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• WNY woman found dead in Myrtle Beach; Police search for answers

  13-04-2016 23:38 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Officers in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina are on hunt for any information linked to the death of a western New York woman in their jurisdiction.
  Police in Horry County say they located the body of 22-year-old Shannon Nicole DiTillio in a vacant lot surrounded by blood. Officers say the owner of the property reported the woman’s body to police, leading them to rush to the scene and investigate.
  Near DiTillio’s body, police say they found DiTillio on he
  
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• Rare, expensive instrument is stolen from music hall and BPO Musician

  13-04-2016 23:33 via wivb.com
  
   
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – An expensive and rare musical instrument has been stolen from Kleinhans Music Hall. The owner is in the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra.She is still able to play thanks to an instrument on loan. But her stolen contrabassoon is worth thousands of dollars.  Marth Malkiewicz usually leaves the instrument at Kleinhans Music Hall when she’s not using it to perform.
  The instrument is not light. It weights about 50 pounds and its 5-feet long. It w
  
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• CDC: Zika definitely causes severe birth defects

  13-04-2016 23:19 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Confirming the worst fears of many pregnant women in the United States and Latin America, U.S. health officials said Wednesday there is no longer any doubt the Zika virus causes babies to be born with abnormally small heads and other severe brain defects.
  Since last year, doctors in Brazil have been linking Zika infections in pregnant women to a rise in newborns with microcephaly, or an unusually small skull. Most experts were cautious about drawing a firm connection. But n
  
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• Norovirus tears through University of Rochester; infects 87

  13-04-2016 23:14 via wivb.com
  
  ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WIVB) — A group of students at University of Rochester’s campus have fallen ill after being infected by the sickening Norovirus.
  The virus, which causes sudden nausea, vomiting and diarrhea, is considered a flu-like bug. It has torn through UR’s River Campus and the Eastman School of Music in the past week, causing 87 students to fall ill.
  Campus communications officials say no students were admitted to local hospitals, although some have been treated
  
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• Norovirus tears through University of Rochester; infects 60

  13-04-2016 23:14 via wivb.com
  
  ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WIVB) — A group of students at University of Rochester’s campus have fallen ill after being infected by the sickening Norovirus.
  The virus, which causes sudden nausea, vomiting and diarrhea, is considered a flu-like bug. It has torn through UR’s River Campus and the Eastman School of Music in the past week, causing 60 students to fall ill.
  Campus communications officials say no students were admitted to local hospitals, although some have been treated in e
  
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• Online retailers target women with knockoffs, avoid getting scammed on dress of your dreams

  13-04-2016 23:11 via wivb.com
  
  WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) — “This dress here from Maggie Sottero has actually been discontinued for about 4 to 5 years so we know definitely it’s going to be a knockoff,” said Beth Clark, Bridal Chateau owner,
  Clark says some online retailers take pictures of bridal gowns off designer websites, but don’t actually deliver the same product that’s advertised.
  “So you think you’re going to get what’s in the picture but honestly it’s just t
  
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• Local volunteers recognized for National Volunteer Week

  13-04-2016 22:38 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Volunteers across the country are being recognized for national volunteer week. It’s a way to recognize volunteers who donate their time and encourage others too as well.
  There’s a lot of places where people can volunteer, including the many medical facilities we have here in Western New York.
  Close to 300 people volunteer at Kenmore Mercy Hospital in nearly every area of the hospital. Volunteers work in places like the front desk, and the gift shop.
  They
  
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• Group pushes to plant hundreds of trees

  13-04-2016 21:36 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO N.Y. (WIVB)- It’s been 10 years since the October storm devastated trees and left some in the dark for weeks. Years later, some parts of Buffalo are still looking to rebuild.The October storm left behind millions of dollars in damage and killed thousands of trees.Street by street, Re-Tree Western New York wants to help Buffalo grow again.
  This Saturday 400 trees will be planted around Buffalo.170 trees- fit for urban life- will soon grow in University Heights. Group leaders sa
  
