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• Friends, Buffalo natives return to compete for $10k tennis prize

  14-06-2016 23:50 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Longtime friends Tony Miller and Winston Lin took different paths to the sport of tennis.
  Tony, who plays for University at Buffalo, was raised with the sport. His dad and Buffalo tennis icon Todd owns the Miller Tennis Center in Amherst.
  “It started probably since I could walk,” Tony said. “I didn’t really have a choice but I loved it.”
  Winston Lin took a different approach to learning the game that lead him to Columbia University
  
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• Marquise Goodwin sits out minicamp for Olympic training

  14-06-2016 23:39 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Bills wide receiver Marquise Goodwin has been working out more than most of his teammates this offseason. He has been working out five to six days a week getting ready for the Olympic trials.
  Goodwin missed the all of Bills’ OTA’s but returned Tuesday for the start of mini camp. The fourth-year player owns the top two long jumps in the world, and if he has a top three jump during July qualifying he will be heading to Rio, but qualifying isn’t the go
  
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• WNY Muslims founder reacts to Orlando shooting and Trump’s proposed ban on Muslims

  14-06-2016 23:12 via wivb.com
  
  WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) — “It is interesting the people who are regular mosque goers who are part of the community, they don’t commit that kind of crime it is the people who are on the edges, people who slip through,” said Faizan Haq, WNY Muslims Founder.
  Faizan Haq. the Founder of WNY Muslims, says the actions of Omar Mateen are not indicative of all Muslims across the country. A day after the deadly mass shooting in Orlando, presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trum
  
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• Gov. Cuomo, lawmakers agree on heroin plan, brunch bill

  14-06-2016 22:37 via wivb.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Brunch-goers may soon be allowed to buy alcoholic drinks at restaurants and bars in the state beginning at 10 a.m. on Sundays under a compromise worked out by Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo and top lawmakers.
  The proposal, called the Brunch Bill, would allow a limited number of establishments outside New York City to begin serving alcohol at 8 a.m. Current regulations prohibit sales before noon. Additionally, the state would eliminate some regulations and fees for alcohol
  
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• Opioids linked with deaths other than overdoses, study says

  14-06-2016 22:32 via wivb.com
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Accidental overdoses aren’t the only deadly risk from using power prescription painkillers. A new study says the drugs may also contribute to heart-related deaths and other fatalities.
  The study involved patients given prescription medicines for chronic pain, including persistent backaches and arthritis. Outcomes for patients on other types of painkillers were compared with those on long-acting opioids including controlled-release oxycodone, methadone and fentanyl skin
  
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• Martha Stewart gets into meal kit business

  14-06-2016 22:29 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Cooking like Martha Stewart is about to get easier.
  The home goods mogul and cookbook author is getting into the fast-growing meal kit business. Subscribers will get a box shipped to their door with Stewart’s recipes and all the ingredients needed to cook up the dishes at home, including pre-measured raw meat, fish, vegetables and spices.
  The new venture is a licensing deal with existing meal kit company Marley Spoon and brand management company Sequential Brands Grou
  
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• Navy helicopter crashes in Virginia; 3 crewmembers uninjured

  14-06-2016 22:22 via wivb.com
  
  NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — A Navy helicopter crashed in the James River during a training mission on Tuesday, and three crewmembers were plucked from the water uninjured by a passing vessel, authorities said.
  The MH-60S helicopter went down near the James River Bridge, Newport News Fire Battalion Chief Stephen Pincus told reporters. He did not specify what kind of boat rescued the crew, who were later transferred to police and fire boats and taken ashore. Photos of the scene show them walkin
  
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• Burgard BPS teacher under investigation for lewd photo

  14-06-2016 21:10 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A teacher at Burgard High School has been placed on administrative leave as police investigate accusations that he had sent an inappropriate photo to a student.
  As of late this afternoon the teacher has not been charged, so News 4 is withholding his name.
  Buffalo public schools declined to comment, saying only the teacher was placed on administrative leave and that it’s a personnel matter.
  More than one parent contacted News 4 in the past 24 hours after the lew
  
