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• Fewer teams holding the naming rights to stadiums

  24-08-2016 23:52 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) — A new era starts at New Era Field as the Bills shut out the Giants at their first game in the newly named stadium.  They’re not the only team with a new stadium name this season.  Fewer teams now than ever before hold the naming rights to their stadiums.
  The Bills removed themselves from that list last week when they announced their $35 million, 7-year agreement with New Era.  Days later, the Dolphins changed their naming rights becomin
  
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• Active shooter drill in Buffalo helps law enforcement, educators better prepare

  24-08-2016 23:39 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Multiple law enforcement agencies swarmed a school on Buffalo’s East Side.
  Police cars raced to the scene.An Erie County Sheriff’s helicopter hovered above.A SWAT team moved in the front door as the injured were whisked away for treatment.Inside, an active shooter posing a clear danger to anyone in the crosshairs.Thankfully, this was only a drill.But it’s a frightening scenario that has played out in real-life across the globe.“God forbid one
  
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• Local Italians react to devastating quake

  24-08-2016 23:31 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- Vinnie Guercio, owner of Guercio & Son’s Market, is a third generation Italian.
  Tuesday night’s news of a 6.2 magnitude quake ripping through central Italy, was hard  for him to hear.
  “We hope and pray for the country of Italy right now. And our thoughts and prayers are with them,” Guercio told News 4.
  Guercio still has family and friends in Italy, although not close to where the quake it. Some of the store’s staff, are trave
  
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• Sour letter from Bonnie and Clyde to ex-ally up for auction

  24-08-2016 23:10 via wivb.com
  
  BOSTON (AP) — Bonnie and Clyde made it quite clear how they felt about a former member of their gang in a letter they sent to him as he sat in the Dallas County Jail.
  He was a coward, they wrote, and they should have killed him when they had the chance.
  The four-page letter to Raymond Hamilton was written in April 1934 in Bonnie Parker’s neat cursive and signed by Clyde Barrow. It could fetch more than $40,000 when it’s sold next month by Boston-based RR Auction, said the aucti
  
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• The hidden risk to the economy in corporate balance sheets

  24-08-2016 23:01 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — America has a debt problem, but it’s not what you think.
  Yes, the federal government owes trillions of dollars more than it did a few years ago. Yes, Americans are still struggling to pay off mortgages and student loans. But it’s the buildup in debt elsewhere that is most worrying some experts, and the big borrower this time may come as a surprise: Corporate America.
  You might think big U.S. companies, if anything, have been too conservative with their finances.
  
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• Homework policy cautions Williamsville teachers to avoid overloading students

  24-08-2016 23:00 via wivb.com
  
  WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) —  A Texas teacher has gone viral after saying she would not assign homework to students this year.
  “I believe in a little homework you know they’re going to be on their own and having to function, doing more of that work more and more as they’re older,” said Nancy Heffron of Buffalo.
  “It’s not pen and paper you know a lot of times kids are misplacing the papers it’s a lot of paper so I like the idea of eliminating t
  
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• World’s largest aircraft damaged on 2nd test flight

  24-08-2016 22:42 via wivb.com
  
  LONDON (AP) — The developer of the world’s largest aircraft says the blimp-shaped airship sustained damage after it made a bumpy landing Wednesday on its second test flight in eastern England.
  Hybrid Air Vehicles said it is trying to figure out what caused the rough landing of the 302-foot (92-meter) Airlander 10 during its 100 minute flight Wednesday in Bedfordshire, north of London.
  “The Airlander experienced a heavy landing and the front of the flight deck has sustained some
  
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• ACT scores show many grads not ready for college-level work

  24-08-2016 22:37 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The latest scores from the ACT college entrance exam suggest many of this year’s high school graduates aren’t ready for college-level course work.
  In its annual score report released Wednesday, the testing company said only 38 percent of graduating seniors who took the exam hit the college-prepared benchmark in at least three of the four core subjects tested — reading, English, math and science. That compares with 40 percent last year. The benchmark is d
  
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• Jackpot: Scientists find Earth-like planet at star next door

  24-08-2016 22:32 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — After scanning the vast reaches of the cosmos for Earth-like planets where life might exist, astronomers have found one right next door.
  A planet that’s rocky like Earth and only slightly bigger has been discovered orbiting Proxima Centauri , the nearest star to our solar system, scientists reported Wednesday. It is probably in the not-too-hot, not-too-cold Goldilocks Zone where liquid water — a key to life — is possible, if the planet has an atmosphere.
  