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• WWII era bazooka rocket round triggers scare

  13-04-2016 21:08 via wivb.com
  
  WISCONSIN (WBAY) — A two hour-long bomb scare outside Wisconsin’s Fond du Lac City/County Government Center ended soon after the arrival of the Brown County bomb squad.
  Police first cordoned off a two-block radius near the Government Center after a person was cleaning out their attic and found an old military rocket round. They put it in the trunk of their car and brought it to the sheriff’s office at the government center.
  The sheriff’s office sent pictures of
  
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• Plywood, roofing nails temporarily shut down westbound lane of I-290

  13-04-2016 19:58 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Debris consisting of plywood and roofing nails covered the westbound lanes of I-290 near Main Street Wednesday afternoon.
  The lanes were closed as Department of Transportation workers came to clean up the scene. Workers say a truck lost its load, spilling contents across the road.
  Officials stopped the truck in Tonawanda, and spent under 30 minutes cleaning up the debris, announcing the scene had cleared at about 2:15 p.m.
  
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• Wales resident killed in Colden crash

  13-04-2016 18:05 via wivb.com
  
  COLDEN, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Wales resident was killed in a Colden vehicle accident Tuesday afternoon.
  Deputies with the Erie County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene of the crash on Center Street shortly after 2:10 p.m.
  Once they arrived, deputies say they found a damaged vehicle in a roadside ditch, and another in a driveway.
  The driver of the vehicle in the ditch was found sitting on the opposite side of the road before he was hospitalized for non-life threatening injuries.
  
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• Video: Heavy rain causes school roof to collapse

  13-04-2016 17:56 via wivb.com
  
  JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – It’s being called the “Prep-Nami” of 2016, nearly 20,000 gallons of water gushing out onto a Mississippi school’s gym floor.
  Thankfully no one was seriously injured, and now students are using the incident as a learning experience inside the classroom.
  “I was standing next to the head of school and I said, we’ve got to get out of here,” J-Prep Chief Diversity Officer, Adam Mangana explained. “I grabbed him, a
  
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• Woman indicted, accused of live streaming friend’s rape on social media app

  13-04-2016 17:52 via wivb.com
  
  COLUMBUS (WCMH) —  A woman has been indicted by a Grand Jury on charges she used the social media app Periscope to live stream her own friend’s rape.
  According to Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O’Brien, 18-year-old Marina Alexeevna Lonina and a 17-year-old friend were socializing with 29-year-old Raymond Boyd Gates at a residence in Ohio, February 27, when at some point, Gates allegedly forced sexual intercourse with the victim.Raymond GatesO’Brien says that Lonina s
  
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• Missing dog found dead in stolen car

  13-04-2016 17:45 via wivb.com
  
  PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A dog that went missing when its owner’s car was stolen last week was found dead Tuesday, Media General contributors confirmed.
  Kona, a Great Dane-Lab mix, was found dead inside the stolen car outside an elementary school in Oregon. The windows were rolled up when he was found.
  Kona’s owner, Bill Robbins, said he left the dog inside his parked car when it was stolen Thursday. He said he left the car on and the air
  
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• Soccer star Abby Wambach pleads guilty in DUI case

  13-04-2016 17:38 via wivb.com
  
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Court records show U.S. soccer star Abby Wambach pleaded guilty to driving under the influence of intoxicants Tuesday afternoon in a county courtroom in Portland.
  Sources say the plea means Wambach could see her charges dismissed within a year by enrolling in a diversion program available to first-time offenders. A Multnomah County Circuit Court judge also ordered a breathalyzer be installed in Wambach’s vehicle and that she undergo drug and alcohol treatme
  
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• Mississippi Democrats introduce bill to repeal HB 1523

  13-04-2016 17:31 via wivb.com
  
  JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – After some national backlash over the passing of House Bill 1523, a group of lawmakers, all democrats so far, want it repealed.
  Those lawmakers want to suspend the rules and regular deadlines in the house to repeal House Bill 1523.
  Representative Jay Hughes is leading the charge.
  He says that the state shot itself in the foot with this bill.
  “The economy is struggling and we were short $200,000,000 just this year and somehow we seem focused on passing a bill t
  
