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• Lumber Liquidators stock plunges on revised CDC report

  22-02-2016 23:32 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Lumber Liquidators’ stock plunged Monday as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now says people exposed to certain types of the company’s laminate flooring were three times more likely to get cancer than the agency previously predicted.
  The CDC said that in its original report it had used an incorrect value for ceiling height. It said that resulted in health risks calculated using airborne concentration elements about three times lower than they shoul
  
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• Man charged with 6 Michigan murders: ‘I’d prefer to remain silent’

  22-02-2016 23:28 via wivb.com
  
  KALAMAZOO, Mich. (WOOD) — The man suspected of shooting eight people at random throughout the Kalamazoo, Michigan area, killing six, admitted to police he “took people’s lives,” according to court documents.
  Jason Dalton, 45 was arraigned Monday afternoon in connection to the Kalamazoo area shooting rampage that killed six people and injured two others.
  It took the judge less than nine minutes to read all 16 counts against Dalton, which included six counts of open m
  
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• Man, 26, sentenced for armed Jim’s SteakOut robbery

  22-02-2016 23:20 via wivb.com
  
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) — More than a year after police put out a plea for public help to find an armed robber, a local 26-year-old is heading to prison for the crime.
  Officers say 26-year-old Samuel M. Jones pleaded guilty to robbing the July 24, 2014 robbery of the Jim’s SteakOut on Sheridan Drive in Amherst. Jones, who has prior convictions for felony attempted burglary, admitted to holding up the restaurant with a gun.
  As it is his second violent felony, at his sentencing
  
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• “The Memphis Belle” lands at New York museum

  22-02-2016 23:04 via wivb.com
  
  GENESEO, N.Y. (AP) — A B-17 aircraft featured in the 1990 movie, “The Memphis Belle” is now on display at the National Warplane Museum in western New York.
  The aircraft called The Movie Memphis Belle landed at the Geneseo museum after a four-year tour. Museum officials said Friday that they expect to have it in full operating condition in time for the coming flying season.
  The movie “The Memphis Belle” told a fictionalized story of the 25th and last mission of the r
  
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• Men sentenced for gang raping woman for hours in Buffalo

  22-02-2016 22:39 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — After a vicious gang rape on Buffalo’s east side in 2014, the men being held responsible will spend time behind bars.
  Prosecutors revealed details into the case in January after three men pleaded guilty to raping a Buffalo woman for hours. Daqwan Morris, 19, Shameek Young, 18, and another 18-year-old who has since been granted youthful offender status, each pleaded guilty to violent sexual felonies.
  Morris and Young faced the most serious crimes, and
  
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• Police: Unlicensed driver crashes with kids in the car, leaves the scene with them

  22-02-2016 21:19 via wivb.com
  
  YOUNGSTOWN, N.Y. (WIVB) — Two young children suffered injuries in a crash in Niagara County on Friday night that police say shouldn’t have happened.
  Officers say 31-year-old Christopher Sims crashed his 2010 Nissan, but should not have been driving in the first place due to an invalid license. New York State Police responded to the single-vehicle crash scene on Cain Road on Friday only to find the car with serious damage and deployed airbags, but nobody in the immediate are
  
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• New US-Russia plan sets Syria cease-fire for Saturday

  22-02-2016 19:40 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and Russia agreed Monday on a new cease-fire for Syria that will take effect Saturday. However, major questions over enforcing and responding to violations of the truce were left unresolved, and where in Syria the fighting must stop and where counterterrorism operations can continue also must still be addressed.
  The new timeline for the hoped-for breakthrough comes after the two former Cold War foes, which back opposing sides in Syria’s civil war,
  
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• Man faces 6 murder counts in Kalamazoo-area rampage

  22-02-2016 19:33 via wivb.com
  
  KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) — A prosecutor has charged a man with six counts of murder and two counts of attempted murder in a series of random shootings in western Michigan.
  Kalamazoo County Prosecutor Jeff Getting filed the charges Monday against 45-year-old Jason Dalton of Kalamazoo Township. Dalton is expected to make an initial court appearance later Monday. The prosecutor’s office says it doesn’t know if Dalton has an attorney.
  Dalton was arrested Sunday in Kalamazoo. Police sa
  
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• Former Sabres owner, Adelphia founder John Rigas released from prison early

  22-02-2016 19:16 via wivb.com
  
  CANAAN TOWNSHIP, Penn. (WIVB) — Former Buffalo Sabres owner and founder of Adelphia Communications Corp. John Rigas, 91, achieved an early release from his 12-year prison sentence Monday afternoon.
  Rigas, who is fighting a cancer diagnosis, was serving time for a $1.9 billion looting and debt-hiding scandal.
  His original jail sentence would have kept him behind bars through January 2018. Rigas’ sentence was being served at Canaan Correctional Facility in northeast
  
