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• County drops pellets laced with rabies vaccine

  19-08-2015 23:51 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y.(WIVB)- The Erie County Health Department is teaming up wildlife officials to combat rabies.
  For the next few days, all over Western New York, tiny pellets laced with the rabies vaccine will be airdropped and thrown into wooded areas where wild animals like raccoons and foxes frequent.
  The pellets can fit in your hand, and are dark green. But health officials warn, if you find one, don’t touch it!
  There’s a number listed right on the pellet. If you do come in contac
  
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• Hacker briefly takes control of Subway’s Twitter, retweets Jared Fogle slams

  19-08-2015 23:06 via wivb.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (WIVB) — In the wake of breaking news regarding their former spokesperson, a hacker took control of Subway’s twitter.
  A Subway spokesperson admitted their brand’s twitter account suffered a hacking on Wednesday afternoon. The hacker only retweeted six tweets before Subway suspended the account.
  Subway came under fire after their former spokesperson Jared Fogle announced he would plead guilty to charges of paying minors for sexual activities and child pornograp
  
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• Photos: 8 signs your child might be at risk of online predators

  19-08-2015 22:17 via interactives.wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The FBI offers signs that may indicate a child is at risk of becoming a victim of an online predator
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• Jury deliberations begin in Kingsmen double murder trial

  19-08-2015 22:07 via wivb.com
  
  LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WIVB) – After a trial that lasted a week and a half in Niagara County Court, the jury in Andre Jenkins’ trial must now decide whether his is guilty of killing two members of the Kingsmen motorcycle club last fall.
  Jenkins is charged with one count of first degree murder, two counts of second degree murder, and one count of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree in connection with the shooting deaths of Paul Maue and Daniel Syzmanski in early September, 2
  
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• Western New Yorkers roll up their sleeves for the Red Cross blood drive

  19-08-2015 22:02 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) –  The Red Cross is facing a looming shortage of the most needed blood types.  Now they are calling it an urgent need for eligible donors.
  Summer can be among the most challenging times of the year to collect enough blood and platelet donations. That’s because fewer donors will schedule to give blood.In the New York region we are seeing almost 4 thousand fewer donations per month so far this summer. News 4 donated alongside other Western New Yorker
  
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• Tonight at 5:30 – The Cherry Creek Sightings

  19-08-2015 21:42 via wivb.com
  
  (WIVB) – Have you heard stories of the Cherry Creek sighting? It’s been 50 years since an unsolved UFO sighting was first reported.
  Tune in at 5:30 for Luke Moretti’s special report… and be sure to comment if you have any UFO-related stories!
  
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• The Cherry Creek Sightings remain a mystery after 50 years

  19-08-2015 21:42 via wivb.com
  
  CHERRY CREEK, N.Y. (WIVB) – What really happened near Cherry Creek in Chautauqua County 50 years ago? Did several teenagers really see a UFO, or did their imaginations run wild?
  It’s a case that caught the attention of the New York State Police and the U.S. Air Force when the sightings allegedly happened on August 19, 1965.
  The first sighting occurred around 8:20 in the evening. 16 year old Harold Butcher was milking cows in the barn on Aldrich Hill Road where he claims to have seen
  
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• Niagara Falls cab driver shot overnight; becomes latest violent incident against drivers

  19-08-2015 21:32 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Niagara Falls taxi cab driver is recovering in the Erie County Medical Center in the latest act of violence against a cab driver in western New York.
  Officials who own the La Salle Taxi fleet and provide the drivers in Niagara Falls say one of their drivers dispatched to pick up a customer on Memorial Parkway. The driver picked up both a black and white male and afterwards, one of the two men shot the cab driver in the back by shooting through the s
  
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• Ex-Subway spokesman to plead guilty, head to prison for paying for sex with minors

