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• Former Subway spokesman, Jared Fogle to plead guilty

  18-08-2015 23:54 via wivb.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (WTTV) — Former Subway spokesman Jared Fogle is expected to plead guilty to possession of child pornography charges.
  CBS 4 in Indianapolis is reporting that he will accept a plea deal. Last month, the FBI raided Fogle’s Indianapolis-area home. It had to do with a child pornography case.
  Shortly after that, Subway suspended its ties with Fogle. His attorney says he has no comment but confirms the suspension is continuing.
  The U.S. Attorney’s Offi
  
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• Steel-making legacy removed from under Hamburg road

  18-08-2015 23:41 via wivb.com
  
  HAMBURG, NY (WIVB)- It’s a blast from Buffalo’s steel making past and it’s been lying under a road in Hamburg for decades.
  Now that Erie County Highway crews are rebuilding a two mile stretch of Lake Avenue near Abbott Road, they are removing tons of what’s known as ‘slag’, a byproduct left behind from steel making. Back in the 1970’s, Bethlehem Steel would give it away, so Erie County used some of it to lay as a base under blacktop.
  In hindsight, it rea
  
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• Police identify driver in stolen vehicle chase on I-90

  18-08-2015 23:19 via wivb.com
  
  LANCASTER, N.Y. (WIVB) — When a stolen car crossed the path of a New York State Trooper, a chase ensued on Tuesday afternoon near Lancaster.
  Police say they scanned the license plates of a New Jersey car, only to learn its owner reported it as stolen. Officers attempted to signal for the driver to pull over, but a chase ensued when the driver refused to comply.
  A chase spanned from Pembroke through Depew on the I-90 westbound, but ended when the driver attempted to exit the roadway, c
  
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• Driver crashes during chase over stolen vehicle on the I-90

  18-08-2015 23:19 via wivb.com
  
  LANCASTER, N.Y. (WIVB) — When a stolen car crossed the path of a New York State Trooper, a chase ensued on Tuesday afternoon near Lancaster.
  Police say they scanned the license plates of a New Jersey car, only to learn its owner reported it as stolen. Officers attempted to signal for the driver to pull over, but a chase ensued when the driver refused to pull over.
  A chase spanned from Pembroke through Depew on the I-90 westbound, but ended when the driver attempted to exit the roadway
  
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• Former fire department treasurer sentenced to 30 days in jail

  18-08-2015 22:30 via wivb.com
  
  LE ROY, N.Y. (WIVB) — A former treasurer of Le Roy’s fire department and Fireman’s Benevolent Association was sentenced to 30 days in jail, Tuesday.
  Dennis Snow, 61, pleaded guilty late last year to the theft of $46,000 to fuel a gambling addiction.
  Snow was arrested after an investigation found he siphoned money out of accounts from both organizations from 2007 to 2013. He was subjected to audits and investigations by New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli.
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• Report: Sabres make more changes to staff

  18-08-2015 22:00 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – There is more moving and shifting once again for the new-look Buffalo Sabres.
  Reports indicate the Sabres have parted ways with two team employees; Head amateur scout Dave Torrie and longtime strength and conditioning coach Doug McKenney.
  Torrie has joined the Los Angeles Kings as a pro scout. McKenney had been with the Sabres since 1995; his destination is unknown.
  No official word yet from the Sabres on each of the transactions. Stay tuned to News 4 for more.
  
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• Hotel worker calls police to rescue dog from hot car

  18-08-2015 20:58 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) — With no owner in sight, a local hotel employee called police Monday to aid a dog in distress inside a hot car.
  Niagara Falls Police say they responded to the Quality Hotel and Suites on First Street to rescue a chihuahua. Officers broke the window and removed the dog around 1 p.m., when temperatures in the area were around 85 degrees; heat would peak at 90 degrees later in the day.
  Police took the dog to the Niagara County SPCA after giving it cool wa
  
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• Home caregiver charged with grand larceny

  18-08-2015 20:52 via wivb.com
  
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) — Those in need of help entrusted a Buffalo woman with taking care of their loved ones, but she’s now facing charges of stealing from those same clients.
  Police are reaching out to the public after arresting Buffalo native Leona C. McCoullum, 52. One of McCoullum’s clients say they caught her on camera stealing from their home. They called police and sparked an investigation that led to the arrest.
  Anybody who may has employed her in the past and has h
  
