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• Niagara University’s new plan for leftovers aims to combat hunger

  06-10-2017 23:43 via wivb.com
  LEWISTON, N.Y. (WIVB)- An effort to cut back on food waste led Niagara University to an even bigger undertaking; feeding the hungry.
  “Last semester for the back of house, we started out of our kitchen “Do Away the Waste” program. And we were really paying attention to those numbers and seeing how much we prepared,” explained Catering Sales Managers for Metz Culinary Management at Niagara University, Nicole Slipko.
  To wrap up Vincentian Heritage Week on campus, NU sta
  
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• Teen charged by Geneseo Police for distributing pills to high schoolers

  06-10-2017 23:31 via wivb.com
  GENESEO, N.Y. (WROC-TV) – A teenager has been charged by Geneseo Police for distributing pills to high schoolers.
  According to the Livingston County Sheriff, Tom Dougherty, Geneseo Police have charged a 16-year-old for allegedly distributing pills to the football team before a game two weeks ago.
  In a press conference held by the Geneseo Central School District’s Superintendent Tim Hayes, held last week, Hayes said the players were dismissed from the team, causing the
  
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• 12 out of 17 hit and run cases charged, resolved in Erie County

  06-10-2017 22:58 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- 31-year-old Buffalo man Reginald Alls admitted in Erie County Court Friday to leaving the scene of an accident back in March.
  The charge, Leaving the Scene of an Incident Resulting in Serious Physical Injury, could result in four years behind bars for Alls when he is sentenced in December.
  March 5, 2017 near Grant and Garner Streets in Buffalo, Alls ran a stop sign and hit another car with three people inside.The crash seriously injured the 43-year-old driver, causing&
  
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• Who gets the money? Questions raised about official GoFundMe account for Las Vegas shooting victims

  06-10-2017 19:03 via wivb.com
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  LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — One way people are honoring the lives lost in the shooting at the Route 91 music festival is by opening up their wallets.
  MGM Resorts already donated a whopping $3 million to the victims and their families and Sheldon Adelson and the Las Vegas Sands Corporation donated $4 million.
  Zappo’s, the UFC, and Station Casinos have all pledged $1 million each.
  Many individuals are also donating what they can, including more than $9 milli
  
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• Nate aims at New Orleans: Will pumps to drain the city work?

  06-10-2017 18:36 via wivb.com
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — When Tropical Storm Nate formed and forecasts put New Orleans in its projected path for this weekend, one big question loomed for residents and business owners: Will the pumps work?
  “That’s now a thought in everybody who lives in New Orleans,” said Devin Shearman, a manager at Katie’s restaurant and lounge, which flooded during an unexpected rainstorm Aug. 5. It was one of two flash floods this past summer that led to revelations about p
  
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• Trump Administration rolls back birth control mandate

  06-10-2017 17:58 via wivb.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is allowing more employers to opt out of providing no-cost birth control to women by claiming religious or moral objections, issuing new rules Friday that take another step in rolling back the Obama health care law.
  The new policy is a long-expected revision to federal rules that require most companies to cover birth control as preventive care for women, at no additional cost. Preventive services are supposed to be free of charge to employees and th
  
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• CDC investigating drug-resistant illness linked to puppies

  06-10-2017 17:56 via wivb.com
  ATLANTA (CNN) – An antibiotic-resistant infection that started at a pet store is spreading to even more humans.
  The outbreak of campylobacteriosis was traced back to puppies sold through the Petland chain starting back in 2015.
  Now 55 people in 12 states are sick. States with confirmed cases are Florida, Kansas, Maryland, Missouri, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Utah, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
  According to the CDC, the infection can cause diarrhea, abdominal pain and
  
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• AOL Instant Messenger shutting down after 20 years

  06-10-2017 17:51 via wivb.com
  NEW YORK (NEWS10) – AOL announced that it is shutting down AOL Instant Messenger after 20 years.
  AIM will be discontinued on December 15, 2017. After this date, you will no longer be able to access or sign in to AIM services on any platform.
  “AIM tapped into new digital technologies and ignited a cultural shift, but the way in which we communicate with each other has profoundly changed. As a result we’ve made the decision that we will be discontinuing AIM,” AOL said in a
  
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• Rapper PartyNextDoor, another man accused of drug possession at Lewiston-Queenston bridge