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• Slow Roll Buffalo raising traffic safety concerns

  24-08-2016 22:26 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — An open letter about Slow Roll Buffalo blocking traffic has gone viral and it’s raising safety concerns.
  Slow Roll is a group bicycle ride that meets every Monday night and attracts thousands of cyclists. But as participation continues to grow so are traffic concerns.
  A letter went viral, saying Monday’s Slow Roll blocked traffic for 15 minutes in front of the emergency room at Buffalo General Hospital and Gates Vascular Institute. News 4 reached out to t
  
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• Childless Bosnian couple stage and attend their own funeral

  24-08-2016 22:20 via wivb.com
  
  SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — A childless Bosnian couple have staged and attended their own funeral saying they wanted it to be an opportunity to celebrate life with friends and family.
  Dragan Maric, 61, and his 65-year-old wife Dragica had sent invites to their pretend funeral and some 200 people turned up.
  During the ceremony at a cemetery in the northern village of Pojezdina, Dragan held a speech about the couples’ love-filled life. The “mourners” then proceeded
  
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• Children found in home with feet ‘caked’ in dog feces

  24-08-2016 22:16 via wivb.com
  
  PORT ST. JOHN, Fla. (AP) — A Florida woman has been charged after authorities say she kept her two children and 24 Chihuahuas in a home filled with dog feces, trash and bugs.
  News outlets report that 52-year-old Tamara Daniels is facing a charge of child neglect with great bodily harm after Brevard County deputies inspected her Port St. John home Sunday night upon noticing its condition and foul smell while on another call.
  Investigators say the children, who weren’t enrolled in scho
  
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• Burned firefighter feels normal again after face transplant

  24-08-2016 22:13 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A Mississippi firefighter who received the world’s most extensive face transplant after a burning building collapsed on him said Wednesday that he feels like “a normal guy” for the first time in 15 years.
  Patrick Hardison, 42, said he can now eat, see, hear and breathe normally, thanks to last year’s surgery. He has a full head of hair and hits the gym twice a week.
  “Before the transplant, every day I had to wake up and get myself motivated to
  
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• Jamestown man sentenced to life in prison after running drug organization

  24-08-2016 22:06 via wivb.com
  
  JAMESTOWN, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Jamestown man will spend the rest of his life in prison after running a drug trafficking organization and putting out a contract for murder.
  Between 2007 and June 2008, Jose Martinez (a.k.a. Noelle), 47, ran a drug organization in Jamestown. While serving as the leader, he supplied cocaine to another drug trafficking organization run by Quentin Leeper.
  In May 2008, prosecutors say Martinez put out a murder-for-hire contract that eventually led to the de
  
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• 4 teens charged in Clarence burglary

  24-08-2016 21:46 via wivb.com
  
  CLARENCE, N.Y. (WIVB) — Four teens have been charged with burglary following a Tuesday afternoon incident.
  New York State Police were investigating a suspicious vehicle parked on James Court in Clarence when they came across three 18-year-old men and a 15-year-old girl.
  The three men, identified as Kyle Beauchamp, Aiden Hyde and Lance Fowler, along with the unnamed girl, ran away from Troopers. Following a foot chase, the four of them were apprehended.
  Further investigation showed tha
  
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• Buffalo Police to hold annual Bicycle Auction

  24-08-2016 21:22 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Buffalo police will hold their annual Bicycle Auction on Saturday, September 17.
  Around 200 bikes, ranging from $1 to more than $100, will be auctioned off.
  It will take place at the Buffalo police headquarters at 74 Franklin St.
  
