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• Harvey Weinstein announces leave of absence amid sexual harassment allegations

  05-10-2017 23:14 via wivb.com
  NEW YORK — Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein announced Thursday he will be taking a leave of absence from his company in response to a New York Times report detailing allegations of sexual harassment.
  In a statement to the Times, Weinstein said he would “deal with this issue head on.”
  “I so respect all women and regret what happened,” Weinstein said. “I hope that my actions will speak louder than words.”
  “Though I’m trying to
  
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• Former Irondequoit police officer pleads guilty to cyberstalking ex-girlfriend

  05-10-2017 23:11 via wivb.com
  ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WIVB) – A former Irondequoit police officer has pleaded guilty to cyberstalking his ex-girlfriend.
  William Robert Rosica, 51, of Irondequoit, pleaded guilty to the charges of cyberstalking and computer intrusion in U.S. District Court. Each charge carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
  According to the assistant U.S. attorney handling the case, Rosica subjected the victim to “a relentless campaign directed toward threatening and psycho
  
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• Man accused of crashing pick-up into 3 Kenmore homes waives felony hearing

  05-10-2017 23:05 via wivb.com
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB)- 22-year-old Elijah Turley waived his felony hearing before Judge Kara Buscaglia in Amherst Town Court Thursday afternoon.
  Turley, who is from Buffalo, is facing a slew of charges including DWI, Reckless Driving, and Assault, after Amherst police say he drove a pick-up truck into three homes on Kenmore Avenue Sept. 29.
  According to police, Turley led them on a chase before crashing into the homes, causing serious damage to at least one of them. No one inside the homes was in
  
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• Lane closure to take place on Skyway this Saturday

  05-10-2017 20:48 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The eastbound part of the Skyway will be reduced to one lane during the middle of the day this Saturday.
  The lane reduction will occur between I-190 and Tifft St. from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  The work could be delayed if there is inclement weather.
  
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• Science Says: Era of monster hurricanes roiling the Atlantic

  05-10-2017 20:32 via wivb.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s not just this year. The monster hurricanes Harvey, Irma, Maria, Jose and Lee that have raged across the Atlantic are contributing to what appears to be the most active period for major storms on record.
  And the busiest part of hurricane season isn’t even over.
  An analysis of 167 years of federal storm data by The Associated Press found that no 30-year period in history has seen this many major hurricanes, this many days of those whoppers spinning in the A
  
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• Tropical Storm Nate to drench Nicaragua, threaten Gulf Coast

  05-10-2017 19:02 via wivb.com
  MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — Tropical Storm Nate formed off the coast of Nicaragua on Thursday and was being blamed for five deaths in that country as it spun north toward a potential landfall on the U.S. Gulf Coast as a hurricane over the weekend.
  The U.S. National Hurricane Center said the storm could cause dangerous flooding by dumping as much as 15 to 20 inches (38 to 50 centimeters) of rain on Nicaragua, with higher accumulations in a few places.
  It had maxi
  
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• Former Clinton Correctional Facility employee arrested for inappropriate conduct with inmate

  05-10-2017 18:41 via wivb.com
  DANNEMORA, N.Y. (WFFF/WVNY) — New York State Police announced Wednesday troopers arrested a former Clinton Correctional Facility employee following inappropriate conduct with an inmate.
  Police say Denise Prell, 38, of Peru, New York was arrested after a criminal investigation involving several agencies.
  Police say Prell committed the crimes while working as a civilian employee at the Clinton Correctional Facility.
  The crimes involved prohibited conduct with an inmate at the facility.
  Accor
  
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• Pennsylvania AG sues student loan company Navient

  05-10-2017 18:30 via wivb.com
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – Pennsylvania’s state attorney general’s office has sued Navient, accusing the biggest U.S. student loan company of deceptive practices and predatory conduct.
  Attorney General Josh Shapiro said the lawsuit, filed Thursday in U.S. District Court, could impact hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvanians, including anyone who received private student loans from Sallie Mae, one of Navient’s predecessors.
  “Navient repeatedly engaged in misleading
  
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• State DOH reminds people to get a flu shot

  05-10-2017 18:12 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The New York State Department of Health says anyone older than six months should get a flu shot.
  Flu season starts in October and usually continues through May.
  “The single best way to protect against the influenza virus is to get a flu shot every year,” Commissioner of Health Dr. Howard Zucker said. “The flu is easily transmitted from person to person and can cause serious complications that may require hospitalization. Getting vaccinated even
  
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• Vegas shooter booked room in Chicago during Lollapalooza weekend

