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• Sanders and Clinton campaigns bicker over date of possible debate

  02-04-2016 21:54 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP modified)- The Democratic presidential campaigns are bickering over the date of a possible debate before the New York primary on April 19.
  Bernie Sanders’ team says it’s happy that Hillary Clinton’s camp has accepted his request for a debate “about the needs of New York and America.” Clinton spokesman Brian Fallon says the Clinton campaign has offered three different dates to debate Sanders in New York.
  But Sanders’ spokesman Michael Briggs s
  
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• Plane crash kills 1 on freeway where it once landed safely

  02-04-2016 20:07 via wivb.com
  
   LOS ANGELES (AP) — A small plane that made headlines when it landed safely on a Southern California freeway years ago crashed on the same stretch of road, slamming into a car and killing a woman in the vehicle.
  Five others, including the pilot and his passenger, were injured in the crash on a stretch of Interstate 15 that has been the scene of several emergency landings.
  Witnesses said the single-engine plane appeared to be having problems before it banked and came down Saturday
  
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• Spinning for a cure: Buffalo bikers train for 25th annual Tour De Cure

  02-04-2016 17:55 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) –  New numbers from the American Diabetes Association show every third american adult will develop type 2 diabetes within the next 35 years. Now, Buffalo’s local chapter is trying to put a stop to that.
  For first time “spinners,”  getting on the bike isn’t easy work.Rod Nagy, Owner of Saddle Cycling said, “A lot of people say it’s as easy as riding a bike, well it’s actually pretty hard.”Saturday spinners took t
  
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• Three injured in South Buffalo accident involving motorcycle

  02-04-2016 14:22 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Three people are hurt after an accident involving a motorcycle and pedestrian, according to Buffalo Police.
  Police were called to South Park Avenue and Aldrich Place around 2:15 a.m. Saturday.
  Officers say the motorcycle was heading north on South Park, and the pedestrian was struck while crossing the street.
  All three victims were taken to Erie County Medical Center for treatment; police did not release their conditions.
  
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• East side shooting kills one woman

  02-04-2016 08:26 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A double shooting had police busy Saturday morning in Buffalo’s Masten District.
  Buffalo police responded to a shooting inside a home on Chester Street just before 1 a.m. A 31 year-old woman from Buffalo was treated and released from ECMC and a 28 year-old Buffalo female died.
  Homicide detectives do not believe this was a random shooting.
  
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• Former Erie County Democratic Chairman reacts to Hillary coming to Buffalo

  02-04-2016 06:09 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Former Erie County Democratic Chairman Len Lenihan says the upcoming New York State primary will be very important because all eyes will be on the Empire State over the next few weeks.
  Lenihan says the April 19th New York primary will be important because it will be the only primary after Wisconsin on April 5th.
  He says, “Our issues, our problems, our aspirations, our hopes for this country will be on New York State.”
  Lenihan who is a Clinton supporter, s
  
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• 30 in 30: Shaq Lawson

  02-04-2016 05:46 via wivb.com
  
   
  BUFFALO, N.Y.(WIVB)-  The Bills struggled to pressure the quarterback last season and the solution could be Shaq Lawson. The Clemson defensive end, who calls his spin move deadly,  had 12.5 sacks last season. Lawson is versatile and comfortable playing in both a 3-4 and a 4-3 defensive front and confidence isn’t an issue. “I would like to be the best to ever play the game and hopefully a hall of famer one day.”
   
  
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• Digital assistants and the reliability during a crisis

  02-04-2016 04:52 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Anyone who owns an iphone knows Siri has an answer for just about anything, but how helpful are digital assistants in emergencies?
  It’s good at finding restaurants, airports and turn-by-turn directions, but not so good for those that rely on it for help, specifically domestic violence victims, suicidal users and rape victims.
  Some advocates said the response isn’t the most appropriate.
  “Some issues people have trouble with is disclosing and so if th
  
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• Six dead dogs found in Indiana home, 10 more living in mounds of feces

  02-04-2016 04:28 via wivb.com
  
  MUNCIE, Ind. (WISH) — The Delaware County sheriff is looking for the owner of six dead dogs and ten others found living in deplorable conditions Thursday.
  Animal care workers said someone called to report a dog standing in a pool of water. A shelter worker rushed to the address, 10310 East County Line Road North in Delaware County, and found the dogs, some of which are malnourished.
  “Most of the dogs, if they weren’t living in five to six inches of rainwater, they wer
  
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• Three inmates charged for killing another inmate

  02-04-2016 04:21 via wivb.com
  
  WYOMING COUNTY, N.Y. (WIVB) — 26 year old, Rodney Calloway, was fatally stabbed in the heart during his recreational period at the Attica Correctional facility in May of 2015, according to investigators. Since then, the investigation has been ongoing.
  Three inmates have now been officially charged for the death of Calloway.
  Shawn Avery, Bruce Battle and Devin Gray are charged with second degree murder and conspiracy. Battle is also charged with promoting prison contraband.
  Officials said C
  
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• Oregon man charged with sharing racy photo of woman online

  02-04-2016 04:19 via wivb.com
  
  MEDFORD, Ore. (KOIN) – A 29-year-old is charged with the unlawful dissemination of an intimate image after he posted a photo of a woman on social media.
  Scott Alan Bigelow was booked into the Jackson County Jail earlier this week. According to police, he posted a nude photo of a woman onto his Tumblr account. The photo showed the woman’s buttocks.
  Police say Bigelow also “tagged” the woman in the photo.
  Records show that the woman who was tagged in the photo has a restrai
  
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• Police shoot, capture escaped sexual assault suspect in Ohio

  02-04-2016 04:17 via wivb.com
  
  YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – Police found an escaped sexual assault suspect Friday after he led several local police agencies on a two-hour chase Wednesday night into Thursday.
  Luis Cruz Ramos, 30, was found on the south side of Youngstown just after 1 p.m. following a tip that he had been hiding out in the neighborhood.
  Cruz Ramos was initially spotted by police walking in the 200 block of Lowell Avenue. When officers with the U.S. Marshals Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task
  
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• Road work to affect Skyway on Wednesday

  02-04-2016 04:10 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Road work will stop up parts of the Route 5 Skyway inbound on Wednesday, April 6.
  Officials say road work will close the right lane of the Skyway in the vicinity of the I-190 interchange, and the Route 5 inbound ramp to I-190 northbound and Pearl Street will be closed.
  Traffic will be detoured to access the I-190 northbound and Pearl Street from Church Street.
  Although the work is scheduled to take place from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., weather and complications could aff
  
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• Customs and Border Protection on the offensive for new hires

  02-04-2016 03:56 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The increasing need for security at U.S. borders has Customs and Border Protection officials hiring new officers to join their ranks.
  With positions across the nation, and the capability of serving the country and building a career in an exciting field, leaders say it’s a great way to get into the law enforcement field on a federal level.
  Currently, the need is great in various parts of the nation for immediate help. Recruits are most needed in San Di
  
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• Cyberattacks take aim at universities’ printers, including UB

  02-04-2016 01:55 via wivb.com
  
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) – Hackers are targeting computer printer networks on college campuses–and the University at Buffalo was on the hit list.
  An Anti-Semitic network of computer hackers is taking credit for a series of cyberattacks, remotely hijacking computer printers, spewing out hateful flyers promoting a network of hackers called The Daily Stormer.
  One of those flyers turned up on a computer printer in Park Hall on the University at Buffalo’s North Campus. The printer is u
  
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