  06-10-2017 16:15 via wivb.com
  LEWISTON, N.Y. (WIVB) — On Thursday, at approximately 9:30 a.m., New York State Troopers in Niagara County arrested Jahron Brathwaite, 24, of California, and Jerome Nevins, 24, of Ontario.
  They were charged with Seventh-Degree Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance at the Lewiston-Queenston Bridge into Canada.
  State Troopers were called to the bridge to assist U.S. Customs and Border personnel.
  They say Nevins was found in possession of Xanax, and Brathwaite was in possession o
  
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• LIVE STREAM: HC Sean McDermott speaks ahead of Bills vs. Bengals game

  06-10-2017 15:49 via wivb.com
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) — Buffalo Bills Head Coach Sean McDermott will speak ahead of Sunday’s game against the Bills.
  APP USERS | Tap here to watch him speak at 10 a.m.
  
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• School evacuated for ‘strange odor’ that turns out to be pumpkin spice air freshener

  06-10-2017 15:32 via wivb.com
  BALTIMORE (WCMH) — A “strange odor” at a Baltimore high school that prompted an evacuation turned out to be the scent of pumpkin spice.
  The school evacuated around 2:30pm Thursday after students reported smelling a strange odor, sources report. Fire officials say the irritant was, in fact, a pumpkin spice air freshener.
  The school’s president told sources the odor may have been a burned-out light bulb.
  Officials said two students and three adults were taken to hospitals w
  
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• Man who planned terror attack at Rochester bar wants to rescind guilty plea

  06-10-2017 15:00 via wivb.com
  ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WIVB) — A man who admitted to planning a terror attack at a Rochester bar on New Year’s Eve, two years ago, now wants to “take back” his plea.
  Earlier this year, Emanuel Lutchman pleaded guilty to conspiracy to provide material support to ISIS.
  He was sentenced to 20 years in prison.
  In court papers that were recently filed, Lutchman claims he was “duped” into the plea deal by a Jewish attorney.
  Lutchman was represented in federal court b
  
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• Reason unknown for crash into Buffalo courthouse

  06-10-2017 14:35 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — It’s not clear why a car hit a downtown Buffalo courthouse Wednesday afternoon.
  The vehicle appeared to have tapped the front of the Erie County Family Court building at the corner of W. Eagle and Pearl streets.
  No one was seriously hurt.
  
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• Steve Pigeon indicted on 8 federal charges

  06-10-2017 13:34 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A powerful former political operative is in more hot water.
  An indictment accusing Steve Pigeon of federal charges was unsealed on Friday morning.
  Pigeon is the former chairman of the Erie County Democratic Party. He was accused of election fraud.
  Previously, Pigeon and two others pleaded ‘not guilty’ to charges accusing them of setting up a political action committee to hide that they were breaking campaign finance laws.
  Investigators said they fail
  
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• Source: Indictment to be unsealed during Steve Pigeon’s court appearance

  06-10-2017 13:34 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A powerful former political operative could be in more hot water later Friday morning.
  A source tells News 4 an indictment will be unsealed during Steve Pigeon’s appearance in court.
  Pigeon is the former chairman of the Erie County Democratic Party. He was accused of election fraud.
  Pigeon and two others have pleaded ‘not guilty’ to charges accusing them of setting up a political action committee to hide that they were breaking campaign finance
  
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• Mitsubishi recalls cars twice to replace Takata air bags

  06-10-2017 13:04 via wivb.com
  DETROIT (AP) — Mitsubishi is recalling 66,000 cars for a second time to replace faulty Takata front passenger air bag inflators.
  The recall covers Lancer and Lancer Evolution models from 2004 through 2006.
  The cars were recalled in 2015 and inflators were replaced with identical Takata parts.
  Takata inflators use ammonium nitrate to cause a small explosion and inflate the bags in a crash. But the chemical can deteriorate over time when exposed to airborne moisture and high temper
  
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• 2 shot on Thursday night

  06-10-2017 12:51 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Buffalo police say a man and a woman were shot on Thursday night.
  The shooting occurred around 10:15 p.m. in the vicinity of Best St. and Jefferson Ave.
  The victims, who were shot in the leg area, were only described as being in their early 20s.
  They were both taken to ECMC with non-life threatening injuries.
  
