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• Clinton’s ‘nasty’ Trump ads are mostly his own words

  30-09-2016 23:44 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump says Hillary Clinton is making “nasty” ads about him. Most of Clinton’s commercials about Trump, though, merely include clips of him speaking. Her campaign seems to have concluded that Trump is his own worst enemy.
  The most frequently used Clinton advertisements about Trump have a common theme: They show regular people, often in the flicker of a television set, spliced with footage of Trump making some of his most incendiary comments. The Re
  
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• Lady Gaga will perform during Super Bowl halftime show

  30-09-2016 23:42 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — It’s official: Lady Gaga will headline the Super Bowl halftime show.
  The NFL and Pepsi announced Thursday that the pop star will take the stage Feb. 5 at NRG Stadium in Houston.
  Gaga sang the national anthem at the Super Bowl this year in Santa Clara, California. Beyonce, Bruno Mars and Coldplay headlined the halftime show.
  Gaga will release a new album, “Joanne,” on Oct. 21. The Grammy winner’s hits include “Poker Face,” ”Bad
  
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• Local CBP officer makes a difference in Haiti

  30-09-2016 23:39 via wivb.com
  
  LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WIVB)- Officer Steve Saraf joined Customs and Border Protection 13 years ago because he wanted to make a difference.
  “With our job we like to help people. That’s what we do,” he told News 4.
  Whether it’s protecting our borders or protecting our people, Saraf teaches new officers how to approach dangerous situations the right way. He leads new officers through virtual training; simulations of active shooters, hostage situations or domestic disturb
  
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• Bills WR Watkins out at least 8 weeks

  30-09-2016 23:35 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP modified) — Buffalo Bills wide receiver Sammy Watkins will be out for at least eight weeks due to an injury.
  Watkins underwent foot surgery in the offseason and has been hampered by foot soreness in recent weeks. He had a setback last week when a teammate stepped on his injured foot at a walk-through practice.
  The fourth overall pick in the 2014 draft, Watkins has struggled with injuries throughout his time with the Bills. In his first two seasons, Watkins
  
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• New data shows home sales and values on the rise in Niagara Falls

  30-09-2016 23:30 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) — Joshua Stanek has lived in the Deveaux area of Niagara Falls almost a decade and says he’s noticed changes in the neighborhood through the years.
  “More families actually cause I remember it was just me and my family and slowly overtime I guess more modern families came in with more kids,” said Stanek.
  The Deveaux area is one of the spots seeing home ownership growth in the Cataract city. The Buffalo Niagara Association of Realtors recorded 490
  
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• Germany: Baby girl found in suitcase beside infant skeleton

  30-09-2016 23:21 via wivb.com
  
  BERLIN (AP) — A 22-year-old woman is under investigation for manslaughter after German police found a suitcase in her apartment with a newborn baby girl inside along with the skeleton of a second infant, Hannover prosecutors said Friday.
  A 19-year-old man living with the woman in the northern city discovered the case on Thursday and reported it to police. Authorities rushed the newborn to the hospital, and she is now in stable condition.
  Hannover prosecutors’ spokeswoman Kathrin Soef
  
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• ‘Guac the Vote:’ Houston taco trucks seek to register voters

  30-09-2016 23:18 via wivb.com
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — At Tacos Tierra Caliente — a food truck parked in a section of Houston where Spanish is spoken as often as English — $1.50 can buy such street taco staples as pollo (chicken), barbacoa (shredded beef) and lengua (tongue).
  But next to the handwritten chalkboard menu and “cash only” sign is a new red, white and blue placard that commands: “Registrarse y Votar” (Register and Vote). A stack of bilingual voter registration forms and a pen are a
  
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• Canisius College premiers ‘Dream Girl’ documentary film produced by alumna

  30-09-2016 23:16 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The red carpet is being rolled out at Canisius College’s Montante Cultural Center for the screening of a documentary film called ‘Dream Girl.’
  ‘Dream Girl’ was produced by Canisius alumna Erin Bagwell who graduated from the college in 2009. Bagwell studied Digital Media Arts at Canisius, and since then she’s produced her first feature-length documentary film.
  ‘Dream Girl’ showcases empowering stories of women-run compan
  
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• Clinton, Trump brace for the ‘SNL’ factor

  30-09-2016 23:15 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (MEDIA GENERAL) — Early voting has begun in several important states and 2016 campaigns are in a mad dash to the finish line.
  Each day now carries the weight of an entire month during the primaries.
  So going into this weekend, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are making the most of the time left, hitting up battleground states, and anxiously awaiting the return of an all important cultural X factor: “Saturday Night Live.”
  Trump finally preps
  Republican nominee Trump
  
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• Albion police to begin wearing body cameras

  30-09-2016 22:11 via wivb.com
  
  ALBION, N.Y. (WIVB) — Starting Saturday, police officers in Albion will be implementing the third part of their Video Recording Program.
  Officers will begin wearing body cameras in order to better capture incidents with civilians.
  Albion police officers had already been using cameras in their vehicles and police station for “several years.”
  The department tested eight different body cameras before making their selection.
  
