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• Opiates killing one per day in 2017

  19-01-2017 23:51 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Back in August, Erie County launched an entire task force to help curb the growing opioid epidemic.
  Hundreds of people were dying of overdoses, and organizers brought together leaders from every community to pitch in and help.
  Six months later, it’s announced the epidemic is killing one person a day. Believe it or not, that’s an improvement.
  Last year including a wave of action to combat Erie County’s growing epidemic: Bills signed by the governor,
  
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• Chautauqua County man accused of assaulting child

  19-01-2017 23:21 via wivb.com
  
  ELLINGTON, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Chautauqua County man has been accused of assaulting a child.
  The Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office says James Haley, 38, assaulted a male child sometime between Saturday and Tuesday.
  Haley was arrested at his home and arraigned in Town of Charlotte Court. He faces charges of assault, criminal obstruction of breathing or blood circulation and endangering the welfare of a minor.
  Haley was jailed in Chautauqua County on $10,000 bail.
  
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• WNY presidential history: Millard Fillmore and Grover Cleveland

  19-01-2017 23:03 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Just steps outside of Buffalo City Hall, there’s two statues of former presidents Grover Cleveland and Millard Fillmore. Reminders of their legacies are visible throughout Western New York.
  On a national scale, we know Millard Fillmore as the 13th President of the United States. Here in Buffalo, he’s well known for his public service.
  “Picture any other president leaving office and devoting their career to their hometown again. That’s what Fil
  
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• VIDEO: Inauguration records and more

  19-01-2017 22:59 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON D.C. (WIVB) — How many words were in the longest Presidential Inauguration speech? Find out that and more in the CBS video below:
  
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• Young refugees shine in “Fiddler on the Roof” performace

  19-01-2017 22:46 via wivb.com
  
  GETZVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB)-The voices of Our Lady of Hope’s Youth Choir filled the Jewish Repertory Theatre in Getzville Wednesday night.
  Tunes from “Fiddler on the Roof” were sang by an all-refugee cast.
  News 4 stopped by a rehearsal on Buffalo’s west side Tuesday night.
  “My role is one of Tevya’s daughters,” Glorida Htoo said.
  She was three when she came to the Buffalo from Thailand. The struggle of starting over, she said, is something she doesn&rsqu
  
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• VIDEO: Cheektowaga police looking for possible robbery suspect

  19-01-2017 22:43 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Cheektowaga police are looking for a person who might have been involved in a forcible robbery from last week.
  Police say a forcible robbery occurred on Jan. 12 around 12:40 p.m. in the parking lot of a Town of Cheektowaga store.
  The person police are looking for is described as a 45-55-year-old black male who was wearing a green jacket and dark pants. He can be seen in this video:Anyone with information on the person’s identity is asked to call D
  
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• AG Schneiderman offers guidance on ‘sanctuary’ immigration policies

  19-01-2017 22:13 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is offering local governments guidance on how they can put laws and policies in place to limit their participation in federal immigration enforcement activities under the Trump administration.
  Schneiderman issued the guidance on Thursday.
  He says public safety depends on trust between law enforcement and communities. The Democrat says no local law enforcement agency should have to put that trust at risk to carry out Republican Pre
  
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• 2 facing drug charges after traffic stop leads to chase

  19-01-2017 21:32 via wivb.com
  
  TOWN OF HOLLAND, N.Y. (WIVB) — Erie County Sheriff’s deputies say they had to chase someone down after a traffic stop in the Town of Holland.
  A deputy pursued Buffalo resident Jamie Wilson, 47, after pulling him over around 11:20 p.m. Wednesday.
  Authorities say Wilson fled into the woods, but he was eventually captured. During the chase, Wilson was allegedly seen throwing things.
  A K9 team was able to find packages of heroin in the woods, the Sheriff’s Office says.
  During
  
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• In final act as president, Obama commutes 330 drug sentences

  19-01-2017 21:01 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — In his last major act as president, Barack Obama is cutting short the sentences of 330 federal inmates convicted of drug crimes.
  The move brings Obama’s bid to correct what he’s called a systematic injustice to a climactic close.
  Obama has now commuted the sentences of 1,715 people, more than any other president in U.S. history. During his presidency Obama freed 568 inmates serving life sentences.
  The final batch of commutations is the most any U.S. president
  
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• 41st President Bush stable, wife ‘1,000 percent better’

