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• NYC financier tries to blow up own brownstone

  22-12-2017 23:07 via wivb.com
  NEW YORK — A Manhattan financier upset with his wife tried to blow up his multi-million dollar brownstone in an apparent suicide attempt, according to authorities.
  According to CBS New York, police said 52-year-old Charles Welsh cut a gas line to his nearly $5 million home at 143 West 94th Street just after 10:30 p.m. Thursday.
  “There was a flex pipe, a gas pipe, going into the apartment. He cut that, at one point gas started coming into the apartment at which point he was plann
  
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• Risk of Christmas tree fires often overlooked

  22-12-2017 23:05 via wivb.com
  (CBS NEWS) – For many of us, the holidays mean celebrations and quality time with loved ones, but all of the excitement and festivities can cause people to overlook some dangerous safety hazards that pose a special risk this time of year.
  “The holidays are a busy time with many distractions. We have lots of festive décor around our house, and we’re in the kitchen cooking more. This can mean a greater risk of burn injuries, particularly to our kids,” Dr. P
  
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• Fired food worker arrested after ramming vehicle at Lambeau

  22-12-2017 23:03 via wivb.com
  GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Police say a fired food service worker rammed a former co-worker’s car at Lambeau Field, bringing numerous law enforcement agencies to the Green Bay Packers’ stadium.
  Green Bay Police Chief Andrew Smith told reporters that the suspect was fired after an altercation with the co-worker earlier this month. Smith says when the suspect saw the co-worker Friday, he smashed into that employee’s vehicle, driving it under the back of a van.
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• CRIME STOPPERS: Up to $1,000 reward offered for man wanted by NYS DOCCS

  22-12-2017 21:22 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Up to a $1,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest or indictment of a man wanted by the New York State Dept. of Corrections and Community Services parole division.
  Evan Anthony Nix is wanted by NYS DOCCS for absconding from supervision. He is serving a seven year sentence for second degree burglary. He also has a prior attempted robbery conviction.
  In his current case, Nix and a codefendant burglarized an occupied residence.
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• Austria: 2 trains collide near Vienna, several injured

  22-12-2017 19:37 via wivb.com
  BERLIN (AP) — Two passenger trains collided on Friday near Vienna, injuring several people, authorities said.
  The trains, one of them regional and the other local, collided near the station in Kritzendorf, north of the Austrian capital, a little before 6 p.m. (1700 GMT). Two cars turned over, and a third was leaning to one side.
  The point of impact appeared to be the sides of both trains, which were traveling in the same direction and then derailed.
  Infrastructure Minister Norbert Hof
  
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• NY State Trooper struck by vehicle remains hospitalized

  22-12-2017 19:18 via wivb.com
  COMMACK, N.Y. (WIVB) — A New York State Trooper from West Seneca remains in the hospital after being hit by a vehicle on Monday.
  Trooper Joseph Gallagher, 35, was struck along a dangerous curve on a busy Long Island parkway. At the time, he was helping two stranded motorists.
  As he was putting out flares to warn oncoming traffic, a vehicle came around a corner and hit him. Gallagher sustained a traumatic head injury during the incident.
  Investigators believe this was an acci
  
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• US Postal Service truck involved in crash on Bailey Ave.

  22-12-2017 18:00 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A U.S. Postal Service truck was involved in a crash on Bailey Ave. Friday morning.
  The incident happened on the 500 block of the street around 7 a.m.
  Buffalo police say the postal truck was traveling north on Bailey, when it was hit by a southbound SUV.
  The SUV driver, who was only identified as a 27-year-old man, was taken to ECMC with serious, but non-life threatening injuries.
  Police say the driver was issued a summons for driving with a suspended license.
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• Woman charged with kidnapping, assaulting and robbing farm worker

  22-12-2017 17:47 via wivb.com
  TOWN OF CASTILE, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Livingston County woman was charged after authorities say a farm worker was abducted and beaten in the Town of Castile.
  According to the Wyoming County Sheriff’s office, Zoraida Rodriguez, 30, and several others “lured” a victim out of his home on Route 39 Sunday night.
  The 28-year-old victim was then abducted, pistol whipped, beaten and robbed of his cell phone and money, the Sheriff’s office says.
  After being driven around for
  
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• President Trump signs $1.5 trillion tax overhaul into law

  22-12-2017 17:19 via wivb.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has signed into law a $1.5 trillion tax overhaul package.
  Trump touted the size of the tax cut, declaring to reporters in the Oval Office before he signed it Friday that “the numbers will speak.”
  The president said he was going to wait to sign it until after Jan. 1 but changed his mind.
  The legislation provides generous cuts for corporations and the wealthiest Americans and smaller ones for the middle class and low-income families.
  It is
  
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• West Seneca police seize more than $100,000 worth of illegal drugs during search

