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• Better Business Bureau warns of contractor scams ahead of winter storm

  11-01-2018 23:57 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Better Business Bureau is warning people of scammers during the expected winter storm starting Friday. Many people experiencing flood damage will look for help.
  “We’re going to have some crazy weather coming up so it’s always good to make sure that you’re prepared,” said Melanie McGovern, with the Better Business Bureau.
  After spring like temperatures Wednesday, prepare for more winter weather as ice, freezing rain and snow are expec
  
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• Hamburg Police looking for help identifying suspect who passed counterfeit bill

  11-01-2018 21:24 via wivb.com
  HAMBURG, N.Y. (WIVB) – The Town of Hamburg Police Department is seeking the public’s help in identifying an individual sought for questioning regarding the passing of a $100 counterfeit bill at Firehouse Subs.If anyone has information on the identity of this individual, please contact Detective Sergeant Timothy Crawford at 648-5118 ext. 2622 or our confidential tip line at 648-5111 ext. 2847
   
  
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• Report on investigation into University Rochester released

  11-01-2018 21:11 via wivb.com
  ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC-TV) – After a three month investigation, former U.S. Attorney Mary Jo White said the investigation into the University of Rochester found that nothing illegal happened.
  The report reads:
  At the most relevant times of the allegations, UR policies strongly discouraged, but did not then prohibit: (1) consensual intimate relationships between faculty and students, including with undergraduate and graduate students over whom the faculty member had academic author
  
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• Record temperature set for January 11 in Buffalo

  11-01-2018 20:28 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A new record temperature was set for January 11 in Buffalo.
  The temperature reached 60 degrees, beating the old record of 59 degrees,
  The old record was set in 2006.
  Friday’s high temperature is predicted to be 50 degrees, but Saturday’s high is predicted to be only 17 degrees.
  
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• Village, county, and state crews respond to Silver Creek ice jams

  11-01-2018 19:19 via wivb.com
  SILVER CREEK, N.Y. (WIVB) – Residents in Silver Creek received notifications via the reverse 9-1-1 system and the state alert system Thursday morning after ice jams on area creeks created flooding issues.
  Jeff Griewisch, Disaster Coordinator for the Village of Silver Creek, told News 4 it felt like a March thaw in January. He says within only ten minutes Thursday morning, he saw the ice on Walnut Creek go from totally flat to broken and troublesome.
  The large chunks of ice packed together
  
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• WATCH: Man tumbles down driveway covered in black ice

  11-01-2018 18:59 via wivb.com
  LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va. (WIVB) — It appears that one man’s day did not start off too well, according to a viral video posted to Facebook.
  On Tuesday, Kelly Bonser Besecker posted the video of a man slipping and falling down on a driveway, which appeared to be covered in black ice. This took place in Virginia, according to the Facebook post.
  The video’s caption read “Just another day heading to the office for Tim! #blackiceisreal.”
  As of Thursday, the video has been
  
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• Jamestown Sam’s Club store to close; Cheektowaga, Niagara Falls stores to stay open

  11-01-2018 18:33 via wivb.com
  JAMESTOWN, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Sam’s Club store in Jamestown is set to close.
  The Fairmount Ave. location will close to the public on January 26, but the last day for employees isn’t until April 13. The pharmacy in Jamestown will close along with the store.
  Employees may be eligible for severance.
  Other Sam’s Club stores around the country are closing, but not all of them.In the Rochester area, stores in Henrietta and Greece are closing. Employees say they were notified on
  
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• Jamestown Sam’s Club store to close

  11-01-2018 18:33 via wivb.com
  JAMESTOWN, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Sam’s Club store in Jamestown is set to close.
  The Fairmount Ave. location will close to the public on January 26, but the last day for employees isn’t until April 13.
  Employees may be eligible for severance.
  Other Sam’s Club stores around the country are closing, but not all of them.
  In the Rochester area, stores in Henrietta and Greece are closing. Employees say they were notified on Thursday, and were then sent home for the day.
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• Cheektowaga man accused of killing father to undergo further mental evaluations

  11-01-2018 18:06 via wivb.com
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Cheektowaga man accused of fatally shooting his father pleaded that he is not responsible by reason of mental disease or defect.
  Prosecutors say that in April of last year, SirWilliam Hardy, 31, was at his Whitney Pl. home when he killed his 54-year-old father, California resident William Hardy.
  SirWilliam, who is in a wheelchair as the result of a 2011 motorcycle accident, previously pleaded not guilty to charges of murder and criminal weapon possession.
  
