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• SPECIAL REPORT: Number of drug dependent babies in parts of WNY on track to double this year

  10-11-2016 23:50 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)-  Hundreds of babies are expected to go through withdrawal this year as the opioid epidemic continues in Erie County.
  In the first seven months of 2016, the doctors at Sisters Hospital treated just about the same number of chemically dependent babies, as were treated in all of 2015.
  “We have seen our numbers from 2014 to 2015 double, and from 2015 and 2016 to date double,” said Theresa Winner, the neonatal clinical nurse specialist.
  Winner told New
  
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• Number of drug dependent babies in parts of WNY on track to double this year

  10-11-2016 23:50 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)-  Hundreds of babies are expected to go through withdrawal this year as the opioid epidemic continues in Erie County.
  In the first seven months of 2016, the doctors at Sisters Hospital treated just about the same number of chemically dependent babies, as were treated in all of 2015.
  “We have seen our numbers from 2014 to 2015 double, and from 2015 and 2016 to date double,” said Theresa Winner, the neonatal clinical nurse specialist.
  Winner told New
  
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• 2 accused of trying to kill Sheriff’s deputy indicted

  10-11-2016 23:43 via wivb.com
  
  GRAND ISLAND, N.Y. (WIVB) — Two people accused of trying to kill Sheriff’s deputy were indicted on Thursday.
  Sammy Abdellatif and Brittany Ashley-Graser are both charged with attempted murder.
  Prosecutors say they attacked a deputy in August.
  MORE | Details on the alleged incident can be found here.
  Both suspects have pleaded not guilty and could get up to 40 years in prison if convicted.
  
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• Officials: 3 students hospitalized after taking pills from teacher

  10-11-2016 23:24 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Buffalo school officials say a substitute teacher’s pills got into the hands of students Thursday at School #30.
  The teacher brought in prescription narcotic drugs to school with her, officials say.
  Later in the day, three first graders allegedly found and removed the pills. One of the students said he swallowed one.
  Following this, medical help was called and the kids were taken to Women and Children’s Hospital by ambulance.
  In addition to this, the
  
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• Dow closes at record; other indexes mixed

  10-11-2016 23:14 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Dow Jones industrial average is closing at a record high, led by big gains in a few of its 30 components including Goldman Sachs and IBM, beating the all-time high it set in August.
  Broader market measures were closing mixed Thursday as several sectors struggled, including consumer goods companies, utilities and phone companies.
  Bond prices continued to fall, sending yields higher. Bond investors expect that Trump’s plans to increase spending on infrastructure whi
  
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• Changes looming for healthcare under Trump administration

  10-11-2016 22:51 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) –– “The total repeal will require either getting 60 votes in the Senate or for the Senate Republicans to use the nuclear option and get rid of the filibuster,” said Jim Battista, University at Buffalo Associate Professor of Political Science.
  Battista says a total repeal and replace of Obamacare is unlikely.
  “Republicans in the Senate are probably going to be reluctant to totally eliminate the filibuster but they have to to get rid of Obamacare
  
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• Wellsville police looking for person who painted swastika, racist message at Quackenbush Field

  10-11-2016 22:48 via wivb.com
  
  WELLSVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) — Wellsville police call the painting of a swastika on a dugout wall an isolated incident, and they want to know who is responsible.
  Someone put the Nazi symbol and the words “Make America White Again” up at Quackenbush Field earlier this week. Volunteers painted over it.
  As of Thursday afternoon, police do not have any suspects.
  Here is a statement released by Police Chief Timothy O’Grady on the matter:
  “This incident occurred on privat
  
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• Cards and well wishes cheer up Hamburg girl with Crohn’s disease

  10-11-2016 22:20 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Thirteen year old Mary Teresa Comerate was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease back in 2009 and it’s gotten progressively worse since then.
  She’s been at Women and Children’s hospital the past few weeks where she’s receiving treatment and having tests done.
  Crohn’s disease causes inflammation of the intestines. Mary Teresa suffers from terrible stomach pains because of it.
  Her family is not sure when she’ll be able to return home,
  
