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• Drew Anderson to remain QB as Tyree Jackson continues rehab

  12-10-2017 23:53 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – At least for another week, there won’t be a quarterback change for the UB football team.
  Bulls Head Coach Lance Leipold told News 4 Sports’ Shannon Shepherd that Drew Anderson will remain under center as Tyree Jackson continues to rehab a knee injury.NEW: Lance Leipold tells me Drew Anderson will start at QB for @UBFootball this weekend. Tyree still rehabbing.
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• Attempted escape reported at N.C. prison; several employees injured

  12-10-2017 23:40 via wivb.com
  ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. — An attempted escape was reported Thursday afternoon at a northeastern North Carolina state prison.
  The North Carolina Department of Public Safety tweeted that the attempted escape happened at the Pasquotank Correctional Institution in Elizabeth City around 3:30 p.m.. Fires were set in the prison sewing plant and several employees were injured, according to the tweet.Attempted escape at Pasquotank CI in Eliz City around 3:30 pm. Fire set in sewing plant. Several
  
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• TRAFFIC ALERT: Lane closures for Colvin Boulevard northbound start Monday

  12-10-2017 23:34 via wivb.com
  TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) – Lane closures are scheduled for NY Route 425 (Colvin Boulevard) starting next week.
  The lane closures will begin Monday at about 9 a.m. Motorists can expect to encounter a left lane closure on Colvin Boulevard northbound near I-290.
  Additional nightly lane closures are scheduled that will reduce Colvin Boulevard northbound to one lane starting at 7 p.m. and ending at 6 a.m.
  The closures are expected to last for two weeks and will facilitate bridge work.
  The work is
  
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• Boy found shot dead after 3 adults slain in Ohio

  12-10-2017 22:18 via wivb.com
  (AP) – A 7-year-old boy missing after three people were killed in a shooting has been found dead as a manhunt for the killer continues in southern Ohio.
  Lawrence County Sheriff Jeff Lawless says Devin Holston was shot and his body apparently hidden in the home where three adults were found dead Wednesday evening.
  The suspect, 23-year-old Aaron Lawson, is being sought on warrants for charges including aggravated murder.
  The sheriff says deputies spotted Lawson driving around 12:30 a.m. Thur
  
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• Man accused in home improvement scam

  12-10-2017 22:03 via wivb.com
  ARCADE, N.Y. (WIVB)  – A Rushford man has been accused of scamming an elderly Arcade resident by charging $12,000 to power wash a house, cut some tree limbs, and clean gutters.
  James R. Stuart, 58, of Rushford, was charged Wednesday with third degree grand larceny and scheme to defraud following an investigation by Wyoming County Sheriff’s deputies into the fraud.
  Stuart also had pending charges from the Town of Cuba in which he received money to do similar work and never return
  
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• Hurricane Ophelia becomes 10th Atlantic hurricane of 2017 season

  12-10-2017 21:12 via wivb.com
  (CBS) – Ophelia became a hurricane on Wednesday, becoming the 10th hurricane in the Atlantic in 2017. Way out in the middle of the Atlantic, it’s unlikely it will be a threat to U.S., although it could possibly be a threat to Ireland, the National Hurricane Center said.
  As of 5:00 a.m. ET, the storm has maximum sustained winds of near 85 mph, and some strengthening could happen over the next 48 hours. There are no coastal watches or warnings in effect.
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• 1 person shot on Bailey Ave.

  12-10-2017 20:38 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Officials say a shooting occurred on Bailey Ave. near Minnesota Ave. in Buffalo.
  The shooting happened around 1:30 p.m. and Buffalo police were at the scene.
  The victim was taken to a hospital.
  Police say traffic could be affected by the incident.
  
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• Thurman Thomas weighs in on NFL protests

  12-10-2017 20:28 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Thurman Thomas shared his thoughts on the NFL protests.
  See what he said in the video above.
  
