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• Witness: Ex-ally said governors discussed report on bridge

  04-10-2016 23:46 via wivb.com
  
  NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A onetime top ally of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said the governor and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo discussed releasing a false report to tamp down questions over the George Washington Bridge lane-closure scandal, the prosecution’s key witness testified Tuesday.
  David Wildstein, who pleaded guilty in the gridlock scheme and is cooperating with prosecutors, said former Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Chairman David Samson told him the governors discusse
  
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• Buffalo schools Superintendent plans meeting with union President to work on contract deal

  04-10-2016 23:35 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Buffalo Public Schools official and the teachers’ union president are going to come back to the table in order to try and make progress on contract negotiations.
  In an attempt to avoid a strike, Buffalo Teachers Federation President Philip Rumore plans to meet with Schools Superintendent Dr. Kriner Cash to work out a deal.
  The meeting was set for Tuesday afternoon.
  Contract negotiations were not reached in the previous week.
  
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• WNY Family fighting for domestic violence registry

  04-10-2016 23:30 via wivb.com
  
  CUBA, N.Y. (WIVB) – A Southern Tier family wants justice, not just for themselves, but for domestic violence victims across New York state. They think you should know about people who have a prior felony domestic violence conviction.
  Linda and Thom Randolph want a domestic violence registry that would work like the sex offender registry. Every day that passes without one, they worry. They fear someone else’s son or daughter may pay the price.
  Two days in 2013 changed their daughter,
  
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• Ben Stiller credits prostate cancer test for saving his life

  04-10-2016 23:04 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Ben Stiller on Tuesday revealed that he battled prostate cancer in 2014, and he credits the test that diagnosed the cancer with saving his life.
  In an essay posted on the website Medium , Stiller recounted his experience with prostate cancer in detail. He compared the moment of being informed by his urologist that he had cancer to his own “Breaking Bad” scene.
  “His voice literally faded out like every movie or TV show about a guy being told he had can
  
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• Bills extend training camp deal with St. John Fisher College

  04-10-2016 22:44 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills have signed a five-year agreement to continue holding training camp at St. John Fisher College in suburban Rochester.
  The extension was announced on Tuesday after the Bills contract expired following the end of training camp in August.
  The Bills have been holding camp at St. John Fisher since 2000, after previously being based at Fredonia State University, about 45 minutes south of Buffalo.
  The team made the switch in a bid to expand it
  
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• Fredonia man accused of assaulting staff at Buffalo General Hospital

  04-10-2016 22:20 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A drunk man taken to Buffalo General Hospital for treatment has been accused of attacking staff members, police say.
  Just after midnight Tuesday, police say Fredonia resident David Proctor, 35, was taken to the hospital.
  When he got there, he was “belligerent and combative” with hospital employees, according to officers.
  During this time, Proctor allegedly kicked a security guard, pushed a nurse and tried to run out of the building before he was apprehend
  
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• 18-year-old accused of stealing student’s backpack at bus stop

  04-10-2016 22:08 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Buffalo police arrested an 18-year-old after they say he stole a backpack from a student at a bus stop.
  Two students were waiting for a bus at Lewis and Howard St. around 9 a.m. Monday when police say a van pulled up.
  According to officers, Cale Klembczyk, 18, the passenger, jumped out and approached one of the students, demanding “all of his stuff.”
  Allegedly armed with a gun, Klembczyk stole one of the students’ backpacks and left in the van.
  
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• 3 facing drug charges after Sunday morning shooting

  04-10-2016 21:16 via wivb.com
  
  JAMESTOWN, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Jamestown man was charged with attempted assault after police raided a home on Barker St.
  Early Sunday morning, Emil Deprospo, 20, allegedly shot a pistol at another person on Hazzard St. He left the scene before police arrived, according to officers.
  The next day, the Jamestown Police SWAT team executed a search warrant and found Deprospo and two others.
  While inside the Barker St. home, police say they found cocaine, marijuana, pills, packaging materi
  
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• Pence hopes to steady Trump campaign in VP debate

  04-10-2016 20:55 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Hoping to steady Donald Trump’s rocky presidential campaign, running mate Mike Pence will take on Democratic counterpart Tim Kaine Tuesday night in this year’s only vice presidential debate. The Republican campaign manager predicts voters watching on TV will see Pence deliver a “fiery performance.”
  Virginia Sen. Kaine has a clear assignment, too: Build on Hillary Clinton’s recent burst of momentum at Trump’s expense.
  Clean-up
  
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• Erie Co. Hall lights up in purple to raise awareness of domestic violence

  04-10-2016 20:46 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Erie County Hall will be raising awareness for Domestic Violence Awareness Month throughout October.
  Acting District Attorney Michael Flaherty Jr. says the building will be illuminated purple to “shine the light on domestic violence.”
  “Erie County Hall is the place where many domestic violence survivors seek help and fight for justice against their abusers,” Flaherty said. “By bathing this grand building in the color purple, we are
  
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• 4 arrested in fatal shooting outside Rochester bar last Feb.

