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• GOP, Democrats show no sign of retreat on shutdown’s 1st day

  20-01-2018 22:32 via wivb.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans and Democrats showed no signs of ending their standoff over immigration and spending Saturday as Americans awoke to the first day of a government shutdown and Congress staged a weekend session to show voters it was trying to resolve the stalemate.The closure of many government agencies was a striking display of Washington dysfunction, played out on the anniversary of President Donald Trump’s inauguration, and there was more finger-pointing than
  
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• Arrest warrant issued for man who neglected 11 cows in Cattaraugus County

  20-01-2018 21:46 via wivb.com
  COLD SPRING, NY.Y (WIVB)- An arrest warrant has been issued for a Willoughby, Ohio man accused of animal abuse in Cattaraugus County.
  42-year-old Charles Brickman is accused of abandonment and cruelty to animals after neglecting to take care of 11 cows on his Lebanon Road property.
  The Sheriff reports that Brickman failed to provide food, water and shelter for the cows. He is also accused of leaving the area without setting up care for the animals.
  Officials began their investigation after
  
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• Rochester Chick-fil-A set to open in April

  20-01-2018 20:48 via wivb.com
  GREECE, N.Y. (WROC-TV) – Chick-fil-A has selected narrowed down their projected opening to the month of April.
  The restaurant had previously said they were hoping to have the new Greece location open in the Spring.
  Brenda Morroe, released the following statement about the new location:
  “Chick-fil-A is excited to open its second Upstate New York restaurant in Greece with a projected April grand opening date. We look forward to sharing details about the confirmed opening date, hir
  
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• Niagara County K9 passes away

  20-01-2018 18:27 via wivb.com
  LOCKPORT, N,Y, (WIVB)- The Niagara County Sheriff’s office has announced the passing of canine officer EJ.
  The canine’s handler, Deputy Richard Bull, discovered Canine EJ unresponsive inside his kennel. Preliminary findings suggest Canine EJ passed away from a medical condition known as gastric torsion of the stomach; however, an autopsy has been scheduled to determine the true cause of death.
  EJ came to the Sheriff’s office from Hungary and started in March 2017.
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• Lakeview dog saves owners from carbon monoxide poisoning

  20-01-2018 17:50 via wivb.com
  LAKEVIEW, N.Y. (WIVB) – A couple from Lakeview is crediting their pit-bull for saving their lives.
  Attentive, and well trained, ruby the pit-bull doesn’t bark very often.Ronene Ando says, “Typically she only barks for one reason, and that’s if someone is at the door.”So Thursday night, when she wouldn’t stop barking, Ando and her husband Chris knew something was up:
  “That went on for about an hour and a half, and I guess at that point, I knew s
  
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• Lake View dog saves owners from carbon monoxide poisoning

  20-01-2018 17:50 via wivb.com
  LAKE VIEW, N.Y. (WIVB) – A couple from Lakeview is crediting their pit-bull for saving their lives.
  Attentive, and well trained, ruby the pit-bull doesn’t bark very often.Ronene Ando says, “Typically she only barks for one reason, and that’s if someone is at the door.”So Thursday night, when she wouldn’t stop barking, Ando and her husband Chris knew something was up:“That went on for about an hour and a half, and I guess at that point, I knew s
  
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• Pembroke Lady Dragons get ready for annual “Shooting For a Cure” game

  20-01-2018 17:13 via wivb.com
  PEMBROKE, N.Y. (WIVB) – The Pembroke girls basketball team will be hosting their 7th Annual ‘Shooting For A Cure!’ game on Thursday, Jan. 25th.
  They’ll play against visiting Oakfield-Alabama in support of funding research efforts at Roswell Park Cancer Institute.
  “Shooting For a Cure!” is a yearly basketball game held to raise money for Roswell Park Cancer Institute.
  Ideas for “Shooting For a Cure!” began in 2011 when the Pembro
  
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• Government shutdown: What’s closed, who’s affected

  20-01-2018 15:57 via wivb.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of federal employees began their weekends gripped with doubt, uncertain of when they’ll be able to return to work and how long they’ll have to go without being paid after a bitter political dispute in Washington triggered a government shutdown.Many government operations will continue — U.S. troops will stay at their posts and mail will get delivered. But almost half the 2 million civilian federal workers will be barred from doing their job
  
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• Sanctuary removes 24 pigs from New York farm

