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• No clear-cut solution to snow-covered sidewalks

  28-02-2015 23:58
  
  It’s a tough walk along William Street toward downtown Buffalo. There are some navigable spots. The U.S. Post Office, for example, gets kudos for its down-to-the cement sidewalk clearing.... Read More
  
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• Sabres’ Pysyk collapses during pickup basketball

  28-02-2015 23:14 via wivb.com
  
  Rochester Americans defenseman Mark Pysyk collapsed during a pickup basketball Saturday at the team's arena and was taken by ambulance to St…
  
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• Sabres prospect Pysyk collapses during pickup basketball

  28-02-2015 23:14 via wivb.com
  
  Rochester Americans defenseman Mark Pysyk collapsed during a pickup basketball Saturday at the team's arena and was taken by ambulance to St…
  
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• Pysyk collapses during pickup basketball

  28-02-2015 23:14 via wivb.com
  
  Rochester Americans defenseman Mark Pysyk collapsed during a pickup basketball Saturday at the team's arena and was taken by ambulance to St…
  
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• Snowbirds don't miss the weather

  28-02-2015 20:38
  
  CLEARWATER, Fla. – Mike and Cindy Turner of Wheatfield walked the white-sand beach in sandals early Thursday morning under a bright sun and temperatures nudging toward 70 degrees. Nearby, a... Read More
  
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• Car fire overnight on Kensington Expressway

  28-02-2015 19:43
  
  Outbound lanes of the Kensington Expressway were closed early Saturday so Buffalo firefighters could deal with a burning auto, whose driver apparently left the scene.A police spokesman said the... Read More
  
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• Suspected bank robber caught outside North Street Key Bank

  28-02-2015 19:42
  
  Police said the note was not handwritten but typed: “This is a robbery. I have a gun and bomb.”The teller at the Key Bank at 256 North St., near Elmwood Avenue, gave him money, and... Read More
  
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• A new source of ideas for medical solutions

  28-02-2015 19:35
  
  When Dr. Khurshid Guru sought a better way to perform surgery on cancer patients, one that preserves more of their kidney function, he didn’t turn to a veteran oncologist or medical... Read More
  
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• Hospice flower bouquets being assembled for next week’s sale

  28-02-2015 19:14
  
  This weekend, 300 volunteers will assemble 30,000 bouquets to prepare for Hospice Buffalo’s 29th annual spring bouquet fundraiser sale from Wednesday through Saturday. Thousands of fresh... Read More
  
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• Historic church needs help paying winter gas bill

  28-02-2015 18:57 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – A historic church on Buffalo’s East Side is feeling the financial affects of this harsh winter. Their gas and electri…
  
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• Man in critical condition after being struck walking in the street

  28-02-2015 18:48 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – A 22-year-old man is in critical condition at ECMC after being struck while walking on Winspear Avenue near Bailey Av…
  
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• Driver hits city truck, charged with pot possession

  28-02-2015 16:21
  
  A driver involved in a minor accident with a Buffalo Water Department truck faces drug possession charges.Police officers who responded to the accident at South and Alabama streets at around 11:30... Read More
  
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• Police find driver in Winspear Avenue hit-and-run

  28-02-2015 16:19
  
  A hit-and-run driver critically injured a man as he walked on Winspear Avenue near Bailey Avenue at around 7:30 p.m. Friday, police said.The driver was later located and is cooperating with... Read More
  
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• Stun gun, hammer used in Bennett Village Terrace robbery

  28-02-2015 16:17
  
  A man and a woman have been charged in a brutal robbery, in which a stun gun and claw hammer were used as weapons, Buffalo police said in a report.Officers said Anginell Reese, 42, used the stun... Read More
  
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• Buffalo man arrested after throwing chair that hit woman on head

  28-02-2015 16:14
  
  A man went on a rampage inside a home on Buffalo’s Eden Street, injuring a resident there and causing some $3,000 in damage, police said.Charged with a felony count of criminal mischief, a... Read More
  
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• Records smashed as February 2015 comes to an end

  28-02-2015 06:00 via wivb.com
  
  February of 2015 wasn't just cold, it was arctic cold. This is a list of the records smashed in February of 2015.
  
