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• Officials: Guards held hostage by inmates at Delaware prison

  01-02-2017 23:45 via wivb.com
  
  SMYRNA, Del. (AP) — At least four guards and a counselor were taken hostage by inmates Wednesday inside a Delaware prison, according to a union attorney, and all the state’s prisons were put on lockdown as police swarmed the facility.
  Bruce Rogers, counsel for the Correctional Officers Association of Delaware, told The Associated Press that inmates had taken control of one building at the James T. Vaughn Correctional Center. Injuries to both officers and inmates were reported, h
  
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• New state policy could change childrens’ medical records

  01-02-2017 23:41 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – There’s a change in state policy that could affect your family’s medical records. The new policy allows doctors to access younger patients’ electronic health data.
  Area doctors are calling this new policy a “win,” saying it gives every provider a patient sees easier access to a their health information. It essentially puts all of your kids’ medical records in one place.
  The Western New York’s clinical information ex
  
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• Local Stars participate in 2017 Signing Day

  01-02-2017 23:39 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – There was no shortage of big name signings on the first day of February. Below is a list of some of the
  CANISIUS HIGH SCHOOL – 
  Cole Burniston, Football, University at Buffalo
  Blake Haubeil, Football, Ohio State
  John Paul Bobak, soccer, Franciscan University
  Vincent Cancilla, soccer, Canisius College
  Sean Crotty, football, Occidental College
  Charles Stube, soccer, Oberlin College
  BENNETT HIGH SCHOOL –
  Isaiah McDuffie, Football, Boston College
  WILLIAM
  
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• Former bookkeeper admits to stealing $500,000 from doctor

  01-02-2017 23:29 via wivb.com
  
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) — A former bookkeeper has admitted to stealing from a doctor’s office where she was employed.
  Between January 2011 and October 2016, Justine Smith, 56, stole $500,000 from the Amherst practice of Dr. Samuel Shatkin. She did so by falsifying business financial records.
  Smith admitted to suffering from a compulsive buying disorder. She could spend up to 15 years in jail when sentenced on May 17.
  
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• Winning TAKE 5 ticket sold in Niagara Falls

  01-02-2017 23:11 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) — The New York Lottery says a top prize-winning ticket for the January 31 TAKE 5 drawing was sold in Niagara Falls.
  The ticket, which is worth more than $30,000, was purchased at the Mobil Express at 8721 Niagara Falls Boulevard.
  The winning numbers for the Jan. 31 drawing were 03-10-16-27-35.
  Winning tickets may be claimed at any Lottery Customer Service Center in the state. Local centers include 165 Genesee St. in Buffalo and Hamburg Ga
  
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• New survey finds school buses passed illegally thousands of times a day in NY state

  01-02-2017 22:41 via wivb.com
  
  LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WIVB) — “Very close calls, kids have had to jump, we’ve had to slam the doors on kids because we see the cars coming before the kids do,” said Gary Woodcock, Ridge Road Express General Manager and School Bus Driver.
  Gary Woodcock has been driving school buses for the Lockport and Starpoint Central School District for 35 years. He says on average, he sees at least 2 drivers illegally pass his school bus everyday.
  “Down in the Gasport location a bus wa
  
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• Niagara County Sheriff’s office obtains warrants for 3 men charged with stealing credit card information

  01-02-2017 22:32 via wivb.com
  
  LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WIVB) — On the first day of February, the Niagara County Sheriff’s office announced that several warrants had been obtained for men allegedly involved in recent credit card skimming.
  Skimmers, which are small devices, can be installed on gas pumps, self-checkout devices or ATMs. The devices scan and store credit card data.
  Florida residents Yordani Ramirez-Salgado, 27, Ernesto Alvarez-Santos, 20, and Abel Garcia-Fernandez, 31, were previously
  
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• Dual certified immigration lawyer sees growing interest in Canadian citizenship

  01-02-2017 22:25 via wivb.com
  
  GRAND ISLAND, N.Y. (WIVB)- Grand Island immigration attorney Jamie Fiegel’s phone has been ringing off the hook since Saturday.
  Following President Trump’s executive order that cracked down on U.S. visa-holders from seven mostly Muslim countries, she said her clients are worried.
  Fiegel doesn’t process immigration papers for refugees. Her clients are mostly business people, actors, and athletes; H1-B visa holders with specialized professions.
  She also works with UB student
  
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• Trump makes unannounced trip to honor fallen Navy SEAL