  05-10-2017 17:35 via wivb.com
  CHICAGO (AP) — A full two months before he opened fire on a country music concert in Las Vegas from a 32nd-floor room of a hotel and killed 58 people, Stephen Paddock booked a room at a Chicago hotel that overlooks a park where a major music festival was held that weekend, a law enforcement official said Thursday.
  The official said that law enforcement found no evidence that Paddock ever came to Chicago during the weekend of Lollapalooza — a music festival that attracts hundreds of t
  
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• Man sentenced for killing friend in Elma

  05-10-2017 16:17 via wivb.com
  ELMA, N.Y. (WIVB) — An East Aurora man who fatally shot his friend was sentenced to 4-12 years in prison.
  Prosecutors say this past November, Jake Klocek, 20, recklessly caused the death of Anthony King, 19, in Elma.
  He later pleaded guilty to Second-Degree Manslaughter.DA says shooting at hands of Klocek was a tragic unintended accident that happened in a matter of seconds @news4buffalo
  — Angela Christoforos (@4AngelaC) October 5, 2017
  Prosecutors said there was no evidence tha
  
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• 20-year-old East Aurora man sentenced for killing friend in Elma

  05-10-2017 16:17 via wivb.com
  ELMA, N.Y. (WIVB) — An East Aurora man who fatally shot his friend was sentenced to 4-12 years in prison.
  Prosecutors say this past November, Jake Klocek, 20, recklessly caused the death of Anthony King, 19, in Elma.
  He later pleaded guilty to Second-Degree Manslaughter.DA says shooting at hands of Klocek was a tragic unintended accident that happened in a matter of seconds @news4buffalo
  — Angela Christoforos (@4AngelaC) October 5, 2017
  Klocek was house sitting at a home on Dorr
  
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• Netflix raising US prices by 10 pct for most popular plan

  05-10-2017 15:58 via wivb.com
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Netflix is raising the price for its most popular U.S. video streaming plan by 10 percent— a move that could boost its profits but slow the subscriber growth that drives its stock price.
  The change announced Thursday affects most of Netflix’s 53 million U.S. subscribers.
  WHAT GOES UP
  Netflix will now charge $11 per month instead of $10 for a plan that includes HD and allows up people to simultaneously watch programs on two different internet-connected devic
  
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• Infotainment system distractions could be dangerous for drivers

  05-10-2017 15:45 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — AAA says that infotainment systems in vehicles are distracting drivers for potentially dangerous amounts of times.
  Nearly 40 percent of drivers use infotainment systems. These kinds of systems are in-vehicle technologies like voice-based controls and GPS systems.
  Citing previous research, AAA says that when drivers remove their eyes from the road for even two seconds, it doubles their risk of crashing.
  “Some in-vehicle technology can create unsafe situatio
  
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• Case of Legionnaires’ disease at ECMC prompts caution

  05-10-2017 14:20 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — People at ECMC are being told to avoid using tap water after a case of Legionnaires’ disease at the hospital.
  Officials say it’s in an abundance of caution.
  Hospital officials are not sure how the patient contracted Legionnaires’. The disease can be serious for people with compromised immune systems.
  The bacteria is inhaled into the lungs from water vapor carrying it.
  ECMC has been installing filters on water faucets, while they are using bottl
  
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• Clues few and elusive for motive of Las Vegas gunman

  05-10-2017 14:05 via wivb.com
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Those seeking to know the motive of Las Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock have had little more to chase than hints and shadows.
  Paddock led such a low-key, private life that no one seemed to know him well, and those who did had no sense he was capable of the deadliest mass shooting in modern American history.
  Where other mass killers have left behind a trail of plain-sight clues that help investigators quickly understand what drove them to violence, Paddock, 64, had nearly no c
  
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• Vehicle slams into home early Thursday morning

  05-10-2017 13:26 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Around 3 a.m. Thursday, a driver crashed into a home near Blaine and E. Delavan avenues.
  It is not clear what led to the crash or if anyone was injured.
  News 4 will provide more information as soon as it is available.
  
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• Parole officer fatally shot in Canandaigua

  05-10-2017 13:08 via wivb.com
  CANANDAIGUA, N.Y. (WIVB) — An off-duty parole officer has died after a shooting in Canandaigua.
  Police say an officer and another person “exchanged gunfire” Wednesday afternoon inside an apartment building.
  It’s not clear exactly what happened or why gunshots were fired.
  Wednesday night, the New York State Department of Corrections issued a statement, saying an off-duty parole officer was deceased and questions should be directed to State Police.
  
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• Woman shot in vehicle overnight

  05-10-2017 12:54 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Police in Buffalo are investigating a Wednesday shooting that happened shortly before Midnight.
  According to officers, a 29-year-old woman was shot while in a vehicle on Orange St., near the Route 33 Expressway.
  The woman was taken to ECMC, where she is in stable condition.
  Anyone with information on the shooting can call or text the confidential police tip line at (716) 847-2255.
  
