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• “Star Wars” Millennium Falcon apparently hiding in plain sight on Google Earth

  13-11-2017 23:43 via wivb.com
  (CBS) – Maybe Chewbacca stopped by for a round of golf.
  Sharp-eyed Star Wars fans using Google Earth have spotted the legendary Millennium Falcon from the movie saga parked near  Barrow Hills Golf Club in Surrey, England.
  “Star Wars” costume designer John Mollo dies at 86
  New “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” trailer debuts during “Monday Night Football”
  Twitter user Andi Durrant helpfully details how you can find it on your own. You’ll sta
  
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• Socioeconomic status linked to creativity

  13-11-2017 23:37 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Researchers at Buffalo State College are finding there’s a relationship between the environment and situations people are born into and their creativity.
  Drs. Selcuk Acar, Cyndi Burnett, and John Cabra are leading the studies at the college. They’re using different tests and tools to analyze the ways students think.
  “For most of our challenges, there are more than one option,” said Dr. Acar.
  He says grasping that idea — realizing th
  
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• Florida man facing eviction over emotional support squirrel

  13-11-2017 23:25 via wivb.com
  CLEARWATER BEACH, Fla. (WFLA) — A Florida man is fighting to keep his emotional support squirrel that lives with him at his condominiums complex.
  Ryan Boylan and Brutis are inseparable. He rescued her last year after Hurricane Matthew.
  “Ever since then I mean, oh my God, I can’t imagine not being around her,” said Boylan.
  But now he could lose her.
  Property management discovered Brutis back in April when she was chased up a tree by a dog.
  According to a complain
  
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• Allegany-Limestone girls soccer team wins 2017 Class C Championship

  13-11-2017 20:39 via wivb.com
  HOMER, N.Y. (WIVB) — Allegany-Limestone came out on top in one of the 2017 NYSPHSAA Girls Soccer Championship games.
  The high school team beat Stillwater 3-2 to earn the Class C Championship.
  Allegany-Limestone are your @NYSPHSAA Class C Champions!#preptalklive @SectionVI @section11gsoc @RobertZayasNY @sportsunionwny @WNYAthletics @TBNSports @sectionvgsoccer @ALCS_Gators pic.twitter.com/aVkiRvIHZz
  — Section6GSoccer (@Section6GSoccer) November 12, 2017The game was played at
  
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• ‘Hannity’ fans smash Keurig brewers over pulled ads

  13-11-2017 19:49 via wivb.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — A decision by Keurig to stop advertising on Sean Hannity’s Fox News program has supporters of the conservative host destroying the company’s coffee makers.
  Keurig announced Saturday that it had pulled advertising from “Hannity” after several Twitter users questioned the company’s support for the host, citing Hannity’s coverage of allegations against Republican Alabama U.S. candidate Roy Moore. Moore has been accused having sexua
  
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• North Tonawanda DMV experiencing computer outage

  13-11-2017 19:42 via wivb.com
  NORTH TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) — The state computer system at the North Tonawanda Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is down.
  Drivers are urged to go to the Lockport or Niagara Falls DMV offices since documents needing photographic or scanned images can’t be processed in North Tonawanda right now.
  “We have been advised by New York State that this outage may continue through tomorrow. Our staff is working diligently to restore these services,” Niagara County Clerk Josep
  
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• Ronald McDonald House Charities opens new Family Lounge at Oishei Children’s Hospital

  13-11-2017 18:20 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Crews continue to put the finishing touches on the new Oishei Children’s Hospital, which opened on Friday. On Monday, the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Western New York opened the doors for its new Family Lounge at the hospital for the first time.
  The Ronald McDonald House Charities of WNY already serves about 600 families each year at its Buffalo House on West Ferry Street. Now, with the new Family Lounge on the fifth floor of the new Oishei Children&rsqu
  
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• Application period for HEAP officially begins today

  13-11-2017 18:14 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The application period for HEAP officially begins today and dozens of people stood in line this morning outside of the Erie County department of Social Services building on Main Street in downtown Buffalo. Many people say they depend on this program to get through the winter.
  “It really made a difference and the system that they have this year, we’re in and out this year,” said Jasmine Coles of Buffalo.
  Jasmine Coles was one of the first of several
  
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• Colin Kaepernick named GQ magazine’s citizen of the year

  13-11-2017 18:10 via wivb.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — Free agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick has been named GQ’s magazine’s “Citizen of the Year” for his activism.
  Kaepernick began kneeling instead of standing during the national anthem last season to protest racial inequality and police brutality. The demonstration sparked a wave of NFL protests by players during the anthem that repeatedly have been denounced by President Donald Trump. Kaepernick parted ways with the San
  
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• West Seneca Town Council preparing to vote on budget

  13-11-2017 17:02 via wivb.com
  WEST SENECA, N.Y. (WIVB) — West Seneca homeowners should find out Monday night how much their taxes will be going up.
  The West Seneca Town Council is getting ready to vote on next year’s budget after taking a lot of heat from residents about plans to hike taxes as much as 12 percent.
  Residents turned out in big numbers to the public hearings on the budget proposal. So many, in fact, that the room for the first hearing was too small for the crowd, and the meeting at the end of Oc
  
