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• Buffalo Police: Weekend shootings likely targeted

  14-03-2016 22:46 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- Buffalo Police believe two weekend shootings in the Queen City, one of them fatal, were targeted and possibly connected.
  The first incident was a drive-by shooting on the city’s east side; it occurred Saturday just after 8 p.m. on LaSalle Avenue.
  Neighbors told News 4 it occurred right in the middle of the street. 15-year-old Shaunice Gamblin and 16-year-old Davone Wedlington were both injured. Gamblin was taken to ECMC where she later died.
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• Man charged in Michigan shootings told wife: Watch the news

  14-03-2016 22:07 via wivb.com
  
  DETROIT (AP) — A man charged with killing six people in a series of shootings in southwestern Michigan told investigators he was being controlled by an Uber app through his cellphone, police said Monday.
  Authorities have said he carried out the shootings in between driving for Uber. According to the report released Monday, Jason Dalton told authorities, “it feels like it is coming from the phone itself and he didn’t know how to describe that.”
  Dalton is charged with murde
  
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• Tornado activity rips through parts of Ohio’s Miami Valley

  14-03-2016 22:02 via wivb.com
  
  DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – A tornado warning was issued for multiple areas in the Miami Valley.
  Montgomery County dispatch confirmed that a tornado touched down in the area ofSweet Potato Ridge and Arlington Road in Brookville Monday.
  At one point in the afternoon, radar indicated a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado located over Arcanum moving north at about 30 miles per hour. There are no reports of injury Miami County.
  This includes Interstate 70 between m
  
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• Flu cases peaking now in WNY as virus spreads through area

  14-03-2016 21:56 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Across New York State and locally, Influenza is hitting residents hard as March has continued.
  Although cases of Influenza peaked last year at the beginning of January, it took longer for the virus to spread in 2016. Erie County officials say the sickness could continue to spread as the cold months turn into spring.
  “Our surveillance data show that flu activity is currently widespread locally, and may continue to spread before we see the traditional flu se
  
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• Serbia: Portland-bound combat missiles found on plane

  14-03-2016 20:29 via wivb.com
  
  BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s authorities are investigating reports that a cargo package bound for the U.S. containing two missiles with explosive warheads was found on a passenger flight from Lebanon to Serbia.
  “The AGM-114 II Hellfire is an air-to-ground missile developed primarily for the anti-armour role.” —ArmyTechnology.com
  N1 television said the package with two guided armor-piercing missiles was discovered Saturday by a sniffer dog after an Air Serbia fli
  
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• Zoo looks to community to name new baby gorilla

  14-03-2016 20:11 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — One of western New York’s most talked about babies has yet to be named, and the community will have some input.
  Officials with the Buffalo Zoo say 28-year-old Koga and 18-year-old Sydney gave birth to their baby boy gorilla on Jan. 10, and the baby is now old enough to be named.
  Zookeepers say they weren’t sure of the baby gorilla’s gender until last week, nearly three months after its birth. With the help of the zoo-going community, offic
  
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• Scam artists lurk as UB, Syracuse head to March Madness

  14-03-2016 20:03 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — For every dollar earned, an untrustworthy source looks to steal it away, and a new opportunity is arising in the form of an exciting March Madness for western New York.
  Officials with the Better Business Bureau say there will be scam artists lurking for those who wish to purchase tickets to watch the UB Bulls and the Syracuse Orange compete in the exciting NCAA tournament.
  Many will look to travel, and will need to purchase tickets which will be in high dem
  
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• Women in STEM fields wear “The Dress” to inspire young women

  14-03-2016 19:28 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO N.Y. (WIVB) — Some may remember “The Dress” that went viral a few months ago among female meteorologists because of its affordability and the way it flatters every body type.
  That dress is back for a special occasion: National Pi Day!
  Women across America, especially female meteorologists, are banding together and wearing the dress to bring awareness to the lack of women in the Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) fields.
  The numbers
  
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• Putin orders military pullout from Syria

  14-03-2016 18:55 via wivb.com
  
  GENEVA (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the start of the pullout of the Russian military from Syria starting Tuesday.
  Putin said the move should help serve as a stimulus for Syria’s political talks. The president said he coordinated the move with Syrian President Bashar Assad.
  Putin said that the Russian airbase in Hemeimeem in Syria’s coastal province of Latakia and a naval facility in the Syrian port of Tartous will continue to operate.
  
