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• Car strikes multiple people near New York’s Penn Station

  29-09-2017 23:57 via wivb.com
  NEW YORK — Multiple people have been struck by a vehicle near Pennsylvania Station in New York, the NYPD says.
  A spokesman said the incident appears to have been an accident. The spokesman said the man lost control of the vehicle after an issue with the pedals.
  One man and two women were injured. Their injuries are not life-threatening, the spokesman said.
  
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• In Niagara Falls, 2.6 percent tax increase proposed for 2018 budget

  29-09-2017 23:43 via wivb.com
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) – Niagara Falls mayor Paul Dyster says his 2018 proposed budget is “dramatically different” than what he hoped to present.
  The budget doesn’t include any layoffs to city workforce, but will include consolidation of some city departments..@PDyster says his budget doesn’t include any layoffs to city workforce. Instead the plan is to consolidate some city departments.
  — Shannon I. (@SmithNews4) September 29, 2017
  Vacant city positions w
  
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• Springville-Boston Road project complete

  29-09-2017 23:36 via wivb.com
  Springville, N.Y. (WIVB) – Southtowns residents who use Springville-Boston Road are experiencing a much smoother ride these days.The nearly 10 mile stretch has undergone major reconstruction this summer, and not a moment too soon.The well-traveled road has been the subject of many complaints because of its deteriorating condition over the years.Erie County spent $3.3 million fixing the road, which required spending about a million just for culvert work.“They did a great job in getti
  
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• Oklahoma man convicted of beheading co-worker

  29-09-2017 23:26 via wivb.com
  NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — An Oklahoma man accused of beheading a co-worker at a food processing plant in 2014 has been convicted of first-degree murder.
  Jurors convicted Alton Nolen on Friday in the death of 54-year-old Coleen Hufford. She was killed in 2014 at the Vaughan Foods plant in suburban Oklahoma City.
  Jurors deliberated for about two hours before reaching the verdict. They also found Nolen guilty of assault and battery with a deadly weapon in what prosecutors said was the attempted be
  
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• HHS Secretary Tom Price is out, amid private charter scandal

  29-09-2017 22:49 via wivb.com
  (CBS NEWS) – Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Tom Price is out, amid intense scrutiny for his use of private charter planes.
  Price “offered his resignation earlier today and the President accepted,” a statement by White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Friday afternoon. The president intends to designate Don J. Wright to serve as acting secretary, the statement went on to say. He’s currently deputy assistant HHS secretary.
  Price’s tenure in
  
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• Authorities: Officer killed in Georgia shooting

  29-09-2017 21:05 via wivb.com
  (AP) – A county official in Georgia says one police officer is dead and another wounded after they were shot while approaching a stolen car.
  Barry Atkison is an assistant county manager for Polk County in northwest Georgia. He said two suspects have been arrested in the Friday shootings and a third was still being sought by police.
  Atkison said the officers were responding to a call about a suspicious vehicle that had been reported stolen to police. He said one officer had called the other
  
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• Police in Canada looking for couple accused of stealing cars, gas

  29-09-2017 20:40 via wivb.com
  NIAGARA FALLS, Ontario (WIVB) — Niagara Regional Police say two people have been shoplifting and stealing cars and gas since August.
  Earlier this week, officers found Kevin Stapleford-Francalanza, 24, and Rachel Hayden, 22, in a grocery store parking lot.
  When police boxed in the suspects’ car, they say Stapleford-Francalanza used the vehicle to smash their way out.
  Three police cars and two other cars were hit, causing thousands of dollars in damage.
  The couple got away and no
  
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• Buffalo man facing several charges after crashing truck into 3 Kenmore homes

  29-09-2017 19:19 via wivb.com
  KENMORE, N.Y. (WIVB) — “He hit my porch and landed and it was just a big ball of smoke,” said Diane Stapleton of Kenmore
  Neighbors in Kenmore were sound asleep when they woke up to a loud crash around 2 am.
  “It sounded like an explosion went off. My wife and I came running down and I come down and see the corner of my house gone,” said Dale Pershyn of Kenmore.
  It all started on Niagara Falls Boulevard where Amherst Police tried to pull over the driver of a white pic
  
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• Puerto Ricans say US relief efforts failing them

  29-09-2017 18:52 via wivb.com
  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The Trump administration declared Thursday that its relief efforts in Puerto Ricoare succeeding, but people on the island said help was scarce and disorganized while food supplies dwindled in some remote towns eight days after Hurricane Maria devastated the U.S. territory of 3.4 million people.
  President Donald Trump cleared the way for more supplies to head to Puerto Rico by issuing a 10-day waiver of federal restriction
  
