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• ‘Cowardly act of terror’: Truck driver kills 8 on bike path

  31-10-2017 23:38 via wivb.com
   
  NEW YORK (AP) — A man in a rented pickup truck mowed down pedestrians and cyclists along a busy bike path near the World Trade Center memorial on Tuesday, killing at least eight and seriously injuring 11 in what the mayor called “a particularly cowardly act of terror.”
  The driver was shot in the abdomen by police after jumping out of the truck with what turned out to be a fake gun in each hand and shouting what witnesses said was “Allahu Akbar,” Arabic for &l
  
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• 8 killed by New York motorist in ‘cowardly act of terror’

  31-10-2017 23:38 via wivb.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — A man in a rented pickup truck mowed down pedestrians and bicyclists along a busy bike path near the World Trade Center memorial Tuesday, killing at least eight and injuring 11 others in what the mayor called “a particularly cowardly act of terror.”The 29-year-old driver was shot in the abdomen by police and taken into custody after jumping out of the truck with what turned out to be a fake gun in each hand and shouting “Allahu Akbar!” offi
  
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• Local family competes in regatta after son suffers chest-down paralysis

  31-10-2017 22:39 via wivb.com
  DERBY, N.Y. (WIVB)- A jump in a snow bank last December changed Andrew Mangan’s life forever.
  “I was in bed, the phone rang, and it was Andrew. And he said ‘Mom something bad happened,'” Andrew’s mom Martha told News 4.
  That something bad was the fracture of his C5 vertebra.
  The Canisius High junior hit something hard when he jumped into the snow, he’s still not sure what.
  The injury paralyzed him from the chest down.
  ‘The Mangan Eight’ compet
  
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• Top 4 safety tips for trick-or-treating

  31-10-2017 22:27 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — “This is a great holiday for kids,” said Chief Mark Pacholec, from the Orchard Park Police Department.
  And he’s trying to keep it that way this year so he’s handing out something other than candy – tips for safe trick or treating.
  Halloween Safety Tips
  Trick or Treat with an adult or friends
  Carry a flashlight, wear reflective clothing
  Have an adult check all food/candy
  Stay away from any house or stranger that doesn’t seem &l
  
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• Family members react to murder of homeless Buffalo man

  31-10-2017 21:54 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Honest and a good soul.That’s how the family of Preston German, 46, wants the Buffalo community to remember him.
  Buffalo Police found the homeless man dead inside a vacant home on west avenue last week.
  Detectives say he was strangled to death.
  Family members tell News 4 they believe German’s death was a “senseless” act.
  Police say they believe he was beaten, jumped and ultimately strangled to death by another homeless man.
  37-year-old Pe
  
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• Bills trade picks to Panthers for wide receiver Kelvin Benjamin

  31-10-2017 21:47 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Ahead of Tuesday’s 4 P.M. trade deadline, the Bills have acquired wide receiver Kelvin Benjamin from the Panthers.
  In return, Buffalo will give its 3rd and 7th round picks in the 2018 draft to Carolina. TRADE ALERTWe've agreed to acquire WR Kelvin Benjamin from the Panthers for our 2018 3rd and 7th round picks. #GoBills pic.twitter.com/wXqy4Ukr9b
  — Buffalo Bills (@buffalobills) October 31, 2017
  The 6 ft 5 in, 245 lb Benjamin was drafted in 2014 by th
  
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• Six dead: Motorist strikes multiple people on New York bike path

  31-10-2017 21:20 via wivb.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — Police and witnesses say a motorist drove onto a busy bicycle path near the World Trade Center memorial and struck several people, then emerged from the vehicle screaming and firing something that appeared to be a gun.
  An Associated Press photographer on the scene Tuesday witnessed at least two bodies lying motionless on the path beneath tarps.
  The New York Police Department posted on its Twitter feed that one person was in custody. The department says it’s unclear w
  
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• Eight dead, many injured as truck driver plows through Manhattan bike path

  31-10-2017 21:20 via wivb.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — A man in a rented pickup truck drove onto a busy bicycle path near the World Trade Center memorial Tuesday, killing at least eight people and injuring several others in what authorities said may have been a terrorist attack.
  The driver was shot by police after jumping out of the truck with what turned out to be a fake gun in each hand, officials said. He was taken into custody. His condition was not immediately disclosed.
  Witnesses described a scene of panic and blood
  
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• NYPD: One in custody after reports of shots fired in Manhattan

  31-10-2017 20:44 via wivb.com
  NEW YORK — The NYPD says it is responding to reports of shots fired in lower Manhattan. CBS New York reports that at least five people were injured, but the extent and nature of the injuries is unclear.
  The incident occurred at West Street and Chambers Street around 3:10 p.m, the station reports. The station says the incident is being investigated as a possible case of road rage in which a driver exited a vehicle and opened fire.
  Witnesses told local media a vehicle drove do
  
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• Sam Hoyt leaves ESD post amid sexual harassment investigation

