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• DWI suspected in crash that hurt 28 at New Orleans parade

  26-02-2017 19:03 via wivb.com
  
   NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Authorities on Sunday identified the man who allegedly plowed into a crowd enjoying a Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans while intoxicated.
  The New Orleans Police Department issued a statement identifying the man as 25-year-old Neilson Rizzuto. Online jail records showed Rizzuto was arrested on a number of charges and was being held at the city’s jail.
  Neilson Rizutto is seen in an undated photo provided by the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Offi
  
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• Family representative: ‘Titanic’ actor Bill Paxton has died

  26-02-2017 17:38 via wivb.com
  
   LOS ANGELES (AP) — A family representative says prolific and charismatic actor Bill Paxton, who played an astronaut in “Apollo 13” and a treasure hunter in “Titanic,” has died from complications due to surgery.
  The family representative issued a statement Sunday on the death. Further details were not provided.
  Paxton, a Texas native, got his start in films in the art department on Roger Corman movies in the ’70s before getting a chance to go in fron
  
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• “La La Land” encourages local dancers to channel their “inner Fred Astaire”

  26-02-2017 17:31 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) –  It’s been hard not to hear about the movie “La La Land.” It set a record at the Golden Globes, and now with 14 Academy Award nominations, it’s the talk of the town.The film features many dance numbers, and the choreographer is hoping it inspires folks to find their “Inner Fred Astaire.”
  Old Hollywood has returned to local dance studios around the country, and it’s thanks to that hit sensation; “La La
  
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• Former Sabres player Andrew Peters suspended as Jr. Sabres Head Coach indefinitely

  26-02-2017 05:58 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Former Sabres winger Andrew Peters has allegedly been involved in a fight at a 15U Jr. Sabres game at the HarborCenter on Saturday afternoon.
  Peters, who is listed as the head coach of the 15U Jr. Sabres, is seen in the video below involved in an altercation with youth hockey players. The Jr. Sabres were hosting the Hamilton Bulldogs at HarborCenter.
  Peters was drafted by Buffalo in 1988 and had an 11-year career in the NHL. He currently co-hots “The Instigator
  
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• Former Sabres player Andrew Peters involved in 15U Jr. Sabres incident

  26-02-2017 05:58 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Former Sabres winger Andrew Peters has allegedly been involved in a fight at a 15U Jr. Sabres game at the HarborCenter on Saturday afternoon. Peters, who is listed as the head coach of the 15U Jr. Sabres, is seen in the video below involved in an altercation with youth hockey players. The Jr. Sabres were hosting the Hamilton Bulldogs at HarborCenter.
  Peters was drafted by Buffalo in 1988 and had an 11-year career in the NHL. He currently co-hots “The Instigator
  
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• The Latest: Suspect in custody in New Orleans parade crash

  26-02-2017 03:30 via wivb.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Latest on a vehicle plowing into a parade crowd in New Orleans (all times local):
  8:30 p.m.
  New Orleans police say the number of people injured after a vehicle crashed into a crowd watching the Krewe of Endymion parade in the Mid-City section of New Orleans has increased to 28 and a suspect is in custody.
  Police Chief Michael Harrison says one person in custody and that he is being investigated for driving while intoxicated. Harrison was asked twice if terrorism was
  
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