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• Feds spend billions to run museum-ready computer systems

  26-05-2016 23:57 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The government is squandering its technology budget maintaining museum-ready computer systems in critical areas from nuclear weapons to Social Security. They’re still using floppy disks at the Pentagon.
  In a report released Wednesday, nonpartisan congressional investigators found that about three-fourths of the $80 billion budget goes to keep aging technology running, and the increasing cost is shortchanging modernization.
  The White House has been pushing to replace
  
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• Colden considers temporary solar ban

  26-05-2016 23:25 via wivb.com
  
  COLDEN, N.Y. (WIVB)- Town officials in Colden are considering putting a six month moratorium on commercial solar arrays.
  Town Supervisor James DePasquale told News 4 he was alerted by residents that solar companies are soliciting them for land to put solar farms on.
  He said the town board just needs time to put regulations in place.
  “The Planning Board and the Environmental Board can look at the effects on Colden, look at the effects on the residents and look at the effects as far as solar
  
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• Elderly Batavia woman charged with selling pain pills

  26-05-2016 21:50 via wivb.com
  
  BATAVIA, N.Y. (WIVB) — An elderly local woman faces charges of selling drugs in Batavia following an investigation.
  Officials say 84-year-old Laura Viehdeffer faced arrest on Wednesday and was booked on charges of third-degree criminal sale and criminal possession of a controlled substance.
  Court records show the pills she’s accused of peddling are hydrocodone, allegedly on June 28 of 2015 at a Batavia apartment. Few other details have been released.
  Viehdeffer will return to co
  
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• Sabres sign 2014 Draft pick to entry-level deal

  26-05-2016 18:11 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Buffalo Sabres have added a new forward to their roster.
  6’0″, 199-pound Quebec Major Junior Hockey League veteran Vaclav Karabacek, 20, scored 117 points in 171 games with the Canadian league. He previously played for the QMJHL’s Moncton Wildcats and Baie-Comeau Drakkar.
  Along with that, the Czech Republic native also scored 32 points in his 38 career playoff games.
  Karabacek signed an entry-level deal with the Sabres a
  
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• Scientists: ‘Blob’ of warmer ocean water threatens West Coast ecosystems

  26-05-2016 17:57 via wivb.com
  
  ASTORIA, Ore. (KOIN) — Scientists from all over the Pacific Northwest gathered in Astoria Tuesday to talk about some worrying ocean conditions, including something known as “the blob.”
  Bill Peterson, a scientist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries, focused on the status of the blob and how it affects the ecosystem off the coast.
  The blob is what scientists call an area of warmer-than-normal ocean temperatures in the Pacific Northwest. The blo
  
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• With grilling season getting underway, fire safety is critical

  26-05-2016 17:56 via wivb.com
  
  WHEATFIELD, N.Y. (WIVB) – This weekend marks the unofficial start of summer, and it really kicks off the busy season for grilling outside. But local firefighters say you need to be careful when you’re firing up your grill, or your summer could turn sour in a flash.
  “You can take your eyes off it for a few seconds and the next thing you know the grill could be totally involved,” warned Frontier Volunteer Fire Company past chief Richard Silvaroli.
  If a fire gets out of cont
  
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• Trial underway for Rochester man charged with killing 3

  26-05-2016 17:52 via wivb.com
  
  ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — Testimony is underway in the murder trial of a man charged with firing into a crowd outside the Rochester Boys and Girls Club last summer, killing three people and wounding four others.
  Prosecutors say 21-year-old Johnny Blackshell Jr. used an AK-47 to fired more than 20 rounds from inside a car while people were gathered outside the club after a basketball game on the night of Aug. 19.
  Wednesday’s opening testimony included the club’s executive director
  
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• Motorcycle flips backwards in local crash

  26-05-2016 17:39 via wivb.com
  
  ATTICA, N.Y. (WIVB) — As an Attica motorcyclist was riding at the corner of Mengs Rd. and Cascade Rd. Tuesday, his journey took a bad turn when he suddenly crashed.
  Deputies with the Wyoming County Sheriff’s Office say Robert Aylsworth tried to avoid an animal while on the road by hitting the brake, but he pressed onto the the accelerator instead.
  Aylsworth’s bike flipped backwards, knocking him off of it and causing injury.
  Officials with the Attica Fire Departm
  
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• People Inc. announces new affiliation with local non-profit

  26-05-2016 17:14 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — People Inc., western New York’s largest health and human services agency, will gain a new affiliate.
  Southeast Works, a non-profit that helps those with developmental disabilities, is joining the company, according to an announcement made Thursday.
  Southeast Works was founded in 1974 and now serves more than 500 people in a variety of programs throughout western New York. These include family support, Medicaid coordination, residential, vocational and comm
  
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• Trump reaches the magic number to clinch nomination