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• Virginia Tech researchers say Flint water still unsafe

  13-04-2016 17:27 via wivb.com
  
  BLACKSBURG, Va. (WSLS 10) – Virginia Tech researchers said Flint, Michigan residents are still not in the clear with their water.
  Professor Marc Edwards announced Tuesday that Flint residents should only drink bottled water or through a lead filter until further notice.
  Testing last month revealed that although lead levels are decreasing in most areas, some homes saw a spike in lead content.
  Edwards also said that because many residents are not using much water, it is slowing the cleaning
  
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• Anesthesiologist overdoses between surgeries, facing two felony charges

  13-04-2016 17:17 via wivb.com
  
  CARLISLE, Pa. (WHTM) – A Pennsylvania anesthesiologist is facing criminal charges after authorities say he was found unconscious from a drug overdose when he was supposed to be in an operating room.
  Gregory G. Theodore, 61, used a syringe to inject Demerol, a pain medication he used for surgeries, in a locker room at Carlisle Regional Medical Center in June, according to a criminal complaint filed by the state attorney general’s office.
  A doctor who found Theodore told investiga
  
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• Veteran continues to receive medical records of other patients

  13-04-2016 17:08 via wivb.com
  
  WEST POINT, Va. (WAVY) — A local veteran says the Hampton VA Medical Center in Virginia sent him the medical records of three other patients by mistake.
  Chris Stamper, of West Point, Va., received the results of blood work last week. When he opened up the envelope on Tuesday, he found his results, along with the private medical records for three other patients.
  The documents included full names, social security numbers, birthdays, addresses and medical evaluations.
  In one case, Stamper sai
  
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• Darien Lake seeking employees for summer concerts

  13-04-2016 16:56 via wivb.com
  
  DARIEN CENTER, N.Y. (WIVB) — Darien Lake is looking to hire employees for the upcoming concert season at the theme park.
  The seasonal jobs are offered in the areas of security, parking, cleaning and more.
  Those interested can attend one of four job fair sessions, which start this weekend on Saturday, April 16 and Sunday, April 17.
  The fairs will take place backstage in Darien Lake’s catering pavilion from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Applicants must bring either a valid U.S. passpo
  
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• Seven men charged after rogue citizen poses as underage teen girl

  13-04-2016 16:01 via wivb.com
  
  GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A West Michigan man has been posing as a teenage girl online in order to lure potential sexual predators into meeting with him. Then he records his confrontations with them and posts them online.
  The man chats with strangers for weeks or in some cases months. Eventually, he gets the potential sexual predators to agree to meetings at various locations around Grand Rapids. To their surprise, they come face to face with the man.
  Though the other men don’t kn
  
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• Pennsylvania man selling car once owned by Hillary Clinton

  13-04-2016 15:51 via wivb.com
  
  GETTYSBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – File this one under “sort-of-politics.”
  A Pennsylvania man is ready to sell a piece of history. He’s had it for years but now wants his life to roll on without it.
  For sale: “It’s a 1986 [Oldsmobile] Cutlass Ciera Brougham with 33,000 miles on it,” Mike Lawn explained.
  A classic. “It’s 30 years old. It’s no longer made,” Lawn said.
  Good condition.
  “She took great care of it.”
  Nee
  
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• Niagara Falls hospital employees agree to new union contract

  13-04-2016 15:32 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) — Healthcare workers at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center have come to an agreement on their union contract as of Wednesday morning.
  “The members of SEIU1199 are content with the ratification of the current collective bargaining agreement,” said member and Registered Nurse First Assistant Kelley Gombert. “As a unified body we look forward to continuing to care for our Niagara Falls community at the new Memorial.”
  The collective ba
  
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• Scientists focused on possible La Niña pattern that could follow this winter’s El Niño