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• Man seen streaking at Sunday Bills game arrested

  13-11-2017 15:39 via wivb.com
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Erie County Sheriff’s office says the man who ran naked at Sunday’s Buffalo Bills game has been arrested.
  Cheektowaga resident Tristan Lambright, 29, was seen running across New Era Field without any clothes on during the Bills’ game against the New Orleans Saints.
  Lambright was charged with Criminal Trespassing, Public Lewdness and Exposure of a Person. He was taken to the Erie County Holding Center pending arraignment in Orchard Park
  
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• Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman: I was abused by doctor

  13-11-2017 15:20 via wivb.com
  (AP) — Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman says she is among the young women sexually abused by a former USA Gymnastics team doctor.
  Raismantells “60 Minutes” she was 15 when she was first treated by Dr. Larry Nassar, who spent more than two decades working with athletes at USA Gymnastics. He’s now is in jail in Michigan awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty to possession of child pornography.
  Raisman, the captain of the 2012 and 2016 Olympic gold-medal wi
  
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• Where you can shop on Thanksgiving

  13-11-2017 14:15 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — BestBlackFriday has released their list of stores that will be open on Thanksgiving, in case you plan to do some holiday shopping.
  Here is the list:
  Bass Pro Shops – 8 a.m. to 6 p.m
  Bealls Florida – 6 p.m. to 11 p.m.
  Belk – Thanksgiving 4 p.m. to 1 a.m. Black Friday
  Bergner’s – Thanksgiving 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Black Friday
  Best Buy – Thanksgiving 5 p.m. to 1 a.m. Black Friday
  Big Lots -7 a.m. to midnight
  Bon-Ton – Thanksgi
  
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• Food & Wine publishes “16 Reasons to Plan a Food & Drink Pilgrimage to Buffalo” list

  13-11-2017 13:36 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Food & Wine magazine recently published a list called “16 Reasons to Plan a Food & Drink Pilgrimage to Buffalo, NY.”
  Along with Buffalo being known for things like chicken wings, the city also boasts a number of popular bars and restaurants. Here are the 16 places the publication included in their list:
  Allen St. Poutine Company
  Barrel + Brine
  Billy Club
  The Black Sheep
  Blackbird Cider Works
  Breadhive Cafe
  Buffalo Proper
  Five Points Bakery
  Ll
  
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• New Darien Lake roller coaster to be called “Tantrum”

  13-11-2017 13:14 via wivb.com
  DARIEN, N.Y. (WIVB) — The new roller coaster coming to Darien Lake has a name.
  Tantrum will open at the Genesee County theme park in May of next year.The roller coaster takes riders up a 98-foot vertical lift at a 90-degree angle, and then goes down a 97-degree drop.
  Darien Lake says the ride, which reaches 52 MPH, “keeps riders wondering which way is up or down during an Immelman turn, and finishes with a tilted loop.”
  “This ride confirms our status as New York Stat
  
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• Jittery French honor 130 killed in Paris attacks, 2 years on

  13-11-2017 12:52 via wivb.com
  PARIS (AP) — In silence and tears, families of the victims of France’s deadliest terror attacks stood alongside President Emmanuel Macron Monday to honor the 130 people killed two years ago when Islamic State extremists attacked the City of Light.
  Security was tight but low-profile for the memorial events — part of the new normal in France since Nov. 13, 2015.
  Outside the Stade de France national stadium, Macron and the mayor of the Paris subu
  
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• Two Women Hit By Car Outside of New Era Field

  13-11-2017 04:47 via wivb.com
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB)- Two women are recovering after they were hit by a 4-door sedan outside of New Era Field.
  It happened on Abbott Road near 1 Bills Drive around 6:15 p.m. Sunday.
  Orchard Park Police say one woman was unresponsive in the roadway and the other woman was trapped underneath the car.
  Fire and EMS treated the women at the scene. They were transported to ECMC and are in fair condition.
  Authorities say the driver of the car is cooperating with the investigation.
  No charges
  
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• 2 women hit by car outside of New Era Field

  13-11-2017 04:47 via wivb.com
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB)- Two women are recovering after they were hit by a 4-door sedan outside of New Era Field.
  It happened on Abbott Road near 1 Bills Drive around 6:15 p.m. Sunday.
  Orchard Park Police say one woman was unresponsive in the roadway and the other woman was trapped underneath the car.
  Fire and EMS treated the women at the scene. They were transported to ECMC and are in fair condition.
  Authorities say the driver of the car is cooperating with the investigation.
  No charges
  
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• Church holds active shooter training during Sunday service

  13-11-2017 03:34 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. — One week after the mass church shooting in Sutherland Springs, Texas, a Buffalo pastor is preparing his congregation. Common council president and pastor Darius Pridgen offered an active shooter training during his Sunday services at True Bethel Baptist Church.
  Many church members say the active shooter training has made them a little more comfortable during church service. They learned to run, hide and fight – a practice taught by the Department of Homeland Security
  
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