  31-10-2017 20:06 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Sam Hoyt announced Tuesday that he is stepping down as the head of Buffalo operations for Empire State Development Corporation.
  Gov. Andrew Cuomo picked Hoyt to lead the ESD in 2010 and he was a major player in the Buffalo Billion.
  Hoyt resigns amid an ongoing sexual harassment investigation, according to the governor’s office.
  New York State press secretary Dani Lever offered the following statement on Tuesday:
   
  “All state employees must act with i
  
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• Police looking for missing mother and daughter out of Town of Tonawanda

  31-10-2017 18:49 via wivb.com
  TONAWANDA. N.Y. (WIVB) – North Tonawanda Police are seeking the public’s assistance to locate a 24-year-old woman and her seven-year-old daughter after receiving reports from a family member that they are concerned for their welfare.
  Cynthia Kawaya, 24, is believed to have her seven-year-old daughter with her. Attempts to locate her have been unsuccessful so far.
  Cynthia and her daughter were last seen in the Lincoln Park area of the Town of Tonawanda after spending a night with a fr
  
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• Police cancel search for missing mother and daughter in Town of Tonawanda

  31-10-2017 18:49 via wivb.com
  TONAWANDA. N.Y. (WIVB) – North Tonawanda Police have cancelled an alert asking for the public’s assistance to locate a 24-year-old woman and her seven-year-old daughter after receiving reports from a family member that they are concerned for their welfare.
  Cynthia Kawaya, 24, was missing along with her seven-year-old daughter with her.
  Search efforts were centered in the Lincoln Park area of the Town of Tonawanda after the mother spent  a night with a friend.
  Cynthia resides in
  
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• Fire damages Cattaraugus County barn, county-owned equipment

  31-10-2017 18:43 via wivb.com
  MACHIAS, N.Y. (WIVB) – The Franklinville Highway Barn caught fire Monday night, due to an electrical short in a Tandem Axle.
  The fire caused damage to all of the equipment inside, including five tandem axle dump trucks, a loader, and a six-men crew cab pickup truck. Some vehicles only have smoke and heat damage, Cattaraugus County Department of Public Works Commissioner Joseph Pillittere confirmed. One of the tandem axles is totaled.
  The fire was quickly extinguished by the local fire depa
  
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• Run Forrest! Gump impersonator jogs around California city

  31-10-2017 18:35 via wivb.com
  RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Halloween started early in one Southern California city, where a man dressed as Forrest Gump has been running around neighborhoods and stopping to take pictures with residents.
  Video and a photo from police show the man sporting a mangy fake beard, red shorts and a red “Bubba Gump” hat during his jogs around the city of Riverside. It’s the same outfit worn by Tom Hanks in the 1994 Oscar-winning film “Forrest Gump.” Hanks
  
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• GALLERY: Halloween snowfall in WNY

  31-10-2017 17:37 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Whether you consider it a trick or a treat, some parts of WNY are getting snow for Halloween. GALLERY: Snowfall in WNY VIEWER PHOTOFrom Adam in Casadega. VIEWER PHOTOFrom John in Alden VIEWER PHOTOFrom Jackie VIEWER PHOTO
  From Cathie in Boston HillsVIEWER PHOTOFrom Deborah in BenningtonBUFFALO BILLS TWITTERNew Era Field in Orchard Park VIEWER PHOTOFrom Kellie in Attica. VIEWER PHOTOFrom Matt in Bennington VIEWER PHOTOFrom Tammy in Orchard ParkVIEWER PHOTOFrom Orangev
  
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• Two car collision at East Amherst and Parkridge, one vehicle strikes building

  31-10-2017 17:14 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – A two car collision at Parkridge and East Amherst streets resulted in one of the vehicles striking a building Tuesday afternoon.We’ll have more information as it becomes available.
  
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• Arson at Chautauqua County church under investigation

  31-10-2017 16:08 via wivb.com
  BEMUS POINT, N.Y. (WIVB) – The Chautauqua County Sheriff’s office is investigating an arson at a Lakeside Drive church in Bemus Point.
  A small fire was intentionally set to a window sill of the Lakeside Bible Chapel Church between 4 a.m. and 5 a.m. Oct. 29.
  Anyone with information is asked to contact 716-753-4925.
  
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• White House releases official portraits of Trump, Pence

  31-10-2017 15:31 via wivb.com
  Washington (CNN) – The White House released the official portraits of President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence on Tuesday, more than nine months after they took office.The portraits, in which both men are smiling, were commissioned by the US Government Publishing Office and will be distributed throughout the country to federal buildings, according to a release from the White House.
  
