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• New housing policy sparks backlash at Buffalo State

  20-12-2016 23:59 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- No vacancy for seniors at Buff state.
  Starting this fall, students with 90 credits or more can’t request on-campus housing.
  “Our freshman and sophomores, who we are requiring to live on campus, we feel we have to give priority,” said Hal Payne, Vice President of Student Affairs.
  Students received a memo Monday outlining the new housing policy.
  Payne stated that the university’s new agreement with Campus Walk, a private student housing compl
  
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• Islamic State claims Berlin Christmas market attack

  20-12-2016 23:51 via wivb.com
  
  BERLIN (AP) — The Islamic State group claimed responsibility Tuesday for a truck attack on a crowded Berlin Christmas market that German authorities said came right out of the extremist group’s playbook, inflicting mass casualties on a soft target fraught with symbolic meaning.
  The Monday night attack on the popular market by the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church in the heart of former West Berlin left 12 dead and 48 injured — the first mass casualty attack by Islamic extremists c
  
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• Explosion rips fireworks market outside Mexico City; 60 hurt

  20-12-2016 23:45 via wivb.com
  
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — An explosion ripped through Mexico’s best-known fireworks market on the northern outskirts of the capital Tuesday, injuring scores of people and sending a huge plume of charcoal-gray smoke billowing into the sky.
  National Civil Protection Coordinator Luis Felipe Puente told Milenio TV that 60 people were hurt but he had no immediate report of any fatalities at the open-air San Pablito Market in Tultepec, in the State of Mexico.
  Images broadcast by Milenio showed sm
  
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• Analysis: Hillary Clinton’s miscalculations and mistakes cost her

  20-12-2016 23:29 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (MEDIA GENERAL) — Bill Clinton, after casting his vote as a New York elector for his wife, carped to reporters on Monday about the multiple reasons why his wife lost.
  The Russians. The FBI.
  In mid-December, Hillary Clinton said much the same when she met with worried and burned donors who funded her billion dollar presidential campaign at a New York hotel.
  What they got for the billion is a campaign that never had an economic message and ran on identity politics.
  There is no dou
  
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• Accused drug dealer pleads ‘not guilty’ to murder charge

  20-12-2016 23:20 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — If he is convicted of murder, a Buffalo man could spend 25 years-to-life in prison.
  Daryl Bland, 22, pleaded not guilty to multiple charges, including murder, criminal weapon possession and criminal controlled substance possession. He is accused of killing 31-year-old Gowanda resident Dustin Sharp.
  The incident allegedly occurred around 12:50 a.m. on October 26. Prosecutors say Bland was selling heroin out of a Gowanda residence.
  He is currently in jai
  
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• Man convicted of domestic violence sentenced to 12 years in prison

  20-12-2016 23:01 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Multiple incidents in 2014 led to a 12-year prison sentence for a Buffalo man.
  Brandon Medley was convicted of burglary, first-degree criminal contempt and three counts of second-degree criminal contempt.
  In July of 2014, Medley, 27, broke into the home of a woman, struck her and put his hands around her neck.
  Prosecutors say that he called her from the Erie County Holding Center the next day, violating an order of protection.
  The next month, Medley violate
  
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• Semi flips over in Amherst

  20-12-2016 20:29 via wivb.com
  
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) — An accident at Wehrle Dr. and Transit Rd. in Amherst closed down the right lanes of the latter on Tuesday afternoon.
  People at the scene claim a tractor-trailer flipped in front of a Mighty Taco restaurant.
  News 4 will have more information as it becomes available.
  
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• Former Deputy Erie County Executive James Keane dies at 70

  20-12-2016 20:20 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Former Deputy Erie County Executive James Keane has died.
  He passed away unexpectedly Monday after surgery at Mercy Hospital.
  Keane served as the first Regional Manager in Hillary Clinton’s Buffalo office after she was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2000.
  He also ran for County Executive in 2007, and lost to Chris Collins.
  Keane was 70 years old.
  