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• Suspected stolen credit card users identified, 1 arrested

  22-02-2016 18:24 via wivb.com
  
  TOWN OF TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Two men who Town of Tonawanda Police accused of using a stolen credit card while on video have been identified, and one of them is now facing charges.
  Nicholas Montague, 34, has been charged with felony criminal possession of stolen property and petit larceny. He was jailed and awaits arraignment.
  Police are still looking for 41-year-old Jacob Logan, whose last known address was in North Tonawanda.
  Anyone who knows where he is can call the Town of
  
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• 8-year-old Humber Ave. fire victim having surgery Monday

  22-02-2016 17:46 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) –While investigators continue to search for the cause of Friday morning’s fire which left two men dead and a little girl in critical condition, that young fire survivor is taking some of her first steps on her long road to recovery.
  8-year-old Treasure Brighon has burns covering 90 percent of her body after the fire at her home on Humber Avenue. She was flown to Shriner’s Hospitals for Children Friday afternoon to receive treatment at one of the most presti
  
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• Niagara University building evacuated after students’ complaints of sickness

  22-02-2016 17:42 via wivb.com
  
  LEWISTON, N.Y. (WIVB) — Emergency vehicles were at Niagara University Monday morning after a medical call at the campus.
  Three students claimed they felt sick during class, saying they felt nauseous and light-headed.
  The fire department was then called, leading to an evacuation of the building where their classes were taking place.
  After being check by medical personnel, the students were determined to be okay.
  Air quality tests came back negative, meaning there was no evidence of car
  
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• Buffalo man sentenced after conning 77-year-old out of thousands of dollars

  22-02-2016 17:24 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Buffalo man who admitted to financially exploiting an elderly woman for many months has been sentenced to two to four years in prison.
  The exploitation, which lasted from September 2014 to June 2015, started when Kevin Andrews, 51, conned a 77-year-old into thinking he was a disabled police officer with a wife and son that were facing life-threatening medical issues.
  Andrews had taken advantage of the woman’s naiveté and persua
  
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• Enter To Win Tickets to Jeff Foxworthy & Larry the Cable Guy

  22-02-2016 16:59 via wivb.com
  
  Jeff Foxworthy & Larry the Cable Guy hit the stage in Buffalo at Shea’s Performing Arts Center, Saturday March 5, 2016. Submit your contest entry and you may win a pair of tickets to the We’ve Been Thinking Tour show!
  Enter the contest today, it starts on February 22nd and ends on March 2nd.
  Jeff Foxworthy & Larry the Cable Guy Ticket Contest
  OFFICIAL CONTEST RULESNO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCE OF WINNING.
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• Body found in Buffalo Saturday

  22-02-2016 16:59 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Buffalo Police say what appears to be a woman’s body was found at Broadway and Rother Ave. on Saturday.
  Police have not released the identity of the person and are currently awaiting autopsy results.
  The circumstances surrounding the death have not been released by police, who say their investigation is ongoing.
  News 4 will have more information as it becomes available.
  
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• Gov. Cuomo announces “major enhancement” to DMV photo technology

  22-02-2016 16:44 via wivb.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (WIVB) — Governor Cuomo says New York has been solidified as the “national leader in use of facial recognition technology” after a Monday announcement about improvements at State DMV locations.
  The Department of Motor Vehicles’ new technology converts digital photographs into algorithms. Those photos’ algorithms are then compared with other photos that have similar algorithms.
  The technology allows for more accurate photo comparisons by doubli
  
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• Comedian Jim Gaffigan coming to Buffalo

  22-02-2016 15:57 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Internationally-loved comedian Jim Gaffigan will be coming to Buffalo on July 19, according to an announcement made on his website.
  I'm thrilled to announce the cities and dates for my "Fully Dressed" Tour.Info at https://t.co/CyUzPIGZxv pic.twitter.com/KJVHJmaR7m
  — Jim Gaffigan (@JimGaffigan) February 22, 2016Gaffigan, who is known for making jokes about topics like his weight, his family and even Hot Pockets, will perform at First Niagara Center.
  He prev
  
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• Allegany County woman killed in weekend rollover crash

  22-02-2016 15:45 via wivb.com
  
  TOWN OF ANDOVER, N.Y. (WIVB) — A 60-year-old woman was killed in a one-vehicle accident in Allegany County on Saturday.
  New York State Police say they responded to a fatal crash on Route 22 in the Town of Andover around 8:40 p.m.
  After investigating the scene. authorities say Andover resident Betty Matison, 60, failed to properly turn at a curve in the road and struck an embankment.
  After this, Troopers say the vehicle rolled over multiple times and Matison was ejected. She was p
  
