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• John McCain hospitalized for “normal side effects” of cancer treatment, office says

  13-12-2017 23:47 via wivb.com
  (CBS NEWS) – Sen. John McCain was admitted Wednesday to Walter Reed Hospital for “normal side effects” of his cancer treatments, his office said in a statement. “As ever, he remains grateful to his physicians for their excellent care, and his friends and supporters for their encouragement and good wishes,” the statement said.
  McCain is currently receiving treatment for glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer. The 80-year-old was diagnosed in
  
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• Officials: 2 dead in possible murder-suicide at Penn State Beaver campus

  13-12-2017 23:17 via wivb.com
  BEAVER COUNTY, Pa. – Two people were shot dead on the Pennsylvania State University Beaver campus in western Pennsylvania Wednesday afternoon, reports CBS Pittsburgh. Pennsylvania State Police tell the station the shooting is being investigated as a possible murder-suicide.
  The incident reportedly happened Wednesday afternoon at the Center Township campus, about 30 miles northwest of Pittsburgh. Troopers say a campus employee was fatally shot near her car by her estranged husband
  
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• Body located following residential fire in Cattaraugus County

  13-12-2017 21:46 via wivb.com
  HUMPHRY, N.Y. (WIVB) – A body was recovered from a house fire in Cattaraugus County Tuesday afternoon.
  New York State Police responded to the fire on Cooper Hill Road in the Town of Humphry around 2:45 p.m. Tuesday. During an investigation, a body was recovered from the residence and pronounced dead at the scene by the county coroner.
  The body will be examined by the Erie County Medical Examiner’s Office for cause of death and identity.
  The state police Bureau of Criminal Investigati
  
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• Tractor-trailer goes off road, closing part of I-86

  13-12-2017 19:56 via wivb.com
  CATTARAUGUS COUNTY, N.Y. (WIVB) — A tractor trailer jackknifed while on I-86 Wednesday afternoon.
  New York State Police say a weather-related collision occurred.
  After the truck went off the road, the eastbound section of the highway was closed near Exit 17 (Route 394).
  
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• Cuomo: Remove firearms from domestic abusers in New York

  13-12-2017 19:44 via wivb.com
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he wants to take away all firearms from New Yorkers who are convicted of domestic violence crimes.
  The Democrat announced the plan Wednesday as the first of the proposals he’ll unveil next month during his State of the State address that opens the 2018 legislative session.
  Under Cuomo’s proposal, all guns would immediately be removed from anyone convicted of domestic violence crimes, including misdemeanors. He says
  
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• Buffalo man sentenced for fatal hit-and-run

  13-12-2017 19:28 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Buffalo man who pleaded guilty to a deadly hit-and-run learned his fate on Wednesday.
  Wade Sanders, 54, was sentenced to one and two-thirds to five years in prison.
  He admitted to leaving the scene of a fatal accident.
  Buffalo police say Arthur Redrick, 60, was crossing Bailey Ave. at Lang Ave. in May when he was struck and killed by an SUV driven by Sanders.
  Sanders immediately left the scene and his vehicle was located a few days later on Fox St.
  
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• Police looking for person of interest after Allentown theft

  13-12-2017 19:00 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Police in Buffalo are looking for a person of interest after a package was stolen in the Allentown neighborhood.
  Anyone with information on the person’s identity can call or text the police department’s confidential tip line at (716) 847-2255.“Residents are reminded not to leave packages outside. Please have them shipped to an alternate address if possible where someone can receive them for you,” Buffalo police wrote on Facebook.
  
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• AP sources: House, Senate leaders reach deal on tax package

  13-12-2017 18:40 via wivb.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — House and Senate GOP leaders forged an agreement Wednesday on a sweeping overhaul of the nation’s tax laws, paving the way for final votes next week to slash taxes for businesses and give many Americans modest tax cuts starting next year.
  Top GOP aides said lawmakers had reached an agreement in principle on the final package. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk publicly about private negotiations.
  Details still need to be dr
  
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• Smoker arrested after yelling death threats on plane

  13-12-2017 17:08 via wivb.com
  (Video courtesy of CBS Sacramento)
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Officials say a woman caught trying to smoke on a Southwest flight has been arrested after shouting she was going to kill everyone on the plane.
  Sacramento County sheriff’s spokesman Shaun Hampton said Monday that 24-year-old Valerie Curbelo was arrested on the tarmac when the plane landed Saturday.
  Hampton says when the crew stopped Curbelo from having a cigarette in the plane’s bathroom, sh
  
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• Western New Yorkers brave bitter cold to get to work, school Wednesday

  13-12-2017 17:02 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Anyone spending any time outside Wednesday needed to bundle up well. The morning temperatures were in the single digits and low teens, with wind chills below zero.
  Some people waiting to catch buses on Elmwood Avenue Wednesday morning said they were really feeling the freeze, despite dressing in plenty of layers.
  “I’m still freezing out here. It’s cold,” said Buffalo resident Tanisha Vailes.
  “I call it February weather in December,&rdquo
  