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• $500,000 to be given to Explore & More Children’s Museum

  11-01-2018 17:22 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — KeyBank and the First Niagara Foundation announced the commitment of $500,000 to the Explore & More Children’s Museum in Buffalo.
  Each organization is donating $250,000.
  The museum, which is scheduled to open later this year, will include seven education play zones.
  “Canalside is bustling with year-round activity and KeyBank is proud to help continue the momentum with this gift to Explore & More.” Gary Quenneville, KeyBank Upstate New York R
  
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• eSight could help the legally blind see

  11-01-2018 16:47 via wivb.com
  (WIVB) — A futuristic-looking device could help the legally blind see.
  eSight, the company that makes the device, says the eyewear has a high-speed, high-definition camera.
  The video feed is enhanced and displayed on two screens in front of the user’s eyes.
  The company says the video images are extremely clear and have virtually no lag.
  
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• Walmart raises starting wages, handing out bonuses

  11-01-2018 15:57 via wivb.com
  BENTONVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Walmart, the world’s largest private employer, is boosting its starting salary for U.S. workers to $11 an hour, giving a one-time cash bonus of up to $1,000 to eligible employees and expanding its maternity and parental leave benefits.
  The retailer said Thursday that changes to its compensation and benefits policy will impact more than a million hourly workers in the U.S. The company employs 1.5 million people in the U.S.
  The wage increase, up from $9 pe
  
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• James Franco denies sexual misconduct allegations

  11-01-2018 15:40 via wivb.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — After allegations of sexual misconduct circulated on social media about James Franco, the actor told late-night host Stephen Colbert that “the things I heard on Twitter are not accurate.”
  The allegations against Franco were prompted in part by Franco’s best actor in a comedy or musical win Sunday at the Golden Globes for his film “The Disaster Artist.” At the ceremony, Franco wore a pin supporting the &ld
  
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• Alligator confiscated in Wayne County and brought to Seneca Park Zoo

  11-01-2018 15:37 via wivb.com
  MACEDON, N.Y. (WROC-TV) — An alligator has become a temporary resident at the Seneca Park Zoo, after being confiscated from a home in Macedon at the end of December.
  Environmental Conservation Officers with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation began an investigation during the summer of 2017, after being alerted to a Facebook post. The post, according to an anonymous complaint, showed an American alligator with the caption, “Just Bought and Alligator!”
  Of
  
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• Ikea ad reveals coupon when pregnant women pee on it

  11-01-2018 14:17 via wivb.com
  LOS ANGELES (CBS) — Ikea’s first new ad for 2018 is interactive. The ad, running in Amelia Magazine, one of Sweden’s most influential magazine’s for women, features a popular item – a crib – and a message that might draw a double take, CBS Los Angeles reports.
  “Peeing on this ad may change your life.”
  The ad doubles as a pregnancy test. And if the ad does determine the adventurous reader is pregnant, then the now-positive pregnancy test/ad wi
  
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• Route 5 reopens after flash flood warning in Silver Creek due to ice jamming

  11-01-2018 14:09 via wivb.com
  SILVER CREEK, N.Y. (WIVB) — Officials in Chautauqua County have issued a flash flood warning for the Village of Silver Creek.
  They say ice jamming has occurred.
  Along with that, they said people should prepare to evacuate if directed to do so.
  Route 5 was closed from Main St. to Parkway St. in Silver Creek, but reopened around 11:30 a.m.
  An areal flood warning is in effect for Chautauqua County until 8:15 p.m. Thursday.
  
