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• Soccer star Abby Wambach arrested in Oregon

  03-04-2016 18:24 via wivb.com
  
  PORTLAND, OREGON, N.Y. (AP modified)- Retired World Cup soccer champion Abby Wambach was arrested for investigation of driving under the influence in Oregon.
  Portland police Sgt. Peter Simpson said in a statement Sunday that a sergeant stopped the 35 year-old Saturday night after she reportedly ran a red light in her Range Rover near downtown.
  Simpson says Wambach failed field sobriety tests and was arrested. He says she also failed a breath test at the police precinct.
  She was booked into Multn
  
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• Two die in Amtrak car derailment near Philadelphia

  03-04-2016 16:07 via wivb.com
  
  CHESTER, Pa. (AP modified) — An Amtrak train struck a piece of construction equipment just south of Philadelphia on Sunday causing a derailment, killing two and injuring dozens.Service on the Northeast Corridor between New York and Philadelphia has been suspended.
  Train 89 was heading from New York to Savannah, Georgia, when it hit a backhoe that was on the track in Chester, about 15 miles outside of Philadelphia, officials said. The crash happened around 8 a.m.
  The impact derailed the lea
  
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• Cheektowaga man says impound lot wants $1K+ for his stolen car

  03-04-2016 05:39 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Cheektowaga man says an impound lot wants $1,000+ to get back his recovered stolen car. The car was stolen in Buffalo, and recovered in Niagara Falls. The rightful owner, Kipa Liimonti says, the car sat in impound for 10 days before anyone called him to let him know it was recovered.
  Liimonti says his first notification of the recovery came from the impound lot on March 16th.
  He says ,”Hey I have your truck. I said what are you doing with my truck, my tr
  
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• 30 in 30: Sterling Shepard

  03-04-2016 05:17 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)-  Sterling Shepard isn’t a big guy but he made big plays for Oklahoma. The 5’10”, 194 pound wide receiver was the go-to guy in one of the most explosive offenses in the country. As a senior, he hauled in 86 catches for nearly 1,300 yards and 11 touchdowns. At the next level, Shepard will likely be a number 2 or number 3 receiver and would play in the slot. Shepard has improved his draft stock this offseason with a good showings at the Senior Bowl,
  
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• Police educate public on how to administer Narcan

  03-04-2016 00:12 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Western New York is no stranger to the drug epidemic. With overdose deaths on the rise, local police departments are stepping in to educate the public on a life-saving drug.
  The Buffalo Police Department said now is the time to train and equip our community when it comes to Narcan training. Narcan is a life-saving drug that reverses the effects of an overdose.
  The City of Buffalo saw 10 deaths in the first 10 days of March.
  Saturday, Buffalo PD held one of four Narca
  
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