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• West Seneca residents react to supervisor’s proposed raise

  25-10-2016 23:50 via wivb.com
  
  WEST SENECA, N.Y. (WIVB)- West Seneca Council Chambers was a heated place Monday night.
  Town officials introduced the tentative 2017 budget; included in it, a nearly 30 percent raise for Town Supervisor, Sheila Meegan.
  “She’s not serving the public when you want that kind of money. She’s serving herself,” said former Councilman, Dale Clarke
  Clarke was outraged when he saw the proposed budget.
  “People right now, they’re lucky if they make $1,500 a mon
  
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• Vacant historic Frontier House in Lewiston put to good use for Halloween

  25-10-2016 23:09 via wivb.com
  
  LEWISTON, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Frontier House in the village of Lewiston has been vacant for the past decade. But around Halloween time it’s history is put to good use.
  “While working here I have to say we’ve heard bumps in the night and because it’s our second year here we just keep working and going about our business but it’s certainly not a quiet building it does have it’s own voice if you will,” said Barbara Gray, Rivershore Inc. Community Suppor
  
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• US official: Non-state actor likely to blame for cyberattack

  25-10-2016 22:58 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — National Intelligence Director James Clapper says it appears that a “non-state actor” was behind a massive cyberattack last week that briefly blocked access to websites including Twitter and Netflix.
  Clapper says investigators are gathering a lot of data and preliminary indications are that a non-state actor is to blame. But he says he wouldn’t want to completely rule out whether a nation state might have been behind it or not.
  Clapper spoke Tuesday at t
  
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• Vatican: No more scattering of cremation ashes

  25-10-2016 22:51 via wivb.com
  
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican on Tuesday published guidelines for Catholics who want to be cremated, saying their remains cannot be scattered, divvied up or kept at home but rather stored in a sacred, church-approved place.
  The new instructions were released just in time for Halloween and “All Souls Day” on Nov. 2, when the faithful are supposed to pray for and remember the dead.
  For most of its 2,000-year history, the Catholic Church only permitted burial, arguing that it be
  
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• DraftKings, FanDuel to pay combined $12 million in fines

  25-10-2016 22:43 via wivb.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (WIVB) — Fantasy sports companies have caused quite a bit of controversy in the state this past year. On Tuesday, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced a $12 million settlement with DraftKings and FanDuel.
  Both companies have agreed to pay $6 million in fines related to false advertising. After a year-long investigation, Schneiderman says that both DraftKings and FanDuel “consistently misled consumers in advertisements.”
  “Today’s settle
  
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• Parents fundraise close to $10K for Amherst Nursery School

  25-10-2016 22:34 via wivb.com
  
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) — The parents of students at the Amherst Nursery School came together to raise close to ten thousand dollars.
  They did it through fundraising, raffles and contributions from the community and local businesses. The co-operative preschool has been around for more than 78 years and it’s due for some safety upgrades.
  Parents say their motivation was to make the school affordable for all families, by avoiding a tuition increase. This week parents are doing a change dr
  
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• Depew residents to decide on possible village dissolution

  25-10-2016 22:13 via wivb.com
  
  DEPEW, N.Y. (WIVB) — In Depew, voters will get to decide whether to keep or dissolve the village.
  Monday night, the Village board set a date of January 17 for a public referendum on dissolving the village government.
  Dissolution supporters say the cost of service is rising faster than the tax base.
  If the referendum passes, the village would have to work on a dissolution plan with the towns of Lancaster and Cheektowaga within the following six months.
  
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• PHOTOS: Locals prep their pumpkins for Halloween

  25-10-2016 21:43 via interactives.wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Some paint them, some carve them, and others just leave them be. As Halloween approaches, check out these local pumpkins.
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• Ontario nurse charged in deaths of 8 nursing home residents

  25-10-2016 21:18 via wivb.com
  
  TORONTO (AP) — A nurse has been charged with the murders of eight elderly people at nursing homes in southwestern Ontario over a seven-year period, police said Tuesday.
  Woodstock Police Chief William Renton said Elizabeth Tracey Mae Wettlaufer, 49, was charged with first-degree murder in the killings that took place between 2007 and 2014.
  “The victims were administered a drug. We’re not in a position at this time to comment further on the specifics of the drug as it forms part
  
