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• Owner: my security caught driver after he slammed into a dozen parked cars

  19-09-2017 23:47 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The owner of the Colonie Lounge is speaking out after a man hit a dozen cars parked near her business along Taft place early Saturday. Neighbors are blaming the North Buffalo strip club, but the owner says they should be thanking them for helping catch the culprit.
  36-year-old Joshua Jones was arrested early Saturday for allegedly slamming into a dozen parked cars along Taft place. He’s been charged with DWI, leaving the scene of a property damage accident and
  
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• Navy removes workers who called babies ‘mini satans’

  19-09-2017 23:41 via wivb.com
  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A Navy hospital in Florida has removed some employees from patient care after Snapchat photos showed a nurse giving the middle finger to a newborn with a caption that said, “How I currently feel about these mini Satans.”
  Jeanne Casey, spokeswoman for the Naval Hospital Jacksonville, said in a statement released late Monday said the incident is “outrageous, incredibly unprofessional, and cannot be tolerated.”
  The Snapchat post also said the
  
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• ‘Rapid intensification’ fuels major Atlantic hurricanes in 2017

  19-09-2017 23:19 via wivb.com
  (CNN) – It usually takes several days to a week for a tropical storm to grow into a hurricane. But if conditions are just right, a powerful major hurricane can develop in just hours.
  The process, known as “rapid intensification,” has happened four times in the last month with hurricanes Harvey, Irma, Jose, and now Maria. A normal year would only see around two storms rapidly intensify.A storm undergoes rapid intensification when its maximum sustained winds increase at lea
  
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• Western New York’s unemployment rate consistent with last year’s, state says

  19-09-2017 23:14 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Unemployment rates for the Buffalo-Niagara area remained consistent from Aug. 2016 to Aug. 2017, the New York State Department of Labor said Tuesday.
  Unemployment rates for the area were 5 percent in both Aug. 2016 and Aug. 2017, according to data released by the state labor department.
  Unemployment rates are calculated using methods prescribed by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
  Statewide, the private sector job count increased by 141,500, according to the data.
  
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• Activists prepare for education advocate, Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala’s Buffalo arrival

  19-09-2017 22:59 via wivb.com
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) — Education access advocates are gearing up to hear from one of the most outspoken activists – Malala Yousafzai.
  The 20-year-old is leading off the 31st annual Distinguished Speakers Series at the University at Buffalo.  She’s bringing her message about girls education to Alumni Arena, talking with a sold out crowd of 6500 people.
  “There’s a very small group of people in the world who have such powerful voices that they’ve been w
  
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• 7.1 magnitude quake kills 79 as buildings collapse in Mexico

  19-09-2017 22:49 via wivb.com
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — A magnitude 7.1 earthquake stunned central Mexico on Tuesday, killing at least 79 people as buildings collapsed in plumes of dust. Thousands fled into the streets in panic, and many stayed to help rescue those trapped.
  The quake came less than two weeks after another quake left 90 dead in the country’s south, and it occurred as Mexicans commemorated the anniversary of a 1985 quake that killed thousands.
  Dozens of buildings collapsed into mounds of rubble or were se
  
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• 7.1 magnitude quake kills 119 as buildings crumble in Mexico

  19-09-2017 22:49 via wivb.com
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — A magnitude 7.1 earthquake stunned central Mexico on Tuesday, killing at least 119 people as buildings collapsed in plumes of dust. Thousands fled into the streets in panic, and many stayed to help rescue those trapped.
  Scores of buildings collapsed into mounds of rubble or were severely damaged in in densely populated parts of Mexico City and nearby states. Mayor Miguel Angel Mancera said buildings collapsed at 44 places in the capital alone.
  The quake is the deadliest
  
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• 42 people killed in magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Mexico, Mexican governor says

  19-09-2017 22:49 via wivb.com
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — A magnitude 7.1 earthquake rocked central Mexico on Tuesday, killing at least two people, collapsing buildings and causing widespread panic less than two weeks after another quake left 90 dead in the country’s south.
  The governor of the central Mexican state of Morelos says at least 42 people have died as a result of the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that shook the country.
  Gov. Graco Ramirez says that 12 of the dead were in the city Jojutla and four were in the state c
  
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• Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra to take over the Clement Mansion; share space with Red Cross