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• Man killed after driving in reverse, slamming into car on N.C. highway

  22-02-2016 15:17 via wivb.com
  
  RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) – A North Carolina man was killed in a wreck Sunday morning on Interstate 40 westbound in Raleigh, the North Carolina Highway Patrol said.
  The two car crash occurred just before 3 a.m. on I-40 westbound near mile marker 285 and Reedy Creek Road.
  A 2010 Honda was traveling west on I-40 while in reverse when it collided with a westbound 2015 Chevrolet. The driver of the Honda, a 39-year-old man, was killed.
  The passenger in the Honda and the two people in the Chevro
  
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• ‘The House That Facebook Built:’ Facebook users vote on design for house, proceeds of sale go to charity

  22-02-2016 15:08 via wivb.com
  
  EVANS, Ga. (WJBF) – A Georgia home building company is letting you pick the design for their next project.“The House That Facebook Built” is a social media campaign started by Ivey Residential.Media General contributor Stefany Bornman has the details of the home that will be built in Crawford Creek neighborhood in Evans, Georgia.
  Each week a different home feature anything from paint color, to indoor lighting and even kitchen design will be posted on Ivey Home F
  
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• 106-year-old woman visits, dances at The White House

  22-02-2016 14:36 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON D.C. (WIVB) — What is her secret? Virginia McLauren is 106 years old and says she waited a long time to visit The White House.
  The White House posted the video over the weekend of Virginia meeting and dancing with President Obama and the First Lady.
  The Obamas were impressed by her energy.
  Virginia says it was all a dream come true.
  “Yes sir! I thought I would never live to get in The White House,” she said. “I am so happy…a black President.”
  
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• Photo: Man arrested for public indecency at Nashville airport

  22-02-2016 14:07 via wivb.com
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A man was walking around Nashville International Airport naked on Sunday evening.
  A police warrant states Eric Cherry was arrested for Indecent Exposure when an officer spotted him inside the terminal in front of the American Airlines desk.
  The warrant goes on to say that Cherry tried to buy an airline ticket, when officers escorted him to his car to get his clothes.
  Facebook user Tod Brilliant shared photos of the man on Facebook with the caption: “So
  
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• Cosby’s wife set to give deposition Monday after judge rejects emergency motion

  22-02-2016 14:03 via wivb.com
  
  SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Camille Cosby is scheduled to give a deposition at the Springfield Marriott in Massachusetts Monday morning in the defamation case filed against her husband, Bill Cosby.
  Camille is expected to answer questions asked by a lawyer representing the women who brought a lawsuit against Bill Cosby. The women claim he sexually assaulted them decades ago.
  Sunday night, a federal judge rejected an emergency motion to stop the deposition and ordered Camille Cosby
  
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• Rehabilitated bald eagle released in Oregon

  22-02-2016 13:54 via wivb.com
  
  PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A female Bald Eagle found tangled in a fishing line in the Willamette River was rehabilitated and released into the wild Sunday afternoon.
  The Audubon Society of Portland rescued the large Bald Eagle on February 10 after receiving a call from the Portland Harbor Master. Rescuers used a small net, box and towel to cut the bird out of the fishing line, the Audubon Society said.
  “She had one leg and one wing that were caught together in the fishing line,” L
  
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• Family shaken after stray bullet flies through sleeping baby’s crib

  22-02-2016 13:49 via wivb.com
  
  KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) – A Knoxville, Tennessee family is holding each other a little closer, after a stray bullet flew through a sleeping baby’s crib.
  The bullet hit just inches away from five-month-old Brynn Manifold at a residential home on Stillglen Lane in Knox County.
  “We heard like a popping sound… like 5… and then we heard a sound that didn’t register to either one of us. But then… Brynn started screaming,” Sarina Manifold said.
  When sh
  
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• Man hands out money to strangers in Nashville

  22-02-2016 13:42 via wivb.com
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A man in east Nashville, Tennessee went around passing out money Sunday afternoon at numerous businesses.Rachel Moan (Photo: WKRN)The mystery man passed out money at nearly every spot in 5 points including; Red Door, 3 crow Bar, 5 Points Pizza, Batter’d and Fried and Tenn Sixteen.
  Rachel Moan was working the lunch shift when he came in to Tenn Sixteen and passed out money to all of the employees.
  “He didn’t have a specific message other than &lsq
  
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• Farmers recognize that small Iowa farms are dwindling

