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• Twitter to live stream Republican, Democratic national conventions in CBS partnership

  11-07-2016 23:59 via wivb.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (WIVB) — In a partnership with CBS, Twitter is set to live stream the Republican and Democratic national conventions this month.
  “Twitter is the fastest way to find out what’s happening in politics and to have a discussion about it,” Anthony Noto, Twitter’s chief financial officer, told CBS News. “By bringing the live discussion of the Republican and Democratic national conventions together with CBSN’s live video stream of the proceedi
  
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• Police warn users of Pokémon GO app to stay alert

  11-07-2016 23:52 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Everybody’s doing it.
  “I caught 10 Pokemon so far, I caught Pikachu,” said Ella Dileo of Buffalo.
  The Pokémon GO smartphone app is taking Western New York by storm. There’s a lot of action at places like the Buffalo Zoo.
  “I think it’s a generation thing, my generation it’s kind of nostalgic and so you’re getting all these young millennials that are really into reliving their childhood,” said Christian Dobos
  
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• Epi Pen prices surging

  11-07-2016 23:44 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The price for Epi Pens is on the rise.
  “They know it’s our life saving device,” said Jenny Krytus, a mom to an 11-year-old who has a severe allergy to peanuts and tree nuts. “Her allergies started when she around two.”
  Since then, Krytus has purchased Epi Pens for Olivia, her daughter. While Olivia has never had a reaction requiring an Epi Pen for treatment, Krytus must keep them nearby at all times, just in case.
  “In most incident
  
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• Industry leaders look into the ethics of a police robot bomb

  11-07-2016 23:39 via wivb.com
  
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) – Dallas Police face questions Monday over the method used to kill the sniper in last week’s officer ambush. Police say there were no other options than to send in a robot strapped with the explosive C-4.  But industry leaders tell us, this technology is nothing new.
  Robots in the past have stopped a lot of dangerous situations. But using a robot to kill is new for a domestic police force. At a press conference, the Dallas Police Chi
  
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• Beware of scary Brexit headlines pushing you to buy gold

  11-07-2016 23:20 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — If you thought the Brexit vote was scary, check out the full page newspaper ad that recently appeared in The New York Times recounting all the horrors in the present tense, as if they were still unfolding: The vote “topples” the British government, “crushes” the pound and “wipes away” billions in stock market wealth.
  Then came the purpose behind all the panicky prose.
  “Buy Gold Now!”
  Investors have done just that, pushing up t
  
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• A lot of holes in GOP presidential ground game in key states

  11-07-2016 23:18 via wivb.com
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Presidential battleground states were supposed to be swarming with Republican Party workers by now.
  “We’ve moved on to thousands and thousands of employees,” party chairman Reince Priebus declared in March, contrasting that with the GOP’s late-blooming staffing four years earlier. “We are covering districts across this country in ways that we’ve never had before.”
  That hasn’t exactly happened, a state-by-state review con
  
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• Niagara Falls continues to wrestle with Airbnb regulations

  11-07-2016 23:16 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB)- Niagara Falls City Council-member Kristen Grandinetti has been renting out rooms via Airbnb for about a year.
  Business is good, she gets guests from all over the world.
  “When I started reading and hearing about Airbnb, I thought I think I’m going to give this a try,” she told News 4.
  But several months ago, the council-member was reported for running an illegal bed and breakfast.
  “To my feeling it wasn’t illegal because there’s
  
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• Judge says MLK Bible belongs to civil rights icon’s estate

  11-07-2016 23:15 via wivb.com
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — The judge in a dispute over the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Nobel Peace Prize and traveling Bible has ruled the Bible belongs to the civil rights icon’s estate, which is controlled by his two sons who had proposed selling it.
  But the question of ownership of the peace prize medal and its accompanying certificate will proceed to trial next month unless the two sides in the dispute can reach an agreement beforehand, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBur
  
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• Some NFTA Metro Rail stations down to one track

  11-07-2016 23:13 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The NFTA Metro Rail which runs along Main Street is undergoing rail repairs, causing the certain stations to be reduced to one track.
  Rail stops between Humboldt Hospital station and Allen/Medical Campus stations are impacted. All outbound rails are closed right now so incoming and outgoing trains are coming on one track – the inbound track.
  While the stations report trains being scheduled every 20 minutes, riders say they’re waiting longer.
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• VIDEO: Elderly driver launches across street in failed parking attempt

  11-07-2016 22:54 via wivb.com
  
  TOWN OF TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Police in the Town of Tonawanda say an elderly driver went airborne after failing to hit the brake while attempting to park at Sheridan Plaza.
  Police were able to capture the incident on video, as it originated across the street from the police headquarters.
  The driver could be seen pulling into a parking spot, when police say he hit the accelerator instead of the brake.
  This action launched the car across Sheridan Drive, where it went in the
  
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• Slow Roll bike ride may affect Buffalo streets Monday evening

  11-07-2016 21:49 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Buffalo Police are asking local drivers to take caution as the Slow Roll bike event makes its way through various streets Monday evening.
  Streets that could be affected by the event are listed here:
  Fillmore Ave.
  Kensington Ave.
  East Delavan Ave.
  Bailey Ave.
  Eggert Rd.
  Genesee St.
  Best St.
  The bike ride starts at 5:30 p.m. and goes until 9 p.m.
  
