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• Authorities release details of arrest related to 13-year-old Rochester-area murder case

  27-09-2016 23:24 via wivb.com
  
  ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WIVB) — In 2003, a man entered the Xerox Federal Credit Union in Webster and shot two people, killing one of them.
  Prosecutors announced Tuesday that an arrest has been made in relation to the 13-year-old robbery and murder.
  CBS contributors in Rochester WROC say Richard Leon Wilbern is the man suspected of the crime. He was arrested Tuesday morning and charged with the murder of Raymond Batzel.
  Batzel was employed by Xerox until his death, and Wilbern is believed to
  
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• Authorities make arrest in 13-year-old Rochester-area murder case

  27-09-2016 23:24 via wivb.com
  
  ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WIVB) — In 2003, a man entered the Xerox Federal Credit Union in Webster and shot two people, killing one of them.
  Prosecutors announced Tuesday that an arrest has been made in relation to the 13-year-old incident.
  CBS contributors in Rochester WROC say Richard Leon Wilbern is the man suspected of the crime. He was arrested Tuesday morning and charged with the murder of Raymond Batzel.
  Batzel was employed by Xerox until his death, and Wilbern is believed to have been an em
  
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• Empowering women the focus of special Woman Up Conference in Buffalo

  27-09-2016 23:20 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Empowering women was the focus of a special Woman Up conference today at Buffalo’s Pierce Arrow Museum.
  Kim Pegula took the stage at the first inaugural Woman Up conference to share her journey as a mother, wife, and business woman in professional sports.
  “One of the most important things that I think Kim mentioned was that we are owners of businesses who just happen to be women,” said Nicole Savage, attendee.
  “I also liked how Kim was talking
  
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• Orchard Park PD looking for man who may have used stolen credit card

  27-09-2016 22:58 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) — Police in Orchard Park are looking for a man believed to have used a stolen credit card.
  The man, pictured above, was seen driving a black early-to-mid 90s Lexus LS400. There was a woman inside the vehicle.
  Anyone with information on his identity is asked to call police at 662-6475 ext. 4016.
  
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• Voter registration push begins

  27-09-2016 22:45 via wivb.com
  
   
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Thousands of people across the country, including right here in Erie County, are expected to be filling out voter registration forms today as part of National Voter Registration Day.
  “People, I feel, are getting out more to vote,” said Harrell Little.
  The Erie County Board of Elections members say this day kicks off their busy season and begins final push to get people registered for November’s election.
  “It’s your civic duty,&rdq
  
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• Petition with more than 1,700 signatures pushing to dissolve government in Village of Depew

  27-09-2016 22:43 via wivb.com
  
  DEPEW, N.Y. (WIVB) — Some people who live in the Village of Depew are trying to get the government there dissolved. They submitted a petition to the Village clerk last week with more than 1,700 signatures.
  The signatures were gathered by going door to door over the summer. The petition is now in the hands of the Erie County Board of Elections. The board is validating the signatures, and making sure they’re registered voters. At least 973 of those signatures need to be validated for t
  
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• Reports of plastic prompt recall of Tyson chicken nuggets

  27-09-2016 22:19 via wivb.com
  
  SPRINGDALE, Ark. (AP) — Tyson Foods Inc. says it’s voluntarily recalling more than 132,000 pounds of chicken nuggets after receiving reports that “hard, white plastic” was found in some nuggets.
  The Springdale, Arkansas-based company said Tuesday that the 5-pound bags of fully cooked panko chicken nuggets were sold at Costco stores nationwide. A small number of 20-pound cases of chicken patties, sold under the Spare Time brand, were sold to a single wholesaler in Pennsylv
  
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• Authorities say Chautauqua County parolee could be in Buffalo

  27-09-2016 22:09 via wivb.com
  
  FALCONER, N.Y. (WIVB) — Crime Stoppers is offering up to $1,000 for information leading to the capture of a parolee.
  Falconer resident Tristian McCallar, 28, is on parole for assault, criminal weapon possession and reckless endangerment.
  McCallar, who stands at 6’01” and weighs 195 lbs., is known to frequent the Arlington Ave., Jamestown home of his brother, Barrett Johnson. Authorities say McCallar may be in Buffalo.
  The parolee has brown eyes, black hair and neck tattoos
  