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• Former realtor pretends to show homes to steal pills

  30-09-2016 21:59 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A former realtor pleaded guilty to six counts of burglary for stealing narcotics.
  According to prosecutors, Williamsville resident Jill Hart, 38, unlawfully entered homes across Erie County, pretending to show them to buyers who did not exist.
  When Hart went inside the homes, she would then would steal painkiller pills wherever she could find them. This happened inside homes in Amherst, Cheektowaga, Clarence, Eden, Lancaster and West Seneca.
  “Thi
  
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• Amherst police looking for shoplifting suspect

  30-09-2016 21:34 via wivb.com
  
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) — Amherst police are looking for a man wanted in connection to shoplifting at an Alberta Dr. store.
  The theft occurred on September 19.
  Anyone with information on the man’s identity is asked to call the police department’s Detective Bureau at 689-1341, email [email protected] or text 562-TIPS and reference AMH 16-654710-RS.
  
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• Ohio district closes schools after reported clown attack

  30-09-2016 21:24 via wivb.com
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) — A suburban Cincinnati school district has closed schools after a woman reported being grabbed around the neck by a male dressed as a clown who she said made a threat against students.
  Reading Community City School District officials referred to the threat in a Facebook posting announcing district schools would be closed Friday. School officials said they take all threats seriously and were concerned about the number of students who walk to school in the early morning.
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• Buffalo pride shown in new Goo Goo Dolls-Buffalo Bills crossover t-shirt

  30-09-2016 21:20 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A new t-shirt licensed by the NFL has Buffalo all over it — not literally, but in the sense of local pride.
  The Goo Goo Dolls and the NFL have teamed up to make a shirt featuring both the Buffalo band and the Queen City’s home football team, the Buffalo Bills.
  Available on teespring.com, the shirt can be seen in the picture above.
  For every shirt that is sold, the Goo Goo Dolls will donate $1 toward Compass House Buffalo.
  Other cities and bands are c
  
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• Elevated lead levels found at Portville school

  30-09-2016 21:06 via wivb.com
  
  PORTVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) — Elevated levels of lead have been found in the water at Portville Central School.
  School officials said testing was done on the elementary half of the Cattaraugus County building. Of 96 samples that were taken, nine of them showed elevated lead levels — more than 15 parts per billion.
  “We were surprised to see that we had elevated readings in the addition of the school built in 2000,” the school said in a statement.
  One of the fixtures that showed
  
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• Budget deficit leads to hiring freeze at Buffalo State College

  30-09-2016 20:36 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Buffalo State College announced that they will not be hiring anyone new during the next fiscal year.
  The reason for the hiring freeze was detailed to school staff members in a note from the school’s President, Katherine Conway-Turner.
  The school currently faces a structural deficit of $3.3 million, but that, along with $1.4 million in previously unfunded salary payments, brings their all-funds budget deficit to a projected $4.7 million for the fiscal
  
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• Budget deficit leads to hiring freeze at Buffalo State Colege

  30-09-2016 20:36 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Buffalo State College announced that they will not be hiring anyone new during the next fiscal year.
  The reason for the hiring freeze was detailed to school staff members in a note from the school’s President, Katherine Conway-Turner.
  The school currently faces a structural deficit of $3.3 million, but that, along with $1.4 million in previously unfunded salary payments, brings their all-funds budget deficit to a projected $4.7 million for the fiscal
  
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• Hamburg police looking for person in relation to theft at McKinley Mall

  30-09-2016 20:12 via wivb.com
  
  HAMBURG, N.Y. (WIVB) — Hamburg police are looking for a person wanted in relation to stolen merchandise from the Ultra store at the McKinley Mall.
  The person can be seen in this video.
  Anyone with information is asked to call Det. Robert Paas at 648-5118 ext. 2647 or the confidential tip line at 648-5111 ext. 2847.
  
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• 14-year-old boy charged in school shooting

  30-09-2016 18:42 via wivb.com
  
  TOWNVILLE, S.C. (AP) — A 14-year-old South Carolina boy accused of killing his father and wounding three people during a school shooting has been charged as a juvenile with murder and three counts of attempted murder.
  The teen appeared in juvenile court on Friday wearing a yellow jail jumpsuit without any restraints. A judge ordered him to continue to be held.
  The teen is accused of killing his father at their home on Wednesday before driving a pickup truck to a nearby elementary scho
  
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• Authorities make arrest connected to stolen commercial batteries

  30-09-2016 18:37 via wivb.com
  
  ALEXANDER, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Genesee County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a man accused of stealing commercial batteries from a business in Alexander.
  Bart Towne, 48, was charged with grand larceny after deputies say he stole more than $3,000 worth of batteries.
  Following his arrest, Towne was jailed in Genesee County on no bail.
  Additional charges are pending in relation to the theft of batteries in other parts of the county.
  