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• Multiple people shot at courthouse in Michigan

  11-07-2016 21:30 via wivb.com
  
  ST. JOSEPH, Mich. (WOOD) – Multiple people have been shot at the Berrien County Courthouse in Southwest Michigan, according to Michigan State Police.
  Details surrounding the shooting, which happened around 2:30 p.m. at the courthouse on Port Street in downtown St. Joseph, have not been released. The suspect is unknown and the exact number of victims, and the severity of their injuries, is unknown.
  A witness posted video outside the courthouse to Facebook Live, showing a heavy pol
  
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• 2 bailiffs killed by inmate in Michigan courthouse shooting

  11-07-2016 21:30 via wivb.com
  
  ST. JOSEPH, Mich. (WIVB) – Two bailiffs were killed by an inmate at a courthouse in southwest Michigan Monday, authorities say.
  The shooting happened around 2:30 p.m. in downtown St. Joseph and also resulted in the death of the inmate.
  A Sheriff’s deputy was shot after the bailiffs, but was only injured. The deputy is in stable condition at nearby hospital.
  The inmate’s identity has not been released, and it is unclear how they were able to get a gun.
  A heavy pol
  
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• 2 bailiffs, gunman killed in Michigan courthouse shooting

  11-07-2016 21:30 via wivb.com
  
  ST. JOSEPH, Mich. (WIVB) – Two bailiffs were killed at a courthouse in southwest Michigan Monday, authorities say.
  The shooting happened around 2:30 p.m. in downtown St. Joseph and also resulted in the death of the gunman.
  The gunman’s identity has not been released.
  A heavy police presence was seen outside the courthouse, as seen in a video posted by a witness.
  
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• Memorial service for victims of tragedies to be held in Niagara Square

  11-07-2016 21:24 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The victims of recent national tragedies will be honored at a memorial service in Buffalo Tuesday night from 5-6 p.m.
  The ceremony in Niagara Square will be held by Buffalo Common Council President Darius G. Pridgen and Lana Banatovich of the National Federation for Just Communities.
  “In order to work together for positive change, we need to heal together,” said Pridgen.  “In the face of the catastrophic tragedies, the common denominator f
  
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• Individual Bills tickets to go on sale July 19

  11-07-2016 21:15 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) — Individual tickets for next season’s Buffalo Bills games will go on sale Tuesday, July 19 at 9 a.m.
  They can be purchased through Ticketmaster online or by calling 1-877-BB-TICKS (228-4257).
  Season tickets can be purchased online here.
  MORE | See a ticket pricing chart here.
  
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• 7-Eleven giving away free Slurpees Monday

  11-07-2016 20:53 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Check your calender, it’s 7/11!
  Today is marked by something special at 7-Eleven locations across the country — free Slurpees.
  High temperatures this week are expected to draw in customers.
  As part of the annual tradition, anyone can go to a 7-Eleven store on July 11 between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. and get a free Slurpee.
  
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• Schumer, Higgins announce job-saving deal with KeyBank amid First Niagara purchase

  11-07-2016 18:41 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Many people have been in fear of losing their jobs due to the upcoming merger of First Niagara and KeyBank. Sen. Charles Schumer and Rep. Brian Higgins have announced a major deal with KeyCorp to help save those jobs.
  The official purchase of First Niagara by KeyCorp, which owns KeyBank branches nationwide, is expected to close in the third quarter of 2016 after a multi-billion dollar agreement between the two banking companies was reached in April.
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• Sabres’ Ryan O’Reilly acquitted of all charges in impaired driving case

  11-07-2016 18:20 via wivb.com
  
  LONDON, Ontario (WIVB) — Buffalo Sabres center Ryan O’Reilly has been acquitted of all charges accusing him of driving into an Ontario Tim Hortons while ability impaired.
  In addition to being charged with DWAI, O’Reilly was also charged with failure to remain at the scene of an accident following a 2015 incident in the Ontario city of London.
  Police in Ontario claimed that on July 9 of last year, O’Reilly struck a Tim Hortons restaurant and left.
  O’Re
  
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• Stocks gain, putting S&P 500 on track for record high close

