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• NFTA rail controllers assure safety following fatal NJ crash

  03-10-2016 23:45 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Mark Majewsicz puts a check next to a time on the transit schedule, glances up at the computer in front of him and then at a tv filled with different angles showing all the running rails.
  “Attention to detail is extremely important in this job,” said Majewsicz. He’s a rail controller for the NFTA – he describes it as air traffic control for trains.
  He’s tasked with managing when trains are leaving, which rails they’re riding o
  
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• D’Avolio Culinary Institute offers free training and job placement for people with disabilities

  03-10-2016 23:30 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — For students at the D’Avolio Culinary Institute, a well rounded education starts in the kitchen.
  “We can put them into different categories within the business so I have people who are doing prep, I have people who are doing managing, I have people who are doing other things within the kitchen,” said Dan Gagliardo, D’avolio Institute of Culinary Education Owner.
  Students learn things like prep work and what it takes to be a line cook.
  “W
  
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• Ciminelli Real Estate buys 11 Elmwood Village properties

  03-10-2016 23:28 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Ciminelli Real Estate Corporation has finished the purchase of 11 properties in Buffalo for $7.9 million.
  The parcels are on Bidwell Parkway, Elmwood, Potomac and Ashland Avenues.
  In the past, Ciminelli announced plans to develop the Elmwood Village. The purchase of these parcels from Don and Lori Leone is part of that.
  “We are very excited about our plans to advance another unique and iconic urban project here in Western New York,” Anne Duggan, Director
  
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• Bank robbery suspect wanted in Amherst

  03-10-2016 23:13 via wivb.com
  
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) — A bank robbery on Sheridan Drive in Amherst has police looking for the suspect.
  The robbery occurred around 3 p.m. Monday when a white man entered a First Niagara Bank, gave a teller a note, and left with an unclear amount of cash before exiting the bank.
  The suspect is described as 25-30 years old and stands between 5’10” and six feet tall. Police say he weighs approximately 160 lbs. and has a slim build. His hair was described as short and either b
  
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• Opiate Angel: “I just want to be part of the solution”

  03-10-2016 23:10 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- Lt. Jeff Rinaldo of the Buffalo Police Department heads up Erie County’s Rapid Evaluation Appropriate Placement (REAP) initiative.
  The program, modeled after a similar one in Gloucester, Mass., launched in August.
  It’s off to a slow but steady start. 13 area law enforcement agencies are now participating.
  “We have just seen this area devastated by this heroin epidemic and unfortunately there’s no easy answer to it, so anything we do to get
  
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• Buffalo man in critical condition after being shot in leg

  03-10-2016 22:51 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A man was listed in critical condition after getting shot in the leg on Burnie Ln.
  Buffalo police received a call about the shooting just after Noon.
  The 25-year-old victim, a resident of Buffalo, was taken to ECMC.
  Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to call the police tip line at 847-2255.
  
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• Virginia teen arrested for soliciting clown to kill teacher

  03-10-2016 22:36 via wivb.com
  
  HAMPTON, Va. (WAVY) — A 13-year-old Virginia girl is in police custody today for allegedly reaching out to a person on social media to kill one of her teachers.
  Police say the person she contacted was using a clown image as their profile picture as well as their alias. She allegedly reached out to this person to murder a teacher at Davis Middle School in Hampton.
  According to police, a dispatchers received a call Sunday evening about a threat being made on social media.
  
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• Authorities looking for man in Niagara County on drug charges

  03-10-2016 22:04 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) — A man know to reside in the Niagara Falls area is wanted on a July 2015 indictment warrant out of Niagara County Court.
  Officials say Edward Parmer, 38, is wanted on felony charges of criminal sale and possession of drugs.
  A repeat offender, Parmer should be considered armed. He is been arrested in the past on charges related to drugs, weapons and resisting arrest.
  Parmer is described as a black male standing at 5’07” and weighing 170 lbs. He h
  
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• Body discovered at Rochester recycling plant

  03-10-2016 21:38 via wivb.com
  
  ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WIVB) — A person’s death is being treated suspiciously after a body was found at the Monroe County Recycling Center.
  CBS contributors in Rochester say the body was discovered by a worker after a load was dropped off by a truck.
  Investigators are looking into the truck’s route, contributors say.
  