  20-01-2018 15:44 via wivb.com
  WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (AP) — The animal protection group Farm Sanctuary says 24 pigs have been removed from a western New York farm, where they were being kept in inhumane conditions.
  Farm Sanctuary said Friday that it collaborated with the Cattaraugus County SPCA on Tuesday’s rescue.
  The organizations worked together on a 2002 case at the same farm involving 125 neglected pigs.
  Most of the pigs seized earlier this week were between one and six months old.
  The pigs are receiving care at
  
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• Bandits win in OT over Rush

  20-01-2018 05:58 via wivb.com
  SASKATOON (WIVB) – Despite trailing by six goals in the first quarter, the Buffalo Bandits stormed back to beat the Rush on Friday night in overtime.
  Down 15-14 with just seconds left, Josh Byrne ripped a shot to tie the game. In the overtime period, the Bandits needed less than two minutes to net the game winner from Pat Saunders.
  What. A. Night. Overtime winner by @14patsaunders! pic.twitter.com/CJgUkWiQDH
  — Buffalo Bandits (@NLLBandits) January 20, 2018With the win the Bandit
  
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• Big 4 Hoops squads play on busy Friday of college hoops

  20-01-2018 05:47 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Buffalo, Canisius and St. Bonaventure all played on national television on Friday night, making for an exciting evening for Big 4 hoops fans.
  The UB men improved to 6-0 in MAC play and continue a 7-0 run with a 84-74 win over Western Michigan. Buffalo was led by CJ Massinburg and Jeremy Harris who each had 20 points. Dontay Caruthers returned to action with the Bulls and played limited minutes. Last season’s MAC defensive player of the year has been battling a
  
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• HS Recap: Friday, January 19th

  20-01-2018 05:28 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The best game in town on  Friday night was at Northtown Center where St. Joe’s and Williamsville North met on the ice.
  The Spartans scored in the final seconds of the first period en route to a 3-1 win. Williamsville North remains unbeaten on the season improving to 8-0-2.
  On the hardwood, Williamsville South’s Greg Dolan was honored as the school’s all time leading scorer before tip off with Williamsville East.
  Dolan scored 30 points in a
  
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• Senate fails to reach a deal, government headed to shutdown

  20-01-2018 04:44 via wivb.com
  (CBS NEWS) – A Senate vote to end debate that would have moved towards a vote on a short-term spending bill failed Friday night, teeing up the government for an all-but-certain shutdown at midnight.
  Republican senators failed to capture the 60 votes they needed to even vote on the bill that would have funded the government for 30 days, a bill the House passed Thursday night.
  Shortly before the scheduled vote, Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, said there is “no deal” reached among Repu
  
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• Officials: Turpin children were starved, the dogs were well-fed

  20-01-2018 02:58 via wivb.com
  (CNN) – When authorities arrived Sunday night to a home in the California town of Perris, they found a family with 13 children, most of them starved and startlingly skinny.
  They also found two female dogs. Well-fed, in good shape, seemingly well-trained.The parents, David and Louise Turpin, were arrested and face dozens of charges each that include torture of their children. The Turpins pleaded not guilty on all counts.
   The children — seven adults, six kids — ar
  
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• Family: Tom Petty died of accidental drug overdose

  20-01-2018 01:57 via wivb.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — Tom Petty’s family says his death last year was due to an accidental drug overdose.
  His wife and daughter released the results of Petty’s autopsy via a statement on his Facebook page Friday night. Dana and Adria Petty say they got the results from the coroner’s office earlier in the day that the overdose was caused due to a variety of medications.
  The statement was posted moments before the Los Angeles coroner’s office issued its official findings, w
  
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• Pedestrian critically injured in Niagara Falls hit and run

  20-01-2018 00:37 via wivb.com
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) – Niagara Falls Police are investigating a serious hit-and-run accident that happened Friday afternoon at 24th Street and Independence Avenue.
  The victim, a 57-year-old Niagara Falls man, was struck by a southbound vehicle in the 800 block of 24th Street around 3:15 p.m. Friday. The vehicle was described as a large SUV or pickup truck. The vehicle fled the scene southbound toward Pine Avenue.
  The victim was treated by Niagara Falls Fire and AMR Ambulance and tran
  
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• Mother of homicide victim still searching for anwers

  20-01-2018 00:09 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)-  Alvin “Duke’ McDowell was shot and killed New Year’s Day 2017.
  His death was the second homicide of the year, and it remains unsolved.
  “Somebody did see or hear something that night,” said McDowell’s mother, Lucrecia Watkins.
  She’s hoping someone will speak up and help homicide detectives solve her son’s murder.
  MORE | New Year’s Day shootings not random, police say
  McDowell was shot multiple times and killed
  
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