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• Sabres fans excited for season despite losing home opener

  06-10-2017 06:39 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — There was plenty of excitement inside the KeyBanck Center Thursday night for the Sabres home opener, but the Sabres lost in a shootout against the Montreal Canadiens.
  Although it wasn’t the outcomes Sabres fans were hoping for, there was still a lot of energy from fans inside the arena and at nearby bars. Many fans say they’re excited for the season with a new coach, new players and the 8 year Jack Eichel contract.
  “This is has been the most excitin
  
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• Canadian agricultural tech company takes top prize in “43 North” competition

  06-10-2017 05:22 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – 43 North awarded $5 million dollars Thursday evening to startup companies from around the world.
  Thursday was the last day of competition for the ten finalists.
  Somadetect, based out of New Brunswick, Canada, took home the top prize of $1 million.
  The agricultural technology company was selected as the winner by seven judges, as well as the crowd.
  Somadetect has created a sensor system and software that detects and measures fat, protein, somatic cell counts, progeste
  
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• Sabres fizzle out in season opening loss to the Canadiens

  06-10-2017 05:12 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Jason Pominville earned the second loudest cheers when introduced Thursday night at KeyBank Center.
  He then sent Blue & Gold faithful into a frenzy with goals in the first and second period — but it wasn’t enough in his return to Buffalo, or new Head Coach Phil Housley’s as the Sabres struggled down the stretch in a 3-2 shootout loss to Montreal.POMMER!!!!!!!!!#Sabres take a 1-0 lead! Welcome Back! @News4
  — Nick Filipowski (@NEWS4_NICK) Oc
  
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• Cigna to stop covering most OxyContin prescriptions

  06-10-2017 03:21 via wivb.com
  (CNN) – In an attempt to reduce opioid use amid a nationwide abuse epidemic, insurance giant Cigna will no longer cover most OxyContin prescriptions in its group plans beginning January 1.“Our focus is on helping customers get the most value from their medications — this means obtaining effective pain relief while also guarding against opioid misuse,” Cigna Chief Pharmacy Officer Jon Maesner said in a statement Wednesday.OxyContin is a brand name for an extende
  
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• Federal judge temporarily blocks Alabama execution

  06-10-2017 03:18 via wivb.com
  MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama death row inmate won a last-minute reprieve Thursday just hours before he was set to receive a lethal injection.
  A federal judge temporarily halted the execution of Jeffery Lynn Borden, 56, while Borden and other Alabama inmates challenge the humaneness of the state’s lethal injection procedure. The state attorney general’s office said it would not appeal the decision Thursday evening because there wasn’t enough time to fight the matter
  
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• Driver strikes building on Allen Street

  06-10-2017 02:35 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N .Y. (WIVB) – Buffalo Police are investigating a scene at 140 Allen St. where an elderly male driver struck a building.
  No pedestrians were injured.
  The man has been transported to a hospital as a precaution and it’s believed a medical issue may have been involved.
  
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• DEC, Niagara Falls Water Board at odds again after another sewage dump

  06-10-2017 01:23 via wivb.com
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) — The rain may have been spotty over some parts of Western New York on Wednesday, but it rained hard enough in Niagara Falls to send another cloud of black sludge into the Niagara River. And the state Department of Conservation said once again, the Niagara Falls Water Board is at fault.
  The first time this summer the Niagara Falls Wastewater Treatment Plant dumped hundreds of thousands of gallons of sewage into the Niagara River, it was the result of human error.
  
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• Buffalo Sabres hoping a new era begins with new staff

  06-10-2017 01:04 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Many members of the Sabres organization are sensing some excitement surrounding this team.
  “There’s a real hype,” said Michael Gilbert, the Vice President of Administration for the Buffalo Sabres. “Everyone is so excited hockey is back.”
  This is Gilbert’s 21st season opener with the team. He says there’s a lot of energy coming out of the locker room and spreading into the city as fans are celebrating a new GM, head coach
  
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• Tropical Storm Nate threatens to hit U.S. Gulf Coast

  06-10-2017 00:11 via wivb.com
  MANAGUA, Nicaragua — Tropical Storm Nate was blamed Thursday for at least 22 deaths across Central America as it dumped rain across the region on a path that would carry it toward a potential landfall on the U.S. Gulf Coast as a hurricane over the weekend.
  Louisiana officials ordered some people there to evacuate.
  The center of the storm moved over eastern Honduras, the National Hurricane Center said Thursday. The storm could dump as much as 20 inches of rain by Saturday in south
  
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