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• Indonesian rescuers reach crash site, find plane destroyed

  18-08-2015 20:31 via wivb.com
  
  JAYAPURA, Indonesia (AP) — Rescuers on Tuesday reached the site in eastern Indonesia where a passenger plane slammed into a mountain over the weekend, killing all 54 people on board, and found that the aircraft had been destroyed, officials said.
  More than 70 rescuers reached the crash site after being hindered by rugged, forested terrain and bad weather, said Henry Bambang Soelistyo, the National Search and Rescue Agency chief.
  The flight data recorder and the cockpit voice recorder &mdas
  
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• Experts: 12 million trees have dried out in California drought

  18-08-2015 20:27 via wivb.com
  
  SANTA CRUZ (KRON) — The mix of extreme heat and no water means the Golden State is fast becoming the crispy, brown state.
  Twelve million trees have dried up because of the drought, and all that dead wood means the risk of wildfires is extremely high.
  One of the Bay Area’s most respected tree experts explained why so many trees are dying off. For Michael Bonfante, a healthy majestic redwood is a sight to behold.
  He is devoted his entire life to all things green. He buil
  
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• Police search for man behind string of burglaries and larcenies

  18-08-2015 19:59 via wivb.com
  
  TOWN OF TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Investigation spanning a Town of Tonawanda street led police to identify a person who they think is responsible for a string of crimes.
  Police have worked a number of burglary and larceny cases since the start of August on June Road. According to police, new information leads them to believe a Buffalo man is behind thefts from cars and burglaries at houses and garages.
  Officers with the Town of Tonawanda Police Department identified the suspected
  
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• Kittens found covered in chemical goo, expected to recover

  18-08-2015 19:41 via wivb.com
  
  MARYVILLE (WATE) – Two kittens were found covered in chemicals Friday night and authorities are trying to figure out who did it to them.
  Good Samaritans found the kittens on Friday in Tennessee. They dropped them off at Midland Pet Emergency Center. It took workers three hours to clean the kittens.(Courtesy: Blount County Humane Society Facebook Page)Blount County Humane Society President and animal cruelty investigator Steven Phipps says they were covered in a sticky product called &
  
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• VIDEO: Body cams capture sweep of elementary school after bomb threat

  18-08-2015 19:37 via wivb.com
  
  MILLERSVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – Officer-involved shootings in Ferguson, Missouri, and other cities around the nation have put the issue of body cameras in the spotlight.
  The cameras worn by officers show what really happened in the heat of the moment, the good, the bad, and the ugly.
  Because of that, Millersville is the latest Middle Tennessee police department to arm its officers with body cameras.
  Millersville is a small police department with less than 20 full-time officers, but every one
  
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• Man arrested with five pounds of pot, quantity of crack

  18-08-2015 19:24 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A collaboration of police forces broke into a house on a search warrant and came out with an arrest.
  Erie County Sheriff’s Deputies say they worked with Buffalo Police Department Narcotics Unit officers to raid an Olympic Avenue home. Inside the home, they say they found five pounds of marijuana and over half an ounce of crack cocaine.
  Inside the home, they arrested 37-year-old Omar Walker, charging him with criminal possession of a narcotic with intent to
  
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• Alleged bomb maker fails to show up to court

  18-08-2015 19:08 via wivb.com
  
  WHEATFIELD, N.Y. (WIVB) — A man accused of making bombs in his stepfather’s garage has been ordered to show up to court on Wednesday after failing to appear on Tuesday.
  The defense for Michael O’Neill, a Wheatfield man, says they did not have enough time to prepare written waivers for O’Neill’s appearance in court. A judge conditionally would have waived the Tuesday hearing if O’Neill was still hospitalized, but he recently left the hospital and is in cus
  
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• BPS Board of Education appoints next superintendent

  18-08-2015 18:49 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — After a unanimous vote, the Buffalo Public Schools will have their next superintendent.
  A meeting of the board on Tuesday convened without Mary Ruth Kapsiak and Carl Paladino, leading to a unanimous vote of confidence by the seven present board members in Dr. Kriner Cash as the next superintendent.
  New York’s Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia backed Cash — the sixth person to be interviewed for the position by the board. Soon after meeting w
  
