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• ‘Conscience clause’ rejected by GOP rules committee

  15-07-2016 23:56 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Efforts to unbind delegates at the Republican National Convention have been rebuffed by a committee that makes the rules.
  The convention’s rules committee used a voice vote to reject attempts to derail Donald Trump’s expected first-ballot nomination.
  Erie County Elections Commissioner Ralph Mohr — a committee member who traveled to Cleveland — says it’s the right thing for the party.
  “People saw that whether Donald Trump was their
  
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• 2016 political conventions get glitzy makeovers

  15-07-2016 23:54 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (MEDIA GENERAL) — National political conventions are now, by design, more spectacle than substance.
  Gone are the days of smoke-filled back rooms dominated by party bosses cutting deals and lore of stuffing ballot boxes.
  We’ve arrived in the gilded age of glitzy conventions bursting at the seams with gaudy videos and polished stages.#tbt California delegates representing their state during the 1912 @GOPconvention in Chicago, IL. pic.twitter.com/rd1TL5DyWo
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• Rusty Wallace makes a pit stop in Buffalo

  15-07-2016 23:48 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA SQUARE INTERNATIONAL, N.Y. (WIVB) – Rusty Wallace’s first visit to the Queen City was anything buy slow paced.
  He started the day meeting fans and signing autographs at New Era, and then drove a #2 Ford down Delaware Avenue to City Hall.
  He was welcomed by the Mayor, who proclaimed July 15, 2016 “Rust Wallace Day in the city of Buffalo.
  After that, the NASCAR Hall of Famer got to turn the race car loose in Niagara Square, running laps and doing donuts for fans watching
  
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• Police say man used brain preserving fluid to soak marijuana

  15-07-2016 23:44 via wivb.com
  
  CARLISLE, Pa. (AP) — A central Pennsylvania man was charged Thursday after police say he sprayed fluid used to embalm a human brain on marijuana that he then smoked.
  State police in Carlisle charged 26-year-old Joshua Lee Long with abuse of a corpse and conspiracy.
  Court records indicate Long’s aunt contacted detectives on June 21 after finding a human brain in a department store bag under a porch while cleaning out a trailer.
  Long allegedly told her during a phone conversation from
  
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• Ex-cable news pundit who claims CIA career gets 3 years

  15-07-2016 23:42 via wivb.com
  
  ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — For decades, Wayne Simmons told the world he was a CIA man. And he benefited from the connection: It helped him talk his way out of an assault charge. It helped him get contracting work. It allowed him to knock more than $400,000 off a delinquent tax bill. And it helped him get on cable news as a pundit and commentator.
  But it was all, in the words of U.S. Senior Judge T.S. Ellis III, “buffalo chips.”
  Simmons, 62, of Annapolis, Maryland, was sentenced to
  
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• Masterpiece political theater: 10 unforgettable moments from past conventions

  15-07-2016 23:35 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (MEDIA GENERAL) — National political conventions are a rare opportunity for politicians to greet a national audience and make a big impression.
  Sometimes those moments are career-makers. For others, they’re career-breakers.
  If done right, rising stars can carve out a spot for themselves in parties’ upper echelon, leapfrogging other aspirants in one short speech.
  If flubbed, the bungled impression can take years to shake.
  Here are 10 of the best and worst conven
  
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• New Trump-Pence logo gives some people the giggles

  15-07-2016 23:26 via wivb.com
  
  PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump revealed a new campaign logo that’s giving some people the giggles.
  The logo was released Friday as Trump announced his running mate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence.
  It features an interlaced blue “T” and “P” next to red stripes, evoking the American flag. Trump’s name is featured above Pence’s name, which is smaller. Trump’s campaign slogan “Make America Great Ag
  
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• Peace Bridge to light up in colors of French flag following deadly attack

  15-07-2016 23:12 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — In an act showing solidarity with the people of France, the Peace Bridge will be lit in the colors of the French flag on Friday and Saturday.
  The colors for France come after more than 80 people were killed in an attack in the French city of Nice Thursday.
  The Peace Bridge, which spans from Buffalo to Fort Erie, Ontario, is one of many international landmarks that will be showing their support for the people of France.
  
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• Q&A: Why do Iowa and New Hampshire get to vote first?