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• Elderly woman strikes at least 5 cars, hydrant, sign and tree before flipping over

  14-06-2016 20:34 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — An elderly woman is recovering following a large chain crash that is under investigation now.
  Officers say the 82-year-old woman began the chain of crashes at 10 a.m., backing into a car on East Delavan. Accident Investigation Unit Lieutenant Thomas Leatherbarrow said she then continued on, hitting two other vehicles after entering Route 33 eastbound.
  When the elderly woman exited onto Grider Street, police say she took her Ford 150 into a fire hydrant, then a s
  
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• AP Source: NHL settles on Las Vegas for expansion

  14-06-2016 19:50 via wivb.com
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — The NHL is ready to roll the dice on Las Vegas.
  A person with direct knowledge of the NHL’s decision says the league has settled on Las Vegas as its choice for expansion, provided organizers can come up with a $500 million fee.
  The person spoke Tuesday on condition of anonymity because details have not been released by the league ahead of its Board of Governors meeting on June 22 in Las Vegas. Quebec City was also considered for expansion.
  A second per
  
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• Democratic Party’s computers breached by Russian hackers

  14-06-2016 19:47 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Two sophisticated hackers linked to Russian intelligence services broke into the Democratic National Committee’s computer networks and gained access to confidential emails, chats and opposition research on presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump, the party and an outside analyst said Tuesday.
  The firm CrowdStrike said it was approached by the DNC to investigate a potential breach of its systems, which began as early as last summer. Immediately, CrowdStrike found
  
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• Police say no gunshot victims inside Wal-Mart in Texas

  14-06-2016 19:41 via wivb.com
  
  AMARILLO, Texas (AP) — Police say there are no confirmed gunshot victims at a Wal-Mart in Amarillo, Texas, amid reports that an armed person was at the store.
  The Amarillo Police Department released a statement Tuesday saying officers are now inside the store and that there is “no shooting ongoing at this moment.” Police said earlier Tuesday that officers responded amid reports of an armed person inside who may have had hostages.
  Police are urging residents to avoid the area.
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• Obama meets with national security team on Islamic State

  14-06-2016 19:28 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Tuesday delivered a scathing rebuke of Donald Trump’s anti-Muslim rhetoric, blasting the Republican presidential nominee’s immigration proposals as dangerous and “not the America we want.”
  Speaking to reporters after a briefing on the Orlando shooting, Obama said Trump’s call for tougher talk on terrorism and a strict ban on Muslim immigration would undermine American values. Obama said the proposals would make Musli
  
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• 6 patients still “profoundly ill” after Orlando shooting

  14-06-2016 18:17 via wivb.com
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A doctor at the hospital treating nightclub shooting victims says that of the six patients who remain in the intensive care unit, one or two are still “profoundly ill.”
  Dr. Michael Cheatham of Orlando Regional Medical Center says many of those patients are recovering from the mass shooting early Sunday.
  But he adds: “The big question is what their long-term outcome will be.”
  He says the patients may survive but will likely have lasting impacts o
  
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• Services set for teacher killed in hot air balloon accident

  14-06-2016 18:07 via wivb.com
  
  NUNDA, N.Y. (AP) — Funeral services will be held this week for a high school teacher who died in a hot-air balloon accident in western New York.
  State police say 34-year-old Ryan Almeter was working as a handler when a wind gust caused a balloon to take flight last Friday night during the Balloons Over Letchworth event in Nunda in Livingston County, 45 miles south of Rochester.
  Troopers say Almeter was holding onto the basket to allow passengers to get off when the balloon suddenly climbed
  
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• 3 accused in blast at prison guard’s home plead not guilty