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• Russia, Turkey could grow even closer after envoy’s slaying

  20-12-2016 20:09 via wivb.com
  
  The assassination of Russia’s ambassador to Turkey could actually bring the two regional powers closer together, with Russia reaping political benefits by arguing that it has paid a high price for fighting terrorism as Turkey, embarrassed by its security breaches, increasingly coordinates with Russia in neighboring Syria.
  The two nations were already trying to resolve their differences over the war in Syria since Turkey shot down a Russian military jet along the Syrian border last year.
  Th
  
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• Winter Weather Advisory in effect for part of WNY

  20-12-2016 19:48 via wivb.com
  
  A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for So. Erie, Wyoming, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua and Allegany Counties until 4 p.m.
  In the wake of widespread overnight snowfall, scattered light snow showers will develop south and east of the metro today.  Accumulation will be limited to a light coating in spots. Quiet weather returns for the overnight and for Friday.  It will be a great day for getting in those last minute holiday errands.
  The next disturbance arrives Friday night into Saturday w
  
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• Windy New Year’s Eve; Early week warm-up, late week freeze

  20-12-2016 19:48 via wivb.com
  
  A Wind Advisory remains in effect for N. Erie & Niagara Counties until 11pm tonight.
  Low pressure moving through the region will bring a mix of rain and wet snow along with strong gusty winds, especially to the Niagara Frontier where Wind Advisories are in effect. Winds may be gusting upwards of 50mph out of the SW here, the remainder of WNY will still see sustained winds of 25-35 mph with gusts to 40mph. Mixed showers are likely around the metro with little to no accumulation, while ar
  
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• Windy evening ahead for most of Western New York

  20-12-2016 19:48 via wivb.com
  
  …WIND ADVISORY for Niagara and northern Erie counties through 1:00 am Wednesday…
  Tonight, skies will stay partly cloudy. It will turn cooler with temperatures falling into the teens and 20s. Adding to the cold chill in the air will be wind. Strong southwest wind gusts of 45-50 mph will develop across parts of the Niagara Frontier and northern Erie County by later this evening.  This could create very localized power outages. Elsewhere, away from the lake sh
  
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• Unseasonably warm and rainy today; Cooler weather ahead for weeks end

  20-12-2016 19:48 via wivb.com
  
  This morning, temperatures are starting out below freezing, but pretty quickly will climb to nearly 20 degrees above average. The morning will feature some pockets of drizzle but there will plenty of dry time before a widespread soaking rain builds into the region later this afternoon. Along with the rain expect a gusty southerly wind. Gusts will climb as high as 40 mph this afternoon closest to the lake shore and remain closer to 30-35 mph gusts elsewhere.
  After becoming widespread through
  
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• Tranquil today; Nuisance snow overnight

  20-12-2016 19:48 via wivb.com
  
  Winter arrived Wednesday on an uneventful note weatherwise. A fair amount of sunshine will be on tap, especially for areas from Buffalo northward, and well to the south.  In between, expect some stubborn clouds prevail from Chautauqua county northward into the Boston Hills, and into Wyoming county.  Clouds increase regionwide by later today.  There’s still going to be a brisk breeze, but not as windy as yesterday.
  A weak disturbance should trigger just a few light snow showe
  
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• Some showers, plenty of dry time this holiday weekend

  20-12-2016 19:48 via wivb.com
  
  A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for So. Erie, Wyoming, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua and Allegany Counties until 4 p.m.
  Any leftover mixed showers will taper off by this evening, but we can still see slippery conditions on untreated road surfaces.  Quiet weather returns tonight through Friday with gradually decreasing clouds.  It will be a great day for getting in those last minute holiday errands. The next disturbance arrives Friday night into Saturday with some mixed snow and r
  
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• Snow chances return late today; Cooler and quiet for Wednesday

  20-12-2016 19:48 via wivb.com
  
  Temperatures will fall to near freezing by sunrise today, as of now however they are in the mid-upper 40s.  After their descent, temperatures will likely hover in the low 30’s. Expect mostly cloudy skies and a winter-like chill in the air.  By evening there will be a chance for a few light snow showers. These should be mostly over before sunrise on Wednesday.  Totals for this event look like Dusting to 1” for all WNY with the upper end of that range
  
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• Showers move in overnight, Decent holiday weekend

  20-12-2016 19:48 via wivb.com
  
  The next disturbance we’re tracking will arrive late tonight into Saturday with some mixed snow and rain showers which will change to mainly rain in the lower terrain around the metro by morning.  More wet snow will fall inland where there could be an inch or less accumulation, so any travel impacts will be minimal. The rain and wintry mix will taper off fairly early Saturday, though some patchy drizzle may linger into the afternoon for the Bills game. We will stay mostly cloudy, but
  