  15-07-2016 23:05 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (WPRI) – It’s that time again.
  With Americans gearing up to choose a new president in November, the nominating calendar has turned the nation’s attention back to two relatively small states that play an outsized role in picking the leader of the free world: Iowa and New Hampshire.
  Political junkies, of course, have been closely tracking developments in the two states for months, in search of clues about who the eventual winners will be. For everybody else, though, th
  
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• Neighbors say foxes are invading vacant home in Amherst

  15-07-2016 23:01 via wivb.com
  
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) — “I’m tired of people telling me how cute they are, they’re cute if you don’t have to live next door to them,” said Patricia Lisk of Amherst.
  Neighbors say a house on Hubbardston Place has been vacant since 2010 but a family of foxes have made themselves at home in the backyard.
  “They bark and growl at us we’re really afraid of them, they’ve come into our yard we’ve had them as close as maybe 10-12 feet away from u
  
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• PHOTOS: The Road to Nomination

  15-07-2016 22:42 via interactives.wivb.com
  
  (WDTN) — Important Dates on the way to the Republican and Democratic national conventions.
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• Turkish military says it ‘fully seized control’ of country

  15-07-2016 22:38 via wivb.com
  
  ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s armed forces said it “fully seized control” of the country Friday and its president responded by calling on Turks to take to the streets in a show of support for the government.A loud explosion was heard in the capital, Ankara, fighter jets buzzed overhead, gunfire erupted outside military headquarters and vehicles blocked two major bridges in Istanbul.
  President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in an interview over FaceTime with the CNN Turk, dismisse
  
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• Turkish military in attempted coup, prime minister says

  15-07-2016 22:38 via wivb.com
  
  ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A group within Turkey’s military has engaged in what appeared to be an attempted coup, the prime minister said, with military jets flying over the capital and reports of vehicles blocking two major bridges in Istanbul.
  Prime Minister Binali Yildirim told NTV television: “it is correct that there was an attempt,” when asked if there was a coup.
  Yildirim didn’t provide details, but said Turkey would never allow any “initiative that would in
  
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• Reports: Turkish military ‘fully seizes’ control of country

  15-07-2016 22:38 via wivb.com
  
  ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s armed forces “fully seized control” of the country Friday, according to a statement from the military published by a Turkish news agency, as gunfire was heard outside military headquarters, fighter jets buzzed over the capital and vehicles blocked two major bridges in Istanbul. The prime minister, however, said there was an “attempt” at a coup.
  Soldiers blocked entry to Ataturk Airport where four tanks were stationed, according t
  
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• Latest: Turkish officials say coup plotters being arrested

  15-07-2016 22:38 via wivb.com
  
  ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told the nation Saturday that his government was working to crush a coup attempt after a night of explosions, air battles and gunfire across the capital that left at least 17 dead and scores wounded.
  Government officials said the coup appeared to have failed as Turks took to the streets overnight to confront troops attempting to take over the country. However, the sounds of huge blasts continued to ring out in the capital, Ankara
  
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• Woman defends man charged with threatening police

  15-07-2016 21:44 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Buffalo Police have made an arrest related to credible threats that were made against them following the Dallas shootings.
  Five officers were killed in Dallas during the first week of July. After this, Buffalo Police Commissioner Daniel Derenda said that “credible threats” had been made against local officers.
  Officials identified the man accused of threatening Buffalo Police as Arthur Jordan. Jordan, who is known to law enforcement, was spotted duri
  
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• Arrest made after Buffalo Police received threats following Dallas shootings

  15-07-2016 21:44 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Buffalo Police have made an arrest related to credible threats that were made against them following the Dallas shootings.
  Five officers were killed in Dallas during the first week of July. After this, Buffalo Police Commissioner Daniel Derenda said that “credible threats” had been made against local officers.
  Officials identified the man accused of threatening Buffalo Police as Arthur Jordan. Jordan, who is known to law enforcement, was spotted duri
  
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• Arrest made after Buffalo Police receive death threats

  15-07-2016 21:44 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Buffalo Police have made an arrest related to credible threats that were made against them following the Dallas shootings.
  Five officers were killed in Dallas during the first week of July. After this, Buffalo Police Commissioner Daniel Derenda said that “credible threats” had been made against local officers.
  Officials identified the man accused of threatening Buffalo Police as Arthur Jordan. Jordan, who is known to law enforcement, was spotted duri
  
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• PHOTOS: 2016 Election: Road to the White House