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• Veterans Day events in WNY

  10-11-2016 21:55 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Veterans Day events will be taking place across the area on Friday. Here are some of them:
  Veterans Day Tribute at the Central Terminal      Free event open to the public. There will be a special ceremony at 11 am. Scheduled to take part in te patriotic tribute are students from PS 192 Academy for Visual and Performing Arts, Hutch-Tech JROTC, Melissa Kate, Hogs and Heroes Foundation, Dog Co, 16th Infantry Division WWII Re-enactors, the C
  
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• Hundreds of homes near Lackawanna fire evacuated; State of Emergency declared

  10-11-2016 21:09 via wivb.com
  
  LACKAWANNA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Evacuation efforts began Thursday afternoon in Lackawanna amid a massive fire at the former Bethlehem Steel site.
  The fire began Wednesday morning and propelled thick, black smoke into the sky, which could be seen for miles.
  Officials worked to help remove nearby residents from their homes, clearing out roughly 300 homes. NFTA buses and vans transported residents.
  Evacuees could not bring much, and were instructed to leave their pets at home with the thermost
  
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• Fire crews start demolition on Bethlehem Steel site, evacuation orders still in effect

  10-11-2016 21:09 via wivb.com
  
  LACKAWANNA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Demolition of the Bethlehem Steel site started Thursday evening amid a massive fire. Crews were finally able to start fighting the fire from the inside.
  The fire began Wednesday morning and propelled thick, black smoke into the sky, which could be seen for miles.
  Officials told News 4 there were still pockets of heavy fire actively burning along with smoldering piles of rubber Thursday night.
  Fire crews put a few holes in one of the walls that allowed them access
  
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• Little People, Dungeons & Dragons top Toy Hall of Fame class

  10-11-2016 20:38 via wivb.com
  
  ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — At long last, a big honor for the Little People.
  After seven times as finalists for the National Toy Hall of Fame, the tiny tenants of Fisher-Price’s house, barn and school bus were enshrined on Thursday.
  They were joined by the swing and Dungeons & Dragons in the hall’s class of 2016.
  “People have called us the Susan Lucci of the toy world,” Fisher-Price spokeswoman Brenda Andolina said as the East Aurora-based toy maker prepared to
  
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• Dead city treasurer wins re-election in California race

  10-11-2016 20:32 via wivb.com
  
  OCEANSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Voters in one California city have elected a dead man to office.
  Official figures show that Oceanside City Treasurer Gary Ernst was re-elected Tuesday even though he died in September.
  Ernst earned 17,659 votes and beat challenger Nadine Scott by about 6 percentage points.
  There wasn’t time to remove his name from the ballot after he died from diabetes complications.
  Since he can’t take office, the City Council can declare the seat vacant and decide to
  
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• Trump arrives at White House for meeting with Obama

  10-11-2016 18:44 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump arrived at the White House Thursday for his first meeting with President Barack Obama, a symbolic start to the transition of power to the nation’s 45th president.
  Obama was harshly critical of Trump throughout the campaign, blasting him as unfit to serve as a commander in chief. Trump spent years challenging the legitimacy of Obama’s presidency, falsely suggesting Obama may have been born outside the United States.
  If Trump makes g
  
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• Niagara Falls councilman accused of failing to report previous years’ campaign finances

  10-11-2016 18:43 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) — Attorney General Eric Schneiderman says a Niagara Falls Councilman has been charged with failing to report campaign finances to the New York State Board of Elections.
  Charles Walker was charged after an investigation related to finances in 2014 and 2015. He was accused of four counts of knowingly and willfully failing to file statements — a misdemeanor violation of election laws.
  “Campaign finance laws exist for a reason –
  
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• The Audcast, Episode 6: When home sweet home isn’t so sweet

