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• Brady beats Bills again, throws four touchdown passes in 41-25 rout

  30-10-2016 21:19 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Tom Brady led a healthy New England Patriots team into New Era Field to take on a depleted Buffalo Bills team on a rainy Sunday in Orchard Park. A first-place juggernaut with full ammunition against Buffalo’s second-string-laden roster.
  The results reflected the disparity.
  Brady threw four touchdown passes to four different receivers in a 41-25 rout, lifting the Patriots to 7-1 on the year and dropping the Bills to 4-4. Brady finished with 3
  
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• Powder sprinkled into opera pit may have been human ashes

  30-10-2016 17:36 via wivb.com
  
   NEW YORK (AP) — A powdery substance a man sprinkled into the orchestra pit at New York’s Metropolitan Opera may have been an opera lover’s ashes, police say.
  The freakish incident during a Saturday afternoon performance of Rossini’s “Guillaume Tell” forced Met officials to cancel the rest of the show as well as an evening performance of a second opera.
  John Miller, the New York Police Department’s deputy commissioner in charge of intelligence
  
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• Candidates square off in Senate 60th district race

  30-10-2016 14:53 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) –  The hotly contested senate 60th district race between Democrat Amber Small and Republican Chris Jacobs is heating up. The seat became available when its current holder, Marc Panepinto, announced earlier this year he would not seek reelection.
  On November 8th the candidates will square off. Both say ethics reform is a big priority, with term limits a big push for Jacobs. He said, “With all the corruption we’ve seen, one of the problems we h
  
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• NYS Police increase patrols for Halloween weekend

  30-10-2016 02:59 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- New York State Police are cracking down on drunk driving this Halloween weekend.
  Drivers should expect increased patrols and sobriety checkpoints.
  “This holiday season we don’t want anyone falling into the trap of getting a DWI and/or killing somebody,” said Trooper James O’Callaghan. “We look for DWI’s, we look for vehicles that could possibly endanger other people on the roadway. We also look for possible vandalism or large groups
  
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• West Seneca highway worker dies after tragic accident on the job

  30-10-2016 02:57 via wivb.com
  
  WEST SENECA, N.Y. (WIVB) – A longtime West Seneca highway worker has died from injuries he suffered in an accident on the job.
  53-year-old Don Schultz set out to clear storm sewer drains along Glenmar Drive on Tuesday.
  Schultz was run over by his truck and seriously injured. Schultz succumbed to his injuries Saturday.
  Schultz was a father of six. Loved ones are raising money for his family. As of 9 p.m. Saturday night, at least $21,880 was raised.
  “He is family. He is one
  
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• BPD SWAT team responds to Saranac Ave. after man makes threats

  30-10-2016 02:10 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- Buffalo Police SWAT team was called to a home on the 100 block of Saranac Ave. around 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Police say a man was making threats inside an upper apartment.
  Buffalo Police blocked off the road, preventing some people from getting to their homes.
  Our News 4 crew saw the Crisis Management Team and a Hostage Negotiator on scene.
  Police say the individual surrendered without incident after two hours of negotiations and was taken to ECMC for evaluation.
   
  
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