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• H.R. McMaster replaced by John Bolton as national security adviser

  22-03-2018 23:37 via wivb.com
  (CBS NEWS) – National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster has been replaced by former Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton as national security adviser, President Trump tweeted Thursday.
  “I am pleased to announce that, effective 4/9/18, @AmbJohnBolton will be my new National Security Advisor,” Mr. Trump wrote. “I am very thankful for the service of General H.R. McMaster who has done an outstanding job & will always remain my friend. There will be an offic
  
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• March for Our Lives rally, march to be held in Buffalo Saturday

  22-03-2018 23:19 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – A March for Our Lives rally will be held in Buffalo this Saturday, in solidarity with the ant-gun violence demonstrations occurring in Washington, D.C. and across the nation this weekend.
  Mayor Byron Brown, the WNY Peace Center, and New Yorkers Against Gun Violence are sponsoring the event, which will start at 1 p.m. Saturday in Niagara Square in front of Buffalo City Hall.
  The event will start with a rally and conclude in a march.
   
  
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• People reaching out to Olean PD in Josephine Despard investigation

  22-03-2018 22:46 via wivb.com
  OLEAN, N.Y. (WIVB) – A big new clue investigators received last month has led to more in a missing person case that is 34 years old.
  In 1984, Josephine Despard, then 26, disappeared after leaving her family’s home in the City of Olean.
  In February, a letter, addressed to Captain Robert Blovksy and other investigators, was delivered to the police station. It included details about the Despard case, but Blovsky wouldn’t reveal what was written in the letter.
  Since receiving
  
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• New details about 42 former Buffalo priests accused of child sex abuse

  22-03-2018 22:22 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- 42 former Buffalo priests were accused of child sex abuse prior to leaving the church since 1950.
  According to a spokesperson for the Buffalo Diocese, the priests were either removed from ministry, retired, or left after allegations they sexually abused children.
  Tuesday, the Buffalo Diocese released a list of their names.
  According to Bishop Richard Malone, it was needed to begin healing for the survivors and to bring the alleged crimes into the public light.
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• US to sell $1 billion in arms to Saudi Arabia

  22-03-2018 22:16 via wivb.com
  (AP) – The Trump administration is signing off on selling more than $1 billion in arms to Saudi Arabia as Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman visits the United States.
  The State Department says the administration told Congress on Thursday that it plans to approve the sale. Lawmakers will have 30 days to act if they want to try to stop it.
  The package includes up to about 6,700 U.S.-built anti-tank missiles. Raytheon Co. makes the missiles.
  Other items include support, maintenance and spare pa
  
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• Buffalo Police: Woman robbed by two suspects on East Ferry

  22-03-2018 21:44 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Buffalo Police are investigating a robbery that happened Wednesday evening in the 300 block of East Ferry Street.
  A woman told police that while she was sitting in her vehicle around 8:10 p.m., two suspects in black hoodies came up to her car, one on a bike and the other in another car.
  The suspect on the bike displayed a gun and demanded she give them everything.
  The suspect fled with the woman’s purse.
  Anyone with information is asked to contact the Buffalo P
  
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• Man who tried to rob Lockport hospital sentenced for violating probation

  22-03-2018 19:51 via wivb.com
  LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WIVB) — The man who tried to rob Eastern Niagara Hospital in Lockport was sentenced for violating his probation.
  Adam Kibler received a five-year probation sentence in October after serving nine months in jail.
  In May of 2016, he brought what appeared to be rifles and a bomb to the hospital’s emergency room and demanded opiates. The weapons turned out to be fake.
  Kibler was sentenced on Thursday to seven years in prison, with three years of post-release supervisi
  
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• Buffalo police locate 3 missing kids

  22-03-2018 19:11 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Buffalo police say three kids went missing shortly before Noon on Thursday.
  The children, who are believed to be ages 8, 9 and 12, were reported to be missing by their parents.
  They were missing from a residence on the 200 block of Leroy Ave.
  
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• Police investigate fatal shooting on E. Delavan Ave.

  22-03-2018 19:01 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Buffalo police responded to the scene of a fatal shooting on E. Delavan Ave.
  The shooting happened Thursday afternoon on the street’s 1300 block.
  The victim has only been identified as a male.
  Traffic may be affected as police investigate.
  
