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• OFFICIALS: Las Vegas shooting was “pre-planned extensively”

  03-10-2017 23:12 via wivb.com
  LAS VEGAS, NV (CBS) – In a press conference in Las Vegas on Tuesday, officials said that the shooting was “pre-planned extensively”, based on the type and amount of weaponry found in Stephen Paddock’s hotel room.
  Paddock began to open fire at 10:08 p.m. and fired at a “progressive, successive rate” for nine minutes, Clark County Sheriff  Joseph Lombardo said.
  When asked if investigators will eventually determine a motive, Lombardo said “I absolutely
  
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• Husband of Grand Island woman injured in hit and run files lawsuit against driver, town, county

  03-10-2017 23:03 via wivb.com
  GRAND ISLAND, N.Y. (WIVB) – The husband of Dana Papaj, the Grand Island woman struck by a hit-and-run driver in Grand Island while walking her dog in June, has filed a lawsuit against the driver of the vehicle and his girlfriend, as well as the co-lessee of the 2017 Dodge Ram pickup truck and the company through which it was leased.
  Donald Papaj also named Erie County and the Town of Grand Island as defendants in the lawsuit.
  The driver, Edward J. Kuebler III, 27, of Tonawanda, was charged
  
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• Former Jills’ case will continue as class action lawsuit, appellate court rules

  03-10-2017 21:26 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The former Buffalo Jills won a victory in their lawsuit against the NFL and Bills defendants in appeals court.
  The cheerleaders’ case will continue as a class action lawsuit, the Supreme Court Fourth Judicial Department Appellate Division ruled. The appellate court upheld a June 2016 decision from Erie County Supreme Court Justice Timothy Drury, certifying the former Jills’ lawsuit as a class action suit.
  The Buffalo Bills, Cumulus Radio Company (formerly
  
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• NFTA collecting donations for Puerto Rico

  03-10-2017 18:38 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The NFTA is collecting donations for Hurricane Maria recovery efforts in Puerto Rico.
  Items being accepted include the following:
  Batteries
  Flashlights
  Portable lanterns
  Hygiene products
  Baby wipes
  Diapers
  Cases of water
  Donations will be accepted from 5-7:30 p.m. at a collection bus on Maryland St.
  The bus will be across from the McDonald’s restaurant between Niagara and 7th streets.
  
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• Town of Tonawanda police looking for person of interest after theft

  03-10-2017 17:19 via wivb.com
  TOWN OF TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Police in the Town of Tonawanda are looking for help identifying a person of interest related to a larceny.
  Authorities say the larceny happened on August 21. The person was only identified as a man.
  Anyone with information can call the police department’s confidential tip line at (716) 879-6606, and refer to complaint #17-733607.
  
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• Canisius lowers price of tuition by 23 percent

  03-10-2017 16:45 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Canisius College is significantly lowering their tuition price.
  The previous cost for a full-time undergraduate student’s tuition was $34,966 per year. The school announced on Tuesday that the new price would be $27,000 per year, which is 23 percent lower than the previous cost.
  The school calls it a “move aimed at improving accessibility and affordability.”
  In addition to the lower tuition price, residence hall rates will go down $2,000 for student
  
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• WNYers continue to fly to Las Vegas in wake of shooting

  03-10-2017 16:44 via wivb.com
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) – Flights continue to run on normal schedules between Buffalo Niagara International and the airport in Las Vegas, but for people getting ready to fly to Vegas, there’s nothing normal about their trips now.
  “It’s probably not going to be the same ever. I don’t think this country’s going to be the same, I mean everything is happening so fast, and I don’t think Vegas will ever be the same,” said Buffalo resident Lori Moroz, wh
  
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• Mariah Carey bringing All I Want For Christmas Is You tour to Niagara Falls

  03-10-2017 16:30 via wivb.com
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) — Mariah Carey will be bringing the holiday spirit with her during a performance in Niagara Falls next month.
  The singer will be performing songs from her Christmas catalog, as well as her hits, at the Niagara Resort & Casino on November 21.
  The show, which is part of her All I Want For Christmas Is You tour, starts at 8 p.m.
  Tickets for the show go on sale Friday, Oct. 6 at Noon. They can be bought at Ticketmaster.com, SenecaNiagaraCasino.com or the followin
  
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• Suspicious fire causes $80,000 in damage

  03-10-2017 15:51 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Crews in Buffalo are calling a morning fire on Rustic Pl. suspicious.
  The fire began around 8:30 a.m. at a large, 2.5 story house.
  It started on the building’s second floor and extended to the attic.
  Crews say an estimated $80,000 in damage was done by the fire.
  
