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• Roy Moore’s communications director is out

  22-11-2017 23:44 via wivb.com
  (CBS) – John Rogers, the communications director for Roy Moore’s Senate campaign in Alabama, is out, the campaign said in a statement Wednesday.
  The resignation comes as the campaign fights to deny accusations from multiple women that the Republican Moore pursued or even sexually touched them when they were in their teens and he was in his 30s. The Washingtonian first reported Rogers’ resignation. The campaign’s chairman indicated in a formal statement that the decision b
  
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• Holiday Valley will open for the winter season on Friday

  22-11-2017 21:26 via wivb.com
  ELLICOTTVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB)- Holiday Valley has announced that they will be opening for the winter season on Friday, November 24 at 9 a.m.
  Over the last couple weeks the snowmaking system has been hard at work making over 80 acre feet of snow. Dennis Eshbaugh, President of Holiday Valley Resort, reports that “the grooming crew has ‘frosted the cake’ by spreading the snowmaking whales out over the slopes to be ready for skiers and riders on Friday morning.”
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• AG Schneiderman issues tips for shoppers ahead of Black Friday, Cyber Monday

  22-11-2017 18:18 via wivb.com
  ALBANY, N.Y. (WIVB) — New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman issued a number of tips for shoppers as Black Friday and Cyber Monday get closer.
  “As New Yorkers begin making holiday purchases for family and friends, they should know that some deals are too good to be true,” said Attorney General Schneiderman. “We encourage consumers to follow our tips to protect against fraudsters and ensure they spend their money wisely and safely this holiday season.”
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• State Police gearing up for busy Thanksgiving travel week

  22-11-2017 18:12 via wivb.com
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) — Starting today more than 50 million people are expected to be traveling across the country for Thanksgiving week. The majority of those people will be driving, which means roads will be more congested and more dangerous.
  “With that increase in traffic, there’s a greater increase of getting into a collision and we definitely do not need impaired or distracted drivers on the roadways to add to that,” said New York State Police Trooper James O&rs
  
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• U.S. Postal Service extending hours at some branches on Dec. 16

  22-11-2017 18:03 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The U.S. Postal Service will have extended hours at some local branches on Saturday, Dec. 16.
  Amherst Branch, 5500 North Bailey Avenue – open until 5 p.m.
  Buffalo Main Post Office, 1200 William Street – open until 5 p.m.
  Hamburg Post Office, 500 Camp Road – open until 3 p.m.
  Niagara Falls LaSalle Station, 9860 Niagara Falls Boulevard – open until 4 p.m
  Along with the extended hours, the Postal Service announced the dates when customers sh
  
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• Sabres’ Winter Classic jerseys revealed

  22-11-2017 17:05 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Buffalo Sabres’ jerseys for the 2018 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic have been revealed.
  “The NHL Winter Classic is a celebration of hockey’s rich history and we wanted our jersey to signify that with a tribute to the early days of Sabres hockey,” Sabres President Russ Brandon said. “This uniform combines our franchise’s great historical look with some new elements to celebrate the uniqueness of the event.”
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• Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar pleads guilty to sex charges

  22-11-2017 16:20 via wivb.com
  DETROIT (AP) — A sports doctor accused of molesting girls while working for USA Gymnastics and Michigan State University pleaded guilty to multiple charges of sexual assault and faces at least 25 years in prison.
  The court hearing for Dr. Larry Nassar happened Wednesday in Michigan’s Ingham County.
  Nassar, 54, was charged with molesting seven girls, all but one of whom were gymnasts, mostly under the guise of treatment at his Lansing-area home and a campus clinic. He’s fac
  
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• Tyrod Taylor to start against Chiefs

  22-11-2017 15:41 via wivb.com
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) — Buffalo Bills head coach Sean McDermott announced Wednesday morning that quarterback Tyrod Taylor will start Sunday against the Chiefs.
  Taylor was benched one week ago in favor of rookie quarterback Nathan Peterman for the game against the Los Angeles Chargers.
  Peterman was intercepted 5 times in the first half against the Los Angeles Chargers. He ended up the game with 66 yards passing on 6 of 14 passes and the 5 interceptions.
  Taylor took over in the
  
