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• Niagara County lawmakers consider taking next step in opioid fight

  12-02-2018 23:32 via wivb.com
  LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WIVB) – In Niagara County, lawmakers are taking an important step in their lawsuit against pharmaceutical companies that make opioids.
  According to Legislator Rebecca Wydysh, stats show Niagara County is fourth per capita statewide in opioid prescriptions. In 2017, 31 people died from an overdose, and more than 300 survived an overdose there.
  Lawmakers are looking to fight back against pharmaceutical companies that develop and market these drugs. At legislative committ
  
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• Snap users fuming over app’s new design

  12-02-2018 22:59 via wivb.com
  (CBS NEWS) –  Some Snap users have taken to — what else — social media to voice their displeasure over the app’s recent redesign.
  The company, best known for its Snapchat video messages that are popular with teens and young adults, recently cleaved the app into two sections, with media content on the right and friends content on the left.
  According to some Snapchat users, the changes have made the site worse. A petition started on Change.org, which has attr
  
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• Food delivery driver robbed at gunpoint; says he’s lucky to be alive

  12-02-2018 22:50 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – A food delivery driver for ‘Skip The Dishes’ in Buffalo says he is happy to be alive, after he was robbed at gunpoint early Monday morning. Now, the man accused of robbing him is in jail.
  This was Paul Villamor ‘s first week on the job. He is a driver for the’Skip The Dishes’ service. You order food through an app on your phone, and a driver brings it to your home.
  But when Villamor made the delivery, he was greeted with a gun.
  
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• Erie County Fair looking for regional performers, bands

  12-02-2018 22:45 via wivb.com
  HAMBURG, N.Y. (WIVB) – The Erie County Fair is looking for regional bands and performers to perform at this year’s 179th annual fair.
  Applications can be found online at www.ECFair.org.
  Applications will be accepted through April 1.
  Information about the Fair’s requirement can be found online.
   
  
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• Toronto serial killer suspect served as Santa Claus, mall says

  12-02-2018 21:25 via wivb.com
  (CNN) – The suspected serial killer was a mall Santa.As investigators dug for bodies at a Toronto-area property Monday, details continued to emerge about the life of suspect Bruce McArthur.McArthur, who is charged with five counts of murder and is alleged to have hidden some victims’ remains in planters around Toronto, served as Santa Claus at Agincourt Mall in the Scarborough neighborhood of the city.“He was hired through an event management company who provide
  
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• Two Town of Tonawanda vape shops cited for selling to minors

  12-02-2018 21:16 via wivb.com
  TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) – Town of Tonawanda Police cited two businesses for selling liquid nicotine to minors following a Feb. 8 sting operation.
  Police tested the sale of liquid nicotine products to an underage decoy at all four designated “Vape Shops” in the town.
  The businesses cited for selling to minors were:Chain Vapors; 894 Brighton Road in the Town of Tonawanda
  Yeti Vape; 2327 Sheridan Drive in the Town of TonawandaEmployees at both locations were issued appearance ticke
  
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• Niagara County to offer Narcan training

  12-02-2018 21:10 via wivb.com
  LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WIVB) – Niagara County will offer Narcan training for three days from Feb. 27 to March 1.
  The training is being offered by  the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services and Niagara County’s Opioid Addiction/Overdose Strategy Implementation Standing Committee.
  Participants will receive a free Naloxone rescue kit after completing the training.
  Each session has a separate website where individuals interested in participating are encouraged to
  
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• Police: Donald Trump Jr.’s wife exposed to white powder

  12-02-2018 19:42 via wivb.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump Jr.’s wife was taken to a New York City hospital as a precaution Monday after she opened an envelope addressed to her husband that contained an unidentified white powder, police said.
  A preliminary test indicated the substance wasn’t dangerous, police said.
  Vanessa Trump, 40, opened the letter addressed to the president’s son Monday morning at their midtown Manhattan apartment, investigators said. She called 911 and said she was
  
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• SPCA Monday: Dusty and Foxy

  12-02-2018 19:10 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The SPCA Serving Erie County brought not just one, but two dogs to News 4 on Monday!
  Dusty, 7, and Foxy, 9, are a pair of Pomeranians looking for a home together.
  “We recently brought them in from Rochester and they are both friendly little dogs,” Gary Willoughby II, president and CEO of the SPCA Serving Erie County, said.
  If you’re interested in adopting them, call the SPCA at (716) 875-7360
  
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• Suspect in early morning robbery facing charges

