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• Trump administration dramatically scales back refugee admissions

  27-09-2017 23:58 via wivb.com
  (CNN) – The Trump administration announced Wednesday it will dramatically reduce the number of refugees allowed to resettle in the United States, bringing the number to less than half of what former President Barack Obama had proposed for the current fiscal year.The US plans to admit no more than 45,000 refugees in the coming year, with regional caps of 19,000 for Africa, 17,500 for the Near East and South Asia (which includes most Middle Eastern countries), 5,000 for East Asia, 2,00
  
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• Public Works Commissioner speaks out after employee accused of stabbing dog

  27-09-2017 23:52 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- The City of Buffalo has fired an employee accused of stabbing a dog over the weekend.
  “This is unacceptable, this won’t be tolerated for any city employee or anyone out there,” said Steve Stepniak, the commissioner of public works, parks and streets.
  According to police, early Saturday morning James Craddock got out of a city vehicle near Mineral Springs Rd. and Frank Ave., talked with a woman walking a dog and then stabbed the dog. The 46 year old wa
  
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• 17-year-old struck by gunfire in Buffalo

  27-09-2017 23:51 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – A shooting occurred around 4:15 p.m. in the first block of Bennett Village Terrace.
  Buffalo Police say a 17-year-old was struck by gunfire.
  He was transported by ambulance to ECMC with apparent non-life threatening injuries.
  
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• Royal Caribbean sends cruise ship to help Puerto Rico

  27-09-2017 23:27 via wivb.com
  (CNN) – Royal Caribbean is using a cruise ship to help evacuate people from Puerto Rico and deliver needed supplies to Caribbean islands.
  The cruise line announced on Tuesday that it is canceling its September 30 Adventure of the Seas trip so it can use the ship to help victims of Hurricane Maria.
   The 3,800 passenger vessel will bring aid to San Juan, as well as St. Croix and St. Thomas, which were hit by both Maria and Hurricane Irma. Adventure arrives in San Jua
  
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• UB Police to college residents: “Lock your doors” after string of summer dorm burglaries

  27-09-2017 22:19 via wivb.com
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) – College students: Lock your doors.
  That’s a warning from University at Buffalo Police.
  All this after a series of burglaries at college dorms across the Western New York area this summer.
  University at Buffalo police say a Buffalo man was caught on surveillance camera and is responsible for at least 7 different burglaries at residence halls since the end of July. But now, UB Police want students to know, these crimes are all preventable.
  Police say it was
  
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• Man charged with threatening teen with knife in Tonawanda

  27-09-2017 22:14 via wivb.com
  TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) – A Tonawanda man was arrested after allegedly threatening and chasing a 16-year-old with a knife at the canal area in the city of Tonawanda on Monday.
  Alberto T. Roman, 38, of Simpson Street, was charged with second degree menacing, criminal possession of a weapon, with intent to use and endangering the welfare of a child.
  The victim told police that Roman approached him while fishing at the canal and pulled the knife and chased, the victim ran to the harbormaster&r
  
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• Plan in motion for OJ Simpson release as soon as Monday

  27-09-2017 22:07 via wivb.com
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — O.J. Simpson could be released on parole as soon as Monday in Las Vegas under a plan being finalized by Nevada officials, a prison spokeswoman said Wednesday.
  The process culminating in freedom for the former football player, actor and TV pitchman is in motion, but must be approved and documents must be signed, state Department of Corrections spokeswoman Brooke Keast said.
  Meanwhile, the 70-year-old Simpson remains at Lovelock Correctional Center in northern Nevada awaitin
  
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• Boil water advisory issued for Village of Franklinville

  27-09-2017 22:02 via wivb.com
  FRANKLINVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) – The Village of Franklinville is advising all residents to boil their drinking water until further notice.
  The advisory is due to potential loss of pressure in the distribution system on Wednesday during routine maintenance of the water supply, a statement from the village said Wednesday.
  Chlorine concentrations remain normal, the statement added. The advisory is being issued as a precautionary measure, in conjunction with the Cattaraugus County Health Departmen
  
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• Three inmates arrested on prison contraband charges

