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• Former City Hall employee pushes for new transgender policy

  30-05-2017 23:54 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – 2017 pride week kicks off in Buffalo Tuesday with the annual raising of the pride flag in Niagara Square.
  This year’s parade is shaping up to be the biggest ever, with about 130 organizations signed up to participate.
  But some members of this community say there is more work that needs to be done, in our own city hall.
  Its been almost ten years since Camille Hopkins worked at city hall. She is known as the first city hall employee to openly trans
  
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• Does ‘fake news’ phenomenon have lasting power?

  30-05-2017 23:37 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Is fake news a new concept? Not really.But these days a bogus story can gain traction faster in part due to the rising popularity of social media sharing.Then there’s confirmation bias; a selective way of thinking in which people tend to look for things that confirm preexisting beliefs.Some argue that sorting through the maze of information out there and figuring out what’s legitimate is not that difficult if you’re a critical thinker armed with a
  
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• Pembroke community remembers math teacher killed in ATV accident

  30-05-2017 23:18 via wivb.com
  
  YORKSHIRE, N.Y. (WIVB) –  A school in  Genesee County is mourning the loss of a beloved teacher, killed in an accident in the Southern Tier.
  The Pembroke Central School District mourning flag flew outside school buildings Tuesday in honor of Dawn Krol, 33.Krol, a math teacher from Clarence was killed when her ATV overturned on Sunday on Eastland Road in Yorkshire.Detectives with the Cattaragus County Sheriff’s Office say she was alone when the crash happened,
  
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• New app will allow drivers to pay for parking via smartphone in Buffalo

  30-05-2017 23:16 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Drivers will now be able to pay for their parking using their smartphones, thanks to a new mobile parking app.
  “Buffalo Roam”, the city’s new customized parking app, went live on Tuesday.
  Through Buffalo Roam, motorists will be able to pay for parking using a credit or debit card, receive phone alerts when parking sessions are about to expire, extend parking sessions remotely, view their parking history, receive email receipts, and get updates and a
  
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• Shocking surveillance video shows fatal hit and run on Bailey Avenue

  30-05-2017 22:54 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Shocking surveillance video shows the moment 60-year-old Arthur Redrick was struck and killed while crossing Bailey Ave around 6:40 Friday night.
  “You can see where he seen the car coming, he tried to get away. It’s hard to even look at it,” said Bryant Zeigler, Arthur’s nephew.
  The driver took off. Now a small memorial rests on Bailey Avenue and Lang Street in Buffalo where Redrick’s life was tragically cut short.
  Police are still tryin
  
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• New tool educates on drinking water safety

  30-05-2017 22:50 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- All you need is your zip code and the “What’s In My Water” tool will show you what chemicals have been reported in the drinking water around your neighborhood.
  The tool, developed by NYPIRG, also indicates whether or not those chemicals are carcinogens, or cancer-causing.
  NYPIRG launched the state-wide website Tuesday. It was developed with the help of a $60,000 grant from The Park Foundation.
  “We created the ‘What’s In My Water&rsqu
  
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• Dunkirk man charged with Leandra’s Law DWI

  30-05-2017 22:40 via wivb.com
  
  SHERIDAN, N.Y. (WIVB) – A 54-year-old Dunkirk man was charged with felony DWI, a Leandra’s Law violation, following a Route 39 traffic stop.
  Phylip R. Greene, 54, was charged with felony DWI (driving with a child younger than 16 years old), aggravated DWI, failure to keep right, moving from lane unsafely, and operating a vehicle while using a cell phone.
  According to Chautauqua County Sheriff’s reports, Greene’s vehicle was observed to be travelling partially in the oppos
  
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• LIVE STREAM: WH Press Secretary Sean Spicer speaks

  30-05-2017 20:10 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (WIVB) — White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer will speak this afternoon.
  APP USERS | Tap here to watch him speak live.
  
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• Tiger Woods found asleep at the wheel, no alcohol in his system

  30-05-2017 19:18 via wivb.com
  
  JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Police found Tiger Woods asleep at the wheel on the side of a six-lane Florida road in the dark of morning, the engine running and his right blinker flashing. His speech was slow and slurred, though there was no alcohol in his system and he didn’t know how far away he was from home.
  The details contained in a police affidavit released Tuesday did little to clear up the curious circumstances of his whereabouts on Memorial Day morning, only to confirm Woods&rs
  
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• Driver strikes woman, kills her 2 dogs in Batavia

  30-05-2017 18:53 via wivb.com
  
  BATAVIA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Batavia police are investigating a Saturday incident where a driver hit a woman and her two dogs.
  Police say that around 3:15 p.m., a car was headed east on Allen St. when it went off the roadway, over a curb and onto a sidewalk.
  When the car did this, it struck the 32-year-old woman and her dogs. The dogs were killed, but the woman was able to push her son out of the way before she was hit.
  The car also hit a parked vehicle before crashing into a telephone pole
  
