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• Rescue crews set out to help car stranded in river

  29-12-2014 23:59 via wivb.com
  
  A car stranded in the Niagara river sparked a rescue operation Monday night.
  
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• Rescue crews fish car out of river, charge man with DWI

  29-12-2014 23:59 via wivb.com
  
  A car stranded in the Niagara river sparked a rescue operation Monday night.
  
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• Buffalo Bills QB Kyle Orton to Retire

  29-12-2014 23:56
  
  Buffalo Bills Quarterback Kyle Orton has informed the team that he plans to retire from football.
  
  
          
  
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• Rough start to the 2014-15 ski season

  29-12-2014 23:53 via wivb.com
  
  “Mother Nature needs to dump a little snow on us,” that’s what Kim Zehnder, President of the Glenwood Depot a seasonal and daily ski rental …
  
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• Documents show Canalside rink unable to handle temps about 45 degrees

  29-12-2014 23:38 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — It’s becoming the centerpiece of the revitalized downtown waterfront, but for five days latest week the rink was forc…
  
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• PHOTOS: Bills QB Kyle Orton to retire

  29-12-2014 23:36 via interactives.wivb.com
  
  Kyle Orton came to the Buffalo Bills after he said he was set to retire. Now he's making good on his word. You can view a picture from each …
  
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• Attempt at free meal leads to arrest on warrants

  29-12-2014 23:19
  
  Two Buffalo men who left a North Buffalo restaurant Saturday night without paying for their food were apprehended nearby, and one of the men was found to have two outstanding warrants, Northwest... Read More
  
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• Why double dip? Lawmakers point to their wives

  29-12-2014 22:22
  
  Why are more lawmakers looking to double dip? Several are pointing to their families.
  
  
          
  
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• Cuomo wants a new casino in the Southern Tier

  29-12-2014 22:20 via wivb.com
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is asking state gambling authorities to request more proposals for a casino in the state’s “e…
  
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• New science labs ready at Pioneer

  29-12-2014 22:14
  
  Pioneer Central High School students will return to new science classrooms when school resumes Monday.Part of the district’s $31 million capital project, the 10-classroom addition, will be... Read More
  
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• Torn Space announces 2015 lineup

  29-12-2014 22:14
  
  Last year, in an effort to set itself apart from Buffalo’s two dozen other professional and semi-pro theater companies and emphasize its summer lineup, Torn Space Theater announced it was... Read More
  
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• Watch: Whaley, Marrone review 2014 season

  29-12-2014 22:08 via wivb.com
  
  Leaders of the Buffalo Bills organization sat down to review the 2014 season, but they declined to talk about the future.
  
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• Buffalo’s ball is ready to drop on New Year’s Eve

  29-12-2014 22:05
  
  This year’s New Year’s Eve features ball drops north and south of Buffalo, as well as the big annual countdown and ball drop in Roosevelt Square at Main and Huron streets in the city.... Read More
  
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• Happy Ending for Dori the Dog

  29-12-2014 20:55
  
  Happy Ending for dog found severely matted in Buffalo basement
  
  
          
  
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• Formerly neglected dog Dori adopted

  29-12-2014 20:38 via wivb.com
  
  A dog who was neglected to the point of near death now has a new family.
  
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• Truck slams into Jamestown funeral home

  29-12-2014 19:55 via wivb.com
  
  Police closed off a street in Jamestown Monday afternoon when a truck slammed into the building.
  
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• Man dies when truck slams into Jamestown funeral home

  29-12-2014 19:55 via wivb.com
  
  Police closed off a street in Jamestown Monday afternoon when a truck slammed into the building.
  
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• Parents in Jamestown arrested after police find kid in car

  29-12-2014 19:38 via wivb.com
  
  Parents in Jamestown are facing charges for allegedly leaving their child in a car for 17 minutes.
  
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• Parent in Jamestown arrested after police find kid in car

  29-12-2014 19:38 via wivb.com
  
  Parents in Jamestown are facing charges for allegedly leaving their child in a car for 17 minutes.
  
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• Peach Street killing continues deadly December on city streets

  29-12-2014 19:31
  
  A deadly December on Buffalo city streets continued late Sunday night with the shooting death of a young man gunned down on Peach Street in the Fruit Belt – the city’s 12th homicide... Read More
  
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• Post Offices to be open later on Wednesday

  29-12-2014 19:05 via wivb.com
  
  Several USPS locations will remain open later on Wednesday before New Year's Day.
  
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• Evans Bank fire no longer considered suspicious

  29-12-2014 17:12 via wivb.com
  
  DEPEW, N.Y. (WIVB) — Investigators are now looking into whether a fire that tore through the Evans bank at 4979 Transit Road on the Depew, L…
  
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• Enter to Win Disney On Ice Tickets

  29-12-2014 16:59 via wivb.com
  
  Enter to Win tickets to Disney On Ice at First Niagara Center! Disney On Ice Princesses & Heroes hits the ice in Buffalo at First Niagara Ce…
  
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• Three held without bail in fatal beating over drug deal

  29-12-2014 16:50
  
  Three Buffalo residents were arraigned Monday in Erie County Court on a murder indictment accusing them of fatally beating and stabbing a West Side man last month in an apartment on Grant Street,... Read More
  
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• Kyle Orton announces retirement

  29-12-2014 16:26 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) - The Buffalo Bills will need to return to E.J. Manuel next season — or find a new option at quarterback — because…
  
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• Bills QB Kyle Orton announces retirement from NFL

  29-12-2014 16:26 via wivb.com
  
  By throwing for 176 yards in the Bills 17-9 victory over New England Sunday, Orton went over the 3,000 yard mark for the third time in his c…
  
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• Stop the Violence Coalition: Street gangs behind crime wave

  29-12-2014 15:12
  
  So far, there have been 61 homicides this year. That's up 28 percent from 2013.
  