  15-07-2016 21:27 via interactives.lintvnews.com
  
  (MEDIA GENERAL) — Presidential hopefuls for the 2016 presidential election were numerous. Here is a breakdown of those of who officially threw their hats in the ring.
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• New York under drought watch

  15-07-2016 20:53 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The entire state of New York is under a drought watch as of Friday.
  “While most public water supplies are still generally normal throughout the state, below normal precipitation over the last 9 months, low stream flows, and reduced groundwater levels have prompted the need for this action,” Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos said. “We are encouraging residents throughout the state to conserve water whenever poss
  
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• Woman found to spread Zika through sex for 1st time

  15-07-2016 20:33 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City woman infected her male partner with Zika virus through sex, the first time female-to-male transmission of the germ has been documented.
  Zika is usually spread by mosquitoes, and health officials have known for some time that men can spread it through sex. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported the case Friday and updated its advice for pregnant women.
  The CDC now advises them to use protection if their sex partner has traveled to a Zika-inf
  
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• Secret chapter of 9/11 inquiry released after 13-year wait

  15-07-2016 20:19 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. on Friday released once-top secret pages from a congressional report into 9/11 that questioned whether Saudis who were in contact with the hijackers after they arrived in the U.S. knew what they were planning.
  The newly declassified document with light redactions, names people the hijackers associated with before they carried out the attacks, killing nearly 3,000 people in New York, Washington and on a plane that crashed in Pennsylvania. It identifies individuals
  
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• Bills’ Karlos Williams suspended first four games of season

  15-07-2016 20:17 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The Buffalo Bills have been notified by the NFL that running back Karlos Williams will be suspended for the first four games of the season. Williams will be suspended, without pay for violating the league’s substance abuse policy.
  The suspension means that Williams will miss game against the Ravens, Jets, Cardinals and the Patriots. Despite the violation, he will still be able to participate in in all offseason and preseason practices and games.
  
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• Brady to drop appeal, serve 4-game ‘Deflategate’ suspension

  15-07-2016 19:21 via wivb.com
  
  FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Tom Brady will drop his appeal and serve his four-game suspension for the “Deflategate” scandal.
  The New England Patriots quarterback said in a Facebook post Friday that “I have made the difficult decision to no longer proceed with the legal process.”
  Brady’s latest appeal was rejected Wednesday by the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. He would have had to convince the U.S. Supreme Court to take his case, and only about 1 percent
  
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• Chautauqua County Sheriff’s deputy stops car with lawnmower hanging out back

  15-07-2016 19:09 via wivb.com
  
  CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY (WIVB) — A Chautauqua County Sheriff’s deputy made an unusual stop while on patrol.
  Sheriff Joe Gerace shared a photo of a driver on Route 5 who had a lawnmower hanging out of their trunk on Facebook.
  The driver had been moving at 55 MPH, according to Gerace.
  
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• 5 facing drug charges in Jamestown

  15-07-2016 18:00 via wivb.com
  
  JAMESTOWN, N.Y. (WIVB) — Four Buffalo residents and a Jamestown man were arrested on drug charges as part of a narcotics investigation in Chautauqua County.
  Jamestown Police were executing a search warrant on S. Main St. when they stopped a vehicle that had just left a residence there.
  Inside the vehicle, police found Nicholas Gaskin, 29, Kayma Snow, 24, and Clifford Stanley, 36. Inside the residence were Laquil Hilson, 22, and Sydney Johnson, 23.Altogether, the five were allegedly in
  
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• Beaver Island beach closed amid water concerns

  15-07-2016 17:22 via wivb.com
  
  GRAND ISLAND, N.Y. (WIVB) — The beach at Beaver Island State Park in Grand Island has been closed until further notice.
  State officials say the beach was closed due to high amounts of rain, cloudy, hazy water and results from water tests. It is being closed as a precautionary measure to protect those who swim there.
  The beach will be reopened when additional water testing can confirm that it is once again safe.
  
