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• Winterfest Celebration set for Jan. 18 in Town of Tonawanda

  03-01-2015 23:53
  
  Winterfest Celebration 2015, sponsored by the Town of Tonawanda Youth, Parks & Recreation Committee, will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Jan. 18 in the Aquatic & Fitness Center.The... Read More
  
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• New leg lamp gifted by “A Christmas Story” actor

  03-01-2015 23:40 via wivb.com
  
  A North Tonawanda liquor store owner was surprised Saturday by the gift of a new leg lamp. He was also surprised by who presented it.
  
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• HEAP outreach scheduled for Bailey-Kensington residents

  03-01-2015 23:28
  
  A Home Energy Assistance Program outreach event is on tap for 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Jan. 13 in Kensington-Bailey Neighborhood Housing Services, 995 Kensington Ave.The event is sponsored by Erie County... Read More
  
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• Major fundraiser for Niagara County animal rescue group slated for Jan. 31

  03-01-2015 23:08
  
  NIAGARA FALLS – More than 30 restaurants, caterers and bakers are filling out the menu for “A Taste of the Niagara Region,” the third annual fundraiser for Hearts of Niagara... Read More
  
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• 1885 street map sparked the idea to recreate history at Canalside

  03-01-2015 20:20
  
  David Colligan remembers the day the idea struck. He was eating lunch at a pizza place on Chippewa Street. On the wall was a decorative 1885 street map of Buffalo. He was curious about what had... Read More
  
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• 1885 street map sparked the idea to re-create history at Canalside

  03-01-2015 20:20
  
  David Colligan remembers the day the idea struck. He was eating lunch at a pizza place on Chippewa Street. On the wall was a decorative 1885 street map of Buffalo. He was curious about what had... Read More
  
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• New medical device helps local man survive

  03-01-2015 19:27 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) - At one time, Tom Desmond said only 25 percent of his heart worked. He said the left side was dead and the right side …
  
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• Amanda Hansen Foundation Gives Away Free CO Detectors

  03-01-2015 17:55
  
  The Amanda Hansen Foundation kicked off the start of carbon monoxide awareness month by handing out hundreds of free carbon monoxide detectors.
  
  
          
  
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• Buffalo woman charged with selling drugs in Salamanca

  03-01-2015 15:30
  
  A Buffalo woman was arrested in Cattaraugus County and accused of selling controlled substances to undercover officers.Nealie Crowley-Linsler, 38, of 28 Wholers Ave., sold heroin, oxycodone,... Read More
  
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• N. Falls boulevard gas station robbed

  03-01-2015 15:08 via wivb.com
  
  TOWN OF TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB)- A Noco Express Mart located at 820 Niagara Falls Boulevard was robbed at gunpoint early Saturday morning. Po…
  
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• Foundation to distribute 17,000th free CO detector

  03-01-2015 05:53 via wivb.com
  
  A local assemblyman is teaming up to help keep the area safe from carbon monoxide poisoning.
  
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• State Senator Tim Kennedy Wrong About Sno-vember Unemployment Benefits

  03-01-2015 05:40
  
  State Senator Kennedy off-base on federal unemployment aid for workers who lost wages in Sno-vember storm.
  
  
          
  
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• HARBORCENTER, Canalside plan 3-day Winterfest

  03-01-2015 05:38
  
  HARBORCENTER and the Erie Canal Harbor Development Corporation are planning a three-day winterfest at Canalside.
  
  
          
  
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• Woman in Chautauqua County surrenders dogs

  03-01-2015 05:38 via wivb.com
  
  Chautauqua County Sheriff's Deputies responded with animal control and the Chautauqua County Humane Society to rescue dogs they say had inad…
  
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• A spate of national grants brightens the artistic outlook for 2015

  03-01-2015 05:24
  
  The coming year is shaping up to be a happy one for a host of Western New York arts groups, thanks to a year-end infusion of cash from Uncle Sam and a sunnier-than-average outlook on the local... Read More
  
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• Luongo shuts out Sabres again

  03-01-2015 05:19 via wivb.com
  
  Florida's Roberto Luongo continued his strong play at First Niagara Center, shutting out the Sabres Friday night 2-0.
  
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• Bandits drop season opener 12-8

  03-01-2015 05:14 via wivb.com
  
  The Buffalo Bandits opened the 2015 season with a loss Friday night, falling to the New England Black Wolves 12-8.
  
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• Last day open for Buffalo Tyson plant

  03-01-2015 04:59 via wivb.com
  
  A Tyson Foods plant worked its last day on Friday.
  
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• Losing streak continues in loss to Panthers

  03-01-2015 04:52 via wivb.com
  
  Roberto Luongo made 30 saves for his 68th career shutout to lead the Florida Panthers past the Buffalo Sabres 2-0 on Friday night.
  
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• New Buffalo City Court judge sworn in

  03-01-2015 03:45
  
  A former Erie County Assistant District Attorney is now a Buffalo City Court Judge.
  
