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• White House requests $29B disaster aid package

  04-10-2017 23:50 via wivb.com
  (AP) – The White House has asked Congress for $29 billion in disaster aid to cover ongoing hurricane relief and recovery efforts and to pay federal flood insurance claims.
  The request comes as the government is spending almost $200 million a day for emergency hurricane response and faces a surge in flood claims for federally insured homes and businesses slammed by hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria.
  The proposal would provide $16 billion to pay those flood claims.
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• City of North Tonawanda, Lackawanna, Dunkirk, and Gowanda to receive state funding

  04-10-2017 21:56 via wivb.com
  CITY OF TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) – Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Wednesday that four Western New York communities have been selected to receive up to $10 million in funding from the Buffalo Billion II initiative.
  The City of Dunkirk, the City of North Tonawanda, the City of Lackawanna, and the Village of Gowanda are the recipients of Smart  Growth Community Funds for projects that utilize existing infrastructure to support placemaking, walkable communities, and sustainable development.
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• Eichel: “I wanted to be here as long as I could”

  04-10-2017 21:34 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – After signing an eight-year $80 million extension — the largest contract in franchise history — Sabres star forward Jack Eichel said he got emotional.
  “It’s been a whirlwind for me the last 24-hours,” Eichel said.  “Sitting here I don’t think I ever imagined this, ahead of my 21st birthday in a few week that’d I have this opportunity – to play hockey for a living.”
  “It’s a bit overwhelming.&
  
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• Arrested drunk man claims he time traveled to warn of aliens

  04-10-2017 21:03 via wivb.com
  CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — Police say a central Wyoming man they arrested for public intoxication claimed he had traveled back in time to warn of an alien invasion.
  Casper police say the man they encountered at 10:30 p.m. Monday claimed he was from the year 2048.
  KTWO-AM in Casper reports that the man told police that he wanted to warn the people of Casper that aliens will arrive next year, and that they should leave as soon as possible. He asked to speak to the president of the town, about
  
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• Sabres deal for a defenseman

  04-10-2017 20:07 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO,NY (WIVB)  The Buffalo Sabres have acquired defenseman Zach Redmond from the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for forward Nicolas Deslauriers.  Redmond will report to the Rochester Americans.
  Redmond split time between Montreal and the AHL’s St John’s Ice Caps last season.  He had 5 assists in 16 games with the Canadiens and 18 points in 26 games with St John’s.  He was originally drafted by the Atlanta Thrashers in the seventh round of the 2008 draft.
  
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• 68-year-old Dunkirk woman struck by vehicle

  04-10-2017 18:27 via wivb.com
  DUNKIRK, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Dunkirk woman was hit by a vehicle in a parking lot.
  The Chautauqua County Sheriff’s office says Margaret Steffan, 68, walked on the pedestrian crosswalk at the Tops store on Vineyard Dr. in Dunkirk.
  While doing so, authorities say another Dunkirk resident, Corinne Crino, 84, was driving in the parking lot.
  The two collided and Steffan was taken to Brooks Memorial Hospital for her injuries.
  Crino was charged with Failure to Yield the Right of Way to a Pedestr
  
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• Buffalo Police kick off “Coffee with a Cop Day” in Buffalo

  04-10-2017 18:22 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — This is the first time “Coffee with a Cop Day” has been held in Buffalo. From 6 am through 1 pm Buffalo Police officers met with community members at places like Tim Horton’s on Delaware avenue to answer their questions and hear their concerns.
  “It humanizes the police department which gives people the opportunity to drop their guard and talk to us honestly about what’s really going on in their neighborhood,” Buffalo Police Captain
  
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• Tillerson: I never considered leaving post of top diplomat

  04-10-2017 17:32 via wivb.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Rex Tillerson declared Wednesday that he never considered abandoning his job as President Donald Trump’s top diplomat, disputing what he called “erroneous” reports that he was on the verge of resigning earlier this year.
  Tillerson, however, didn’t deny a story that he had called the president a “moron” after a contentious July 20 meeting at the Pentagon.
  “We don’t deal with that kind of petty non
  
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• Buffalo man sentenced for attempting to assault NFTA officer

  04-10-2017 17:26 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Buffalo man was sentenced to nine months in prison for attempting to assault an NFTA officer.
  Devere Thomas, 22, refused to comply with an NFTA officer’s commands when he was pulled over near Main and W. Utica streets back in February.
  Thomas then drove away, almost striking an officer with his car. The officer fired one shot at Thomas’ vehicle to keep him from driving into him.
  After quickly driving away, Thomas crashed his vehicle into a dumpster, got
  
