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• “Bills streaker” pleads guilty, is sentenced to community service and $250 fine

  07-12-2017 23:46 via wivb.com
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) – The “Bills streaker” has pleaded guilty.
  Tristan Lambright, 29, of Cheektowaga, will receive a $250 fine with a $150 surcharge for the violation of “exposure of person”.
  He will also need to complete 25 hours of community service and has been banned from any events at New Era Field for a year.
  On Nov. 12, Lambright removed his clothes and ran across the football field during the Bills vs. Saints game, before being tackled by security offi
  
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• Crime Stoppers: Up to $1,000 reward offered for info on man wanted on supervised release violation

  07-12-2017 23:33 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Up to a $1,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of a man wanted on a Federal Supervised Release Violation warrant.
  Roberto Leon, 25, is described as 6’3″ and 240 lbs.
  Anyone with information is asked to call (716)867-6161.
  
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• GALLERY: Snow in WNY

  07-12-2017 20:03 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Viewers took some great photos of the lake-effect snow that’s fallen on western New York.
  Check out some of the photos below: Snow in WNY Photo courtesy of Nancy in West FallsPhoto courtesy of Devin in AngolaPhoto courtesy of KylePhoto courtesy of Shane in ElmaPhoto courtesy of Amanda in DerbyPhoto courtesy of Amy in HollandPhoto courtesy of Corey in LancasterPhoto courtesy of Donald in PerrysburgPhoto courtesy of Heather in Orchard ParkPhoto courtesy of J
  
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• White ex-cop gets 20 years in prison for fatal shooting

  07-12-2017 19:39 via wivb.com
  CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A white former South Carolina officer was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Thursday for fatally shooting an unarmed black motorist in the back in 2015, wrapping up a case that became a rallying cry for the Black Lives Matter movement.
  Attorneys for ex-North Charleston Officer Michael Slager said he shot 50-year-old Walter Scott in self-defense after the two fought and Scott grabbed Slager’s stun gun. They said race didn’t play
  
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• Sheriff: 3 dead in New Mexico school shooting

  07-12-2017 18:48 via wivb.com
  AZTEC, N.M. (AP) — Authorities say three people are dead following a shooting at a New Mexico high school.
  San Juan County Sheriff Ken Christesen told reporters that three people believed to be students died Thursday at Aztec High School. He says the shooter also was dead but didn’t say if the suspect was among the three.
  Authorities said they had cleared all the buildings at the school and that students were boarding buses to another location where they could be reuni
  
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• State Police warning holiday shoppers to take caution

  07-12-2017 18:34 via wivb.com
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) — After hitting the mall for holiday shopping a lot of people will put gifts in the back seat of their cars, sometimes leaving them there for hours. It’s an easy mistake to make that could make you the victim of a holiday crime.
  “Depending on what items you have they may break a window to gain access to your car to grab those items quick and move on,” said New York State Trooper James O’Callaghan.
  While holiday shoppers are busy checking o
  
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• Navy’s past and future recognized at Pearl Harbor Day ceremony

  07-12-2017 18:25 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Those who attended Thursday morning’s Pearl Harbor Day ceremony at the Buffalo and Erie County Naval and Military Park stood to applaud two Navy veterans who served during World War II, before hearing from one of the leaders of the Navy’s newest ship, which will be commissioned on Buffalo’s waterfront December 16.
  “What a huge bookmark in history for Buffalo that it’s going to happen here,” said retired Coast Guard Captain Brian Ro
  
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• Franken quits amid sexual misconduct allegations

  07-12-2017 18:02 via wivb.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Minnesota Sen. Al Franken said Thursday he will resign from Congress in coming weeks following a wave of sexual misconduct allegations and a collapse of support from his Democratic colleagues, a swift political fall for a once-rising Democratic star.
  “I may be resigning my seat, but I am not giving up my voice,” Franken said in the otherwise-hushed Senate chamber.
  Franken quit just a day after new allegations brought the number of
  