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• Attorney general to Trump Foundation: Stop fundraising in NY

  03-10-2016 21:29 via wivb.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The New York attorney general’s office has ordered the Trump Foundation to immediately stop fundraising in the state, saying it isn’t registered to do so.
  James Sheehan, head of the attorney general’s Charities Bureau, wrote in a letter dated Friday that the failure to stop immediately and answer demands for all delinquent financial reports within 15 days “shall be deemed a continuing fraud upon the people of the state of New York.”
  De
  
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• Amherst police looking for man related to theft

  03-10-2016 21:23 via wivb.com
  
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) — Police in Amherst are looking into the theft of a purse and a credit card.
  Authorities say that the card and purse were stolen from from a vehicle at a store. Nearly $400 worth of merchandise was purchased using the card since then.
  Police are looking for the man pictured above. He has only been identified as a white male.
  Anyone with information has been asked to call detectives at 689-1337, email [email protected] or text 562-TIPS while referencing AMH 16-65
  
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• Police: Woman tries to claim she was driving before boyfriend’s DWI arrest

  03-10-2016 21:09 via wivb.com
  
  ATTICA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Two people were arrested after allegedly lying to police about a crash in Attica.
  Alexander couple Victoria Bakos and Robert Geandreau were driving on Market St. when they crashed.
  When Attica police arrived, Bakos told them she had been driving, which police say is not true. Bakos was allegedly covering up for Geandreau, the actual driver.
  The reason? Geandreau had allegedly been drinking that afternoon.
  Geandreau has an extensive history of DWIs
  
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• NY urges people to report sales of synthetic marijuana

  03-10-2016 20:26 via wivb.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York is urging people to report the illegal sale of synthetic marijuana.
  The drugs are banned in the state, but authorities have accused some stores of selling brands like K2 and Spice anyway.
  Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo says Monday that the state will put up signs in subways, Thruway travel plazas and on college campuses urging anyone who sees the drugs for sale to submit the information anonymously to a state hotline at 1-888-997-2587.
  The subway ads will be most
  
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• Armed jewelry thieves target Kim Kardashian in Paris

  03-10-2016 18:57 via wivb.com
  
  PARIS (AP) — Armed robbers forced their way into a private Paris residence where Kim Kardashian West was staying, tied her up and locked her in a bathroom before making off with more than $10 million worth of jewelry, police officials said Monday.
  A spokeswoman for Kardashian West said the reality TV star, who was in Paris attending fashion week shows, was badly shaken but physically unharmed.
  She left Paris Monday morning a few hours after the incident, and flew to Teteboro Airport i
  
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• Clarence production facility to close, shift production out-of-state

  03-10-2016 18:50 via wivb.com
  
  CLARENCE, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Greatbatch Medical facility in Clarence is set to close.
  The closure of the facility, which is owned by Integer, will impact 120 company employees.
  Production will be transferred to sites in Minnesota, Virginia and locally, Alden.
  “Decisions like these do not come easily, especially when they involve our associates,” Thomas Hook, Integer president and chief executive officer, said. “After considerable study, we determined that sh
  
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• Buffalo Harbor to receive accessible docks for kayakers

  03-10-2016 18:35 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo has announced a new series of accessible kayak launches across the state; One of the sites is in Buffalo.
  The new docks will make it easier for those with physical disabilities or challenges to enter the water at New York State Parks.
  In addition to those at Green Lakes, Seneca Lake and Wellesley Island, the Buffalo Harbor State Park will get new docks this season.
  “New York is home to exquisite natural beauty that everyone deserves an opportu
  
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• NY law will require mental health education in schools

  03-10-2016 18:17 via wivb.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s schools will have to teach about mental health in their state-mandated health classes starting next summer.
  The law signed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo takes effect in July 2018.
  The 40-year-old mandate for health education already specifically requires teaching about alcohol, drugs, tobacco, and the prevention and detection of cancers.
  Sponsors say the new curriculum will increase the likelihood that students recognize the signs of mental illness in themselves
  
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• Bisons unveil new “30 seasons” logo, announce game times, packages

  03-10-2016 18:12 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Buffalo’s baseball team has unveiled a new logo commemorating their upcoming 30th season.
  The Buffalo Bisons will kick off their next season on April 6. In conjunction with the new logo, the team has also released new information on season tickets, ticket packages and party areas.
  Find information below:
  Click/tap here for season ticket prices.
  Click/tap here for ticket packages.
  Click/tap here for group party areas.
  Most Bisons games are set to
  
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• AP: “Apprentice” cast and crew say Trump was lewd and sexist