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• Police: Man escapes police by climbing into ECMC ceiling

  13-12-2017 16:45 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — After escaping Buffalo police at ECMC, a man was caught around 7 a.m. Wednesday morning.
  Police say Randy Schindler, 28, got away from officers and escaped by climbing into the ceiling.
  On Tuesday afternoon, he had been arrested after police received a report of a burglary on Dearborn St. Later in the day, Schindler’s handcuffs were removed so that he could receive medical treatment for a hand injury.
  Around 9 p.m., after his treatment, police say Sch
  
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• Bills prepare to host the Dolphins

  13-12-2017 16:32 via wivb.com
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB)– Buffalo Bills head coach Sean McDermott reiterated to reporters Wednesday morning that when healthy, Tyrod Taylor, will be the teams’ starting quarterback.  McDermott said, “he’s made some progress, he’ll get most of the work today at practice”.
  The coach said Nate Peterman will be limited at practice but he remains in the concussion protocol. As far as other injuries, wide receiver Andre Holmes will miss practice with a st
  
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• Source: AG’s office expected to make announcement after man dies in Buffalo police custody

  13-12-2017 16:12 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — 10 months after a 20-year-old Buffalo man died in police custody, some western New Yorkers are calling for change.
  Wardel “Meech” Davis died earlier this year after an altercation with police.
  Authorities say that during a struggle with Davis, they noticed he was in medical distress. Davis later died at a hospital.
  The New York State Attorney General’s office has been investigating the matter.
  A News 4 source has confirmed that the AG’s r
  
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• No criminal charges to be filed after Buffalo man dies in police custody

  13-12-2017 16:12 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — 10 months after a 20-year-old Buffalo man died in police custody, some western New Yorkers are calling for change.
  Wardel “Meech” Davis died earlier this year after an altercation with police.
  Authorities say that during a struggle with Davis, they noticed he was in medical distress. Davis later died at a hospital.
  The New York State Attorney General’s office has been investigating the matter.
  AG Eric Schneiderman’s office released a repo
  
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• AG’s office to make announcement after man dies in Buffalo police custody

  13-12-2017 16:12 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — 10 months after a 20-year-old Buffalo man died in police custody, some western New Yorkers are calling for change.
  Wardel “Meech” Davis died earlier this year after an altercation with police.
  Authorities say that during a struggle with Davis, they noticed he was in medical distress. Davis later died at a hospital.
  Wednesday, people plan to rally as the New York State Attorney General’s office announces the results of its investigation.
  An exac
  
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• Doctor accused of spiking local woman’s drink with abortion pill

  13-12-2017 15:46 via wivb.com
  ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Brook Fiske and Sikander Imran had been dating on and off for 3 years. Imran, a doctor, had moved from Rochester to Arlington, Virginia for a new job – when he learned from Fiske, she was pregnant.
  “He didn’t want to have a baby so he tried to talk me into having an abortion… which I didn’t want to do,” explained Fiske.
  Fiske says she was seventeen weeks pregnant when she went to Virginia to visit Imran to plan h
  
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• Rock Hall 2018 class: Nina Simone, Bon Jovi, the Moody Blues

  13-12-2017 15:20 via wivb.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — Iconic singer Nina Simone and New Jersey rockers Bon Jovi lead the 2018 class of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees, which includes four first-time nominees.
  The Cars, as well as first-time contenders Dire Straits, The Moody Blues and Sister Rosetta Tharpe, also are part of the 2018 class announced Wednesday. They will be inducted on April 14, in Cleveland, Ohio.
  The six inductees were chosen from a group of 19 nominees, including Radiohead, who were expected to enter in
  
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• Democratic sources: Tina Smith to replace Franken

  13-12-2017 15:18 via wivb.com
  ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A Democratic operative with knowledge of the appointment says Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton has chosen Lt. Gov. Tina Smith to fill Sen. Al Franken’s seat until the November election — and Smith will run in that election to complete Franken’s term through 2020.
  The operative spoke on condition of anonymity because the operative wasn’t authorized to speak ahead of an official announcement, scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday in St. Paul.
  A senior Democ
  
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• Batavia teen wins national invention idea contest

  13-12-2017 14:57 via wivb.com
  BATAVIA, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Batavia teenager who was a finalist in a national invention idea contest was declared the winner.
  Andrew Young, 14, created the “Toaster Shooter.” He was inspired to make it after watching his grandmother burn her fingers while trying to remove toast from a hot toaster.
  “I didn’t want my grandma to burn her fingers again so I came up with the idea for the Toaster Shooter,” Young said. “When I saw the contest announced on The El
  
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• Michigan police chief nauseated by screams of girl cuffed by officers

