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• Prosecutors want 13 other women to testify against Cosby

  06-09-2016 23:55 via wivb.com
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Prosecutors hoping to paint actor Bill Cosby as a serial predator at his upcoming sexual assault trial sought Tuesday to put on testimony from 13 other women who say Cosby gave them quaaludes, other drugs or alcohol before molesting them.
  The criminal case against the 79-year-old entertainer involves a single 2004 encounter at his home near Philadelphia with former Temple University employee Andrea Constand. The presiding judge at a hearing Tuesday vowed to start t
  
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• Uncontrollable coughing leads driver to pass out, crash

  06-09-2016 23:48 via wivb.com
  
  TOWN OF POLAND, N.Y. (WIVB) — Deputies with the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office say a driver who could not stop coughing passed out and crashed in the Town of Poland.
  Around 2:40 p.m. Tuesday, deputies say David Johnson Jr., 63, was driving on Route 394 before he left the roadway and struck a National Grid pole, breaking it in half.
  As live wires came down on the road and several parked cars, deputies say Johnson’s vehicle then traveled another 100 yards through a
  
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• Amherst group raising money for kids with pediatric cancer through musical theatre

  06-09-2016 23:00 via wivb.com
  
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) — September is Childhood Cancer Awareness month. A special organization in Amherst is using musical theatre to raise money for local kids with pediatric cancer.
  It started as a young girl’s hobby and passion for singing.“My dad used to build a stage every year and take it down, and then one year he finally built this one,” said Camryn Clune of Amherst.
  It’s now used by Camryn and dozens of kids who take the stage to sing and raise money for loca
  
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• 15 years after Sept. 11: How the unity we forged broke apart

  06-09-2016 22:59 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — For a time, it felt like the attack that shattered America had also brought it together.
  After Sept. 11, signs of newfound unity seemed to well up everywhere, from the homes where American flags appeared virtually overnight to the Capitol steps where lawmakers pushed aside party lines to sing “God Bless America” together.
  That cohesion feels vanishingly distant as the 15th anniversary of the attacks arrives Sunday. Gallup’s 15-year-old poll of Americans&rs
  
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• Execution drop makes some think death penalty is fading away

  06-09-2016 22:57 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Is the death penalty in America gradually dying?
  There have been just two executions since May 1 and the total for 2016 probably will hit a 25-year low.
  Execution drug shortages, sometimes grotesque errors in death chambers and legal challenges to sentences imposed by judges have contributed to a dramatic decline in the number of states that are carrying out executions.
  Just three states, Texas, Georgia and Missouri, are using the death penalty with any regularity, though
  
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• Law enforcement looking for man considered armed and dangerous

  06-09-2016 22:52 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Local law enforcement officers are looking for a man wanted by New York State Parole officials.
  Christopher Boyd, 35, is 5’6″ and weighs 155 lbs. He has black hair and brown eyes.
  Officials are offering up to $1,000 for information on the location of Boyd, who should be considered armed and dangerous.
  Anyone with information on Boyd can call the Crimestoppers tip line at 867-6161.
  
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• Bills players, coaches read mean Twitter posts about them in comedic video

  06-09-2016 22:14 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) — In the spirit of the Jimmy Kimmel Live television segment “Mean Tweets,” the Buffalo Bills have released their own spin on the popular series.
  On Tuesday, the team released a short video of players reading harsh Twitter posts about them. As unkind as it sounds, “Mean Tweets” is a comedy piece, and the Bills show their fun side with smiles and laughs as they read the cruel and obnoxious messages.
  The tweets ranged from those
  
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• Ceremonies to be held during anniversary of 9/11 attacks

  06-09-2016 21:36 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — During and around the time of the anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks, ceremonies honoring those who lost their lives and the ones who gave their lives protecting others will take place in western New York.
  Here is the list of events taking place in western New York. Check back here for updates as more will be added.
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  Sept. 10 — National 9/11 Remembrance 5K — A 5K Run/Walk will mark the 15th anniversary of the September
  