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• Billy Graham’s son-in-law found unresponsive in pool

  18-08-2015 18:36 via wivb.com
  
  RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — A former UNC basketball player from a championship team is in intensive care after he was found unresponsive in a pool at his home in Wake County on Monday afternoon, officials said.
  The incident happened around 3:45 p.m., said Capt. Stevens with the Wake County Sheriff’s Office.
  The home is owned by Daniel and Anne Lotz, according to Wake County property records.
  Anne Graham Lotz is a daughter of the Rev. Billy Graham and founded AnGeL Ministries in Raleigh.
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• George Zimmerman, ‘Muslim-Free’ gun store team up to sell Confederate flag paintings

  18-08-2015 18:34 via wivb.com
  
  (WIVB) – George Zimmerman is teaming up with a controversial Inverness gun store to sell his Confederate flag prints. “This painting was painted in honor of Andy Hallinan for being a true patriot and leading the country into a better, safer America,” the Florida Gun Supply’s website reads.
  Zimmerman’s first painting, of an American flag, sold on eBay for $100,099.99 in 2013, CNN reports. Anyone who buys one of Zimmerman’s new prints will be entered t
  
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• Woman hopes roadside resumes land her career of her dreams

  18-08-2015 17:19 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – It’s not unusual to see someone holding a sign by the side of the road as you get off the 190 at Niagara Street, but the sign one woman has out there these days reflects a very unusual approach to her search for a new career.
  Carrie Kemeling is standing on the pedestrian island with a sign that reads “Not homeless, just hungry for success!! Take a resume”. She has handed out dozens and dozens of resumes to passing motorists over the last few days, a
  
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• Couple arrested for leaving children in hot car

  18-08-2015 16:10 via wivb.com
  
  CENTRAL SQUARE, N.Y. (WIVB) – NY State Police were called to a Walmart in central New York after a passerby called 911.The passerby noticed two children left along in a car and was concerned for their welfare.Police and emergency personnel discovered a silver van with a 4 year-old sleeping and a 9 year-old sweating heavily. The children were both treated at the scene and released.Police arrested Amanda Aikens, 29, of Central Square and John Yelle, 26, of Syracuse and charged them with enda
  
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• Back to school must haves for 2015

  18-08-2015 14:52 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – It’s the middle of August, which means it’s time to start thinking about back to school shopping. The crowds at malls like the Walden Galleria are already starting to swell, with families hunting for the perfect jeans, sneakers, and backpacks.
  “I’ve gotten a new North Face. And I’ve gotten some Abercrombie and Fitch. And I’m on my way to H&M.,” twelve-year-old Elaina Daddirio told News 4. She is deciding carefully what sh
  
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• Buffalo School Board set to make superintendent hiring decision

  18-08-2015 12:16 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The Buffalo School Board is scheduled to vote during a special session Tuesday whether to hire Dr. Kriner Cash as the new superintendent.
  The school board president is set to present a motion to appoint Dr. Cash to the superintendent post, contingent on him getting the necessary New York State certification. The state Education Department will be checking out Cash’s credentials before deciding whether to issue that certification.
  Cash was the superintendent for
  
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• Lancaster police warn public of suspicious male

  18-08-2015 06:02 via wivb.com
  
  LANCASTER, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Lancaster Police Department posted a warning to social media on Monday following an incident where a young girl says she was approached by a stranger.
  According to police, the girl says a man in a red minivan with tinted windows approached her and said “Come here, I am your Grandpa.”
  The girl immediately ran away to tell a family member about the incident, as the man was not her grandfather.
  He is described as a white male with brown hair and a brow
  
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• Boil and conserve water alert issued for Silver Creek residents

  18-08-2015 05:26
  
  A boil water and conserve water alert has been issued for all residents in Silver Creek.        
  
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• State Unveils New Emergency System

  18-08-2015 05:14
  
  New York on Monday announced a disaster response and recovery program that will provide universal emergency management software for every county.        
  
