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• Trump opposes ‘active shooter drills,’ references his own son

  22-02-2018 21:01 via wivb.com
  (CNN) — President Donald Trump grew indignant on Thursday in opposing “active shooter drills” in schools, making a rare reference to his own son as he described the practice as “crazy.”“Active shooter drills is a very negative thing, I’ll be honest with you,” he said at the White House. “I think that’s a very negative thing to be talking about. I don’t like it. I don’t want to tell my son ‘you’re
  
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• Man pleads guilty to manslaughter in crash that killed UB professor

  22-02-2018 20:56 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Kristofer Gregorek pleaded guilty to second-degree manslaughter for his involvement in the I-90 crash that killed UB professor Ellen Volpe.
  Prosecutors say Gregorek, a truck driver, was going 70 MPH while shopping for a gift on his phone when he rear-ended a car driven by Ellen Volpe in June.
  “I just wish my wife was here,” Volpe’s husband, John McIntyre said after the hearing in court. “I miss her very much.”
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• Mayor Brown nominates Byron Lockwood for Buffalo Police Commissioner

  22-02-2018 20:46 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Interim Buffalo Police Commissioner Byron Lockwood has been nominated by Mayor Byron Brown to be the department’s permanent leader.
  The decision comes following the recent departure of former commissioner Daniel Derenda. He served in that role for more than seven years before taking a job in the private sector.
  Before taking the role as the police department’s interim leader, Lockwood was First Deputy Commissioner. He spent the past 12 years in leade
  
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• Erie County Sheriff’s Office adding therapy dog

  22-02-2018 20:30 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Erie County Sheriff’s Office is adding a Therapy K9.
  Loki is a 15-month-old chocolate lab owned by Deputy Gordon.
  Deputy Gordon
  “When Deputy Gordon presented the idea,” Sheriff Timothy Howard said. “I was immediately on board with adding a Therapy K9 to the unit.  There have been many incidents where a therapy dog, with its unconditional love and acceptance, could have been valuable to victims, family members, and to first respon
  
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• Single-game Bisons tickets go on sale March 10

  22-02-2018 20:16 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Single-game tickets for the Buffalo Bisons are going on sale soon.
  Fans can start buying tickets at this link on March 10 at 10 a.m.
  An online pre-sale will take place at Bisons.com from Wednesday, March 7 at 10 a.m. through Friday, March 9.
  Currently at Bisons.com, fans can purchase the Superhero 4-Pack for Superhero Night on August 11, and it includes four free opening day tickets if ordered by Sunday.
  Here is the Bisons’ promotion schedule:
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• Judge tosses case of hunter charged with manslaughter

  22-02-2018 19:47 via wivb.com
  TOWN OF SHERMAN, N.Y. (WIVB) — The case of a man charged with killing a woman while illegally hunting has been put on hold.
  Thomas Jadlowski, 34, was charged with second-degree manslaughter in the shooting death of Rosemary Billquist, 43, in Chautauqua County.
  Officials say Jadlowski was hunting shortly before 5:30 p.m. on Nov. 22, when he mistook Billquist for a deer and shot her.
  The Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office says Billquist was walking her dogs behind her home in Sher
  
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• RIT student and father indicted on murder charges

  22-02-2018 18:59 via wivb.com
  CORNING, N.Y. (18 NEWS) — An RIT student and her father have been indicted on murder charges in the death of a Corning woman back in August of 2017.
  Lloyd Neurauter, Michele Neurauter’s ex-husband, was indicted on nine counts, including murder in the first degree, attempted murder in the second degree, and burglary in the first degree.
  Michele’s daughter, Karrie Neurauter, was indicted as an accomplice, charged with four counts, including murder in the second degree, and custod
  
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• Sheriff’s office determines no threat at Letchworth CSD

  22-02-2018 18:38 via wivb.com
  LETCHWORTH, N.Y. (WIVB) — Following an investigation, the Wyoming County Sheriff”s office says there is no threat to Letchworth Central School District.
  They say the perceived threat, which involved social media, was “reported or rumored in several different ways,” the Sheriff’s office says.
  A high school student was identified as the source. The student and their family are cooperating with investigators and school officials.
  Additional patrols were at the sch
  
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• 2018 WNY Boat Show underway through Sunday

  22-02-2018 18:15 via wivb.com
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) — The warmer weather has a lot of us thinking spring and boating weather. You can check out dozens of boats on display at the annual Western New York Boat Show. There are more than 100 boats on display, like the Sundancer 350, which is the largest boat there.
  “It’s kind of expensive it’s $379,000 for a 35 foot cruiser but look around the price tag kind of fits it,” said Peter Stevens, Marine Trades Association of WNY President.
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• List shows how much state employees got paid last year

  22-02-2018 17:45 via wivb.com
  ALBANY, N.Y. (WIVB) — A list showing how much state government employees were paid in 2017 has been released by See Through NY.
  The list is comprised of people who worked in New York’s executive, legislative or judicial branches at any point during 2017.
  At the top is Carlos Pato, the dean of the College of Medicine at SUNY Downstate Medical Center. He made $746,626.
  He and more than 3,500 others were paid more than Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who had a $179,000 salary.
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• Four US governors, including Cuomo, join forces on gun safety

  22-02-2018 17:18 via wivb.com
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The governors of Connecticut, New York, New Jersey and Rhode Island are forming a coalition of like-minded states on gun control, hoping to make progress where they see the federal government has faltered.
  The four Democrats, who include Gov. Andrew Cuomo, announced the formation of “States for Gun Safety” on Thursday, about a week after the mass shooting at a Florida high school. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy says that sh
  