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• Man convicted of killing Long Island mother dies in prison

  12-10-2017 19:47 via wivb.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — Authorities say a Long Island man convicted of murder in the brutal stabbing of a 21-year-old woman has died in an upstate New York prison.
  An official with the state Department of Corrections and Community Service told Newsday that Dante Taylor was pronounced dead on Saturday at a hospital in Erie County. A medical examiner is to determine the cause of death.
  The 22-year-old Taylor had been sentenced to life without parole in the slaying of Sarah Goode, a Medford, Lon
  
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• Sheriff: Civilian, 4 inmates charged in jail smuggling operation

  12-10-2017 18:40 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — An investigation spanning months has led to the arrest of four inmates and a civilian.
  Members of the Erie County Sheriff’s office say they broke up a prison contraband smuggling operation.
  Around 9:45 p.m. on Tuesday, members of the Sheriff’s Narcotics Unit and Erie County Holding Center deputies executed a search warrant for Buffalo resident Tianna Hunter, 24, while she was at the jail.
  Deputies searched Hunter, and as they did so, they say she removed
  
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• Precautionary measures taken at Walden Galleria through lockdown drill

  12-10-2017 18:17 via wivb.com
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) —  Thursday’s drill at the Walden Galleria is one of several that take place each year. Stores gates are a part of the drill, because during the case of an emergency stores are instructed to lock up.
  Following the deadly mass shooting in Las Vegas, police in Cheektowaga are on high alert. Shopping malls like the Walden Galleria are considered soft targets.
  “After every major incident we’ll sit down and figure out if there’s any changes
  
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• Winds expected to drive next wave of deadly California fires

  12-10-2017 18:08 via wivb.com
  SONOMA, Calif. (AP) — Gusting winds and dry air forecast for Thursday could drive the next wave of devastating wildfires that are already well on their way to becoming the deadliest and most destructive in California history.
  Winds up to 45 mph (72 kph) were expected to pummel areas north of San Francisco where at least 23 people have died and at least 3,500 homes and businesses have been destroyed. The conditions could erase modest gains made by firefighters.
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• Tim Hortons launches Buffalo Latte

  12-10-2017 17:35 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — People in western New York love chicken wings, but how about tasting that familiar Buffalo sauce flavor in your latte?
  Tim Hortons announced a new product this week — the Buffalo Latte.
  The drink is made of “espresso, steamed milk, mocha and bold Buffalo sauce flavor,” according to Tim Hortons. Along with those ingredients, the drink is finished with not only a whipped topping, but Buffalo seasoning as well.
  “Tim Hortons and Buffalo sauce
  
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• Buffalo and Rochester to work together on Amazon HQ proposal

  12-10-2017 17:13 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Buffalo and Rochester metro regions are working together to try and bring Amazon’s proposed second headquarters to the region.
  The announcement was made by Invest Buffalo Niagara on Thursday morning.
  “In assessing the full scope of the Amazon HQ2 RFP opportunity, it was apparent that by linking our efforts, the combined Buffalo Rochester Metro Corridor can offer a proposal that is both compelling and extremely competitive,” InBN President a
  
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• Trump lashes out as Puerto Rico as House weighs aid package

  12-10-2017 16:38 via wivb.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump lashed out at hurricane-devastated Puerto Rico on Thursday, insisting that federal help will be limited and blaming the U.S. territory for its financial struggles. The broadside came as the House headed toward passage of a $36.5 billion disaster aid package, including assistance for Puerto Rico.
  Puerto Rico has been reeling since Hurricane Maria struck three weeks ago, leaving death and destruction in an
  
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• CoverGirl changes slogan after nearly 20 years

  12-10-2017 16:22 via wivb.com
  MARYLAND (WIVB) — It’s out with the old and in with the new at CoverGirl.
  The company is changing its “easy, breezy, beautiful” slogan. The new tagline is “I am what I make up.”
  The changes come after almost 20 years.
  It’s intended to help shoppers be more expressive, and keep up with the times.
  