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• Teacher accused of having inappropriate relationship with teen

  04-10-2017 16:22 via wivb.com
  TOWN OF CLYMER, N.Y. (WIVB) — A local teacher has been charged after the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s office said she had an inappropriate relationship with a student.
  Back in March, the Sheriff’s office received a complaint that Clymer Central School teacher Samantha Dascomb, 31, was having a relationship with a student. At the time, the male student was 16.
  According to authorities, the relationship started in May of 2016 and continued in various locations until the compl
  
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• Former President Obama surprises former First Lady Michelle Obama with video

  04-10-2017 16:03 via wivb.com
  (WIVB) — Former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama celebrated 25 years of marriage on Tuesday.
  Michelle Obama tweeted a picture from their wedding, saying “A quarter of a century later, you’re still my best friend and the most extraordinary man I know. I love you.”
  Not to be outdone, the former President surprised her during a conference she was speaking at.
  He delivered his message via video, telling Michelle that asking her out on a date was the
  
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• Two people found shot dead in backyard of Fairport home

  04-10-2017 15:43 via wivb.com
  FAIRPORT, N.Y. (WROC-TV) — Two people have been found shot dead in the backyard of their home on Williamsburg Drive in Fairport on Wednesday.
  Police say a neighbor called 911 around 5:50 a.m. when they heard gunshots.
  The two victims have not been identified.
  Investigators are currently interviewing witnesses in the neighborhood. A motive is unclear at this time. There are currently no suspects in custody.
  Police are assuring neighbors that this is an isolated incident.
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• Vegas gunman bought 33 weapons in last year

  04-10-2017 15:20 via wivb.com
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Officials say Las Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock had been stockpiling guns since 1982 and bought 33 firearms in the last year.
  Jill Snyder, the special agent in charge at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, tells “CBS This Morning” on Wednesday that Paddock purchased 33 firearms, mostly rifles, between October 2016 and Sept. 28, three days before he opened fire on a concert crowd. The attack killed 59 people and wounded more than 500.
  
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• After Harvey: News 4’s Jordan Williams returns to help grandmother in Texas

  04-10-2017 15:02 via wivb.com
  PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS (WIVB) — The wait for help from FEMA continues for thousands of families in Texas who are struggling to recover from Hurricane Harvey.
  The storm dumped closed to 60 inches of rain on the extreme southeastern corner of Texas, drenching cities like Port Arthur, Beaumont and Orange.
  News 4 Wake Up Anchor Jordan Williams recently returned to his hometown to survey the damage and help his family with clean-up. He offers these reflections below:
  The piles of trash in neighborh
  
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• Erie County resident diagnosed with West Nile Virus for first time since 2012

  04-10-2017 14:19 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — An Erie County resident has been diagnosed with West Nile Virus for the first time since 2012.
  “This is our first human case of WNV in Erie County since October 2012,” Dr. Gale Burstein, Erie County Commissioner of Health, said. “The risk of contracting WNV mosquito bite still exists and will continue through the first heavy frost.”
  In 2012, 12 cases of West Nile Virus were diagnosed in Erie County. It is not clear where in the county that thi
  
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• Las Vegas gunman’s girlfriend returns to US for questioning

  04-10-2017 13:04 via wivb.com
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Las Vegas gunman’s girlfriend, back in the United States after a weekslong trip abroad, will be at the center of the investigation into the shooting deaths of 59 people as authorities try to determine why a man with no known record of violence or crime would open fire on a concert crowd from a high-rise hotel.
  Stephen Paddock’s girlfriend Marilou Danley, 62, who was in the Philippines at the time of the shooting, was met by FBI agents at the airpo
  
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• Man shot on Wecker St. overnight

  04-10-2017 12:35 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Buffalo police say a man was taken to ECMC after being shot on Wecker St.
  The incident happened on the street’s 100 block just before Midnight.
  The victim, who is in serious condition, was identified as a 27-year-old Buffalo man.
  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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• Amherst couple runs for their lives from Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas after gunman opens fire

