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• Five dead in car wash shooting South of Pittsburgh

  28-01-2018 18:16 via wivb.com
  MELCROFT, Pa. -(CBS)- State police say at least five people were killed in a shooting at a Pennsylvania car wash.
  The shooting happened overnight at a car wash in the small town of Melcroft in Fayette County about 55 miles southeast of Pittsburgh, CBS Pittsburgh reports.
  The victims were identified only as three men and two women. At least one other person was wounded and was taken to a hospital, but further details on that person’s condition were not immediately released.
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• 4 killed in shooting at car wash in Melcroft, Pennsylvania

  28-01-2018 18:16 via wivb.com
  MELCROFT, Pa. (CBS)-  At least four people were killed during a shooting at a car wash in suburban Pennsylvania on Sunday, state police said. The shooting at Ed’s Car Wash took place shortly before 3 a.m. in the Melcroft community of Saltlick Township, about 55 miles southeast of Pittsburgh.
  Police initially said five people were killed but later clarified that the suspect is on life support at a local hospital.
  Police identified the victims as 27-year-old William Scott Porterfie
  
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• Stolen truck ends up in Ellicott Creek

  28-01-2018 17:17 via wivb.com
  CITY OF TONAWANDA, NY   (WIVB) –  Police have lodged felony charges against a City of Tonawanda man for allegedly stealing a pickup truck from his ex-girlfriend’s driveway and dumping it in Ellicott Creek.
  Benjamin Stanley, 43, of Highland Avenue was charged with possession of stolen property.  Witnesses tell police that he aimed the truck toward the creek, got out and walked away.  Officers say the truck was still running when police arrived.
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• Schumer calls on CDC for flu help in NYS

  28-01-2018 14:30 via wivb.com
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer is calling on federal health officials to dispatch a flu surveillance team to New York as the number of cases increases.
  The Democrat announced his request to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Sunday.
  He says a surveillance team could help local health care workers and state health officials by studying the spread of the illness, identifying the particular strains involved, and assessing the impact on the state’s overall p
  
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• Flu outbreak: What to do when you’re at the pharmacy

  28-01-2018 14:12 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – It’s been nearly a decade since the nation has experienced a flu outbreak this bad.
  And worried parents want to be prepared.
  Concerns about this aggressive flu season are spreading, much like the virus.
  Now drugs like “Tamiflu” are flying off shelves.
  But whole-sale retailers seem to be stocked and ready.
  Karl D. Fiebelkorn, with the Department of Pharmacy Practice at University at Buffalo’s School of Pharmacy said, “There are gener
  
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• Buffalo police shuts down bar after overnight shooting

  28-01-2018 00:57 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Police have temporarily shut down Checkmate Bar and Grill in the Lovejoy neighborhood after an overnight shooting. The victim is in critical condition.
  Neighbors in the Lovejoy neighborhood say this isn’t the first time there’s been trouble at Checkmate. That’s why they want the city to keep it closed for good.
  Police say the shooting happened just before 3 o’clock Saturday morning in the 1100 block of Lovejoy street. Detectives say there was
  
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• Buffalo police shut down bar after overnight shooting

  28-01-2018 00:57 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Police have temporarily shut down Checkmate Bar and Grill in the Lovejoy neighborhood after an overnight shooting. The victim is in critical condition.
  Neighbors in the Lovejoy neighborhood say this isn’t the first time there’s been trouble at Checkmate. That’s why they want the city to keep it closed for good.
  Police say the shooting happened just before 3 o’clock Saturday morning in the 1100 block of Lovejoy street. Detectives say there was
  
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