  
          
  
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• Man slain on Peach Street in weekend’s third shooting

  29-12-2014 15:08
  
  Buffalo police are investigating the city’s latest homicide, after discovering the lifeless body of a young man on Peach Street in the city’s Fruit Belt late Sunday night.Officers... Read More
  
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• Police investigating deadly shooting

  29-12-2014 06:14 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Buffalo police are investigating a deadly shooting in the latest act of violence within the city. Chief of Detectives…
  
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• Man’s shot on Buffalo’s east side

  29-12-2014 06:14 via wivb.com
  
  There were reports of possible gunshots before the discovery of the body.
  
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• Man’s body found on Buffalo’s east side

  29-12-2014 06:14 via wivb.com
  
  There were reports of possible gunshots before the discovery of the body.
  
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• Man shot on Buffalo’s east side

  29-12-2014 06:14 via wivb.com
  
  There were reports of possible gunshots before the discovery of the body.
  
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• New rink suffers winter blues

  29-12-2014 05:46
  
  It’s Buffalo.That seemed to be the overwhelmingly popular explanation for why one of the nation’s snowiest cities had to close its newest winter attraction because of – of all... Read More
  
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• Was Buffalo Bills victory enough to save jobs?

  29-12-2014 04:59
  
  When you beat the New England Patriots, especially if you're the Bills, that really should be the story of the day.
  
  
          
  
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• Man fatally shot Christmas eve is identified

  29-12-2014 04:26
  
  Buffalo police have identified the 24-year-old man fatally shot Christmas eve in the Seneca-Babcock area as Matthew Tucker.Tucker was shot about 10:30 p.m. on Klaus Street, police said.Anyone with... Read More
  
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• Good for the Bills, but it's a hollow victory

  29-12-2014 03:38
  
  Good for the Bills. It had been since 2000 that they had won a season finale played on the road
  
  
          
  
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• Man dies after driving car off Dunkirk Pier

  29-12-2014 03:18
  
  Police say 64-year-old Steven Kucmierz drove through a railing and into the water from Dunkirk Pier.
  
  
          
  
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• New rink suffers winter blues, elicits barbs as warmth melts ice

  29-12-2014 02:46
  
  It’s Buffalo.That seemed to be the overwhelmingly popular explanation for why one of the nation’s snowiest cities had to close its newest winter attraction because of – of all... Read More
  
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• Bemus Point father and son die in pedestrian accident

  29-12-2014 02:34
  
  The two were wearing dark clothing and walking in the roadway when they were hit by a vehicle driven by an elderly female driver.
  
  
          
  
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• Fire damages Evans Bank in Depew

  29-12-2014 02:03 via wivb.com
  
  DEPEW, N.Y. (WIVB) – A fire at an Evans Bank in Depew did hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of damage Sunday night. It happened around …
  
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• Fire causes $500k in damage to Evans Bank in Depew

  29-12-2014 02:03 via wivb.com
  
  No one was hurt in the blaze that spread to the second floor of the building.
  
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• Fire at Evans bank in Depew

  29-12-2014 00:56
  
  Multiple volunteer fire companies are on the scene of a fire at the Evans Bank on Transit Road in Depew.
  
  
          
  
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• Mayor Brown responds to uptick in violence in Buffalo

  29-12-2014 00:36 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — There have been 58 homicides in Buffalo so far this year and seven of them happened in the last two weeks. The violen…
  
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• Mayor Brown responds to increase in violence in Buffalo

  29-12-2014 00:36 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — There have been 58 homicides in Buffalo so far this year and seven of them happened in the last two weeks. The violen…
  
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• Buffalo man accused of pouring gasoline on clothing

  29-12-2014 00:33
  
  Buffalo Police say a man committed an act of criminal mischief on Christmas Day then sent a picture of himself committing the crime to his victim.A Buffalo woman said Elijah Feaster, 21, of... Read More
  
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• UPDATE: Still no word on AirAsia jet’s fate

  29-12-2014 00:15 via wivb.com
  
  JAKARTA, INDONESIA  (AP) – An astonishingly tragic year for air travel in Southeast Asia has turned worse, with an AirAsia plane carrying 16…
  
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• Search expands for missing AirAsia passenger jet

  29-12-2014 00:15 via wivb.com
  
  SURABAYA, Indonesia (AP) — The search for a missing AirAsia jet carrying 162 people that disappeared more than 24 hours ago on a flight from…
  
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• One dead, one injured in ferry disaster

  29-12-2014 00:12 via wivb.com
  
  ATHENS, GREECE (AP) – An Italian Coast Guard official says one person died while attempting to escape from a blazing ferry stranded in the A…
  
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• 1 dead, 1 injured in ferry disaster

  29-12-2014 00:12 via wivb.com
  ATHENS, GREECE (AP) – An Italian Coast Guard official says one person died while attempting to escape from a blazing ferry stranded in the A…
  
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• VIDEO: Six arrested after “disturbance” at Walden Galleria

  29-12-2014 00:05 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) – Cell phone video captured what appears to be a fight at the Walden Galleria in Cheektowaga. Cheektowaga Police ar…
  
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