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• Local GOP lawmakers react to Trump immigration order

  30-01-2017 23:59 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Local Republican lawmakers have responded to Pres. Donald Trump’s executive order on immigration.
  Trump signed an executive order that temporarily bans travel to the United States by citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries.
  Rep. Chris Collins said, “Nothing is more important than the safety and security of our communities here in Western New York. Temporarily suspending the admittance of refugees and individuals from high-risk countries unti
  
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• Man admits to stealing more than $86,000 from former employer

  30-01-2017 23:41 via wivb.com
  
  ARCADE, N.Y. (WIVB) — An Arcade man has admitted to stealing more than $86,000 from his former employer.
  Justin Corbett, 36, was in possession of money belonging to Kistner Concrete Products for nearly two years. He was a customer service representative there.
  Corbett faces a maximum sentence of 5-15 years in jail when sentenced on April 7.
  Due to the fact that he is a Canadian citizen, Corbett could also face immigration consequences.
  
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• Non-surgical ‘ORBERA’ weight loss procedure performed in WNY for the first time

  30-01-2017 23:17 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) —  A gastric balloon made of silicone could be the answer some people trying to lose weight have been looking for. The ORBERA procedure is for people who haven’t had success losing weight through diet or exercise but who don’t qualify for a more permanent surgery. It was performed in WNY for the first time today.
  “If you want to put it in layman terms you’re walking around with a grapefruit in your stomach. All the time,” said Ram
  
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• WNY Muslims speak out following immigration order

  30-01-2017 23:12 via wivb.com
  
  WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB)- Western New Yorkers resisting President Trump’s executive order on immigration was a welcome sight for Founder of Western New York Muslims, Faizan Haq.
  “16 Attorney Generals of different states have called it unconstitutional. And it is, in it’s spirit, it is unconstitutional,” Haq said of the executive order, which is being challenged in federal court.
  The order suspends refugees from seven Muslim-majority countries for coming to the U.S.
  
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• Buffalo man indicted on charges of murder, criminal weapon possession

  30-01-2017 22:58 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Buffalo man has been indicted on charges of murder and criminal weapon possession.
  Prosecutors say Daren Alexis, 33, fatally shot Jadero Kelley, 26, in the vicinity of 128 French St. last August.
  Alexis pleaded not guilty to the charges and was jailed without bail.
  If convicted of the charges, he could spend up to 25 years to life in prison.
  
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• Former Erie County Sheriff’s deputy told to perform community service after guilty plea

  30-01-2017 22:40 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A former Erie County Sheriff’s deputy received a conditional discharge after pleading guilty to drug possession last month.
  Prosecutors said Adam Fiegl, 33, took bribes and brought Suboxone to inmates at the Erie County Holding Center. Fiegl did face bribery and contraband charges, but as part of a plea deal, they were dismissed.
  Another part of the plea deal was that he was allowed to resign from the Sheriff’s Office. Originally, he was terminated.
  As a
  
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• Cheektowaga police looking for 2 men in regard to scam investigation

  30-01-2017 22:21 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) — A quick change scam frequenting a number of local businesses has Cheektowaga police looking for two people.
  The first person is described as a black man in his late 40s or early 50s. He stands at approximately 5’11” and weighs 270 lbs.
  The second person is described as a light-skinned black man in his 40s with a goatee. He is roughly 6’1″ and 190 lbs.
  They can be seen in this video:Police say the two were last seen in a light tan
  
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• Up to $1,000 offered for information leading to arrest of man

  30-01-2017 21:48 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Authorities are looking for a man accused of violating his probation.
  Thomas Capitano, 30, was originally charged with felony DWI. He is described as 5’7″ and approximately 200 lbs. Capitano has black hair and brown eyes.
  Up to $1,000 is being offered for information leading to his arrest. Anyone with information can call 867-6161.
  