  13-04-2016 15:07 via wivb.com
  
  GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) – After one of the strongest El Niño’s on record led to a soggy winter across the East, scientists are now turning their attention to the phenomenon’s counterpart.
  “What often happens with strong El Niño’s is they’re often followed by a La Niña event. Researchers believe that this is a cycle,” explained Scott Curtis, an atmospheric science professor at East Carolina University.
  During La Niña, wate
  
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• Study: Big earthquake could severely damage San Francisco’s waterfront

  13-04-2016 15:00 via wivb.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — There is growing evidence that a big earthquake could severely damage San Francisco’s waterfront.
  Now, a new study claims the city’s aging seawall is in need of an upgrade.
  From AT&T Park to Fisherman’s Wharf, San Francisco’s Embarcadero is a scenic and popular spot with locals and tourists alike. But this entire stretch of waterfront rests on top of mud and a nearly 100-year-old seawall that also sits on mud.
  The seawall ha
  
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• Man suffers heart attack during 10K, saved by firefighter running alongside him

  13-04-2016 14:50 via wivb.com
  
  RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The Monument Avenue 10K in Virginia could have been tragic for one runner who had a heart attack and collapsed during the release.
  Luckily for him, about 50 feet behind him was Hanover firefighter Matt Howell.
  “I was close enough and I have medical training through my job I figured at least I could help,” Howell told Media General contributor Tracey Smith.
  Howell was running his first 10K on Saturday, hoping to get a qualifying time. But during
  
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• Texas ‘affluenza’ teen jailed for nearly 2 years

  13-04-2016 14:43 via wivb.com
  
  FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — The Texas teenager who used an “affluenza” defense in a fatal drunken-driving wreck has been ordered to spend nearly two years in jail.
  State District Judge Wayne Salvant said Wednesday that Ethan Couch must spend 180 days in jail for each of the four people he killed in 2013 when he rammed a pickup truck into a crowd of people helping a motorist. The sentences will be served consecutively.
  Salvant earlier said he would not rule on Couch’s ja
  
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• ‘Affluenza teen’ to make first adult court appearance Wednesday

  13-04-2016 14:43 via wivb.com
  
  FORT WORTH, Texas (KXAN) — The Texas teen who used the “affluenza” defense in a deadly DWI crash, Ethan Couch, is expected to make his first court appearance as an adult at 9 a.m.
  Couch turned 19-years-old on Monday and was moved to an adult facility in Fort Worth Tuesday night. He was being held in a juvenile facility since being recaptured in January after he and his mother, Tanya Couch, fled to Mexico. The pair left the country after a video surfaced of Couch drink
  
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• Dina’s Restaurant serves up food on Wake Up!

  13-04-2016 14:26 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Local restaurant week began Monday in western New York and featured food from Dina’s Restaurant on Wake Up!
  See what restaurant representatives made on the show and learn more in the video above.
  MORE | Find a list of locations participating in Local Restaurant Week here.
  
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• Sanders earns first U.S. Senator endorsement

  13-04-2016 14:02 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (WIVB) — Jeff Merkley, a Democrat representing Oregon, has become the first U.S. Senator to officially endorse Bernie Sanders in the 2016 presidential race, according to CNN.
  Merkley praised Sanders’ thoughts on American politics and the economy, echoing the candidate’s views on climate change and trade deals that outsource jobs to countries who pay lower wages. Both are opposed to the latter.
  Although Merkley has voiced his support for Sanders, C
  
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• Local gardeners recommended to start later due to frost

  13-04-2016 13:29 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — It’s no secret — April has had some colder-than-average days so far this year.
  Many people think of gardening as something they might enjoy this time of year, but gardener and News 4 Meteorologist Mike Cejka thinks it is probably best to hold off on the planting for now due to cold weather conditions.
  See what he has to say about the effect of frost on this year’s plants in the video above.
  