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• 9 arrested in Brockport hazing investigation

  07-12-2017 17:46 via wivb.com
  BROCKPORT, N.Y. (WROC-T.V.) – Nine people, including six current students, have been arrested in connection with a hazing investigation at the College at Brockport.
  Last week the college announced that more than a dozen people were detained for questioning as part of an investigation at the Delta Sigma fraternity. The group, which was closed by the college in 2001, was operating as an unrecognized fraternity.
  The following people were arrested Wednesday:
  Andrew Peterson is charge
  
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• GE cuts 12K power jobs as demand, renewables, skew market

  07-12-2017 17:21 via wivb.com
  NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — General Electric Co. will cut 12,000 jobs in its power division as alternative energy supplants demand for coal and other fossil fuels, and energy demand declines overall.
  The company said Thursday that the cuts to both office and production jobs, will help “right-size” GE Power in a traditional power markets that is being upended globally.
  The cuts, representing 18 percent of all jobs at GE Power, will take place largely outside of the U.S. M
  
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• Eagles coming to Buffalo in July

  07-12-2017 13:51 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Legendary rock band Eagles will make a stop in Buffalo next Summer.
  The band will perform at the KeyBank Center on July 14.
  Tickets for the 8 p.m. show go on sale Friday, December 15 at 10 a.m. Prices range from $99.50 to $229.50.
  Those interested in going can buy tickets online at LiveNation.com or Tickets.com, or call 1-888-223-6000.
  
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• Franken faces fresh accusations, weighing his future

  07-12-2017 13:08 via wivb.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Minnesota Democrat Al Franken, facing fresh allegations of sexual misconduct and vanishing support from fellow Democrats, appears to be on the brink of resigning from the Senate.
  Franken scheduled an announcement for Thursday, though his office tweeted Wednesday evening that he had not made “a final decision” on resigning.
  But a majority of the Senate’s Democrats called on the two-term lawmaker to quit after a woman emerged Wednesday morning saying he fo
  
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• Ex-DJ says $1 payment to Taylor Swift sent by mail last week

  07-12-2017 12:58 via wivb.com
  DENVER (AP) — A former radio DJ who was ordered to pay a symbolic $1 to Taylor Swift for groping her at a photo op says he mailed her a Sacagawea coin last week.
  David Mueller provided a letter to The Associated Press showing the payment was sent Nov. 28. Mueller previously told the AP he intended the coin featuring a prominent Native American woman as a final jab at the singer in a case her side called a win for all women.
  Swift was among the “Silence Breakers” named as Time m
  
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• Thomas Fire in California causes ammunition to fly out of home, hit reporter

  07-12-2017 12:49 via wivb.com
  VENTURA, Calif.  (CBS) — The dangers of getting too close to a burning home were evident to a CBS Los Angeles news crew on Tuesday. Reporter Kara Finnstrom said that photographer Nathan Furniss was hit in the chest by ammunition flying out of a burning home as he approached the structure.
  Furniss was not injured.
  Finnstrom and Furniss were in a Ventura neighborhood that was being enveloped by the so-called Thomas Fire in Ventura County.
  Finnstorm said that the
  
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• Clarence native sues Hall of Fame QB Warren Moon for sexual harassment

  07-12-2017 12:32 via wivb.com
  (AP) — Hall of Fame quarterback Warren Moon has been accused of sexual harassment by an assistant for his sports marketing firm, according to a lawsuit filed in California.
  The civil lawsuit was filed Monday in Orange County Superior Court. According to court documents, Clarence native Wendy Haskell alleges Moon made “unwanted and unsolicited” sexual advances as part of her role as his assistant working for Sports 1 Marketing. Moon is the co-founder and president of the company
  
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• Attorney General’s office investigating Buffalo police