  14-06-2016 18:01 via wivb.com
  
  FLOYD, N.Y. (AP) — Three Ohio residents have pleaded not guilty to felony assault charges stemming from an explosion that critically injured a New York state prison guard outside his home.
  Authorities say the suspects were taken to Oneida County for an appearance Monday in the town court in Floyd. Correction officer Alan Dobransky suffered serious injuries May 29 when a cardboard box exploded outside his home.
  Police say 58-year-olds Keith Seppi and Cindy Shields and 63-year-old Donna Sepp
  
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• Investigation launched after man released from Erie County Holding Center in error

  14-06-2016 17:45 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) – A local man is back in custody to face charges after a reward was offered for information that led to his arrest — but his family says the story is not so simple.
  John Drake Jr. was released from the Erie County Holding Center Saturday night when he should not have been let go. “After Drake was processed and released June 12, it was later determined that he was to be held further due to additional retainers,” the Erie County Sheriff’s Offi
  
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• Rapper Lil Wayne hospitalized after 2 seizures on plane

  14-06-2016 17:24 via wivb.com
  
  OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Lil Wayne is in stable condition in Omaha after suffering what his publicist described Tuesday as two minor seizures.
  TMZ has reported that the Grammy-winning rapper’s private jet was forced to make two emergency landings at an Omaha airport Monday afternoon and that he was taken to a hospital.
  Dennis Messina, an operations supervisor at Omaha’s Eppley Airfield, told The Associated Press that a plane landed around 2:40 p.m. due to a medical emergency, but tha
  
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• 400 baby pheasants arrive in Cattaraugus County for release

  14-06-2016 16:11 via wivb.com
  
  ELLICOTTVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) — As part of the pheasant raise and release program, 400 day-old birds will be foffered, then released, after arriving at the Cornell Cooperative Extension in Cattaraugus County on Tuesday.
  The young pheasants will eventually be released on public hunting lands. Wild populations of the the bird have “reached all-time lows,” according to the Cooperative Extension, leading to the introduction of new ones on hunting lands.
  The Cooperative Exten
  
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• Officials: French police attacker pledged allegiance to IS

  14-06-2016 15:41 via wivb.com
  
  PARIS (AP) — A man who stabbed a police commander and police administrator to death at their home in a Paris suburb pledged loyalty to the leader of the Islamic State group and had a list of other targets, including rappers, journalists, police officers and public officials, the Paris prosecutor said Tuesday.
  Prosecutor Francois Molins said attacker Larossi Abballa made the declaration of allegiance to Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in exchanges with officers during a three-hour
  
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• 10 puppies, 3 other dogs saved from house fire

  14-06-2016 14:09 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Along with three people, 13 dogs were saved from a fire on Berkshire Ave. early Tuesday morning.
  Firefighters say the fire started around 2 a.m. after food was left on the family’s stove. The people saved consisted of a husband, wife and their child.
  In addition, their ten puppies and three adult dogs were also saved from the burning home.
  “I’m relieved after every fire when everybody goes home okay and everybody’s safe, animals incl
  
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• Teen boy found dead in Erie Canal

  14-06-2016 13:12 via wivb.com
  
  TOWN OF GAINES, N.Y. (WIVB) — A local teenage boy was found dead in the Erie Canal on Monday, according to Rochester CBS contributors who spoke with the Orleans County Sheriff’s Office.
  The boy, identified as 17-year-old Raymond Kingdollar, was taken from the canal after a civilian reported a body in the water, contributors say.
  He was found just west of Gaines Rd. in the Orleans County town of Gaines, according to sources.
  As of Tuesday morning, contributors say the Monroe Coun
  
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• Tractor-trailer strikes power lines in Niagara County

  14-06-2016 12:33 via wivb.com
  
  WHEATFIELD, N.Y. (WIVB) — Ward Rd. was closed off from Church Road to Niagara Falls Boulevard after an accident involving a tractor-trailer Tuesday morning.
  News 4 was at the scene, where the large vehicle had driven into power lines in the town of Wheatfield.
  No power outages were reported in the town following the accident.
  