  27-09-2017 21:42 via wivb.com
  ATTICA, N.Y. (WIVB) – Three inmates at New York prisons were arrested by New York State Police last week for criminal activities that occurred in the prisons.
  Carlos Corrales, 32, currently housed in Attica Correctional Facility, was charged with first degree promoting prison contraband, for possessing drug contraband within the facility on March 1.
  Ryan Boodhoo, 22, currently housed at Southport Correctional Facility in Pine City, NY, was arrested for first degree promoting prison contrab
  
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• Traffic stoppages scheduled for Skyway, LaSalle Expressway on Thursday

  27-09-2017 21:00 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Traffic stoppages are scheduled for the LaSalle Expressway in Niagara Falls and the Buffalo Skyway on Thursday for a commercial filming.
  The stoppages will occur on the LaSalle Expressway eastbound between 77th Street and William Street intermittently from noon to 2 p.m., and between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. on the Buffalo Skyway inbound between Tifft Street and Church Street.
  Motorists should expect to encounter delays no more than five minutes in duration, a statement fro
  
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• Preps underway for Interfaith Service for Mental Illness Recovery and Understanding

  27-09-2017 18:19 via wivb.com
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) – As we get ready to welcome October, leaders with Community Missions and the Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center are getting ready to mark Mental Illness Awareness week with the seventh annual Interfaith Community Prayer Service for Mental Illness Recovery and Understanding.
  This year’s service will be held October 3 at 3:30 p.m. at First Congregational United Church of Christ at 822 Cleveland Avenue in Niagara Falls.
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• Oishei Children’s Hospital expected to open in November

  27-09-2017 18:07 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The new Oishei Children’s Hospital is expected to open in just over a month.
  The tentative move-in date to the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus is set for November 10.
  That date depends on the weather for working outdoors.
  MORE | Find more information on the hospital here.
  
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• Coach McDermott talks about the Falcons

  27-09-2017 18:00 via wivb.com
  ORCHARD PARK,N.Y. (WIVB)-Bills Head Coach Sean McDermott talked to the media Wednesday as his team prepares for Sunday’s game against the Atlanta Falcons at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.
  Coach McDermott discussed the teams injuries, facing one of the league’s highest scoring offenses with quarterback Matt Ryan and receiver Julio Jones, his connection to Falcons Head Coach Dan Quinn, and if there will be another anthem protest this Sunday.
  Here is a transcript of his remarks:
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• Man accused of multiple thefts from UB dorms

  27-09-2017 16:14 via wivb.com
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) — A 20-year-old has been charged with stealing from dorms at both University at Buffalo campuses.
  Darnell Cleveland is not a UB student, but the school’s police say he is connected to at least seven burglaries in the dorms since the end of July.
  Police say Cleveland would wait for someone to leave their dorm, then go in and take items like money, credit cards, car keys and ID cars.
  According to authorities, Cleveland stole three different vehicles at UB, and
  
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• Missing girl located

  27-09-2017 15:57 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y.  (WIVB) — Buffalo police say a missing girl has been located.
  13-year-old Jasmine Coon reported to School #39 on High St., and was last seen on Jefferson Ave.
  Around 1 p.m., police say she was located and was back with family members.
  
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• Local nurses donating uniforms to nurses in Texas following Harvey

  27-09-2017 15:02 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Today, nurses from Buffalo will be helping their fellow nurses in Texas.
  Nurses from Mercy Hospital will send more than 1,000 uniforms to help health care workers who have been affected by Hurricane Harvey.
  The nurses donated the uniforms during a collection that ended last Friday.
  Their work will be recognized during a news conference outside the hospital on Abbott Rd. Wednesday afternoon at 1 p.m.
  