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• TSA officers demonstrate new security rules at Buffalo airport

  12-10-2017 15:51 via wivb.com
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) — The next time you fly out of Buffalo Niagara International, be prepared to do things a little differently when you’re going through the TSA screening area. New procedures are now in effect.
  One of the biggest changes now requires passengers to remove their cell phones and other electronic devices from their bags. Those electronics have to be placed in a separate bin for screening through the x-ray machine.
  “We need all electronics the size of a c
  
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• TSA agents to demonstrate security changes at Buffalo airport

  12-10-2017 15:51 via wivb.com
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Security changes are coming to the Buffalo Niagara International Airport.
  In July, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced that personal electronic devices larger than a cell phone will be subject to x-ray screening.
  The procedures have been tested at ten other airports before being implemented nationwide.
  The changes are supposed to improve security.
  Agents will demonstrate them Thursday at 10 a.m.
  
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• Thurman Thomas, Batavia Downs leaders present $500,000 check

  12-10-2017 15:40 via wivb.com
  BATAVIA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Leaders from Batavia Downs Gaming and Bills Hall of Famer Thurman Thomas came together to discuss community development.
  They presented a check of more than $500,000, which will help create jobs and help offset tax increases for residents.
  Leaders also highlighted the fact that western New York is losing revenue because Batavia Downs Gaming pays the highest tax rate of any gaming facility in the region.
  Leaders say they would be able to contribute more if they h
  
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• As scope of Weinstein conduct widens, questions of who knew

  12-10-2017 15:21 via wivb.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — As the grim scope of the allegations surrounding Harvey Weinstein continued to expand Wednesday, the organization that bestows the Academy Awards moved to distance itself from the film mogul, Ben Affleck was forced to defend his own previous actions, and scrutiny fell on who knew what about the Weinstein’s behavior over the decades it allegedly took place.
  A key and potentially volatile component of Tuesday’s New Yorker expose was the claim t
  
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• 2 Florida moms overdose on drugs, face child neglect charges

  12-10-2017 15:10 via wivb.com
  BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say two Florida women overdosed on heroin in a sports utility vehicle with two infants in the back seat.
  Boynton Beach police spokeswoman Stephanie Slater said in a news release that 28-year-old Kristen Leigh O’Connor and 29-year-old June Schweinhart were taken to a hospital Thursday after officers found them inside the SUV. The infants, ages 1 and 2 months, were properly strapped into their car seats.
  O’Conner told investigators
  
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• House Ethics Committee has ‘substantial reason to believe’ Collins ‘shared material nonpublic information’

  12-10-2017 14:18 via wivb.com
  WASHINGTON (WIVB) — The House Ethics Committee says they have “substantial reason to believe” Clarence Congressman Chris Collins “shared material nonpublic information.”
  Collins’ representatives told News 4 in July that the committee was looking into Collins’ investment in an Australian biotech firm.
  A spokesperson for Collins said the accusations against him are false, and called the move a political witch hunt.MORE: Here are among the recommendations f
  
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• VIDEO: Paper plane takes long flight around construction site

  12-10-2017 13:13 via wivb.com
  SAN DIEGO, Calif. (WIVB) — A YouTuber launched a paper airplane at a high elevation, and it ended up staying in the air for more than 30 seconds!
  The video was posted on Tuesday by YouTube user APaperPlaneADay.
  The user says the paper plane’s flight took place in San Diego.
  To prove to viewers that he is not littering, the user was filmed retrieving the airplane, and he even picked up some garbage while on the ground.
  View the flight of “S.S. Beeftacos” below:
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• Fredonia man facing multiple drug charges after overnight traffic stop

  12-10-2017 12:58 via wivb.com
  DUNKIRK, N.Y. (WIVB) — Early Thursday morning, suspicious activity in Dunkirk led to a Fredonia man’s arrest on drug charges.
  Shortly after 1 a.m., Dunkirk police stopped a vehicle on Maple Ave., in a location police say is “a known drug area.”
  Police began to investigate, and they say the vehicle’s occupant, John Dewey, 21, had drugs and paraphernalia in his possession.
  According to officers, cocaine, several crack rocks, a digital drug scale, packaging materials a
  