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• Suspect to be sent back to Ohio to face murder charges

  29-09-2017 18:20 via wivb.com
  YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – An Ohio man arrested in Niagara Falls will be sent back to Youngstown, Ohio to face murder charges in the death of his girlfriend.
  Police now believe that JeShawn Elliott killed Anvia Mickens in Youngstown.
  Elliott was arrested in Niagara Falls in August after his brother called 911 to report that Elliott confessed to stabbing his girlfriend. Police said Mickens’ body was found in the trunk his car.
  Mickens died of 23 stab wounds, 14 cuts
  
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• Kim Kardashian confirms new baby in reality show promo

  29-09-2017 17:51 via wivb.com
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kim Kardashian West is finally confirming that she and Kanye West are having a third child — and she’s doing it through a promo for her reality series.
  Kardashian West is shown in a short video released Thursday for “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” in which she speaks with her sister Khloe on a video chat. At one point during the call, she tells her sister, “We’re having a baby!”
  No additional details about the pregnan
  
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• SBA hiring for temporary positions following hurricanes

  29-09-2017 17:39 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The U.S. Small Business Administration is hiring for a number of temporary positions in Buffalo.
  They are looking for business and home loan officers, attorneys and paralegals following Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma.
  The loan officers that the SBA is looking for should have experience evaluating financial information, as well as determining credit worthiness and repayment ability.
  If attorneys have real estate experience, it will be helpful. They will review an
  
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• Wisconsin girl reaches plea deal in Slender Man case

  29-09-2017 17:10 via wivb.com
  WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — One of two Wisconsin girls charged with stabbing a classmate to impress the fictitious horror character Slender Man will plead guilty in a deal that calls for her to avoid prison time.
  Fifteen-year-old Morgan Geyser will remain in a state mental hospital under an agreement announced Friday. It calls for Geyser to be evaluated by doctors who will report to a judge for a determination of how long she should remain in treatment.
  Geyser and Anissa Weier were charged with
  
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• 12th death from nursing home that lost power, AC during Irma

  29-09-2017 16:48 via wivb.com
  MIAMI (AP) — A twelfth death has been reported from a Florida nursing home that lost its air conditioning during Hurricane Irma.
  The Broward County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed the death of 57-year-old patient Dolores Biamonte on Friday.
  Officials said she died Thursday night.
  Hollywood police spokeswoman Miranda Grossman says her department is treating all deaths from the Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills as part its criminal investigation.
  Eight patients died Sept. 13
  
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• Lawyer: O.J. Simpson to eat steak, get iPhone after release

  29-09-2017 15:21 via wivb.com
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — O.J. Simpson’s attorney says he expects the former football star and actor to be released from a Nevada prison “a few days” after Sunday, the first eligible date for Simpson to be paroled under a decision reached by a state panel in July.
  Malcolm LaVergne tells ABC’s “Good Morning America” that Simpson is “making arrangements” for his release but nothing has been finalized.
  Simpson is being released after spending nine years
  
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• Phil Mickelson takes selfie with Obama, Bush and Clinton

  29-09-2017 14:53 via wivb.com
  JERSEY CITY, N.J. (WIVB) — Pro golfer Phil Mickelson recently took a selfie with not one, not two, but three former U.S. presidents.
  The photo, showing Mickelson, Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton was taken at the 2017 Presidents Cup in New Jersey.
  The three former presidents each served as honorary chairman of the event in the past. President Donald Trump is the current honorary chairman.
  Here is the selfie:When you can take a selfie with three US Presidents, you do it!!
  
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• List of National Coffee Day deals

  29-09-2017 13:28 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Friday, September 29 is National Coffee Day. Here are some places where you can get special deals on your morning cup.
  Dunkin Donuts – Free medium hot coffee with purchase of medium or larger hot coffee.
  McDonald’s – Free medium McCafe drink with any purchase from the McDonald’s app. McCafe drinks are just $2 otherwise.
  Tim Hortons – Free hot or iced coffee for downloading the Tim Hortons app.
  Cinnabon – Free 12 ounce coffee all da
  
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• Cheektowaga home is total loss after overnight fire

  29-09-2017 12:46 via wivb.com
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) — A home in Cheektowaga is a total loss after it caught fire.
  Several fire departments responded to Oehman Blvd. overnight.
  The house burned to the ground, but no one was hurt.
  Fire officials tell News 4 it was vacant.
  Surrounding homes were not damaged and it is not clear what caused the fire.
  (Photo: Paula)(Photo: Paula)(Photo: Paula)
  
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• Woman reminding others of car safety with viral photos

  29-09-2017 12:41 via wivb.com
  LANCASTER, Pa. (WIVB) — Photos of a badly damaged car have gone viral.
  They’re part of a Pennsylvania mom’s effort to remind others about the importance of car safety.
  Jenna Rabberman says her two young children escaped an accident without a scratch. She says paramedics at the scene credited their safety to being properly buckled into their rear-facing child seats.
  The photos have been shared online over 250,000 times.
  