  12-02-2018 18:48 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Police in Buffalo say they arrested someone Monday morning, following a robbery.
  The victim told police that while delivering food for “Skip the Dishes,” the suspect pointed a gun at him before forcibly taking cash and food.
  This happened shortly before 2 a.m. on Best St., police say. Authorities were able to apprehend the suspect shortly after that.
  He was identified as Buffalo resident Robert Austin, 19, and was charged with robbery, criminal use o
  
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• Buffalo Behind the Scenes: Aquarium of Niagara

  12-02-2018 18:30 via wivb.com
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) — “We have to do water exchanges so we’ll take a certain percentage of the water out, replace it with new fresh water and salt water depending on the exhibit,” said Dan Arcara, Supervisor of fish, invertebrates & birds.
  At the Aquarium of Niagara a lot of time and attention goes into caring for all the animals.
  “Daily feedings, daily cleanings, my staff I have a staff of 7, they go around and check all the exhibits twice a day. Some ge
  
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• Attorney general suit: Weinstein Co. failed to protect women

  12-02-2018 17:52 via wivb.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s attorney general is accusing Hollywood movie producer Harvey Weinstein of “repeatedly and persistently” sexually harassing female employees at his film company, according to a lawsuit filed on Sunday by the state prosecutor that could impact the company’s potential sale.
  “As alleged in our complaint, The Weinstein Company repeatedly broke New York law by failing to protect its employees from pervasive sexual haras
  
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• Hundreds pay tribute to police officers killed in Ohio

  12-02-2018 17:13 via wivb.com
  WESTERVILLE, Ohio (WIVB) — Several hundred people filled the gym at Westerville High School in Ohio.
  They were paying tribute to the two police officers killed in the line of duty on Saturday.
  People took turns telling stories at the Sunday gathering.
  Officers Eric Joering and Tony Morelli were shot while responding to a domestic dispute call Saturday afternoon.
  Officer Morelli was well known to middle school students. He was a school resource officer.
  Police charged Quentin Smith wit
  
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• Buffalo school officials: Boy cuts girl with knife on bus

  12-02-2018 16:54 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Buffalo school officials say a sixth-grade boy cut the hand of a sixth-grade girl while on a school bus Monday morning.
  The incident happened while the children were en route to Hillery Park Academy. Police were seen at Clinton St. and Fillmore Ave.
  Officials say the boy used a pocket knife. He is being questioned by police.
  The girl was taken to Oishei Children’s Hospital for medical attention.
  
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• 12-year-old boy arrested after police say he cut a classmate with a pocket knife

  12-02-2018 16:54 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Buffalo Public School officials say a sixth-grade boy cut the hand of a sixth-grade girl while on a school bus Monday morning.
  The incident happened while the children were en route to Hillery Park Academy.
  Officials say the boy, 12, used a pocket knife.
  He has been arrested and charged with Second Degree Assault and Criminal Possession of a Weapon.  He is being charged as a minor.
  The girl was taken to Oishei Children’s Hospital for medical attention
  
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• Steve Miller Band, Peter Frampton coming to Artpark

  12-02-2018 16:20 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Steve Miller Band and Peter Frampton are coming to Artpark this summer.
  The July 3 concert will be part of Artpark’s Tuesday in the Park series.
  Tickets for the show go on sale February 16 at 10 a.m. Here are the prices:General Admission – Lawn – $17 (Carry-in chairs permitted)
  General Admission – Bowl – $37 (Carry-in chairs permitted)
  Front of Stage – $77 (Standing room only)
  Reserved seating – $77 (Numbered chairs prov
  
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• Trump’s $4 trillion budget helps move deficit sharply higher

  12-02-2018 16:01 via wivb.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is proposing a $4 trillion-plus budget for next year that projects a $1 trillion or so federal deficit and — unlike the plan he released last year — never comes close to promising a balanced federal ledger even after 10 years.
  And that’s before last week’s $300 billion budget pact is added this year and next, showering both the Pentagon and domestic agencies with big increases.
  The spending spree, along with last ye
  
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• Deputies pick up the search for missing Rochester-area couple

  12-02-2018 15:46 via wivb.com
  CHARLOTTE, N.Y. (WROC) – The Monroe County Sheriff’s Scuba team continued their search in the Genesee River for a missing Perinton couple.
  Robert and Mary Ross have been missing since January 31, and there have been very few clues as to what might have happened to them.
  Their son Bobby Ross is concerned that time is running out.
  “It’s really hard over the last couple days. It’s been really days. You always hear the first 48 hours are really hard, unfortunately,
  
