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• Bills fans return home from Jacksonville

  08-01-2018 23:55 via wivb.com
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Thousands of Bills fans made the trip to Jacksonville to see the Bills play in their first playoff game in almost two decades Sunday. Some of them returned home Monday Morning, landing at the Buffalo Niagara International Airport.
  On a connecting flight arriving from Baltimore, the first thing on the baggage carousel was a red, white, and blue folding table.
  One of the fans returning to Buffalo Monday morning was Jason Snyder. He drove down with six of his f
  
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• NY Attorney General reports uptick in propane delivery issues during cold spell

  08-01-2018 23:49 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The office of State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has issued a consumer alert for residents who use propane to heat their homes.
  There has been an uptick of complaints about propane delivery delays and the potential for price gouging.
  “We have been seeing problems across the state,” said Assistant Attorney General Jim Morrissey, who works out of the Buffalo office.
  Morrissey says those issues are surfacing in the Central New York region and beyond.
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• Mitt Romney treated for prostate cancer over the summer; prognosis is good

  08-01-2018 21:41 via wivb.com
  Washington (CNN) – Former GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney was treated for prostate cancer over the summer, a source close to Romney told CNN Monday.“He was treated surgically by Dr. Thomas Ahlering at UC Irvine Hospital in California,” the source said. “His prognosis is good; he was successfully treated.” The source did not provide additional details.A Romney aide added that the cancer was removed surgically and found not to have spread beyond the prostat
  
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• NYSDOT will not move forward with Scajaquada Corridor Project

  08-01-2018 21:11 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The New York State Department of Transportation will not move forward with the Scajaquada Corridor Project, the department announced Monday afternoon.
  The project, which included a four foot median, pathways for pedestrians and cyclists; seven crosswalks and a traffic circle, would have cost between $93 million and $100 million.Over two-thirds of the public comments received about the project were not in favor of the proposed Scajaquada Corridor Project mov
  
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• LIVE STREAM: Trump to promote rural development, attend championship game

  08-01-2018 21:02 via wivb.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is set to pitch his efforts to help rural America, promoting his tax overhaul law and economic development plans on a visit to Tennessee on Monday. He’s also reserving a seat at the national college football championship game.
  APP USERS | Tap here to watch live coverage.
  Trump will become the first president in a quarter century to address the annual convention of the American Farm Bureau Federation. With the trip to Nashvi
  
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• Town of Niagara police investigating series of burglaries

  08-01-2018 20:42 via wivb.com
  TOWN OF NIAGARA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Police in the Town of Niagara are reminding residents to lock their doors and windows after several burglaries took place in the Belden Center area.
  The burglaries have happened in the last few weeks, and only one of them involved forced entry. The majority of the homes had unlocked windows or doors.
  Police say the burglaries occurred in the daytime, between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m.
  “Please remember to always lock your doors and windows,” police wrote on
  
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• Bills clean out locker room, Williams mulls over football future

  08-01-2018 19:43 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Now that the Bills season has come to an end, there are a lot of moving parts at One Bills Drive, especially with with two key members of the defense.Kyle Williams and Lorenzo Alexander aren’t sure when their careers will come to an end but they both want to stay with Buffalo and believe they still have gas left in the tank.
  “None of us get to choose when we may or may not be done,” said 12-year veteran Kyle Williams. “I love playing the game
  
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• Safe containing $3,000 stolen from Buffalo Irish Center

  08-01-2018 19:30 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Buffalo police confirmed to News 4 that a safe containing $3,000 was stolen from the Buffalo Irish Center.
  The incident happened on Saturday around 2 a.m.
  A cash register was damaged during the incident at the Abbott Rd. facility.
  
