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• Springville school superintendent suddenly took leave

  06-05-2015 23:56 via wivb.com
  
  On Tuesday the school board allowed him to use up his vacation time for the remainder of the school year.
  
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• Springville school superintendent suddenly on leave

  06-05-2015 23:56 via wivb.com
  
  SPRINGVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) –  The Springville School Superintendent suddenly took a paid leave of absence. On Tuesday the school board allowed…
  
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• Orchard Park may “blink” the geese away

  06-05-2015 23:52 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB)- What’s ‘good for the goose’ may be finding another home. The Orchard Park Town Board meets Wednesday night and ma…
  
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• Orchard Park approves measure to humanely disperse geese

  06-05-2015 23:52 via wivb.com
  
  The Orchard Park Town Board meets Wednesday night and may approve the purchase of seven blinking lights to make the geese relocate.
  
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• Ryan says he won’t muzzle his players

  06-05-2015 23:42 via wivb.com
  
  With running back LeSean McCoy's comments on Eagles coach Chip Kelly making the rounds, Bills head coach Rex Ryan says he is fine with his p…
  
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• Mayor Brown appoints new deputy mayor, chief of staff

  06-05-2015 23:31 via wivb.com
  
  Mayor Byron Brown's office announced his appointment of Elizabeth Betsey Ball as the new deputy mayor and chief of staff for the City of Buf…
  
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• Jamestown Police arrest woman on drug, resisting arrest charges

  06-05-2015 22:48 via wivb.com
  
  Officers acted on a search warrant on Winsor Street just before 12 p.m. Wednesday and found a 34-year-old woman inside a home.
  
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• Cheektowaga woman arrested, charged with third degree rape

  06-05-2015 22:21 via wivb.com
  
  Police charged Alexandria N. Hoyt with felony third degree rape after they say an investigation revealed she had a sexual encounter with a c…
  
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• Soldier from Eden hurt in crash on NJ Turnpike

  06-05-2015 21:47
  
  A soldier from Eden is recovering from serious injuries he suffered in a crash on the New Jersey Turnpike last week.
          
  
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• Police capture bank robbery suspect who instagramed crime video, robbery note

  06-05-2015 21:32 via wivb.com
  
  Police say 23-year-old Dominyk Antonio Alfonseca walked into the bank and handed the teller a note demanding money.
  
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• Police charge teen for attempting to fly with realistic replica handgun

  06-05-2015 21:27 via wivb.com
  
  The teen was charged on a state charge, which could carry civil penalties of up to $11,000.
  
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• Train slams into unoccupied pickup truck

  06-05-2015 20:56 via wivb.com
  
  The Genesee County Sheriff's Office says a Norfolk and Southern train slammed into a pickup truck on the train tracks just before 3 a.m. Wed…
  
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• Police find cocaine and illegal gun in Buffalo home

  06-05-2015 20:49 via wivb.com
  
  Erie County Sheriff's Deputies say they and other police forces raided a Laird Avenue home just before 1 p.m. on Tuesday.
  
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• Sheriff’s office: Drop-off program already collected over 2,000 pounds of drugs in 2015

  06-05-2015 20:31 via wivb.com
  
  In a five month period, the program collected over 2,600 pounds of prescription medications.
  
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• NFL report says Patriots likely deflated footballs

  06-05-2015 19:42 via wivb.com
  
  The report also says quarterback Tom Brady “was at least generally aware of the inappropriate activities” related to the footballs, as were …
  
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• Dems walk out after GOP rebuffs Skelos vote

  06-05-2015 19:32
  
  Senate Democrats walked out of the chamber in protest after Republicans refused to hear their attempt to force the ouster of Majority Leader Dean Skelos
          
  
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• Buffalo’s LeSean McCoy implies Eagles coach is racially biased

  06-05-2015 19:06 via wivb.com
  
  McCoy, a former Philadelphia Eagles star, said in an interview his relationship with his former coach Chip Kelly was strained, potentially d…
  
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• Wyoming Co. woman sentenced for DMV theft

  06-05-2015 17:42
  
  A Wyoming County woman will spend the next two to six years behind bars for stealing money from the DMV.
          
  
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• Lawmakers moving forward with push for mayoral control of Buffalo Public Schools

  06-05-2015 17:40 via wivb.com
  
  Assemblywoman Peoples-Stokes and State Sen. Kennedy held a joint event in Albany Wednesday morning to lay out the basics of a plan to put Bu…
  
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• Buffalo man arrested in drug raid

  06-05-2015 17:19
  
  A man from Buffalo is facing several drug charges following a raid of a Laird Avenue home Tuesday afternoon.
          
  
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• Randolph’s Maycock is NY Player of the Year – again

  06-05-2015 16:51 via wivb.com
  
  For the second year in a row, Randolph’s McKenna Maycock is the State Player of the Year in Class C. Maycock, who was also a News 4 Scholar …
  
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• Getting crafty to cut costs

  06-05-2015 16:32 via wivb.com
  
  According to the knot.com, people spend, on average $31,000 on their wedding. There are ways to save while planning, without sacrificing wha…
  
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• Students gear up for Bike to School Day

  06-05-2015 16:29 via wivb.com
  
  Annual event promotes benefits of bicycling
  
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• Man reports naked intruder, turns out to be daughter’s boyfriend

  06-05-2015 16:21 via wivb.com
  
  A man flagged down police after finding a naked person in his home which he later discovered was actually his daughter’s boyfriend.
  