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• Man accused of assaulting girlfriend and drug possession

  30-01-2017 21:14 via wivb.com
  
  PERRYSBURG, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Perrysburg man is facing charges after New York State Police responded to a report of a domestic incident.
  On Sunday, Troopers headed out to the Redeye Dr. home of 44-year-old Lewrence Henhawk. According to them, Henhawk assaulted his girlfriend there.
  Troopers say that while investigating, they noticed cocaine and marijuana in plain sight. The couple’s infant daughter and two other children were home at the time, but uninjure
  
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• George HW Bush is released from Houston hospital

  30-01-2017 19:35 via wivb.com
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — Former President George H.W. Bush has been released from a Houston hospital where he received treatment for pneumonia for more than two weeks.
  Bush spokesman Jim McGrath said in a statement Monday that the 92-year-old Bush is thankful for the prayers and kind messages he’s received during his stay at Houston Methodist Hospital and for the “world-class care” from doctors and nurses.
  Bush was experiencing breathing difficulties when he was admitted Jan. 14. D
  
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• Legislators call Buffalo a model for refugee resettlement

  30-01-2017 19:17 via wivb.com
  
   
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — More than 1500 immigrants relocating to Erie County in the last year are still trying to figure out what it’s like to live in America.
  “There seems to be a willingness to get along, to try to integrate these refugees into our population,” said Kevin Hardwick, a Republican Erie County Legislator.
  While not an official sanctuary city, legislators feel Buffalo is a model for refugee resettlement.
  The mayor made the following statement about
  
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• UB officials: At least one student unable to return to US because of executive order

  30-01-2017 18:32 via wivb.com
  
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) – The Vice Provost for International Education at the University at Buffalo says at least one Iranian student has been prevented from coming back into the United States because of President Trump’s executive order which bans travel to the US by citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries for 90 days.
  The spring semester started Monday, and several of UB’s international students spent the long winter break either in their home countries or in Canada.
  After P
  
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• SPCA Monday: Maxine

  30-01-2017 18:30 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A puppy named Maxine came to News 4 on Monday.
  The SPCA brought her in to help her find a home.
  If you’re interested in adopting Maxine, call the SPCA serving Erie County at (716) 875-7360.
  
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• Suspects named after 6 killed in Canada mosque shooting

  30-01-2017 17:58 via wivb.com
  
  QUEBEC CITY (AP) — A shooting at a Quebec City mosque during evening prayers left six people dead in an attack that Canada’s prime minister called an act of terrorism. Police arrested two suspects, including one who called 911 to say he was armed but ready to give himself up.
  More than 50 people were at the Quebec Islamic Cultural Centre when the shooting erupted Sunday night. In addition to the six who died, five were in critical condition and 12 others suffered minor injuries, Univ
  
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• Police now say 1 suspect in Canada mosque shooting

  30-01-2017 17:58 via wivb.com
  
  QUEBEC CITY (AP) — A shooting at a Quebec City mosque during evening prayers left six people dead in an attack that Canada’s prime minister called an act of terrorism. Police initially arrested two men but later said just one remains a suspect.
  More than 50 people were at the Quebec Islamic Cultural Centre when the shooting erupted Sunday night. In addition to the six who died, five were in critical condition and 12 others suffered minor injuries, University of Quebec Hospital Centre
  
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• Citizens Bank inside Elmwood Ave. Tops store robbed

  30-01-2017 17:52 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Citizens Bank inside a Tops store at 2101 Elmwood Ave. was robbed Monday morning.
  Just before 11:30 a.m., a white man in a beige hat who appeared to be around 30 years old robbed the bank.
  The robber allegedly stole a few hundred dollars.
  
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• Kings of Leon coming to Darien Lake in August

  30-01-2017 17:37 via wivb.com
  
  DARIEN, N.Y. (WIVB) — Another concert at Darien Lake was announced Monday morning.
  Kings of Leon will perform at the venue, with special guests Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats joining them.
  The concert takes place August 2 at 7 p.m.
  Tickets for the show go on sale Sat. Feb 4 at 10 a.m. Prices range from $29.50 to $79.50.
  Lawn four-packs can be bought for $89 while available. For an extra $15, lawn ticket holders can attend the concert in the preferred lawn area.
  When availab
  
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• Behind the scenes at the big game

  30-01-2017 17:02 via wivb.com
  
  HOUSTON, Texas (WIVB) — In less than a week, the New England Patriots will take on the Atlanta Falcons at Super Bowl 51.
  A lot of preparation for the big game happens behind the scenes.
  Contributor John Kucko was live in Houston Monday morning. See more in the video above.
  