  01-02-2017 21:54 via wivb.com
  
  DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. (AP) — President Donald Trump is making an unannounced trip to honor the returning remains of a U.S. Navy SEAL killed during a weekend raid on an al-Qaida base in Yemen.
  Trump was to arrive Wednesday afternoon at Delaware’s Dover Air Force Base.
  Chief Special Warfare Operator William “Ryan” Owens, a 36-year-old from Peoria, Illinois, was the first known U.S. combat casualty since Trump took office less than two weeks ago. Three other Americans w
  
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• State Police investigating death in Allegany County

  01-02-2017 21:48 via wivb.com
  
  CLARKSVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) — New York State Police are investigating a death in Allegany County.
  Troopers went to County Road 40 in the Town of Clarksville to investigate the death. The person who died has only been identified by Troopers as a 57-year-old man.
  State Police say they will release more details when they become available.
  
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• Beyonce announces she’s pregnant with twins on Instagram

  01-02-2017 20:09 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Blue Ivy is about to become a big sister — twice.
  Beyonce and her husband, Jay Z, announced Wednesday on Instagram that the superstar singer is pregnant with twins.
  “We are incredibly grateful that our family will be growing by two,” said a statement signed “The Carters.” The news accompanied a photo of Beyonce showing a baby bump while wearing just a bra, underwear and a veil.
  Their daughter, Blue Ivy, was born in 2012.
  
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• Biden backs WNY native Perez in race to lead Democratic Party

  01-02-2017 20:06 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Vice President Joe Biden is backing Tom Perez to head the Democratic National Committee, calling the former Obama administration labor secretary the “best bet to help bring the party back.”
  Biden cast Perez, a Dominican-American civil rights lawyer who grew up in the Rust Belt, as a tireless champion of working Americans, immigrants and the disabled.
  “He knows how to explain why our party’s core beliefs matter to the immigrant family in
  
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• Former Dunkirk mayor pleads guilty to wire fraud

  01-02-2017 19:59 via wivb.com
  
  DUNKIRK, N.Y. (WIVB) — A former mayor of Dunkirk has pleaded guilty to wire fraud.
  Richard Frey, 85, was Mayor of Dunkirk from 2002 until 2012. Prosecutors say he had “substantial personal debt” during that time.
  He admitted to using campaign contributions for his own personal benefit.
  While he was mayor, Frey executed a scheme to defraud the owner of a food production company and the co-owners of a hospitality company. Checks from those people totaled more than $54,000.
  F
  
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• Cheektowaga man sentenced to 24 years in prison for fatal beating

  01-02-2017 19:14 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Cody Jeffords, 21, will have spent half of his life behind bars by the time he’s released from prison. He was sentenced to 24 years in prison for beating another young man to death in the parking lot of a Cheektowaga apartment complex last May.
  Family and friends of the victim, 19-year-old Justin Vanderwalker, packed the Erie County courtroom Wednesday morning to observe the sentencing.
  Jeffords stood quietly as Vanderwalker’s mother, Colleen, addressed t
  
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• Erie County Sheriff’s office looking for registered sex offender

  01-02-2017 19:10 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Erie County Sheriff’s office is looking for a registered sex offender.
  The address of Christopher Kalisz, 47, is not known. Authorities say he should not be approached, and people should not try to arrest him.
  Anyone with information concerning his whereabouts can call the Sheriff’s office at (716) 858-2903.
  
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• Jamestown man accused of assaulting 6-year-old

  01-02-2017 18:39 via wivb.com
  
  LAKEWOOD, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Jamestown man is accused of assaulting a six-year-old child.
  Lakewood-Busti police arrested Lance Anna, 34, after receiving a report of child abuse early last month.
  Anna is accused of slapping the child in the face numerous times. As a result, police say the child had bruising and swelling on their face and eye area.
  Along with a charge of third-degree assault, Anna is also accused of endangering the welfare of a child.
  
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• Football fans explore Houston ahead of the big game

  01-02-2017 18:18 via wivb.com
  
  HOUSTON, Texas (WIVB) — As Patriots and Falcons fans head to Houston ahead of the big game, they have the chance to explore the city’s well-known sites.
  Contributor Alyssa Orange gave us a look at some of the best outdoor scenes the city has to offer.
  See more in the video above.
  