  13-12-2017 14:22 via wivb.com
  GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Grand Rapids, Michigan’s police chief says it was “inappropriate” for some of his officers to hold an 11-year-old girl at gunpoint and handcuff her outside her home while searching for an attempted murder suspect.
  At a Tuesday afternoon press conference, Chief David Rahinsky said hearing the girl’s screams on bodycam video made him “physically nauseous” and that the situation was “a discredit to the way the community i
  
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• Niagara County residents can expect to pay less in taxes next year

  13-12-2017 13:51 via wivb.com
  LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WIVB) — Niagara County taxpayers should be paying less in 2018.
  Tuesday night, county lawmakers passed a $343 million budget. It lowers the property tax rate by an average of two percent.
  The budget allocates money to support the popular Discover Niagara Shuttle in Niagara Falls. It also provides financial support to a group that is fighting to keep the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station from leaving the county.
  
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• WATCH: “Unipiper” dresses as Grinch, plays flaming bagpipes

  13-12-2017 12:58 via wivb.com
  PORTLAND, Ore. (WIVB) — The Grinch is getting in the holiday spirit.
  The video above was shot in downtown Portland, Oregon.
  It shows a person dressed up as The Grinch, playing flaming bagpipes and balancing on a ball.
  The performer is known as the “Unipiper” and is considered a local Portland celebrity.
  
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• 3 new Oreo flavors revealed

  13-12-2017 12:32 via wivb.com
  EAST HANOVER, N.J. (WIVB) — There is mixed reaction over Oreo’s big announcement.
  Nabisco just unveiled three new flavors and they were decided on by fans.
  The new flavors are Cherry Cola Oreos, Kettle Corn Oreos, and Pina Colada Oreo Thins.
  The new Oreos will be on store shelves in May.
  
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• Springville welcomes lake effect blast

  13-12-2017 06:27 via wivb.com
  SPRINGVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB)- It was a wall of white in Springville during rush hour.
  “It looks like a snowpocolypse out there,” said Alan Krone, as he drove through Springville on his way to Arcade.
  Drivers slowly navigated their way home as the snow came down at a rate of two to three inches an hour.
  “It’s crazy, coming down Rt. 39 trying to get to work it should’ve been a 20 minute drive tops,” he said. “To get here it took me almost an hour and 20 m
  
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• Doctor says frigid cold temperatures could lead to hypothermia indoors

  13-12-2017 04:54 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Western New Yorkers are feeling the effects of frigid cold temperatures.
  Western New York could see the wind chill below zero this week and that’s causing concern for area doctors.
  Some may be surprised to hear that being outdoors isn’t the most commonplace for hypothermia to happen.
  Dr. Ed Cosgrove, Assistant Medical Director of Emergency Department at Buffalo Mercy Hospital told News 4 too many people are under dressed when temperatures dip below zero.
  
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• Democrat Doug Jones wins election to US Senate from Alabama

  13-12-2017 04:35 via wivb.com
  MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Democrat Doug Jones wins election to the U.S. Senate from Alabama, as voters in the deeply conservative and heavily Republican state deal a stark political blow to President Donald Trump and narrow the GOP’s majority in the Senate to two seats.
  The state’s former U.S. attorney beat Roy Moore, a former chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court whose campaign was upended by allegations of sexual misconduct involving teenage girls amid a national reckoning
  
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• GALLERY: Lake Effect snow in WNY

  13-12-2017 03:35 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Some of Western New York experienced lake effect snow Tuesday- other parts missed the snow, but residents were able to see snow clouds to the south. Lake Effect snow in WNY VIEWER PHOTO/From Alia in Angola. VIEWER PHOTO/From Bill, taken in Gratwick Park, North Tonawanda.VIEWER PHOTO/Taken by Cheryl in Alden. VIEWER PHOTO/From Christina in Evans. VIEWER PHOTO/From Cindy in Orchard Park. VIEWER PHOTO/From Nicole in Springville. VIEWER PHOTO/From Kimberly in Conewango V
  
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• Buffalo Code Blue information

  13-12-2017 03:03 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – When temperatures drop to dangerous levels in the Queen City, several shelters across Buffalo open to provide warming for those who need it through the “Code Blue Collaborative”.
  The Code Blue Collaborative is a low-barrier shelter operation open at two sites whenever the temperature drops below 32 and higher than 15 and degrees-(Code Blue 32) and three sites are open whenever the temperature is below 15 degrees. Anyone is welcome.
  Code Blue 32
  
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• First Christening Aboard the New USS Little Rock

  13-12-2017 00:36 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Christening a child on a navy ship is a tradition, and this was the first christening aboard the new USS Little Rock. This Saturday will also be the first time in navy history that a ship is commissioned alongside its decommissioned namesake.
  The Blye family from Elmira, chose Tuesday to christen the newest member of their family, Lincoln and their oldest son Marek.
  Since they would all be together in Buffalo for the commissioning of LCS-9 it just made sens
  
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