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• Buffalo man pleads guilty to vehicular assault in serious injury crash

  14-02-2018 22:06 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – A Buffalo man has pleaded guilty to vehicular assault in a May crash at Bailey/East Delavan that seriously injured two people in another car.
  Marshawn Levy, 33, of Buffalo, pleaded guilty to first degree vehicular assault in Erie County Court.
  On May 13, Levy was driving north on Bailey Avenue at a high rate of speed when he crashed head-on into a car that was stopped in the southbound lane to make a turn onto East Delavan Avenue.
  Levy had a BAC of .12 percent at the
  
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• White House official resigns after not getting security clearance over pot use

  14-02-2018 21:28 via wivb.com
  Washington (CNN) –  A White House staffer is leaving after he learned that he wouldn’t receive a permanent security clearance after he admitted to smoking marijuana, Politico reported on Wednesday.George David Banks, a National Economic Council staffer, told Politico that the White House counsel’s office informed him that his application for a permanent clearance was being denied because he admitted to smoking marijuana in 2013. He offered his resignation s
  
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• Sheriff: 17 dead in Florida high school shooting, suspect in custody

  14-02-2018 21:09 via wivb.com
  CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. — The Broward County Sheriff’s Office is reporting that 17 people were killed and multiple people were injured in a shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida on Wednesday, prompting a massive police response and manhunt as frightened students hid in their classrooms.
  "I'm saddened to say that 17 people lost their lives."- Sheriff Scott Israel #stonemanshooting
  — Broward Sheriff (@browardsheriff) February 14, 2018CBS News has confirmed
  
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• LIVE STREAM: Shooting at Florida high school; number of wounded unclear

  14-02-2018 21:09 via wivb.com
  CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. — At least 20 people were injured in a shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida on Wednesday, prompting a massive police response and manhunt as frightened students remained trapped in their classrooms.
  Margate Fire Department told CBS Miami there are between 20 and 50 victims. A law enforcement source tells CBS News senior investigative producer Pat Milton that the victims include fatalities.
  The Broward County Sheriff’s Office tweeted sho
  
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• Buffalo man sentenced to 5 years in prison for attempting to run over police officers

  14-02-2018 18:27 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Kenneth Pringle, 24, of Buffalo was sentenced to 5 years in prison and 5 years of post release supervision for an incident that happened back in December of 2016.
  That’s when an officer tried to pull over Pringle for driving with an expired inspection sticker, and he led the officer on a car chase in the middle of an ice storm.
  Pringle then attempted to run over two officers who approached his car near Best Street and Masten Avenue. The officers managed to jump
  
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• Pioneering architect Robert T. Coles creates legacy of advocacy

  14-02-2018 17:20 via wivb.com
  Editor’s note: This story is part of Western New York’s Hidden History. It will be included in an upcoming documentary airing Saturday, February 18 at 12PM on News 4; Saturday, February 23 at 6:30PM on CW 23; Sunday, February 24 at 6:30PM on CW23.
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Robert Traynham Coles blazed a trail through Buffalo and beyond by building homes and buildings that changed our city and our culture. You could Coles a pioneer with a purpose. At the height of the civil rights
  
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• More than two dozen WNY churches offer Ashes to Go

  14-02-2018 17:09 via wivb.com
  CLARENCE, N.Y. (WIVB) – As the holy season of Lent begins, Christian faithful around the globe head to church to observe Ash Wednesday. More than two dozen local churches have been offering ashes and blessings outside their church walls.
  For five years, many Episcopal churches in our area have been offering Ashes to Go, allowing people to drive up, get ashes and a blessing, and get on with their day.
  MORE | Click here for the full list of participating churches.
  “It’s very impo
  
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• Police receive letter about 34-year-old missing persons case

  14-02-2018 16:51 via wivb.com
  OLEAN, N.Y. (AP) — Police in Olean say they’d like to talk to the writer of a letter that arrived 34 years to the day after the disappearance of a young mother.
  The letter, with no return address or name, arrived in the mail at the Olean police station Feb. 7. The Olean Times Herald reports it contained information about the unsolved 1984 disappearance of 26-year-old Josephine Cottone Despard.
  Olean Police Capt. Robert Blovsky won’t reveal details
  
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• Man who attempted to run police over sentenced to prison

  14-02-2018 16:13 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A 23-year-old Buffalo man was sentenced to five years in prison on Wednesday morning.
  Kenneth Pringle led police officers on a car chase and attempted to run them over in December of 2016.
  He pleaded guilty to attempted assault, and is also facing time in prison for an additional charge.
  