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• Fake grant writer who stole more than $200,000 pleads guilty

  22-03-2018 18:33 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — 47-year-old Buffalo resident Christina Sanford Gordon has pleaded guilty to stealing more than $200,000 from local churches, businesses and community organizations.
  New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman says Gordon misrepresented herself as a successful fundraiser and grant writing expert.
  According to Schneiderman’s office, Gordon conned more than 30 organizations. An investigation showed that she never actually obtained any grants, or even ap
  
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• Jim Kelly to have surgery next week

  22-03-2018 17:05 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Jim Kelly is set to go under the knife.
  The Buffalo Bills legend announced that he will be having surgery next week.
  Getting ready to do my quiet time here in the beautiful mountains of Arizona. A week from today… https://t.co/gzBx0BqYYY
  — Jim Kelly (@JimKelly1212) March 21, 2018Earlier this month, Kelly revealed that his oral cancer has returned.
  “As our family has faced many trials and triumphs throughout the years, you have blessed us with
  
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• LIVE STREAM: Buffalo Zoo to renovate reptile house

  22-03-2018 16:49 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Buffalo Zoo is renovating their reptile house.
  APP USERS | Tap here to watch a conference.
  According to them, funding for the Donna M. Fernandes Amphibian and Reptile Center (A.R.C.) is complete and construction will soon begin.
  The $3.7 million project started in 2015. The old reptile house, which was built in 1942, will be closed until the new project is finished.
  “With its infrastructure and animal exhibits dating back to the 1940s, it is time for s
  
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• Buffalo Zoo to renovate reptile house

  22-03-2018 16:49 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Buffalo Zoo is renovating their reptile house.
  According to them, funding for the Donna M. Fernandes Amphibian and Reptile Center (A.R.C.) is complete and construction will soon begin.
  The $3.7 million project started in 2015. The old reptile house, which was built in 1942, will be closed until the new project is finished.
  “With its infrastructure and animal exhibits dating back to the 1940s, it is time for some much needed upgrades. Renovations will i
  
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• Meals on Wheels recipients thank volunteers for service

  22-03-2018 16:13 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — One day two years ago Jacque Mroz noticed some commotion down her street, so she walked over and started asking questions. Soon, she realized it was simply a delivery volunteer for Meals on Wheels for WNY.
  “I inquired about it, and they explained the program to me, and I said ‘Oh, my goodness, that would be a life-saver for me,'” Mroz recalled.
  She has relied on the service since then to deliver nutritious hot and cold meals every weekday.
  “I&
  
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• VIDEOS: UB Women’s basketball team travels to Albany

  22-03-2018 15:56 via wivb.com
  ALBANY, N.Y. (WIVB) — The UB Women’s basketball team received a spectacular send-off on Wednesday afternoon.
  The team is now in Albany, gearing up to take on South Carolina in the NCAA Sweet 16.
  Tip-off is this Saturday at 11:30 a.m.
  APP USERS | Tap here to enable a video of the team’s arrival.
  
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• List of places where priests accused of sexual abuse served

  22-03-2018 15:23 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The names of priests in the Diocese of Buffalo who have been accused of sexually abusing children since 1950 were released earlier this week.
  Diocesan directory records revealed where and when the priests served. Here is that information:John R. Aurelio (1967 to 1993): St. Helen’s, Hinsdale; Cardinal Mindszenty High School, Dunkirk; St. Leo the Great, Amherst; West Seneca Developmental Center; St. Catherine of Siena, West Seneca; St. John the Evangelist, Buffal
  
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• Cheektowaga police capture suspected bank robber

  22-03-2018 15:00 via wivb.com
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Cheektowaga police say they captured a bank robber on Wednesday afternoon.
  Jorge Asencio, 40, was accused of stealing money from the M&T Bank at 3700 Union Rd. Authorities say the robbery happened shortly before 3:30 p.m.
  Police say they were able to track Asencio down after receiving a description of him from witnesses.
  According to them, he had stolen cash and an opened gravity knife in his possession.
  In addition to being the suspect in this robbery,
  
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• Community members make plan to improve Jefferson Ave. Tops store

  22-03-2018 14:21 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Community members came together to make a plan to improve their neighborhood Tops store.
  They met Wednesday night to discuss the store on Jefferson Ave.
  Community leaders and supermarket managers want to find permanent fixes to problems shoppers reported at the store, such as produce that isn’t fresh and untrained cashiers.
  Tops’ Regional Vice President of Operations Mike Patti says “We can’t fix a problem unless we know about it…All to
  
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• Orbitz says legacy travel site likely hacked, affecting 880K

  22-03-2018 14:03 via wivb.com
  CHICAGO (AP) — Orbitz says one of its older websites may have been hacked, potentially exposing the personal information of people who made purchases online between Jan. 1, 2016 and Dec. 22, 2017.
  The current Orbitz.com website was not involved in the incident. Orbitz is now owned by Expedia Inc. of Belleview, Washington.
  Orbitz said Tuesday about 880,000 payment cards were impacted.
  Data that was likely exposed includes name, address, payment card information, date of birth, phone number,
  
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• Driver charged with DWI after crash in Grand Island