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• Husband of Sarah Palin injured after AK snowmobile accident; hospitalized

  14-03-2016 18:37 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s presidential campaign says that Todd Palin, husband of Sarah Palin, has been “in a bad snow machine accident” Sunday night and is hospitalized.
  The campaign said in a statement that the former Alaska governor and 2008 vice presidential candidate is returning home to be with her husband. She had been scheduled to appear on Trump’s behalf at an event in Florida ahead of the state’s primary on Tuesday. The statement says Sarah Pal
  
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• Buffalo woman accused of killing husband in Rochester

  14-03-2016 18:23 via wivb.com
  
  ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Buffalo woman is accused of stabbing and killing her husband in Rochester, according to CBS contributors in Rochester.
  Rochester Police say that on Saturday, Jennifer Pryor, 32, killed her husband Roger, 26. The alleged incident occurred around midnight on E. Main Street.
  Police say they originally responded to a “shots fired” incident, but Pryor had actually been stabbed in the upper body.
  He was dead at the scene, according to contributors.
  
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• Students pelt teachers with pies for math holiday

  14-03-2016 17:52 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) –  It may be a holiday based on math, but that doesn’t mean that things don’t get a little bit rowdy at Hutch Tech Central High School’s annual Pi Day celebration. The pre-school party features pies to eat, pies to throw, loud music, and louder cheers.
  It’s all to celebrate the date of March 14, or 3/14. The date represents the first three digits of pi, the never-ending number that applies to every circle.
  “It’s the circumferenc
  
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• Iraqi general: Palestinian-American member of IS surrenders

  14-03-2016 14:29 via wivb.com
  
  IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — An Iraqi Kurdish general says a Palestinian-American member of the Islamic State group has given himself up to an Iraqi Kurdish military unit in the country’s north.
  Maj. Gen. Feisal Helkani of the Peshmerga forces identified the individual as Mohammed Jamal Amin, a Palestinian-American.
  He says Amin surrendered on Monday morning near the town of Sinjar, which was retaken by Iraqi forces from IS militants late last year.
  Helkani says Amin was carrying with him a la
  
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• More than $7.75 million in federal funding announced to combat homelessness in western New York

  14-03-2016 14:23 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — In an effort to end homelessness in western New York, Congressman Brian Higgins has announced more than $7.75 million that will go toward combating the issue.
  Higgins says the federal funding will go toward 15 local service providers.
  In 2014, homelessness affected more than 1,100 people on any given night in Erie and Niagara Counties, according to the Homeless Alliance of Western New York.
  Higgins will be joined by representatives from the Homeless Alliance of WNY,
  
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• More than $7.75 million announced to combat homelessness in western New York

  14-03-2016 14:23 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — In an effort to end homelessness in western New York, Congressman Brian Higgins has announced more than $7.75 million that will go toward combating the issue.
  Higgins says the federal funding will go toward 15 local service providers.
  “This funding will allow us to continue to make great strides in efforts to see that every Western New Yorker has a place to call home,” said Congressman Higgins. “The credit goes to each of these local agencies provid
  
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• Trump stage-rusher explains intentions at Dayton rally

  14-03-2016 14:05 via wivb.com
  
  DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – The Ohio man who rushed Republican front-runner Donald Trump’s stage on Saturday is giving his side of the story.
  Before jumping over a fence toward’s Trump’s podium, 32-year-old Thomas DiMassimo told CNN’s Martin Savidge what was going through his mind.
  “I was thinking that Donald Trump is a bully. He is nothing more than that. He is somebody who is just saying a lot of bold things. He’s making bold claims,” DiMassi
  
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• Investigation details of Kalamazoo shooting spree to be released Monday

  14-03-2016 13:53 via wivb.com
  
  GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — For the first time since she and seven other people were shot in a shooting rampage in the Kalamazoo area three weeks ago, a photo of Abigail Kopf was released Sunday.
  The photo posted on her GoFundMe page shows 14-year-old Abigail holding hands and laughing with her sister as they lay together in Abigail’s bed at a Grand Rapids rehabilitation facility
  It’s a ray of light in a tragedy that has hung over Kalamazoo for weeks. At one point, it looked l
  