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• Bill filed to fix New York fire hydrant hazard

  15-07-2016 17:17 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Days after News 4 Investigates exposed a loophole in New York law, State Senator Tim Kennedy introduced a bill to fix things. He says fire hydrant inspections should not be left to chance. His bill would require yearly fire hydrant inspections.
  Related Story | Read and watch our investigation.
  Records News 4 obtained under the state’s freedom of information law reveal startling inconsistencies. Some municipalities produced hundreds of pages of inspections. One
  
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• Teen father who shook infant son to death sentenced

  15-07-2016 17:02 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) — A 17-year-old from Williamsville will serve an indeterminate sentence of three to nine years in prison after shaking his infant son to death last Fall.
  Two-month-old Bradley Fagan was shaken to death by his father Michael Fiorentino on October 24. After this, Fiorentino fled to Texas, but later returned to western New York to surrender himself after a warrant was put out for his arrest.
  He was charged with manslaughter and in March, he pl
  
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• Rolling Stone frontman Mick Jagger expecting his 8th child

  15-07-2016 15:56 via wivb.com
  
  (AP) — Mick Jagger’s representatives say the rock legend is expecting his eighth child.
  The representatives confirmed a report by People magazine and other media outlets that Jagger’s girlfriend, Melanie Hamrick, 29, is pregnant.
  Jagger, the 72-year-old frontman of the Rolling Stones, already has seven children — Georgia, James, Jade, Elizabeth, Lucas, Karis and Gabriel — who range in age from 45 to 17. He is also a grandfather of two children.
  W magazine, which rep
  
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• Man accused of driving 105 MPH in a 45 MPH zone while drunk

  15-07-2016 15:48 via wivb.com
  
  CLARENCE, N.Y. (WIVB) — New York State Police say they caught an Elma man driving at 105 MPH in a 45 MPH zone.
  Christopher McCracken, 27, was stopped by Troopers based out of Clarence on Wednesday.
  To top it all off, State Police say that McCracken was very drunk while he was driving. He allegedly registered a BAC of .15 percent, which is nearly two times over the legal limit for alcohol.
  McCracken was released and ordered to return to Elma Town Court at a later date.
  
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• Local French consul reacts to France attacks

  15-07-2016 05:13 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Over 70 people in Nice, France were killed Thursday night and several are injured after a truck plowed through a crowd during France’s Independence Day celebration.
  Shortly after the attacks in France, News 4 talked to New York State’s French Honorary Consul, Pascal Soares, and he called the attacks a cancer and said we need to unite to stop these attacks.
  Soares said it’s summertime, half of Europe was coming to the south of France to enjoy the sea
  
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• NY Attorney General sues medical firm that worked in local jail

  15-07-2016 02:25 via wivb.com
  
  LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WIVB) – Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is suing the company that provides medical and mental health care for the Nassau County Correctional Center on Long Island, accusing the firm, Armor Correctional Health Services of providing “inadequate care of inmates”.
  Of the 12 prisoners who have died since Armor was awarded the contract at the Nassau County jail in 2011, Schneiderman cites a state report that blamed 5 of those deaths on inadequate medical care.
  Arm
  
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• Sources: 10-year-old hit by car in Buffalo

  15-07-2016 01:47 via wivb.com
  
   
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) –  Sources confirm to News 4’s Nalina Shapiro a 10-year-old boy has been hit by a vehicle in Buffalo at Dartmouth and Comstock avenues. The child is listed as in stable condition at Women and Children’s Hospital.  News 4 is following this breaking news story and will update you when we get new information.
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• Boy injured after being struck by a car in Buffalo

  15-07-2016 01:47 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) –  A 10-year-old boy is recovering Thursday night after he was struck by a vehicle at Dartmouth and Comstock Avenues.
  According to police, the driver fled the scene. Police were able to track down the 38-year-old driver down with the use of surveillance cameras and she has been arrested. Her name has not been released.
  The child has been treated and released from Women and Children’s Hospital.
  
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• Erie County June exposure to rabies is highest in 5 years

  15-07-2016 01:19 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Erie County health officials are warning residents, if you see a cute little furry critter coming out of the wild, don’t touch it—the animal could be rabid., and the consequences could be tragic for you and the animal.
  Just last month the county health department reported 75 residents were sent to Erie County Medical Center to get vaccinated for exposure to rabies–the most referrals for the month of June in five years.
  The animals most susceptible
  
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• Thousands celebrating tradition and heritage at Italian Fest

  15-07-2016 00:43 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — For thousands of people, the annual Italian festival is a time to reconnect with family and friends while wandering down Hertel Ave., enjoying traditional Italian food and learning about the culture.
  “Just coming back and seeing people – friends and family you haven’t seen in a year,” said Marco Sciotino, the spokesman for the festival. “Everyone comes back this time of year. People are out of town and come for this. It’s just
  
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