  19-09-2017 22:42 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Changes are coming to the historic Clement Mansion on Delaware Avenue.
  It’s been home to the Western New York chapter of the American Red Cross for years. But now, they’ll join forces with a musical counterpart.
  The Developer is buying the Clement Mansion from the nonprofit. And in just a few weeks the BPO will be moving in. It’s a change both parties hope will be a harmonious relationship.
  It may seem like a unique combination t
  
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• Williamsville native living in Puerto Rico prepares for Hurricane Maria

  19-09-2017 22:38 via wivb.com
  VIEQUES, PUERTO RICO (WIVB)- The National Hurricane Center continues to track category five Hurricane Maria, as it inches closer and closer to the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.
  For Williamsville native Renee Rybarczck, that means home; she and her husband have lived on the small island of Vieques for almost seven years.
  After avoiding major devastation with Hurricane Irma, she fears Maria could hit her neighborhood with a vengeance.
  “You kind of just have to see what happens wh
  
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• Frightworld opens for season on Friday

  19-09-2017 22:32 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Prepare to be scared.
  Frightworld: America’s Screampark, is returning to Buffalo this Friday.
  Frightworld is now in its 16th year in Western New York and offers five themed haunted attractions.
  New for this year is “Camp Massacre”, a nod to Oct. 13 falling on a Friday this year. The attraction will send guests through the “abandoned camp grounds” of Blue Falls, where a “knife wielding maniac” is on the loose.
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• Major earthquake shakes Mexico City

  19-09-2017 20:33 via wivb.com
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — A powerful earthquake jolted Mexico City on Tuesday, causing buildings to sway sickeningly on the anniversary of a 1985 quake that did major damage to the capital.
  The extent of damage or injuries was not immediately clear, but people fled office buildings along the central Reforma Avenue.
  Mexico’s seismological agency calculated its preliminary magnitude at 6.8 and said its center was east of the city in the state of Puebla. Later, USGS said it
  
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• Teen shot multiple times Monday night

  19-09-2017 20:13 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — An 18-year-old woman was shot multiple times in Buffalo Monday night.
  Buffalo police responded to the shooting, on the 100 block of Donovan Dr., just before 9 p.m.
  According to officials, the teen was shot multiple times.
  She was taken to ECMC in a private vehicle for treatment.
  Anyone with information on the shooting can call or text the police department’s confidential tip line at (716) 847-2255.
  
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• Hurricane Maria smashes Dominica, now menaces Puerto Rico

  19-09-2017 18:55 via wivb.com
  ROSEAU, Dominica (AP) — Hurricane Maria smashed into Dominica with 160 mph winds, ripping the roof off even the prime minister’s residence and causing what he called “mind-boggling” devastation Tuesday as it plunged into a Caribbean region already ravaged by Hurricane Irma.
  The storm was on a track to wallop Puerto Rico on Wednesday “with a force and violence that we haven’t seen for several generations,” the territory’s go
  
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• Body not found for 8 months in Missouri airport parking lot

  19-09-2017 18:45 via wivb.com
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The body of a man who police believed killed himself sat in his pickup truck in a Kansas City International Airport parking lot for eight months before being discovered and his family wants to know why it wasn’t noticed sooner.
  The body of 53-year-old Randy Potter was found last week after someone reported a bad smell coming from the truck, The Kansas City Star reports. Police said the man from suburban Lenexa, 
  
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• Niagara Falls projected to deplete available fund balance by end of year

  19-09-2017 18:23 via wivb.com
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) — New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli says Niagara Falls needs to plan realistically when putting together future budgets.
  According to a new audit, the city is projected to deplete its available fund balance by the end of this year.
  “The city did not maintain a multiyear financial plan and has continued to rely on unreliable revenues and one-time funding sources,” DiNapoli’s office said.
  Between fiscal years 2014 and 2017, casino revenue
  
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• Niagara Falls dads participate in “Dads take your child to school day”

  19-09-2017 18:23 via wivb.com
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) — “Dads take your child to school” day is part of an annual event that takes place across the state. In Niagara Falls more than a thousand dads participated.
  “I think it’s important for the kids to go to school because education is very important and I want to see my daughters be successful. I have two girls,” said Rashawn Works of Niagara Falls.
  Several fathers brought their children to Abate Elementary Tuesday morning. It’s 1
  
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• Authorities offering reward for information on parolee

  19-09-2017 17:59 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A parolee is wanted by authorities for absconding from supervision.
  Deion Brown, 23, is serving a 3.5-year sentence for Second-Degree Robbery.
  According to officials, he has a history of violence and should be considered armed and dangerous.
  A warrant has been issued for his arrest, and up to $1,000 is being offered for information leading to his location.
  Anyone with information on Brown can call Crime Stoppers at (716) 867-6161.
  