  10-11-2016 18:19 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — On the sixth episode of The Audcast, News 4 Sports’ Tom Martin and NHL.com’s Joe Yerdon tackle the latest issues facing the Buffalo Sabres after two straight losses in Boston and at home vs. Ottawa.
  Also on this episode:
  Why can’t Buffalo win at home?
  Why the NHL’s injury designations (upper body and lower body) are out of touch
  Reaction to the Sabres’ latest injuries (excluding the Tyler Ennis groin surgery, which was announce
  
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• Sabres’ Ennis out ‘several weeks’ after groin surgery

  10-11-2016 18:14 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Sabres forward Tyler Ennis will miss several weeks after undergoing surgery for a groin injury.
  Ennis did not play Wednesday in the Sabres’ 2-1 loss to Ottawa. He missed most of the 2015-2016 season with concussion issues. In 12 games this season, Ennis has one goal and one assist.
  The announcement comes one day after Buffalo got Evander Kane back in the lineup. Ennis had been playing on a line with forwards Sam Reinhart and Zemgus Girgensons before the in
  
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• Father sentenced to prison for manslaughter in 4-year-old son’s death

  10-11-2016 18:10 via wivb.com
  
  SARDINIA, N.Y. (WIVB) — A man convicted of manslaughter and endangering the welfare of a child in the 2015 vehicle-related death of his son was sentenced to 2-6 years in prison Thursday.
  Kevin McCabe had been accused of aggravated vehicular homicide and vehicular assault, but was acquitted of the charges.
  McCabe, a resident of Belfast in Allegany County, was recklessly driving with his niece and 4-year-old son when they slammed into the back of a tractor trailer. Both childr
  
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• Jamestown police looking for morning homicide suspect

  10-11-2016 17:39 via wivb.com
  
  JAMESTOWN, N.Y. (WIVB) — Police in Jamestown are looking for a person suspected of a homicide on Prospect St.
  The incident occurred around 9 a.m. Thursday. The victim has not been named.
  Authorities are looking for 36-year-old Keith Robbins — a white man standing at 5’08” and weighing 175 lbs. He has hazel eyes and blond hair.
  Police located Robbins’ vehicle, a 2004 Ford F-250 parked on the west side of Jamestown.All Jamestown Public Schools were placed on
  
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• Jamestown PD: Murder suspect still at large, armed and dangerous

  10-11-2016 17:39 via wivb.com
  
  JAMESTOWN, N.Y. (WIVB) — Shari and Keith Robbins’ relationship was fraught with conflict, which rose to the level of domestic violence, according to friends and others who knew the couple.
  Police said Keith, 36, shot and killed the woman in the lot that’s used for overflow parking of Heritage Park, the rehabilitation and skilled nursing center less than a block away. Shari Robbins worked at Heritage Park.
  As of late Thursday, Keith Robbins was still on the run and considered ar
  
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• Businesses near Bethlehem Steel fire site feeling impact of Rt. 5 closure

  10-11-2016 17:35 via wivb.com
  
  LACKAWANNA, N.Y. (WIVB) – As fire fighters continue to battle the blaze at the former Bethlehem Steel site, Route 5 remains closed, and businesses in that area are dealing with headaches.
  Some, like the Woodlawn Diner on Route 5 near the road block at Lake, have chosen to close down for the day.
  Just across the street from that, the Golden Pipe Smoke Shop is open. The store closed early Wednesday after only one customer came past the road block and into the business. A typical Wednesday us
  
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• Rt. 5 remains closed, schools closed as crews battle fire at former Bethlehem Steel site

  10-11-2016 14:18 via wivb.com
  
  LACKAWANNA, N.Y. (WIVB) – Hundreds of crews continue to respond to the scene of Wednesday’s massive fire at the old Bethlehem Steel site.
  As that battle drags on, Route 5 remains closed in both directions near the fire scene.
  That has prompted several businesses in the area to close for the day, and has created headaches for morning commuters who have found congested traffic on alternate routes.
  Several school districts have made the call to cancel classes Thursday. Lackawanna City S
  