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• February's Brutal Temps Damage Grape Vines

  28-02-2015 05:52
  
  February's Brutal Temps Damage Grape Vines
  
  
          
  
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• Scholar Athlete: Megan Mazurkiewicz

  28-02-2015 05:48 via wivb.com
  
  Buffalo Seminary’s Megan Mazurkiewicz is a News 4 Scholar Athlete for the month of February. The golf and bowling standout holds a 4.23 GPA,…
  
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• Concord hires part-time code enforcement officer

  28-02-2015 05:13
  
  The Concord Town Board appointed Al Pirro as a part-time code enforcement officer during a special meeting Friday. Rick Atkinson, code enforcement officer, is considering retirement, said... Read More
  
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• Heroin overdose victim revived by Evans Police officers

  28-02-2015 04:55
  
  A 23-year-old Evans woman who stopped breathing after a heroin overdose about 8 p.m. Friday was revived by Evans Police Officers R. Maslach and J. Mayer, who administered naloxone hydrochloride,... Read More
  
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• School buses struggle in trailer park

  28-02-2015 04:19 via wivb.com
  
  HAMBURG, N.Y. (WIVB)- Piles of snow have made the streets so narrow in a Hamburg trailer park that the school bus supervisor is threatening …
  
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• Congress passes emergency Homeland Security Department funding legislation

  28-02-2015 04:15 via wivb.com
  
  Acting without fanfare, the Senate cleared the measure less than four hours before the deadline that would have triggered a partial shutdown…
  
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• Massachusetts Avenue man arrested in stabbing

  28-02-2015 03:55
  
  A Massachusetts Avenue man was arrested Friday for allegedly stabbing a man during an argument in the 1900-block of Niagara Street Thursday afternoon. Luis Melendez, 23, was taken into custody on... Read More
  
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• Woman gets prison time for attempting to bring 32,000 pills into U.S.

  28-02-2015 03:21 via wivb.com
  
  The U.S. Attorney's Office says Leann Corley, 29, attempted to smuggle the vast amount of pills in 33 ziplocked bags inside a body suit.
  
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• Depew family suing state, Erie County and Cheektowaga over November Storm death

  28-02-2015 03:12
  
  The attorney for the family of the Depew man who froze to death during the November snowstorm as he awaited help on Innsbruck Drive in Cheektowaga, just blocks from the warehouse where he worked,... Read More
  
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• Buffalo man indicted on federal drug-trafficking charges

  28-02-2015 03:08
  
  A Buffalo man was indicted by a federal grand jury Friday for alleged cocaine trafficking and rigging his bank accounts to conceal his activities, authorities said.Brandon Washington, 31, is... Read More
  
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• Career criminal sentenced to prison time

  28-02-2015 03:07 via wivb.com
  
  Alexy Diaz, 31, is headed to prison for just over eight years after being convicted of possession of a firearm by an armed career criminal.
  
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• Lackawanna couple arrested following drug raid on their home

  28-02-2015 03:03
  
  Two people were arrested on drug-trafficking charges following a raid on their home on Roland Avenue in Lackawanna Friday morning. Susan Dietrich, 52, and James Duncan, 50, are both charged with... Read More
  
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• Police arrest two in local drug busts

  28-02-2015 02:54 via wivb.com
  
  Two men were charged after police say they found nine grams of cocaine in one's house, and 20 bundles of heroin in the toilet of another man…
  
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• Springville woman charged with leaving dog out in the cold

  28-02-2015 02:04 via wivb.com
  
  Police in Boston say they learned about a woman who wasn't providing appropriate shelter for her dog, and they eventually arrested arrested …
  