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• Harlem Road bridge over Buffalo River to be replaced

  24-08-2016 19:18 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Harlem Road bridge over the Buffalo River will be replaced in a $10.4 million project announced by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
  As part of a statewide project to replace flood-prone bridges, the new bridge will also be upgraded.
  Work on the bridge, which is located in both Cheektowaga and West Seneca, is scheduled for completion in December 2018.
  “Our transportation infrastructure is the literal backbone of New York’s growth and success, so we must ens
  
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• Attack underway at American University of Afghanistan

  24-08-2016 19:02 via wivb.com
  
  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The American University of Afghanistan came under militant attack on Wednesday, according to an Associated Press photographer who was in class at the time.
  Massoud Hossaini said he was in a classroom with 15 students when he heard an explosion on the southern flank of the campus.
  “I went to the window to see what was going on, and I saw a person in normal clothes outside. He shot at me and shattered the glass,” Hossaini said, adding that he fell o
  
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• Sabres introduce “dynamic” ticket pricing for upcoming season

  24-08-2016 18:39 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — There’s a new way Buffalo Sabres tickets will be priced for the upcoming season, and a number of factors will come into play.
  The new structure of ticket pricing will “better reflect demand” during the team’s season.
  Each game will be categorized into one of three pricing tiers. Factors that will influence the pricing include opponent, time of the year, day of the week, rivalries and games against marquee players.
  When Sabres fans buy tickets,
  
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• 3 suspects caught following alleged home invasion, burglary

  24-08-2016 18:11 via wivb.com
  
  SHERMAN, N.Y. (WIVB) — Three people were arrested after an alleged home invasion in Chautauqua County.
  Chautauqua County Sheriff’s deputies say Nicholas Tobin, 32, June Hoovler, 37, and Jamie Markham, 35, entered a home on Cornish St. in Sherman and blocked a door, preventing anyone else from entering, and keeping the residents inside.
  After letting a male victim take a child into another room, the three allegedly stole a woman’s phone and left. During this time, the
  
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• Buffalo man sentenced for attempted murder

  24-08-2016 17:50 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Sandro Tirado, 39, faced up to 40 years in jail for attempted murder, but will only spend 26 behind bars after his sentencing on Tuesday.
  Tirado was sentenced after being convicted of criminal use and possession of a firearm, assault and criminal controlled substance possession.
  Prosecutors say Tirado entered the home of Davina Vazquez, 39, and tried to shoot her boyfriend, but the gun did not fire.
  During the confrontation, Vazquez tried to defend her boyfriend, res
  
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• Food Bank of WNY gets large donation for School Pantry program

  24-08-2016 17:41 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – A $20,000 check for the Food Bank of Western New York is providing big support for a much-needed program.
  The Dunkin Donuts Baskin-Robbins Community Foundation announced the donation for the Food Bank’s new School Pantry program during a presentation at the Western New York Maritime Charter School Wednesday morning.
  The School Pantry program started as a pilot program at the Maritime Charter School and the Charter School for Applied Technologies late last sprin
  
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• Police looking for beer thief dressed as Batman and Captain America

  24-08-2016 17:22 via wivb.com
  
  SALAMANCA, N.Y. (WIVB) — A man dressed up as a superhero, or a combination of them, instead played the villain on Tuesday, Salamanca Police say.
  Police are looking for a man who they say dressed up in a Batman suit and Captain America mask before stealing beer from a Center St. store.
  The man, described as white and his twenties, allegedly took two 18-packs of Budweiser beer, left the store and headed north to the Center Street Bridge.
  According to police, the man has a slim build and stan
  
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• West Seneca PD looking for men in relation to stolen credit card

  24-08-2016 16:49 via wivb.com
  
  WEST SENECA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Police in West Seneca are looking for two people they think might have been using a stolen credit card in Lackawanna and Cheektowaga.
  The card was stolen from a vehicle in West Seneca.
  Anyone with information on the identify of the men can call West Seneca Police at 674-3154 or the anonymous tip line at 675-8423.
  