  04-10-2016 18:56 via wivb.com
  
  ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities say they’ve arrested four men in connection with a shooting outside a Rochester bar that left one person dead and seven others wounded earlier this year.
  Rochester police announced Monday that they’ve charged two men, ages 24 and 25, with second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of 29-year-old Ernesto Padilla Aybar outside the Mexican Village nightclub on Feb. 7.
  Two other men, ages 23 and 26, were charged with assault.
  Police say the bar wa
  
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• Holiday sales expected to be up 3.6 percent

  04-10-2016 18:53 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Americans are expected to spend at a faster clip than last year for the critical holiday season, helped by an economy that continues to pick up, according to the nation’s largest retail industry trade group.
  The National Retail Federation is forecasting holiday sales for the November and December period to rise 3.6 percent to $655.8 billion, much better than the 3 percent growth seen in the year-ago period.
  The figure is much higher than the 10-year average of 2.5 per
  
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• Powerful Hurricane Matthew roars across Haiti

  04-10-2016 18:41 via wivb.com
  
  LEOGANE, Haiti (AP) — Hurricane Matthew roared across the southwestern tip of Haiti with 145 mph winds Tuesday, uprooting trees and tearing roofs from homes in a largely rural corner of the impoverished country as the storm headed north toward Cuba and the east coast of Florida.
  A fisherman was reported drowned in Haiti as the storm closed in, and four deaths were recorded in the neighboring Dominican Republic, bringing the death toll from Matthew’s path through the Caribbean to
  
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• Driver claims he was forced off road before slamming into house

  04-10-2016 18:34 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A car slammed into a house in the Elmwood Village on Tuesday.
  The driver of the vehicle claims someone tried to run him off the road when he hit the house on Chapin Pkwy.
  The stairs to the home were wiped out.
  Luckily, no one, including the driver’s two passengers, was injured.
  
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• NTSB releases preliminary report for North Collins fatal plane crash

  04-10-2016 18:08 via wivb.com
  
  NORTH COLLINS, N.Y. (WIVB) — The National Transportation Safety Board is releasing its preliminary report following a fatal crash between two small airplanes.  The September 25th crash killed three people – Richard and Kathleen Walker, 69, and Paul Rosiek, 60.
  “Accidents like this are so rare,” said Bob Miller, an aviation analyst who is spending Tuesday morning reviewing the report.
  Miller says about 10 mid-air crashes happen around the United State each year.
  
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• Eden Veterinary Clinic warns of cat with rabies

  04-10-2016 17:12 via wivb.com
  
  EDEN, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Eden Veterinary Clinic has warned locals to make sure their animals have had recent rabies vaccines.
  The warning comes after a cat with rabies was found in the town. According to the clinic, the animal scratched and bit somewhere in the area of New Oregon Rd.
  The clinic says that post-exposure vaccines for people are painful and expensive, so preemptive action is encouraged.
  Domesticated animals exposed to the disease must be either quarantined or euthaniz
  
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• Fire breaks out at Niagara Falls home overnight

  04-10-2016 16:59 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) — Authorities are investigating a house fire in Niagara Falls.
  The fire broke out at an occupied home on 85th St. Monday night.
  Everyone made it out safely, but the fire caused $70,000 in damage.
  
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• New Jersey home explodes after gas smell; injuries unclear

  04-10-2016 16:46 via wivb.com
  
  PATERSON, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey home has exploded shortly after neighbors reported the smell of gas.
  It’s not yet clear if anyone was injured in the 10 a.m. Tuesday blast in Paterson.
  Witnesses reported smelling gas shortly before the blast. One man said he saw the people who live in the home departing the residence before the explosion.
  A spokeswoman for Public Service Electric & Gas says the utility was working to determine what had happened and could not immediately co
  
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• Dozens of musical instruments donated to Niagara Falls students through Music is Art

  04-10-2016 16:01 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) — More students in Niagara Falls can now take part in music class thanks to Music is Art.
  The foundation has donated more than 20 thousand dollars worth of musical instruments to the Abate Elementary School in Niagara Falls.
  Music is Art was founded by Goo Goo Dolls bassist Robby Takac. Though many students won’t go on to play professionally music teachers say learning how to play an instrument will enhance their lives in many ways.
  “Really going to h
  
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• Sunken boat causes gas leak in Erie Canal

  04-10-2016 15:52 via wivb.com
  
  NORTH TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Hazmat crews showed up to the scene of a gas leak in North Tonawanda Tuesday morning.
  The gas leak was caused by a sunken boat in the Erie Canal.
  News 4 will provide more information as it becomes available.
  