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• AAA looking to hire driving instructors in Buffalo and Rochester

  14-03-2016 13:40 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — AAA is looking for in-car driving instructors and will hold a job fair on Tuesday, March 15.
  The Buffalo and Rochester positions are part-time, with the potential for full-time work.
  Candidates must be at least 21 years old and have a clean, valid driver’s license.
  AAA wants candidates that have effective communication skills and prefer those with knowledge of traffic safety and laws as well as teaching or training experience.
  A sign-on bonus is offered to
  
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• Dog with no legs leaves Korea for new life in Arizona

  14-03-2016 13:26 via wivb.com
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — A dog that was left in a garbage bag behind a South Korea meat market has a new life — and new limbs — on the other side of the world in Arizona.
  Chi Chi, a golden retriever mix, hit the ground walking but not quite running Saturday at her new home in Phoenix. The 2-year-old dog has spent the two months in a veterinary clinic in Seoul learning how to live with prosthetic paws. Now she will be living with Richard and Elizabeth Howell and their 12-year-old daughter
  
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• RNC launches campaign to oppose Obama’s Supreme Court pick

  14-03-2016 13:23 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican Party is launching a campaign to try to derail President Barack Obama’s nominee to the Supreme Court, teaming up with a conservative opposition research group to target vulnerable Democrats and impugn whomever Obama picks.
  A task force housed within the Republican National Committee will orchestrate attack ads, petitions and media outreach to bolster a strategy that Senate Republicans adopted as soon as Justice Antonin Scalia died last month: refusing
  
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• Answer math problems to win 3.14 years of free pizza on ‘Pi Day’

  14-03-2016 13:21 via wivb.com
  
  (WFLA) — Nobody knows “pie” like Pizza Hut, but this March 14, Pizza Hut is dropping the “e” in honor of Pi – 3.14 – everyone’s favorite irrational number.
  In partnership with mathematical genius John H. Conway, a distinguished professor of mathematics at Princeton University, and in honor of “National Pi Day” on March 14, Pizza Hut will release three math problems with a unique challenge: be the first person to solve and submit the cor
  
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• Hundreds say goodbye at Joey Feek memorial service

  14-03-2016 12:57 via wivb.com
  
  ALEXANDRIA, Ind. (WISH) – The public said goodbye to country singer and Indiana native Joey Feek.
  “I’m here to tell you that it’s possible to experience the kind of love you see in movies; all you have to do is give that kind of love first,” said Rory Feek, Joey’s husband.
  The memorial service was held in the Alexandria-Monroe High School gymnasium Sunday afternoon.
  MORE | See photos from the ceremony here.
  Feek was born and raised in Alexandria. She died earl
  
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• Researchers: Blueberries may help fight off Alzheimer’s

  14-03-2016 12:36 via wivb.com
  
  CINCINNATI, Ohio (WIVB) — Blueberries may help fight off Alzheimer’s. That’s the new finding from researchers at the University of Cincinnati.
  Patients with mild cognitive problems who took blueberry powder for four months, which is equal to a cup of berries a day, showed improvements in brain function.
  Previous studies show the fruit may protect against heart disease and cancer.
  
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• Gas prices jumping up statewide

  14-03-2016 12:02 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — As the New York state average gas price reaches above the two-dollar mark, hitting $2.01/gallon this week, stations in western New York are also feeling the effects of changes in the industry.
  Still under the state median, average gas prices in Buffalo jumped four cents to $1.94/gallon this week. This is the same number as last week’s state average and the current national average. In Rochester, average prices are just above that — $1.96/gallon.
  One
  
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• Red Cross helps Orleans County family after fire destroys home

  14-03-2016 11:22 via wivb.com
  
  TOWN OF RIDGEWAY (WIVB) — A family in Orleans County received help from the Red Cross on Monday.
  They lost their home in Ridgeway during a Sunday fire.
  Firefighters on scene tell us the family called 911 after arriving home and finding the house filled with smoke.
  Firefighters tried to fight the fire from inside, but the roofs started caving in.
  “It had a pretty good head start on us,” said Ridgeway Fire Lieutenant Jason Bessel. “It wasn’t safe f
  
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• Rex Ryan fires Bills defensive line coach Karl Dunbar