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• Shooter may have visited club previously

  14-06-2016 12:07 via wivb.com
  
  ORLANDO (AP) — A regular at the club that became the scene of the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history say they saw the gunman there drinking on several occasions before the massacre.
  Ty Smith told The Orlando Sentinel that he had seen 29-year-old Omar Mateen at the gay bar, Pulse. Smith says Mateen would sit and drink by himself, getting loud and belligerent.
  Smith says he did not talk to Mateen much, but that Mateen mentioned having a wife and child.
  A regular Pulse attendant,
  
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• Orlando shooter may have visited club previously

  14-06-2016 12:07 via wivb.com
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — As thousands in Orlando turned out to mourn 49 people killed inside a gay nightclub, federal investigators examined possible motives for the gunman who committed the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history.
  The White House and the FBI said 29-year-old Omar Mateen, an American-born Muslim, appears to be a “homegrown extremist” who had touted support not just for the Islamic State, but other radical groups that are its enemies.
  “So far, we see no ind
  
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• Police: Family swept over NY falls was in unauthorized area

  14-06-2016 11:57 via wivb.com
  
  CASTILE, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities say a search will continue Tuesday for a 9-year-old boy presumed to have drowned when he and six family members were swept over a waterfall at a western New York park known as the “Grand Canyon of the East.”
  State police identified the missing boy as Dylan Giangregorio of Brockport. Police say the body of his brother, 6-year-old Preston Giangregorio, was recovered Sunday afternoon.
  Police did not release the names of two men and three girls who
  
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• Ahmadiyya Muslim Community holding vigil for Orlando shooting victims

  14-06-2016 11:30 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) – Across the country, vigils continue to be held to honor the 49 victims who were killed when a gunman opened fire in a gay nightclub in Orlando early Sunday morning.
  Tuesday evening, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Mosque will open it’s doors for the public to attend a prayer service for the victims.
  “We condemn this senseless and horrific act of violence in the strongest possible terms,” said Dr. Nasir Khan, President of Ahmadiyya Muslim Commun
  
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• Keeping teen drivers safe during deadliest time of the year

  14-06-2016 04:53 via wivb.com
  
  TIPPECANOE COUNTY, Ind. (WLFI) – Studies show teen crash deaths rise during the summer months. Traffic accidents are the number one cause of teenage deaths, according to AAA.
  With cellphones, friends and other distractions, it’s no secret that it’s easy to lose focus behind the wheel especially for those new to driving.
  Indiana State Police Sgt. Kim Riley said he and other law enforcement officials want to make sure teen drivers stay focused.
  “Kids are just learning how t
  
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• Playground slides can be a danger in sun, hot temps

  14-06-2016 04:49 via wivb.com
  
  KNOXVILLE (WATE) – With the beautiful weather just around the corner – especially amid graduation party season – you may be thinking about heading out to the park or playground, but think twice about approaching a slide.
  Slides are often in the sun for hours on end and darker colors absorb sunlight and heat. The temperature of one slide in the sun on a 90 degree day measured at a temperature reading of 124.5 degrees Fahrenheit. Imagine what that could do to a child&rs
  
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• Reward issued for man wanted on criminal contempt charges

  14-06-2016 04:45 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Authorities are on the hunt for a man wanted on state charges over criminal content.
  Police working in conjunction with Crime Stoppers are offering a reward of up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest of John Drake, a 31-year-old man who is roughly 5’9″ tall, weighing about 215 pounds.
  A recent state charge of criminal content prompted the warrant for his arrest, but police have yet to locate Drake.
   