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• Rainy start to Saturday; Drying out for the rest of the holiday weekend

  20-12-2016 19:48 via wivb.com
  
  This morning rain showers are moving through Buffalo. In some spots across the higher terrain, there are patches of wintry mix/ freezing rain. Any slow downs will be minimal and temporary as the rain and wintry mix will taper off fairly early this afternoon. Some patchy drizzle may linger into the afternoon for the Bills game but for the most part it will be dry. That being said, clouds will stick around much longer.
  Tonight, will be uneventful and dry. Anybody traveling for the holiday sho
  
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• Rainy but mild Monday and Tuesday; Late week freeze and snow

  20-12-2016 19:48 via wivb.com
  
  Tonight will start out tranquil. The nice conditions from earlier in the day will linger for the majority of the overnight as lows fall into the mid to upper 20s. Closer to daybreak,  clouds will begin to increase from south to north. This will allow temperatures to gradually climb back into the 30s before sunrise.
  Our next disturbance moves in throughout Monday morning/afternoon. Rain will fall but because temperatures at the surface may be below freezing, we’re closely wat
  
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• Plenty of sunshine around WNY makes for a nice start to the weekend

  20-12-2016 19:48 via wivb.com
  
  Quiet weather returns for Friday.  It will be a great day for getting in those last minute holiday errands, though a fresh breeze may gust to 30 mph.The next disturbance arrives Friday night into Saturday with some mixed snow and rain showers which will change to mainly rain in the lower terrain by morning.  More wet snow will fall inland where there could be an inch or less accumulation.   The rain and wintry mix will taper off fairly early Saturday, though some patchy drizzle ma
  
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• Nuisance snow overnight, bit milder this weekend

  20-12-2016 19:48 via wivb.com
  
  A weak disturbance should trigger just a few light snow showers tonight, and again Thursday, which should clear out by Friday.  Thursday, the snow showers start out around the metro during the morning commute, and shift southward toward the ski country.  Accumulation will be limited to an inch or less overnight, and another inch or less Thursday. Any commuter impacts will be minimal. Some sunshine will return on a breezy Friday with temperatures rising into the upper-30s.
  The next dist
  
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• Nuisance precip. Monday…a soaker Tuesday pm

  20-12-2016 19:48 via wivb.com
  
  …FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY for McKean and Potter counties until 10:00 am Monday…
  A weak weather disturbance will brush areas mainly south of the metro today. Clouds increase regionwide with some very spotty nuisance precipitation in the form of rain will get into areas well south of the metro, the western New York Southern Tier and Northern Tier of Pennsylvania.  There may be a few pockets of freezing rain initially this morning well inland from Lake Erie.  Most of this prec
  
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• Mostly cloudy morning with a few light snow showers

  20-12-2016 19:48 via wivb.com
  
  A weak disturbance should trigger just a few light snow showers tonight, and again early in the AM before fading.   Thursday, the snow showers start out around the metro during the morning commute, and shift southward toward the ski country.  Accumulation will be limited to an inch or less overnight, and another inch or less Thursday. Any commuter impacts will be minimal with most just having to take an extra minute to brush off the car. Some sunshine will return on a breezy Frida
  
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• Minor Snow Tonight, Lake Effect Snow Watch starts Thursday for parts of WNY

  20-12-2016 19:48 via wivb.com
  
  Lake Effect Snow Watch will be in effect for  for Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, and So. Erie Counties from 7pm Thursday until 10pm Friday.With temperatures on track to fall into the 20’s overnight we will likely find a few weak bands of lake effect snow forming on a westerly wind.  While the gust potential will be much lower than last night it will still be a bit breezy with winds W 12-20mph and gusts to near 30 possible.  Any lake snow will fade into sunrise Wednesday and totals
  
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• Mild temps fade overnight with light snow chances returning by late Tuesday

  20-12-2016 19:48 via wivb.com
  
  The spotty drizzle that faded in during the late afternoon today will pick up a bit overnight into widespread rain showers.  Currently it looks like rain totals should approach .25” to .5” overnight with temperatures dropping to near freezing by sunrise on Tuesday.  During the day Tuesday, temperatures will likely hover in the low 30’s meaning that the high temp for the day will be found before sunrise.  By Tuesday evening there will be a chance for a few light s
  
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• Lake Effect Snow Watch starts Thursday for parts of WNY