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• Driver charged with DWI after striking 3 homes in Kenmore

  29-09-2017 12:24 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A truck struck three homes on Kenmore Ave. Friday morning.
  Amherst police say the driver of the truck was speeding, and they tried to pull him over on Niagara Falls Blvd.
  The truck took off, and police followed the truck down Kenmore Ave. into Kenmore.
  The truck lost control shortly after crossing Delaware Ave., and that’s when it struck two homes, knocking the front porch off one house and causing significant foundation damage to another one.
  It came to a
  
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• Driver arrested after striking 3 homes in Kenmore

  29-09-2017 12:24 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A truck struck three homes on Kenmore Ave. Friday morning.
  Amherst police say the driver of the truck was speeding, and they tried to pull him over on Niagara Falls Blvd.
  The truck took off, and police followed the truck down Kenmore Ave. into Kenmore.
  The truck lost control shortly after crossing Delaware Ave., and that’s when it struck two homes, knocking the front porch off one house and causing significant foundation damage to another one.
  It came to a
  
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• Crews film scenes for “Purge” movie downtown

  29-09-2017 05:10 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Production crews were in Buffalo Thursday, filming for the next installment of “The Purge” series.
  Crews were filming at Mohawk Street and Washington Street downtown on Thursday evening. They’re filming in the basement of the Sinclair apartment building.
  Residents of the building have been told that crews will be filming there for the next several weeks.
  Filming for the movie started in Buffalo on Monday. Industry leaders say it could be the biggest
  
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• Fraud charges thrown out for two convicted of stealing money intended for Iraq radio station

  29-09-2017 05:06 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Some charges have been thrown out for two people convicted of stealing money that was supposed to go to a radio station in Iraq.
  Steve Jabar and Deborah Bowers were found guilty of fraud and making false statements to investigators last year.
  They were accused of stealing $65,000 from a grant they won from the United Nations.
  Jabar fought the charges for a decade before his conviction, saying he was innocent.
  On Thursday, a judge said the fraud charges were never pro
  
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• Climber: Rock fall strikes Yosemite for a second day

  29-09-2017 03:07 via wivb.com
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A massive new rock fall hit Yosemite National Park on Thursday, cracking with a thundering roar off the iconic El Capitan rock formation and sending huge plumes of white dust surging through the valley floor below. It was not immediately clear if there were new casualties, a day after another slab dropped from El Capitan, killing a British climber and injuring a second.
  Ken Yager, president and founder of the Yosemite Climbing Association, said he witnessed the most re
  
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• AG sues Chairs and Tables, alleging no tables and chairs

  29-09-2017 02:23 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Sandy Demler promised a friend she could have Demler’s well-used 20-year-old dinette set as soon as she gets the new table and chairs she ordered and paid for in-full back in early August.
  Demler has not received the furniture she bought from Chairs and Tables, a South Park Avenue furniture store, so Sandy filed a consumer complaint with the New York Office of Attorney General, joining several other complainants against the South Buffalo dealer.
  Attorney Genera
  
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• Former Erie County DA Frank Clark remembered

  29-09-2017 01:47 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Family, friends and colleagues said goodbye to former Erie County District Attorney Frank Clark who died Friday at the age of 74.
  Clark’s health had been declining in recent months.He battled lupus and kidney disease.
  A funeral service was held at St. Michael Church in Buffalo Thursday.
  Clark, a well-known legal and political figure in Western New York is a native of Brooklyn and a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps.“Frank Clark may have sounded like he st
  
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• Gov. Cuomo announces “aggressive” new actions to combat opioid epidemic

  29-09-2017 01:28 via wivb.com
  ALBANY, N.Y. (WIVB) – Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Thursday that he is looking to add eleven types of fentanyl analogs to the state’s controlled substance schedules, which will allow law enforcement the ability to go after the dealers who manufacture and sell it, Cuomo said in a Thursday press conference.
  Cuomo will advance legislation to add the fentanyl varieties to the state’s controlled substance schedules.
  Cuomo also announced that he is advising the New York State Dep
  
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