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• Watch rare film of Amelia Earhart in WNY

  27-09-2017 14:47 via wivb.com
  ROCHESTER, NY (WROC-TV) — For 80 years, history buffs have been trying to solve the mystery of Amelia Earhart’s disappearance.  But now Rochesterians are being called to solve a mystery closer to home. 9 years before she vanished, Earhart got a hero’s welcome at a rally outside Rochester.
  In the 1920’s and ’30’s, Livonia town doctor Harold Trott was one of Livingston County’s most colorful characters.  With his motion picture camera, he filmed
  
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• Protesters march outside of Deep South Taco during Sheriff Howard’s fundraiser

  27-09-2017 14:29 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Dozens of demonstrators picketed outside of a popular restaurant while the Erie County Sheriff was holding a fundraiser inside.
  The protesters say it’s hypocritical of Sheriff Tim Howard to hold an event at a Mexican restaurant, given his stance on immigration.
  The protesters marched outside Deep South Taco on Ellicott St. last night. They accuse Sheriff Howard of supporting policies that leave immigrants at risk of being target by deputies.
  Josie Diebel said &
  
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• Researchers: CTE could be found in living patients

  27-09-2017 13:33 via wivb.com
  BOSTON (WIVB) — A medical test could, one day, save the lives of many athletes.
  A growing number of NFL veterans say they have symptoms of a condition known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).
  Diagnosing CTE has only been possible by examining the brain of someone who has died.
  Now, researchers say they could find CTE in living patients.
  Researchers at Boston University compared the brains of former college and pro football players to the brains on non-athletes with and without
  
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• Sources: City employee accused of stabbing dog fired

  27-09-2017 13:07 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A city employee accused of stabbing a dog could be without a job Wednesday morning.
  Sources tell News 4 that James Craddock has been fired.
  Buffalo police say Craddock got out of a city vehicle and stabbed a woman’s dog Saturday morning.
  Craddock worked for the Buffalo City Parks Department, and was working at the time.
  He was charged with Aggravated Cruelty to Animals, Criminal Possession of a Weapon and making threats.
  
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• Detectives seen investigating on Monroe St.

  27-09-2017 12:54 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Detectives were called to a crime scene on Buffalo’s east side early this morning.
  Investigators were seen on Monroe St. near Sycamore around 2 a.m.
  Crime scene tape blocked part of the street.
  News 4 will provide more information as soon as it is available.
  
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• 2 shot at Potomac and Parkdale avenues

  27-09-2017 12:53 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Buffalo police say two people were shot just after Midnight.
  The incident occurred at Parkdale and Potomac avenues.
  Both victims appear to have been seriously injured.
  
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• 1 dead, 1 injured in shooting at Potomac and Parkdale avenues

  27-09-2017 12:53 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Buffalo police say two people were shot just after Midnight.
  The incident occurred at Parkdale and Potomac avenues.
  One of the victims, a 23-year-old Buffalo man, was dead at the scene. The other victim, a 32-year-old Buffalo woman, was taken to ECMC, where she is in critical condition.
  
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• Canadian city to ease Trick or Treat maximum age

  27-09-2017 10:19 via wivb.com
  BATHURST, NEW BRUNSWICK, CANADA (WIVB) — The city council in this eastern Canadian community is relaxing a rule that bans people over age 14 from wearing costumes on Halloween night to Trick or Treat.
  The bylaw was passed in 2005.It also bans “door to door soliciting” on October 31 after 7:00 p.m., and facial disguises after that time on Halloween night.
  Recently the council considered amending the rules, to raise the maximum age for Trick or Treat to 16, and extend the cutoff
  
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• Niagara Falls development projects get boosts from grants

  27-09-2017 05:30 via wivb.com
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB)- Two economic development projects in Niagara Falls are getting a boost.
  A city agency is funneling $400,000 dollars in grants into investments along Third and Niagara Streets.
  “We’re a couple years behind Buffalo but we’re confident we’ll get there,” said Anthony Vilardo, the executive director of NFC Development Corporation, a non-profit city agency.
  Vilardo is tasked with stimulating the city’s economy.
  “We need to make
  
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• Holly Colino to undergo mental health exam

  27-09-2017 04:55 via wivb.com
  ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC-TV) – The woman accused of murdering a mother in Brockport was back in court Tuesday.
  Police say Holly Colino shot and killed 33-year-old Megan Dix on South Avenue in Brockport in August while Dix was sitting in her car. Police say they did not know each other.
  Tuesday, Colino’s attorney Mark Foti asked the court for an order of examination before proceeding any further in case. The judge granted the request, which will help the court de
  
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• Northbound North Grand Island Bridge will be closed this weekend

  27-09-2017 04:39 via wivb.com
  GRAND ISLAND, N.Y. (WIVB)  – The northbound North Grand Island Bridge will be shut down this weekend to allow crews to work on it.
  The closure will begin this Friday at 8:30 p.m. It is slated to end 6 a.m. Oct. 2 (Monday).
  Until then, all northbound traffic will be shifted to the southbound bridge.
  The work is part of a $8.4 million deck overlay improvement project that began in June.
   