  20-12-2016 19:48 via wivb.com
  
  Lake Effect Snow Watch will be in effect for  for Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, and So. Erie Counties from 7pm Thursday until 10pm Friday.Any light lake snow from overnight will fade into sunrise. If you are an early riser, roads still may be a bit slick because of the cool temperatures and the small amount of ice/freezing rain that fell. Plan a couple of extra minutes for your morning.
  Today will be a quiet day with a bit of sunshine before our next system rolls in at night into early Thur
  
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• Lake Effect Snow Warning through tonight; Minor New Year’s Eve snow

  20-12-2016 19:48 via wivb.com
  
  Lake Effect Snow Warning for So. Erie, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, & Wyoming Counties until 10PM Friday
  Lake Effect Snow Advisories will be in effect for Orleans County Until 4AM Sat, and for Allegany County until 10 PM FridayAs colder air continues to spread across WNY with a stiff westerly breeze, Lake Effect Snow will continue for areas south of Buffalo, under Lake Effect Snow Warnings. While some blowing snow showers will be possible around the metro, accumulations will be focused sout
  
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• Lake Effect Snow Warning through tonight; Breezy New Year’s Eve

  20-12-2016 19:48 via wivb.com
  
  Lake Effect Snow Warning for So. Erie, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, & Wyoming Counties until 10PM Friday
  Lake Effect Snow Advisories will be in effect for Orleans County Until 4AM Sat, and for Allegany County until 10 PM FridayAs colder air continues to spread across WNY with a stiff westerly breeze, Lake Effect Snow will continue for areas south of Buffalo, under Lake Effect Snow Warnings. While some blowing snow showers will be possible around the metro, accumulations will be focused sout
  
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• Lake Effect Snow WARNING starts Thursday for parts of WNY

  20-12-2016 19:48 via wivb.com
  
  Lake Effect Snow Warning for So. Erie, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, & Wyoming Counties from 4pm Thursday until 10PM Friday
  Lake Effect Snow Advisories will be in effect for Orleans County from 1AM Friday Until 4AM Sat, and for Allegany County from 4PM Thursday until 10 PM Friday
  Starting late tonight a system will sweep across WNY bringing 1-2” of widespread snow into early Thursday AM before transitioning to localized lake effect snow/drizzle during the day Thursday.  Thursday night
  
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• Lake Effect Snow WARNING begins 4pm for parts of WNY

  20-12-2016 19:48 via wivb.com
  
  Lake Effect Snow Warning for So. Erie, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, & Wyoming Counties from 4pm Thursday until 10PM Friday
  Lake Effect Snow Advisories will be in effect for Orleans County from 1AM Friday Until 4AM Sat, and for Allegany County from 4PM Thursday until 10 PM FridayThursday evening any mix will change back to snow as winds shift from W to the NW.  While we may find minor 1-3” coatings elsewhere, the better focus Thursday night will be higher elevations south and
  
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• Lake effect snow fades this evening, breezy New Year’s Eve

  20-12-2016 19:48 via wivb.com
  
  Lake Effect Snow Warning for So. Erie, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, Allegany, Wyoming, & McKean Counties until 10PM Friday
  Lake Effect Snow Advisory for Potter County until 10PM Friday Lake effect snow will continue into the first half of the overnight hours before fading.  Many areas even outside the warnings will see the chance for a dusting to 1” with a few pockets of 1-3” on the hills.  For Saturday winds will pick up during the day and a wind advisory will go into
  
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• Increasingly sunny today; Soaking rain by Monday

  20-12-2016 19:48 via wivb.com
  
  This morning there still are pesky clouds lingering. Moving through time, clouds should thin allowing for periods of sunshine during Christmas Day. It will be a comfortably cool with high temperatures climbing into the mid 30s.
  The next round of raindrops will accompany a deep storm traveling by west of the region late tonight into early Monday. There’s a chance of some showers freezing on surfaces in the very early morning hours Monday, but temperatures will rise above freezing
  
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• Freezing rain Monday morning ahead of warm afternoon rain

  20-12-2016 19:48 via wivb.com
  
  …A Freezing Rain Advisory will be in effect starting at 4am for all of WNY. Ice accumulating a few hundredths of an inch can bring slippery roads and sidewalks to untreated surfaces…
  Christmas night will stay dry and cloudy with temperatures dipping into the mid-20s. Changes come overnight as a warm front crosses through the region. With warm enough air above the surface showers will fall as rain, but freeze on the cold ground. A Freezing Rain Advisory has been issued for all
  
