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• Pres. Trump voices support for certain gun control measures

  28-02-2018 23:57 via wivb.com
  Washington (CNN) – President Donald Trump on Wednesday signaled his support for a hodgepodge of policies — from strengthening background checks to raising the minimum age to buy certain guns and taking guns away from the mentally ill — during a meeting with a bipartisan group of lawmakers at the White House on Wednesday.But after an hour-long televised meeting, it was still unclear what specific legislation Trump would support. And the wide-ranging meeting, which inc
  
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• Former Priest admits to abusing young boys in the 1970’s

  28-02-2018 23:39 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – A former priest for Buffalo’s Catholic Diocese is now admitting he sexually abused teenage boys in the late 1970’s.
  That admission comes a day after a South Buffalo man accused the priest of abuse.
  Michael Whalen came forward as a victim of a sex abuse by the now retired Reverend Norbert Orsolits.
  We spoke to the former priest on the phone Wednesday.
  He didn’t want to do an on camera or phone interview, but does admit to engaging in sexual cont
  
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• Erie County seeing increasing suicide rate

  28-02-2018 23:18 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — It’s a packed room in the back of Crisis Services where Jessica Pirro is talking to the Suicide Coalition.
  “Stigma from mental health is a huge piece that prevents people from getting help and potentially leads to death,” said Pirro, the CEO at Crisis Services.
  The Medical Examiner reports 115 people died from suicide in 2017, up from the 96 a few years ago.
  The county created a coalition in 2012 after several teen suicides. While the number of
  
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• Use of naloxone down for Cheektowaga police officers

  28-02-2018 22:42 via wivb.com
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) – The use of Narcan is getting some of the credit for the drop in opioid overdose deaths in Erie County. But data from the Cheektowaga Police Department suggests the drug is not the only cause.
  Narcan, or naloxone, is a life-saving drug that can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose.
  According to statistics released Wednesday, even though opioid-related deaths were down in 2017 across the Town of Cheektowaga, police officers deployed Narcan to overdose vic
  
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• Hope Hicks is leaving White House

  28-02-2018 22:42 via wivb.com
  (CBS NEWS) – White House Communications Director Hope Hicks will resign, CBS News’ Jillian Hughes confirmed Wednesday. The New York Times first reported her impending departure.
  Hicks has been a central part of the Trump operation since the beginning of the campaign, and has served as a close confidante to President Trump in the White House. Hicks’ proximity to Trump orbit has made her of particular interest to special counsel Robert Mueller and the congressional intelligence c
  
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• Georgia teacher in custody after barricading self in classroom with gun, firing shot

  28-02-2018 22:31 via wivb.com
  DALTON, Ga. — A teacher is in custody after police say he barricaded himself inside a classroom at a high school in northwest Georgia Wednesday and fired a shot.
  The situation at Dalton High School in Dalton began around 11:30 a.m. when the social studies teacher, identified by police as Jesse Randall Davidson, 53, blocked students from entering his class, school principal Steve Bartoo told reporters.
  Bartoo said he and an assistant principal helped get the students into another class
  
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• NY Senate GOP blocks Democratic push for vote on gun control

  28-02-2018 19:24 via wivb.com
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Republicans in the New York state Senate have blocked an effort by Democrats to force a vote on four gun control bills.
  Democrats tried to bring the bills to the floor Wednesday but were overruled by the Senate’s GOP majority.
  The bills would have strengthened background checks and funded research into gun violence. Others would have banned bump stocks and given the courts the ability to seize guns from people considere
  
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• No credible threat against West Seneca CSD found

  28-02-2018 19:14 via wivb.com
  WEST SENECA, N.Y. (WIVB) — West Seneca’s school superintendent says the district investigated a statement made by a high school student earlier in the week.
  According to West Seneca Central School District Superintendent Matthew Bystrak, the statement was “perceived as threatening.”
  Despite this, the school district and West Seneca police agreed that there was no credible threat.
  “As always, we appreciate the patience and support of our community as we work to
  
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• Old Navy coming back to Fashion Outlets

  28-02-2018 18:57 via wivb.com
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) — Old Navy plans to open a new store at the Fashion Outlets of Niagara Falls.
  “So far, 2018 is shaping up to be an exciting year for new tenants at Fashion Outlets of Niagara Falls, with Old Navy and H&M both joining us later this year,” John Doran, senior manager of Macerich’s Fashion Outlets of Niagara Falls, said. “Old Navy is an excellent fit for the mall and another popular store to add to our roster with superior merchandise sele
  
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• Police in Georgia respond to shots fired at high school

  28-02-2018 18:50 via wivb.com
  DALTON, Ga. (AP) — Police in Georgia say officers are responding to reports of shots fired at a high school and a teacher who may have been barricaded in a classroom is in custody.
  Police in Dalton tweeted that no children were hurt or were in danger.
  Dalton is about 90 miles (145 kilometers) north of Atlanta.
  