  19-01-2017 20:35 via wivb.com
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — Former President George H.W. Bush, who has pneumonia, remained in stable condition Thursday at Houston Methodist Hospital, while his wife, Barbara, said she is feeling “1,000 percent better” after undergoing treatment for bronchitis.
  Bush spokesman Jim McGrath said the 41st president’s physicians are “actively evaluating him” for removal of a breathing tube that was inserted Wednesday in a procedure to clear his airway. Bush has since been in th
  
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• The Audcast, Episode 15: In a glass case of emotion

  19-01-2017 19:54 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — On the fifteenth episode of The Audcast, News 4 Sports’ Tom Martin and NHL.com’s Joe Yerdon wonder why the Sabres inspire so much hope with wins and so much despair with losses. There have been plenty of both this season, after Buffalo followed up a 4-1 win over Dallas with a 4-3 loss to Toronto, in which they blew a 2-0 lead.
  Other topics discussed on the podcast: Robin Lehner’s future, Ryan O’Reilly’s present, Jack Eichel’s
  
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• Ohio woman arrested after reportedly taping toddler son to wall

  19-01-2017 19:00 via wivb.com
  
  COLUMBUS (WCMH) — An Ohio woman who reportedly taped her 2-year-old son to the wall and filmed it has been arrested, police say.
  Shayla Rudolph, 18, was arrested on Thursday morning for abduction, a third-degree felony. Her 2-year-old son was taken into custody by Franklin County Children’s Services.
  A City of Reynoldsburg officer provided the following statement to the Franklin County Municipal Court:
  On 1/1/17, Shayla Rudolph posted a video online where she had her two year ol
  
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• VIDEO: Obama family moments from the last 8 years

  19-01-2017 18:41 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON D.C. (WIVB) — Malia and Sasha, the daughters of President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama, have grown up in the spotlight since Obama took office eight years ago. Some Obama family moments can be seen in the CBS video below:
  
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• VIDEO: Meet the next First Family

  19-01-2017 18:29 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON D.C. (WIVB) — President-elect Donald Trump is married and has five kids. Get to know them better with this video:
  
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• Former Bills coach Marv Levy writes children’s book

  19-01-2017 18:19 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Buffalo Bills Hall of Fame coach Marv Levy has written a children’s book about his other favorite team.
  Levy is a huge Chicago Cubs fan. They won their first World Series in 108 years last fall.
  The 91-year-old Levy hopes his two young grandchildren and other other children take away some valuable lessons from his book.
  “Sports is fun,” Levy said. “Celebrate if you win. If you don’t go back to work, never give up — That is the mess
  
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• GOP selects women to lead party operation

  19-01-2017 17:58 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican National Committee has selected a woman to lead the party.
  Little-known Michigan Republican Ronna Romney McDaniel was elected to serve as RNC chairman on Thursday. Committee members from across the nation are gathered in Washington on the eve of President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration.
  McDaniel was Trump’s preferred choice. She’s also the niece of prominent Trump critic, 2012 presidential nominee Mitt Romney.She had previously served a
  
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• Man pleads guilty to strangling estranged girlfriend

  19-01-2017 17:55 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A man brought his murder trial to a halt when he pleaded guilty to beating and strangling his estranged girlfriend.
  Twenty-five-year-old Raymond Smith, of Buffalo, faces 25 years to life in prison after entering the plea in Erie County Court on Wednesday.
  Smith was on trial in the 2015 death of 21-year-old Shaquilla Coston, the mother of his son. Prosecutors say he pleaded guilty during a break to the highest count he faced.
  Sentencing is scheduled for March 9.
  
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• Train to perform at Darien Lake in June

  19-01-2017 17:38 via wivb.com
  
  DARIEN, N.Y. (WIVB) — Train will make an appearance at Darien Lake this June as part of their Play That Song Tour.
  The band will be joined by O.A.R. and Natasha Bedingfield for the concert on June 20.
  Tickets for the show go on sale on January 27 at 10 a.m. Prices range from $26 to $80.50.
  They can be bought online at LiveNation.com and Ticketmaster.com and by calling 1-800-745-3000.
  The show starts at 7 p.m.
  Here is the video for Train’s “Play That Song”:
  
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• Man sentenced for role in boat accident that killed Lockport teen

  19-01-2017 16:57 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The man who owned a boat involved in a fatal accident was sentenced to 2-4 years in prison.
  Early in the morning in June of 2015, Timothy Wisniewski, 51, was on a boat in Ellicott Creek with Gregory Green and Avery Gardner. Green was 17 at the time and Gardner had just turned 16.
  Green was high and drunk while driving Wisniewski’s boat. At one point, the three were passing under a bridge, and Gardner fatally hit her head.
  Earlier this month, Green was
  
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• Keystone St. shooting victim dies

  19-01-2017 16:22 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A man has died after he was shot on Keystone St. late Wednesday night.
  The 20-year-old victim was shot on the street’s 100 block.
  His name has not been released.
  Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to call the police department’s confidential tip line at 847-2255.
  