  22-03-2018 13:52 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Erie County Sheriff’s Office says a vehicle crashed into a residence in Grand Island Wednesday night.
  Deputies responded to the Fieldstone Dr. scene around 8:30 p.m.
  Karen Potocin, 60, was given field sobriety tests, which authorities say she failed.
  Potocin complained of pain, the Sheriff’s Office said, and she was taken to ECMC for treatment.
  After going to the hospital, Potocin was charged with DWI, speeding and failing to keep right.
  She was
  
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• Doctors: Freezing nerve may help people lose weight

  22-03-2018 13:29 via wivb.com
  (WIVB) — There is a new way to lose weight.
  Doctors at Emory University say freezing the nerve that carries hunger signals to the brain may help obese patients lose weight.
  The study followed ten patients over a 90-day period.
  All of them reported having a smaller appetite and losing weight over the course of the study.
  
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• Celine Dion postponing shows for surgery

  22-03-2018 13:06 via wivb.com
  LAS VEGAS (WIVB) — Celine Dion is postponing her March and April Las Vegas shows.
  She plans to have surgery for a middle car condition that causes hearing irregularities and makes it difficult to sing.
  She’s set to return to the stage at the Colosseum at Caeser’s Palace in Las Vegas on May 22.
  People who have already purchased tickets for the cancelled shows are eligible for refunds.
  
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• Town of Tonawanda police looking for man

  22-03-2018 12:49 via wivb.com
  TOWN OF TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Police in the Town of Tonawanda are looking for a man whose last known address was on Highland Ave.
  Steven Zimmerman, 52, failed to appear in court, police say.
  Anyone acquainted with Zimmerman should encourage him to voluntarily surrender, but police warn that others should not approach or attempt to arrest him.
  Anyone with helpful information can call the police department’s confidential tip line at (716) 879-6606 (option 3), contact them on Faceboo
  
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• Toys R Us liquidation sale begins

  22-03-2018 12:32 via wivb.com
  (WIVB) — Toys R Us begins their liquidation sale on Thursday.
  The retailer announced it’s closing or selling all 735 of its stores.
  Popular toys are probably gone from most locations
  Many of the stores haven’t received new inventory in a few months.
  If you have a gift card, Toys R Us will honor that through April 20, but rewards and coupons are no good any more.
  
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• Police teach about what to do in an active shooter situation

  22-03-2018 12:04 via wivb.com
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) — Niagara Falls police are teaching people what to do in the case of an active shooter.
  They say people usually do one of three things — run, hide or fight.
  Wednesday night’s active shooter training showed people which one to use depending on the situation.
  The training isn’t just about what to do during an active shooter situation, but how to spot the warning signs before an incident happens.
  Officers say they want people to be aware and prepar
  
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• Sabres find a new low… again

  22-03-2018 04:16 via wivb.com
   
  BUFFALO, N.Y.(WIVB)- “It’s just unacceptable.” That’s how Sabres head coach Phil Housley described his team’s performance following Wednesday night’s 4-1 loss to Arizona.
  Buffalo came into the game at the bottom of the NHL standings, one point behind the Coyotes, and that’s where they will stay. Housley was hoping for a better effort, “I’m telling the group that we have 10 periods left to play in this building [this season], that&rsquo
  
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• Liberty Cab Company owner says driver robbed at gunpoint over the weekend

  22-03-2018 04:00 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The owner of Liberty Cab Company says one of his drivers was robbed at gunpoint late Friday night.
  Bill Yuhnke, the company owner, said the robber got away with the cab driver’s wallet and cash.
  Buffalo Police are investigating. No arrests have been made.
  Yuhnke says Liberty Cab installed cameras in every taxi cab about three months ago for insurance purposes.
  The driver is okay, but is shaken up and has not yet returned to work, Yuhnke said.
  We’ll have m
  
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• CAUGHT ON CAMERA: Liberty Cab driver robbed at gunpoint

  22-03-2018 04:00 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The owner of Liberty Cab Company says one of his drivers was robbed at gunpoint late Friday night.
  It happened near Military Road and Austin, shortly after a female driver picked up a male passenger.
  According to the police report, the passenger held a gun to the driver’s head and told her to “Pull over, pull over, pull over. Give me everything.”
  Video released by Liberty Cab shows the man pointing the gun in the driver’s face and also pressin
  
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• ‘Stop sucking’: Push to replace plastic straws with paper ones

  22-03-2018 02:12 via wivb.com
  NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – It may be the last straw.
  Some restaurants in New York City are jumping on the ban-the-plastic-straw bandwagon.
  Patrons at Ted’s Montana Grill in Manhattan are sipping on paper straws after the restaurant decided to ditch the plastic ones, opting instead for compostable straws or none at all, CBS2’s Natalie Duddridge reported.
  “It’s about waste. A lot of times you go out, you see a server, and they’re bringing out the straw. Us, we
  
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