  26-05-2016 16:22 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump on Thursday reached the number of delegates needed to clinch the Republican nomination for president, completing an unlikely rise that has upended the political landscape and sets the stage for a bitter fall campaign.
  Trump was put over the top in the Associated Press delegate count by a small number of the party’s unbound delegates who told the AP they would support him at the convention. Among them is Oklahoma GOP chairwoman Pam Pollard.
  “I thin
  
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• Elderly man found dead in Allegheny River

  26-05-2016 15:52 via wivb.com
  
  ALLEGANY, N.Y. (WIVB) — A disturbing discovery was made in the Allegheny River Wednesday afternoon — the body of an elderly man.
  Robert Granger Sr., 83, was found dead behind St. Bonaventure University shortly before 12:30 p.m., according to New York State Police.
  Troopers believe Granger was riding his bicycle nearby when he decided to rest on a park bench. After this, authorities say he fell down an embankment into the river, where he died.
  An investigation by officials reveal
  
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• Florida 5th grader investigated for student kill list

  26-05-2016 15:39 via wivb.com
  
  TEMPLE TERRACE, Fla. (WFLA) – As the bell sounded on Friday the 13th, something more than reading, writing and arithmetic unfolded at Lewis Elementary School in Florida. According to Temple Terrace police, a fifth-grader maliciously poured an unknown substance into another student’s water bottle.
  The victim came in from outside and took a drink from her water bottle, officials said. She told the teacher it tasted funny. The teacher told her to throw it out.
  It wasn’t until
  
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• High School track athlete finds success despite three open-heart surgeries

  26-05-2016 15:34 via wivb.com
  
  VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) – Preston Coulter has a scar that runs right down the middle of his chest. It’s a reminder of what he’s overcome, but it’s never slowed him down.
  Now a senior at Landstown High School in Virginia, Preston was born with aortic stenosis, a narrowing of the aortic valve overtime, which would later require three open-heart surgeries. “Right after my third surgery, you almost kind of want to feel like, ‘Is this my life for the rest of my
  
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• Fleming returns to St. Bonaventure as women’s basketball head coach

  26-05-2016 14:54 via wivb.com
  
  ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. (WIVB) — A former associate head basketball coach at St. Bonaventure University is set to return after leaving in 2011, but with a new title.
  Jesse Fleming was recently hired by the Cattaraugus County college to be the women’s basketball team’s new head coach. The announcement was made on Thursday.
  Fleming is coming back to the Bonnies after spending one year at Stony Brook University and the following years at Bowling Green State University
  
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• Soldiers placing 230,000 US flags at Arlington Cemetery

  26-05-2016 14:09 via wivb.com
  
  ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Soldiers are placing nearly a quarter of a million U.S. flags at Arlington National Cemetery as part of a Memorial Day tradition.
  The event Thursday is known as “flags in.” It marks the beginning of Memorial Day weekend activities at the cemetery.
  The U.S. Army Military District of Washington says in a statement that the tradition began in 1948. The mission is carried out by the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, nicknamed “The Old Guard.” The unit pu
  
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• Dermatologist discusses staying safe in the sun

  26-05-2016 13:33 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Now that the sunshine is here to stay, many will be headed outside to enjoy it.
  Here are some helpful tips to protect yourself from sun-related damage:
  Use the shade as much as possible
  Stay out of the sun where possible between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.
  Wear a tightly woven hat that protects your entire head
  Wear UV-blocking sunglasses — toy sunglasses are not sun-protective
  Keep babies younger than six months old out of the sun and protect them with shade
  Cover as m
  
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• Newly vacated Buffalo home burns overnight

  26-05-2016 11:48 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A newly vacated home caught fire overnight in Buffalo.
  After doing a quick search of the Davey St. house and putting out the fire, officials estimated the damage to have added up to $20,000.
  The cause of the fire is under investigation by authorities.
  
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• Section Six, MMA softball champions crowned

  26-05-2016 05:41 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Two section six softball teams and an MMA program won sectional titles on Wednesday evening. The winners from the A and B brackets will play for a trip to the regional tournament on Friday.
  MMA
  Nardin 10 Sacred Heart 8
  Class A1
  West Seneca East 2 Williamsville East 1
  Class A2
  Lew-Port 3 Starpoint 2
  Class B1
  Depew 1 Alden 0
  Class B2
  Eden 6 Fredonia 1
  Classes AA, C and D will play their championship games on Friday.
  
