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• Four hot bills stuck in NYS assembly

  17-06-2015 23:24 via wivb.com
  
  Officials say bills are held up in the Assembly on Alix's Law, mayoral control of Buffalo, legalizing MMA and on religious and private schoo…
  
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• Mother and father fight rare cancers together

  17-06-2015 22:55 via wivb.com
  
  At the same time as their fight against cancer, the two parents are raising two young daughters, Maeve, 4, and Hazel, 18 months.
  
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• Ridgeway man accused of stealing more than $2,000 from youth football program

  17-06-2015 22:25 via wivb.com
  
  Police say he made numerous purchases with the program's debit and credit cards.
  
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• Man going to jail for nearly a decade after pleading guilty to Allentown shooting

  17-06-2015 21:53 via wivb.com
  
  On Wednesday, Petty appeared in front of a judge, who sentenced him to spend nine years behind bars.
  
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• Federal grand jury has 30 days to indict suspended Buffalo officer

  17-06-2015 21:29 via wivb.com
  
  A suspended Buffalo Police Department officer waived his right to a preliminary hearing, opening himself up to an indictment.
  
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• Historic replicas of Nina and Pinta retreat from Black Rock Canal

  17-06-2015 20:25 via wivb.com
  
  They met their match in an aging bridge at the Ferry Street crossing at Black Rock Canal.
  
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• After 12 days, search for escaped murderers to expand

  17-06-2015 19:58 via wivb.com
  
  Now officials say they're going to move past Dannemora as the main point of their search. Police will be deployed to start turning over new …
  
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• FCC fines AT&T $100 million for intentionally slowing Internet speeds

  17-06-2015 19:39 via wivb.com
  
  FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler said AT&T, the country’s second-largest mobile phone service, violated the commission’s rules on corporate transpar…
  
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• “Romeo and Juliet” full of both romance and action

  17-06-2015 18:53 via wivb.com
  
  Shakespeare in Delaware Park is one of the largest free outdoor theater festivals in the country
  
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• Firefighters put out blaze at Grant Street building

  17-06-2015 18:24 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – A vacant building that some consider an eyesore in Buffalo caught fire Wednesday morning. Buffalo firefighters rushed…
  
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• Boy’s lost stuffed tiger has great adventure at Tampa airport

  17-06-2015 17:48 via wivb.com
  
  Staff members decided it would be great for the stuffed animal to check out the airport while he waited for his owner’s return.
  
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• Police: Pizza place worker sent bomb threat to get day off

  17-06-2015 17:47 via wivb.com
  
  According to police, detectives traced the number to a messaging app.
  
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• Amherst bicyclist in critical condition at ECMC

  17-06-2015 17:43 via wivb.com
  
  The man was found face down with his bike on top of him.
  
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• The latest fad: Coloring books for adults

  17-06-2015 17:40 via wivb.com
  
  Adult coloring books are among the most in demand books online and in stores.
  
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• Study: Viewing cat videos boosts energy, positive emotions

  17-06-2015 17:38 via wivb.com
  
  According to the study, watching cat videos could boost viewers’ energy and positive emotions and decrease negativity.
  
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• Police: Drunk parents tell 13-year-old daughter to drive

  17-06-2015 17:36 via wivb.com
  
  The mother and father have each been charged with two counts of child endangerment, a state-jail felony, according to arrest warrants.
  
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• Prosecutors: Man connected to Muhammad cartoon shootout wanted to attack Super Bowl

  17-06-2015 14:57 via wivb.com
  
  “This is an individual who is apt to incite violence,” prosecutor Kristen Brook said. “This defendant, based on all these facts, is dangerou…
  
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• Emergency medical marijuana bill heading to Governor Cuomo

  17-06-2015 12:13 via wivb.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (WIVB) – A bill to legalize medical marijuana has passed the State Assembly and Senate. But, there are some restrictions to thi…
  
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• Partially decomposed, decapitated body found in vacant Niagara Falls house

  17-06-2015 09:58 via wivb.com
  
  Developing Story // The victim's head, arms and feet had been removed and were not at the scene.
  
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• Partially decomposed, decapitated body found at vacant Niagara Falls house

  17-06-2015 09:58 via wivb.com
  
  The victim's head, arms and feet had been removed and were not at the scene.
  
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• Niagara Falls Police ID decapitated body found

  17-06-2015 09:58 via wivb.com
  
  The victim's head, arms and feet had been removed and were not at the scene.
  
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• Body found in vacant house in Niagara Falls

  17-06-2015 09:58 via wivb.com
  
  Police uncovered a body in a vacant house on Willow Avenue in Niagara Falls.
  
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• Emergency medical marijuana bill heads to Cuomo

  17-06-2015 06:09
  
  A bill that would expedite access to medical marijuana for severely ill patients in New York will head to Gov. Andrew Cuomo's desk.
          
  
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• “Alix’s Law” stalls in the New York State Assembly

  17-06-2015 05:28 via wivb.com
  
  It will be four years this July since Alix Rice, 18, was killed in a hit-and-run accident in Amherst. She was hit by a drunk driver. A propo…
  
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• Exonerated teacher: ‘I’ve got to let it go.’

  17-06-2015 05:06 via wivb.com
  
  NEWFANE, N.Y. (WIVB) — Sal Anello’s life changed forever Jan. 20. And it’ll likely never be the same. He walked a Tonawanda park Tuesday eve…
  
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• Orchard Park Softball honored by school board

  17-06-2015 05:04 via wivb.com
  
  On Tuesday night the Orchard Park school board honored the Orchard Park High School's softball team. On Saturday the team won a state champi…
  
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• Hamilton police officers arrested after internal investigation

  17-06-2015 04:15 via wivb.com
  
  HAMILTON ONT. – Multiple Hamilton Police officers have been arrested following an internal investigation. In September 2014, tickets were di…
  
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• Bank of America supports Father Baker’s legacy with 11k donation

  17-06-2015 02:11 via wivb.com
  
  Bank of America representatives presented a check for $11,000 to "Father Baker's" for the WAY Program.
  
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• Finance Committee calls for end to $5 parking at Erie Basin Marina

  17-06-2015 01:42 via wivb.com
  
  The fee acts partially as a deterrent to those who would park then walk away from the marina, as it typically is intended for those who are …
  
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• African Lion Safari unveils new elephants

  17-06-2015 01:26 via wivb.com
  
  African Lion Safari added three baby elephants to its memory of 17 elephants.
  
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• Sabres team up to help homeless military moms

  17-06-2015 00:59 via wivb.com
  
  Single mothers who are military veterans now have a new place to find affordable housing in Buffalo.
  
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• Rain mixes with sewer water in Buffalo, Cheektowaga

  17-06-2015 00:34 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB)- Heavy rains have caused street runoff to mix with sewer water. According to the NY Alert system, there was a fourt…
  
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• Bills open three day mini-camp

  17-06-2015 00:29 via wivb.com
  
  The Buffalo Bills have three days this week to fine-tune everything before a six-week break until training camp.
  
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• Self defense claimed in shooting that left boy, 14, dead

  17-06-2015 00:07 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Two very different pictures painted Tuesday in Erie County Court about what happened on Aug. 12, 2014, when a city sh…
  
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• NYS considering widening Walden and Central Avenues

  17-06-2015 00:04 via wivb.com
  
  Officials at the New York State Department of Transportation say they're considering making the corner of Walden and Central Avenues more wi…
  
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