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• What we know about the deadly Christmas market attack in Germany

  22-12-2024 13:39 via wivb.com
  
  MAGDEBURG, Germany (AP) — Four women and a 9-year-old boy were killed and 200 people were injured when a Saudi doctor drove into a Christmas market teeming with holiday shoppers in the German city of Magdeburg — an attack that has left Germans mourning the victims and with a shaken sense of security.
  How did the attack unfold?At first, Thi Linh Chi Nguyen thought the loud bangs were fireworks. The 34-year-old manicurist from Vietnam, whose salon is near the Christmas market, was on t
  
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• Local leaders in support of Child-Sensitive Arrest Bill

  22-12-2024 04:25 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Child-Sensitive Arrest Bill on Gov. Kathy Hochul’s desk looks to address the trauma children endure when they witness a parent being arrested.While many in the region have their own way to handle these cases, the bill aims to make the process more uniform statewide.“It's a way to safeguard children when there's an arrest of their parent or custodian and to ensure that we minimize the trauma," said Erie County Sheriff John Garcia. "Because we have
  
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• Child-Sensitive Arrest Bill signed by Gov. Hochul, local law enforcement shows support

  22-12-2024 04:25 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Child-Sensitive Arrest Bill signed on Saturday by Gov. Kathy Hochul looks to address the trauma children endure when they witness a parent being arrested.While many in the region have their own way to handle these cases, the bill aims to make the process more uniform statewide.“It's a way to safeguard children when there's an arrest of their parent or custodian and to ensure that we minimize the trauma," said Erie County Sheriff John Garcia. "Because w
  
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• Unlucky 13: Sabres' skid equals playoff drought

  22-12-2024 03:39 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Sabres extended the third-longest winless streak in team history to 13 games and fell into a tie for the worst record in the NHL with a 3-1 loss Saturday night in Boston.Morgan Geekie scored the winning goal on a power play for the Bruins with 1:45 remaining after the Sabres challenged for offside on his scoring tally earlier in the third period.
  JJ Peterka had a power-play goal in the second period and James Reimer made 16 saves for the Sabres, who have gone 0-1
  
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• Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson, baseball's stolen base king, has died at 65

  22-12-2024 02:47 via wivb.com
  
  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson, the brash speedster who shattered stolen base records and redefined baseball's leadoff position, has died. He was 65.
  Henderson died on Friday. The Athletics said Saturday they were “shocked and heartbroken by his passing," but did not specify a cause of death.
  Known as baseball's “Man of Steal,” Henderson had a lengthy list of accolades and accomplishments over his nomadic 25-year career — an MVP, 10 All-Star s
  
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• 2 Batavia officers assaulted during 'mental health incident,' police say

  22-12-2024 02:17 via wivb.com
  
  ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Two Batavia police officers were hospitalized after they were hurt while responding to a call Saturday morning.
  According to the Batavia Police Department, the officers were called to check out a "mental health incident" on Trumbull Parkway around 11:39 a.m. While on scene the two were assaulted, police announced. What led up to the incident remains unclear, BPD stated that additional details will be released at a later time.Man serving 12-year sentence for Monroe
  
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• Santa Claus spreads holiday cheer in West Seneca

  22-12-2024 01:23 via wivb.com
  
  WEST SENECA, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Santa Claus took a break from making toys to spread holiday cheer Saturday in West Seneca. Every year, the West Seneca Fire District takes Santa around the neighborhood to greet families and take pictures.It's a moment the Brant family never misses, with the tradition going back multiple generations.“The family goes back ... my children are in their ’60s,” said David Brant, a great-grandfather and former member of East Seneca Fire Company. “The
  
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