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• US official mulling greatly expanded airplane laptop ban

  30-05-2017 18:16 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly said Sunday he’s considering banning laptops from the passenger cabins of all international flights to and from the United States.
  That would dramatically expand a ban announced in March that affects about 50 flights per day from 10 cities, mostly in the Middle East. The current ban was put in place because of concerns about terrorist attacks.
  The ban prevents travelers from bringing laptops, tablets and certain other devices o
  
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• Clarence woman dies after ATV accident

  30-05-2017 18:05 via wivb.com
  
  YORKSHIRE, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s office says a woman was killed as the result of an ATV crash in Yorkshire.
  On Sunday, officers responded to the accident on Eastland Rd., where Clarence resident Dawn Krol, 33, was found not breathing.
  She was taken to Bertrand Chaffee Hospital after CPR was attempted, and then taken to ECMC. There, she died from her injuries.
  Krol was a teacher at Pembroke Central School District.
  
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• Sheriff: K-9 finds 31 hidden bags of heroin during traffic stop

  30-05-2017 17:36 via wivb.com
  
  TOWN OF COVINGTON, N.Y. (WIVB) — A dog used by law enforcement officers was able to find more than 30 bags of heroin inside a vehicle’s engine compartment, the Wyoming County Sheriff’s office says.
  Warsaw resident Scott Moulton, 45, was stopped by Sheriff’s deputies in the Town of Covington on Friday.
  Deputies say he was speeding, and during the stop, they claim he displayed signs of drug use.
  After failing roadside sobriety tests, he was arrested.
  A deputy with the
  
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• Driver ticketed after tractor trailer strikes bridge in Tonawanda

  30-05-2017 17:09 via wivb.com
  
  TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) — City of Tonawanda police responded after a tractor trailer got caught under the Young St. CSX bridge. Tuesday morning.
  24-year-old Canada resident Kirisanthan Senathi struck the bridge around 10:15 a.m.
  Police say he told them it was his first day on the job.
  No one was injured, and Senathi was issued a traffic summons.
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• Driver ticketed after tractor trailer strikes bridge in City of Tonawanda

  30-05-2017 17:09 via wivb.com
  
  CITY OF TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) — City of Tonawanda police responded after a tractor trailer got caught under the Young St. CSX bridge. Tuesday morning.
  24-year-old Canada resident Kirisanthan Senathi struck the bridge around 10:15 a.m.
  Police say he told them it was his first day on the job.
  No one was injured, and Senathi was issued a traffic summons.
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• Man sentenced to 15 years in jail for fire that caused millions of dollars in damage

  30-05-2017 16:47 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Buffalo man who admitted to attempted arson, related to an incident that caused millions of dollars in damage earlier this year, was sentenced.
  Jonathan Jimenez, 29, broke into a Lafayette Ave. apartment within a complex containing 36 units on March 11 at 1 a.m.
  While there, Jimenez lit clothes on fire in two different closets. As the fire quickly grew, he fled from the building.
  Although other apartment residents were able to escape unharmed, the fire st
  
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• Cell block attendant accused of beating inmate pleads guilty

  30-05-2017 16:34 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A former City of Buffalo cell block attendant, accused of assaulting a prisoner last year, pleaded guilty today in federal court, to a single count of depriving the prisoner of his civil rights.
  Matthew Jaskula, 27, was indicted by a following the May 2016 incident.
  According to court documents, then-suspect Shaun Porter was brought in to the City of Buffalo’s cell block on West Eagle St. after being accused of assaulting a woman. Those char
  
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• Riders getting ready for Tour de Cure this weekend

  30-05-2017 14:51 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) — Hundreds of cyclists are spending their final days training for this weekend’s “Tour de Cure.”
  They’ll take to the streets of Niagara Falls on Saturday to raise money and awareness in the fight against diabetes.
  New this year, Reddy Bike Buffalo has partnered with the American Diabetes Association to make sure everybody has a chance to ride.
  News 4’s Jordan Williams and Brittni Smallwood will be hosting the event on Saturday.
  
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• White House communications director, WNY native Michael Dubke, resigns

  30-05-2017 13:41 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — White House communications director Michael Dubke has resigned.
  Kelly Conway, White House counselor, has told The Associated Press that Dubke handed in his resignation before President Donald Trump left for his international trip earlier this month.
  In an interview on Fox News on Tuesday, Conway said Dubke “made very clear that he would see through the president’s international trip, and come to work every day and work hard even through that trip because there
  
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• NY: $7M for homeowners hit by Lake Ontario flooding

  30-05-2017 13:15 via wivb.com
  
  GREECE, N.Y. (AP modified) — New York state is making $7 million available to help homeowners recover from flooding along the Lake Ontario and St. Lawrence River shorelines.
  Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the funding Monday. Homeowners will be able to get up to $40,000 in aid. They’ll apply through municipal governments or housing organizations.
  The Democratic governor previously announced the state would provide $10 million to municipalities and $5 million in small business grants for
  
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• Wake Up! team tries Pepsi Fire

  30-05-2017 12:49 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Lately, you’ve probably seen a number of trending food items, including clear coffee, charcoal ice cream and Starbucks’ famous Unicorn Frappucino.
  The Wake Up! team tried something new on Tuesday morning — Pepsi Fire.
  The new flavor of Pepsi has a cinnamon kick to it.
  It is available for purchase now, but will only be in stores for a limited time.
  See what the team thought about the new drink in the video above.
  