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• Collins man allegedly found with stolen laptop facing charges for unrelated incident

  24-08-2016 15:53 via wivb.com
  
  GOWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Collins man accused of stealing a laptop is not facing charges for theft, but is facing charges for another alleged incident nonetheless.
  Just before midnight Monday, Erie County Sheriff’s deputies say they spoke with a Gowanda woman who told them a man got into her car, but did not steal anything.
  Later on, a short distance away, the deputies say they found Jeremy Thompson, 35, and charged him with attempted petit larceny and criminal trespassing.
  
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• Italy earthquake kills at least 159, reduces towns to rubble

  24-08-2016 15:14 via wivb.com
  
  AMATRICE, Italy (AP) — A strong earthquake in central Italy reduced three towns to rubble as people slept early Wednesday, with reports that as many as 159 people were killed and hundreds injured as rescue crews raced to dig out survivors.
  The toll was likely to rise as crews reached homes in more remote hamlets where the scenes were apocalyptic “like Dante’s Inferno,” according to one witness.
  “The town isn’t here anymore,” said Sergio Pirozzi, the mayo
  
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• Italy earthquake kills at least 120, reduces towns to rubble

  24-08-2016 15:14 via wivb.com
  
  AMATRICE, Italy (AP) — A strong earthquake in central Italy reduced three towns to rubble as people slept early Wednesday, with reports that as many as 120 people were killed and hundreds injured as rescue crews raced to dig out survivors.
  The toll was likely to rise as crews reached homes in more remote hamlets where the scenes were apocalyptic “like Dante’s Inferno,” according to one witness.
  “The town isn’t here anymore,” said Sergio Pirozzi, the mayo
  
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• Kids in the Kitchen program teaches valuable life skills

  24-08-2016 10:46 via wivb.com
  
  ELMA, N.Y. (WIVB) – As America deals with alarming rates of childhood obesity and long-term health consequences from that, teaching proper nutrition is critical. A handful of kids in the southtowns are getting a hands on lesson to set them up for future success.
  The group of children, ages nine through 12, meet every week at the Elma Senior Center for a Kids in the Kitchen class, for lessons on everything from reading food labels, to practicing good food safety, to creating nutritionally b
  
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• Strong quake rocks central Italy, at least 37 reported dead

  24-08-2016 06:20 via wivb.com
  
  AMATRICE, Italy (AP) — A devastating earthquake rocked central Italy early Wednesday, collapsing homes on top of residents as they slept. At least 37 people were killed in hard-hit towns where rescue crews raced to dig survivors out of the rubble, but the toll was likely to rise as crews reached homes in more remote hamlets.
  “The town isn’t here anymore,” said Sergio Pirozzi, the mayor of Amatrice.
  The magnitude 6 quake struck at 3:36 a.m. (0136 GMT) and was felt across a
  
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• Strong quake rocks central Italy, at least 23 reported dead

  24-08-2016 06:20 via wivb.com
  
  AMATRICE, Italy (AP) — A devastating earthquake rocked central Italy early Wednesday, collapsing homes on top of residents as they slept. At least 23 people were reported dead in three hard-hit towns where rescue crews raced to dig survivors out of the rubble, but the toll was expected to rise as crews reached homes in more remote hamlets.
  “The town isn’t here anymore,” said Sergio Pirozzi, the mayor of Amatrice.
  The magnitude 6 quake struck at 3:36 a.m. (0136 GMT) and wa
  
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• Strong quake rattles central Italy, at least 11 dead