  03-10-2016 17:12 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — In his years as a reality TV boss on “The Apprentice,” Donald Trump repeatedly demeaned women with sexist language, according to show insiders who said he rated female contestants by the size of their breasts and talked about which ones he’d like to have sex with.
  The Associated Press interviewed more than 20 people — former crew members, editors and contestants — who described crass behavior by Trump behind the scenes of the long-running hit s
  
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• WHY IT MATTERS: Taxes

  03-10-2016 17:07 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — THE ISSUE: Politicians love trying to use the tax code to highlight their goals to voters. This year, it’s a battlefield between Hillary Clinton, who wants to boost levies on the rich to pay for expanding social programs and Donald Trump, who says cutting taxes would gird the economy. The clash has consequences for the rich, poor and those in the middle.
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  WHERE THEY STANDTrump: The Republican trotted out an initial plan but has pared it back twice so far. He&rsqu
  
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• North, South Korea trade threats over pre-emptive strike

  03-10-2016 16:47 via wivb.com
  
  TOKYO (AP) — Since North Korea’s latest nuclear test, Pyongyang and Seoul have been openly trading threats of decapitation strikes and annihilating capitals populated by millions of civilians. And the talk of how each side might throw that first pre-emptive punch has become more detailed than ever.
  Seoul and Pyongyang are now making a point of claiming they are justified, and capable, of striking hard if an attack by the other appears imminent: North Korea with its rapidly developing
  
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• Outdoor giant Bass Pro to acquire rival Cabela’s for $4.5B

  03-10-2016 15:52 via wivb.com
  
  OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Outdoor gear giants Bass Pro and Cabela’s will combine in a $4.5 billion deal announced Monday.
  Bass Pro is paying Cabela’s shareholders $65.50 cash per share. The deal creates uncertainty about jobs in Cabela’s home state of Nebraska. The combined companies plan to keep some operations in Sidney and Lincoln, Nebraska, but it’s not immediately clear how many jobs might be lost.
  Bass Pro CEO Johnny Morris says he hopes to continue gr
  
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• 7-Eleven employee accused of stealing from business for months

  03-10-2016 15:43 via wivb.com
  
  TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) — A 7-Eleven employee has been accused of stealing from the business over a course of months.
  Police in the city of Tonawanda arrested James Pucula, 31, and charged him with falsifying business records and petit larceny.
  The North Tonawanda man is accused of taking money, cigarettes and other merchandise from the store as far back as June.
  In addition to this, police say Pucula made fake refund slips and kept the money, as well as stole money from customer
  
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• Victim of Clarence crash identified as town resident

  03-10-2016 15:19 via wivb.com
  
  CLARENCE, N.Y. (WIVB) — A vehicle accident in Clarence killed the driver — a town resident.
  The crash happened Monday morning around 8 a.m. when Gregory Giblim Jr., 48, went off the road and sideswiped a utility pole.
  Giblim had no external injuries, according to New York State Police, but he was declared dead at the scene.
  A medical emergency may have been the cause of the crash.
  State Police are investigating the crash.
    Crash scene in Clarence 
  
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• Clarence crash kills 1 person

  03-10-2016 15:19 via wivb.com
  
  CLARENCE, N.Y. (WIVB) — A vehicle accident in Clarence killed one person.
  The crash happened Monday morning around 8:30 a.m.
  The identity of the deceased has not been revealed and it is not clear what caused the crash.
  News 4 will have more information when it becomes available.
   
  
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• NY voter registrations soar, social media plays key role

  03-10-2016 04:38 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — New York State is seeing a surge in voter registration and a lot of that has to do with social media. College students say it’s forcing them to get more involved in this year’s election and encouraging them to vote.
  “With Snapchat and all of that, it’s very instantaneous social media, so you constantly know what’s going on,” said Benjamin Tunison, junior at University at Buffalo.
  Social media has proven to play a huge role in the 2
  
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• Giuliani says Trump a ‘genius’ if avoiding taxes

  03-10-2016 00:45 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) – Donald Trump adviser Rudy Giuliani says the Republican candidate is a “genius” if he avoided federal income taxes and noted that poor people can take advantage of the same tax “loophole.”
  Giuliani tells NBC’s “Meet the Press” that if Trump hadn’t used his business losses to his advantage on his taxes, he would have been sued by any business partners and shareholders.
  Giulianai said: “The reality is he’s a genius.&r
  
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