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• Gun shop owner recalls visit by Vegas shooter

  05-10-2017 12:41 via wivb.com
  TEXAS (AP) — A Texas firearms dealer who had sold handguns to Las Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock in 2010 and 2011 remembers him coming into the shop last year with girlfriend Marilou Danley.
  Paul Peddle, who owns B & S Guns in Garland, Texas, said Wednesday that Paddock didn’t buy anything on the most recent visit but asked about a way to modify a gun to make it easier to pull the trigger.
  He said Paddock had never purchased any long guns that could have been used in the attack on
  
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• Niagara Falls City School District to possibly change sex-ed curriculum

  05-10-2017 05:23 via wivb.com
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Niagara Falls City School District wants to change its sex education curriculum and is now asking for input from parents and students.
  Superintendent Mark Laurrie says Niagara Falls has the highest STD and teen pregnancy rates than anywhere else in New York State.
  “I know some really young parents, like under 18, like under 15 year old parents. That says something about our education,” said Chad, a student at Niagara Falls high school.
  Many stud
  
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• All living former presidents to appear at benefit concert for hurricane relief

  05-10-2017 04:51 via wivb.com
  Washington (CNN) – All five living former US presidents will participate in a benefit concert to raise money for hurricane relief efforts in Texas later this month, the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library Foundation announced today.Former Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George H.W. Bush and Jimmy Carter will appear at Reed Arena at Texas A&M University on October 21 for the “Deep From the Heart: The One America Appeal” concert.The event will a
  
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• DEC: Another discharge in Niagara River, “badly discolored water” observed

  05-10-2017 03:52 via wivb.com
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) – Another discharge occurred in the Niagara River Wednesday amid heavy rains in the area, the New York State DEC said Wednesday.
  The DEC responded to a report of “overflows and discharges” associated with the Niagara Falls Wastewater Treatment Plant and sewer system late Wednesday afternoon.
  The DEC “immediately initiated an investigation and officials observed badly discolored water in the Niagara River — which clearly constitutes a
  
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• Las Vegas shooter rented room during earlier music festival

  05-10-2017 03:12 via wivb.com
  (CNN) – Las Vegas mass shooter Stephen Paddock rented a room in downtown Las Vegas through Airbnb at The Ogden around the same time as the Life is Beautiful concert, Clark County Sheriff Joseph Lombardo said WednesdayThe Life is Beautiful concert took place from September 22 to 25. Lombardo said investigators have recovered video from the Ogden to review Paddock’s actions while he was there.
  Marilou Danley said that she was worried her boyfriend, Stephen Paddock, was going to br
  
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• Inland Puerto Rico still suffering weeks after Hurricane Maria

  05-10-2017 03:02 via wivb.com
  (CBS) – The death toll on hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico more than doubled overnightfrom 16 to 34. Reports have been slow to arrive from devastated hospitals.
  Most of the new deaths are from the island’s rural interior, where CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook got a firsthand look at the devastation.
  For two weeks, resident Nick Prouty has been flying almost daily runs to pick up the sick and drop off supplies. Even now, it’s hard to measure the staggering
  
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• National Fuel’s winter forecast: higher gas bills

  05-10-2017 02:11 via wivb.com
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) – National Fuel customers could be paying substantially more to heat their homes this winter, about 27% more than last winter, according to National Fuel’s annual winter heating season forecast.
  The prediction takes into account two factors–the end of mild winters, in National Fuel’s service territory, covering Pennsylvania and Western New York, which has put less of a strain on our furnaces, and the commodity price of natural gas rising from historic
  
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• DeGraff breaks ground on new $8 million emergency department

  05-10-2017 00:13 via wivb.com
  NORTH TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) – DeGraff Memorial Hospital broke ground on a new $8 million emergency department Wednesday.
  The plan is to relocate the Emergency Department from the west side of the hospital campus to the east side, fronting the Twin City Highway and allowing for better access, visibility and parking for patients, families, and visitors.
  The expansion will include 17 treatment bays including a trauma room, a bariatric room and an airborne isolation room.
  The plans also calls
  
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• Dirty needles prompt quick action by police and cleanup crew

  05-10-2017 00:08 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Tim Gilpatrick noticed something recently during a walk across the Hudson Street pedestrian bridge in Buffalo.Dirty needles littering the landscape, just about everywhere he looked.“It’s a shame. It’s a pity. It’s disgusting. It’s a quality of life issue,” Gilpatrick told News 4.Gilpatrick contacted News 4 and sent pictures.He also reached out to Buffalo police B-District chief Joseph Gramaglia who responded right away.“I th
  
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