Tweets that she’s quitting GOP race

  10-02-2016 23:12 via wivb.com
  
  NEW HAMPSHIRE (AP) — Carly Fiorina is dropping out of the 2016 Republican presidential race.
  The former technology executive announced on Twitter that she is suspending her campaign.
  The 61-year-old drew positive reviews for several strong debate performances, in which she promoted her business expertise and argued that as the lone woman in the GOP field she was best positioned to oppose likely Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. But she struggled to build support in a crowded primary fiel
  
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• Alleged headstone thief charged after investigation

  10-02-2016 22:52 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A 21-year-old Gowanda man is facing charges for stealing headstones from multiple local cemeteries.
  After learning in early February of multiple missing headstones from cemeteries in Springville and Gowanda, Erie County Sheriff’s Deputies and Gowanda Police Department officers began an investigation.
  In total, seven headstones with historical ties back to the 1800’s were missing, and police were able to race them back to Gowanda native Shawn Blanc.
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• SolarCity projected completion in Buffalo extended

  10-02-2016 22:07 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A massive factory expected to employ thousands in western New York as the energy business booms will not be completed on the proposed timetable.
  SolarCity officials confirmed it will take up to six additional months to get the factory online and hitting its full production capabilities, extending the project into the summer of 2017.
  The news comes on the heels of a poor financial outlook for the company, which is working to prove clean and renewable energies are
  
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• Gov. Cuomo joins Sen. Schumer in opposing Key Bank’s acquisition of First Niagara

  10-02-2016 21:37 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A few of the most powerful public officials in New York State are joining forces to block a deal by Cleveland-based Key Bank from acquiring Buffalo-based First Niagara Bank.
  The two banks reportedly struck a $4.1 billion deal with Key Bank assuming operations of First Niagara Bank to create the 13th largest banking company in the U.S. Governor Andrew Cuomo joined his voice on Wednesday to Senator Chuck Schumer in calling for the deal to be halted.
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• Gov. Cuomo joins local lawmakers in opposing Key Bank’s acquisition of First Niagara

  10-02-2016 21:37 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A few of the most powerful public officials in New York State are joining forces to block a deal by Cleveland-based Key Bank from acquiring Buffalo-based First Niagara Bank.
  The two banks reportedly struck a $4.1 billion deal with Key Bank assuming operations of First Niagara Bank to create the 13th largest banking company in the U.S. Governor Andrew Cuomo joined his voice on Wednesday to local lawmakers in calling for the deal to be halted.
  “The prop
  
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• POLL: Should moms eat their placenta?

  10-02-2016 21:04 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- It’s a growing trend without a lot of scientific data to back it up, but many moms in Western New York are jumping on board. Those who swear by it saying eating their placenta boosted milk production, gave them more energy, and helped with postpartum depression. What do YOU think? Taboo or a health secret?Take Our Poll
  
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• Placenta: To eat or not to eat?

  10-02-2016 21:00 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- More and more women are turning to the afterbirth as a way to beat the baby blues, boost milk production, and increase energy after having a baby.
  “A lot of postpartum depression, at least for me, when I don’t eat, I don’t sleep well, and I’m getting frustrated and stuff, that made it worse. That made those first couple of weeks bad,” said Kenmore mom of two, Jess Herman.
  She decided to try eating placenta to help with postpartum
  
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• 2 deputies killed, suspect dead in shopping center shootout

  10-02-2016 20:55 via wivb.com
  
  ABINGDON, Md. (AP) — A Maryland sheriff says two deputies have died after they were wounded by a gunman who opened fire inside a crowded restaurant and got into a shootout with deputies.
  Harford County Sheriff Jeffrey Gahler said Wednesday night that authorities identified the shooter and he had outstanding warrants for his arrest in Florida and Harford County. The sheriff says a loaded handgun was recovered from him.
  Authorities say the gunman shot a sheriff’s deputy in the hea
  
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• VW, Audi recall 850,000 vehicles to fix air bag inflators

  10-02-2016 20:35 via wivb.com
  
  FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Volkswagen and Audi say they are recalling 850,000 vehicles with suspect air bag inflators in the United States.
  Volkswagen says it has notified the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration of the upcoming action involving VW vehicles from model years 2006 to 2014.
  The automaker said in a statement Wednesday that it had been notified by the agency that some drivers’ side air bag inflators made by Takata Corp. of Japan could be defective.
  The recal
  
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• Vehicle pushes other vehicle into building during crash

  10-02-2016 19:44 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Just before 8:15 a.m. Wednesday, Buffalo Police say a southbound vehicle on Bailey Ave. struck another vehicle, pushing it into a building.
  The second vehicle was making a left turn before it was pushed into the structure, according to police. The building was located in the 600 block of Bailey Ave.
  Two people were taken to ECMC with non-life threatening injuries and no charges have been filed.
  