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• NC Gov. McCrory to make special announcement

  13-04-2016 13:16 via wivb.com
  
  RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) – North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory will make a special announcement Wednesday morning, a day after he issued an executive order on House Bill 2.
  The announcement will take place Wednesday at 9 a.m. at the Executive Mansion in Raleigh. The governor’s office did not provide details about the announcement, but it comes one day after McCrory signed an executive order amending HB2.
  Read Executive Order 93
  The executive order maintains gender-specific restroom and
  
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• Operator sought for upcoming Workforce Training Center

  13-04-2016 12:51 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — After a new Workforce Training Center was announced in Buffalo in February, steps are now being taken to make the facility a reality.
  Empire State Development (ESD) is looking for an organization to operate the center. They sent out a request looking for either a for-profit company, not-for-profit organization or a team to tell them why they should operate the Northland Ave. facility.
  “The Western New York Workforce Training Center Operator will bring
  
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• 39,000 Verizon workers strike on Wednesday

  13-04-2016 10:36 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)  – Tens of thousands of Verizon employees, including about 700 in Western New York, have walked off the job and onto the picket line, after a 6 a.m. negotiations deadline came and went without a contract in place with the telecom giant.
  The workers, members of the Communications Workers of America and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, have been working without a contract since August.
  Union reps say Verizon wants to move jobs offshore, reduce be
  
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• 39,000 Verizon workers strike on Monday

  13-04-2016 10:36 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)  – The unions representing tens of thousands of Verizon employees, including many here in Western New York, say their members will be walking off the job and onto the picket line at 6 a.m. Wednesday unless a deal is reached with the telecom giant.
  The workers, members of the Communications Workers of America and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, have been working without a contract since August.
  Union reps say Verizon wants to move jobs offshore
  
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• 39,000 Verizon workers set to strike

  13-04-2016 10:36 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)  – The unions representing tens of thousands of Verizon employees, including many here in Western New York, say their members will be walking off the job and onto the picket line at 6 a.m. Wednesday unless a deal is reached with the telecom giant.
  The workers, members of the Communications Workers of America and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, have been working without a contract since August.
  Union reps say Verizon wants to move jobs offshore
  
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• 30 in 30: Jaylon Smith

  13-04-2016 06:01 via wivb.com
  
   
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)-  He’s the biggest gamble in the draft and could also yield the biggest payoff. Notre Dame’s Jaylon Smith was destined to be a top draft pick but that all changed following a devastating knee injury. Smith tore his ACL and MCL in a Fiesta Bowl loss to Ohio State. He underwent surgery in January and is on the mend. “I feel great. There is no soreness in the knee and there is no pain.” Smith remains optimistic that he will be a first round d
  
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• College Republicans excited about Cruz campus stop

  13-04-2016 05:34 via wivb.com
  
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) — While Bernie Sanders’ rally Monday evening filled Alumni Arena, with thousands of people to spare, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz’s arrival to campus Thursday is expected to be a decidedly smaller gathering.
  “I don’t know if Ted Cruz has a strong grasp among college kids, especially since we know most of them like Bernie Sanders or Donald Trump,” said UB junior Reed Tighe,
  But the passion among students like Tighe, who’s also treasurer of UB&
  
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• Hundreds show up at Ken-Ton school board meeting to address curriculum concerns

  13-04-2016 05:08 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — About 300 teachers, parents and students showed up at the Ken-Ton school board meeting Tuesday night, to voice concerns bout layoffs and the curriculum. With such a large turnout, the meeting had to be moved to the auditorium to accommodate all the guests.
  Thirty-nine people signed up to speak at the meeting.
  The unusually large crowd mainly attended the meeting to address concerns about the ELA and Math curriculum. Parents and teachers are demanding changes to the c
  
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• Viral videos show chaotic, controversial scenes after Trump rally in Albany

  13-04-2016 02:26 via wivb.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Protesters and supporters filled the streets of Albany Monday night after Donald Trump held a campaign rally at the Times Union Center.
  Clashes between both groups began in the afternoon. On one side, protesters chanted.“Hey, hey, ho, ho, Donald Trump has got to go,” they said.
  On the other side, Trump supporters shouted back.
  “Build a wall! That’s step one,” one man said.
  Officers on horseback kept the crowds at bay.
  “We didn&rsq
  