  24-08-2016 06:20 via wivb.com
  
  AMATRICE, Italy (AP) — A strong earthquake rocked central Italy early Wednesday, collapsing homes on top of residents as they slept. At least 11 people were reported dead in two hard-hit towns where rescue crews raced to dig out survivors from the rubble, but the toll was expected to rise as crews reached homes in harder-to-reach hamlets.
  “The town isn’t here anymore,” Amatrice mayor Sergio Pirozzi said.
  The magnitude 6 quake struck at 3:36 a.m. (0136 GMT) and was felt ac
  
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• Italy earthquake kills dozens, reduces towns to rubble

  24-08-2016 06:20 via wivb.com
  
  AMATRICE, Italy (AP) — A strong earthquake in central Italy reduced three towns to rubble as people slept early Wednesday, with reports that as many as 50 people were killed and hundreds injured as rescue crews raced to dig out survivors.
  The toll was likely to rise as crews reached homes in more remote hamlets where the scenes were apocalyptic “like Dante’s Inferno,” according to one witness.
  “The town isn’t here anymore,” said Sergio Pirozzi, the mayor
  
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• 2 bodies recovered from rubble in Italian quake

  24-08-2016 06:20 via wivb.com
  
  7 a.m. (local time)
  ROME (AP) – The ANSA news agency says two bodies have been pulled from the rubble of quake-hit Amatrice in central Italy after a strong quake leveled buildings as residents slept.
  Many buildings in the center of Amatrice were razed by the 6.1 magnitude quake, which struck at 3:36 a.m. Wednesday. As dawn broke, residents with shovels and emergency workers with bulldozers were beginning to try to reach people trapped under the debris and clear blocked roads.
  The
  
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• Strong quake rattles central Italy: “The town isn’t here”

  24-08-2016 05:44 via wivb.com
  
  ROME (AP) — A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck central Italy early Wednesday, levelling buildings in several towns as residents slept. The mayor of hard-hit Amatrice said: “The town isn’t here anymore.”The quake struck just after 3:30 a.m. and was felt across a broad section of central Italy, including the capital Rome where people in homes in the historic center felt a long swaying followed by aftershocks. First images of damage showed debris in the street and some collap
  
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• Buffalo Police say recent shootings related to spike in gang violence

  24-08-2016 05:43 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- Families are in mourning after three people were murdered in Buffalo in just three days. Buffalo Police told News 4 the violence has been mostly gang related. They’re asking witnesses to come forward with information.
  On Saturday morning, Buffalo Police said 25-year-old Shakila Cottrell was shot and killed on Shumway St. during a street party. The next morning, around 4:30 a.m. on Sunday, two brothers were shot on Schreck Ave., 39-year-old Earl Parker died.
  On Mo
  
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• HS Football Preview: Cheektowaga

  24-08-2016 05:05 via wivb.com
  
   
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)-  The Cheektowaga Warriors will look to make it a three-peat when they take the field this fall. They have won the Section VI Class B title the past two seasons.
  The Warriors finished the 2015 season with an impressive 11-1 record and most of the games weren’t even close as 9 of the 11 wins were by double digits . The year’s roster is made up of young talent and a solid group of seniors who know what it takes to win.
  Cheektowaga opens the season Septe
  
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• Class of 2020 moves into Buffalo State dorms

  24-08-2016 01:58 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Buffalo State class of 2020 started moving into their dorms on Tuesday morning. You can only imagine the mixed emotions their parents felt while helping their young adult start their new lives.
  The class of 2020 is made up of 1700 students, and it’s the 3rd largest in 25 years for Buffalo State. Enrollment numbers are up too, the school says more than 13,000 first time prospective students applied.
  This year, demands for on campus housing have exceeded the
  
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• City’s bike sharing idea gaining traction

  24-08-2016 00:06 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)–  Reddy Bikes are ready to give people a way to ride around the city.
  “I think it’s a really good idea,” said Shannon Winney, a Buffalo resident.
  Here’s how it works: People log onto the app or website to reserve a bike. They pick it up and can take it anywhere, dropping it off near their destination at a bike rack provided by Reddy.
  The ridesharing bikes are sponsored through Independent Health. A representative for the comp
  
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