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• First round of water test results negative, many dissatisfied with how long it took ECWA to inform public

  22-07-2016 23:43 via wivb.com
  
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) — Part of the problem pipe has been replaced and is expected to be back in service by the end of the day, but many people are not satisfied with how long it took the Water Authority to inform the public.
  “It is our job to notify the public when there are leaks absolutely I don’t dispute that. But it’s also important that we notify the public of exactly what’s going on and frankly at that point we knew we had a leak but we didn’t know where
  
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• County exec taking to Twitter to share important information during water alert

  22-07-2016 23:39 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz is saying a lot in 140 characters these days. He has been taking to Twitter updating his followers and county residents about the latest happening with the boil water notice.
  “We try to rely on different platforms – whether it’s social media or traditional media,” said Mark Poloncarz. “The thing you try to do is use platforms that are used by the most amount of people.”
  Poloncarz has m
  
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• Police tweet 2 bulls in ‘custody’ after Baltimore escape

  22-07-2016 23:37 via wivb.com
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Police say two bulls escaped from a west Baltimore slaughterhouse, but didn’t get far before being corralled and taken into “custody.”
  Police spokeswoman Detective Chakia Fennoy says the bulls got loose early Friday and made it only a block away, then hung out and ate grass.
  Fennoy says police officers used cruisers to block the bulls in at an apartment complex parking lot. Police tweeted that the bulls were contained to the lot, then later tweeted they w
  
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• New event hitting Outer Harbor with a boom

  22-07-2016 23:33 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A new event is arriving in Buffalo this weekend and it’s coming with a boom.
  “Think of an airshow – when you look at the sky and seeing all the planes – we’re doing that on the water,” said Matt LaSota, the General Manager for all events at the Outer Harbor.  “We have speed boats.”
  The event is called Thunder at the Outer Harbor.  It’s a boat and hot rod show hitting Buffalo for the first time. 
  
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• 74-year-old man accused of sexually abusing young child

  22-07-2016 23:06 via wivb.com
  
  AKRON, N.Y. (WIVB) — New York State Police have accused an Akron man of sexually abusing a child back in 2011.
  After an investigation, Norman Thuman, 74, was charged with criminal sex act and sexual abuse.
  In 2011, the child in which Thuman allegedly abused was younger than 13 years old.
  The alleged sexual conduct was only recently revealed and investigated.
  
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• Buffalo woman admits to vicious attack with meat cleaver, robbery

  22-07-2016 22:48 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Buffalo woman will be sentenced in August after admitting to a vicious attack with a meat cleaver.
  46-year-old Mercedes Rosado admitted to cutting the face of Jaqualine Rosado, 17, with a meat cleaver and breaking her nose. Mercedes also stole her shoes and purse.
  Despite having the same last name, the two are not related.
  When sentenced, Rosado faces a maximum of 25 years in prison.
  
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• Man who killed 2 in 2014 receives 20-to-life in prison

  22-07-2016 22:28 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — After fatally shooting two people in 2014, Bobby Price III has been sentenced to 20 years to life in prison.
  In June, Price pleaded guilty to the November 2014 murders of Buffalo residents Naim Holt, 19, and Dominique Harris, 20 on Langfield Drive.
  Price encountered the two, told them to get on their knees, and shot both of them in the head.
  
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• WATCH LIVE: Hillary Clinton in Tampa today, may announce running mate

  22-07-2016 22:01 via wivb.com
  
  TAMPA, FL (WFLA) — Hillary Clinton, the presumptive democratic nominee for president, is holding a campaign rally at the Florida State Fairgrounds on Friday. Supporters started lining up for the rally at 6 a.m. on Friday.
  APP USERS | Tap here to watch the rally live.
  Clinton could also be announcing her pick for Vice President at the Tampa rally. Earlier Friday, Clinton is scheduled to visit and campaign in Orlando. On Saturday, July 23, Clinton is scheduled to hold a second rally in
  
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• State Police investigating death of Chautauqua County woman

  22-07-2016 21:55 via wivb.com
  
  FREWSBURG, N.Y. (WIVB) — New York State Police are investigating the death of a Chautauqua County woman after she was reported missing.
  The woman, only identified as a 52-year-old Frewsburg resident, had not been seen since Thursday.
  Her body was found at Carlson’s Landing — a nearby park.
  State Police are trying to figure out the cause of her death.
  