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• Easy travel day locally Friday; Decent holiday weekend

  20-12-2016 19:48 via wivb.com
  
  Quiet weather returns for Friday.  It will be a great day for getting in those last-minute holiday errands, though a fresh breeze may gust to 30 mph.
  The next disturbance arrives Friday night into Saturday with some mixed snow and rain showers which will change to mainly rain in the lower terrain by morning.  More wet snow will fall inland where there could be an inch or less accumulation.   The rain and wintry mix will taper off fairly early Saturday, though some patchy drizzle m
  
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• Drying out for the rest of the holiday weekend, Next storm Monday

  20-12-2016 19:48 via wivb.com
  
  Tonight will feature fairly uneventful and dry weather for the beginning of Hanukkah and Christmas Eve. Anybody traveling or heading out for the holidays shouldn’t run into any weather-related issues. Morning clouds should thin at times allowing for periods of sunshine during Christmas Day. It will be a comfortably cool day day with a high temperatures climbing into the mid 30s with less of a breeze than what we saw Saturday.
  The next round of raindrops will accompany a deep
  
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• Cloudy and damp tonight; Soaking rain ahead Tuesday

  20-12-2016 19:48 via wivb.com
  
  Clouds will stick around heading into the evening tonight. Most scattered rain showers south of Buffalo will taper off leaving behind just a few patches of drizzle.  Lows will stay in the mid to upper 30s.
  Tuesday morning will feature just a few scattered showers before a more potent system arrives Tuesday afternoon/evening. Widespread rain will move through all of the region from south to north beginning mid-morning along the Pennsylvania border.  The rain should reach
  
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• Breezy night leads into a mild start to winter today

  20-12-2016 19:48 via wivb.com
  
   
  Tonight, skies will stay partly cloudy. It will turn cooler with temperatures falling into the teens and 20s. Adding to the cold chill in the air will be wind.
  Winter officially arrives Wednesday on an uneventful note weather wise.  It becomes a bit cloudier and it will still be rather breezy.  A weak disturbance should trigger just a few light snow showers Wednesday evening into Thursday. This will clear out by Friday.  The next disturbance arrives Saturday with
  
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• Breezy New Year’s Eve; Mild and dry start to 2017

  20-12-2016 19:48 via wivb.com
  
  Today winds will pick up as the day goes on and a wind advisory will go into effect for Northern Erie and Niagara Counties from noon until 11pm. While the advisory areas may see winds gusting upwards of 50mph out of the SW, the remainder of WNY will still see sustained winds of 25-35 mph with gusts to 40mph. There will also be a chance for a few light snow showers and even a brief window for that to switch to light drizzle during the day.  Snowfall amounts will be very minor and m
  
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• Beautiful start to the New Year; Late week freeze

  20-12-2016 19:48 via wivb.com
  
  To start the new year, the weather looks fantastic. Expect mostly sunny skies today with the high temperature climbing above average into the 40s. Conditions will remain a bit breezy through the afternoon but will die down later in the day. By the evening, clouds will begin to increase from south to north.This will keep overnight lows in the upper 20s.
  Our next disturbance moves in early Monday morning. There is a slight chance of light mixed showers to develop. These will likely stay out o
  
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• A mild start to winter today

  20-12-2016 19:48 via wivb.com
  
   
  Winter arrives Wednesday on an uneventful note weatherwise. A fair amount of sunshine will be on tap, especially for areas from Buffalo northward, and well to the south.In between, expect some stubborn clouds prevail from Chautauqua county northward into the Boston Hills, and into Wyoming county.Clouds increase regionwide by later today.There’s still going to be a brisk breeze, but not as windy as yesterday.A weak disturbance should trigger just a few light snow showers Wednesday ni
  
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• A few scattered ski country flurries; Good travel Friday

  20-12-2016 19:48 via wivb.com
  
  In the wake of widespread overnight snowfall, scattered light snow showers will develop south and east of the metro today.  Accumulation will be limited to a light coating in spots. Quiet weather returns for the overnight and for Friday.  It will be a great day for getting in those last minute holiday errands.
  The next disturbance arrives Friday night into Saturday with some mixed snow and rain showers.  It should be partly to mostly cloudy for Christmas Day, and it will be reason
  