  
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• Dunkirk mayor desperate to reach his mother in Puerto Rico

  27-09-2017 04:38 via wivb.com
  DUNKIRK, N.Y. (WIVB) — Families all over the country are desperate to communicate with their loved ones in Puerto Rico.
  The aftermath of Hurricane Maria has left more than 3.4 million Americans to live without power, limited access to food and water and no lines of communication.
  For many people, it’s been a week since they last spoke to family members and friends on the island.
  The Mayor of Dunkirk, Wilfred Rosas has been trying to reach his 79 year-old mother in Puerto Rico. She gr
  
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• Southern California wildfire prompts evacuations, school closings

  27-09-2017 03:16 via wivb.com
  CORONA, Calif. — Firefighters hosed down blazing trees within a few feet of homes threatened by a wildfire that surged through suburban canyons in Southern California and sent hundreds of people scrambling for safety.
  One residence was damaged Monday before shifting winds sent flames away from neighborhoods in and around Corona, about 50 miles southeast of Los Angeles.
  “It came up over the ridge there, probably 50-foot flames, sounded like a turbine engine when it came over, at
  
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• Hero groom jumps in river on his wedding day to save little boy from drowning

  27-09-2017 03:13 via wivb.com
  (CBS NEWS ) – When Clayton Cook jumped off a park bridge and into the water while posing for wedding photos, his bride, Brittany, thought he was playing a prank on her.
  Seconds later, she realized it wasn’t a prank at all.
  “Grab my hand, grab my hand!” Cook yelled as he popped up from the water.
  Several feet below, Brittany saw a little boy struggling to keep his head above water. Her new husband was swimming toward the child, reaching for his wrist.
  “I kind of pluc
  
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• Buffalo’s veterans and homeless get a second HELP-ing of housing

  27-09-2017 02:24 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – A new multi-million dollar housing complex was unveiled Tuesday, providing new apartments for Buffalo’s homeless veterans, senior citizens, and low-income families, on Buffalo’s East Side.
  The new apartments were developed by national advocacy group, Help USA, and this particular project is called the Hickory Street Apartments at HELP Buffalo II, comprised of 47 units with one, two, and three-bedroom apartments, in a three building complex on Broadway.
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• VIDEO: Local vets take Honor Flight to Washington D.C.

  27-09-2017 01:20 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Dozens of local veterans took the Buffalo-Niagara Honor Flight to Washington, D.C. last weekend.
  Watch their emotional journey here.For more information about the Buffalo-Niagara Honor Flight, click here. 
  
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• Former non-profit employee charged with using organization’s credit card for personal purposes

  27-09-2017 00:33 via wivb.com
  JAMESTOWN, N.Y. (WIVB) – A former employee of a Jamestown non-profit has been charged with using a company credit card to make personal purchases while he was employed as a maintenance worker with the organization.
  Joey A. Weise, 37, was charged with official misconduct by Jamestown Police Tuesday morning following an investigation into the matter.
  According to police reports, the investigation revealed that Weise had used an organization credit card to make $504.67 worth of personal purch
  
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• New York State Police looking for ink thief

  27-09-2017 00:17 via wivb.com
  CLARENCE, N.Y. (WIVB) – New York State Police are looking for a suspect believed to have stolen an estimated $8,200 worth of ink over several visits to BJ’s on Transit Road during August.
  The suspect, described as a black female, went into BJ’s seven times in August, taking ink and then shopping for a small amount of items before exiting the store.
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  She may live in the Buffalo or Rochester area, the NYSP report said.
  Anyone with information is asked to call 
  
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