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• 2 escape Town of Niagara fire

  30-01-2017 16:24 via wivb.com
  
  TOWN OF NIAGARA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Two people escaped a fire on Parkwood Ln. in the Town of Niagara.
  The fire began in a bedroom.
  The two victims got out on their own with “some burns,” according to fire officials. It is not clear how serious their injuries are.
  
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• Driver arrested after Amherst car chase

  30-01-2017 16:00 via wivb.com
  
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) — News 4 is working to learn more about the driver who led Amherst police on a chase in a stolen car.
  The pursuit started Sunday afternoon in the Main St. and Bailey Ave. area.
  It ended in Buffalo at the intersection of Gesland and Fillmore. That is just north of Route 33.
  Amherst police arrested the 25-year-old driver. They say the suspect crashed into a UB patrol car and two other vehicles.
  Officers took the suspect to ECMC to be evaluated.
  
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• Trump’s justice pick to trigger intense pressure on Senate

  30-01-2017 15:31 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Donald Trump nominates a Supreme Court justice, Senate Democrats and Republicans will immediately face intense political pressure, with liberals demanding that Democrats block the choice and the new president urging Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to blow up longstanding rules to secure confirmation.
  What happens depends in part on Trump’s choice for the opening.
  Federal appeals court judges William Pryor, Neil Gorsuch and Thomas Hardiman are fro
  
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• Prime Minister calls Quebec mosque shooting “a terrorist attack”

  30-01-2017 09:48 via wivb.com
  
  QUEBEC CITY (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is calling a shooting at a Quebec City mosque a “terrorist attack on Muslims.”
  Trudeau says in a statement that it is “heart-wrenching to see such senseless violence,” and he’s vowing that Canadian law enforcement “will make every effort to apprehend the perpetrators of this act and all acts of intolerance.”
  Police say six people were killed and eight wounded at the Quebec City Islamic Cultu
  
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• Hundreds march through Buffalo protesting Dakota Access pipeline

  30-01-2017 04:24 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — More than a hundred people marched through the streets of downtown Buffalo Sunday to protest the Dakota Access pipeline.
  People are marching in solidarity with the hundreds of people at Standing Rock in North Dakota.
  This local protest comes after President Donald Trump’s recent orders to expedite the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines.
  Protestors say these projects will harm the environment and could pollute drinking water.
  Demonstrators carried signs and
  
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• Canada PM says mosque attack that killed 6 is terrorism

  30-01-2017 04:10 via wivb.com
  
  QUEBEC CITY (AP) — Six people were killed and eight were injured in a shooting at a Quebec City mosque during evening prayers. Authorities reported two arrests in what Canada’s prime minister called an act of terrorism.
  Quebec provincial police spokeswoman Christine Coulombe said early Monday that some of the wounded were gravely injured. She said the dead were approximately 35 to 70 years of age. Thirty-nine people were unharmed. More than 50 were at the mosque at the time of the at
  
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• Delta US flights grounded due to “automation issues”

  30-01-2017 03:01 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Delta Air Lines has grounded its domestic flights because of “automation issues.”
  That’s according to an advisory Sunday by the Federal Aviation Administration.
  Delta spokesman Morgan Durrant said the airline was facing a “systems outage” but flights already in the air were unaffected.
  The Atlanta-based airline is responding to customer complaints on Twitter by saying it is experiencing technical issues and is “working hard to get them
  
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• Delta operations returning to normal after systems outage

  30-01-2017 03:01 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Delta flights are departing and a ground stop has been lifted after a systems outage Sunday night led to departure delays and cancellations.
  In a statement posted on the Atlanta-based airline’s website at 11:45 p.m., CEO Ed Bastian apologized to customers who were impacted by this “frustrating situation.”
  Delta says about 150 flights have been cancelled, with more expected.
  Bastian says this type of disruption “is not acceptable to the Delta family
  
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• Frank Gourmet Hot Dogs rolling out new shop

  30-01-2017 00:42 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Western New York staple is expanding shop.
  In two weeks Frank Gourmet Hot Dogs is opening at the EXPO Market on Main Street in Downtown Buffalo.
  Brothers Frank and Paul Tripi started in 2013 with a food truck and later added a second truck and their own brand of all natural dogs.
  They tell News 4, Buffalo’s growth made it the right time to invest in a brick and mortar location.
  “The space here really affords us the ability to move from a seasonable
  
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