  
          
  
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• Flu cases spike in both Chautauqua and Erie Counties

  03-01-2015 03:25 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Western New York is in the middle of a flu outbreak and in both Chautauqua and Erie County there has been a spike in …
  
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• Routine traffic stop turns into a drug bust in Chautauqua County

  03-01-2015 03:12 via wivb.com
  
  A routine traffic stop in Chautauqua County turned into a drug bust, netting various drugs prepped for sale.
  
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• Manitoba Street man arrested for breaking window

  03-01-2015 03:03
  
  Michael Clark, 23, of Manitoba Street, was arrested early Thursday afternoon after he allegedly threw something through the front living room window of a Baitz Avenue resident with whom he was... Read More
  
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• Freedom woman arrested on drug, trespass counts in South Buffalo

  03-01-2015 03:03
  
  A woman from the Cattaraugus County town of Freedom was arrested on drug and criminal trespass charges Thursday evening after the owner of a house on Minnetonka Road told Buffalo police she had no... Read More
  
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• Troopers in Elma find car in ditch, make DWI arrest

  03-01-2015 02:51 via wivb.com
  
  An Erie County man was arrested for DWI after Troopers came across his vehicle in a ditch on New Year's day.
  
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• North Tonawanda arson suspect pleads guilty

  03-01-2015 02:48
  
  Michelle Johnston is scheduled to be sentenced at the end of Feburary.
  
  
          
  
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• Case Material At Issue in Final Jeffrey Basil Hearing

  03-01-2015 02:13
  
  Case Material At Issue in Final Jeffrey Basil Hearing
  
  
          
  
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• School board defiant in face of targeting by state

  03-01-2015 02:07
  
  Buffalo School Board members rarely agree on anything.But their reaction to a letter from Board of Regents Chancellor Merryl T. Tisch that paints the Buffalo Public Schools as the poster child for... Read More
  
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• Buffalo School Board defiant in face of targeting by state

  03-01-2015 02:07
  
  Buffalo School Board members rarely agree on anything.But their reaction to a letter from Board of Regents Chancellor Merryl T. Tisch that paints the Buffalo Public Schools as the poster child for... Read More
  
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• Jury selection to begin for Jeff Basil trial

  03-01-2015 02:02 via wivb.com
  
  Jury selection will begin Monday in the trial of a man who is charged with several crimes for his alleged shoving of a national guardsmen do…
  
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• Man sentenced for role in triple shooting

  03-01-2015 02:00
  
  A Buffalo man who played a role in what prosecutors described as the "attempted assassination" of three people will spend the next ten years in prison.
  
  
          
  
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• Dead tree casts ominous shadow over Eastside family

  03-01-2015 01:46 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – An Eastside family has been pestering the City of Buffalo to remove a couple of dead trees from a city-owned lot, nex…
  
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• Dead tree casts ominous shadow over east side family

  03-01-2015 01:46 via wivb.com
  
  An east side family has been pestering the City of Buffalo to remove a couple of dead trees from a city-owned lot next to their house for al…
  
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• Wrong-way driver on Kensington Expressway charged with DWI

  03-01-2015 01:28
  
  David Honer, 21, of Roebling Avenue, was charged with multiple counts of driving while intoxicated after he came to a head-on stop in front of another vehicle while driving the wrong way on the... Read More
  
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• Flu cases increase sharply in Chautauqua and Niagara counties

  03-01-2015 01:24
  
  The total number of cases of the flu has doubled over the past week in Chautauqua County, while it’s “rapidly escalating” in Niagara County, public health officials said Friday.... Read More
  
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• JaHarr Pridgen, an assistant district attorney, named to City Court bench

  03-01-2015 01:23
  
  An overflow audience of family, friends and new judicial colleagues packed the office of Mayor Byron W. Brown on Friday afternoon as he officially announced his appointment of JaHarr S. Pridgen as... Read More
  
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• Buffalo remembers Mario Cuomo

  03-01-2015 01:12 via wivb.com
  
  Mario Cuomo is being remembered by veteran Buffalo politicians as a friend to the Queen city who closely identified with the aspirations, st…
  
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• New baby to take “Baby New Year” title

  03-01-2015 00:55 via wivb.com
  
  A hospital struggling with the outbreak of influenza says its staff may have delivered the first baby of the New Year.
  
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• Buffalo looks to fill coaching gaps

  03-01-2015 00:38 via wivb.com
  
  With the departure of Buffalo Bills' former Head Coach Doug Marrone, the organization is likely looking to fill more than just the head coac…
  
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• Final preps for major hockey tournament at HARBORCENTER

  03-01-2015 00:26
  
  Buffalo is making final preparations Friday to host a major international hockey event.
  
  
          
  
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• Players worldwide come to play in Buffalo’s HARBORcenter

  03-01-2015 00:10 via wivb.com
  
  It will be the first international test for Buffalo's HARBORcenter. Buffalo's Hockey Heaven will host the best women's hockey players in the…
  
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