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• Three health care providers team up to seek state funds for cardiac catheterization lab

  28-02-2015 02:00
  
  NIAGARA FALLS – Three local health care providers are looking to the state to help deal with what they describe as disparities in cardiac treatment in Niagara County.Niagara Falls Memorial... Read More
  
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• WNY’s winter to remember some local officials would rather forget

  28-02-2015 01:48 via wivb.com
  
  LANCASTER, N.Y. (WIVB) – It started with the massive November snow storm, and the winter of 2014-15 has kept a tight grip on Western New Yor…
  
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• Student arrested after threat at Starpoint High School

  28-02-2015 01:42
  
  A high school student has been arrested, and suspended from school, in connection with an unsubstantiated threat made at Starpoint High School in Pendleton.State Police reported that an 18-year-old ... Read More
  
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• Second-time gun felon sentenced to two to four years

  28-02-2015 01:32
  
  LOCKPORT – A Buffalo man who tried to cross the Lewiston-Queenston Bridge into Canada with a gun in his possession July 26 was sentenced to two to four years in prison Friday by State... Read More
  
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• Books for Kids kicks off annual campaign

  28-02-2015 01:13
  
  You’ll probably be seeing a lot of Reada Book in the coming weeks.She’s the larger-than-life owl mascot, sporting a pink bow in her head feathers, who was introduced at... Read More
  
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• Depew family sues state in November storm death

  28-02-2015 00:59
  
  The family of a Depew man is suing the state, and plans to sue Erie County and Cheektowaga, after their loved one was found buried in his car.
  
  
          
  
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• Two men indicted in Niagara Falls 7-Eleven robbery

  28-02-2015 00:56
  
  LOCKPORT – A Buffalo man pleaded not guilty Friday in Niagara County Court to an indictment accusing him and another man of robbing a 7-Eleven store at 15th Street and Pine Avenue in Niagara ... Read More
  
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• Free agent QB McCown signs with Browns

  28-02-2015 00:50 via wivb.com
  
  Despite also talking with the Bills, free agent quarterback Josh McCown signed with the Cleveland Browns Friday, reportedly a three-year con…
  
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• Nova Photo to close doors, a victim of the digital age

  28-02-2015 00:39
  
  Nova Photo on Hertel Avenue will go dark Saturday after 25 years in business – the latest casualty of the digital photo revolution.In the good old days, customers would bring in as many as... Read More
  
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• Hertel Avenue's Nova Photo to close its doors

  28-02-2015 00:39
  
  Nova Photo on Hertel Avenue will go dark Saturday after 25 years in business – the latest casualty of the digital photo revolution.In the good old days, customers would bring in as many as... Read More
  
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• Officials: Major local employer loses contract after giving “misleading” information

  28-02-2015 00:32 via wivb.com
  
  Local employer says 100 percent of its employees are still necessary.
  
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• Major local employer loses contract but isn’t yet looking to cut jobs

  28-02-2015 00:32 via wivb.com
  
  Local employer says 100 percent of its employees are still necessary.
  
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• Birmingham blast echoes in Buffalo 52 years later

  28-02-2015 00:23
  
  Sarah Collins Rudolph still lies awake some nights, replaying in her mind the bloody morning of Sept. 15, 1963.She was 12 and her sister Addie Mae was 14. On an overcast morning, they made their... Read More
  
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• Griffs close regular season with a win

  28-02-2015 00:08 via wivb.com
  
  Canisius finished up the regular season on a high note, beating Fairfield 72-65 Friday night.
  
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• Frozen lakes leaving water-birds stranded

  28-02-2015 00:01 via wivb.com
  
  TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Mary Jo Sicurella, a humane and wildlife educator at the SPCA, has seen an increase in water birds needing to be re…
  
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• Frozen lakes leaves SPCA nursing water-birds

  28-02-2015 00:01 via wivb.com
  
  Frozen lakes have left an influx of water-birds in the care of the SPCA.
  
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