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• Mother charged with manslaughter following death of 1-year-old

  19-05-2015 23:42 via wivb.com
  
  Breaking News // Police say they've been tirelessly working to investigate the death of 1-year-old Mila Whipple, who died at Women and Children's Hospital in…
  
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• Rural Metro explains 48 minute ambulance wait

  19-05-2015 23:39 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- Rural Metro ambulance officials took the ‘hot seat’ at City Hall Tuesday. They were called to the Common Council’s Fin…
  
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• Parents and oversharing on social media

  19-05-2015 23:28 via wivb.com
  
  Special Report // A new poll by C. S. Mott Children's Hospital at the University at Michigan found that the majority of parents in their study who use social …
  
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• Reed accepts Walsh internship with the Bills

  19-05-2015 22:37 via wivb.com
  
  Hall-of-Fame receiver Andre Reed is headed back to training camp.
  
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• Man shot in the butt following Niagara Falls shooting

  19-05-2015 22:27 via wivb.com
  
  When police arrived, they called for first responders for the man who was hit. He was taken to the Erie County Medical Center and is expecte…
  
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• Man who scammed NHL pleads guilty to forgery charges in Ohio

  19-05-2015 22:16 via wivb.com
  
  John Spano Jr. pleaded guilty Monday to 16 counts of forgery for what authorities say was a scheme that saw him collect nearly $70,000 in sa…
  
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• AP Source: Babcock in contract talks with Buffalo Sabres

  19-05-2015 22:13 via wivb.com
  
  Babcock has not ruled out staying put in Detroit, and said he wanted to make a decision on his future by Wednesday.
  
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• Companies accused of scamming New Yorkers, givers nationwide are Tennessee companies

  19-05-2015 21:57 via wivb.com
  
  A lawsuit has been filed against four Tennessee non-profits, alleging they scammed more than $187 million from people around the country.
  
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• Takata air bag recall doubles to nearly 34 million

  19-05-2015 21:46 via wivb.com
  Eleven automakers, including Honda Motor Co. and Toyota Motor Corp., have recalled 17 million vehicles in the U.S. and more than 36 million …
  
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• New York joins fight against massive cancer charity fraud

  19-05-2015 21:01 via wivb.com
  
  Schneiderman called the spending "as heinous as it is illegal."
  
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• FTC: Family raised $187M for cancer, spent it on themselves

  19-05-2015 20:50 via wivb.com
  
  The charities hired telemarketers to collect $20 donations from people across the country, telling consumers that they provided financial ai…
  
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• St. Bonaventure gifted $2 million from relative of former Pittsburgh Steelers owner

  19-05-2015 20:38 via wivb.com
  
  A Pittsburgh attorney who's a grandson of the late Steelers owner Art Rooney Sr. is donating $2 million to St. Bonaventure University in wes…
  
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• Man fined for driving 119 MPH in 55 MPH zone

  19-05-2015 20:36 via wivb.com
  
  Police clocked 30-year-old Stefano Clemente at 119 miles per hour on Route 62 in Kiantone -- a 55 miles per hour zone.
  
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• NYS Parks manager arrested at park for DWI, resisting arrest

  19-05-2015 20:21 via wivb.com
  
  Police say they were conducting a routine check of the park when they saw a vehicle driving around after hours.
  
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• Parish vandalized in attempt to steal tabernacle

  19-05-2015 19:43 via wivb.com
  
  Police say somebody broke into the church through a stained glass window of All Saints Parish on Chadduck Avenue of Orchard Park.
  
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• Patriots won’t appeal team’s fine, draft penalties

  19-05-2015 19:34 via wivb.com
  
  New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft will not appeal the $1 million fine and loss of two draft choices.
  
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• Dunkirk man charged with driving drunk 3 times over legal limit

  19-05-2015 19:13 via wivb.com
  
  New York State Troopers pulled over Matthew Budniewski, 36, for following too closely and an unsafe lane change.
  
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• K9 Officers demonstrate drug search

  19-05-2015 17:56 via wivb.com
  
  They're at the front of the police force and helping to keep our community safe. K9 officers have become important members of the Erie Count…
  
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• Lockport continues to provide water for residents under “do not drink” order

  19-05-2015 17:29 via wivb.com
  
  Residents in the affected area are invited to bring containers to the fire department to be filled with drinking water through 11 p.m. Tuesd…
  
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• Cyclist flips motorcycle, charged with almost 3x DWI

  19-05-2015 16:47 via wivb.com
  
  Authorities say the man, Adam Rock, 31, of New Port Richie, Florida, was attempting a stunt by starting his motorcycle quickly and instead t…
  
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• Summer Fun: New thrill rides open across the country

  19-05-2015 15:58 via wivb.com
  
  “Star Wars,” Justice League, “Fast and Furious” — all are represented in different ways and in different parks this summer.
  
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• College classmates realize they are long lost sisters

  19-05-2015 15:56 via wivb.com
  
  A Rhode Island woman has reportedly reunited with the two daughters she put up for adoption 35 years ago, after the two sisters met through …
  
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• Art Rooney’s grandson donates $2M to St. Bona University

  19-05-2015 15:01 via wivb.com
  
  A Pittsburgh attorney who's a grandson of the late Steelers owner Art Rooney Sr. is donating $2 million to St. Bonaventure University in wes…
  
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• Erin Kelly opens up about her tough, but “cuddly,” family

  19-05-2015 14:42 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – In the introduction to her book, Jim and Jill Kelly’s daughter Erin says she rather that it didn’t exist. Cancer, she…
  
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• Tonight on News 4: “Band-Aid King” helping local kids

  19-05-2015 13:30 via wivb.com
  
  How a Grand Island earned the royal moniker.
  