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• Felisha Legette-Jack discusses contract extension

  26-05-2016 05:25 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Following her five-year contract extension as the Bulls’ women’s head basketball coach, Felisha Legette-Jack sat down with News 4 Sports’ Tom Martin.
  The two discussed how the success of last season will help the Bulls program in the coming years and what it will take to get back to the NCAA tournament.
  “It’s exciting,” Legette-Jack said. “Right now we’re on the climb. We are so humbled by this that our President a
  
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• Canadian developer and Hollywood film crew to upgrade Central Terminal

  26-05-2016 05:16 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Buffalo’s Central Terminal is coming back to life, but this time it won’t be a train station. The Central Terminal Restoration Corporation named a developer for the property and they’re even getting some help from Hollywood.
  Filmmakers are spending $70,000 on renovations to shoot scenes for the motion picture “Marshall,” but that’s just a small upgrade compared to what a Toronto developer plans to do with the property.
  Stinson Deve
  
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• Online dating dangers: Testing Tinder users

  26-05-2016 04:26 via wivb.com
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Dating – or finding someone to date – is something that almost everyone does at one point in life.
  However, it can be tricky.
  Some questions may cross your mind, like “Where do I go to meet people?” or “What do I say?” or “Who is the right one?”
  More and more people are turning to the Internet to answer those questions, but it doesn’t take long to find cautionary tales. Many of them come from teenage boys and g
  
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• The best summer wines under $20 (that won’t make you look cheap)

  26-05-2016 04:20 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (MEDIA GENERAL) – Whether you’re going to a Memorial day BBQ or just hanging out with friends cooling off in the AC, there’s no reason to break the bank buying expensive wine. To celebrate National Wine Day, here’s a list of some of the best summer wines under $20:
  Casal Garcia Vinho Verde: It’s slightly carbonated, which makes it almost like drinking a wine spritzer — except better, because it’s not a wine spritzer.
  Twin Vines Vinho Verde:
  
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• Lounge chairs sold at Marshalls, TJ Maxx recalled for risk of collapse

  26-05-2016 04:17 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (WHTM) – TJX, the parent company of T.J. Maxx and Marshalls stores, is recalling folding lounge chairs that can unexpectedly collapse.
  TJX has received 15 reports of injuries from collapsing chairs, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. The injuries included back and tailbone injuries, one report of a fractured finger, three reports of stitches to fingers and reports of cut, bruised or swollen fingers.
  The chairs have a wood frame and fabric in either red and
  
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• “I have MS, it does not have me.” Bringing awareness on World Multiple Sclerosis Day

  26-05-2016 04:15 via wivb.com
  
  TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTHI) – An Indiana woman is sharing her personal story in hopes of bringing awareness to a life changing disease.
  May 25 is World MS Day, a day when Amanda McCullough openly talks about her multiple sclerosis.
  “We had to make changes in my life but I feel like I made changes for the better so that I can live my life the way I want to live my life and not the way MS controls your life,” she explained.
  Since then she’s made it her job to spread awareness
  
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• Mercy Flight wins permanent authority to operate in Concord, Springville

  26-05-2016 03:36 via wivb.com
  
  CONCORD, N.Y. (WIVB) — Two municipalities will be serviced henceforth by a non-profit emergency medical service in Mercy Flight Inc.
  Mercy Flight Inc., which operates ambulance service Mercy EMS, has been working to win the authority to permanently operate in the Town of Concord and Village of Springville, and their mission has finally been realized.
  Officials say a vote by the New York State Emergency Medical Services Council (NYSEMSC) secured the permanent operating authority status
  
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• Medical examiners are overwhelmed causing families to wait for answers

  26-05-2016 01:29 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- Families throughout Western New York are waiting months for answers about what happened to their loved ones.
  More than 250 people died of opioid overdose deaths in Erie County in 2015 and the Health Department told News 4 its medical examiners are overwhelmed. It’s taking months for autopsy results to reach family members.
  David Edick lost his son in July 2015 from a heroin overdose. He said Benjamin had been clean for 80 days when he died.
  “It was a beauti
  
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• Solar City on track after delayed funding approved

  26-05-2016 00:45 via wivb.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (WIVB) — Following a week delay in fulfilling its obligation for a half billion dollars for Buffalo’s Solar City project, a little known but powerful, state board gave its approval Wednesday afternoon.
  It means any work stoppage, like what the project experienced earlier this year, will be avoided — at least for now. And it means the project — and its subsequent funding — will face stronger scrutiny, after Wednesday’s measure was moved along with
  
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• Toronto cops describe Anchor Bar shooting from inside

  26-05-2016 00:38 via wivb.com
  
  Kathy McCormack, the Ontario Provincial Police officer who was inside Buffalo’s Anchor Bar during fatal shooting.BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Canadian police officer and her husband were inside of the Anchor Bar during the Friday night fatal shooting. Kathy McCormack, and her husband, Rondi Craig, were at their favorite Buffalo restaurant when shots rang out.
  McCormack, an Ontario Provincial Police officer, said, “We had actually just just finished eating and were just waiting on t
  
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• Local man accused of illegally collecting over $40k in benefits

  26-05-2016 00:34 via wivb.com
  
  LYNDONVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) — An investigation into the abuse of the welfare system led police in Orleans County to arrest 37-year-old Craig Groves.
  Groves is accused of stealing a total of $41,000 between 2012 and 2016 from falsely filing medicaid financial applications and receiving medicaid benefits.
  The investigation led police to charge Groves with third-degree welfare fraud and second-degree forgery.
  Further charges are pending, police say, as an investigation into Groves’ co
  
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