  22-12-2017 16:53 via wivb.com
  WEST SENECA, N.Y. (WIVB) — West Seneca police seized an extensive amount of drugs and money during a search on Friday.
  After a search warrant was issued, roughly 35 pounds of marijuana, more than two kilograms of cocaine, $22,000 and drug paraphernalia were taken by police.
  Seneca St. resident David Link, 39, was arrested and charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance, as well as criminal possession of marijuana. Both are felony charges.
  According to police, the street
  
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• GALLERY: Bills and Patriots ahead of Sunday game

  22-12-2017 16:42 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Here are photos of the Buffalo Bills and the New England Patriots ahead of their game on Sunday: Bills and Patriots (Image courtesy of Getty Images)(Image courtesy of Getty Images)(Image courtesy of Getty Images)(Image courtesy of Getty Images)(Image courtesy of Getty Images)(Image courtesy of Getty Images)(Image courtesy of Getty Images)(Image courtesy of Getty Images)(Image courtesy of Getty Images)(Image courtesy of Getty Images)(Image courtesy of Getty Image
  
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• Engineering students develop prosthetic arm for 9-year-old boy

  22-12-2017 16:18 via wivb.com
  SCITUATE, R.I. (WPRI) — Christmas came early this year for a 9-year-old boy in Scituate, Rhode Island.
  Ollie Mancini was born without the lower part of his left arm. He always wanted a prosthetic, and a group of engineering students made that happen.
  The group of students at the Scituate Academy of Engineering used a 3-D printer to create a prosthetic arm for Mancini, making his dream a reality.
  “The fact that they wanted to help me and they wanted to help my son is the greates
  
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• Local child with brain cancer receives special visit from Sabres players

  22-12-2017 16:00 via wivb.com
  WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Williamsville boy with brain cancer received a special visit on Thursday afternoon.
  Sebastian Bradley was diagnosed with glioblastoma in February 2016.
  The 9-year-old, who loves the Buffalo Sabres and LEGOs, received new sets of the building toys this week.
  It wasn’t just new LEGOs that made Sebastian smile though; it was the people who delivered them too — Jack Eichel and Sam Reinhart.
  Watch Sebastian’s stunned reaction in the tweets b
  
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• Officials seize pounds of pot in cans at Peace Bridge

  22-12-2017 15:39 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A shipment containing more than 7.5 pounds of marijuana was seized at the Peace Bridge on Wednesday.
  U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers at the Peace Bridge commercial warehouse checked out a shipment that was labeled as “stuffed animals.”
  When officers searched, they say they found cans labeled as containing meat products. That’s not what was inside though, officers say.
  According to authorities, the cans contained marijuana.
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• Elvis Presley memorabilia on auction block at Graceland

  22-12-2017 15:09 via wivb.com
  MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Items associated with Elvis Presley are on the auction block, including the rocker’s rocking chair from the Jungle Room at Graceland.
  Graceland said in a news release the wood and maroon vinyl rocking chair is estimated to bring $10,000 to $15,000, with a minimum bid of $5,000. Bids can be entered on the auction’s website .
  The auction includes 271 items such as clothing, jewelry, autographs, concert memorabilia and Hollywood items. All
  
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• House narrowly passes short-term spending bill

  22-12-2017 14:41 via wivb.com
  (AP) — Congress has voted to prevent a government shutdown as the House and Senate in rapid succession approved a stopgap spending bill to keep agencies running through Jan. 19.
  The Senate’s 66-32 vote sent the temporary funding bill to President Donald Trump with time to spare before a Friday midnight deadline. He has said he will sign it and encouraged lawmakers on Twitter to “keep our Government OPEN!”
  The Senate vote followed a decep
  
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• UB police looking for laptop theft suspect

  22-12-2017 14:19 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Police at the University at Buffalo are hoping someone will be able to help them identify the man in the video above.
  Authorities say he stole a laptop from Kapoor Hall on the Main St. campus.
  The same suspect was also seen trying to enter offices and labs in Squire Hall on Wednesday afternoon.
  The parka he was wearing has the word “Burberry” written on the back.
  Anyone with information is asked to contact police at (716) 645-2222.
  
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• Trump upset about email disclosure but not firing Mueller

  22-12-2017 13:55 via wivb.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he is not considering firing special counsel Robert Mueller, but he’s plenty upset about the way the Russia probe investigator obtained and is using thousands of emails sent and received by senior Trump transition officials.
  The president says of the emails, “I can’t imagine there’s anything on ’em, frankly. Because, as we said, there’s no collusion” with Russia during last year’s campaign. B
  
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• Soaring overdose deaths cut US life expectancy for 2nd year

  22-12-2017 13:40 via wivb.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. deaths from drug overdoses skyrocketed 21 percent last year, and for the second straight year dragged down how long Americans are expected to live.
  The government figures released Thursday put drug deaths at 63,600, up from about 52,000 in 2015. For the first time, the powerful painkiller fentanyl and its close opioid cousins played a bigger role in the deaths than any other legal or illegal drug, surpassing prescription pain pills and her
  
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• BREAKING NEWS: Buffalo Fire battling two alarm fire on Peter St.