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• UberEATS launches in Buffalo

  19-09-2017 17:51 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Ride sharing service Uber is offering a new way for Buffalonians to get their favorite local foods delivered straight to their doors.
  UberEATS launched in the Queen City Tuesday morning, with representatives demonstrating how to use the service during a press event at Osteria 166.
  Drivers who are approved to work for the ride sharing service can now deliver food from more than 60 different Buffalo restaurants, some of which are offering delivery for the first time ev
  
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• Buffalo police looking for suspect in multiple bank robberies

  19-09-2017 17:46 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Buffalo police are looking for help identifying a suspect in multiple bank robberies.
  The person pictured above is suspected in three robberies and one attempted robbery since September 11.
  Anyone with information on his identity is asked to call the police department’s confidential tip line at 847-2255.
  
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• At UN, Trump threatens ‘total destruction’ of North Korea

  19-09-2017 17:31 via wivb.com
  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — President Donald Trump, in a combative debut speech to the U.N. General Assembly, threatened the “total destruction'” of North Korea if it does not abandon its drive toward nuclear weapons.
  Trump, who has ramped up his rhetoric throughout the escalating crisis with North Korea, told the murmuring crowd at the U.N. that “it is far past time for the nations of the world to confront” Kim Jong Un and said that Kim’s “reckless pursu
  
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• Study: Buffalo has one of the lowest rates of regular exercise in US

  19-09-2017 16:39 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Buffalo community has one of the lowest rates of regular exercise in the Unites States, according to a new study.
  189 communities across the nation were ranked in the Gallup-Sharecare study. Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls came in at number 184 for 2015/16, with 46.5 percent of people regularly exercising.
  Rochester was slightly higher, ranking at 179, with 47.8 percent.
  Buffalo ranked higher than both Toledo and Akron, Ohio. Ranked last was the Hickory-Le
  
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• Jeff Dunham coming to Buffalo

  19-09-2017 15:35 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Ventriloquist Jeff Dunham is coming to Buffalo.
  The comedian and Guinness World Record holder for “Most Tickets Sold for a Stand-up Comedy Tour,” will be performing at the KeyBank Center as part of his of Passively Aggressive tour.
  Tickets for the April 18 show go on sale November 6 at 10 a.m. They will cost $52.
  Those interested in getting tickets can go to the KeyBank Center Box Office, call 888-223-6000 or go to tickets.com.
  
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• FEMA to release updated flood maps for Lackawanna

  19-09-2017 15:21 via wivb.com
  LACKAWANNA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Leaders in Lackawanna hope updated flood maps could result in fewer homeowners having to pay expensive insurance rates.
  FEMA plans to release an updated map of the “special flood hazard area” around Smoke Creek in Lackawanna sometime next month.
  Assemblyman Mickey Kearns told the Lackawanna City Council last night that the map has not been updated in decades, forcing some homeowners to pay for flood insurance they might not need.
  “Over $350,
  
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• Clinton won’t rule out questioning Trump’s legitimacy

  19-09-2017 14:43 via wivb.com
  ATLANTA (AP) — Hillary Clinton says she won’t rule out questioning President Donald Trump’s legitimacy depending on what official inquiries uncover about Russian interference in the 2016 presidential campaign.
  But the 2016 Democratic nominee said Monday during an NPR interview that she knows of no constitutional grounds to challenge the actual election results, regardless of what investigators find.
  Clinton told “Fresh Air” host Terry Gross that
  
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• UB police warn of email phishing scam

  19-09-2017 13:30 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Police at the University at Buffalo want students to double check their emails Tuesday morning.
  They’re warning students to be on the lookout for a phishing scam.
  The email, claiming to be from UB administrators, says it is an important message from the school.
  Look closely though, and you’ll notice the word “important” is incorrectly spelled.
  
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• Teen on bicycle hit by motorcycle

  19-09-2017 13:14 via wivb.com
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) — A teenager is recovering in the hospital after being hit by a motorcycle while riding her bike.
  Amherst police say it happened Monday around 9:30 p.m. near the 5100 block of Main St.
  Authorities say a 32-year-old man was driving south on Forest Rd. when he collided with the 17-year-old girl.
  The teen was taken to ECMC with serious injuries.
  Police are still investigating, and so far, they haven’t filed any charges.
  