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• Maintenance worker finds body, sparks investigation in Wyoming County

  18-08-2015 04:32 via wivb.com
  
  COWLESVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) –The Wyoming County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a woman after finding a body on Monday morning.
  Police identified the body of 60-year-old Susan p. Knapp after a highway employee located it under a bridge on Urf Road just before 10 a.m.
  An autopsy is under way now to determine Knapp’s cause of death. While police wait for results, they say her case remains open and under investigation.
  Anybody with information is asked to call the Crim
  
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• East Aurora neighbors prefer bridge closed

  18-08-2015 04:19 via wivb.com
  
  EAST AURORA, NY (WIVB)- “One of the best things to happen on East Fillmore was that bridge closing.”
  That’s according to East Aurora resident Jim Vail who says most of the drivers who use the bridge near his home are just using it as a short cut.
  “It turned into a spectacular neighborhood as soon as that bridge closed because the cars that routinely go 35, 40 miles per hour up and down that street, stopped. It’s dangerous.”
  Other neighbors told News 4 the same
  
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• Reward offered for tip leading to arrest of parole violator

  18-08-2015 03:45 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Crimestoppers is offering up to a $1,000 reward for information that could lead to the arrest of a man who violated parole.
  Police are searching for 41-year-old Luis Borea who has convictions of criminal possession of a weapon and manslaughter. He is considered to be dangerous and could be armed.
  Anyone with information should contact TIPLINE at 867-6161.
  
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• Police investigate death of woman found under bridge in Wyoming County

  18-08-2015 02:51
  
  The Wyoming County Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of a woman who was found under a bridge in the Town of Bennington.        
  
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• Investigators looking into hospital larceny

  18-08-2015 02:09 via wivb.com
  
  NORTH TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Police in North Tonawanda are asking the public for help in bringing a thief who stole from a hospital to justice.
  Officers released a photo taken of a suspect from security cameras at DeGraff Memorial Hospital. Investigators believe he may have taken items from he hospital.
  Anybody with information is asked to call police at (716) 692-4312.
  
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• City puts the brakes on throwback brick roadway

  18-08-2015 02:02 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The hopes of some residents in one Buffalo neighborhood to preserve the vintage brick pavement on their street have been dashed–the city has decided to cover the brick back up.
  A street crew discovered the historic pavers last week on Blaine Avenue, and some people were hoping the city would restore the brick road. Some folks even took to the street, and scraped up pieces of the old asphalt pavement, themselves, but that optimism has turned to disappointment.B
  
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• SBA loans now available to Chautauqua County flood victims

  18-08-2015 01:47 via wivb.com
  
  MAYVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) — More than a month after historic floods ravaged parts of Chautauqua County, causing millions in damages, monetary help is available.
  Small Business Administration Loans are now available for those with severe damage. The loans can be used towards repairs or to replace damaged items, and they’re federal low-interest loans.
  “The recent flooding has left thousands of area residents reeling and unsure how they would be able to repair their homes and rep
  
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• Dyster names panel to sniff out source of stench in the Falls

  18-08-2015 01:31 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) – With hundreds of millions of dollars being spent on new development in Niagara Falls, there is a stench hanging over the Cataract City that is becoming an embarrassment. Mayor Paul Dyster now says he is going to do something about, and he has already started.
  Signs of progress are everywhere in Niagara Falls–hundreds of new hotel rooms under construction, or on the drawing board, including a new Courtyard by Marriott two blocks from the sewage plant.
  Tou
  
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• Flight of Five Project Moves Forward

  18-08-2015 01:26
  
  New York State is giving the City of Lockport more than $600 thousand to restore the historic "Flight of Five" locks.        
  
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• Carly’s Club gets special permit for swimming at Gallagher

  18-08-2015 01:23 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — There have been a lot of improvements at Gallagher Beach since it became a state park on Buffalo’s outer harbor, but swimming is still an issue.
  Sunday, when Carly’s Club held it “Summer Splash” fundraiser, the state required that a special water test be conducted by Erie County. The event raises money to fight pediatric cancer.
  The test found that the E.coli level was safe for swimming.
  “As part of our safety procedures, we have tested
  
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• Growth in transplants tied to social media

  18-08-2015 00:52 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The transplant center here at ECMC performs up to 80 kidney and pancreas transplants every year. And while that may seem like a lot, consider the waiting list here alone approaches 700 people, and as many as 1,000 people are waiting on organ transplants across WNY.))
  “Organ donation, from our perspective, is a public health crisis,” said Sarah Diina, marketing director at Unyts, western New York’s organ procurement organization that serves an eight-
  
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• Secrecy surrounds NYS medical marijuana program

  18-08-2015 00:48
  
  Secrecy surrounds NYs medical marijuana program, and some parents whose children need the medicine worry it won't be ready as soon as expected.        
  