  14-03-2016 11:04 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Rex Ryan’s Buffalo Bills defense is undergoing yet another shake-up this offseason after he abruptly fired defensive line coach Karl Dunbar on Sunday.
  The move came as a significant surprise because Dunbar spent the past four years working for Ryan, and because most teams’ coaching staffs are already set by mid-March.
  “This was a difficult decision as Karl both played for me and then coached on my staff,” Ryan said, in a statement released by th
  
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• Amtrak train with Buffalo native on board derails in western Kansas, 11 passengers hospitalized

  14-03-2016 10:45 via wivb.com
  
  GRAY COUNTY, Kan. (KSN) — An Amtrak train derailed just after midnight in Gray County, with more than 140 people on board. The Kansas Highway Patrol has confirmed it is assisting the train derailment and says injuries have been reported. Five cars are on their side and at one point US-50 was shutdown from Garden City to Cimarron.
  Both the Gray County Sheriff’s Department Amtrak have confirmed it was the Southwest Chief train that was headed for Chicago from Los Angeles.
  Western Kansa
  
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• Amtrak train with Buffalo native on board derails in Kansas, 30 passengers hospitalized

  14-03-2016 10:45 via wivb.com
  
  GRAY COUNTY, Kansas (KSN) – An Amtrak train derailed in southwest Kansas early Monday morning.
  The train was traveling from Los Angeles to Chicago when five cars derailed just after midnight about 20 miles west of Dodge City.  The train had about 131 passengers and 14 crew members on board. Officials say up to 32 people were transported to area hospitals in Garden and Dodge City. Of those transported, 29 passengers were discharged.
  “We had fire departments here and res
  
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• Amtrak train with Buffalo native on board derails in Kansas; 29 people hospitalized

  14-03-2016 10:45 via wivb.com
  
  GRAY COUNTY, Kan. (KSN) — An Amtrak train derailed just after midnight in Gray County, with more than 140 people on board. The Kansas Highway Patrol has confirmed it is assisting the train derailment and says injuries have been reported. Five cars are on their side and at one point US-50 was shutdown from Garden City to Cimarron.
  Both the Gray County Sheriff’s Department Amtrak have confirmed it was the Southwest Chief train that was headed for Chicago from Los Angeles.
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• Community members supporting proposal to eliminate Grand Island bridge tolls

  14-03-2016 05:08 via wivb.com
  
  GRAND ISLAND, N.Y. (WIVB) — Each day, thousands of cars cross the bridge to Grand Island.
  “If you look at Western New York, Grand Island is a keystone that connects the north and the south,” said Nathan McMurray, the Grand Island supervisor. He’s only been in office for a few months but he’s already shaking things up and trying to make changes.
  “The tolls aren’t going anywhere,” said McMurray. “We need that revenue. Just like any tax, on
  
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• Tickets going fast for UB NCAA tournament game

  14-03-2016 03:35 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Fans from across western New York are expected to pack their bags and head to providence this week as March Madness is in full swing. With back to back MAC Championship titles, The University at Buffalo learned they’ll face the University of Miami for the first round.
  The Buffalo Bulls will play Thursday, March 17 at 6:50 pm in Providence, Rhode Island.
  If you’re planning to make a trip to the game, tickets are going fast. With limited tickets available a
  
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• UB’s Conner on how the Bulls match up with Miami

  14-03-2016 01:36 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Willie Conner sees a connection between UB first round opponent Miami and a team the Bulls managed to beat already this season. Twice.
  “We played Bowling Green [beating them twice] and they’re kind of like a mini-Miami,” Conner said Sunday night at the UB watch party. “Very guard-oriented.”
  Conner’s onto something. Michael Huger is Bowling Green’s head coach. He’s a longtime assistant of Miami skipper Jim Larranaga
  
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• UB men headed to Providence as 14 seed, will play Miami

  14-03-2016 01:14 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The suspense did not last long for the UB men’s basketball team, as the MAC champions found out their NCAA fate relatively quickly into the NCAA Selection Show Sunday night.
  The Bulls will head to Providence, Rhode Island, to face the Miami Hurricanes. UB is the 14 seed (of 16 seeds) in its region, while Miami is the 3 seed.
  The Hurricanes went 25-7 this season as a member of the ACC, while the Bulls picked up win number 20 in their upset of top seed Akron
  
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