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• Islamic State group beheads Japanese journalist

  31-01-2015 22:31 via wivb.com
  
  AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — An online video released Saturday night purported to show an Islamic State group militant behead Japanese journalist Ke…
  
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• Local gym closes its doors

  31-01-2015 18:47 via wivb.com
  
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) - Blast Fitness in Amherst welcomed customers for the last time on Saturday, January 31. “It’s very sad,” Kevin Donovan…
  
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• Customers in Amherst react to local gym’s closure

  31-01-2015 18:47 via wivb.com
  
  Customers say they recently learned about the closure and that the gym is closing because the landlords wouldn't repair the roof.
  
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• One proposal received for Canalside site

  31-01-2015 17:56
  
  Friday was the deadline for requests for proposals (RFPs) from developers looking to build in the area formerly occupied by Memorial Auditorium.
  
  
          
  
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• High-powered rifles stolen from Marine Drive apartment

  31-01-2015 17:27
  
  A cache of high-powered guns was stolen Friday from an apartment at the Marine Drive along the Buffalo waterfront, according to a Buffalo Police report.The 27-year-old victim, a resident of the... Read More
  
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• OTB bettor loses keys and car

  31-01-2015 17:21
  
  It was an unlucky Friday afternoon for one man at a Delaware Avenue betting parlor, according to a Buffalo police report.The man told police he went to make a bet at the Off-Track Betting location... Read More
  
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• Teen Samaritans turn out to be not so good

  31-01-2015 16:50
  
  Teens posing as Good Samaritans took advantage of a West Side woman with car trouble Friday, according to Buffalo Police reports.A 10th Street woman told police that her vehicle became disabled and ... Read More
  
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• Classic cars reported stolen from Broadway garage

  31-01-2015 16:47
  
  A pair of classic cars were stolen from a Broadway storage garage sometime late this week, according to a Buffalo police report.A Seneca Street couple told police Thursday afternoon that unknown... Read More
  
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• ECMC credited with reducing infections

  31-01-2015 15:33
  
  A state report on hospital infections singles out Erie County Medical Center among those institutions that experienced success at reducing infections.The medical center reduced central line-... Read More
  
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• Red Cross assisting three individuals after Locust Street fire

  31-01-2015 15:08 via wivb.com
  
  Flames could be seen from the Kensington Expressway as crews tried to contain the flames just after 6 a.m.
  
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• Firefighters called out to battle overnight fire in Buffalo

  31-01-2015 15:08 via wivb.com
  
  Flames could be seen from the Kensington Expressway as crews tried to contain the flames just after 6 a.m.
  
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• City of Buffalo raises parking rates

  31-01-2015 05:53
  
  It will soon cost more to park on the street in some areas of the city.
  
  
          
  
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• NFL Commissioner Comments on Bills Stadium

  31-01-2015 05:51
  
  NFL Commissioner Comments on Bills Stadium
  
  
          
  
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• Singer with local ties signs recording deal

  31-01-2015 05:48
  
  A local music manager who's worked with The Goo Goo Dolls and other bands says he just may have found the next pop sensation.
  
  
          
  
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• Big first half leads Bandits past Minnesota 15-12

  31-01-2015 05:46 via wivb.com
  
  The Buffalo Bandits, back home for the first time in nearly four weeks, seemed to enjoy the surroundings tonight in a 15-12 win over Minneso…
  
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• Parking prices go up along Hertel and Elmwood

  31-01-2015 04:21 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- What may have been a “parking bargain” is about to come to an end. Starting this spring , the City is planning to doub…
  
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• Parking prices double along Hertel and Elmwood

  31-01-2015 04:21 via wivb.com
  
  the City is planning to double the cost of parking along Hertel and along Elmwood from 50 cents an hour to a dollar an hour
  
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• ‘I’d like to move on,’ Josue Ortiz says simply after 10 years’ wrongful incarceration

  31-01-2015 03:55
  
  Josue Ortiz does not exhibit the bitterness you might expect from a man who lost 10 years of his life behind bars for two murders he did not commit.Instead, he takes satisfaction in finally... Read More
  
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• Wrongly convicted man relishes freedom

  31-01-2015 03:55
  
  Josue Ortiz does not exhibit the bitterness you might expect from a man who lost 10 years of his life behind bars for two murders he did not commit.Instead, he takes satisfaction in finally... Read More
  
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• Headline here, one line, 30 pts, thank you