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• Early bear hunting season dates announced by DEC

  06-09-2016 21:23 via wivb.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (WIVB) — Officials with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) have announced dates for early bear hunting seasons in the state.
  “Early black bear hunting seasons are an important tool for managers to control and maintain healthy bear populations,” said DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos. “Bears are feeding heavily this time of year, gorging on wild nuts and berries and corn in the field if they can find it. Hunters can increase the
  
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• Local schools back in session, beginning new year

  06-09-2016 21:04 via wivb.com
  
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) — Thousands of children are back in school after having the summer off.  Most of Western New York started up again Tuesday, kicking off a new year.
  “It’s just so exciting you can feel it throughout the building,” said Dan Lewis, the principal at Smallwood Elementary School.
  “One of the best things about being a teacher and a student is that come September – you have a fresh start,” said Jenny Ramsey, a fifth grade teacher a
  
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• Buffalo man admits guilt in fatal crash from last year

  06-09-2016 20:54 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The man responsible for a deadly crash in Buffalo has pleaded guilty to criminally negligent homicide.
  Last year on August 20, Buffalo resident Jamar Sales, 20, sped through a red light at Masten Ave. and Northampton St., subsequently crashing into the vehicle of 72-year-old Sylvia DeRosas.
  DeRosas was killed in the crash.
  When sentenced on November 22, Sales could spend up to four years in jail.
  
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• 2 killed within 1 hour in Buffalo

  06-09-2016 20:43 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Buffalo police have revealed the names of two people killed in violent incidents Friday morning.
  Just before 8:15 a.m., police say Paul Held, 52, of Buffalo was fatally stabbed on Oakmont Ave. Another Buffalo resident, William Hemphill, 30, was charged with Held’s murder.
  Not even an hour later, police say Buffalo resident Charles Wyatt, 51, was fatal shot near East Delavan and Floss Ave. An arrest in Wyatt’s killing has not been announced.
  
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• Arrest made after Town of Tonawanda shelter in place incident

  06-09-2016 19:02 via wivb.com
  
  TOWN OF TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) — After a “shelter in place” was issued in the Town of Tonawanda, police have made an arrest in relation to the incident.
  For a few hours on Sunday afternoon, residents in the area of Ritchie Ave. were told not to leave their homes after someone reported the sound of a gunshot.
  Angela Baughman, 36, was later accused of shooting out a car window.
  The Town of Tonawanda resident was charged with criminal possession of a weapon, prohibi
  
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• Wegmans recalling packages of ravioli that may contain white plastic

  06-09-2016 18:31 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Wegmans is recalling numerous packages of ravioli that might contain white plastic.
  The product being recalled is the store’s Italian Classics Striped Ricotta & Spinich Ravioli.
  It comes in nine-ounce packages and has a freeze-by date of September 30.
  The UPC number is 77890-38934.
  Anyone who bought these can return them to the store for a full refund. More information can be found by calling Wegmans at 1-855-934-3663 Monday th
  
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• ITT Tech shutters campuses after federal aid sanctions

  06-09-2016 18:09 via wivb.com
  
  CARMEL, Ind. (AP) — The for-profit college chain ITT Educational Services is shutting down its campuses days after the U.S. Department of Education banned it from enrolling new students who use federal financial aid.
  The company, which operates vocational schools, announced “with profound regret” in a statement Tuesday that it is ending academic operations at all of its more than 130 campuses across 38 states.
  The company, based in Carmel, Indiana, says its move will have an im
  
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• Brock Turner returns to Ohio, registers as sex offender

  06-09-2016 18:05 via wivb.com
  
  XENIA, Ohio (AP) — A former Stanford University swimmer whose six-month sentence for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman sparked a national outcry has registered as a sex offender in Ohio, where he’s living with his parents.
  Brock Turner registered at the Greene County sheriff’s office on Tuesday, four days after leaving a California jail after serving half his term. California jail inmates with good behavior typically serve half their sentences.
  Turner registered und
  