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• Flash flood warning issued in Silver Creek due to ice jamming

  11-01-2018 14:09 via wivb.com
  SILVER CREEK, N.Y. (WIVB) — Officials in Chautauqua County have issued a flash flood warning for the Village of Silver Creek.
  They say ice jamming has occurred.
  Along with that, they said people should prepare to evacuate if directed to do so.
  An areal flood warning is in effect for Chautauqua County until 8:15 p.m. Thursday.
  
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• Michigan restaurant topping selling grasshopper tacos

  11-01-2018 13:50 via wivb.com
  MICHIGAN (WIVB) — In the video above, those may look like regular tacos, but they’re actually topped with roasted grasshoppers.
  A restaurant in Michigan is selling the tacos for $60, hoping to break the stereotype that Mexican food is always cheap.
  The tacos also include caviar, black truffles, ice plant leaves and salt from Hawaii.
  If you want to try the taco, you have to order it in threes, which means you’ll be having a $180 meal.
  
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• Mark’s Pizzeria unveils plan behind closing certain stores throughout the state

  11-01-2018 13:03 via wivb.com
  ROCHESTER, N.Y (WROC-TV) — Stop by any Mark’s Pizzeria and you’ll see, they’re always on the move.
  But lately, they’ve added a different kind of moving.
  According to the Mark’s spokesperson, Joe Kondas, just over 13 stores will be closing.
  “Most in the Syracuse area,” Kondas said.
  One at Eastview Mall has closed and another at the Greece Ridge Mall.
  Others have been sold off and rebranded, such the former Mark’s location in Camillis, fo
  
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• Army’s first female general, born in Buffalo, dies

  11-01-2018 12:45 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The United States’ first female Army general, a native of Buffalo, has died.
  Anna Mae Hays was born in the Queen City and served during World War II as a front-line nurse. She was stationed in Korea.
  Hays achieved the rank of brigadier general in 1970, being promoted from colonel.
  Her cause of death was a heart attack. She was 97.
  
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• Woman dead, boyfriend is person of interest after early morning fire

  11-01-2018 11:32 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, NY (WIVB) – A 27-year-old woman has died in a fire on Buffalo’s East side.
  Firefighters responded to the scene on Manhattan Avenue around 3:30 a.m. The flames broke out on the second floor, and the woman who died was found upstairs.
  At least five other people were able to escape the flames, including the woman’s seven-year-old daughter. She suffered from a burned heel and smoke inhalation, but was treated and released from a hospital.
  All of them are expected to be oka
  
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• One dead, one in custody after early morning fire

  11-01-2018 11:32 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, NY (WIVB) – A woman has died in a fire on Buffalo’s East side.
  Firefighters responded to the scene on Manhattan Avenue around 3:30 a.m. The flames broke out on the second floor. The woman who died was found upstairs.
  At least six other people were able to escape the flames, including one child. All of them are expected to be okay.
  Also inside the home were several exotic animals including ferrets, turtles and snakes.
  Police say they have one person in custody in connection w
  
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• LIVE STREAM: Woman dead, boyfriend in custody after early morning fire

  11-01-2018 11:32 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, NY (WIVB) – A 27-year-old woman has died in a fire on Buffalo’s East side.
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  Firefighters responded to the scene on Manhattan Avenue around 3:30 a.m. The flames broke out on the second floor, and the woman who died was found upstairs.
  At least six other people were able to escape the flames, including one child. All of them are expected to be okay.
  Also inside the home were several exotic animals including ferre
  
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• West Seneca homeowners fearful of another major flood event

  11-01-2018 06:11 via wivb.com
  WEST SENECA, N.Y. (WIVB) — With warmer temperatures and rain in the forecast, many county officials and residents are concerned about possible flooding.
  Dozens of homeowners in West Seneca are fearful there could be a repeat major flooding event.
  In January of 2014, the Buffalo Creek hit major flood stage which forced residents to flee their homes. The creek crested just over nine feet and water and ice poured over a protective berm in a matter of minutes.
  Some neighbors who talked to News
  