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• Town of Yates leaders fighting to keep wind turbines out

  12-02-2018 14:53 via wivb.com
  YATES, N.Y. (WIVB) — An Orleans County town is still fighting to keep wind turbines out of their community.
  Leaders in the Town of Yates have amended a law to more strongly oppose turbines.
  Lighthouse Wind wants to install as many as 71 industrial wind turbines along the Lake Ontario shoreline in Orleans and Niagara counties.
  The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says turbines shouldn’t go up within three miles of the shoreline because they could threaten the habitat of birds.
  The
  
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• Water main break at Buffalo State changes dining plans

  12-02-2018 14:27 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A water main break has temporarily closed dining operations at the Campbell Student Union at Buffalo State College.
  The water main break happened overnight.
  Breakfast will not be served the the Union, and the school is working on a plan to serve lunch in the Houston Gym.
  An update on dinner will be given to students by 1 p.m.
  
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• Bulldog beauty contest takes place in California

  12-02-2018 14:12 via wivb.com
  LONG BEACH, Calif. (WIVB) — Judges had tough decisions to make in California over the weekend. They had to pick who was the most beautiful bulldog.
  Dozens of bulldogs showed up to compete in categories such as Most Handsome, Prettiest and Best Disabled Dog.
  The organizer claims this was the world’s largest gathering of bulldogs, which included both English and French breeds.
  Proceeds from the event go to helping kids, animals and the environment.
  
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• OxyContin maker will stop promoting opioids to doctors

  12-02-2018 13:52 via wivb.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — The maker of the powerful painkiller OxyContin said it will stop marketing opioid drugs to doctors, bowing to a key demand of lawsuits that blame the company for helping trigger the current drug abuse epidemic.
  OxyContin has long been the world’s top-selling opioid painkiller, bringing in billions in sales for privately-held Purdue, which also sells a newer and longer-lasting opioid drug called Hysingla.
  The company announced its surprise reversal on Sa
  
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• Buffalo crews battle 2 overnight fires

  12-02-2018 12:43 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Buffalo firefighters battled two house fires overnight.
  The first one happened near Sisters of Charity Hospital late Sunday night. Firefighters arrived at the scene on Humboldt Parkway shortly after 11 p.m.
  At one point, firefighters had to back out of the house because they were worried it could collapse. No one was hurt.
  A few hours later, firefighters rushed to north Buffalo. There, a fire started at a house on North Park Ave. near Taunton Pl.
  Everyone manage
  
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• Missing North Carolina family linked to NY located in Tennessee

  12-02-2018 12:33 via wivb.com
  UTICA, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) – A North Carolina family that had been reported missing after being seen in Utica has been found.
  Utica Police say the Reynolds family was located in Tennessee early Monday morning, and that they are in good health.
  Travis Reynolds, his wife Deanna, and their baby Cooper were last seen on February 6 in Utica before they were reported missing.
  The family lives in North Carolina and Travis is in the Army, authorities said.
  Deanna’s mother and father, Scott Franz
  
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• FLOP girls bring home NYSPHSAA state title

  12-02-2018 05:50 via wivb.com
  OSWEGO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The FLOP girls made history on Sunday night when they knocked off Salmon River from Section X 4-1 in the state title game.
  The win is the first ever for a girls hockey team from western New York.
  The FLOP team is made up of athletes from Frontier, Lake Shore and Orchard park. Making their victory just a little bit sweeter — they lost in the championship last year.
   
  
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• Sabres fans have mixed reaction to Eichel’s injury

  12-02-2018 05:37 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Many mixed emotions from Sabres fans Sunday, as they watched the Sabres play their first game since Jack Eichel’s injury Saturday. While some fans say they’re hopeful for a speedy recovery, others say this injury may be what the team needs to get back on track.
  “Not good, not good,” said Roberto Perez, as he watched Jack Eichel go down during Saturday night’s game.
  Perez wasn’t the only one with that response.
  I saw that they won a
  
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• Players hit the ice for annual Labatt Blue pond hockey tournament

  12-02-2018 05:27 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Hockey took center stage at Riverworks Sunday during the annual Labatt Blue pond hockey tournament. About 200 athletes are hit the ice in one day. This is the first of two tournaments this year. Hockey players will also compete in a larger competition next weekend.
  Dozens of teams came from all across Western New York as well as seven other states to take to the ice for the 11th annual Labatt Blue Buffalo pond hockey tournament. The first puck dropped at 4p.m. Sunday
  
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