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• Multiple fatalities reported in big I-78 pileup

  13-02-2016 22:17 via wivb.com
  
  FREDERICKSBURG, Pa. (AP) — A deadly pileup involving dozens of vehicles on a Pennsylvania interstate sent more than 40 people to hospitals and more than 70 others to an emergency shelter set up to keep them out of the cold, authorities said Saturday.
  Multiple fatalities were reported following the crash in Interstate 78 in Fredericksburg, Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency spokesman Cory Angell said.
  State police said more than 50 vehicles were involved in the crash, which happened a
  
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• Buffalo homeless endure a frigid night

  13-02-2016 04:43 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- The temperature was already in the teens and falling as a dozen men lined up Friday evening under Buffalo’s Central Library on Ellicott Street waiting for volunteers from Hearts for the Homeless to arrive with a warm meal for each of them.
  “Usually it’s a lot more than that.” said Hearts for the Homeless volunteer, Rick Izzo. “They had over forty people last night. Tonight they had twelve because these are the die-hards that have enough clothes
  
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• Thruway Authority setting up 24/7 center as storm hits region

  13-02-2016 04:25 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) — A storm rolled through the area, dumping inches of snow around parts of Western New York. While the snow and cold move through the region, the Thruway Authority is making sure these roadways stay clear and safe.
  It’s not an easy task for them. It’s a round-the-clock right now- with crews set up in the Thruway Authority Division Operations Center at the local headquarters. The interim executive director, Maria Lehman, says there is a lot of techno
  
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• What men want for Valentine’s Day

  13-02-2016 04:12 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — As much as men may be sweating about what to give the women in their lives for Valentine’s Day, it may be even tougher for women buying for men. What do men want for Valentine’s Day? “I have no idea,” says University of South Carolina student Melvis George. Several men we asked said they have no idea either.
  Adrian Neese of Columbia says clothes, maybe a shirt? “My wife got me tickets to Garth Brooks tomorrow in Charleston, so that was a
  
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• Foligno, Kane score twice in Sabres’ 6-4 win over Canadiens

  13-02-2016 03:58 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Marcus Foligno scored twice, including once on a penalty shot, and the Buffalo Sabres hung on to snap a four-game skid by beating the Montreal Canadiens 6-4 on Friday night.
  Foligno also had an assist for a career-best three points. Evander Kane scored twice, including an empty-netter with 55 seconds left, while Josh Gorges and David Legwand also scored for Buffalo. The Sabres nearly squandered a 4-1 lead, but won at home for just the second time in their past 11 (2-7-
  
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• University of New Mexico team uses ‘lemongrass bombs’ to kill Zika-carrying mosquitoes

  13-02-2016 03:36 via wivb.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – The tiny, tadpole-like larvae never saw it coming. Neither did the team of medical researchers that had just killed them.
  At the University of New Mexico’s Health Sciences Center, doctors in the Division of Infectious Diseases have been trying for years to find a safe, cheap and easy way to kill Aedes aegypti, the mosquito that transmits dengue fever. They’ve known they had a way to kill Aedes larvae. What they didn’t see coming was that a l
  
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• Helicopter crashes in Michigan neighborhood

  13-02-2016 03:30 via wivb.com
  
  MENOMINEE, MI (MEDIA GENERAL) — A helicopter crashed in the middle of a street in Menominee, Michigan, Friday morning.
  The Enstrom helicopter came down in a residential area of 18th Street and 15th Avenue just before 11:30.
  Menominee-based Enstrom Helicopter Corporation describes it as an emergency hard landing.
  Police say the Enstrom helicopter lost power and hit treetips and a power pole on its way down.
  No one on the ground was hurt. The company says the pilot was able to walk away
  
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• Flammable device found at Texas middle school

  13-02-2016 03:26 via wivb.com
  
  BLANCO, Texas (KXAN) — Two flammable devices were found in a Blanco school boy’s locker room Friday afternoon. “The [Austin police] bomb squad was able to render them non-dangerous here at the scene,” Lt. Ben Ablon said at a 4:40 p.m. press conference.
  APD’s bomb squad responded to Blanco Middle School after authorities found what was initially described as a possible explosive device early Friday afternoon, leading to a safe evacuation of a
  
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• Woman accused of stabbing to death another woman in Perry allegedly wrote confession note

  13-02-2016 03:09 via wivb.com
  
  PERRY, N.Y. (WIVB) — An enlightening day in Village of Warsaw Court brought to light new details in a frightening murder case in Perry, New York.
  Authorities have been investigating a Perry woman’s death inside her home on Borden Avenue after finding her with multiple stab wounds across her body, including her pelvic area. Police arrested and accused Kira Kastenhuber, 38, on charges of killing 33-year-old Desirae Withey soon after.
  Police located Kastenhuber after the attack whi
  
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• McCoy’s lawyer: No decision on charges until next week

  13-02-2016 02:34 via wivb.com
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — An attorney for Buffalo Bills running back LeSean McCoy says he’s been told no decision will be made until next week on charges over a Philadelphia nightclub brawl that left two off-duty police officers injured.
  Defense attorney Larry Krasner says authorities told him a decision won’t be made until at least Wednesday.
  The 27-year-old McCoy is one of four men under investigation in the Sunday fight over a bottle of champagne.
  The Philadelphia Police Departmen
  
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• Heavy snow pounds Erie, Niagara counties

  13-02-2016 01:10 via wivb.com
  
  LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WIVB) — The snow may have let up by 6 p.m. in Lockport, but northern Erie and southern Niagara counties received the brunt of Friday’s lake effect snow throughout the day.
  From messy afternoon crashes like the rollover off Harlem Road in Cheektowaga, to sled riding in Amherst, to digging out in Lockport, the snow meant for a busy day in parts of western New York.
  “I love snow days. I’d absolutely love a snow day,” said UB freshman Dennis Fitzgibbon.
  
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• Severe weather slams WNY, prompts public safety concern

  13-02-2016 00:36 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — After experiencing relatively balmy temperatures throughout much of winter to date, western New Yorkers are experiencing a stark change.
  The shift took many by surprise, as clean and clear roads to start the week turned to slush and pitfalls for the average driver, with many car accidents and wrecks gumming up traffic.
  Several roads were closed for multiple hours as slippery conditions caused serious crashes, but parents in Niagara County were concerned when a b
  
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