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• “He’s one step ahead”: Officials frustrated after latest Austin explosion

  19-03-2018 23:44 via wivb.com
  AUSTIN, Texas — Police say a fourth bomb exploded Sunday night after two men on bicycles hit a trip wire near a fence where it was located. It was the first time this type of method was used in the string of explosions that have rattled the state’s capital. Three other explosives were left on doorsteps earlier this month. The death toll is now two dead and five injured.
  CBS News obtained home security video where the bomb can be heard detonating a few houses away.
  
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• Lewiston Police arrange special birthday “ride along”

  19-03-2018 23:30 via wivb.com
  LEWISTON, N.Y. (WIVB) – A Lewiston Police officer had a special passenger over the weekend.
  Officer Salada volunteered to come in on his day off on Saturday to help Laura Welder celebrate her 30th birthday.Laura has Down syndrome and has always wanted to be a police officer, a post on the Lewiston Police Department Facebook page said.
  They stopped at Stuart’s Sports in the Village of :Lewiston, where she received a Lewiston Police hat. Officer Salada then pretended to respond to a ca
  
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• After four deaths, feds launch probe into Hyundai and Kia airbags

  19-03-2018 23:13 via wivb.com
  (CNN) – Federal safety regulators say that at least four people have died following head-on crashes in Hyundai and Kia cars in which the airbags did not deploy.
  The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it’s investigating the airbags in 2011 Hyundai Sonatas and 2012 and 2013 Kia Fortes after it received reports the devices failed to deploy in six different crashes that resulted in injuries, including the four involving fatalities.There are an estimated 425,000 cars on U
  
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• Some Buffalo police officers now wearing body cameras

  19-03-2018 22:43 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – As the Buffalo Police Department’s body camera PILOT program kicks off this week, the common council president is already calling for it to be expanded to the entire force. But police union officials say they want some questions to be answered first.
  One of the questions has to do with costs.
  “The PILOT project has started today,” Chief Joseph Gramaglia said during the St. Patrick’s Day parade Sunday on Delaware Avenue. “We’ll
  
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• TRAFFIC ALERT: Lane closures scheduled for NY Route 33 West

  19-03-2018 21:25 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Construction has begun on a guardrail replacement project along a portion of NY Route 33 (Kensington Expressway) .
  Daily lane closures will be in place on NY Route westbound and on Humboldt Parkway southbound between NY Route 198 and Best Street, between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.
  Beginning March 26, the East Utica Street on-ramp to NY Route 33 westbound will be closed to all traffic. A posted detour will direct traffic to use the on-ramp from Best Street. The ramp closure i
  
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• TRAFFIC ALERT: Overnight traffic restrictions scheduled for Route 400 this weekend

  19-03-2018 21:17 via wivb.com
  WEST SENECA, N.Y. (WIVB) –  Overnight traffic restrictions are scheduled to start on a portion of NY Route 400 starting Friday for an overhead sign replacement. The restrictions will be in place Friday and Saturday from 9 p.m. to 8 a.m. the following morning. The NY Route 400 exit to Union Road (NY Route 277) will be closed intermittently to all traffic. When in effect, it will impact all traffic entering and exiting Route 400 in all directions.Motorists will be directed to follo
  
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• Firefighters battle two-alarm fire in Lockport

  19-03-2018 21:05 via wivb.com
  LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WIVB) – The City of Lockport Fire Department responded to a structure fire at 22 Carolina Avenue Monday morning.
  The fire broke out around 7:21 a.m. Monday.
  The residents of the home were not in the house when the fire broke out, but a five-month-old puppy perished. Firefighters attempted to resuscitate the dog but were unsuccessful. Two firefighters sustained minor injuries on scene.
  Investigation into the cause of the fire is still ongoing.
  The estimated cost of dama
  
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• Pres. Trump proposes ‘large-scale’ ad campaign to combat opioids

  19-03-2018 20:49 via wivb.com
  (CNN) –  President Donald Trump announced Monday that his administration will push a “large-scale” ad campaign aimed at combating the opioid epidemic.The call harkens back to the “Just Say No” campaign — and during his speech in New Hampshire, Trump said such commercials have made an impact before.“The best way to beat the drug crisis is to keep people from getting hooked in the first place,” Trump said. “This has been something I
  