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• Trying out curling in Western New York

  22-02-2018 17:12 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – In the final days of the 2018 Winter Olympics, many of us are still enthusiastically cheering for Team USA and still dreaming of trying some of the Olympic sports for ourselves.
  Canalside has you covered for a few of those sports, including curling.
  MORE | Click here for details about curling opportunities at Canalside.
  Whether you’re a first-timer or an old pro, curling is all about teamwork.
  At Canalside, up to ten people can take part in a match, working in
  
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• Margaret Brennan named anchor of CBS News’ Face the Nation

  22-02-2018 17:05 via wivb.com
  (CBS) — CBS News’ Margaret Brennan will be the moderator of Face the Nation, the network announced Thursday.  Brennan will assume the permanent role on Sunday, February 25, 2018 and will also continue as the network’s senior foreign affairs correspondent.
  “Face the Nation is one of the longest-running traditions in television,” said CBS News President David Rhodes. “Margaret’s coverage of the White House and the world make her the ideal moderator fo
  
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• Could armed teachers stop shootings?

  22-02-2018 16:43 via wivb.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — In the aftermath of yet another mass school shooting, President Donald Trump says that if one of the victims, a football coach, had been armed “he would have shot and that would have been the end of it.”
  Revisiting an idea he raised in his campaign, Trump’s comments in favor of allowing teachers to be armed come as lawmakers in several states are wrestling with the idea, including in Florida, where the 17 most recent school shooting victims are being mou
  
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• Civil disobedience: Teen shooting survivors shake up Capitol

  22-02-2018 13:30 via wivb.com
  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Holding hand-scrawled signs and wearing black “Parkland Strong” T-shirts, the 40 teenagers filed warily into a committee room at Florida’s state Capitol on Wednesday. They hadn’t been invited and the lawmakers they were intruding upon were in the middle of a meeting. Timid yet determined, they stood their ground.
  And they got what they wanted: a chance to speak.
  It was perhaps the first act of civil disobedience ever by the high sc
  
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• Water main break temporarily stops service for some in Niagara Falls

  22-02-2018 13:02 via wivb.com
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) — A water main break in Niagara Falls caused headaches for some people.
  News 4 got to the scene on 102 St. around 1 a.m. Thursday as crews were wrapping up repairs.
  One viewer told News 4 they were without water since 8:30 p.m.
  Crews say everything should be back up and running now.
  
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• U.S. Women’s Hockey team, including WNY native, wins against Canada

  22-02-2018 12:44 via wivb.com
  PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (WIVB) — A western New York native is now an Olympic gold medalist.
  Emily Pfalzer and Team U.S.A. Women’s Hockey defeated Canada early Thursday morning to take home gold.
  The game went into overtime and a shootout.
  The U.S. won 3-2 in the shootout, after a 2-2 tie in regulation.
  It’s the first time in 20 years the women’s hockey team has won gold.
  
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• Demanding justice two years later for India Cummings

  22-02-2018 05:27 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — 27-year-old India Cummings died exactly two years ago after spending two weeks in custody at the Erie County Holding Center.
  Cummings was arrested after a car jacking in February of 2016.
  Her official cause of death is still not known, but family members say she was declared brain dead before she died.
  “There was excessive blood clotting which ultimately led to a pulmonary embolism and that led to my client going into cardiac arrest, all her organs ended up shu
  
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• Selling a house? Realtors advise hiding your prescription pills

  22-02-2018 04:25 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — If you’re trying to sell your house, it’s probably the last thing you’d think of hiding — prescription pills. But now realtors say you must during open houses. Realtors in Western New York are working to prevent people from taking pills from your medicine cabinet.
  Once the weather breaks, you’ll soon start to see more of signs of open houses happening across Western New York.
  “There’s 10, 20, 30 plus people coming through all
  
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• Canisius takes second meeting against Niagara

  22-02-2018 03:43 via wivb.com
  LEWISTON, N.Y. (WIVB) –– Niagara knew they would be facing an uphill battle from tip off with their leading scorer, Matt Scott, sidelined due to an ankle injury.
  Despite the loss of the Purple Eagles starter, the home team came out of the gate strong in the second meeting between the MAAC foes. In front of a sold out crowd at the Gallagher Center, Niagara led 40-37 at the half.
  The game stayed tight following the break until Canisius’ offense caught fire. Turing the three point
  
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• Flake backs bill to raise age to buy AR-15 style weapons

  22-02-2018 02:38 via wivb.com
  (CNN) – Republican Sen. Jeff Flake announced Wednesday he’s backing a bill to increase the minimum age to buy a semi-automatic rifle, lending bipartisan support to legislation that was introduced last week by Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein in the wake of the mass shooting at a high school in Parkland, Florida.“A kid too young buy a handgun should be too young to buy an #AR15,” Flake, of Arizona, said in a tweet. “Working with @SenFeinstein on a bipartis
  
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• Western New York schools learn trauma prevention through: “Stop the Bleed”

  22-02-2018 00:06 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – One ECMC nurse is making it her duty to save as many lives as possible, if an active shooting happened in Western New York.
  Last year showed you how First Responders in Western New York took on “Stop the Bleede” Training. Now, those teachings are spreading into our schools.
  The familiar sights from Florida of another deadly school shooting rips through the hearts of ECMC nurses like Beth Moses.
  “Stop the Bleed” is a movement that sho
  
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