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• Germany frees man arrested after deadly Xmas market attack

  20-12-2016 19:41 via wivb.com
  
  BERLIN (AP) — German authorities are calling the truck attack on a crowded Christmas market an “act of terrorism” that had all the hallmarks of Islamic extremism — but many questions remained over who carried out the attack that killed 12 people and wounded nearly 50 in the heart of Berlin.
  Federal prosecutors on Tuesday night released a man taken into custody in the vicinity of the crime on suspicion that he drove the vehicle in the attack Monday night, saying they hadn&
  
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• 2 hospitalized after head-on collision in Sardinia

  20-12-2016 19:03 via wivb.com
  
  SARDINIA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Two women were hospitalized after a head-on crash in the Town of Sardinia Monday morning.
  The two drivers, identified as a Rebecca Ryan, 19, and Jean Sprague, 61, collided on Rt. 39 near Pratham Rd. The vehicle driven by the teen apparently crossed over into the other lane, striking the other vehicle.
  Both were taken to ECMC with serious injuries.
  Investigation into the crash is ongoing.
  
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• Floor of vacant house collapses during fire

  20-12-2016 18:34 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The first floor of a vacant house on Norma Place collapsed when the house burned Tuesday morning.
  The house is near Kensington Avenue’s Burgard High School.
  News 4 will have more information on this when it becomes available.
  
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• Buffalo man who posed as Kevin Hart associate sentenced for fraud crimes

  20-12-2016 18:09 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — After telling others that he was a member of comedian Kevin Hart’s entourage, and using stolen credit cards to buy tickets, Leland Burks was sentenced to three and one-third to seven years in jail.
  In September, Burks, 56, admitted to fraud crimes.
  The Buffalo man booked hotel rooms in the city with the stolen cards. He reaped nearly $13,000 in fraudulently obtained services and goods.
  Burks was sentenced on Tuesday.
  
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• Colorado man sentenced for threats made against Buffalo State College

  20-12-2016 17:43 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A Colorado man has been sentenced to more than two years in prison for threatening to attack faculty, staff and police officers at a western New York college.
  The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Buffalo says 32-year-old Benjamin Bolton of the Denver suburb of Glendale was sentenced Monday to 30 months in federal prison. Bolton pleaded guilty in September to making numerous telephone threats to the faculty, staff and security personnel Buffalo State College.
  Prosecutors
  
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• Red Kettle donations needed in final days of campaign

  20-12-2016 17:19 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Christmas is now just five days away and time is running out to help the Salvation Army meet its goal for this year’s Red Kettle campaign. The final day of the campaign will be Christmas Eve.
  The bell ringers have been out at dozens of sites around Western New York for weeks now, and have helped bring in hundreds of thousands of donations, but the Salvation Army of Buffalo is still only about two-thirds of the way toward reaching its $500,000 fundraising goal t
  
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• Michigan AG: More charges coming in Flint water probe

  20-12-2016 17:12 via wivb.com
  
  FLINT, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan attorney general is announcing more criminal charges in the Flint water investigation.
  Nine people so far have been charged in an investigation of Flint’s lead-tainted water system and an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease. Those nine are eight current or former state employees and a Flint water plant employee.
  Attorney General Bill Schuette has scheduled a news conference for Tuesday.
  In October, an attorney for Nick Lyon, the head of the Michig
  
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• Frozen hydrants delay fire crews in Niagara Falls

  20-12-2016 17:03 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) — News 4 is working to find out what caused a house fire in Niagara Falls Tuesday morning.
  The fire broke out in a vacant home on the 1300 block of Ashland Ave. around 5:15 a.m. It spread to a neighboring home, causing minor damage there, according to fire officials.
  Crews had trouble putting it out due to a number of frozen hydrants.
  The people living in the home were allowed to re-enter the building.
  No one was hurt.
  
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• Tupac Shakur, Pearl Jam, Yes to be inducted into Rock Hall

  20-12-2016 16:35 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The late rapper Tupac Shakur and Seattle-based rockers Pearl Jam lead a class of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees that also include folkie Joan Baez and 1970s favorites Journey, Yes and Electric Light Orchestra.
  The rock hall also said Tuesday it would give a special award to Nile Rodgers, whose disco-era band Chic failed again to make the cut after its 11th time nominated.
  Baez will be inducted only months after her 1960s paramour, Bob Dylan, was awarded the Nobel Priz
  
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