  31-01-2015 03:42
  
  Josue Ortiz does not exhibit the bitterness you might expect from a man who lost 10 years of his life behind bars for two murders he did not commit.Instead, he takes satisfaction in finally... Read More
  
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• Police arrest two of four suspects in Sweeney Street shooting

  31-01-2015 03:39
  
  Two of the four men wanted in connection with the shooting of a man during a robbery Tuesday afternoon on Sweeney Street are in custody, Buffalo Police Chief of Detectives Dennis J. Richards said... Read More
  
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• Women accused of felony theft facing additional charges

  31-01-2015 03:17 via wivb.com
  
  Police say after they arrested the Christina Turner, Teressa Martin and Sade Wright for allegedly stealing $1,400 in merchandise, they found…
  
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• Western New York will gobble tons of wings during the big weekend

  31-01-2015 02:48 via wivb.com
  
  A manager at the popular wing and pizza joint said they are expecting to sell 25,000 pounds of wings.
  
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• Racist flier ignites tensions on School Board

  31-01-2015 02:33
  
  The flier attacks every member of the Buffalo Board of Education, casting them on opposite sides of a racial divide with references to the Ku Klux Klan and segregation.It compares members of the... Read More
  
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• Buffalo’s website provides questions and answers from police forum

  31-01-2015 02:17
  
  Questions posed by city residents at a recent community meeting on police relations were posted Friday on the City of Buffalo website along with answers to the questions.About 300 people submitted... Read More
  
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• East Side project taking shape

  31-01-2015 02:11
  
  By the end of next month, a city economic development agency will have full possession of all the initial targeted properties for a planned new light industrial economic development hub on the East ... Read More
  
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• Train carrying measles patient travels through WNY

  31-01-2015 02:06 via wivb.com
  
  Measles has already been contracted twice in New York City in 2015, but hasn't yet been contracted in Erie County.
  
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• Some private and religious schools behind in immunizations

  31-01-2015 01:45 via wivb.com
  
  While the Buffalo School District has a 97 percent immunization rate, some private and religious schools have rates as low as 53 percent.
  
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• City agency targets East Side

  31-01-2015 01:24
  
  By the end of next month, a city economic development agency will have full possession of all the initial targeted properties for a planned new light industrial economic development hub on the East ... Read More
  
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• Responses to 74 public forum questions available online

  31-01-2015 01:12 via wivb.com
  
  Information gained at a December public forum will be available online.
  
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• Buffalo man spent 10 years in prison for crime he didn't commit

  31-01-2015 00:58
  
  Buffalo Man Spent 10 Years in Prison for Crime He Didn't Commit
  
  
          
  
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• Miller looks forward to matchup against Sabres

  31-01-2015 00:46 via wivb.com
  
  Ryan Miller will make his first start against the Sabres tonight when his Vancouver Canucks hit the ice at 10pm EST.
  
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• Big weekend on tap for Bandits

  31-01-2015 00:42 via wivb.com
  
  The Buffalo Bandits are finally back on their home turf tonight, taking on Minnesota in the team's first home game in nearly four weeks.
  
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• State DOT rolling out 'Intelligent Transportation System'

  31-01-2015 00:33
  
  This traffic sign is part of a Department of Transportation infrastructure overhaul meant to improve traffic throughout Western New York.
  
  
          
  
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• Silver submits resignation for Monday

  31-01-2015 00:28 via wivb.com
  
  Sheldon Silver, the longtime speaker of the New York state Assembly, has resigned following federal charges that he took nearly $4 million i…
  
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• Residents capture major transformer fire

  31-01-2015 00:20
  
  Two people are fortunate to be alive after an accident in the wintry weather on Thursday.
  
  
          
  
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• WNBC: Dean Skelos under investigation

  31-01-2015 00:18
  
  New York Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos is under federal investigation
  
  
          
  
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• Scholar Athlete: Mckenna Maycock

  31-01-2015 00:18 via wivb.com
  
  Randolph senior Mckenna Maycock is the latest News 4 Sports Scholar Athlete, earning the honor for the month of January. Maycock, who’s olde…
  
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• Canadian dollar continues to lose value

  31-01-2015 00:15 via wivb.com
  
  Currently, the Canadian dollar is worth about $.79 in U.S. currency; raising some concerns for Canadians who shop in the U.S.
  
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• WNY’s Clendening traded to Canucks

  31-01-2015 00:12 via wivb.com
  
  Wheatfield native Adam Clendening has a new NHL home, traded from Chicago to Vancouver late Thursday night.
  
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