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• Man charged with stalking family through Batavia stores

  04-10-2016 15:49 via wivb.com
  
  BATAVIA, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Genesee County man has been charged with fourth-degree stalking.
  New York State Police in Batavia say Pavilion resident William Lane Jr., 63, followed a family throughout local stores.
  Lane was taken into custody on Saturday and committed to the Genesee County Jail to await a court date.
  
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• Amtrak to serve local products on New York trains

  04-10-2016 15:34 via wivb.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Riders on Amtrak trains traveling through New York can sample some of the state’s own snacks and beverages.
  The state announced a deal with Amtrak on Monday that will put New York products on 13 food service cars on Maple Leaf, Adirondack, Empire Service and Ethan Allen Express trains.
  The items include bagels from Long Island, yogurt from upstate, coffee cakes from the Bronx and beer and cider from Brooklyn, Cooperstown and Albany.
  The state says some 1 million p
  
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• NTSB releases preliminary findings on midair plane collision

  04-10-2016 15:30 via wivb.com
  
  NORTH COLLINS, N.Y. (AP) — The National Transportation Safety Board has released its preliminary findings into a fatal midair plane collision in North Collins.
  The NTSB says witnesses reported seeing a plane fly into another plane that had taken off earlier, shearing off the first plane’s tail before both planes crashed.
  Both pilots and a passenger were killed in the Sept. 24 accident about 20 miles south of Buffalo. The two planes were the first of six to take off for a group outing
  
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• Fighting the flu; Wake Up gets the flu shot on air

  04-10-2016 14:36 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO (WIVB) – The Center for Disease Control and Prevention says October is the best month to get the flu shot. Influenza outbreaks tend to increase during the month of October.
  Flu outbreaks tend to increase during the month of October and can last through May.
  The CDC says the nasal spray or flu mist most people turn to is ineffective this season and will not be offered.
  Ninty million doses are available and have been developed to protect against the flu strains researchers
  
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• Investigators attempt to locate missing Niagara County teen

  04-10-2016 03:53 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA COUNTY, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Niagara County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help from the public finding a missing teenager.
  Police say 17-year-old Kelsey Williams left her BOCES school in Medina last Thursday and has not been seen since. Williams is described as a 5’2, 160-pound white female with brown hair and brown eyes.
  Investigators say it is possible that she is with another BOCES student, and she is known to have friends in family in Erie County.
  Anyone with informat
  
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• Police: Out-of-shape officer candidate uses friend to take physical test

  04-10-2016 01:12 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Justin Payne would do anything to become a cop. It turns out that even means breaking the law.
  And now, he’ll likely never be closer to law enforcement than he was Monday, still in jail on misdemeanor charges.
  “He attempted to defraud a government agency, so he’s pretty much out of consideration for being hired,” said Buffalo Police Lt. Jeff Rinaldo.
  Payne was one of hundreds of people who showed up earlier this year to take the written exam t
  
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• Critics say brother of county executive given special treatment

  04-10-2016 00:56 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The brother of Erie County’s most influential politician, Mark Poloncarz, was recently tapped as supervisor at the county Board of Elections.
  And though the county executive has no say in the hiring practices at the BOE, critics are crying foul, saying the man rose through the ranks far faster than he should and received raises normally reserved for employees who have worked with the county for decades.
  Mark Poloncarz was criticized last month for allegedly hol
  
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• Construction officially kicks off on “skinny house” despite neighbor concerns

  04-10-2016 00:35 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Plans for a “skinny” house on a narrow lot in Buffalo are becoming a reality. Angry neighbors have been joined by Buffalo’s Preservation Board and the Zoning Board of Appeals, but that hasn’t slowed the project down.
  Construction is underway on Linwood Avenue. It’s only a few feet away from the home next door. And neighbors here say they’re not happy with the owners plans to build such a big house on such a small lot. San
  
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