  19-08-2015 20:13 via wivb.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (WIVB) — One of America’s most well-known spokespeople admitted his guilt Wednesday, signaling he would seek mental help and head to prison for at least five years.
  Jared Fogle’s fall from grace came quickly after police raided the former Subway spokesperson’s home early in July. He and Subway announced they mutually parted ways after the police raid on July 7.
  We no longer have a relationship with Jared and have no further comment.
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• Two struck by gunfire during robbery gone wrong

  19-08-2015 19:17 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Investigation continues into one of two overnight shootings in Buffalo on Wednesday.
  Police say a robbery took a violent turn when a struggle broke out. A gunman demanded money of two people on the 100 block of Wyandotte Avenue, shooting the two victims when they wouldn’t comply.
  First responders rushed a 30-year-old Buffalo man to the Erie County Medical Center and a 26-year-old to Kenmore Mercy Hospital. Each man received treatment for his wounds before
  
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• Firefighters battle blaze at two Black Rock homes

  19-08-2015 18:39 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Flames erupted at a home in Buffalo’s Black Rock neighborhood Wednesday morning, spreading to a nearby house.
  Firefighters worked to contain the fire, keeping it to the two homes while hitting the flames with water. Smoke rose high into the air as the fire smoldered. 
  While first responders blocked off surrounding streets, firefighters extinguished the blaze before 12:30 p.m.
  News 4 is working to learn if anybody suffered injury due to the flame and h
  
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• DOCUMENTS: Ex-Subway spokesman paid for sex, received child pornography

  19-08-2015 15:50 via wivb.com
  
  (WIVB) – The Associated Press reported Wednesday morning before Fogle’s court appearance that document show the ex-Subway spokesman paid for sex acts with minors and received child pornography.
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• Jared Fogle paid for sex acts with minors, received child porn

  19-08-2015 15:40 via wivb.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – Jared Fogle is expected to make a plea deal on Wednesday. A judge is expected to hear the case at 11 a.m.
  WATCH LIVE | US Attorney press conference at 12:30 p.m.
  On Tuesday Fogle’s attorney said “no comment” in regards to media reports that his client was poised to take a plea deal.
  Ron Elberger, Fogle’s attorney, didn’t offer any additional details regarding the reports.
  The Associated Press reported Wednesday morning before Fogle’
  
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• Associated Press: Ex-Subway spokesman paid for sex acts with minors

  19-08-2015 15:40 via wivb.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – Jared Fogle is expected to make a plea deal on Wednesday. A judge is expected to hear the case at 11 a.m.
  On Tuesday Fogle’s attorney said “no comment” in regards to media reports that his client was poised to take a plea deal.
  Ron Elberger, Fogle’s attorney, didn’t offer any additional details regarding the reports.
  The Associated Press reported Wednesday morning before Fogle’s court appearance that document show the ex-Subway spok
  
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• Lawmaker wants special breast-feeding rooms in airport

  19-08-2015 15:33 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Senator Tim Kennedy is pushing for legislation that would give nursing mothers in airports more support.
  Kennedy wants to set aside a special room inside the Buffalo Niagara International Airport for breast-feeding mothers who are traveling.
  Kelly Lignos Ziv, a mother who travels monthly to New York City for work, spoke to News 4 about her experience once when her flight was delayed.  “At that time, private, clean space did not exist in the terminal. As a
  
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• Baby rescued from hotel room safe in Niagara Falls

  19-08-2015 15:17 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, Ontario (WIVB) – Police in Niagara Falls on the Canadian side of the border say a maintenance worker at the Howard Johnson on Victoria Ave. found a baby locked in a hotel room safe.
  The worker pulled the baby out and the child appeared to not be harmed.
  According to police, a family from Brooklyn was staying in the room and left with the child before police arrived.
  Police are attempting to locate the family to ensure the welfare of the child.
  Anyone with information is aske
  
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• Vocational School Programs Booming

  19-08-2015 14:58 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — How much is an expensive degree worth? Experts suggest a student should not leave college with debt that is greater than their annual salary for their first job. When you consider that the average college student will pay $40,000 for a four-year degree at a public university, it seems clear that college may not pay off for every student.
  Buffalo Schools have a long-standing tradition of offering vocational training to students, as an alternative to the four-year
  