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• Driver charged in fatal July accident

  25-10-2016 20:58 via wivb.com
  
  SARDINIA, N.Y. (WIVB) — A driver has been charged after a fatal July accident in Sardinia.
  Erie County Sheriff’s deputies say Robert Sutherland was driving on Route 39 in the town when he crossed over the westbound shoulder and hit 22-year-old Samuel Pagano, a surveyor.
  Deputies say that after he struck the Wales man, Sutherland’s vehicle continued forward, hitting a tree and knocking down a utility pole.
  Sutherland was charged with second-degree vehicular manslaughter and
  
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• Fan dies after falling while leaving Broncos football game

  25-10-2016 20:35 via wivb.com
  
  DENVER (AP) — Authorities say a fan has died after falling 30 to 50 feet at the Denver Broncos’ stadium after a game on Monday night.
  Stadium Management Co., which operates Sports Authority Field at Mile High, said the fan fell over a stairwell railing.
  The medical examiner’s office said Tuesday the man was transported to a hospital and pronounced dead.
  His name has not been released and a Denver police spokesman did not immediately provide details about the investigation.
  
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• Elderly Batavia woman sentenced for drug possession

  25-10-2016 20:31 via wivb.com
  
  BATAVIA, N.Y. (WIVB) — After admitting to fifth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, an elderly woman was sentenced to five years of probation.
  Laura Viehdeffer took a plea deal in August after authorities in Genesee County accused her of being a drug dealer at age 84.
  The Batavia woman previously faced a controlled substance sale charge when she was accused of selling hydrocodone pills.
  
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• Batavia woman, 84, sentenced for drug possession

  25-10-2016 20:31 via wivb.com
  
  BATAVIA, N.Y. (WIVB) — After admitting to fifth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, an 84-year-old woman was sentenced to five years of probation.
  Laura Viehdeffer took a plea deal in August after authorities in Genesee County accused her of being a drug dealer.
  The Batavia woman previously faced a controlled substance sale charge when she was accused of selling hydrocodone pills.
   
  
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• Undocumented restaurant workers check in with ICE officials

  25-10-2016 19:50 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — “When workers rights are under attack, what we do?,” shouts one person into a megaphone.  The reply for the few dozen marching – “Stand up, fight back“.
  Among those leading the group – three undocumented workers who were rounded up by federal agents during raids. The three workers appeared for meetings with Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials Tuesday morning.
  The workers reporting for this meeting were among the
  
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• Beer run! Self-driving truck goes 120-plus miles on delivery

  25-10-2016 18:43 via wivb.com
  
  DENVER (AP) — Anheuser-Busch says it has completed the world’s first commercial shipment by self-driving truck, sending a beer-filled tractor-trailer on a journey of more than 120 miles through Colorado.
  The company says it teamed with self-driving truck maker, Otto, and the state of Colorado for the feat. The trailer, loaded with Budweiser beer, began the self-driving trip Thursday at a weigh station in Fort Collins, Colorado, and ran along Interstate 25 through Denver before wrappi
  
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• AG Schneiderman says 74 percent of recovered guns came from outside NY

  25-10-2016 18:38 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (WIVB) — Attorney General Eric Schneiderman unveiled new information on gun trafficking into New York on Tuesday.
  According to new research announced by Schneiderman, 74 percent of all guns recovered by law enforcement officers came from outside the state. In addition to that statistic, 86 percent of recovered handguns come from outside of New York.
  “The data makes one thing abundantly clear: New York’s strong gun laws are being undermined at every turn by lax laws in
  
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• Judge approves Volkswagen emissions settlement

  25-10-2016 18:08 via wivb.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge in San Francisco has approved a $15 billion court settlement of most claims against Volkswagen for its emissions-cheating scandal.
  U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer signed the order Tuesday approving the largest auto-scandal settlement in the nation’s history.
  About 475,000 owners of VWs and Audis with 2-liter four-cylinder diesel engines now will be able to seek buybacks of their vehicles starting next Tuesday.
  Most of the owners are expected to
  
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• Winning TAKE 5 ticket sold in Springville