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• Child rescued from sewer in south Buffalo

  03-10-2017 14:41 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Crews responded to a scene in south Buffalo, where a 12-year-old girl was stuck in a sewer.
  The incident happened at Rutland St. and S. Legion Dr. before 8:30 a.m.
  First responders say that the sewer cover was missing and the girl fell in, breaking her ankle. She was stuck down there for an hour after falling 12 feet.
  Within two minutes of first responders’ arrival, she was rescued and taken to Women & Children’s Hospital. Her cell phone was foun
  
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• Sarasota ranked as best place to retire in 2018

  03-10-2017 14:20 via wivb.com
  SARASOTA, Fla. (WIVB) — According to the U.S. News & World Report, Sarasota, Fla. is the best place to retire in 2018.
  The magazine ranked Lancaster, Pa. second, followed by San Antonio, Texas; Grand Rapids, Mich. and El Paso, Texas.
  The rankings are based on how well the locations meet Americans’ expectations, housing costs, healthcare options and overall happiness.
  
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• East Aurora police: High school student arrested after making threats

  03-10-2017 14:17 via wivb.com
  EAST AURORA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Police in East Aurora say a high schooler was arrested on Monday after making threats to students.
  The threats were made in person and on social media, authorities say.
  East Aurora High School’s Superintendent sent an email to parents saying school would open normally on Tuesday because the threat was eliminated.
  No evidence of a credible threat was found, police say, but the student is facing “serious charges.”
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• Trump heads to Puerto Rico to survey hurricane damage

  03-10-2017 13:55 via wivb.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is heading to San Juan on Tuesday to meet with some of the 3.4 million Puerto Ricans struggling to recover from Hurricane Maria, as criticism that the federal government’s response has been sluggish continues.
  The president is expected to spend more than five hours on the island, meeting with first responders, local officials and some of the residents struggling to recover from a hurricane that, in Trump’s w
  
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• Las Vegas shooting raising questions about event safety in WNY

  03-10-2017 13:40 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Route 91 Harvest Music Festival was considered a “soft target” — a large-scale venue where people are potentially vulnerable to attack.
  Now, it’s raising questions about securing “soft targets” here in western New York, like Taste of Buffalo, concerts at Canalside or a Buffalo Bills game.
  Tens of thousands of people attend those events. Security often involves going through a metal detector.
  We asked a local homeland security p
  
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• Equifax: 2.5 million more Americans may be affected by hack

  03-10-2017 12:49 via wivb.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — Credit report company Equifax said Monday that an additional 2.5 million Americans may have been affected by the massive security breach of its systems, bringing the total to 145.5 million people who had their personal information accessed or stolen.
  Equifax said the company it hired to investigate the breach, Mandiant, has concluded its investigation and plans to release the results “promptly.” The company also said it would update its own notifi
  
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• Crews bring east side fire under control

  03-10-2017 12:38 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Crews kept a Tuesday house fire on Connelly Ave. from causing major damage to other nearby homes.
  The fire happened near Olympic Ave. It was brought under control after it started around 3 a.m.
  No one was reported to be injured.
  
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• Tom Petty, down-to-earth rock superstar, dies at 66

  03-10-2017 06:22 via wivb.com
  Tom Petty, an old-fashioned rock superstar and everyman who drew upon the Byrds, the Beatles and other bands he worshipped as a boy and produced new classics such as “Free Fallin,’ “Refugee” and “American Girl,” has died. He was 66.
  Petty died Monday night at UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles a day after he suffered cardiac arrest at his home in Malibu, California, spokeswoman Carla Sacks said.
  Petty and his longtime band the Heartbreakers had recently comple
  
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• 15-year-old girl reported missing in Niagara County

  03-10-2017 04:50 via wivb.com
  LEWISTON, N.Y. (WIVB) – The Niagara County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a missing 15-year-old girl.
  Faith F. Capton was last seen in the area of Saunders Settlement Road and Walmore Road, wearing a Nike jacket and black leggings.
  Capton is 5′ tall and 140 lbs.
  Anyone with any information is asked to call the Niagara County Sheriff’s Office or Lewiston Police Department at 716-438-3393 (24 hours).
  