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• ‘Sex in the City’ star Cynthia Nixon running for governor

  19-03-2018 19:26 via wivb.com
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Former “Sex and the City” star Cynthia Nixon said on Twitter Monday that she’ll challenge Gov. Andrew Cuomo in New York’s Democratic primary in September.
  Her announcement sets up a race pitting an openly gay liberal activist against a two-term incumbent with a $30 million war chest and possible presidential ambitions.
  In a video on Twitter, the public education advocate said, “We want our government to work again.”
  I love New York, a
  
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• Claire’s, the ear-piercing mall chain, files for bankruptcy

  19-03-2018 17:51 via wivb.com
  NEW YORK (AP) — Claire’s, the mall chain that has pierced the ears of millions of teens, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
  The company said Monday that its stores will remain open as it restructures its debt.
  It’s just the latest retailer to seek bankruptcy protection, close stores or go out of business entirely. Toys R Us announced last week that it would close or sell all its stores after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last year.
  Claire’s said
  
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• Steven Seagal accused of sexual assault

  19-03-2018 17:46 via wivb.com
  LOS ANGELES (WIVB) — A conference was held on Monday after two women say they were sexually assaulted by Steven Seagal, CBS Los Angeles says.
  The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office said they are looking into allegations against the actor, according to CBS contributors.
  Actress Regina Simons claims she was raped by Seagal in 1993. At the time, Simons was an extra during the filming of On Deadly Ground.
  It is not clear whether or not prosecutors are looking into th
  
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• SPCA Monday: Faith and Mercedes

  19-03-2018 17:30 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — March 19’s SPCA visitors were Faith and Mercedes, who are looking for a home together.
  If you’re interested in adopting the pair, call the SPCA Serving Erie County at (716) 875-7360.
  
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• Cheektowaga councilman ordered to stay away from wife, daughters

  19-03-2018 16:55 via wivb.com
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Cheektowaga Councilman Jim Rogowski has been ordered to stay away from his wife and three daughters.
  Rogowski was charged with criminal contempt and menacing last month. His arrest came after a domestic incident in West Seneca.
  Police told News 4 that Rogowski violated an order or protection and was accused of being involved in a road rage accident with his wife.
  Rogowski cannot have any third-party contact or communication, except for what is court-ordered,
  
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• Police say ‘similarities’ among Austin bombings

  19-03-2018 16:29 via wivb.com
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Authorities say investigators see “similarities” between the latest bomb to detonate in Texas’ capital city and three bombs that went off earlier this month.
  Police Chief Brian Manley said at a news conference Monday that although the bomb that injured two men Sunday night seems linked to the three previous ones, the latest bomb involved a tripwire and those three were package bombs left on people’s doorsteps.
  Frederick Milanowski, the special a
  
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• Chautauqua County hunter accused of fatally shooting neighbor re-indicted

  19-03-2018 16:19 via wivb.com
  TOWN OF SHERMAN, N.Y. (WIVB) — After the case was previously tossed out, a Chautauqua County man has been re-indicted on charges that he shot and killed his neighbor while hunting.
  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 Bi
  
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• Buffalo Behind the Scenes: Thermo Fisher Scientific

  19-03-2018 16:05 via wivb.com
  GRAND ISLAND, N.Y. (WIVB) – More than 700 Western New Yorkers work at Thermo Fisher Scientific, but most people in our area probably have never heard of it.
  The local Thermo Fisher crew is on the cutting edge of research, development, and manufacturing behind life saving drugs and treatments, and leaders at the Grand Island facility call it a hidden treasure in our area.
  Most of the work focuses on something called cell culture media. “The cell is the basic unit of life for any livin
  
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• Steven Tyler coming to Artpark in June

  19-03-2018 15:33 via wivb.com
  LEWISTON, N.Y. (WIVB) — The frontman of Aerosmith will be performing with another band at Artpark on June 12.
  Steven Tyler and The Loving Mary Band will perform as part of the venue’s Tuesdays in the Park series.
  Tyler is expected to sing a combination of Aerosmith songs and his own solo music.
  Those interested in buying tickets can get them on March 23 at 10 a.m.
  They can be bought at tickets.com, artpark.net, in person at the Artpark Box Office (Monday – Friday 10 a.m. &
  