  11-07-2016 17:31 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are rising in morning trading Monday following market rallies overseas after the ruling party in Japan won a key election and Friday’s strong employment report in the U.S. The gains put the Standard and Poor’s 500 index on track for a record high close.
  KEEPING SCORE: The S&P 500 gained 10 points, or 0.5 percent, to 2,140 at 11:07 a.m. Eastern time. The Dow Jones industrial average was up 107 points, or 0.6 percent, to 18,254. The Nasdaq composite ros
  
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• UK’s Cameron says he will resign by Wednesday

  11-07-2016 17:27 via wivb.com
  
  LONDON (AP) — UK Prime Minister David Cameron says he will step down on Wednesday, making way for Theresa May to succeed him as British leader.
  Cameron says it’s clear May has “the overwhelming support” of Conservative lawmakers. He says May’s rival Andrea Leadsom made the right decision to withdraw from the race, ending the party leadership race.
  Cameron says he will attend a final session of Prime Minister’s Questions in the House of Commons on Wed
  
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• Lawyer requests Grand Jury records in fatal hit-and-run case

  11-07-2016 17:27 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The lawyers representing a former bar owner who is accused of driving the SUV that hit and killed a man in 2013 is asking a judge to give him access to the Grand Jury minutes as the case continues.
  Gabriele Ballowe was indicted on charges of first and second degree vehicular manslaughter and leaving the scene of an accident, after prosecutors say she hit 52-year-old Barry Moss on Route 5 in Evans in December, 2013, and then took off without calling police.
  Gabriele B
  
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• Golfer Jordan Spieth to skip the Olympics

  11-07-2016 17:24 via wivb.com
  
  TROON, Scotland (AP) — Jordan Spieth is out of the Olympics.
  International Golf Federation president Peter Dawson announced the decision at the British Open. Spieth had been strongly debating whether to go over the last three days before reaching his decision on Monday.
  He will be replaced by Matt Kuchar.
  That means golf’s return to the Olympics after 112-year absence will not include the top four players in the world — Jason Day, Dustin Johnson, Spieth, and Rory McIlroy.
  
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• Aerosmith’s Perry doing well after getting sick at NY show

  11-07-2016 17:21 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A representative says Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry is resting and “doing well” after he left a New York City stage and was taken to a hospital.
  Sujata Murthy also said Monday that Perry appreciates the public’s good wishes.
  Perry became ill around 9:30 p.m. Sunday while performing with Johnny Depp and Alice Cooper in his side band, the Hollywood Vampires , at the Ford Amphitheater in Brooklyn’s Coney Island.
  An administrator at Coney Island Hos
  
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• Driver in fatal Delaware Ave. crash has license suspended while facing charges

  11-07-2016 17:04 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — After being charged with vehicular manslaughter, vehicular assault and DWI, an Amherst man was jailed and had his driver’s license suspended.
  Early Friday morning around 3:20 a.m., Dennis Xenos, 24, was driving on the S-curves on Delaware Ave. when he lost control of his vehicle and rolled over, later resulting in the hospitalization and death of passenger Christopher Rizzo.
  Another passenger in the vehicle was taken to ECMC, where she remains in serious condit
  
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• Driver in fatal Amherst crash has license suspended while facing charges

  11-07-2016 17:04 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — After being charged with vehicular manslaughter, vehicular assault and DWI, an Amherst man was jailed and had his driver’s license suspended.
  Early Friday morning around 3:20 a.m., Dennis Xenos, 24, was driving on the S-curves on Delaware Ave. when he lost control of his vehicle and rolled over, later resulting in the hospitalization and death of passenger Christopher Rizzo.
  Another passenger in the vehicle was taken to ECMC, where she remains in serious condit
  
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• 5-time NBA champion Tim Duncan retires after 19 seasons

  11-07-2016 16:42 via wivb.com
  
  SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Tim Duncan spent nearly two decades as the quiet storm in the middle of the San Antonio Spurs franchise, putting the team on his broad shoulders and carrying it to heights unseen in modern American sports.
  With Duncan as the focal point, the Spurs won five championships, made the playoffs in all 19 of his seasons and cemented themselves as cemented themselves as the most enduring success story of their era.
  And now, the ageless and reluctant superstar is finally cal
  
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• Police: Drunk Tonawanda man lets young son drive to Burger King

  11-07-2016 15:57 via wivb.com
  
  TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) — A man from the City of Tonawanda is in hot water with the law after authorities say he let his 13-year-old son drive when he was too drunk.
  Tonawanda Police say that Kevin McCaffrey, 40, was too drunk to drive when he and his son went to get dinner on Saturday night.
  After stopping to pick up “gas and cigarettes,” police say McCaffrey and his son went to a local Burger King restaurant to eat.
  While there, police say McCaffrey gave the workers there
  
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• Route 400 reopens after days of closure