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• Bed shortage pushes students off Buff State Campus

  18-08-2015 00:42 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- Buffalo State’s growing student population has again, been met with a bed shortage. This fall, almost 200 students will have to live at Medaille or Canisius’ campuses.
  Buffalo State’s Vice President of Student Affairs, Hal Payne, J.D., told News 4 the students are still getting top-of-the line accommodations, just a few miles away.
  “We’ll have about 90 students at Medaille and about 160 at Canisius, temporarily, while we wait for beds to c
  
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• Woman & Children's use antibiotic to treat fetus abnormality

  18-08-2015 00:31
  
  Women and Children's Hospital in Buffalo is now the first hospital in the world to use an antibiotic to treat a fetus diagnosed with a rare disorder.        
  
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• Buffalo steps up recycling efforts

  18-08-2015 00:30
  
  Buffalo officials have finally launched what they are calling an "extensive public awareness campaign" in an effort to boost its anemic recycling rate.        
  
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• Columbus Zoo welcomes 4 African lion cubs

  18-08-2015 00:20 via wivb.com
  
  POWELL, Ohio (WCMH) — The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium announced four African lion cubs were born Sunday.
  The cubs were born to second-time parents Asail and Tomo, and this is the first lion cub birth at the zoo since September of 2009. All three adult lions and cubs are interacting well together, according to the zoo.
  Asail’s sister Kazi is also pregnant and expected to give birth later in August.
  While it wasn’t completely unexpected, the liter came as a happy surprise to the zo
  
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• Tennessee mother charged for punishing child with horse whip

  18-08-2015 00:17 via wivb.com
  
  NEWPORT (WATE) – A mother was charged with aggravated child abuse, but she says she was just disciplining her child.
  The Cocke County Sheriff’s Office said they were called to Cocke County High School on Tuesday to talk with a 16-year-old girl with special needs. The detective said the girl had bruising on her butt and leg area, and skin was torn on her right leg.
  The girl said her mother, Geneva McGill, whipped her with a horse whip on Tuesday because she talked back. On Wednesday,
  
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• New skate park coming to Niagara Falls

  18-08-2015 00:16 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB)- Local skaters will soon have a new place to hit the pavement.
  The Tony Hawk Foundation recently gave $10,000 to the city of Niagara Falls to support the Niagara Falls Skate Park Project.
  The project has been a community-driven initiative from the start and has been in the works for several months.
  Since the Foundation started in 2002, it’s awarded $5.2 million to public skate parks around the country.
  Construction on the Niagara Falls Skate Park Project sho
  
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• Historic Erie Canal locks to be restored in Lockport

  18-08-2015 00:11 via wivb.com
  
  LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WIVB) — A project that has been in the works for years is getting a boost with additional funding from New York State.
  An effort in Lockport to restore all the historic Erie Canal locks in the area is continuing with the locks known as the “Flight of Five” locks. Once complete, investments into the locks are expected to attract a total of 230,000 visitors each year and $17 million in revenue for the City of Lockport.
  The cost doesn’t outweigh the bene
  
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• Kingsmen Murder Trial: Lead detective testifies

  18-08-2015 00:07
  
  The lead detective in the investigation into the murder of two members of the Kingsmen Motorcycle Club testified        
  
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• Erie County Rabies airdrop delayed

  18-08-2015 00:06
  
  Erie County's Annual Rabies Vaccine Air Drop that was scheduled to being on Monday has been delayed until Wednesday, weather permitting.        
  
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• Man accused of supporting terrorist group appears in Federal Court

  18-08-2015 00:05
  
  A Lackawanna man accused of supporting the terrorist organization ISIL appeared in Federal Court this morning.        
  
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