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• How to prevent a fire while cooking for Thanksgiving

  22-11-2017 15:27 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — As you get ready to spend lots of time in the kitchen for Thanksgiving, the American Red Cross released some fire safety tips for your home.
  The American Red Cross says cooking is the number one cause of home fires.
  Here are the tips:
  Install a smoke alarm near your kitchen, on each level of your home, near sleeping areas, and inside and outside bedrooms if you sleep with doors closed. Use the test button to check it each month. Replace all batteries at least on
  
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• Stores still expecting busy Thanksgiving, Black Friday

  22-11-2017 14:41 via wivb.com
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) — What started as a one day buying binge has turned into a week full of bargains. Stores large and small have stepped up their game this year trying to get you through the doors on Thanksgiving or Black Friday. The competition from online retailers, like Amazon, has them cutting prices and getting creative.
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• KFC to sell “Internet Escape Pod”

  22-11-2017 14:40 via wivb.com
  (WIVB) — If you find yourself needing to unplug from tech, KFC wants to help.
  The company created an “Internet Escape Pod,” which is available Cyber Monday.
  The dome has a special force field, which can disrupt the World Wide Web from reaching your phone, laptop and other devices.
  KFC joked that it was thinking of selling the pod for just over $96,000.
  However, in the spirit of Cyber Monday, they changed the price to an even $10,000.
  
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• German police retrieve 100 stolen John Lennon items

  22-11-2017 14:23 via wivb.com
  BERLIN (AP) — German police recovered around 100 items that belonged to late Beatles star John Lennon that were stolen from his widow in New York, including three diaries, two pairs of his signature metal-rimmed glasses, a cigarette case and a handwritten music score.
  The retrieved possessions were displayed Tuesday at Berlin police headquarters.
  “This was a spectacular, unusual criminal case,” police spokesman Winfrid Wenzel told reporters.
  German authorities fi
  
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• VIDEO: K-9 joins police push-up routine in Alabama

  22-11-2017 13:53 via wivb.com
  GULF SHORES, Ala. (WIVB) — Police in Gulf Shores, Alabama posted a video of their nightly routine with a K-9.
  The Facebook video shows officers warming up with push-ups in their 9 p.m. routine. K-9 Nitro joined in too!
  They do the exercise to the beat of the hit from Survivor’s “Eye of the Tiger.”
  Over 312,000 people have watched the video so far.
  
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• US Navy plane with 11 aboard crashes into Pacific; 8 rescued

  22-11-2017 13:12 via wivb.com
  TOKYO (AP) — Eight people were rescued and three remained missing after a U.S. Navy plane crashed into the western Pacific Ocean on Wednesday, the Navy said.
  The C-2 “Greyhound” transport aircraft came down about 500 nautical miles (925 kilometers) southeast of Okinawa as it was bringing passengers and cargo from Japan to the USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier, the Navysaid in a statement.
  The Reagan was operating in the Philippine Sea during
  
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• Skip the sink when prepping turkey

  22-11-2017 12:36 via wivb.com
  BATON ROUGE, La. (KARD/KTVE) – Giving your Thanksgiving turkey a good rinse before cooking is something many cooks were taught to do, but LSU AgCenter nutritionist and food safety experts say washing poultry or meat can promote cross contamination.
  People like traditions during the holidays, and nutritionist Denise Holston-West said many people rinse their poultry because that is the way they were taught.
  “I guess they thought you can wash away the bacteria,” Holston-West
  
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• CoreLife Eatery prepares to open new location by raising money for the Buffalo City Mission