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• Chris Christie may drop out of presidential race

  10-02-2016 18:10 via wivb.com
  
  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A Republican may be about to leave the presidential race.
  New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has canceled an event in South Carolina on the heels of his disappointing finish in the New Hampshire GOP primary. South Carolina is the next primary on the GOP calendar.
  Christie told a crowd of supporters in New Hampshire last night that he was headed home to New Jersey to “take a deep breath” and assess what comes next.
  
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• 11 children taken to hospital after West Seneca bus crash

  10-02-2016 18:02 via wivb.com
  
  WEST SENECA, N.Y. (AP) — Police say 11 children have been taken to a hospital with minor injuries after their school bus was struck from behind by an SUV during a snowy morning commute in West Seneca.
  West Seneca Police Lt. Dave Szmania says 35 children between the ages of five and 11 were on the bus when the accident happened about 8:30 a.m. Wednesday in the suburb.
  After being checked by medical responders at the scene, 11 students were sent to Women & Children’s Hospital
  
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• A winner in NH, Trump faces fresh test in South Carolina

  10-02-2016 17:31 via wivb.com
  
  MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Now officially a winner after clinching New Hampshire, Donald Trump faced a fresh test for his once-improbable campaign as the Republican presidential race careened into more conservative territory in South Carolina.
  The billionaire political novice posted a decisive victory in the nation’s first primary, leaving in his wake a still-crowded field of Republicans struggling to break out of the pack. Restive Democrats had their own act of anti-establishment defia
  
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• Sheriff: Chautauqua County woman killed in accident involving distracted driver

  10-02-2016 16:19 via wivb.com
  
  TOWN OF ELLICOTT, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Chautuaqua County Sheriff’s Office says a Gerry woman was killed in a vehicle accident involving a distracted driver.
  Jill Hamrick, 35, was driving southbound on Harris Hill Road in the Town of Ellicott Tuesday afternoon when she was struck nearly head-on by another vehicle.
  Deputies say the driver of the second vehicle was distracted when she reached for an item in the vehicle, and thus veered into Hamrick’s lane.
  Hamrick had to be free
  
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• Theft from photo booth caught on camera

  10-02-2016 15:28 via wivb.com
  
  BATAVIA, IL (WCMH) – Take this as a sort of warning, if you try to steal from a photo booth, it’s probably going to take your picture.
  Police in Batavia, Illinois say a man entered a photo booth at Funway Amusements, pried open the cash drawer and took around $75.00 in cash. Police say he also caused $75 in damage to the photo booth itself.
  During the crime, the photo booth took several pictures of the suspect in the act.
  Police said photo booth is designed to start snapping pictures
  
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• Owners of North Carolina animal hospital charged with trafficking opium, heroin

  10-02-2016 15:19 via wivb.com
  
  NAGS HEAD, N.C. (WAVY) — The owners of the Animal Hospital of Nags Head in North Carolina are facing charges of felony trafficking in opium or heroin.
  Barrett Oakes Welch, 64, and Patrice Taylor Welch, 54, turned themselves in to law enforcement officials on Feb. 8 after two search warrants were executed at the hospital and at their home in Colington, North Carolina.
  According to the Dare County Sheriff’s Office, allegations of inappropriate prescribing, obtaining and
  
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• Vice President Joe Biden to visit Duke, discuss fight against cancer

  10-02-2016 15:14 via wivb.com
  
  DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) – Vice President Joe Biden is visiting North Carolina Wednesday to help promote a new initiative to fight cancer.
  Biden will travel to the Duke University School of Medicine to participate in a discussion on “cancer moonshot.” It’s an initiative that aims to cure cancer “once and for all.”
  During his State of the Union address, President Barack Obama announced the new effort to beat cancer. About $195 million will be spent on cancer re
  
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• Heavy snow, slick roads causing delays, accidents

  10-02-2016 14:54 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Treacherous roads plagued western New York throughout Wednesday morning.
  The video above was shot on Route 219 around 8:30 a.m. Average speeds on the road were reported to be around 40 mph. Just beyond Mile Strip Road, traffic was brought down to one lane after what appeared to be a spin-out accident.Another accident was likely caused by snow coated roads Wednesday morning.
  This driver on Niagara Street crashed into a fence sometime after 7 a.m. The acciden
  
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• Former Sabres center Danny Briere appears at Corporate Challenge