  22-12-2017 10:14 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The Buffalo Fire Department is on scene of a two alarm fire in the Black Rock neighborhood.
  Calls for a house on fire on Peter Street came in just after 3:30 this morning.
  Flames could be seen shooting out of the home from at least a block away.
  Few details are available right now.
  We will continue to bring updates on this developing story as they become available.
  
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• 3-alarm fire on Peter St. destroys one home, damages two others

  22-12-2017 10:14 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Several families are picking up the pieces in the Black Rock neighborhood after a three-alarm fire destroyed one home and damaged two others. One firefighter was hurt.More than 70 firefighters responded to the fire on Peter Street around 3:45 a.m. Friday.
  The cause of the fire is still under investigation, but fire investigators confirm the fire started on the first floor of the home at 73 Peter Street, and moved quickly.
  “All I can do is reach for my dog.
  
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• 1 firefighter hurt during 3-alarm fire on Peter St.

  22-12-2017 10:14 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – More than 70 firefighters responded to a three-alarm fire in the Black Rock neighborhood.Flames broke out in one home on Peter Street just after 3:30 a.m. Friday before spreading to two nearby houses.
  Buffalo Police say everyone inside the three homes made it out safely.
  One firefighter was hit by debris while fighting the fire. They suffered minor injuries.
  We’re told flames blew out a front window, causing a power line to come down “inches from a firefi
  
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• New health and sex-ed curriculum coming to Niagara Falls City School District

  22-12-2017 04:34 via wivb.com
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) — Students in Niagara Falls will have a new health education program soon and it includes major changes to the district’s sex education program. The Board of Education approved the plan in an 8-1 vote Thursday.
  “A lot of my friends don’t know a lot that they should know about their health, from teeth like dentistry to sexual,” said Julia Pitarresi, a freshman at Niagara Falls high school
  As a freshman at Niagara Falls high school, 14-year-
  
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• NFTA police arrest man accused of groping women on plane

  22-12-2017 03:34 via wivb.com
  Buffalo, N.Y. (WIVB) — NFTA Police arrested a man who allegedly groped two women on a flight from Newark to Buffalo Wednesday.
  The police report says Michael Hildebrand told a woman on the plane he wanted to kiss her. Police say the woman declined and Hildebrand grabbed her leg, forcing her to get up and move to another seat. After the woman moved, police say Hildebrand reached around his seat and touched another woman on the leg. Both women reported the incidents to a flight attendant.
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• Anchor bar shooter sentenced to 25 years to life in prison

  22-12-2017 00:49 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Erie County District Attorney John Flynn announced Thursday, 27-year-old Jorge Suarez of Buffalo has been sentenced by Erie County Court Judge Thomas P. Franczyk to the maximum, 25 years to life in state prison for the fatal shooting of 32-year-old Freddie Dizon of Buffalo in the Anchor Bar restaurant at 1047 Main Street in Buffalo.
  On December 8, a jury convicted Suarez of one count of Murder in the Second Degree and one count of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in t
  
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• Contractor approved to work on Niagara Falls water main

  22-12-2017 00:47 via wivb.com
  Six days after a water main broke, sending water several feet into the air, the Niagara Falls Water Board has selected a contractor to repair the line.
  At a special board meeting Thursday morning, the board voted to award the project to CATCO, a company based in Alden. The project will cost $292,000.
  “They’re doing an assessment on this as we speak,” said Bob Drury, superintendent of the Niagara Falls Water Board. “What they’re looking at doing is cutting that out a
  
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• Trooper David Brinkerhoff’s mother, ten years later

  22-12-2017 00:25 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — While the sound of Christmas carols are what many hear this time of year, the haunting sounds of a funeral are still vivid in Karen Howard’s mind.
  “No one realizes what it’s like to lose a child until you do. When people say oh I know how you feel, no they don’t unless they’re a mother and lost a child,” said Karen Howard, David Brinkerhoff’s mother.
  It’s been a decade since Karen Howard lost her son David Brinkerhoff,
  
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• Buffalo cell block attendant gets prison time for assault

  22-12-2017 00:23 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Matthew Jaskula, 27, who once worked as a cell block attendant with the Buffalo Police Department, was sentenced to 18 months in prison and three years of supervised release in U.S. District Court.Jaskula was convicted of willfully depriving another of their constitutional rights under color of law resulting in bodily injury.The incident was captured on video inside the city lockup back on May 19, 2016.
  Federal prosecutors say Jaskula violated the rights of a prison
  
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