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• Home inspections can make or break the deal

  07-04-2016 21:52 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Let’s be honest. The thought of a home inspection can prompt anxiety in both buyers and sellers.
  What will the inspection uncover? Are there any hidden dangers? Will an unsatisfactory inspection kill the deal?
  “There’s no pass or fail. You can buy a home in any condition you want,” said Robert Giuseppetti of Pillar To Post Home Inspections. “Sometimes we find major issues with the home and the person can decide they don’t want to b
  
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• Accused rapist who assaulted victim in wheelchair may be hiding in WNY

  07-04-2016 21:52 via wivb.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (WIVB) — A man who authorities are calling a predator due to allegations of first-degree rape against him is on the loose, and he may be in western New York.
  The U.S. Marshals Service is on the hunt across the northeast for Albany man Michael Hawkins, who stands accused of sexually assaulting a wheelchair-bound victim in June of 2012. Police described the woman as mentally challenged and unable to consent to the sexual contact.
  Just under a year later, authorities say Haw
  
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• Ted Cruz to appear in Buffalo next week

  07-04-2016 18:34 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Ted Cruz will be making an appearance in Buffalo by the end of next week, according to officials with his campaign.
  It is not clear when or where in Buffalo Cruz will be speaking. He was seen campaigning in Scotia, near Albany, on Thursday.
  News 4 will have more information as it becomes available and will provide the latest updates on Facebook and Twitter.
  See complete coverage of the Presidential candidates’ visits to New York here:
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• 30 in 30: Dak Prescott

  07-04-2016 05:20 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) —  The Bills have already have a mobile quarterback in Tyrod Taylor… But they could take a similar athlete in Dak Prescott — who threw for 3800 yards, 29 touchdowns and just five interceptions as a senior.
  Like Taylor, Prescott has wheels — but at 230 pounds — he’s a lot more to handle.
  “Just watch my film, I think playing in the SEC, I ran the ball a lot. To get hit like I did sometimes and jump up just shows my toughness
  
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• Trump to host a rally in Buffalo

  07-04-2016 05:06 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — With Hilary Clinton making a stop in Buffalo this week, it only makes sense for the other candidates to host rallies in the city too. With New York being in play, Donald Trump will be paying a visit two days before the primary.
  Trump is scheduled to host a rally at 7:00 pm Sunday, April 17 at the First Niagara Center. Members of Trump’s local campaign expect a huge turnout.
  “We would expect a pretty full house for this, pretty full house. When looking at
  
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• Tax deadline delayed until April 18

  07-04-2016 05:01 via wivb.com
  
  (WIAT) — The IRS has extended the tax deadline from its usual April 15 to April 18, according to a press release from the organization.
  Normally the deadline on the 15th day in April extends to everyone that has a tax year that ends on December 31. This year, the due date was moved to the 18th as the nation observes Emancipation Day on the 15th.
  The law states that if the due date is on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the next business day will be set as the new d
  
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• Local campaign offices established as political focus falls on New York

  07-04-2016 04:46 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y (WIVB) — On the heels of her loss in Wisconsin Tuesday, Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton will be looking to regain the focus on her campaign in New York, with a rally in the Queen City at the Buffalo Transportation Pierce-Arrow Museum on Friday.
  By Wednesday afternoon it had been a busy 12 hours for museum founder James Sandoro and his crew.
  “We didn’t get the word till late last night, so it’s been very hectic,” Sandoro said. &l
  
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• Holocaust survivor tells her story of healing after Auschwitz

  07-04-2016 04:28 via wivb.com
  
  TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WISH) — The Holocaust is one of the darkest times in history. It seems to be a topic that is only brought up through text books.
  Eva Kor has a story to tell. One of unimaginable pain and suffering and inspirational healing. It’s a story so compelling that students from all over the state stop by her museum, CANDLES Holocaust Museum and Education Center in Terre Haute, to hear it.
  Kor tells the group of kids, “We were being taken to Germany to be murdered.&rdq
  
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• Erie County Clerk calls for end to selling NYS driver data without opt-out

  07-04-2016 03:47 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A local representative is taking on New York’s Department of Motor Vehicles, saying they’re unfairly selling driver data without notifying drivers.
  In 2014, Erie County Clerk Chris Jacobs said New York State profited by $60 million for selling off the information of its drivers without telling them, and without providing them the option to keep their data private.
  Jacobs called the issue to light months ago, sending out a letter to the DMV, which he
  
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• Niagara Falls man who admitted to child porn possession sentenced to 5 years in prison

  07-04-2016 03:32 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Niagara Falls man will head to prison for five years after admitting to possessing hundreds of child porn images.
  Prosecutors say Jeremy Scouten, 37, admitted to storing images and videos on his computer of child pornography — some of which contained violent images of abuse to minors of 12-years-old or younger — in 2012.
  Police who raided his home confirmed they located the images on his computer, leading to charges to be filed against him.
  When he
  
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• A.J. Tarpley, Bills LB, retires due to concussions

  07-04-2016 02:47 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A defensive player who recorded two interceptions for the Buffalo Bills in the 2015-2016 season is already retiring from the game after sustaining two concussions last season alone.
  A.J. Tarpley, a Stanford product who plays at linebacker, announced to his friends, fans that he will not return to the Buffalo Bills and will retire after months of considering his options.
  In Tarpley’s football career, he said he’s sustained a total of four concussions,
  
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• NY courts rule spectators can’t display portraits of the dead during murder trials

  07-04-2016 02:07 via wivb.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s highest court says courtroom spectators should be prohibited from displaying portraits of the dead during murder trials.
  But the Court of Appeals also says such displays aren’t automatic grounds for mistrial, noting depictions can range from small buttons to life-size portraits.
  The court said Tuesday in Joel Nelson’s case he wasn’t deprived of a fair trial when Leo Walton’s family sat quietly in the gallery’s second row we
  
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• New energy efficient fridge not working as well as the old clunker

  07-04-2016 01:45 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Gordon Roman and his wife, Deborah, found out about a state program that would replace their old energy-hungry refrigerator with a new energy-efficent model, and the state even paid for it.
  Now some of their frozen foods seem to be thawing out, in that new “ice box”.
  The frozen sherbet is more like soft serve, and their pre-cooked sausages feel soft and spongy, as if they are thawing out.
  The Romans got the new fridge through a state program administered
  
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