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• I-190 ramp at Niagara Falls Boulevard closed for several hours following two-vehicle crash

  11-01-2018 05:18 via wivb.com
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) – The I-190 northbound entrance at Niagara Falls Boulevard was closed for almost four hours Wednesday following a two-vehicle crash.
  According to Niagara Falls Police, an 18-year-old Lewiston man driving a 2017 Jeep was east-bound on Niagara Falls Boulevard around 6:30 p.m. when he attempted to make a left-hand turn onto the I-190 north ramp. His vehicle was struck by a west-bound 2004 Ford driven by a 21-year-old Niagara Falls man.
  The Jeep rolled onto its side
  
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• Buffalo Irish center seeks help from community after recent burglary

  11-01-2018 04:43 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Buffalo Irish Center now needs your help to stay open. It’s out thousands of dollars after someone broke into the building and stole the office safe. Leaders at the center say thieves got away with more than just money.
  “Quite a blow to the center especially starting the new year off this way,” said Mary Heneghan, chairman of the Buffalo Irish Center.
  It hasn’t been a happy new year for Mary Heneghan and members at the Buffalo Irish Center
  
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• Chautauqua County issues safety tips in case of flooding

  11-01-2018 04:28 via wivb.com
  CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY, N.Y. (WIVB) – Chautauqua County officials are warning residents to be prepared for potential flooding amid a National Weather Service flood watch issued for Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, Genesee, Niagara, Northern Erie, Orleans, Southern Erie and Wyoming Counties from Thursday morning through late Friday night.
  “I urge everyone to be prepared for issues related to flooding and to please use caution,” said Chautauqua County Executive George Borrello in a press
  
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• News 4 goes on the Cotter as it breaks ice on the Buffalo River

  11-01-2018 02:26 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- Tearing through the ice, the EM Cotter makes its way down the Buffalo River.
  “It’s definitely a challenge to navigate through the ice,” said Captain John Sixt. “The boat doesn’t dictate where the boat goes, the ice does,” he said. “As the ice spikes and breaks we get rocked around a little bit here and there.”
  He’s been at the helm for three seasons now.
  The ship went out on Monday, clearing a path from its doc
  
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• Man captures video of “patient dumping” outside Baltimore hospital

  11-01-2018 02:05 via wivb.com
  BALTIMORE — Overnight, Imamu Baraka was walking past a Baltimore hospital when he noticed something he says he’ll never forget.
  The hospital’s security guards had just wheeled a patient to a bus stop, and in the freezing temperatures they left her there. The only thing she had on was a hospital gown.
  “It’s about 30 degrees out here right now,” Baraka says in a recording of the encounter. “Are you OK, ma’am? Do you need me to call the poli
  
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• Opioid overdose deaths increase for fourth straight year

  11-01-2018 01:36 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y . (WIVB) — It’s January 10th and barely noon yet the Erie County Medical Examiner has had eight people into the morgue who are suspected to have died from opioid overdoses.
  The Health Commissioner says they’re trying to put an end to that upward trend. They’re putting many new programs in place this year after receiving several grants. One grant is targeting women who are addicted to opioids. Another will cover counselors who will be present with first r
  
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• Elected officials pushing new law in response to Nichols report

  11-01-2018 00:34 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The District Attorney of Erie County and a state senator had tough words Wednesday, five days after a report was released, detailing misconduct by several former teachers at the Nichols School in Buffalo.
  A report compiled by an independent law firm discovered 10 former teachers engaged in sexual activity or inappropriate relationships with students there between the 1960s and mid-2000s. Now, District Attorney John Flynn and Senator Tim Kennedy are joining those
  
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• NY State Police to deploy aerial drones across state

  11-01-2018 00:08 via wivb.com
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York state troopers are getting more eyes in the sky.
  Officials announced Wednesday that 18 new unmanned aircraft soon will be deployed throughout the state to assist New York State Police with disaster response, traffic safety, crime scene photography and other tasks.
  The first four drones will begin service this month, with 10 more joining the fleet by April.Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo called the drones state-of-the-art technology and said they will improve the s
  
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