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• 2 charged after stabbing incident in Lockport

  14-02-2018 15:56 via wivb.com
  LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WIVB) — Two people were arrested after two others were stabbed and cut in Lockport Tuesday night.
  Lockport police went to Pine St. around 11:40 p.m. and learned that two people had been hurt.
  The victims were both taken to Eastern Niagara Hospital for treatment before being released. They were only identified as males.
  Police charged Christiann Yadullah with assault and menacing, and Jacqueline Hernandez with conspiracy.
  Both were taken to the Lockport Police Departmen
  
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• NY Senate GOP: Tax code changes unlikely by budget deadline

  14-02-2018 15:43 via wivb.com
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The Legislature’s most powerful Republican says he doesn’t foresee Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s New York tax code restructuring proposals making it into the state budget by its April 1 deadline.
  Senate GOP Leader John Flanagan of Long Island said Tuesday that he opposes the Democrat’s proposals. When asked during a Capitol news conference if Cuomo’s plans could be worked out in budget negotiations by the end of March, Flanag
  
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• Suspect held, SUV stopped after shooting at NSA gate

  14-02-2018 14:45 via wivb.com
  FORT MEADE, Maryland (AP) — Police say authorities are responding to a shooting outside the National Security Agency campus at Fort Meade, where police have surrounded a handcuffed man after a black SUV ran into a barrier.
  Fort Meade garrison spokeswoman Cheryl Phillips confirmed by phone that one person was injured in the shooting outside the base and was taken to hospital.
  The NSA released no immediate information, the FBI said it was sending people to the scene.
  An image taken from a WR
  
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• California fugitive arrested by Tonawanda police

  14-02-2018 14:32 via wivb.com
  TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) — City of Tonawanda police say a fugitive from California was caught in western New York.
  Police say Antonio Marquez, 21, of San Bernardino was arrested on Tuesday night after breaking items at a residence on Hackett Dr.
  While being arrested, police say Marquez told them “I don’t think I should be in New York.”
  Marquez, who was charged with criminal mischief, had an active felony parole warrant for “inflicting bodily harm,” police say. S
  
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• Lawmakers calling for long-term storage facility for rape kits

  14-02-2018 14:02 via wivb.com
  ALBANY, N.Y. (WIVB) — State lawmakers want to do more to help victims of sexual assault get their cases solved.
  In Albany, members on both sides of the aisle are calling for a central storage facility to hold evidence and rape kits for 20 years.
  As it stands now, rape kits from incidents not reported to police are only kept for 30 days in a hospital before being destroyed.
  One victim said she was never told her evidence was being destroyed. She says coming forward was hard enough.
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• Doctors: If you’re worried about eating chocolate, don’t be

  14-02-2018 13:36 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Some people may be worried about getting boxes of chocolates on Valentine’s Day, and if you are worried about snacking on the sweet treats, doctors say you don’t have to be.
  Some researchers say chocolate can put you in a better mood and reduce inflammation. A quarter of an ounce of chocolate per day can lower your risk of having a heart attack or stroke, according to a German study.
  It can also give you more sugar.
  Doctors and dietitians say moderation i
  
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• Washington’s hair found at Union College

  14-02-2018 13:02 via wivb.com
  SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (NEWS10) – A stunning discovery in Union College’s library has everyone talking — a piece of America’s past, found in an unlikely place.
  India Spartz knows it’s the kind of thing you have to see to believe. “This is George Washington’s hair,” she tells Nexstar contributors WTEN.
  His hair was found inside an envelope tucked into an old book at the library.
  The book was published all the way back in 1793.
  “It’s a bi
  
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• Reinhart, O’Reilly boost Sabres past Bolts

  14-02-2018 06:08 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Sam Reinhart scored twice, and Ryan O’Reilly produced his second straight 3-point effort as the Sabres knocked off Tampa Bay 5-3 Tuesday night at KeyBank Center.
  Reinhart, who struggled the first half of the season, now has 16 points in his last 13 games, which includes five multi-point performances.
  O’Reilly has been a tear since the New Year, recording a point in 12 of the Sabres’ last 19 games.
  Chad Johnson, who began the night 0-5-1 at home this
  
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• Grand Island residents put the brakes on proposed truck stop

  14-02-2018 05:17 via wivb.com
  GRAND ISLAND, N.Y. (WIVB) — People living on Grand Island are pushing back against a proposal for a big truck stop welcome center.
  More than 550 people signed an online petition against the $12 million project.
  Love’s Travel Shops and Country Stores is a national chain with more than 450 stores throughout the country. The company is proposing the newest location on 21 acres of land along Whitehaven Road, just west of I-90 on Grand Island.
  Hundreds of residents showed up to a meeting
  
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• VIDEO: Fighting the flu

  14-02-2018 04:20 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Confirmed cases of the flu continue to rise across Erie County- and health leaders say the worst could be yet to come.
  Dr. Joseph Cronin of Immediate Care weighed in Tuesday on what to do if you come down with the flu.
   