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• Darien Lake taking steps to ensure visitors’ safety

  22-07-2016 21:19 via wivb.com
  
  DARIEN CENTER, N.Y. (WIVB) — Darien Lake says the park is well-prepared to handle the water alert across parts of western New York.
  To manage the situation, the theme park has listed a series of measures they are taking to ensure the safety of park visitors.
  All park and hotel soda fountains, ice machines, and water fountains have been shut offand are not in use;
  Bottled beverages are available at all food service and retail locations;
  All water required for food preparation is b
  
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• Work kicks off to fix Moselle Street sidewalk where baby girl was killed

  22-07-2016 20:51 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) –  It’s been one month since baby Nyree Anderson was hit by a car and killed on Moselle Street. Friday, construction kicked off to repave the broken sidewalk in that east side neighborhood.
  Trucks of new gravel arrive on Moselle street. In just a week and a half it will look brand new. Shannon Anderson, Nyree Anderson’s mother was on site. She said, “It’s a bittersweet moment. I am happy that another person wont have to take their
  
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• Police: 9 dead, several wounded in Munich shooting; At least 3 suspects armed with rifles at large

  22-07-2016 19:25 via wivb.com
  
  MUNICH (AP) — Munich police warned people to avoid public places Friday as they hunted for the shooter or shooters who opened fire at a shopping mall, killing eight people and wounding others in a rampage described as “suspected terrorism,” police and media reports said.
  “At the moment no culprit has been arrested,” police in the Bavarian capital said on social media. “The search is taking place at high speed.”
  A ninth body was later found, and offi
  
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• Police: 3 dead after shooting at shopping center in Munich

  22-07-2016 19:25 via wivb.com
  
  BERLIN (AP) — Police in Germany say there’s been a shooting at a shopping center in Munich.
  Munich police confirm shots have been fired at Olympia Einkaufszentrum shopping center. At least three people are dead.
  Police are responding in large numbers. German media say multiple people are injured.
  It’s the second attack in Germany in less than a week. On Monday, a 17-year-old Afghan wounded four people in an ax-and-knife attack on a regional train near the Bavarian city of Wuerz
  
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• 6 dead after shooting at shopping center in Munich

  22-07-2016 19:25 via wivb.com
  
  BERLIN (AP) — Police in Germany say there’s been a shooting at a shopping center in Munich.
  Munich police confirm shots have been fired at Olympia Einkaufszentrum shopping center. At least three people are dead.
  Police are responding in large numbers. German media say multiple people are injured.
  It’s the second attack in Germany in less than a week. On Monday, a 17-year-old Afghan wounded four people in an ax-and-knife attack on a regional train near the Bavarian city of Wuerz
  
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• Tonawanda man accused of exposing himself to women at Canal Fest

  22-07-2016 18:53 via wivb.com
  
  TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Thursday night at the Canal Fest of the Tonawandas, a man was arrested after police say he was exposing himself to women.
  Tonawanda resident Anthony Giglio, 57, was charged with public lewdness after people began reporting him to downtown officers.
  His arrest came shortly after police say he exposed himself to a West Seneca woman and her daughters around 8 p.m. off Young St.
  In addition to this, police say Giglio had an outstanding warrant out of Georgia for v
  
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• Preliminary bacteria tests after water outage come back negative; boil water notice still in effect