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• The cost of education: Teaching trades that pay

  19-08-2015 14:58 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — How much is an expensive degree worth? Experts suggest a student should not leave college with debt that is greater than their annual salary for their first job. When you consider that the average college student will pay $40,000 for a four-year degree at a public university, it seems clear that college may not pay off for every student.
  Buffalo Schools have a long-standing tradition of offering vocational training to students, as an alternative to the four-year
  
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• Man shot overnight at Towne Garden Apartments

  19-08-2015 11:24 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Police are investigating an overnight shooting at the Towne Garden Apartments.
  The shooting happened just after midnight.
  A man was taken to the hospital after he was shot in the leg on the first block of McNeely Way.
  His injuries appear to be non-life threatening.
   
  
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• Safety improvements planned for deadly Cheektowaga intersection

  19-08-2015 05:21 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) — State legislators announced Tuesday the New York State Department of Transportation would perform a traffic study on an intersection that claimed the life of a 13-year-old riding his bike last year, and a 19-year-old mother just last month.
  The family of the local mother, Chelsea Chandler, says they’re eager to see improvements, to save others from the same fate.
  “Periodically, she will ask where her mommy is,” said Chandler’s grandfather,
  
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• DOT announces study of deadly intersection

  19-08-2015 05:21 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) — State legislators announced Tuesday the New York State Department of Transportation would perform a traffic study on an intersection that claimed the life of a 13-year-old riding his bike last year, and a 19-year-old mother just last month.
  The family of the local mother, Chelsea Chandler, says they’re eager to see improvements, to save others from the same fate.
  “Periodically, she will ask where her mommy is,” said Chandler’s grandfather,
  
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• Twin Day at the Erie County Fair

  19-08-2015 03:14
  
          
  
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• Casa-Di-Pizza closes its Elmwood location permanently

  19-08-2015 02:22 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Rather than run two pizzeria locations, Casa-Di-Pizza owners have decided to move forward with only one location, and close another.
  Elmwood Avenue’s Casa-Di-Pizza restaurant — originally slated for renovation — will instead get the ax and close permanently to the public. It marks the end of an era for the long standing establishment, which has seen both ups and downs.
  For fans of the Casa-Di-Pizza taste, a new location on Mohawk Street in down
  
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• Officers to stand trial for death of homeless camper

  19-08-2015 02:12 via wivb.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – An Albuquerque judge has decided that Officer Dominique Perez and former detective Keith Sandy will stand trial in the shooting death of James Boyd.
  The decision came after six days of testimony. The judge took only three hours to officially decide that the officers would head to trial.
  A judge heard closing arguments Tuesday in the hearing for Sandy and Perez who are facing a murder charge in the case. In closing arguments, the state and defense painted two compl
  
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• Bills' McCoy suffers left leg injury during practice

  19-08-2015 02:12
  
  Buffalo Bills running back LeSean McCoy has been escorted off the field after apparently hurting his upper left leg during a joint practice with the Cleveland Browns.        
  
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• Standoff ends peacefully with arrest in Lockport

  19-08-2015 02:09 via wivb.com
  
  LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WIVB) — With the help of negotiators, police in Lockport successfully deescalated a situation potentially involving several firearms.
  An altercation on Spaulding Street in Lockport between a boyfriend and girlfriend led the female to flee the house for her safety. The man, eventually identified as Gary W. Gronemeyer, refused to leave the house when confronted by police.
  Inside the home, according to the homeowner, Gronemeyer had access to a gun, so police treated the s
  
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• Falls officials looking for a way to deodorize sewage plant