  11-07-2016 15:29 via wivb.com
  
  WEST SENECA, N.Y. (WIVB) — After more than an hour of delay, the Route 400 Expressway has reopened in both directions.
  Crews shut down Route 400 on Thursday morning as they worked on a project to replace bridges in West Seneca.
  Although the road was expected to reopen at 6 a.m. on Monday, it did not until more than an hour later, creating issues for commuters who use the route.
  Officials have not made it clear why there was a delay in the reopening.
  Traffic delays were still happ
  
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• Route 400, Harlem Road set for more closures this week

  11-07-2016 15:29 via wivb.com
  
  WEST SENECA, N.Y. (WIVB) — After more than an hour of delay, the Route 400 Expressway reopened in both directions on the morning of Monday, July 11.
  Crews shut down Route 400 on Thursday, July 7 as they worked on a project to replace bridges in West Seneca.
  Although the road was expected to reopen at 6 a.m. on July 11. it did not until more than an hour later, creating issues for commuters who use the route.
  Officials have not made it clear why there was a delay in the reope
  
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• Americans use technology 10+ hours a day

  11-07-2016 15:17 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The typical American adult is using media for a full hour a day more than just last year, with smartphones accounting for most of the increase.
  People spent an average of 10 hours, 39 minutes each day with smartphones, tablets, TV, radio, computers and video games during the first three months of 2016, according to a Nielsen company study released this week. It was nine hours, 39 minutes during the same period in 2015.
  Even these numbers are probably underestimated, since w
  
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• Two hikers rescued from Niagara Gorge

  11-07-2016 13:17 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, ONTARIO (WIVB) – Two people are safe Monday morning after they got lost in the Niagara Gorge.
  It happened Sunday night around 11:30 p.m.
  Niagara Parks Police say the men entered the gorge by climbing over the retaining wall in the area of Hiram Street in Niagara Falls.
  Officers say the men became disoriented in the dark and were unable to make their way out.
  The men’s cried for help could be heard from the U.S. side of the river.
  The men were not hurt but they face tre
  
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• Dealing with drought: Best practices for lawn care

  11-07-2016 11:27 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The rain some Western New Yorkers enjoyed over the weekend is just a drop in the bucket for what’s needed to get us out of a drought.
  Currently, much of our area is considered to be in a moderate drought, with rainfall down about six inches from where it usually is.
  Still, there are things you can do to keep your lawn looking a little better while we wait for the drought to break.
  “Deep watering is about the best thing you can do, and not much else,&rdquo
  
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• BPD: Man hit by gunfire at Houghton Park

  11-07-2016 04:49 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Buffalo Police are investigating a shooting that happened at 7 p.m. Sunday evening in the 1700 block of Clinton Street.
  Police say a man was hit by gunfire near the basketball courts at Houghton Park.
  He was taken to ECMC with non-life threatening injuries.
  Anyone with information on this incident is asked to call or text the Confidential TIPCALL Line at (716) 847-2255.
   
  
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• Teen accused of stabbing 21-year-old boyfriend on Montclair Avenue

  11-07-2016 04:39 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Buffalo Police say a 21-year-old man was stabbed Sunday night on the first block of Montclair Avenue around 7:30 p.m.
  Police say the stabbing happened during a possible domestic dispute.
  The 21-year-old man was taken to ECMC with injuries that appear serious in nature. Police say he was in fair condition Monday morning.
  The man’s girlfriend, Eryka Taylor, 21, is accused of the stabbing. She was charged with first-degree assault.
  
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• Buffalo Police investigate stabbing on Montclair Avenue

  11-07-2016 04:39 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Buffalo Police say a 21-year-old man was stabbed Sunday night on the first block of Montclair Avenue around 7:30 p.m.
  Police say the stabbing happened during a possible domestic dispute.
  The 21-year-old man was taken to ECMC with injuries that appear serious in nature.
  Anyone with information on this incident is asked to call or text the Confidential TIPCALL Line at (716) 847-2255.
  
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• Hundreds turnout for city wide prayer vigil in response to gun violence

  11-07-2016 04:28 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Whether it’s through song, through prayer or through silence, communities across Buffalo are standing in faith and solidarity with victims of gun violence.
  “We had an absolute concern about the gun violence that has happened in this immediate Western New York community, specifically Buffalo, especially the east side, but necessarily we suffer when anyone suffers anywhere,” said Pastor Kinzer Pointer, Agape Fellowship Baptist Church.
  Concerned Clergy
  
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• Erie County SPCA purchasing animal microchip readers

  11-07-2016 01:35 via wivb.com
  
  WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Erie County SPCA will soon have microchip readers in all of their rescue trucks. The SPCA says the readers will be another tool in their arsenal to investigate animal abuse, or to rescue an injured or trapped pet.
  The small chips contain the owners contact information, and it’s placed under a dog or cat’s skin.
  Barbera Burgett of Williamsville is an SPCA volunteer, and just recently her indoor cat Muffin escaped. Muffin was returned to Burgett j
  
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