  22-07-2016 18:38 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Residents of the Northtowns have been ordered to continue boiling their water after preliminary tests came back negative.
  Bacterial testing was performed in the towns of Amherst, Cheektowaga, Clarence, Lancaster and Newstead and the villages of Depew, Lancaster and Williamsville after the water main break that caused a massive outage on Wednesday night.
  More than 200,000 people have been affected by the outage.
  MORE | Here is how to use water safely during the outage
  
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• Bacteria tests after water outage come back negative; boil water notice still in effect

  22-07-2016 18:38 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Residents of the Northtowns have been ordered to continue boiling their water after preliminary tests came back negative.
  Bacterial testing was performed in the towns of Amherst, Cheektowaga, Clarence, Lancaster and Newstead and the villages of Depew, Lancaster and Williamsville after the water main break that caused a massive outage on Wednesday night.
  More than 200,000 people have been affected by the outage.
  Residual chlorine levels were good when tested, accordin
  
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• Baby monitors recalled due to burn hazard

  22-07-2016 18:20 via wivb.com
  
  GOLETA, CA (WCMH) – Thousands of video baby monitors have been recalled due to batteries that can overheat, swell and create a burning hazard.
  According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the recall affects 26,000 Lorex Care ‘N’ Share video baby monitors sold in the United States and 8,000 more in Canada.
  The monitors come with a blue lithium polymer battery and measure four inches tall by five inches wide.
  They were sold at abies “R” Us, B&H, Best Buy,
  
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• Ex-KKK leader David Duke says he plans to run for US Senate

  22-07-2016 18:00 via wivb.com
  
  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke announced Friday on his website that he plans to run for U.S. Senate in Louisiana.
  A registered Republican, he would be seeking an open seat vacated by Republican David Vitter.
  “I’m proud to announce my candidacy for the United States Senate,” Duke said in a video. “I believe in equal rights for all and respect for all Americans. However, what makes me different is I also demand respect for the rights and
  
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• Sheriff: Florida man lives under dead man’s identity for 22 years

  22-07-2016 17:50 via wivb.com
  
  PASCO COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — A Florida man stole the identity of a dead man back in 1994 and since then has gotten married, had a child, obtained a pilot’s license and obtained mortgages in the dead man’s name, the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office said on Thursday.Richard Hoagland jail booking photoPCSO investigators say Richard Hoagland, age 63, had been using the name of Terry J. Symansky who drowned in 1991 in Dania, Fla.
  The assumed identity was discovered after
  
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• Bottled water is big seller as boil water advisory continues

  22-07-2016 17:39 via wivb.com
  
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) – As testing continues to ensure the water is safe to drink after a massive water main break, bottled water is in high demand.
  Customers at Tops Friendly Market on Maple Road Friday were buying bottled water by the case and jug, since many can’t use their tap water for drinking or cooking now. “Trying to make coffee, brushing your teeth is a real trick. You know I haven’t done this since I went to camp,” said one customer, Noreen Resman.
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• Sabres’ Evander Kane turns himself in following June bar incident, now facing charges

  22-07-2016 17:21 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Following a June incident at a Buffalo bar, Sabres left winger Evander Kane has turned himself in to Buffalo Police. Kane faces one misdemeanor charge and four harassment violations.
  During the last full week of June, two women filed two separate crime reports against Kane. They say that on the night of June 23, Kane grabbed the throat of one of the women and tried forcing her into a car. The other woman filed a report saying that Kane grabbed her by the arms an
  
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• Sabres’ Evander Kane turns himself in after June bar incident, now facing charges

  22-07-2016 17:21 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Following a June incident at a Buffalo bar, Sabres left winger Evander Kane, 24, has turned himself in to Buffalo Police. Kane faces a misdemeanor charge of criminal trespassing and four non-criminal harassment violations.
  During the last full week of June, three women and one man filed separate crime reports against Kane. One woman said that in the early morning hours of June 24, Kane grabbed her throat and tried forcing her into a car.
  