  25-10-2016 17:52 via wivb.com
  
  SPRINGVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) — A top prize-winning ticket for the October 24 TAKE 5 drawing was sold in Springville.
  The winner has not yet been announced, but whoever bought the ticket did so at a Tops store on S. Cascade Drive.
  The ticket is worth $29,177. Another ticket of this value was sold in Westchester County.
  The winning numbers were 11-15-16-18-32.
  Lottery winners may claim their prizes at Customer Service centers across the state, including those on Genesee St. and Hamburg
  
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• Police: Gunman kills 1, himself, in workplace shooting

  25-10-2016 16:39 via wivb.com
  
  ROANOKE, Va. (AP) — Police say a man fatally shot someone and wounded several others inside a rail car manufacturing company in Virginia before apparently killing himself.
  Roanoke police spokesman Scott Leamon says the shooting took place around 6 a.m. Tuesday at FreightCar America, located in an industrial area near downtown Roanoke. He says authorities are working to identify the shooter and determine whether he was connected to the company, which has an overnight shift and was open at t
  
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• LIVE STREAM: AG Schneiderman details gun trafficking report

  25-10-2016 16:14 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (WIVB) — New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is announcing an interactive web tool to illustrate gun trafficking into the state. In addition, he is releasing a first-of-its-kind report on the matter.
  APP USERS | Watch the announcement live here.
  
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• WATCH: Erie County District Attorney debate in Buffalo

  25-10-2016 14:20 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Erie County District Attorney candidates John Flynn Jr. and Joseph Treanor III debated at St. Joseph’s Collegiate Institute in Buffalo on Tuesday morning.
  Watch the entire debate in the video above.
  
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• WATCH: Erie County District Attorney debate at St. Joe’s

  25-10-2016 14:20 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Erie County District Attorney candidates John Flynn Jr. and Joseph Treanor III debated at St. Joseph’s Collegiate Institute in Buffalo on Tuesday morning, each trying to convince the gym full of students and staff that he is the best man for the job.
  Watch the entire debate in the video below.
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  St. Joe’s sponsors political debates like this every year, featuring candidates from one of the most interesting lo
  
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• LIVE STREAM: Erie County District Attorney debate

  25-10-2016 14:20 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Erie County District Attorney candidates John Flynn Jr. and Joseph Treanor III will debate at St. Joseph’s Collegiate Institute in Buffalo.
  The debate starts at 8:30 a.m.
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• One person hurt in Town of Tonawanda house fire

  25-10-2016 12:11 via wivb.com
  
  TOWN OF TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) — One person is reportedly hurt at a house fire early Tuesday morning.
  The alarm sounded just after 5:30 a.m. for the house on Niagara Falls Boulevard near Lincoln Park.Some southbound lanes of Niagara Falls Boulevard near the scene are closed to allow crews to put the fire out.
  People inside the house made it outside; one man jumped out and hurt his leg, according to fire dispatchers in the Town of Tonawanda.
  News 4 has a crew at the scene.This is a developi
  
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• Community organizers push back against proposed National Fuel rate hike

  25-10-2016 05:42 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y.(WIVB)- National Fuel bills could go up in April 2017 if a 7.9 percent rate hike is approved. The company submitted the proposal to the NYS Public Service Commission in April.
  PUSH Buffalo told News 4 hundreds of people have signed a petition against it.
  “People that are going to be paying the most during this hike are in the urban areas,” said Christian Parra, a community organizer with PUSH Buffalo.
  National Fuel wants to increase its natural gas delivery revenue
  
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• Marcy Casino owners await city’s approval on proposed restaurant

  25-10-2016 04:43 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The owners of Marcy Casino are waiting to move forward on a project to put a restaurant inside the casino.
  “We’re going to continue to do private events, weddings and such on the lower level like we always have and the upper level which has always been under utilized is what will be switched over to an establishment,” said Jason Davidson, co-owner of Magnolia Events.
  The Olmsted Parks Conservancy manages the casino and had to get community input bef
  
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• Tax scammers taking ripoffs to the next level

  25-10-2016 01:43 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Scammers seem to be getting more creative in using fear of the Taxman as a weapon to steal from taxpayers.
  The mere mention of the Internal Revenue Service is enough to evoke fear in many Americans, so using the IRS as a ruse to steal someone’s hard earned money can be effective. For years, the scammers have been using the phone, now authorities say they are taking it to the next level.
  For years the IRS scam has been so simple yet effective–imposters ma
  
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