  22-02-2016 13:39 via wivb.com
  
  DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) – New information from the U.S. Department of Agriculture shows Iowa lost 500 farms last year, but those that remain in operation are getting larger. Those farms fell 1.6 percent in the last five years, while the average farm size went up one and a half percent to 349 acres.
  Scott County farmer, Robb Ewoldt says this is a trend he’s witnessed over the last three decades.
  “It’s just someone has to farm the ground it’s just there’s no
  
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• Petition to change Univ. of Alabama building to honor Harper Lee

  22-02-2016 13:30 via wivb.com
  
  TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (WIAT) — Following the death of beloved author and Alabama native Harper Lee, students on the University of Alabama campus created an online petition to have the campus’s English building renamed in her honor.
  The building is currently known as Morgan Hall, named after a six-term Alabama senator and Confederate Army General, John Tyler Morgan.
  Harper Lee attended the University of Alabama School of Law from 1945-1949.  On Friday, the University of Alabama releas
  
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• President Clinton rallies for wife Hillary in Colorado Springs

  22-02-2016 13:27 via wivb.com
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Former President Bill Clinton is making his way through Southern Colorado campaigning for his wife, Hillary, the front-running democratic candidate.
  Yesterday he rallied in Pueblo, and their daughter Chelsea was making campaign stops in Denver on Thursday and Friday.
  This afternoon, President Clinton made his final stop in Colorado Springs at Colorado College.
  Throughout the event, he wanted to make clear that, “We don’t need to make America great agai
  
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• Indianapolis man might be Kalamazoo suspect’s last ride: ‘You’re not the shooter are you?’

  22-02-2016 13:19 via wivb.com
  
  GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — An Indianapolis-area man visiting Kalamazoo Saturday night with his family said he ordered an Uber ride because he had heard there was someone shooting people randomly around town. But he had no idea his decision would bring him face-to-face with suspected killer Jason Dalton just minutes before Dalton was arrested.
  The man — who asked to be identified only by Derek — was in town with his wife and mother- and father-in-law last night. The four had t
  
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• Suspect in fatal Michigan shootings due in court Monday

  22-02-2016 11:56 via wivb.com
  
  KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) — Authorities trying to piece together an hours-long weekend rampage that left six people dead in western Michigan said they are looking into a report that the suspect picked up at least one fare for a ride-hailing service between shootings.
  Jason Dalton, a 45-year-old Uber driver and former insurance adjuster who police said had no criminal record, was arrested in connection with the shootings after a massive manhunt and was expected to be arraigned Monday. Authoriti
  
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• Fire victim’s family travels to Buffalo hopeful to bring his remains home

  22-02-2016 05:08 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Rosa Montanez Navarro’s plane touched down in Buffalo Saturday afternoon, arriving from Puerto Rico. She’s making the trip just one month after her last visit; the last time she saw her brother, Juan Alberto.
  “I was the last one to see him living,” said Rosa. “So it’s a lot to take in.”
  Her brother, Juan Alberto Montanez Navarro, 49, died Friday in a fire on Humber Avenue. He lived upstairs in the house and when it went
  
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• Family’s lawyer speaks out after Buffalo State student dies

  22-02-2016 05:01 via wivb.com
  
  Buffalo (WIVB) –Buffalo (WIVB) – Buffalo Police continue their investigation into the death of 21-year-old Buffalo State College senior, Bradley Doyley.
  At a vigil held Sunday night, the family’s lawyer, John Elmore spoke of the family’s love and affection for Doyley.
  Elmore says, “Their son came up her to get educated. And unfortunately his life ended in a tragic death.”
  Buffalo police have confirmed that an investigation is under way and Elmore says, the fam
  
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• Fishermen safe after boat overturns in Niagara River

  22-02-2016 02:03 via wivb.com
  
  FORT ERIE, ONTARIO (WIVB)- Two fishermen are back on dry land after their boat overturned in the Niagara River. It happened near Bowen Road in Fort Erie, Ontario around 3:30 p.m. on Saturday.
  Witnesses say two men were in distress in the water. One was able to swim to shore, the other was pulled to safety by fellow fishermen Kevin and Rick Brochu.
  The two men had hypothermia and taken to the hospital to be evaluated. They are both expected to make a full recovery.
  
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• Fire victim’s family sends off messages in the sky at vigil

  22-02-2016 01:42 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) —  It was a somber night while a few dozen family members and friends gathered Sunday, lighting candles, offering up prayers and memories for Demetrius Johnson, one of the fire victims who died Friday as the Humber Avenue house went up in flames.
  He’s the 24-year-old being hailed a hero after police say he ran back into his burning house, saving his children.
  Friends said a few words about Demetrius before releasing balloons into the sky with messages they w
  
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