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• Nickelback to perform at Darien Lake this July

  01-02-2017 17:48 via wivb.com
  
  DARIEN, N.Y. (WIVB) — As part of their Feed the Machine Tour, Nickelback will perform at Darien Lake this summer.
  The band will be joined by Daughtry and Shaman’s Harvest on July 12 at 6 p.m.
  Tickets for the show go on sale Feb. 11 at 10 a.m. Prices range from $25 to $125. Lawn four-packs will be available for $80, plus fees, while they last.
  For an extra $15 (plus fees), lawn ticket holders can attend the concert in the preferred lawn area.
  Tickets will be available online at L
  
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• School Superintendent: Student sent disturbing Snapchat message with image of gun

  01-02-2017 16:59 via wivb.com
  
  MIDDLEPORT, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Royalton-Hartland Central School District Superintendent Roger Klatt confirms to News 4 a student sent a disturbing Snapchat message with the words “Don’t come to school” displayed next to an image of a gun.
  Another parent tipped off administrators this morning. The high school principal, Gary Bell, and the Middleport police chief met the student as he arrived at school Wednesday morning. The student had no weapon and had no access
  
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• LIVE STREAM: AG Schneiderman announces lawsuit against Spectrum-Time Warner Cable

  01-02-2017 16:17 via wivb.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s attorney general has filed a lawsuit against Charter Communications alleging that the cable and internet provider failed to deliver on promised internet speeds and reliability.
  APP USERS | Tap here to watch the announcement live.
  Charter’s subsidiary, Spectrum, was previously known as Time Warner Cable.
  The lawsuit filed by the office of Attorney General Eric Schneiderman claims the company failed to address network problems that led to slowe
  
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• AG Schneiderman announces lawsuit against Spectrum-Time Warner Cable

  01-02-2017 16:17 via wivb.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s attorney general has filed a lawsuit against Charter Communications alleging that the cable and internet provider failed to deliver on promised internet speeds and reliability.
  Charter’s subsidiary, Spectrum, was previously known as Time Warner Cable.
  The lawsuit claims the company failed to address network problems that led to slower-than-promised speeds. It seeks compensation for customers.
  Eric Schneiderman, a Democrat, detailed the lawsuit at
  
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• Buffalo parking fines are going to cost you more -starting today

  01-02-2017 15:23 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, NY  (WIVB)  If you park illegally in Buffalo be aware that fines are going up as of today.
  The city approved $5 -$10 hikes in parking fines back in July.  Buffalo parking fines have not been increased in 15 years.
  The new fine schedule is expected to generate an extra million dollars a year.
  Here’s a rundown of some of the new fines:
  Parking in a prohibited zone –  previously $35 – now $40
  Illegal parking in handicapped zone  – previously
  
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• Daughter of Rev. Martin Luther King speaks at Niagara University

  01-02-2017 14:53 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA UNIVERSITY  (WIVB) – Hundreds of people got the opportunity to listen to the daughter of a civil rights icon.
  Dr. Bernice King spoke last night at Niagara University.  She is the daughter of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
  She has continued the work of her parents over the years speaking around the world in support of non-violent means to resolve conflicts.
  Dr. King says we must strive to find common ground – in a time where many feel divided.
  Dr. King is n
  
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• Young immigrants in Buffalo express concerns about executive order

  01-02-2017 06:13 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- Teenagers gathered on Buffalo’s West Side to learn about film making from PUSH Buffalo volunteers. Many of these young people came to United States when they were very little and want to pursue the American dream. President Trump’s immigration executive order, however, has some doubting their role in the U.S.
  “I’m just terrified about it and my whole family, the whole Muslim tribe is terrified,” said Laki Salah, an immigrant from Somalia.
  
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• HS Recap: Tuesday January 31st

  01-02-2017 06:09 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, NY (WIVB) – Two boys basketballball games on Main Street highlighted Tuesday’s schedule.
  Williamsville South hosted Jamestown, who was without leading scorer James Rojas. The Billies won 74-49 and were led by Dakota Wiley who had 24 points.
  Amherst was in action just a few minutes down the road. They beat Williamsville East 88-45.
  
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• One person dead in Niagara Falls house fire

  01-02-2017 04:30 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) — Investigators are at the scene of a fatal fire in Niagara Falls.
  The fire broke out in the 200 block of 74th Street Tuesday night. Crews at the scene say one person is deceased.
  The victim has not been identified. News 4 will update as more information is available.
  
