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• Long time meteorologist shares his memories of the Blizzard of 77

  29-01-2017 19:36 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) —The Blizzard of 77 was one of, if not the worst storm Buffalo ever experienced. Many locals were surprised by the power of the snow and wind. One man, however saw the whole thing coming. His name is Dick Sheffield and he is 85 years young.
  Sheffield said, “I was born and raised here, I had all my ties here, and my kids were born here, and I guess it’s just something instilled in somebody.”
  He joined the Navy and after serving in Korea he was trained
  
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• Amherst Police investigating shooting on Hartford Road

  29-01-2017 19:07 via wivb.com
  
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB)- Amherst Police responded to a shooting on Hartford Road Saturday morning around 8:20 a.m.
   
  Police have not identified the victim but say he or she was shot multiple times and transported to the hospital by ambulance.
  Officials have described the suspect as a black male with dreadlocks last seen wearing a blue jacket. They say he may have left in a Red Pacifica.
  Anyone with information is asked to contact Amherst Police at 689-1341.
   
  
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• RECALL: Volkswagen’s Audi brand to recall 576,921 vehicles in US

  29-01-2017 18:33 via wivb.com
  
  DETROIT (AP) — Volkswagen’s luxury Audi brand is recalling more than 576,000 vehicles in the U.S. for two separate defects.Audi says 2013-2017 model year A5, A5 Cabriolet and Q5 SUVs with 2.0-liter turbocharged engines may have an electric coolant pump that can get blocked with debris. If that happens, the pump can overheat and cause a fire. The recall affects 342,867 vehicles.
  Audi also is recalling 2011-2017 Q5 SUVs because the sunroof drainage system can allow water to soak into t
  
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• California clears hurdle for cancer warning label on popular weed-killer Roundup

  29-01-2017 17:53 via wivb.com
  
   FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — California can require Monsanto to label its popular weed-killer Roundup as a possible cancer threat despite an insistence from the chemical giant that it poses no risk to people, a judge tentatively ruled Friday.
  California would be the first state to order such labeling if it carries out the proposal.
  Monsanto had sued the nation’s leading agricultural state, saying California officials illegally based their decision for carrying the warnings on an inter
  
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• Centennial celebrations: Williamsville man marks 100 years

  29-01-2017 13:48 via wivb.com
  
  WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) –  It’s a big birthday for one Williamsville man. World War II veteran Jerry Petraglia turns 100 this weekend.
  Jerry Petraglia has seen a lot in his 100 years. He said, “Things have changed dramatically in the last 25 to 30 years there’s too much discontent.”That includes living through many national leaders, serving in World War II and most recently, racial and civil unrest. He said, “It’s not smooth, there’s a lot
  
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• AP Top News at 11:58 p.m. EST

  29-01-2017 08:00 via wivb.com
  
  Mosque president says 5 dead in Quebec City shooting
  
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• Poloncarz joins religious leaders to address refugee ban

  29-01-2017 05:22 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Local leaders are speaking out about President Donald Trump’s executive orders banning refugees from entering the United States.
  Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz calls the orders “UN-American.”
  “It’s a sad day for our country. While the president may have signed this order he does not represent all of the people from the United States,” said Poloncarz.
  Saturday night, Poloncarz joined religious leaders at the Islamic Center in
  
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• Judge stays enforcement of Trump travel ban

  29-01-2017 04:29 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK  — A federal judge in New York has issued an emergency order temporarily barring the U.S. from deporting people from nations subject to President Donald Trump’s travel ban.
  U.S. District Judge Ann Donnelly issued the order Saturday evening after lawyers for the American Civil Liberties Union filed a court petition on behalf of people from seven predominantly Muslim nations who were detained at airports across the country as the ban took effect.
  Cheers broke out in a cro
  
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• Crash in Ellicottville kills driver and teenage passenger

  29-01-2017 00:45 via wivb.com
  
  ELLICOTTVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB)- A two-car accident on State Rt. 242 in Ellicottville killed two people Friday evening.
  Police say 60 year-old Clinton Krivulka was traveling on Rt. 242 with two passengers when he lost control of his vehicle. Krivulka spun into oncoming traffic and struck a vehicle traveling west.
  Krivulka and his 15 year-old passenger were pronounced dead at the scene. The 16 year-old passenger in the front seat was transported to Bertrand Chaffee Hospital with a head injur
  
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• Prime Minister Trudeau says Canada will take refugees

  29-01-2017 00:16 via wivb.com
  
   TORONTO (AP)- Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has a message for refugees rejected by U.S. President Donald Trump: Canada will take you.
  He also intends to talk to Trump about the success of Canada’s refugee policy.
  Trudeau reacted to Trump’s ban of Muslims from certain countries by tweeting Saturday: “To those fleeing persecution, terror & war, Canadians will welcome you, regardless of your faith. Diversity is our strength #WelcomeToCanada.”
  Trudeau also
  
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