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• Taxi van crashes into car in Buffalo

  28-02-2018 18:43 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — At least one person was rushed to the hospital after a taxi slammed into a car in Buffalo Wednesday morning.
  The accident happened at Jefferson Ave. at Genesee St.
  The taxi van crashed into a Cadillac and landed a few feet away.
  It is not clear what caused the crash, or what the conditions of the victims are.
  
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• Ronald Ragin sentenced for possessing drugs with intent to sell

  28-02-2018 18:25 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A 37-year-old Buffalo man was sentenced to four years in prison after he was found with cocaine, marijuana and heroin.
  Ronald Ragin was stopped on W. Ferry St. this past July when his passenger was not wearing her seat belt, prosecutors say.
  Officers could smell marijuana in his vehicle, and they say a smoldering marijuana cigarette was visible in the vehicle’s ash tray.
  After searching the vehicle, prosecutors say it was revealed that Ragin had cocaine and her
  
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• Niagara Falls schools: “No cause for concern” amid rumors

  28-02-2018 16:43 via wivb.com
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Niagara Falls Police Department has placed extra personnel at Niagara Falls High School after rumors of an unsafe situation.
  The Niagara Falls City School District says all “rumors have been thoroughly investigated” and “determined to be untrue.”
  The extra police personnel will be at the school for “as long as it may be appropriate,” the school district says.
  “There is no cause for concern; we are merely doing
  
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• McDermott: No plans to cut Tyrod Taylor

  28-02-2018 16:10 via wivb.com
  INDIANAPOLIS (WIVB) — Buffalo Bills Head Coach Sean McDermott spoke to reporters in Indianapolis on Wednesday while in town for the NFL Scouting Combine.
  McDermott gave updates on players following the Bills’ playoff-making season.
  One of the last things McDermott said was that there are no plans to cut quarterback Tyrod Taylor from the team.
  Early on in the conference, McDermott spoke about new Bills acquisition Vontae Davis, a cornerback who previously played for the Indianapo
  
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• Michigan business offering ice cream to pothole victims

  28-02-2018 15:41 via wivb.com
  FRANKLIN, Mich. (AP) — Instead of screaming at potholes, how about chilling with ice cream?
  A suburban Detroit business is scooping up some for people who have had their driving disrupted by potholes in recent weeks.
  The Detroit Free Press reports Farmhouse Coffee & Ice Cream in Franklin is offering a free scoop of Ashby Sterling Ice Cream’s “Michigan Pothole” for those who have replaced a tire or fixed other dama
  
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• 9-foot alligator found on Florida doorstep

  28-02-2018 14:53 via wivb.com
  COCOA, Fla. (WIVB) — A police department in Florida says a 9-foot alligator showed up on someone’s doorstep.
  Patrol officers with the Cocoa Police Department went to an apartment complex after neighbors called about an alligator in the parking lot.
  “According to state wildlife officers, it is common for gators to roam during warm weather searching for water,” police wrote on Facebook.
  When officers got there, they say the gator was on someone’s front doorstep.
  After
  
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• Dick’s Sporting Goods will stop selling assault-style rifles

  28-02-2018 13:53 via wivb.com
  (CNN Money) — Dick’s Sporting Goods, the nation’s largest sporting goods retailer, will stop selling assault-style weapons like the one used in the Parkland, Florida, high school shooting.
  The company said it will also raise the minimum age for all gun sales to 21. Dick’s (DKS) will not sell high-capacity magazines that allow shooters to fire far more rounds than traditional weapons without reloading, as well as other accessories used with weapons similar t
  
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• Man with red sauce on face charged with meatball theft

  28-02-2018 13:04 via wivb.com
  HAZLE TOWNSHIP, Pa. (AP) — Police say a damning clue led to the arrest of a Pennsylvania man charged with stealing a pot of meatballs — red sauce smeared on his face and clothes.
  Authorities in Luzerne County have charged 48-year-old Leahman Glenn Robert Potter with burglary, criminal trespass and theft by unlawful taking for allegedly swiping a pot of meatballs from a man’s garage on Monday.
  Police say the victim reported his meatballs missing and told officers at around 2:30
  
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• Which cellphone company is best at blocking robocalls?

  28-02-2018 12:44 via wivb.com
  (CBS) — If you want to stop the spam and scam calls to your cellphone, the carrier you choose matters. That’s the takeaway from a recent study of four major carriers — AT&T, Sprint, Verizon and T-Mobile — which found that most carriers are still poor at identifying spam and scam calls, even when consumers pay for the service.
  Cellphone carriers have only had the opportunity to identify and block spam and scam calls for four months. In November, after being flooded wit
  
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• Cheektowaga councilmember breaks silence following arrest

  28-02-2018 05:33 via wivb.com
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB)- Cheektowaga Councilmember James Rogowski defended himself ahead of a regular scheduled council meeting Tuesday evening.
  “Let’s not forget this is a family matter,” he said. “Accusations have been filed against me and my character, I look forward to the opportunity to have my day in court.”
  He has been charged with criminal contempt and menacing. Police told News 4 he was involved in some kind of road rage incident with his wife on Orch
  