  10-02-2016 14:19 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Buffalo Sabres played at First Niagara Center Tuesday night in a 7-4 loss to the Florida Panthers. Wednesday morning, some of their fans are taking the ice along with former members of the team in the Corporate Challenge.
  Fresh of his retirement from the NHL, former Sabres Captain Danny Briere participated in the tournament for the first time this year.
  The tournament is a tradition for the team and a fundraiser for the Buffalo Sabres Foundation. It brings f
  
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• Analysis: Trump proves GOP establishment can’t stop him

  10-02-2016 13:44 via wivb.com
  
  CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The current and former chiefs of the state Republican Party condemned him. New Hampshire’s only two Republican members of Congress refused to endorse him. The conservative owner of the state’s largest newspaper called him “a con man” on the front page.
  Donald Trump won anyway — big time.
  So, too, did Bernie Sanders, who will leave New Hampshire with the commanding victory one might expect of a front-runner blessed with the near universal f
  
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• Buffalo announced as 1 of 3 cities to take part in effort to decrease U.S. border wait times

  10-02-2016 13:27 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Congressman Brian Higgins has announced that Buffalo will be one of three cities nationwide to take part in a new initiative to decrease U.S. border wait times.
  Higgins says the delays are caused by a lack of annual transponders for truck drivers. The transponders contain information about the crossing vehicle as well as border crossing user fee payment statuses.
  These transponders make the process of crossing the U.S. border much faster, according to Higgins. W
  
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• Defective cars result in $2 million in refunds for New Yorkers in 2015

  10-02-2016 12:54 via wivb.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (WIVB) — In 2015, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman says more than $2 million was refunded to New Yorkers who said their new cars were defective.
  Defective new cars, or as they’re also known, lemons, have caused a number of legal issues in the state. 53 New Yorkers claimed portions of the $2 million in refunds for their new cars that were determined to be lemons.
  In addition to that, 15 state residents were awarded $500,000 altogether after claiming they had issues
  
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• Ashes to Go locations in western New York

  10-02-2016 11:54 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — February 10 is Ash Wednesday. Here is a list of places participating in Ashes to Go.
  Buffalo
  Downtown
  Corner of Church & Main St.7:30-9:00 am; 1:00-2:00 pm; 5:00-6:00 pm
  Corner of Pearl & Church St.7:30-9:00 am; 1:00-2:00 pm; 5:00-6:00 pm
  East SideNFTA Bus stop in from of Terrace View Long Term Care facility (ECMC campus)7:00-9:00 am
  Utica Metro station7:00-8:00 am
  ParksideIn front of Good Shepherd church at 96 Jewett Parkway7:30-9:00 am
  South BuffaloDri
  
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• SUV collides with ambulance overnight

  10-02-2016 09:30 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A rural metro crew was taken to the hospital Wednesday morning following an accident in Buffalo.
  It happened at Delaware and North Avenue around 1 a.m. Wednesday morning. Police say an SUV struck an ambulance, causing the medical vehicle to flip over.
  @NewsRadio930 @WGRZ @news4buffalo @WKBW #ambulance #buffalo # accident pic.twitter.com/BMgjngAWrx
  — Brooks (@sosaysmike) February 10, 2016Police say at least one person was hurt, but their inju
  
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• HS Hoops Highlights

  10-02-2016 05:53 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- The McKinley boys basketball team keeps rolling with another win. The South Park boys and Williamsville South girls also get into the win column.
  
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• Board of Education moves forward with Fredonia football merger

  10-02-2016 05:41 via wivb.com
  
  FREDONIA, N.Y. (WIVB)- Fredonia football players won’t have to hang up their cleats. The Board of Education voted six to one Tuesday night merge the program with the Westfield-Brocton team. Board President Michael Bobseine voted against the proposal.
  “They really need to have that team, their football family, the friendships they’re building,” said Dee Crampton, a parent in the district.
  She was one of more than 50 parents, coaches and players packed into the high sc
  
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• Red Lobster enjoys sales surge after mention in Beyonce song

  10-02-2016 04:35 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Red Lobster says it’s feeling the “Beyonce Bounce.”
  The seafood chain known for its cheddar biscuits says sales surged 33 percent on Sunday, compared with last year’s Super Bowl Sunday. The increase came after the release of “Formation,” in which Beyonce says she took a man to Red Lobster after sex. Red Lobster says it’s sure the mention is responsible for at least part of its sales jump.
  The pop culture spotlight is no doubt a welc
  
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• Customs and Border Protection agents boast successful year in Buffalo

  10-02-2016 04:32 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — According to statistics from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency, 2015 marked a successful year, with a host of seizures
  In the year, they say the year was successful fiscally, after seizing more than $450,000 in unreported currency, 400 arrests and nearly 400 drug seizures.
  Agents were busy, too. Out of the Buffalo Field Office, the agency says it conducted in total nearly 18 million inspections to net those seizures.
  While protecting the border betwe
  