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• Mother’s Day Gift Ideas

  06-05-2015 16:19 via interactives.wivb.com
  
  This Mother's Day surprise mom with a gift she'll love. Check out this list for ideas!
  
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• Real-life Shawshank escapee caught in Florida

  06-05-2015 16:15 via wivb.com
  
  Frank Freshwaters, now 79, was sentenced to serve 20 years at Shawshank State Prison but escaped after being transferred to an ‘honor farm.’
  
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• Chautauqua County Explores Shared Fire Services

  06-05-2015 16:15
  
  A consultant is looking into how fire services in Chautauqua County can run more efficiently.Options include consolidation or shared services.
          
  
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• Woman held hostage asks for help in online pizza order

  06-05-2015 16:14 via wivb.com
  
  Pizza Hut employees recognized the order as being from a frequent customer. But, the comments were out of the ordinary so they called the po…
  
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• New club looks to include people with disabilities in WNY races

  06-05-2015 16:13 via wivb.com
  
  Buffalo Racin is teaming up with the Heritage Centers for their annual 5K run/walk happening this Saturday, May 9.
  
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• Joining the race

  06-05-2015 16:13 via wivb.com
  
  Buffalo Racin is teaming up with the Heritage Centers for their annual 5K run/walk happening this Saturday, May 9th.
  
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• Report: Germanwings crash co-pilot tried slow descent before

  06-05-2015 14:45 via wivb.com
  
  It remains unclear why the co-pilot would have wanted to crash the plane. German authorities say he researched suicide methods.
  
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• Money saving tips to save you big on your wedding day

  06-05-2015 13:53 via wivb.com
  
  Deals 4 You // How can you save thousands on the biggest day of your life?
  
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• Buffalo bride saves thousands on wedding

  06-05-2015 13:53 via wivb.com
  
  Deals 4 You // How can you save money on the biggest day of your life?
  
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• NU sophomore Snowden will transfer

  06-05-2015 05:55 via wivb.com
  
  After just two seasons with Niagara, sophomore forward Ramone Snowden will transfer away, the school confirmed on Tuesday.
  
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• One dead, three hurt in shooting in Buffalo

  06-05-2015 05:55
  
  The incident happened around 5:30 p.m. Monday.
          
  
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• Local GOP senator: Skelos should step aside

  06-05-2015 05:50
  
  Sen. Robert Ortt of Niagara County called on his GOP leader in the Senate to step aside.
          
  
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• Gronkowski in the running for Madden cover

  06-05-2015 05:48 via wivb.com
  
  Western New York native Rob Gronkowski is one of four players in the running to be on the cover of this year’s Madden video game. The four o…
  
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• Local talent drafted in USHL

  06-05-2015 05:43 via wivb.com
  
  This year’s USHL draft class is peppered with athletes from Western New York, headlined by Nichols star Carson Gicewicz, who went sixth over…
  
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• Checkers coming to North Buffalo

  06-05-2015 05:37
  
  A new Checkers Drive-in will open by the end of the summer in North Buffalo.
          
  
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• Planning Board OKs AM&A's Hotel Project

  06-05-2015 05:34
  
  The former AM&A building in Downtown Buffalo will soon have new life.
          
  
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• Jeffrey Basil murder conviction set aside

  06-05-2015 05:27
  
  The murder conviction of Jeffrey Basil, the former Buffalo bar manager who was convicted in the death of Bill Sager, Jr., has been set aside.
          
  
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• Boaters question new operator of Small Boater Harbor

  06-05-2015 05:11 via wivb.com
  
  Tuesday night boaters had the chance to question the owner of the out-of-state company chosen to run the largest marina in the state.
  
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• Reed weighs on the challenges of being a mid-round draft pick

  06-05-2015 03:48 via wivb.com
  In the 2015 NFL Draft the Buffalo Bills did not have a first-round pick. However, in the past some of the Bills best players came in later r…
  
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• Food Truck Tuesdays Returns to Larkinville

  06-05-2015 03:13
  
  Food Truck Tuesdays are back!
          
  
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• Developer gets green light for medical building near Buffalo-Niagara medical campus

  06-05-2015 02:23 via wivb.com
  
  Construction is estimated to cost around $5 million for the entire project.
  
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• Niagara LaSalle shutting down plant

  06-05-2015 02:16 via wivb.com
  
  A notice filed by the Niagara LaSalle Corporation says they have plans to shut down their plant by July 31.
  
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• Parents use son’s death to push anti-bullying messages

  06-05-2015 02:07 via wivb.com
  
  Tracey and Tim Rodemeyer want students to stand up to bullying, and they're telling students in fourth through eighth grade that stopping bu…
  
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• Woman says “thank you” to doctors for saving her life

  06-05-2015 01:31 via wivb.com
  
  Doctors and nurses go above and beyond every day to save lives but they rarely get a visit from a patient who wants to say “thank you”. Jack…
  
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• Program which brings fresh food to families looks to expand

  06-05-2015 01:19 via wivb.com
  
  A Buffalo program that brings fresh food to thousands of families every year hopes to expand. The idea moved forward on Tuesday as the Plann…
  
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• Experts say Jeffrey Basil’s next trial likely won’t have same outcome

  06-05-2015 01:16 via wivb.com
  
  Following the overturned verdict, lawyers are likely looking at another full-length trial, unless the prosecution appeals the decision to ov…
  
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