  19-08-2015 02:02 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) – Depending on which way the wind is blowing, the stench coming from Niagara Falls’ Wastewater Treatment Plant can put a damper on downtown activity, or chase people off their porches in nearby neighborhoods.
  As hundreds of millions of dollars in economic development creep closer to the Wastewater Treatment facility, the foul odor generated at the site is becoming more of an issue.
  Lifetime resident Patrick Cummings said the smell is getting worse by the d
  
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• Kingsmen Murder Trial: Closing arguments set for Wednesday

  19-08-2015 01:51
  
  Closing arguments will be heard Wednesday following a 7-days of testimony in the Kingsman murder trial        
  
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• Man robs Niagara Falls M&T Bank branch

  19-08-2015 01:44 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) — A man fled the scene of a bank robbery in Niagara Falls late Tuesday afternoon, sparking a police hunt.
  Officers with the Niagara Falls Police Department say they responded around 3 p.m. to a bank robbery at Main Street’s M&T Bank branch, but by the time they responded, the robber fled the scene.
  The bank robber didn’t wield a visible weapon, and nobody in the bank reported any injury. On security footage, police identified a person who the
  
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• Lockport man facing charges after barricade incident

  19-08-2015 01:35
  
  A man in Lockport is facing charges after he barricaded himself inside a house for hours following a domestic incident.        
  
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• Buffalo School Board approves Dr. Kriner Cash for Superintendent

  19-08-2015 01:14
  
  The board voted 7-0 to approve the hiring of Dr. Kriner Cash as Superintendent.        
  
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• FDA approves female sex pill, but with safety restrictions

  19-08-2015 01:10 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved the first prescription drug designed to boost sexual desire in women, a milestone long sought by a pharmaceutical industry eager to replicate the blockbuster success of impotence drugs for men.
  But stringent safety measures on the daily pill called Addyi mean it will probably never achieve the sales of Viagra, which has generated billions of dollars since the late 1990s.
  The drug’s label will bear a boxed warning
  
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• Buffalo gets new superintendent after unanimous vote

  19-08-2015 00:33 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Dr. Kriner Cash will start his four year tenure as Buffalo School Superintendent with the full support of the Buffalo School Board.
  Dr. Cash was recommended by New York’s new Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia, who must still approve his certification. That is expected to happen within a week.
  Cash’s contract gives him a minimum of $275,000 a year, and a year’s severance if he is terminated without fault. If he is fired “for cause,” h
  
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• Advocates push for a more bike-friendly Buffalo

  19-08-2015 00:19 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- There’s a new push to make Buffalo a more attractive city for cyclists.
  Tuesday, dozens of advocates from the national, state, and local level met at City Hall to discuss a plan.
  The Queen City currently has a bronze rating for bike friendliness. The goal is move that up to a silver, and eventually a gold.
  Bill Nesper from the League of American Bicyclists suggested increasing comfort for cyclists is key.
  That means more space and wider bike lanes, so that cyclists of
  
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• Jury to get the case of Kingsmen murders

  19-08-2015 00:13 via wivb.com
  
  LOCKPORT, NY (WIVB)- A Niagara County Jury is expected to hear closing arguments Wednesday morning in the case against 36 year old Andre Jenkins.
  The Kingsmen motorcycle club member from Florida is accused of killing two men behind the Kingsmen clubhouse in North Tonawanda in September of last year.
  The prosecution has contended he came to North Tonawanda on a mission to kill D-J Szymanski and Paul Maue allegedly because one had defected to another motorcycle club. One witness told the jury she
  
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• More than 800 bank boxes to be auctioned off

  19-08-2015 00:02 via wivb.com
  
  TONAWANDA, N.Y.(WIVB)- History is up for sale.
  Aug. 29, more than 800 unclaimed safety deposit boxes will be auctioned off at Cash, Realty and Auction in Tonawanda.
  Everything from Confederate money to family heirlooms from around the state will be up for grabs.
  Some of the boxes haven’t been touched since the 1970s. Their contents date back even further.
  “There are literally thousands and thousands of silver dollars, many of them from you know, the 1800s, 1880s silver dollars a
  
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