  04-10-2017 04:43 via wivb.com
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) — An Amherst couple is still trying to process the senseless tragedy that unfolded in Las Vegas Sunday night.
  Ernest and Christine Catuzza were at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino at the same time Stephen Paddock opened fire from his hotel room 32 floors above them into a crowd of thousands.
  The couple says they were in Las Vegas for a long weekend vacation. They were staying at the Mandalay Bay hotel for the first time.
  While in the casino, the Catuzza’s said
  
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• Russian-linked Facebook ads targeted Michigan and Wisconsin

  04-10-2017 04:24 via wivb.com
  (CNN) – A number of Russian-linked Facebook ads specifically targeted Michigan and Wisconsin, two states crucial to Donald Trump’s victory last November, according to four sources with direct knowledge of the situation.Some of the Russian ads appeared highly sophisticated in their targeting of key demographic groups in areas of the states that turned out to be pivotal, two of the sources said. The ads employed a series of divisive messages aimed at breaking through the clutter o
  
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• Battle brewing between Southtowns family and NYSEG over old transformer

  04-10-2017 03:48 via wivb.com
  HOLLAND, N.Y. (WIVB) – Kim and Richard Knox just had their new home built in the Village of Holland, and noticed an old pole mounted electrical transformer in their yard that was no longer being used.
  The Knox’s didn’t asking the power company to remove the transformer would be a big deal, but has turned out to be a very big deal, big enough to Call 4 Action.
  Electrical transformers like the units in the Knox’s yard are known to contain PCB’s, a suspected carcinogen
  
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• George Foreman challenges Steven Seagal to 10-round fight

  04-10-2017 03:11 via wivb.com
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Former heavyweight champion George Foreman has challenged big-screen tough guy Steven Seagal to a real-life fight.
  The 68-year-old Foreman posted a picture of the 65-year-old Seagal on Twitter on Monday, writing: “I challenge you One on one, I use boxing you can use whatever. 10 rounds in Vegas.”
  When fans asked Foreman on Twitter why he wanted to fight Seagal, Foreman replied that the martial artist “really can fight” and is big enough to
  
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• Sabres, Eichel Agree to 8-year Extension

  04-10-2017 02:21 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)– It’s a done deal!
  The Sabres and star center Jack Eichel have agree to an 8-year, $80 million contract extension.
  Eichel scored 24 goals in each of his first two seasons in the league.
  Last season Eichel became the 4th player in franchise history to lead the team in points before turning 21.
  The Sabres open the season on Thursday when they host Montreal.
  
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• Puerto Rico raises hurricane’s official death count to 34

  04-10-2017 02:21 via wivb.com
  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The governor of Puerto Rico says the official death toll from Hurricane Maria has been increased to 34 from 16.
  Gov. Ricardo Rossello also says he believes the hurricane caused $90 billion in damage across the island.
  The governor made the announcement at a news conference following U.S. President Donald Trump’s short visit to the U.S. territory to assess the storm’s impact.
  During his stop, Trump congratulated Puerto Ricans for avoiding a high deat
  
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• Cheektowaga Police looking for suspect in cell phone theft

  04-10-2017 00:39 via wivb.com
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) – Cheektowaga Police are attempting to identify an individual who is a suspect in the larceny of a cell phone from a Genesee Street hotel.
  The theft occurred at the Fairfield Inn hotel on Aug. 20.
  Anyone with information is asked to call  Detective Chris Chojnacki at 686-3923 or text anonymously to TIP411 (847411). Start your message with CPDNY and then type the rest of your message.
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• Every single Yahoo account was hacked – 3 billion in all

  04-10-2017 00:28 via wivb.com
  (CNN) – Sitting down? An epic and historic data breach at Yahoo in August 2013 affected every single customer account that existed at the time, Yahoo parent company Verizon said on Tuesday.
  That’s three billion accounts, including email, Tumblr, Fantasy and Flickr — or three times as many as the company initially reported in 2016.
   Names, email addresses and passwords, but not financial information, were breached, Yahoo said last year.The new disclosure
  
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• Addicted to McDermott

  04-10-2017 00:17 via wivb.com
   
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)–  Monday’s flight from Atlanta back to Buffalo had a much different feeling. Bills fans had a strut, the swagger of a fan base who just watched their team upset the defending NFC Champions and improved to 3-1 on the season. A bravado built on a Patriot loss and the realization that the Bills were in first place.
  Bills fans at the airport wanted to talk about the game, a lot. To my surprise they didn’t want to discuss LeSean McCoy or the Bil
  
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