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• Niagara Falls chocolatier will display intricate art at an inaugural ball

  19-01-2017 15:57 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) – Mary Ann Hess of Niagara Falls is a hair stylist by day and chocolatier by night.For the past few weeks, she’s spent countless hours conceptualizing and creating a display for an inaugural ball.
  “A lot of sleepless nights trying to figure out how to do this,” Hess said.
  Hess, owns Niagara’s Honeymoon Sweets and has been pouring chocolate, shaping frames, and trimming molds for days.
  “It’s going to be bold. It’s going to
  
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• HS Hoops recap: Wednesday January 18th

  19-01-2017 04:59 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The biggest match up of the night pitted #1 Park School of Buffalo against St. Francis.
  The Pioneers were dominant early, building a 41-22 lead at the half. But, St. Francis never backed down completing a comeback that forced double overtime. They came back to win 70-66. Park’s Brandon Smith had a game-high 18 points, while the Red Raiders were led by Julian Cunningham who had 16.
  In girls action, Orchard Park traveled to Lancaster. The Legends won 54-44.
  
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• Elma woman recognized for act of kindness

  19-01-2017 04:57 via wivb.com
  
  ELMA, N.Y. (WIVB) — An Elma woman got a huge surprise Wednesday night when the town board recognized her generosity that allowed a homeless man to reconnect with his daughter.
  Betsy Goinski serves as the Town of Elma’s Senior Citizen Director. When she received a call that a homeless man had been living in a field on Bowen Road, she set out to find him and offered him food and shelter.
  Goinski, who wanted to learn the man’s story, realized she had to overcome a langua
  
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• Buffalo school board passes resolution seeking Carl Paladino’s removal

  19-01-2017 04:50 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) –The Buffalo School Board takes another step forward in the push to remove Carl Paladino from the board.
  Wednesday night’s board meeting was chaotic at times, with several interruptions from the public while Paladino had the floor.
  Paladino spoke to the public and on camera for the first time since his comments in Art Voice in December. Many people considered his comments about President Obama and the First Lady racist.
  Dozens of community members spoke during th
  
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• Runaway murder suspect found dead in Vietnam

  19-01-2017 02:35 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The estranged husband of a Buffalo native whose body was found in his home is now dead.
  The family of Jameca Price told News 4 that Orlando Price appeared to have committed suicide when investigators found his body in Hanoi, Vietnam last Tuesday.
  Jameca Price was found dead in 39-year-old Orlando Price’s Georgia condo on Thanksgiving day. Orlando Price emerged as the prime suspect in her death. Family members say Jameca left Orlando after 16 years of marri
  
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• Longtime teacher, devout and active parishioner, dies after early mass

  19-01-2017 01:35 via wivb.com
  
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) — Helen Liebler, or Sandy as she was more widely known, is being remembered for her work as a lifelong teacher — even in retirement — and someone actively involved in the faith community.
  In fact, when she was fatally hit by a car on Eggert Road Wednesday, she was returning from mass scheduled early enough to get to her job as a substitute math teacher at nearby Sacred Heart Academy.
  Police were called at about 7:25 a.m. to the intersection of Main Street a
  
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• Gmail users be warned, hackers are targeting your email

  19-01-2017 01:32 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Cybersecurity experts are warning gmail users they are in the crosshairs of a new hack that tricks the user into giving up their login username and password, then sends out a “blast” from their inbox of more hacked emails.
  SUNY at Buffalo cybersecurity expert Arun Vishwanath warned the latest “spoofing attack” targeting Gmail users is so sophisticated, even trained users have fallen for it, “these attacks are getting really sophisticate
  
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• First bed bugs, now cancer? Is Rath Building responsible?

  19-01-2017 01:12 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Is the county’s largest building responsible for multiple cases of cancer on only a few floors?
  At this point, authorities need more information to determine whether the Rath Building is making people sick. What’s certain is the air inside the building isn’t the culprit; and neither is any asbestos that remains after most of it was abated years ago.
  Shortly after last week’s News 4 report about bed bugs being found at the Rath Building —
  
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