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• Batavia man found with dead cat in oven admits to crime

  27-09-2016 21:35 via wivb.com
  
  BATAVIA, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Batavia man who was found with a dead cat in his oven has pleaded guilty to felony aggravated cruelty to animals.
  Darren Annovi, 42, had no criminal record before he was arrested in the middle of July.
  Firefighters who entered his E. Main St. home said they saw light smoke everywhere, and the cause was determined to be the cooking cat.
  Police subsequently interviewed and arrested Annovi, jailing him on $5,000 bail.
  Since he pleaded guilty on Tuesday, Annovi co
  
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• Another Bailey Ave. bank robbed, possibly by same man

  27-09-2016 21:06 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Police think a man accused of robbing a Bailey Ave. bank on Monday may have struck again, but somewhere else this time.
  Around 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, the KeyBank branch on Bailey Ave. was robbed.
  The robber fit the description of Monday’s robber, but this time, police say he appeared to have shaved.
  Here is the photo of the accused robber from Monday’s incident:Police are still looking for the alleged robber.
  
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• Troopers question man at home, arrest him on unrelated charges

  27-09-2016 20:59 via wivb.com
  
  CLARKSVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) — On Sunday night, New York State Police visited Thomas Williams, 62, at his Allegany County home to talk about an investigation, but ended up arresting him for something else.
  When Troopers arrived at Williams’ home, they say they noticed five marijuana plants growing near the front door.
  This led to charges of unlawful growth of cannabis and unlawful marijuana possession against the Clarksville man.
  Williams will be in court in October.
  
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• Baby born with DNA from 3 people, first from new technique

  27-09-2016 20:51 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists say the first baby has been born from a new technique that combines DNA from three people.
  The goal is to prevent the child from inheriting a serous genetic disease from the mother.
  The birth of the baby boy is revealed in a research summary published by the journal Fertility & Sterility. Scientists plan to make a fuller presentation at an October meeting. The magazine New Scientist said the baby was born five months ago to parents from Jordan.
  The technique
  
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• Niagara County deputies searching for man who robbed Lockport store

  27-09-2016 20:48 via wivb.com
  
  LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WIVB) — Early Tuesday morning, the Niagara County Sheriff’s Office says a Sunoco station on Transit Rd. in Lockport was robbed.
  Just after 4:30 a.m., deputies say a thin, white man, standing at about 5’8″, entered the store and asked for the money in the cash register.
  He was wearing gray jeans, a dark hoodie, a blue beanie, white sneakers and a scarf around his face.
  Although he did not display a weapon, the robber kept his hand in his pocket as if h
  
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• Lockport man accused of driving drunk, leaving scene of accident

  27-09-2016 20:38 via wivb.com
  
  LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Lockport man has been charged with DWI and leaving the scene of a property damage accident.
  New York State Police say Jay Penman, 63, left the scene of of an accident at a gas station on Robinson Rd. Friday.
  Penman was later found at his home, where he refused sobriety tests. At the Lockport State Police barracks, Troopers say his blood-alcohol content measured out to .12 percent, which is more than the legal limit.
  Penman will appear in court at a futur
  
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• The Great Gorge Trail to remain closed in October

  27-09-2016 18:43 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) — Because of the rock slope stabilization project beneath the Whirlpool Bridge, The Great Gorge Trail will be closed during October.
  The closure will start at the existing gate below the bridge, to the north where the trail ends. The stairs at the gorge’s top will still remain open.
  Anyone with questions about the trail or the closure can call the New York State Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Department at 299-0809.
  