  22-11-2017 12:05 via wivb.com
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) – Western New Yorkers can have a good meal while doing good in the community Wednesday.
  CoreLife Eatery, an active lifestyle restaurant offering a variety of greens, grains, and broth-based dishes, is preparing to open its newest location in Amherst by inviting customers to “pay what you choose” from 11 a.m. Until 3 p.m Wednesday, November 22, with all money collected going directly to the Buffalo City Mission.
  CoreLife Eatery did a similar donation drive f
  
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• Buffalo business owner hopes to buy Allentown bar despite opposition

  22-11-2017 05:59 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- A Buffalo business owner is fighting to buy a bar on Allen St. even though people living in the neighborhood are pushing back against the sale.
  Neighbors want to see fewer bars in Allentown and say city leaders need to take a firm stand now.
  There are more than a dozen bars open on Allen St.
  Drew Graziadei hopes to take over the Alley Cat, near the corner of Elmwood. He is already a Buffalo small business owner, running a boxing gym on Elmwood Ave.
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• Iran-based hacker charged with trying to extort HBO over stolen show scripts

  22-11-2017 04:19 via wivb.com
  NEW YORK — An Iran-based hacker plotted to extort HBO out of $6 million by threatening to release stolen episodes and scripts of hit shows such as “Game of Thrones,” at one point taunting the network with a twist on a catch phrase from that series: “Winter is coming. HBO is falling.”
  An indictment filed Tuesday in federal court in Manhattan accuses Behzad Mesri of hacking into the cable network’s computer system in New York. It says he
  
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• What an FCC rollback of net neutrality may mean for you

  22-11-2017 04:11 via wivb.com
  (CBS) – American consumers are used to thinking of their internet service as a public utility, similar to turning on the tap and getting a consistent stream of water.
  But those perceptions may soon be challenged by the Federal Communications Commission, which is expected to roll back Obama-era rules that ensure internet service providers like Comcast (CMCSA) and Verizon (VZ) treat all websites and content equally.
  FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, a former Verizon attorney who was appointed to the ag
  
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• Williamsville couple pleads guilty to several charges

  22-11-2017 04:05 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – A Williamsville doctor has pleaded guilty to receiving and administering misbranded drugs to patients, and his wife has pleaded guilty to filing a false tax return.
  Riyaz Hassanali, 57, of Williamsville, faces up to one year in prison and a $100,000 fine when he is sentenced March 6. His wife, Shaheen Hassanali, 45, faces a maximum of three years in prison and a $250,000 fine when she is sentenced the same day.
  According to the assistant U.S. attorney handling the ca
  
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• Cop shoots cop and dog in wild Falls altercation

  22-11-2017 01:58 via wivb.com
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) – Two Niagara Falls police officers are recovering from injuries suffered during a wild altercation at a home on North Avenue, Monday morning. One officer was shot accidentally by the other who was fighting off a dog.
  Police officials said the two officers, while on patrol, recognized a couple of stray dogs, and were attempting to return the dogs’ to their owner when a third dog, a pit bull terrier burst out the front door.
  Chris Carter, who lives at the ho
  
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• Brockport kindergarten teacher charged with receiving, distributing child pornography

  22-11-2017 00:30 via wivb.com
  ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WIVB) – A Brockport kindergarten teacher has been charged with receiving and distributing child pornography.
  Roland Yockel II, 30, of Hilton, was charged by criminal complaint on Tueaday.
  According to the assistant U.S. attorney handling the case, Homeland Security Investigation special agents in Phoenix became involved in an ongoing child pornography investigation, along with investigators from New Zealand.
  The investigation identified individuals who utilized the Interne
  
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• Feds warn of counterfeit goods before the holiday shopping rush

  22-11-2017 00:20 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The problem of counterfeit goods reaches far beyond popular handbags.The business of trafficking phony products is a growing problem here in the United States.“A wide range of counterfeit products have been seized including counterfeit sports jerseys, clothing, gaming system accessories, purses and bags, vehicle airbags, sunglasses and perfume,” said Rose Brophy, director of field operations for U.S. Customs and Border Protection in the Buffalo-area.With
  
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