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• Flames overtake Cheektowaga home overnight

  12-10-2017 12:36 via wivb.com
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Flames overtook a home on Aris Ave. in Cheektowaga overnight.
  Firefighters say the fire started around 2:30 a.m. on Thursday.
  Officials tell News 4 no one was home at the time and no one was hurt.
  Half of the home suffered significant damage, but the flames didn’t spread to any other nearby houses.
  The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
  
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• Worker warned hotel before Las Vegas shooter opened fire on crowd

  12-10-2017 05:07 via wivb.com
  LAS VEGAS — A maintenance worker said Wednesday he told hotel dispatchers to call police and report a gunman had opened fire with a rifle inside the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino hotel before the shooter began firing from his high-rise suite into a crowd at a nearby musical performance.
  The revised timeline has renewed questions about whether better communication might have allowed police to respond more quickly and take out the gunman before he committed the deadliest
  
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• Two police raids lead to drug arrest

  12-10-2017 05:03 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Buffalo Police arrested a Buffalo man in connection with two drug raids Wednesday.
  Investigators raided a home on Baynes Street where investigators found nearly two ounces of cocaine. Around 10 a.m. Wednesday, they also raided a home on Highgate  Avenue, where they arrested Charles Watkins of Bufalo.
  Police found a scale, cocaine residue, and more than $25,000.
  Watkins is facing multiple charges, including criminal possession of a controlled substance.
  
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• 2 women charged in killings of two young girls found dead on Colorado farm

  12-10-2017 04:24 via wivb.com
  DENVER, CO (CBS) — Two women have been charged with killing two young girls whose bodies were found on a Colorado farm.
  The women were arrested in mid-September along with three other people after authorities discovered the bodies. All five were initially charged with fatal child abuse.
  Prosecutors on Friday added the murder charges against Nashika Bramble and Madani Ceus.
  An attorney for Ceus, a 37-year-old from Haiti, declined comment on Tuesday. An attorney for Bramble couldn&
  
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• Problems & Solutions – Is there an easy fix to the Bills offense?

  12-10-2017 03:24 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The offense has sputtered, spit, and stalled out during the first five games of the season. The Bills (3-2) rank 25th in the league averaging less than 18 points per game.
  Quarterback Tyrod Taylor is throwing for an average of 182 yards a game, which is 29th in the league behind Jacoby Brissett, Josh McCown, and Case Keenum.
  “Ultimately as an offense, we didn’t get the job done,” Taylor said after a 20-16 loss to Cincinnati.“The defense did a
  
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• California man after wildfires: “Like somebody dropped a bomb on our lives”

  12-10-2017 02:49 via wivb.com
  (CBS NEWS) – The death toll from California’s fast-moving wildfires continues to climb. Firefighters now say 17 people have died. Seventeen wildfires are burning across the state and have destroyed more than 2,000 homes and businesses. Much of the destruction is concentrated in the heart of California’s wine country – and the state’s governor has declared a state of emergency.
  People across Northern California are now returning to where their homes used to
  
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• Two teens, one parent arrested after Buffalo fight

  12-10-2017 00:53 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- Cell phone video captured a brawl near the Utica St. MetroRail station on Tuesday. Teenage girls punched, hit and grabbed each other.
  Transit Police and Buffalo Peacemakers broke up the fight.
  “From what we were told, it was something over friendship between two other students and someone thought someone else wasn’t being a true friend,” said Captain Michael Garrity, with Transit Authority Police.
  Two teens were arrested.
  “And one of the mothers
  
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• Detective fired after roughly handcuffing nurse on video

  12-10-2017 00:38 via wivb.com
  SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah police officer was fired Tuesday after being seen on video roughly handcuffing a nurse because she refused to allow a blood draw in an incident that became a flashpoint in the national conversation about use of force.
  Salt Lake City Police Chief Mike Brown made the decision to fire Detective Jeff Payne after an internal investigation found he violated department policies when he arrested nurse Alex Wubbels and dragged her screaming from the
  
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