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• Rt. 5 remains closed as evacuations begin, Gov. Cuomo visits scene of Lackawanna fire

  10-11-2016 14:18 via wivb.com
  
  LACKAWANNA, N.Y. (WIVB) – Hundreds of crews continue to respond to the scene of Wednesday’s massive fire at the old Bethlehem Steel site.As that battle drags on, Route 5 remains closed in both directions near the fire scene. Residents in the neighborhood next to the fire site were being evacuated in the afternoon.
  Firefighters were going door-to-door evacuating at least 300 homes in the afternoon. NFTA buses and vans began transporting residents without cars to warm shelter. No
  
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• One officer killed, one wounded near Pittsburgh

  10-11-2016 14:11 via wivb.com
  
   CANONSBURG, Pa. (AP) — One of two western Pennsylvania police officers “ambushed” and shot while responding to a domestic situation has died, and police are searching for a suspect, authorities said Thursday.
  Washington County Coroner Tim Warco didn’t immediately identify the slain Canonsburg officer pending notification of relatives.State police Trooper Melinda Bondarenka told reporters the incident began at 3:14 a.m. when the Canonsburg officers responded to a rep
  
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• Buffalo State student newspaper runs controversial headline against President-Elect Trump

  10-11-2016 05:56 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) —  A local student paper is creating controversy. The paper’s headline on Wednesday morning read, “Make Amerikkka Great Again.” The 3-Ks appear to represent the white supremacist group, the KKK.
  The KKK reference was in Buffalo State’s student run newspaper — “The Record”.
  News 4 tried reaching out to the student that run the newspaper, but they declined to talk about it.
  Evan Kennedy, a Buffalo State student, said,&r
  
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• Officials address air quality concerns over massive Lackawanna fire

  10-11-2016 05:22 via wivb.com
  
  LACKAWANNA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Smoke and debris carried far into neighborhoods around the huge fire that broke out at the former Bethlehem Steel site Wednesday.
  The fire was declared “under control” Wednesday evening, but concerns linger over the air quality in that area.
  “The air quality testing so far has been normal and hasn’t identified any volatile matter, so that’s good news,” said Dr. Gale Burstein, Erie County Health Commissioner.
  Crews will monitor t
  
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• EPA addresses air quality concerns over massive Lackawanna fire

  10-11-2016 05:22 via wivb.com
  
  LACKAWANNA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Smoke and debris carried far into neighborhoods around the huge fire that broke out at the former Bethlehem Steel site Wednesday.
  The fire was declared “under control” Wednesday evening, but concerns linger over the air quality in that area. The EPA says they believe the air is safe after testing and oxygen levels remain normal.
  “The air quality testing so far has been normal and hasn’t identified any volatile matter, so that’s good n
  
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• House fire, three weeks after fatal fire, leads to arrest

  10-11-2016 01:57 via wivb.com
  
  LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WIVB) – Lockport firefighters put down a house fire, Tuesday night, the same house that was the scene of a fatal fire less than three works earlier, but this time one of the residents was charged with arson.
  Police arrested Caleb Bell, Jr., 34, and charged him with torching his home on East High Street in the City of Lockport, the same house Bell shared with his mother, Holly Seiler, and his sister Crystal.
  Firefighters were called to the house, October 20, to fight a fire
  
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• 2016 4 Warn Weather Wintercast

  10-11-2016 00:30 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) —The 2015/2016 winter season was expected to be mild with below average snow, and indeed that’s what Western New York saw. The lower than normal numbers really had to do with a slow start.
  In Buffalo from October to December we only managed to get 1″ of snow and this put us in a near 35″ deficit. Even though we had slightly above average snowfall in January and February it was just too much to overcome. We ended up at the end of the season with 55.1&P
  
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