  
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• Texas teacher dies from flu after deeming antiviral drug too costly

  14-02-2018 04:05 via wivb.com
  (CBS NEWS) – A second grade teacher from Texas has died from complications of the flu. Thirty-eight-year-old Heather Holland fell ill with the flu about two weeks ago and was prescribed antiviral medication to treat her symptoms. But when she saw the $116 price tag, she decided it was too high a cost, CBS Dallas/Fort Worthreports.
  “It’s principle with her. She’s a very frugal person in general, always has been,” her husband Frank Hollan
  
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• VIDEO: Grand Island supervisor weighs in on proposed Whitehaven Road truck stop

  14-02-2018 03:55 via wivb.com
  GRAND ISLAND, N.Y. (WIVB) – A company is looking to put a truck stop and general store on Whitehaven Road in Grand Island, but the town supervisor and hundreds of residents oppose the move.
  Grand Island town supervisor Nathan McMurray stopped by the News 4 studio Tuesday to talk about his plan to fight the proposed project.
   
  
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• Some fries, valentine? Fast food chains aim for sweethearts

  14-02-2018 03:21 via wivb.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — Is that love in the air or french fries? White Castle, KFC and other fast-food restaurants are trying to lure sweethearts for Valentine’s Day.
  It’s an attempt to capture a bit of the $3.7 billion that the National Retail Federation expects Americans to spend on a night out for the holiday. Restaurant analyst John Gordon at Pacific Management Consulting Group says it appeals to people who don’t want to splurge on a pricier restaurant. And some customers enj
  
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• Utah school catches flak for telling students they can’t say no if a classmate asks them to dance

  14-02-2018 02:15 via wivb.com
  (CNN) – Sometimes the best of intentions have unintended consequences.Kanesville Elementary School in Ogden, Utah, holds a sixth-grade dance on Valentine’s Day each year. The dance is intended to promote inclusion and kindness, and students have traditionally been told by their teachers to say yes when a classmate asks them to dance.But times have changed, and some parents were angry when they got wind of the dance’s protocol this year.
   Natalie Richard was shocked w
  
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• Monsignor Martin, CASH advance to Federation semifinals

  14-02-2018 02:11 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Monsignor Martin used a four goal second period to cruise past Hamburg/West Seneca/Eden in the Girls Federation quarterfinals, a 5-1 win for the No. 2 overall seed.
  After a scoreless first period, captain Kayla Blas opened the scoring 90 seconds into the second.  Hamburg/West Seneca/Eden pulled even with a backhanded tap-in from Kierra Hayes.
  But, MMA answered back with three goals four minutes with a second tally from Blas, along with goals from Emily Matthew a
  
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• BMHA gets grilled over heat and hot water problems

  14-02-2018 02:01 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The Buffalo Common Council has launched an investigation into the operations of two public housing complexes which are being managed by a private firm the Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority hired for the job.City lawmakers, specifically Council President Darius Pridgen, have been getting tattooed with complaints from residents of the two developments, Frederick Douglass Towers and apartments and A.D. Price.
  The president of A.D. Price’s tenant council, Johnni
  
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• Oracle Charter School to close

  14-02-2018 01:04 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Parents of students at Oracle Charter School in Buffalo will have to find a new place to send their children.
  The SUNY Institute announced Tuesday that it had denied a request for renewal of Oracle’s charter.
  Last month, the Institute found Oracle failed to meet certain criteria when it came to academics and the overall mission of the school.
  More than 300 students attend Oracle.
   
  
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• Manure truck rolls over in Genesee County

  14-02-2018 00:52 via wivb.com
  EAST BETHANY, N.Y. (WIVB) – A manure truck rolled over on Cacner Road Tuesday afternoon, spilling manure all over the road.
  The DEC was called in to help clean up the mess.
  The driver also hit a utility pole. He was not hurt.
  State Police cited the driver for moving unsafely from lane.
   
   
  
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• Potholes causing problems for dozens of drivers

  14-02-2018 00:03 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — It’s that familiar feeling – driving down the road, hearing your car clunk, sucking in air quickly as you continue on, hoping you won’t hear the familiar sound of a flat tire.
  That reaction is becoming more common for many Western New Yorkers as the unofficial season – pothole season – has arrived.
  “We had a lot of freeze thaw cycles this winter,” said Steve Stepniak, the City of Buffalo Public Works Commissioner. &ldquo
  
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