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• Buffalo soldier killed in Korea finally returns home

  01-11-2016 23:45 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Roy Fink left Buffalo some 66 years ago, after a short visit on leave from the U.S. Army.
  Months later, he would be killed while fighting in North Korea, but his remains weren’t recovered until 2001. And he wasn’t identified until just eight weeks ago. On Wednesday, Fink’s remains will return to his hometown, and to his oldest living relative, who never thought the day would come.
  Paul DeFrain was just an infant in 1950 when Fink stopped by the fami
  
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• Health experts warn parents need to think about neurological effects of lead poisoning, not just physical

  01-11-2016 23:30 via wivb.com
  
  KENMORE, N.Y. (WIVB) – School districts across the region are scrambling to address high lead levels in some of their water.  Parents have been notified and the fixtures have been shut down for repair or replacement.
  School districts have taken quick action to stop students from being physically exposed to lead. But what happens next?If a student is exposed to lead they can be at risk for developing learning disabilities, and health leaders say parents need to be on high ale
  
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• “Dignity without deportation:” activists support “Buffalo 25” in peaceful march

  01-11-2016 23:23 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Dozens of people stood outside a downtown church to protest the arrest of the 25 undocumented workers in last month’s restaurant raid of 4 Mexican restaurants.Five members of the Buffalo 25 were joined by immigrant rights activists here in Buffalo. Their march is called the “journey to dignity.”
  Their plan is to cross state lines through Pennsylvania and Ohio to call for an immediate end to their deportations. One of these undocumented workers
  
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• High public debt and the future

  01-11-2016 23:08 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The nation’s gross national debt — which includes debt the federal government owes to itself —now stands at over $19 trillion and growing.
  “Can’t even comprehend how much money that is,” said Buffalo resident Steve Wise.That kind of debt amounts to around $60,000 per person, or $163,000 per taxpayer.Buffalo resident Serena Sims wants to know, “Why are we in so much debt?”
  “There’s a lot of people that don&r
  
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• Pope rules out women’s ordination forever

  01-11-2016 22:52 via wivb.com
  
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has ruled out women’s ordination, saying the “last word” on the question was delivered by St. John Paul II and that no changes are foreseen.
  Francis was asked en route home Tuesday from Sweden, where the Lutheran church is headed by a woman, if the Catholic Church might ordain women priests.
  Francis said: “The last word was clear and was given by St. John Paul II and this remains. This remains.”
  John Paul ruled out female ordin
  
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• Rousey: UFC 207 title shot will be among her last fights

  01-11-2016 22:51 via wivb.com
  
  BURBANK, Calif. (AP) — Ronda Rousey says her bantamweight title shot against Amanda Nunes at UFC 207 will be one of her final mixed martial arts bouts.
  Rousey spoke about her fight Tuesday during an appearance on Ellen DeGeneres’ talk show.
  The 29-year-old Olympic judo medalist hasn’t fought since November 2015, when she lost her title to Holly Holm.
  When asked how much longer she will continue fighting, Rousey replied: “Not that long.”
  “I’m wrapping it
  
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• Prosecution, defense both cite video in traffic stop killing

  01-11-2016 22:49 via wivb.com
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) — The lead prosecutor and defense attorney Tuesday offered sharply conflicting views of what a police body camera video will tell jurors about what happened when a white officer fatally shot a black man during a 2015 traffic stop.
  Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters said the video shows that Ray Tensing was lying when he said he was in danger of being dragged to death and that the now-fired University of Cincinnati officer acted contrary to police standards and the law wi
  
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• Iraqi forces edge into Mosul, major urban warfare lies ahead

  01-11-2016 22:45 via wivb.com
  
  BAZWAYA, Iraq (AP) — Iraq’s special forces fought their way into the outskirts of Mosul on Tuesday, taking its state television building despite resistance by Islamic State group fighters that is only likely to stiffen when combat reaches the inner city.
  It was the first time Iraqi troops have set foot in the city, Iraq’s second-largest, in more than two years. The advance was the start of what is likely to be a grueling and slow operation for the forces as they fend off booby
  
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• Pakistani gang rape victim walks the fashion runway

  01-11-2016 22:42 via wivb.com
  
  ISLAMABAD (AP) — Gang-raped and paraded naked in public 14 years ago, Mukhtar Mai walked the fashion runway during Pakistan’s fashion week on Tuesday.
  A red-carpet reception in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi, attended by the country’s fashion elite, served as the forum for Mai’s symbolic fashion debut–something she said she’s doing as a model of courage and hope for other Pakistani women.
  “If one step I take, if that helps even one woman, I would
  