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• Holly Colino deemed incompetent to stand trial

  31-10-2017 15:23 via wivb.com
  ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC-TV) – The woman accused of murdering a mother in Brockport was back in court Tuesday.
  Police say Holly Colino shot and killed 33-year-old Megan Dix on South Avenue in Brockport in August while Dix was sitting in her car.
  On Tuesday, the judge deemed Colino not competent to stand trial. She was ordered to undergo mental health treatment for a year with doctors. If at that time, she is found competent, trial will resume.
  The judge also said Colino has been been writing&
  
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• Two month investigation leads to arrest of Buffalo man on cocaine charges

  31-10-2017 13:31 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – A months long Erie County Sheriff’s Office investigation led to the arrest of a Buffalo man on cocaine charges Monday.
  Rashad Fleming, 32, of Buffalo, was arrested Monday by the ECSO’s Narcotics Unit following the two month investigation.
  Fleming is charged with felony counts of criminal possession of a narcotic with intent to sell and criminal possession of a narcotic. He was also charged with criminal use of drug paraphernalia.
  Fleming was arraigned in
  
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• New Niagara Falls pavilion offers interactive experiences

  31-10-2017 13:24 via wivb.com
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) – A new $7 million addition to Niagara Falls State Park highlights the natural and cultural history of Niagara Falls.
  The “Cave of the Winds Pavilion” opened Monday in Niagara Falls.
  Visitors are able to go through three different experiences in the pavilion, including a 175 ft. descent into the Niagara Gorge.
  The pavilion also offers virtual tours that visitors can take advantage of throughout the year.
  “All the history is encapsulated here,&rd
  
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• Amherst Police looking to identify suspect in possible use of stolen credit cards

  31-10-2017 12:43 via wivb.com
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) – Amherst Police are looking for a person of interest regarding use of a stolen credit card on several dates.
  Police are looking to identify a black male pictured in surveillance footage.
  PHOTO/Amherst PoliceIf you recognize this person of interest or have any information related to this crime call the Amherst Police Detective Bureau at 689-1342 or email to [email protected] or text to 562-TIPS and reference AMH 17-759193-TWe.
  
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• Gunman at large after fatal carjacking by University of Utah

  31-10-2017 11:12 via wivb.com
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities were searching for the suspected gunman in a fatal carjacking near the University of Utah that caused a campus-wide lockdown late Monday, police said.
  University of Utah Police Chief Dale Brophy said early Tuesday that an injured woman came to the school and reported that her husband had assaulted her while they were camping in Red Butte Canyon, which abuts the east campus.
  Brophy said authorities were searching for the woman’s husband, 24-year-old A
  
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• West Seneca leaders take heat for 12% tax increase at second meeting

  31-10-2017 06:13 via wivb.com
  WEST SENECA, N.Y. (WIVB)-  For three and a half hours, West Seneca residents packed into the auditorium at West Seneca West High School making it clear the budget is unacceptable with a 12 percent tax increase.
  The crowd booed Supervisor Sheila Meegan and the two council members at a second public hearing. Residents applauded fellow neighbors demanding accountability from the council. 
  The 12 percent increase would mean people who have homes assessed at $60,000 would pay an additi
  
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• New career center will help people with developmental disabilities with employment

  31-10-2017 03:44 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Community leaders took a step forward Monday to help those with developmental disabilities in Western New York.
  A ribbon cutting ceremony was held Monday at the new Jefferson Career Center in Buffalo.
  Organizers say the center will aim to help people with developmental disabilities prepare for and explore employment opportunities.
  The center also has several partners in the area, including Basil Automotive and the Hyatt- bringing service-specific jobs for those in th
  
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• Application period for spring semester Excelsior Echolarship opens Oct. 30

  31-10-2017 02:29 via wivb.com
  NEW YORK (WIVB) – The Excelsior Scholarship applications for students to attend SUNY or CUNY schools tuition free this spring semester opened Monday and will be open through Dec. 4.
  Students who did not receive the Excelsior Scholarship this fall and who meet all eligibility requirements can  apply here starting Oct. 30. 
  The Excelsior Scholarship is being phased in over three years. For the 2017-18 academic year New Yorkers with household incomes up to $100,000 are eligible, inc
  
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• Wheatfield man pleads guilty to Riverside hit and run

  31-10-2017 02:15 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – A 29-year-old Wheatfield man has pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of an incident resulting in serious physical injury.
  Theodore Canaski, 29, of Wheatfield, was driving down Ontario Street in Buffalo at a high rate of speed Sept. 4 when he struck a 55-year-old woman as she was trying to cross the street. According to the Erie County DA’s Office, Canaski briefly slowed down after the impact, but continued to drive, making several quick turns and evading a
  
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• Feds shutting down Buffalo halfway house for ex-cons

  31-10-2017 01:09 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – A halfway house for federal prison inmates in Buffalo that has been in operation for more than 40 years is closing at the end of the year. Buffalo Halfway House, Inc. on Glenwood Avenue, is a private non-profit agency that receives its operating funds from the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), but the bureau has notified the home the funding will end on December 31.
  Buffalo Halfway House, Inc. board president Judy DeWald said the organization feels blindsided by the b
  
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