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• Park, Niagara Catholic win Manhattan Cup titles

  28-02-2018 04:49 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Behind 22 points from Brandon Smith, Park held of Canisius to secure their first Class A Manhattan Cup with a 62-54 win.  Meanwhile in Class B Jaylen Bradberry powered Niagara Catholic with 27 points in a 73-65 win over Cardinal O’Hara.
  Basketball Scores
  Boys A2 SemifinalLake Shore 64, Iroquois 49 FSouth Park 69, Cheektowaga 46 F
  Boys B1 Semifinal
  Newfane 54, Lackawanna 53 F
  Class D Semifinal
  East 62, Ellicotteville 61 FFranklinville 61, Sherman 43 F
  
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• Efforts to fix a North Tonawanda road drivers are calling a “war zone”

  28-02-2018 04:45 via wivb.com
  NORTH TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Potholes are causing drivers to swerve all across Western New York, but there’s one area in North Tonawanda that people are calling a war zone.
  A portion of Ridge Road is riddled with potholes, including the parking lots that surround it.
  “It’s kind of like driving on a cheese grater. It’s an accident waiting to happen, that’s what it is,” said North Tonawanda resident, Michael Lorence.
  The road and the parking lot is owned
  
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• Buffalo Police investigating shooting near ECMC

  28-02-2018 04:29 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Buffalo Police are investigating a shooting that reportedly involved a parole officer on Buffalo’s East Side.
  A source tells News 4 a parole officer shot a suspect in the leg in the 300 block of Northumberland Avenue near ECMC.
  Reports of a shooting on Northumberland Ave in Buffalo. @news4buffalo pic.twitter.com/Gl0HnQyZQA
  — Joshua Roy (@newsphotog19) February 28, 2018We’ll have more information as it becomes available.
  
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• Buffalo police investigating shooting involving parole officer

  28-02-2018 04:29 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Buffalo police are investigating a shooting that involved a parole officer on Buffalo’s east side.
  A source tells News 4 a parole officer shot a suspect in the leg in the 300 block of Northumberland Avenue near ECMC.
  Reports of a shooting on Northumberland Ave in Buffalo. @news4buffalo pic.twitter.com/Gl0HnQyZQA
  — Joshua Roy (@newsphotog19) February 28, 2018“Last night, two Department of Corrections and Community Supervision parole officers were con
  
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• VIDEO: Q&A with “Save the Michaels” Foundation creator on opioid epidemic

  28-02-2018 03:50 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Erie County leaders say there was a decrease in opioid overdose deaths from 2016 to 2017.
  While they’re making progress, they agree more needs to be done.
  Avi Israel and his wife Julie started the “Save the Michaels of the World” after their son lost his battle with opioids in 2011.
  Avi Israek joined News 4 at 6:30 p.m. on Tueaday to talk about the ongoing fight against opioids.
  
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• Mobile home park’s owner offers help for resident’s mold problem

  28-02-2018 02:05 via wivb.com
  LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WIVB) – A Lockport woman’s Call 4 Action because of her mold-infested mobile home has caught the attention of her Chicago-based landlord.
  Lisa Browne bought her mobile home at The Woodlands residential development in the Town of Lockport last October, and within days she and her cat “Lovey” were getting sick. She eventually ended up in the hospital.
  Lisa hired a contractor to find out what might be endangering her health, and once he started peeling back
  
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• Papa John’s is ending its NFL sponsorship

  28-02-2018 01:07 via wivb.com
  (CNN) – Papa John’s is breaking up with the NFL.
  The pizza chain, which last year blamed slumping sales on the NFL’s handling of player protests, is ending its sponsorship of the league.
   “While the NFL remains an important channel for us, we have determined that there are better ways to reach and activate this audience,” CEO Steve Ritchie said a conference call to discuss the company’s quarterly earnings.
  Papa John’s has been a league sponsor since
  
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• Students prepare for emotional return to school for first time since Parkland shooting

  28-02-2018 00:53 via wivb.com
  PARKLAND, Fla. — Students will return to class at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Wednesday for the first time since 14 students and three educators were killed in the Valentine’s Day shooting.
  On Tuesday, Parkland father Andrew Pollack, whose 18-year-old daughter Meadow was killed, spoke directly to state lawmakers.
  “I want to be the last father of a murdered kid, that’s ever in this country,” he said.
  Students Carlos Rodriguez and Lorena Sanabr
  
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• South Buffalo man tells story of alleged sexual abuse by a retired priest

  28-02-2018 00:08 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – A South Buffalo man claims he has been sexually abused by a retired priest of the Diocese of Buffalo.
  Tuesday he’s shared his story for the first time.
  Michael Whalen tells us this sexual abuse happened when he was just 14 years old.
  He says he trusted the Priest from st. John Vianney Parish in Orchard Park.
  But when he invited Whalen on a weekend long ski trip to his home in Springville, their relationship changed. And he claims that weekend of sexual abu
  
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