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• Tedeschi Trucks Band to perform at Artpark

  08-01-2018 18:35 via wivb.com
  LEWISTON, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Tedeschi Trucks Band is coming to Artpark this Summer.
  The blues-rock group will perform at the Lewiston venue as part of their annual Wheels of Soul Summer tour.
  Drive-By Truckers and The Marcus King Band will also play that day. The concert starts at 6 p.m.
  Tickets for the July 17 show in the Tuesdays in the Park series go on sale Friday, January 12 at Noon.
  Advance general admission tickets will be $14. A front of stage ticket, as well as reserved seatin
  
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• H&M apologizes for using black child to sell ‘coolest monkey’ top

  08-01-2018 18:00 via wivb.com
  (CNN) — H&M was forced to apologize Monday for using a black child to model a sweatshirt with a “coolest monkey in the jungle” slogan.
  The company removed the offending ad from its website after hundreds of social media users accused it of being racist. It continues to sell the hooded top online.
  “This image has now been removed from all H&M channels and we apologize to anyone this may have offended,” said H&M (HNNMY) spokeswoman Anna Erik
  
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• Blast of winter weather snarls part of morning commute

  08-01-2018 17:46 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – As the wind picked up and the snow continued to fall Monday morning, drivers heading to work in the tail end of the morning commute encountered some traffic headaches.
  The 190 Northbound was bumper to bumper for miles heading into the downtown area by around 9 a.m.
  Around 9:45 a.m., our News 4 crew spotted a bus that had spun around on the 33 Westbound near the 90, and was left facing the wrong way. Cheektowaga Police blocked off the right lane of traffic until the b
  
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• Subway riders board trains without pants

  08-01-2018 17:37 via wivb.com
  BOSTON (WIVB) — Some people caught an odd sight in frigid temperatures on Sunday.
  Subway riders in Boston boarded trains with Winter coats, hats, boots and gloves, but they were missing one thing — pants.
  It was part of the annual “No Pants Subway Ride.”
  The event started in 2002 and has become an international sensation.
  
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• Oprah for President? Twitter fans make the case

  08-01-2018 16:43 via wivb.com
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Oprah Winfrey’s moving speech at the Golden Globes has some fans and fellow celebrities calling for her presidential run.
  The actress accepted the Cecil B. DeMille lifetime achievement award at Sunday’s ceremony, and it didn’t take long for Twitter to start lighting up with the hashtag #Oprah2020.
  Comedian Sarah Silverman tweeted “Oprah/Michelle 2020.” Leslie Odom, Jr., who played Aaron Burr in the Broadway musical &
  
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• Water main breaks reported in Evans, Tonawanda and Cheektowaga

  08-01-2018 16:10 via wivb.com
  (WIVB) — A number of water main breaks were reported in Erie County on Monday morning.
  Shortly after 9:30 a.m., the Erie County Water Authority tweeted about three incidents in Cheektowaga, Evans and Tonawanda.
  The break in Cheektowaga closed Cleveland Dr. between Flora Rd. and “At The South East Corner,” the Water Authority wrote.
  In Tonawanda, a break on Milton St. closed the route from Hillcrest Rd. to Highland Ave.
  Another water main break was reported in Evans. That o
  
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• AG’s office takes numerous complaints about propane delivery, price gouging

  08-01-2018 15:52 via wivb.com
  (WIVB) — New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman says his office received a number of complaints about delivery times and price gouging for propane.
  This can be especially dangerous as temperatures dip into the negatives.
  Schneiderman urges customers to call his office if they experience propane delivery delays.
  
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• Trash pickup being pushed back a day in Buffalo

  08-01-2018 15:30 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Due to the extreme cold this weekend, trash pickup in the City of Buffalo is being pushed back.
  City officials say it will resume Monday in the Delaware and north districts.
  The sanitation schedule will be a day behind for the rest of the week.
  Recycling pickup will be on the normal schedule.
  
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• Ngakoue says Incognito used “weak racist slurs” during game

  08-01-2018 15:02 via wivb.com
  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Jacksonville Jaguars defensive end Yannick Ngakoue says Buffalo Bills guard Richie Incognito used “weak racist slurs” during their playoff game Sunday.
  Ngakoue voiced his complaint on Twitter, calling out Incognito by his No. 64 jersey.
  Ngakoue wrote: “Great win today! And 64, you goin have to come harder than some weak racist slurs. I’m proud of my African heritage, as are 70% of the other Black players in this league.
  