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• In wake of mall shootings, lockdown drill allows Walden Galleria to practice response

  27-09-2016 17:47 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) – You may have seen quite a few police cars outside the Walden Galleria Tuesday morning, but there was no reason to worry. Cheektowaga Police were joining mall security and mall customers for the Galleria’s quarterly lockdown drill.
  “We prepare for the worst and hope we never need it,” said Assistant Cheektowaga Police Chief Jim Speyer.
  This drill was scheduled well in advance, before the recent shootings at malls in Washington State and Texas and
  
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• Firefighter dies in NYC house blast after report of gas leak

  27-09-2016 16:52 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A firefighter who responded to a report of a gas leak at a home was killed Tuesday morning when the residence exploded shortly after authorities discovered a possible drug lab there, officials said.
  The Fire Department of New York confirmed Battalion Chief Michael Fahy’s death shortly after the explosion at around 7:30 a.m. in the Kingsbridge section of the Bronx.The mayor’s office tweeted that the mayor and fire commissioner went to a nearby hospital shortly af
  
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• Allegany County SPCA sees “one of the worst” starvation cases during dog rescue

  27-09-2016 16:48 via wivb.com
  
  WHITESVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) — The SPCA serving Allegany County says it saw one of the worst starvation cases in nearly 10 years during a recent rescue.
  SPCA members rescued two dogs, Mooch and Ace, from a residence in Whitesville on September 11.
  When members arrived, they said Mooch was so emaciated and unhealthy that he could not get up or move his head. His body condition was later evaluated and scored at a 0.5/9 rating, which is near-death condition.
  During the rescue, emer
  
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• City of Tonawanda Winter parking rules to go into effect Saturday

  27-09-2016 16:05 via wivb.com
  
  TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Fall has just begun, but Winter parking rules will soon be in effect for the city of Tonawanda.
  From October 1 to March 31, there will be no parking allowed on city streets or city lots between 2 and 6 a.m.
  Anyone with questions can contact Tonawanda police at 583-1592.
  
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• Vietnam vets trying to create Tonawanda monument appear on Wake Up!

  27-09-2016 15:53 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Dennis Smelinch and Mike Walker are part of Chapter 77, Vietnam Veterans of America. They are trying to create a Vietnam monument at the entrance of Veterans Park in Tonawanda.
  See their Wake Up! interview with News 4’s Brittni Smallwood in the video above.
  
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• AAUW Book Sale pays off in local college scholarships

  27-09-2016 06:24 via wivb.com
  
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) If you bought a book at the 62nd Annual AAUW Scholarship Book Sale in May, you are helping provide scholarships for Western New York college students. Monday night, one of those scholarships was presented to an outstanding student.
  The $5,000 AAUW Jacquie Walker Scholarship goes to Rebecca Skakal of Lancaster, a junior at Marywood University in Scranton, Pennsylvania.  Rebecca was unable to attend the ceremony, but she was represented by her parents, Deborah and Michael
  
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• WNY voters watch first presidential debate at North Park Theatre

  27-09-2016 05:53 via wivb.com
  
  NORTH BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- More than 50 people gathered at North Park Theatre to watch the first presidential debate on the big screen.
  Orchard Park voter Lina Brigance told News 4 she thought moderator Lester Holt asked a good range of questions, addressing both domestic and foreign policy issues.
  “I feel like Secretary Clinton gave more concise, clear answers,” said Brigance. “There were times when Donald Trump was rambling, not connecting the dots. I think they both di
  
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• Police investigate crash at Delaware Avenue and Sheridan Drive

  27-09-2016 05:20 via wivb.com
  
  TOWN OF TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Police are on the scene of a crash at Delaware Avenue and Sheridan Drive.
  The crash happened around 10:30 p.m. Monday.  It is unclear how many people were injured.
  News 4 is awaiting additional information from police.
  
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• FACT CHECK: Trump, Clinton deny their own words in debate

  27-09-2016 05:03 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s habit of peddling hype and fabrication emerged unabated in the first presidential debate while Hillary Clinton played it cautiously in her statements, though not without error. They both denied making statements that they are on the record as saying.
  A look at some of the claims in the debate and how they compare with the facts:
  TRUMP, denying Clinton’s accusation that he supported the Iraq war: “Wrong. Wrong.” Later: “That is a mai
  
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• First general election debate of 2016

  27-09-2016 04:57 via wivb.com
  
  HEMPSTEAD, NEW YORK (WIVB) – On Monday night, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump faced off in the first general election presidential debate at Hofstra University.
  The first question asked by moderator Lester Holt was regarding income inequality. Clinton said, “The more we can do for the middle class, the more we can invest in you … the better we will be off.”
  Trump was asked how exactly he planned on bringing back the industries for cheaper labor overseas. He dodged the q
  