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• Police investigating Sprenger Ave. shooting

  30-05-2017 12:29 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Police in Buffalo are investigating a shooting on Sprenger Ave. that happened Monday night.
  Officers responded to the street’s 100 block around 8:20 p.m., where a male was apparently shot in a drive-by incident.
  The victim was taken to ECMC with injuries that did not appear to be life-threatening.
  Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to call or text the police department’s confidential tip line at (716) 847-2255.
  
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• Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega dies at 83

  30-05-2017 12:20 via wivb.com
  
  PANAMA CITY (AP) — Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega, a onetime U.S. ally who was ousted as Panama’s dictator by an American invasion in 1989, died late Monday at age 83.
  Panamanian President Juan Carlos Varela wrote in his Twitter account that “the death of Manuel A. Noriega closes a chapter in our history.”
  Varela added, “His daughters and his relatives deserve to mourn in peace.”
  Noriega ruled with an iron fist, ordering the deaths of those who oppo
  
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• Books for a bargain featured at AAUW big annual book sale

  30-05-2017 06:09 via wivb.com
  
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) – It’s believed to be the biggest used book sale in Western New York and it is ready to open its doors. Members of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) will launch their 63nd annual Scholarship Book Sale on Wednesday in a different location from last year. You’ll find it has returned to the Burlington Plaza, 1551 Niagara Falls Boulevard, Amherst. The sale site is next to Jo-Ann Fabrics.
  The five-day sale features more than 125,000 new and use
  
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• City leaders move forward with plan to tackle rising rent in Buffalo

  30-05-2017 05:32 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- Buffalo’s real estate market is booming but it’s forcing some people to leave their homes. After months of demonstrations and meetings at City Hall, the Common Council is moving forward with a possible solution.
  The Council has asked the city’s lawyers to draw up an ordinance for inclusionary zoning in Buffalo to prevent lower income tenants from being priced out of their neighborhoods.
  “We’re excited that inclusionary zoning appears
  
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• Driver killed in rollover crash

  30-05-2017 05:07 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – A man died and two people were hurt in a rollover crash in Buffalo Monday night.
  It happened just before 6 p.m. on Dupont St. and Glenwood Ave.
  Buffalo police said one vehicle went through a stop sign and was hit by another car.
  One car flipped, and the driver was thrown from the car. The 42-year-old man from Buffalo died at the scene.
  
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• Elmwood Ave. drivers’ patience to be tested in Kenmore, this summer

  30-05-2017 01:48 via wivb.com
  
  KENMORE, N.Y. (WIVB) – A major construction project gets underway Tuesday in the Village of Kenmore. The work is designed to make Elmwood Avenue safer for walkers and bicyclists.
  The project has been designated Elmwood Avenue Bicycle and Pedestrian Improvements, and in the coming summer months, the need for those improvements should become apparent, with young children scurrying up and down and across Elmwood Ave. to get to Mang Park and the village pool.Kenmore Mayor Patrick Mang said th
  
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• Family Justice Center to open satellite location on Grand Island, survivor speaks out

  30-05-2017 01:19 via wivb.com
  
  GRAND ISLAND, N.Y. (WIVB) — “I was probably living with domestic violence or abuse whether it be emotional, mental, and physical for about 20 years to be honest with you,” said Laura Mason of Grand Island.
  At the time, Laura Mason says she didn’t realize she was a victim. She says she hid what was going on for years but during that difficult time, she kept a journal. She’s still shocked when she reads some of her entries.
  “I looked at myself saying who is this
  
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• Local church shelters immigrants seeking asylum

  30-05-2017 00:16 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- An October immigration bust in Buffalo that resulted in 25 arrests was a sign for Pastor Justo Gonzalez that he needed to do something.
  MORE | 25 arrested in federal investigation of local restaurants
  “It frustrated me and angered me as a Latino. It frustrated and angered me as a man of faith. And it frustrated and angered me as an American,” the head of Pilgrim-St. Luke’s told News 4.
  According to ICE, around 11,000 undocumented people with no crimin
  
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• Thousands ready to drive as ride-sharing date in WNY approaches

  30-05-2017 00:00 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The way we get around Western New York could soon be changing. “Ride-sharing” companies like Uber and Lyft will make their debut in Western New York on June 29th.
  Leaders at Uber say five thousand people people from Erie and Niagara Counties have already submitted documents to become drivers for the company here in the region.The companies say they’ve been waiting three years to make this happen, and now you’ll see a lot of
  
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