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• SpaceX launches secret satellite Zuma on 1st flight of year

  08-01-2018 14:52 via wivb.com
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX has launched a secret satellite code-named Zuma on its first flight of the new year.
  The unmanned Falcon rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Sunday night, carrying the satellite toward an undisclosed orbit.
  SpaceX ended launch commentary five minutes into the flight, due to the classified nature of the U.S. satellite. But the company continued to broadcast the return of the first-stage booster to Cape Canaveral, where it lan
  
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• Low-calorie wine has less alcohol

  08-01-2018 14:44 via wivb.com
  (WIVB) — Health-conscious people who are looking to relax with a low-calorie glass of wine might not be getting what they bargained for.
  Many “skinny wines” claim to provide the same delicious beverage, but without all the calories. Winemakers aren’t cutting calories from taking out sugar though; they’re taking out alcohol.
  Wine experts says the calorie savings from wine is “negligible” and suggests you sip your wine and count calories elsewhere.
  
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• Takata adds 3.3 million air bag inflators to massive recall

  08-01-2018 14:08 via wivb.com
  DETROIT (AP) — Japanese air bag maker Takata is recalling an additional 3.3 million faulty air bag inflators as it expands the largest automotive recall in U.S. history.
  The latest recalls cover frontal air bags in certain 2009, 2010 and 2013 vehicles made Honda, Toyota, Audi, BMW, Daimler Vans, Fiat Chrysler, Ford, General Motors, Jaguar-Land Rover, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Subaru and Tesla. Automakers will provide specific models in paperwork that will be filed
  
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• Fire on top floor of Trump Tower in NYC

  08-01-2018 13:45 via wivb.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Fire Department of New York says it’s at the scene of a fire at Trump Tower in Manhattan.
  The department says it was called around 7 a.m. Monday for a report of a fire on the top floor.
  Aerial views showed firefighters on the roof, with smoke billowing from one corner of the high-rise.
  There were no immediate reports of injuries.
  The building houses luxury apartments and businesses.
  
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• Fire on South St. causes $100,000 in damage

  08-01-2018 13:26 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — At least six people are without a home after a fire tore through the second floor of a house in Buffalo.
  It happened Monday around 5:15 a.m. on South St.
  Officials say the fire is still under investigation, but they believe a mattress on the second floor caught fire because someone was smoking.
  One resident tried to get the mattress out of the house, but it caused the fire to move faster.
  Officials say if a mattress is on fire, do not tip it on its side.
  The fir
  
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• Man accused of taking woman hostage, setting Batavia home on fire

  08-01-2018 13:16 via wivb.com
  BATAVIA, N.Y. (WIVB) — A man was accused of taking a woman hostage at a Batavia home, and then setting it on fire.
  On Sunday morning, police rushed to the house on Washington Ave.
  They say Eddie Miles Jr. barricaded himself and his girlfriend inside.
  According to police, Miles threatened to shoot first responders if they approached the home. Police then noticed the smoke and flames.
  “It’s very frustrating to sit and watch, being trained, and wanting to do our job,” Batavi
  
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• Bills fans thank team for season after tough playoff loss

  08-01-2018 05:38 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Fans gave the Buffalo Bills a warm welcome home as they arrived at the airport just before 9 p.m. Sunday night, after a bitter loss in Jacksonville.
  Bills fans say they’ve experienced many emotions Sunday, including excitement, disappointment and even anger. But people say they’re still thankful to the team for making it to the playoffs and ending a 17-season drought.
  Fans waited in the cold to be there when the team’s plane landed at the Buffalo-Ni
  
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• Buffalo police investigate Newburgh Avenue shooting

  08-01-2018 00:15 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- Buffalo police are investigating a shooting that occurred late Friday night.
  Detectives say a 26-year-old Buffalo man was shot in the 300 block of Newburgh Avenue. He was transported to ECMC where he’s listed in stable condition.
  Anyone with information is asked to call or text the Confidential TIPCALL Line at 847-2255.
  
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