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• Officials: US to ask Cuba to cut embassy staff by 60 percent

  03-10-2017 04:44 via wivb.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials say the Trump administration is preparing to ask Cuba to reduce the staff at its embassy in Washington by 60 percent.
  The move follows last week’s U.S. decision to reduce American personnel at the embassy in Havana by a similar amount. That move was in response to mysterious health attacks on U.S. government workers in Cuba that have affected their hearing, balance and vision.
  The officials say the State Department is expected to announce the decision
  
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• Tesla misses the mark on Model 3 production – by a lot

  03-10-2017 04:43 via wivb.com
  (CNN) – Tesla announced it fell far short of its plan to build 1,500 of its first mass market car, the Model 3, in the third quarter.
  The actual number it built? 260, or 83% less than promised.
   The announcement made late Monday is another sign of the challenges the upstart electric car maker may face as it tries to build a more affordable electric car — a basic version of which priced at about $35,000.
  Shares of Tesla (TSLA) fell 1.5% in after-hours tra
  
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• WNY’ers arrive in Buffalo from Las Vegas following deadly mass shooting

  03-10-2017 04:40 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Dozens of Western New Yorker’s were in Las Vegas when the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history unfolded.
  At least 59 people were killed and 527 injured Sunday night when a gunman opened fire on more than 22,000 concertgoers from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino.
  Less than 12 hours after the attack, a Southwest flight carrying dozens of Las Vegas travelers landed in Buffalo. Passengers were visibly shaken as they left the Buffalo-Ni
  
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• Indiana woman accused of confining 2 teenage girls for years

  03-10-2017 03:34 via wivb.com
  DECATUR, Ind. (AP) — An Indiana woman accused of keeping her two daughters confined at home for years allegedly failed to educate the now teenage youths, who told authorities their mother gave up on them “a long time ago.”
  The 64-year-old woman faces three counts of neglect of a dependent.
  Police said the woman’s daughters were emaciated and pale when officers arrived at their filthy Decatur, Indiana, home in January, to investigate a neglect report. Officers were summone
  
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• POLICE: 17-year-old girl struck by gunfire on Butler Ave

  03-10-2017 02:12 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Buffalo Police are on the scene of an apparent shooting in the first block of Butler Avenue.
  Police responded to the call at 76 Butler Avenue around 7:40 p.m. Monday.
  A 17-year-old girl was struck in the leg, police say.
  Her injuries are not life-threatening.
  It’s unclear whether the victim was the intended target.BREAKING: BPD on scene of apparent shooting in the first block of Butler Avenue. Initial reports of one person struck by gunfire.
  — Buffalo Pol
  
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• How did the Las Vegas shooter get his rapid fire rifle?

  03-10-2017 01:29 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Authorities now say Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock had 19 guns with him in his hotel room high above the crowd he attacked.It is believed Paddock modified at least one of the rifles so it could be used to fire automatic rounds.The unmistakable rapid fire of gun shots raining down on concertgoers in Las Vegas indicated to law enforcement, and firearms experts, that Stephen Paddock’s rifle was fully automatic.
  Harold “Bud” Schroeder, president of S
  
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• WNY police watch from a distance, learn from Vegas tragedy

  03-10-2017 00:30 via wivb.com
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) – As law enforcement officials in Las Vegas continue to investigate the circumstances that led to a Monday night mass shooting, police in Western New York are watching the developments closely.The lone gunman, identified as Stephen Paddock, 64, was perched on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino.He took aim at a crowd that the police said numbered 22,000 people, committing one of the deadliest mass shootings in American history.
  Niagara Falls Pol
  
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• WNY hoteliers react to deadly mass shooting in Las Vegas

  03-10-2017 00:12 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — “I think we do what we can. And yes, the horror of that is something that I think every business owner faces in one form or another,” said Carl Paladino, Ellicott Development CEO.
  A gunman fired shots from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas overnight, spraying the crowd with bullets and killing more than 50 people.
  “We can only protect people so far. Somebody is always going to find a way around that protection,”
  
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• WATCH LIVE: Las Vegas Police hold news conference

  03-10-2017 00:08 via wivb.com
  LAS VEGAS, NV (CBS) – Las Vegas Police are holding a press conference on Sunday’s mass shooting.
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