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• Father of three dies in Niagara Falls house fire

  01-02-2017 04:30 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) — 40-year-old David Guarino of Niagara Falls was pronounced dead Tuesday night, when fire crews pulled him from his burning home on 74th Street near Perry Avenue.
  According to investigators, the fire started in the back of home just after 8 o’clock Tuesday. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
  Guarino was the only person inside the home at the time. He leaves behind three children, ages four to 15.
  “He was the best man ever. He did anyt
  
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• 1 person dead in Niagara Falls house fire

  01-02-2017 04:30 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) — Investigators were at the scene of a fatal fire in Niagara Falls.
  The fire broke out in the 200 block of 74th Street Tuesday night. Officials say it started in the back of the house.
  Crews at the scene say a 40-year-old man is dead.
  Family members say David Guarino is the man who died.Family members tell us David Guarino is the man who died in fire in Niagara Falls last night. pic.twitter.com/SjyHMvR1gX
  — Ali Ingersoll (@AliIngersoll4) February 1, 20
  
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• 2017 Big Game commercials: Vote for your top pick

  01-02-2017 04:00 via wivb.com
  
  SkittlesThe candy company may wind up with the biggest buzz of all Big Game commercials by the time the game is over. Here’s a look:
  It’s already appeared on YouTube’s list of trending videos and had amassed almost 4,000,000 views by Wednesday evening after going live the previous day.
  TurboTaxThe tax preparation company dropped their first teaser during Sunday’s AFC Championship Game, featuring none other than Humpty Dumpty:
  Two additional teasers are scheduled lead
  
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• Trump nominates Gorsuch to Supreme Court

  01-02-2017 02:21 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump nomination of Neil Gorsuch to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court (all times EDT):
  8:04 p.m.
  President Donald Trump has nominated federal appeals judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court.
  The 49-year-old Gorsuch has served on the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver since 2006, after being appointed by President George W. Bush. He once worked at the Supreme Court as a law clerk.
  If approved by the Senate, Gorsuch would take the seat
  
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• LIVE STREAM: Pres. Trump announces US Supreme Court nominee

  01-02-2017 01:39 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON, D.C. (WIVB) — Pres. Donald Trump is set to announce his nominee for the United States Supreme Court.
  APP USERS | Watch the announcement live here.
  
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• Family loses $400,000 home over $1,100 in user fees

  01-02-2017 01:28 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Daniel and Jennifer Edgell gave their blood, sweat, and tears to improve an apartment house on Buffalo’s West Side, and paid the property taxes, only to lose it in the city’s annual tax foreclosure auction last October.
  Jennifer called the makeover a labor of love for the couple and their extended families, “I had my bridal shower in that house, we spent Christmases in that house. We just cannot believe that it is not ours.”
  If the Edgells pa
  
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• Former Erie Co. executive pushes for recreational marijuana legalization

  01-02-2017 00:30 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- This time last year, New York was just getting its feet wet in the medical marijuana industry.
  The group New York Grows now wants lawmakers in Albany to consider a bill that would legalize recreational pot for those over 18, as long as it’s under two ounces.
  “Prohibition is not an effective policy,” said former Erie County Executive, Joel Giambra, who on the board of New York Grows.
  Giambra, who is also a Republican, sees a chance for New York to
  
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• CDC: Antibiotic resistance ‘critical threat’ to human health

  01-02-2017 00:12 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – According to the U.S Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, antibiotic resistance is a “quickly growing, extremely dangerous problem.”
  In fact, world health leaders have described antibiotic-resistant bacteria as “nightmare bacteria” that “pose a catastrophic threat” to people in every country in the world, the CDC’s website states.“Antibiotic resistance is a critical threat to human health,” said Dr. Arjun
  
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• Public will vote to strip pensions of convicted politicians

  01-02-2017 00:11 via wivb.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (WIVB) — Lawmakers in Albany cleared the final hurdle this week in providing the public the opportunity to strip politicans convicted of corruption of their pensions.
  The votes Monday at the state capital were supported nearly unanimously and by both Democrats and Republicans.
  These are the latest moves after the twin convictions last year of former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and Assembly SpeakerState Assemblyman Michael Kearns, one of the bill’s co-sponsors, sai
  
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• State lawmakers push for ride-sharing upstate, introduce legislation in Albany

  01-02-2017 00:06 via wivb.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (WIVB) – Some lawmakers took to the state capital Tuesday to once again push for ride-sharing in Western New York. Local assemblyman Ray Walter is the first member of the Assembly to introduce his own legislation about ride-sharing in Albany.
  Assemblyman Walters bill mirrors the same one that passed in the Senate last year. But the assembly failed to push it through. Ride-sharing only operates in New York City, but some local leaders say bringing it&nb
  
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• IMDb: “Marshall” movie filmed in Buffalo to be released in October

  01-02-2017 00:05 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The release date for a movie filmed in Buffalo has been announced, according to IMDb.com.
  “Marshall” will be released in theaters on Oct. 13, IMDb says.
  According to IMDb, the movie is about “a young Thurgood Marshall,” who was the first African-American U.S. Supreme Court Justice.
  The movie will feature well-known stars such as Kate Hudson, Josh Gad and Chadwick Boseman as the title character.
  
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