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• LIVE STREAM: Buffalo Police give updates after Sabres’ Evander Kane turns himself in

  22-07-2016 17:21 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Following a June incident at a Buffalo bar, Sabres left winger Evander Kane, 24, has turned himself in to Buffalo Police. Kane faces a misdemeanor charge of criminal trespassing and four non-criminal harassment violations.
  APP USERS | Watch a live conference by officials here.
  During the last full week of June, two women filed two separate crime reports against Kane. They say that in the early morning hours of of June 24, Kane grabbed the throat of one
  
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• Florida paramedics accused of taking selfies with unconscious patients as part of challenge

  22-07-2016 17:15 via wivb.com
  
  OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) – Deputies arrested a former Florida paramedic who is accused of taking selfies and videos with patients inside ambulances.
  The former paramedic, 24-year-old Kayla Renee Dubois, of Navarre, and another suspect allegedly competed in a “selfie war,” taking pictures and videos of patients. “Many patients were intubated, sedated or otherwise unconscious at the time,” deputies said.
  Dubois is charged with two counts of interception and d
  
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• Youth program changing lives in San Quentin

  22-07-2016 17:11 via wivb.com
  
  SAN RAFAEL (KRON) — A youth program inside San Quentin State Prison is changing lives.
  It’s giving some inmates a new lease on life.
  Media General contributor Alecia Reid went behind the prison walls for a closer look at their rehabilitation.
  “When I got here, I thought man I really messed up,” said inmate David Silva.
  But now, Silva is nervous about his graduation speech tomorrow. He’s the valedictorian of his GED class, and getting ready to go to college.
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• Indian air force plane with 29 missing over Bay of Bengal

  22-07-2016 17:07 via wivb.com
  
  NEW DELHI (AP) — The Indian air force Friday lost contact with a transport plane carrying 29 people to islands in the Bay of Bengal, the defense ministry said.
  The air force, navy and coast guard were using ships, planes and helicopters to conduct a massive search.
  The AN-32 aircraft took off from the southern city of Chennai at 8.30 a.m. and was flying over the water to the city of Port Blair in the Andaman and Nicobar islands, said Nitin Wakankar a spokesman for India’s defense min
  
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• Sen. Tim Kaine emerges as favorite in Clinton’s VP search

  22-07-2016 16:46 via wivb.com
  
  STERLING, Virginia (AP) — Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine has emerged as the leading contender to join the Democratic ticket as Hillary Clinton’s running mate, according to two Democrats, who both cautioned that Clinton has not made a final decision and could yet change directions.
  The announcement of Clinton’s pick could come as early as Friday afternoon in Florida, a crucial general election battleground state. The timing is aimed at shifting attention away from the end of Donald Tru
  
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• Fire spreads to two buildings in Black Rock

  22-07-2016 16:04 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A fire on Thompson St. is under investigation after it began overnight.
  The fire began on Thompson St., but spread to a three-story four-family home on Hamilton St.
  Six adults and six children are being assisted by the American Red Cross.
  
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• Fire breaks out in Black Rock

  22-07-2016 16:04 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A fire on Thompson St. is under investigation after it began overnight.
  The fire began on Thompson St., but spread to a three-story four-family home on Hamilton St.
  Six adults and six children are being assisted by the American Red Cross.
  
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• Wegmans, Tops fully stocked with water

  22-07-2016 15:53 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — After a boil water notice was put into effect for much of Erie County and other parts of western New York, many people have been rushing to local stores for bottled water.
  Officials told residents across the Northtowns that they should boil their water for a few days after a massive outage occurred on Wednesday night. The notice was issued to protect residents from potential bacteria in the water.
  Obviously, not everyone has chosen to simply boil their water, as bott
  
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• Suspect’s gun discharges as Buffalo police make arrest

  22-07-2016 06:28 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- Buffalo police say a suspect is in custody following a gun incident Thursday night.
  Officers were attempting to apprehend a suspect  in connection with a gun incident  at Bailey Avenue and Wecker when the suspect’s gun discharged.
  No officers were injured. The suspect is in custody and the weapon was recovered.
   