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• Siena poll: By 2-to-1, New Yorkers support the SAFE ACT, banning assault weapon sales

  19-03-2018 14:58 via wivb.com
  ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — A new poll from the Siena Research Institute out Monday shows that support for gun control in New York is strong, and could be building, five years after the passage of New York’s SAFE Act.
  According to the Siena poll, the SAFE ACT remains very popular with voters, who now support it 61% to 28%.
  The poll found 61% of New York voters strongly to overwhelmingly support six bills currently in the state legislature to address guns and school safety, five of which
  
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• NY senator introduces bill for animal welfare after dog dies on flight

  19-03-2018 14:47 via wivb.com
  ALBANY, N.Y. (WIVB) — A lawmaker from New York has introduced a bill aimed at banning the placement of pets in planes’ overhead bins.
  In addition to that, “Kokito’s Law” would make it so pets have access to food and water, and would require animal welfare training for certain employees, CBS New York says.
  A French bulldog puppy named Kokito, who was being transported in a carrier, died on a United Airlines flight from Houston to New York earlier this month. Although
  
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• Tax deadline is later than normal this year

  19-03-2018 14:13 via wivb.com
  (WIVB) — Time is ticking down to file your taxes.
  The deadline to file your 2017 tax return is April 17.
  That’s two days later than the regular deadline because April 15 falls on a Sunday this year.
  
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• ECMC celebrates 100 years in WNY

  19-03-2018 13:43 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — ECMC is celebrating a major milestone.
  Monday marks 100 years that the hospital has served western New York.
  ECMC now serves thousands of people each year.
  Over the weekend, employees and the community got to enjoy food, fun and face painting. There was also a photo booth for people to take pictures dressed as nurses and doctors.
  Organizers say the event was all about celebrating the contributions the hospital has made in our area.
  
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• Construction to shut down part of LaSalle Expressway

  19-03-2018 12:41 via wivb.com
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) — Construction work in Niagara Falls will shut down a portion of the LaSalle Expressway starting Monday.
  Starting at 9 a.m., the ramp from the Niagara Scenic Parkway (southbound) to the LaSalle Expressway (eastbound) will be closed.
  Work is expected to last four weeks. Detours will be posted.
  
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• Another explosion injures 2 in Texas capital; cause unclear

  19-03-2018 12:27 via wivb.com
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Two people were injured in another explosion in Texas’ capital Sunday night, and police are not ruling out a connection to the three previous explosions that detonated earlier this month elsewhere in the city.
  The latest blast occurred around 8:30 p.m. in a suburban neighborhood known as Travis Country in southwest Austin — far from the previous three that were all in residential areas in the eastern part of the city — and investigators didn’t i
  
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• Survivors call for Bishop Malone to release names of abusive priests

  19-03-2018 11:21 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) –  Another man is coming forward with accusations of abuse against the Catholic Church and he’s joining the call for the Buffalo Diocese to release the names of all clergy members who have abused children.
  Dr. Robert Hoatson, president of Road to Recovery, Inc., and James Faluszczak, a sex abuse survivor from Erie, Pennsylvania, gathered in front of St. Joseph Cathedral,on Sunday morning, asking for more transparency from the Diocese.
  Faluszczak said, &
  
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• 50,000 people attend St. Patrick’s Day parade in downtown Buffalo

  19-03-2018 02:51 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Tens of thousands of people celebrated St. Patrick’s Day Sunday at the annual parade in downtown Buffalo. As the event grows every year, organizers say so do their safety concerns. Buffalo police say they launched their body camera pilot program during Sunday’s parade.
  From the bag pipes, to the band — it’s a Buffalo tradition.
  “It’s awesome to make it a tradition every year. It’s really fun,” said Maggie Rodriguez from
  
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• “Fun” and “Focus” key to Bulls’ historic run

  19-03-2018 00:05 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – After dismantling #6 South Florida in the First Round by scoring the most points (102) by a double-digit seed in NCAA Tournament history, junior guard Cierra Dillard reflected on her journey of joining head coach Felisha Legetta-Jack’s team.
  After staring at Gates Chili High School, the Rochester native took her scoring prowess to UMASS. Three years later, she was back home so to speak, on the Bulls’ bench sitting out due to NCAA transfer rules.  Thi
  
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