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• Sabres GM: Ristolainen’s return unlikely to sway talks

  30-09-2016 18:27 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Sabres general manager Tim Murray tells The Associated Press he doesn’t believe defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen’s decision to join the team for practice without a contract will have any effect on thawing negotiations.
  With a big laugh, Murray on Friday said the only way Ristolainen could speed up contract talks is if “he got all lovey-dovey” and elected to take the Sabres latest offer.
  Ristolainen is a restricted free agent whose rights we
  
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• Woman killed by train in Dunkirk was trying to save her dog

  30-09-2016 17:59 via wivb.com
  
  DUNKIRK, N.Y. (WIVB) — Dunkirk Police have identified the woman who was fatally struck by a train just after midnight Wednesday.
  Athena Dipirro, 37, a Dunkirk resident, was walking along the CSX Railway with her dog when a westbound train began to approach.
  In an attempt to save her dog, who was near the tracks, Dipirro stepped onto the train’s path. This led to the fatal collision.
  The incident was called “a tragic accident” by police.
  
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• 2 WNY roadways renamed to honor fallen servicemen

  30-09-2016 17:10 via wivb.com
  
  WESTFIELD, N.Y. (WIVB) — Two western New York roadways have been renamed to honor fallen servicemen.
  Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the renaming of the roads, which are in Chautauqua and Allegany counties, on Friday.
  The bridge crossing Route 20 between Oak St. and S. Portage St. in Westfield has been renamed the “Sergeant Kevin W. White Memorial Bridge.” In 2011, Sgt. White was killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan while serving in the U.S. Army.
  “Sgt. Kevin White w
  
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• ECMC nurse admits to forcibly touching patient

  30-09-2016 16:47 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — An ECMC nurse has admitted to sexually abusing a person in his care.
  Clarence Center resident Jordan Donaldson, 23, pleaded guilty to two counts of forcible touching.
  Donaldson was placed on administrative leave during the investigation, and also had his license suspended pending the case’s outcome.
  “With the victim’s consent, the Justice Center recommended this plea to spare the victim the rigors of a trial,” said Special Prosecutor Gunn
  
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• Conversation turns to rail safety as Hoboken crash investigation continues

  30-09-2016 16:46 via wivb.com
  
  HOBOKEN, N.J. (WIVB) – While investigators piece together what happened in the moments before a New Jersey Transit commuter train slammed into the busy Hoboken train terminal Thursday morning, a lot of people are demanding answers about whether technology could have prevented the crash.
  One person was killed and more than 100 others injured with the train crashed through a barrier and into the platform.
  NTSB investigators were able to download the data off one of the train’s event re
  
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• Sept. 11 families can now sue the Saudis but will it matter?

  30-09-2016 16:04 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Just because Congress has allowed Sept. 11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia over claims it had a role in the terror attacks doesn’t mean such a case will ever go before a jury.
  Already, a federal judge has blasted the legal case at the heart of the debate as notoriously weak and full of “largely boilerplate” accusations. And the revised law that passed this week over President Barack Obama’s veto gives the Justice Department sweeping authority to put the
  
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• 2 Van Gogh paintings recovered by Italian anti-Mafia police

  30-09-2016 16:02 via wivb.com
  
  ROME (AP) — Italian police have found two Van Gogh paintings that were stolen from an Amsterdam museum in 2002 hidden in a farmhouse near an organized crime syndicate’s Naples-area stronghold, investigators said Friday.
  The paintings, discovered without their frames, are in “relatively good condition,” the Van Gogh Museum said in a statement on its website. It said the two paintings are the 1882 work “Seascape at Scheveningen” and a later work, “Congrega
  
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• Police: Man crashes into pole, tells officers he was “drinking all day”

  30-09-2016 15:56 via wivb.com
  
  TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Tonawanda man had a lot to tell police officers when he crashed into a pole in the city Thursday night.
  Police responded to the scene at Young and Scott St. where they found 28-year-old Kyle Bak, who was uninjured.
  When police began to question Bak, he told them “I was drinking all day and just finished a 25 ounce can of beer,” they say. In addition to this, police say Bak admitted to texting while driving.
  During this time, Bak was tested, and o
  
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• DEC issues warning over harmful algae bloom at Hoyt Lake

  30-09-2016 04:16 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The New York State DEC has confirmed the presence of harmful algae bloom in Hoyt Lake at Delaware Park.
  Water activities at Hoyt Lake including fishing, boating and swimming are suspended until further notice. Officials also say pets are not allowed in the water.
  Signage has been installed around the lake as a reminder. The City of Buffalo is working with the DEC and state and county health officials.
   
  
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• Gang Life: An Inside Look

  30-09-2016 04:15 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) —  It’s a dangerous life in the streets. More and more of our youth are getting involved in gangs.
  According to Statistics Brain, 40 percent of gang members are under the age of 18.“I been shot two times, but I mean I don’t even think, aw I’m going to die being apart of a gang,” said Ilan Woods, Sumner and Walden gang member.
  “My dad used to tell me stay out the streets, he used to be in the streets back when he was younger. He
  
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