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• Erie County Comptroller attacks county budget

  01-11-2016 22:24 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Erie County Comptroller is accusing county leaders of creating budgets with “smoke and mirrors.”
  Stefan Mychajliw released a report Tuesday that focuses on the 2016 budget and the proposed 2017 budget.
  The Comptroller says the County Executive changed the wording on sewer bills, causing Erie County government to exceed the New York State property tax cap.
  “What the County Executive did was change the word ‘taxes’ to ‘fees,
  
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• Physical therapy helps man from Elma recover after serious accident

  01-11-2016 22:10 via wivb.com
  
  KENMORE, N.Y. (WIVB) — Being able to walk again was a day that Mark Messinger thought he’d never see.
  “I literally couldn’t even roll on my own I was flat on my back and it literally took two people to roll me up on one side and then roll me onto the other side,” said Mark Messinger of Elma.
  In July he was cutting down a tree at his home, when he fell and it hit him.
  “The tree literally came across my face, came across my shoulder blade and then blew my should
  
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• Teen facing 10 charges related to massive Lockport fire denies involvement

  01-11-2016 21:39 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A 14-year-old male is facing 10 charges related to the massive August fire in Lockport.
  The teenager’s attorney denied his involvement during a family court appearance on Tuesday.
  Among the charges are criminally negligent homicide, burglary and criminal mischief.
  The fire killed Joseph Phillips, 14, of Lockport.
  The teen is charged with leaving Phillips behind while the building was on fire.
  Prosecutors say they entered the building with the intention of
  
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• Starbucks rolls out ‘unity’ cup ahead of Election Day

  01-11-2016 20:08 via wivb.com
  
  SEATTLE (AP) — One week before Election Day, Starbucks has unveiled a new cup in the U.S. that it says is meant to be “a symbol of unity.”
  The green cup features a mosaic of more than 100 people, including a coffee farmer and barista.
  Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz calls it “a divisive time in our country” and says in a statement that the coffee giant wanted to come up with a symbol to serve “as a reminder of our shared values.”The cup debuts Tuesday, the
  
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• Obama reveals private living areas of White House

  01-11-2016 20:03 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama likes to say the White House is the “people’s house.” Now, the people are getting a look at the rooms where he lives.
  Exclusive photos published Tuesday by Architectural Digest are giving the public its first glimpse of private areas on the second floor of the White House that Obama, his wife, Michelle, daughters Malia and Sasha and family dogs Bo and Sunny have called home for nearly eight years.
  Los Angeles-based interior designe
  
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• Longtime Buffalo News leader Stan Lipsey dies at 89

  01-11-2016 18:57 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Longtime publisher for The Buffalo News, Stan Lipsey, has died at age 89.
  The Buffalo News said Lipsey became News publisher in 1983. He held this position until 2012, when he became publisher emeritus.
  While with The Buffalo News, they say Lipsey changed the paper from an evening publication to an all day paper and later had it become a morning paper. In addition to that, the company also claimed Lipsey “transformed it into a digi
  
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• Canadians launch social media campaign to tell America its great

  01-11-2016 18:46 via wivb.com
  
   
  ST. CATHARINES, ON, CA (WIVB) — One week from today, millions of Americans will be heading to the polls, casting their votes for the next president. It’s an election our neighbors to the north say they’re following very closely; closer than any other U.S. race they’ve ever followed before.
  It’s actually very scary,” said Elsie, a St. Catharines resident.  “We don’t know which way things can turn.”
  “It’s getting ha
  
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• US bans eyeglasses from passport, visa photos

  01-11-2016 17:16 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department is banning passport and visa applicants from wearing eyeglasses in photos taken for the documents.
  In a notice published Friday, the department says that effective Nov. 1, applicants must remove glasses for passport and visa photographs.
  It says the step is being taken to “eliminate glares and shadows” that can cause delays in processing the applications and to ensure consistent photo standards.
  Only in rare circumstances, if applicants ha
  
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• Seneca Nation election takes place

  01-11-2016 16:39 via wivb.com
  
  SENECA NATION, N.Y. (WIVB) — Tuesday is Election Day for the Seneca Nation of Indians.
  Members will decide who will be their President for the next two years.
  Treasurer Todd Gates will represent the Seneca Party.
  One Nation Party candidate JC Seneca and independent Sally Snow are also running.
  