   
  
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• Trump says America in crisis and he’ll fix it ‘fast’

  22-07-2016 05:49 via wivb.com
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — Declaring America in crisis, Donald Trump pledged to cheering Republicans and still-skeptical voters Thursday night that as president he will restore the safety they fear they’re losing, strictly curb immigration and save the nation from Hillary Clinton’s record of “death, destruction, terrorism and weakness.”
  Confidently addressing the finale of his party’s less-than-smooth national convention, the billionaire businessman declared the nation&
  
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• Chicago police officer shot, hospitalized; condition unknown

  22-07-2016 05:40 via wivb.com
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago police officer has been shot while working in an affluent area on the city’s South Side.
  Police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi says the officer was shot Thursday evening in the “lower body.”
  A Chicago Fire Department official says the officer was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital for treatment. The officer’s condition wasn’t immediately known.
  Guglielmi had no information on the circumstances of the shooting, or if a suspect is
  
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• Gun discharges during Buffalo arrest

  22-07-2016 03:48 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — During an alleged gun-related incident at Bailey Ave. and Wecker St., Buffalo Police arrested one person.
  As police apprehended someone, police say a gun was discharged.
  No one was injured and the gun was taken into custody.
  
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• RNC delegates warmly welcome Peter Thiel’s historic pro-gay speech

  22-07-2016 02:56 via wivb.com
  
  CLEVELAND (MEDIA GENERAL) — Billionaire businessman Peter Thiel is openly gay and not-so-gently inviting the Republican base to get over it.
  Onstage at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, the PayPal founder plans to stand before the party and millions of viewers to stress the importance of abandoning outdated social fights and focus on America’s economy.
  In a political party that just over a decade ago turned issues like anti-gay, state-based constitutional amendme
  
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• Hundreds of demonstrators gather on convention’s last day

  22-07-2016 02:24 via wivb.com
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — Hundreds of demonstrators for and against Donald Trump gathered in Cleveland’s Public Square ahead of Trump’s prime-time acceptance speech on the last night of the Republican convention Thursday, and police on bicycles and on foot fanned out to keep hostile groups apart.
  The protesters included anarchists, anti-Muslim protesters, Bikers for Trump and those calling themselves pro- and anti-capitalist, but they were almost outnumbered by police, who as usual turn
  
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• Erie County lawmakers tackle ambulance response time issues

  22-07-2016 00:21 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Erie County lawmakers spent part of the day getting a handle on ambulance response times and how the emergency medical system works.
  “We’re having a discussion on this process and the ways in which it operates now,” said Republican lawmaker Edward Rath III, chairman of the legislature’s public safety committee.
  The hearing follows months of reporting by News 4 Investigates concerning ambulance response time problems in the city of Buffalo, whi
  
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• Hanging by a cord: How the bullpen phone lives on

  22-07-2016 00:10 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Baseball’s always been a little slow to adapt to the times but they’re getting there.
  At Coca Cola field, they’ve introduced the pitch clock this year and in major league baseball, they now have instant replay.
  During Bisons games, you can go on your cell phone and watch the game pitch-by-pitch, but there is one way that baseball is keeping it old school.
  Really, really, old school.
  News 4 Sports Director Josh Reed decided to take a closer look
  
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• Local restaurants adapt to changes due to boil water advisory

  22-07-2016 00:00 via wivb.com
  
  WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) – A boil water advisory is in place in Amherst, Williamsville, Clarence, Lancaster, Newstead and Depew. As a result, restaurant and homeowners in the affected areas have to make sure they follow the boil water advisory.
  It’s something Bob Sweeney, the chef and owner of Break’n Eggs Creperie takes very seriously.
  Sweeney said he started noticing something wasn’t right with the water at home Wednesday night.
  When he opened the restaurant Thursday
  
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