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• Toys ‘R’ Us files for bankruptcy but keeps stores open

  19-09-2017 13:03 via wivb.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — Toys ‘R’ Us, the big box toy retailer struggling with $5 billion in debt and intense online competition, has filed for bankruptcy protection ahead of the key holiday shopping season — and says its stores will remain open for business as usual.
  The company based in Wayne, New Jersey, said late Monday that it was voluntarily seeking relief through the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia in Richmond —
  
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• Serious 2-motorcycle crash sends one to hospital by Mercy Flight

  19-09-2017 11:13 via wivb.com
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) – New York State Police are investigating a two-motorcycle crash that shut down part of the Lasalle Expressway for a time Monday night.
  The crash happened around 10 p.m. and the RobShots photographer on the scene saw emergency crews tending to one victim.
  State Police confirm one person was flown to ECMC by Mercy Flight following the crash. A State Police spokesperson said that motorcyclist had multiple, non-life threatening injuries.
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• Hours before public hearing, lawsuit filed over Westwood development

  19-09-2017 06:00 via wivb.com
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB)- A legal battle is brewing in Amherst over the future of the Westwood Country Club. Just hours before a planned public hearing, site owner Mensch Capital Partners filed a lawsuit against the Town of Amherst and its Board.
  The lawsuit claims, among other things, the Town Board convened a number of executive sessions illegally, violating the State’s open meetings law. It alleges the board used those closed-door meetings to come up with a strategy to accelerate the p
  
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• Plane carrying Hurricane Irma shelter dogs arrives in WNY

  19-09-2017 04:26 via wivb.com
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Dozens of dogs are looking for forever homes after a plane carrying more than a hundred dogs from areas impacted by hurricane Irma landed in Cheektowaga Monday.
  The trip to Western New York was quite the journey as the plane made a pit stop to drop off more than 50 dogs to nearby shelters in Delaware and Pennsylvania.
  More than 30 dogs arrived in Cheektowaga from the Tampa Bay area in Florida. The dogs were already up for adoption before Hurricane Irma made landf
  
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• Sabres fall 3-2 in OT to Carolina in preseason opener

  19-09-2017 03:53 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – It’s been nearly three decades since Hall of Fame defenseman Phil Housley wore the Blue and Gold in Buffalo. His coaching debut was spoiled by Carolina in a 3-2 overtime loss in the Sabres preseason opener on Monday.
  “A little bit of nervousness, you know. But as the game went on just felt comfortable,” Housley said.  “I’m just really happy to be apart of the Buffalo Sabres again. I think it’s a great city it’s a great o
  
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• Bills defense stands tall, but shows room for improvement Vs. Panthers

  19-09-2017 03:11 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The Bills defense did it’s job on Sunday holding the Panthers to just nine points in a 9-3 loss on Sunday.
  Despite sacking Carolina quarterback Cam Newton six times — their most in a games since 2014 when Jim Schwartz was the team’s defensive coordinator — the defense believes they could have done a lot more.
  To an extent, they’re right. If there is one area where Buffalo struggled it was on third down.  The Panthers converted 7 of
  
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• Maria strengthens into Category 5 hurricane

  19-09-2017 02:47 via wivb.com
  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hurricane Maria intensified into a potentially catastrophic Category 5 storm Monday as it surged toward islands in the eastern Caribbean, and forecasters warned it might become even stronger.
  The storm’s eye was expected to pass near Dominica during the night and then on Tuesday brush past many of the islands already wrecked by Hurricane Irma and head toward a possible direct strike on Puerto Rico on Wednesday.
  On Dominica, zinc roofs began blowing off ho
  
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• Gov. Cuomo to credit bureaus: follow state cybersecurity laws or leave

  19-09-2017 02:17 via wivb.com
  WEST SENECA, N.Y. (WIVB) – Gov. Andrew Cuomo is proposing new regulations to protect the personal information of New Yorkers, by requiring credit reporting agencies to register with the state and comply with New York’s nation-leading cybersecurity standard.
  The Governor’s announcement comes after Equifax announced last week the company had been targeted by computer hackers, exposing the personal financial data of 143 million Americans, of which 8 million were New Yorkers.
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