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• Dad writes tardy note for daughter after Springsteen concert

  10-02-2016 04:07 via wivb.com
  
  SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (NEWS10) — A local dad used some wit to explain to his daughter’s teachers why she would be late to school on Tuesday.
  Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band performed at the Times Union Center Monday night for a packed audience of fans both young and old.
  The concert went on until nearly midnight, which kept fans up and rocking throughout the night. So a dad out of Saratoga Springs came up with a funny way to tell his daughter’s teacher why she wou
  
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• Elementary school teacher hit, killed by bus in parking lot

  10-02-2016 03:47 via wivb.com
  
  GOLDSBORO, N.C. (WNCN) – A second-grade teacher at Meadow Lane Elementary in Goldsboro was killed in the school’s parking lot Tuesday morning after getting hit by a private bus.
  Brandon Kincaid, 25, was hit in the school’s parking lot by a private bus driven by an employee of Small World Child Care Center just before 8:15 a.m.
  “This is just a huge lost for us and our condolences go out to his family,” said Mike Dunsmore, Wayne County Public Schools superintendent.
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• Trump, Sanders take NH, 1st victories in race

  10-02-2016 02:16 via wivb.com
  
  MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Bernie Sanders swept to victory in Tuesday’s New Hampshire primaries, adding crucial credibility to their upstart candidacies and underscoring voters’ insistence on shaking up American politics.
  While New Hampshire is known for its political surprises, Trump and Sanders led in the state for months. Still, both needed to deliver on expectations after second-place finishes in last week’s leadoff Iowa caucuses, whe
  
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• GM recalling 473,000 trucks and SUVs for brake pedal problem

  10-02-2016 01:41 via wivb.com
  
  DETROIT (AP) — General Motors is recalling more than 473,000 trucks and SUVs in the U.S. and Canada because the brake pedals can come loose and fail to work properly. It’s thelatest recall we have added to our list of cars and items being recalled.
  The recall covers certain 2015 and 2016 Chevrolet Silverado HD, GMC Sierra HD and Chevrolet Tahoe police vehicles.
  GM says a nut on the brake pedal pivot mechanism can come loose, causing the pedal to loosen and possibly become inoperative
  
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• Lancaster man allegedly used “Kik” app to solicit child porn

  10-02-2016 01:33 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Federal officials are cracking down on the use of social media to solicit child pornography as prosecutors announced yet another arrest of a local man on child porn charges.
  The charges, like several other recent cases, stem from a local adult utilizing a mobile application called “Kik” which allows people to anonymously communicate. Federal prosecutors say it also allows predators to access children, with whom the app is popular.
  Federal prosec
  
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• Buffalo Auto show gets more love from carmakers

  10-02-2016 01:33 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – More than 250 cars will be on display at the Buffalo Auto Show–big cars and small cars, fast cars and family cars.
  What is sure to be a crowd pleaser–especially for baby boomers–the all-new 2017 Lincoln Continental, which is back in production for the first time since 2002.
  “The Lincoln Continental is back,” declared David Bastian who sells to limousine owners for Towne Automotive Group, “This is a tremendous vehicle. If you are c
  
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• Air base officials thank Schumer for support as details are released on new mission

  10-02-2016 01:08 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) — Last week it was announced the defense budget included a plan to bring back eight KC-135 air re-fueling jets to the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station (NFARS).
  Federal, state and local officials lauded the proposal, saying it would be an economic boon for the area, boost the military presence in western New York and ensure the future success of the air base.
  In fact, it was said last week the decision could grow the $200 million boon the airbase already pumps in
  
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• Supreme Court puts Obama’s Clean Power Plan on hold

  10-02-2016 01:06 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A divided Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to halt enforcement of President Barack Obama’s sweeping plan to address climate change until after legal challenges are resolved.
  The surprising move is a blow to the administration and a victory for the coalition of 27 mostly Republican-led states and industry opponents that call the regulations “an unprecedented power grab.”
  By temporarily freezing the rule the high court’s order signals that opponents have
  
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• County: Sales tax revenue celebration premature

  10-02-2016 00:43 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — One of the main factors driving Erie County’s economic engine are entertainment districts, like Hertel and Elmwood avenues, the newly opened Main Street downtown or Williamsville’s Main Street. It’s growth local can see and experience.
  But while Erie is one of just three regions in the state to see growth in sales tax revenue, the county’s chief financial officer paints a different picture.
  “My initial reaction is, looks can be a little
  
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