  
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• Orlando natives lift one another up following deadliest mass shooting

  14-06-2016 04:03 via wivb.com
  
  ORLANDO, FL (WIVB) — After so much violence and so much loss the people of Orlando are just beginning to grieve on Monday. They’re starting in the city’s heart with a beautiful memorial across from City Hall.
  From flowers and candles to messages of love, people of Orlando spend Monday morning lifting one another up. Dozens of people who lost loved ones in Sunday’s mass shooting at Pulse night club came to this memorial to pay tribute, but hundreds more also show
  
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• Thousands turn out at Canalside seeking cure for Type I diabetes

  14-06-2016 02:35 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Cool temperatures and bright blue skies greeted more than three thousand people who turned out Sunday at Canalside for the 2016 Buffalo JDRF One Walk.
  The walk is an annual event to raise money for research leading to new treatments and an eventual cure for Type I diabetes (T1D), also known as juvenile diabetes. Many families form teams and walk in support of their loved one with T1D.
  The 23rd annual JDRF Walk was expected to raise $730,000, with much of it rais
  
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• Inaugural LGTBQ program becomes emotional as it’s held a day after mass shooting

  14-06-2016 01:44 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Pride program planned by the Unified Court System took place Monday. It was months in the making but speakers say it means more now since the shooting in Orlando.
  Judges, clerks and members from the Gay and Lesbian Youth Services center all gathered in the County Courthouse today for the event.
  “It made a great deal to me to look out and see the presiding judges, the chief administrator judge and court employees and friends and my spouse,” said Sus
  
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• Local bar safety and security reviewed following Orlando shooting

  14-06-2016 01:43 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Police are reporting the suspect in the Orlando shooting, Omar Mateen, shot a bouncer at the front door of the nightclub, Pulse, to get entry into it before opening fire, killing 49 people and injuring 53 others.
  In the wake of the shooting, Buffalo residents and bar owners are reviewing their security measures.
  “I’m right in between two bars,” said James McHenry, the owner of Class Act on Allen Street.  “I’m thinking what if s
  
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• Latest mass shooting provides lessons for WNY law enforcement, EMS

  14-06-2016 01:09 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — When shots rang out at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, the sights and sounds echoed all the way to western New York, and gave local law enforcement and other emergency services the opportunity to take stock of their own response.
  How would they react? And more importantly, how would they prevent a mass shooting?
  The short answer is: They can’t.
  “We think about how vulnerable we may be and the types of things we can do to prepare ourselves, prevent these t
  
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• Mascia’s name will not appear on BMHA ballot

  14-06-2016 00:36 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Joe Mascia’s name will not appear on the ballot on Tuesday when residents of the Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority elect their tenant representative.
  State Supreme Court Justice John Michalski Monday refused to order Mascia’s name added to the ballot.
  But the issue is not yet over.  The judge set July 13 for further proceedings.  And Mascia said he expects to still be able to attend authority board meetings. He said he expects to be elect
  
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• Buffalo supporters gather for Orlando victims, who have each been identified

  14-06-2016 00:30 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — More than 1,000 people gathered Monday night in Niagara Square to reflect upon the lives lost in a massive attack in Orlando.
  Members from local government, including Mayor Byron Brown, County Executive Mark Poloncarz and state government, including Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul, stood by members of the LGBT community, all outraged at the loss of life.
  “This wasn’t an act of terrorism, it was a hate crime, plain and simple,” said Dan St
  
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• Shooter worked for company securing Buffalo City Hall

  14-06-2016 00:14 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The man behind the worst mass-shooting in U.S. history has been linked to Buffalo through his former employer G4S, a security company recently hired to provide protection at City Hall.
  Now identified as 29-year-old Omar Mateen of Fort Pierce, Florida, police are digging through the man’s life history to help determine why and how he carried out a shooting at a gay club called Pulse, ending the lives of 49 innocent victims.
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• Premier Prospects: Patrik Laine

  14-06-2016 00:04 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Many times the most exciting NHL draft classes pit one top player vs. another.
  Crosby vs. Ovechkin.
  McDavid vs. Eichel.
  This year, it’s Auston Matthews vs. Patrik Laine. And while it’s a safe bet to say that Matthews is Toronto-bound, Laine has all the makings of a number one draft pick.
  The Finnish winger is a 6’4 sniper of a forward with a devastating shot. Central Scouting Director Dan Marr compared Laine to Brett Hull.
  “He can score f
  
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