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• Burglars cut hole in roof of Tennessee market, steal $300K in jewelry

  13-04-2016 02:23 via wivb.com
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – An Antioch market was robbed of over $330,000 in jewelry and cash early Tuesday morning.
  According to police, two suspects cut a hole in the roof of King Market at 1801 Antioch Pike and climbed down a pipe into the back workshop, which is the only room without security cameras.(Photo: WKRN)The suspects allegedly broke into a small safe before attempting to get into another by drilling through sheet rock and coming in from the side.
  The store suffered around $7,000
  
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• South Buffalo homeowner says big, old tree destroying her sewer line

  13-04-2016 02:17 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — An inconspicuous looking tree on a South Buffalo street is right in front of Karen Vitaris’ house, but it’s on city property.
  Vitaris says she rakes the leaves and does her best to maintain her aging sewer line, which the tree’s roots are slowly destroying.
  “The tree needs to be taken down, it truly does. I like the tree myself, but it is not worth all the money issues it is causing me,” Vitaris, a Zittel Street homeowner, said
  
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• Grandmother from Cheektowaga faces charges of selling opioids from her home

  13-04-2016 01:55 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Cheektowaga grandmother is facing serious drug charges following an investigation into drug dealing by multiple police agencies.
  Officials say Niagara County Sheriff’s Deputies and the Cheektowaga Police Department worked together with the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Erie County District Attorney’s Office to investigate 46-year-old Wand Winfield.
  Officers say they had investigated Winfield’s Charnwood Avenue home in Cheektowag
  
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• Reward offered for Buffalo man who fled on parole

  13-04-2016 01:47 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Officers are on the hunt for a man who is serving parole for second-degree criminal possession of a weapon.
  Police said Carlos Diaz, a short 5’6″ man, was originally arrested for illegal possession of a firearm, and should be considered armed and dangerous.
  As he has absconded his parole, police are offering a reward of up to $1,000 for information leading to his arrest.
  Anybody with information is asked to call police at (716) 867-6161.
  
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• Clinton wins endorsement from major NY newspaper

  13-04-2016 01:41 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. (WIVB) — A major New York City newspaper has thrown its support behind Hillary Clinton as she campaigns to win the Democratic nomination in the race for the presidency.
  The New York Daily News editorial board threw its support behind Clinton on Tuesday, just a week before the New York State primary. It called Clinton a, “superprepared warrior realist.”
  That editorial board said despite seemingly impressive numbers on unemployment and job creation during
  
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• NYC mayor, Hillary Clinton taking heat over comedy skit

  13-04-2016 01:26 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Hillary Clinton and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio have come under fire over a comedy skit that some people feel was racially insensitive.
  Clinton, just days before the crucial New York primary, was a surprise guest during the mayor’s performance at the annual Inner Circle show in Manhattan on Saturday night, a black-tie charity gala that is the city’s answer to the White House Correspondents Dinner.
  Clinton, the Democratic presidential front-
  
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• Despite calling foul, election campaign coverage remains equal

  13-04-2016 01:10 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — People feel strongly about the presidential candidates they like. News 4 understands that and hopes to provide all fans with equal coverage.
  After News 4 aired Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders speech at the University at Buffalo live on TV and online, several viewers wrote to News 4 on social media and emailed the newsroom, accusing the station of biased reporting.
  The fact is, News 4 aired Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton’s r
  
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• City leader, UB students react to University Plaza shooting

  13-04-2016 00:10 via wivb.com
  
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB)- University Plaza is the place to go for groceries or a bite to eat for UB students, but many of them said they don’t always feel safe there.
  Following a double shooting outside the Habibi Sheesha Lounge over the weekend, Common Council Member Rasheed Wyatt told News 4 it’s about time safety concerns are addressed.
  Wyatt oversees the city’s University District, which borders the University Plaza.
  “The shooting really kind of highlighted the issue
  
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