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• Ciminelli bid-rigging defendants ordered to report to federal court in NYC

  27-09-2016 01:36 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The three Buffalo executives accused of scheming to rig bids in the Buffalo Billion revitalization plan will have to wait for their day in court, after a federal magistrate postponed a pre-trial hearing in Buffalo, and sent the case to New York City.The three LPCiminelli executives, starting at the top with CEO Louis Ciminelli, are named in a 12 count criminal complaint that cuts at the very heart of the Buffalo Billion.. with prosecutors accusing the three of schem
  
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• Pigeon’s lawyers question evidence in court

  27-09-2016 01:35 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- Former Democratic Party chairman and political strategist Steve Pigeon stood before a judge on Monday. His lawyers argued why some evidence should be thrown out.
  Pigeon pleaded not guilty to charges of bribery, rewarding official misconduct and grand larceny.
  Pigeon’s lawyers argued to Justice Cerio that a number of pieces of evidence should be released to them, including the underlying documents for the warrants.
  Cambria said he wants hearings about why som
  
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• Man hospitalized after Monday stabbing incident

  27-09-2016 01:29 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Police in Buffalo say a woman stabbed a man on Best St. Monday afternoon.
  The incident, which police say was domestic in nature, happened just before 5:30 p.m.
  The man was taken to ECMC with non-life threatening injuries.
  The woman is in police custody. Neither of their names have been released.
  
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• Police: Mall shooting suspect confessed, shot 5 in 1 minute

  27-09-2016 01:26 via wivb.com
  
  MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) — The suspect accused of killing five people at a Macy’s department store confessed to police, court documents said, but his motive remained a mystery Monday as a portrait emerged of him as a mentally troubled young man whose parents said they were trying to help him.
  Arcan Cetin, 20, appeared in court following his arrest over the weekend on five counts of first-degree premeditated murder for the shooting at the Cascade Mall in Burlington, north of Seattle.
  
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• LIVE STREAM: First 2016 Presidential debate

  27-09-2016 01:04 via wivb.com
  
  HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (WIVB) — Monday is the first night of Presidential debates between major party candidates Donald Trump (R) and Hillary Clinton (D). The debate begins at 9 p.m.
  APP USERS | Tap here to watch the debate live.
  
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• Woman caught driving 3-wheeled truck in Town of Tonawanda

  27-09-2016 00:42 via wivb.com
  
  TOWN OF TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) — A woman in the Town of Tonawanda was arrested after police say she was found driving on three wheels.
  Police say the unidentified 28-year-old driver struck a pole, but kept going before she was stopped on River Rd. Witnesses who noticed the truck going down the road called to report what they saw.
  The driver was accused of reckless operation, driving with a suspended license and other charges.
  
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• Local academic admits to stealing Trump campaign signs

  27-09-2016 00:32 via wivb.com
  
  TOWN OF AMHERST (WIVB) — If anything, the 2016 presidential election has been divisive, for the candidates and for voters.
  And so, when several Donald Trump campaign signs went missing from Charlie Tulumello’s front yard, he assumed it was just neighborhood kids playing a prank.
  Never did he think the thief was a former administrator at a local college, and a PhD in his 60s.
  After the thief struck twice, Tulumello decided to place a pair of trail cameras on trees in his front yard to
  
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• Behind-the-scenes at the first Presidential debate

  27-09-2016 00:28 via wivb.com
  
  Behind-the-scenes at the first Presidential debate Mark Meredith/Media GeneralMark Meredith/Media GeneralMark Meredith/Media GeneralMark Meredith/Media GeneralMark Meredith/Media General
  
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• Family remembers son killed in plane crash two years ago

  27-09-2016 00:11 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y.–
  A small plane crash in North Collins that killed three people this weekend comes as a local family remembers their son who died in a similar crash. Tomorrow marks two years since two small planes collided mid-air and crashed off Townline Road in Lancaster.
  Anthony Mercurio, 78, and his 14-year-old passenger, James Metz, died in the crash. Metz’s parents talked to News 4 about this weekend’s crash that happened almost exactly two years after the crash that killed
  
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