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• Divisions of Sheriff’s Office affected by fire reopen

  06-09-2016 17:35 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A fire that broke out last week at the Erie County Board of Elections temporarily shut down some functions of the Erie County Sheriff’s Office, but the Office announced Tuesday that the affected areas have reopened.
  Locals who had payments due to the Civil Enforcement Division and Fingerprint Bureau on W. Eagle St. were allowed extra time to make their payments after the fire, but those payments are due now that the offices have reopened.
  Anyone with
  
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• Orchard Park children wake up for school on Wake Up!

  06-09-2016 17:07 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) — Three kids from Orchard Park had quite a start to their day when they woke up with Wake Up! on Tuesday morning.
  Accompanied by friends from WYRK, the News 4 crew captured the moment three kids woke up for their first day of school this year.
  Brittni Smallwood helped send the Hanson children off to school. See their reaction to waking up for school while on TV in the video above.
  
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• GALLERY: Local kids are Ready 4 School

  06-09-2016 15:42 via interactives.wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The first day of school brought out smiles on the faces of many local kids.
  APP USERS | Tap here to view the gallery of photos sent in by parents.
  
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• Tribe asks federal judge to block work on parts of pipeline

  06-09-2016 14:27 via wivb.com
  
  BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe is asking a federal judge to temporarily stop work on parts of the Dakota Access Pipeline to prevent the destruction of sacred and culturally significant sites near Lake Oahe.
  A hearing on the tribe’s motion for a temporary restraining order is Tuesday before U.S. District Judge James Boasberg. The tribe wants construction stopped on the pipeline route for a length of about two miles west of Highway 1806 and within 20 miles on eithe
  
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• Cost of medical marijuana still high across WNY

  06-09-2016 05:37 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- Medical marijuana treatment has a steep cost in New York State.
  “Anywhere from $20 to $2,000 or $3,000 per month,” said Daniel Ryszka, who has two children using medical marijuana.
  Insurance doesn’t cover it.
  The NYS Department of Health released changes to the program last week to allow nurse practitioners to certify patients, allow for home delivery, and increase the number of registered organizations that can dispense the drug.
  Ryszka told New
  
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• Tree cutter adds insult to injury for ash tree owners

  06-09-2016 01:23 via wivb.com
  
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) –When it comes to the emerald ash borer — sometimes you have no choice but to get rid of a tree that’s infested. But be careful who you hire to do the job.
  For many homeowners, like Kim Hoelscher of Amherst, it is tough enough watching your big beautiful ash tree slowly dying from the emerald ash borer, but to have someone come along, cut the tree down, but leave the job unfinished, it just adds insult to injury.
  “He is very messy, I think he is
  
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• “Hurricane Hunters” using Niagara Falls Air Base to survey Tropical Storm Hermine

  06-09-2016 00:33 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) — Hurricane hunters have been tracking Hermine from the sky. They fly right into the storm to send back valuable data.
  When most airplanes avoid a hurricane or tropical storm – the Hurricane Hunter’s plane and it’s 5 member crew fly right into it. For the next several days, crews will fly hundreds of miles from Niagara Falls to Tropical Storm Hermine.
  The specialized C-130 with the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron from Keesler Air Force Base
  
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• “Hurricane Hunters” use Niagara Falls Air Base to survey Tropical Storm Hermine

  06-09-2016 00:33 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) — Hurricane hunters have been tracking Hermine from the sky. They fly right into the storm to send back valuable data.
  When most airplanes avoid a hurricane or tropical storm – the Hurricane Hunter’s plane and it’s 5 member crew fly right into it. For the next several days, crews will fly hundreds of miles from Niagara Falls to Tropical Storm Hermine.
  The specialized C-130 with the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron from Keesler Air Force Base
  
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