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• Community Music School of Buffalo plans major renovation

  01-11-2016 16:28 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) –There’s a building on Elmwood Avenue you may have passed a hundred times without giving it a second thought. It’s home to the Community Music School of Buffalo, and has been since 1959, but it looks like every other apartment building in that area.
  That should soon change.
  The Community Music School is planning to gut and revamp its Elmwood Avenue location, turning what was built as a luxury apartment building in 1904 into a space that’s appropriate
  
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• Percy Harvin coming out of retirement, returning to Bills

  01-11-2016 16:14 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) — Percy Harvin’s agent said he is coming back, and is signing with the Buffalo Bills. The Bills later confirmed this on Tuesday afternoon.
  The 28-year-old wide receiver retired partway through last year’s season following injuries. Before joining the Bills for the 2015 season, Harvin played for the New York Jets in 2014, and was with the Seattle Seahawks in 2013 and 2014.
  From 2009 through the 2012 season, Harvin played for the Minn
  
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• Agent: Percy Harvin coming out of retirement, returning to Bills

  01-11-2016 16:14 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) — Percy Harvin’s agent says he is coming back, and is signing with the Buffalo Bills.My client Percy Harvin has come out of retirement to sign with the Buffalo Bills for the remainder of the season!
  — Greg Barnett (@gbo74) November 1, 2016
  The 28-year-old wide receiver retired partway through last year’s season following injuries. Before joining the Bills for the 2015 season, Harvin played for the New York Jets in 2014, and was with the
  
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• Ryan says he’s voted for Trump

  01-11-2016 15:04 via wivb.com
  
  (AP) — House Speaker Paul Ryan says he’s voted for Donald Trump, but he’s still not going to campaign with him.
  Ryan said Tuesday on Fox News’ “Fox and Friends” that he used early voting to cast his ballot for the Republican presidential nominee last week.
  Trump is campaigning Tuesday in Ryan’s home state of Wisconsin, but the speaker won’t be joining him. Ryan said he hadn’t been aware of Trump’s travel plans until 10 minutes befo
  
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• Police: 6 dead after buses collide in Baltimore

  01-11-2016 14:37 via wivb.com
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Police say a school bus and a commuter bus crashed in Baltimore, killing six people.
  Baltimore Police tweeted that no children were aboard the school bus that crashed early Tuesday morning.
  Baltimore public schools spokeswoman Anne Fullerton says no students are among the fatalities.
  University of Maryland Medical Center spokeswoman Lisa Clough says the hospital received one patient in critical condition and four others in fair condition.
  Video from above the scene while i
  
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• Town of Tonawanda police locate suspicious van

  01-11-2016 14:29 via wivb.com
  
  TOWN OF TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Police in the Town of Tonawanda have located a suspicious green/blue van in relation to an incident involving a young teen boy.
  Police say the van, which was either a damaged Dodge Caravan or Plymouth Voyager, sat a few houses away from where the 13-year-old got off the bus at Talbot and Northwood.
  The boy walked past the van, which police say was occupied by “an older white male with long gray hair.” According to police, the driver stared
  
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• Suspect charged in early morning shooting, police looking for others

  01-11-2016 13:03 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A 20-year-old Buffalo man has been arrested following an early morning home invasion and shooting on Lovejoy St.
  Just before 2 a.m., Buffalo police showed up to a residence on the 1000 block of the street.
  There, police say Michael Murchison and others forced their way into the residence. One of them allegedly shot a 22-year-old man. The incident was targeted, according to police.
  After this, police say the shooting victim fired at Murchison with birdshot.
  Murch
  
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• Overnight shooting seriously injures man

  01-11-2016 13:03 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Police investigators have not said what led to an overnight shooting in Lovejoy. The violence left at 22 year-old man with serious injuries.
  Neighbors were awakened by the sounds of sirens around 2 a.m. on East Lovejoy and Greene Streets.
  Police spokesperson Mike DeGeorge tells News 4 officers have an individual in custody.
  
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• Parole officers spend Halloween monitoring sex offenders

  01-11-2016 05:15 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — News 4 tagged along with parole officers as they kept an eye on registered sex offenders this Halloween.
  Those sex offenders being monitored are not allowed to have candy at their houses, greet trick-or-treaters at the door or dress in costume.
  We spoke with a sex offender who was checked on by officers during trick-or-treating hours.
  “I think this is an excellent idea, and hopefully it gives the community somewhat a peace of mind, knowing that there is pr
  
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