  07-12-2017 05:29 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The State Attorney General’s office is now investigating the Buffalo police and their use of traffic checkpoints. This comes months after Black Lives Matter- Buffalo and other groups filed a federal lawsuit calling on the state, claiming African-Americans and minorities are the targets of the city’s checkpoints.
  “Is it a good thing or a bad thing?” said 15-year-old Isa Abdulkadir.
  That’s the question Isa Abdulkadir asks himself every tim
  
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• Fake makeup can be an easy buy – and a health hazard

  07-12-2017 05:02 via wivb.com
  (CBS) – There’s a warning about the dangers of using counterfeit makeup and other knockoff products like toothpaste and cologne. U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized a record number of counterfeit goods last year, worth nearly $1.4 billion. One of their top priorities is spotting fake toiletries that can be hazardous to your health.
  Customs agents seized more than 2,000 shipments of counterfeit beauty products last year alone. They said fake personal care items are now even more
  
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• Nursing home residents perform annual Christmas pageant

  07-12-2017 04:59 via wivb.com
  WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) – A group of senior angels carried on a Christmas tradition at Elderwood Assisted Living Facility Wednesday.
  Thirty people living in the facility performed in their annual Christmas pageant Wednesday night, the 12th year of the event.
  One woman was honored tonight- she has performed in all 12 pageants and played each role.
  
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• Bona wins thriller over Canisius, UB holds on Vs. Delaware

  07-12-2017 04:42 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – St. Bonaventure’s Jaylen Adams scored 20 points, while Josh Ayeni added 16 in a 73-65 win over Canisius Wednesday night.
  The Bonnies have now won three straight games to improve to 6-2 overall.  The Golden Griffs fall to 4-5.
  Canisius’ Isaiah Reese led all scorers with 31.A few of the pertinent stats from tonight’s road win! #Bonnies || #Unfurl pic.twitter.com/6T8nfMfN31
  — Bonnies MBB (@BonniesMBB) December 7, 2017
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• Alleyway Theatre cast to perform “A Christmas Carol”

  07-12-2017 00:54 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Starting this Friday, local actors as young as Tiny Tim and as old as Ebenezer Scrooge will take to the stage at the Alleyway Theater to perform a Christmas classic that’s been a part of Buffalo for 35 years.
  “The Marley scene it kind of kicks it all off and it gets the journey going,” said David Mitchell, playing “Ebenezer Scrooge.”
  This Buffalo theatee tradition dates back to the ’80s and stays true to the original author of this
  
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• Opposition growing against ‘No left turn’ onto Millersport Hwy

  07-12-2017 00:43 via wivb.com
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) – Left hand turns from a new sub-division onto Millersport Highway could be a “recipe for disaster”, according to the Town of Amherst’s highway superintendent, but his plan for a “No Left Turn” sign seems to be going over like a flat tire for drivers.
  Making a left hand turn from Shoreline Parkway, the main thoroughfare from the Dockside Village housing development, onto Millersport Highway, means going from zero to 55 miles an hour, acros
  
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• West Seneca schools have new technology to help during winter storms

  07-12-2017 00:29 via wivb.com
  WEST SENECA, N.Y. (WIVB)- Almost one year ago a blast of lake effect snow caused a nightmare for the West Seneca School District.
  Many parents were not happy with how school leaders handled the storm, telling us they were disappointed with the district’s communication.
  “We never had any question about the safety of our students,” said Matthew Bystrak, the interim superintendent.
  But he told News 4 they could’ve done better communicating with parents.
  “Parents w
  
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• Councilman’s fight to keep Lovejoy store closed lands in court

  07-12-2017 00:17 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Efforts to reopen a corner store at 271 Ludington Street in Buffalo’s Lovejoy neighborhood have hit a brick wall and landed in court.
  Ahmed Jmaii submitted a license application with the city to operate a food store at the location.
  Lovejoy council member Richard Fontana admits he put the brakes on the idea because of issues in the past under different management.“This location he’s trying to open up is a bee’s nest,” Fontana tells News
  
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