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• Crowning the Band Aid King: How a local boy inspired Western New York

  19-05-2015 13:30 via wivb.com
  
  How a Grand Island student earned the royal moniker the "Band-Aid King".
  
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• Crowning the Band Aid King: How a boy became royalty

  19-05-2015 13:30 via wivb.com
  
  How a Grand Island earned the royal moniker.
  
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• Crowning the “Band-Aid King”

  19-05-2015 13:30 via wivb.com
  
  How a Grand Island earned the royal moniker.
  
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• Boy with cancer inspires campaign to help others

  19-05-2015 13:30 via wivb.com
  
  How a Grand Island earned the royal moniker.
  
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• “Band-Aid King” helping local kids

  19-05-2015 13:30 via wivb.com
  
  How a Grand Island earned the royal moniker.
  
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• Warm muggy air is out; Cooler less humid in

  19-05-2015 12:15 via wivb.com
  
  Latest Forecast // The breeze picks up today and ushers in cooler and much less humid air. The refreshing change in air mass will last right through the rest o…
  
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• Warm, muggy air departs ahead of cool week

  19-05-2015 12:15 via wivb.com
  
  Latest Forecast // The breeze picks up today and ushers in cooler and much less humid air. The refreshing change in air mass will last right through the rest o…
  
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• Inland Frost threat tonight; Occ’l Memorial Day shwrs/tshwrs

  19-05-2015 12:15 via wivb.com
  Latest Forecast // Frost and freeze threat to the interior of WNY tonight. Temps edge up this weekend, but Memorial Day will likely bring Occasional Showers.
  
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• Inland Frost threat Fri night; Occ’l Memorial Day shwrs/tshwrs

  19-05-2015 12:15 via wivb.com
  
  Latest Forecast // Clearing skies, light winds & low humidity will bring a frost threat to the interior of WNY, and even a freeze in some valleys. Temps edge u…
  
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• Inland Frost threat Fri night; Memorial Day showers possible

  19-05-2015 12:15 via wivb.com
  
  Latest Forecast // Temperatures will run below average the remainder of the week and there will even be some frost Friday night. Gradual warming Saturday-Monda…
  
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• Inland Frost threat Fri night; Gradual warming Saturday-Memorial Day

  19-05-2015 12:15 via wivb.com
  
  Latest Forecast // Temperatures will run below average the remainder of the week and there will even be some frost Friday night. Gradual warming Saturday-Monda…
  
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• Frost danger not passed yet; Gradual warming Saturday-Memorial Day

  19-05-2015 12:15 via wivb.com
  
  Latest Forecast // Temperatures will run below average the remainder of the week and there will even be some frost Friday night. Gradual warming Saturday-Monda…
  
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• Cool Wednesday with increasing sunshine; Frost is possible Fri night

  19-05-2015 12:15 via wivb.com
  
  Latest Forecast // Temperatures will run below average the remainder of the week and there may even be some frost Friday night.
  
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• Brilliant sunshine, though still cool today; Frost is possible Fri night

  19-05-2015 12:15 via wivb.com
  
  Latest Forecast // Temperatures will run below average the remainder of the week and there may even be some frost Friday night.
  
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• Below average temps through the work week; Frost is possible Fri night

  19-05-2015 12:15 via wivb.com
  
  Latest Forecast // The mugginess we had on Monday is gone for some time to come. Temperatures will run below average the remainder of the week and there may ev…
  
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• Buffalo, national viewers respond to News 4 on Periscope

  19-05-2015 05:44 via wivb.com
  
  Periscope viewers were able to not only get a behind the scenes view of a newsroom, but were able to interact with News 4's Nalina Shapiro a…
  
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• Buffalo man arrested, charged with felony DWI

  19-05-2015 05:31 via wivb.com
  
  New York State Police pulled over to help a vehicle which they say was disabled on the I-190, and they say soon after it became apparent tha…
  
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• Buffalo’s fire houses not fit for women

  19-05-2015 05:30 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Most of Buffalo’s firehouses are outdated, built decades before the first woman joined the ranks in the early 1980s. …
  
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• Pedestrian struck on Main Street in Buffalo

  19-05-2015 05:18 via wivb.com
  
  Police roped off the scene of a car which struck a pedestrian on Minnesota Avenue.
  
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• Pedestrian fatally struck on Main Street in Buffalo

  19-05-2015 05:18 via wivb.com
  
  Police roped off the scene of a car which struck a pedestrian on Main Street near Minnesota Avenue.
  
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• Niagara Falls offers garbage bag trade

  19-05-2015 04:55 via wivb.com
  
  On June 3 and June 4, Niagara Falls officials will trade black garbage bags for the clear version which is accepted for the yard waste.
  
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• New basketball tournament coming to Buffalo after Gus Macker relocates

  19-05-2015 03:56 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Community leaders have been pushing for a new basketball tournament in Buffalo after the Gus Macker relocated. Founde…
  
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• Obama joins Twitter age with @POTUS Twitter handle

  19-05-2015 03:27 via wivb.com
  
  President Barack Obama is embracing short-form communication. Twitter has a new @POTUS account.
  
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• Identical triplets, two of which are conjoined, born in Texas

  19-05-2015 03:11 via wivb.com
  
  In an extremely rare event, identical triplets, two conjoined, have been born in Corpus Christi, Texas.
  
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• Senator Schumer wants to boost funding to fight rise in WNY heroin overdoses

  19-05-2015 00:43 via wivb.com
  
  There have been 40 heroin linked deaths in the area since the beginning of this year. Monday News 4 met two families who have been touched b…
  
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