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• Amherst hotel ready for opening

  24-08-2015 23:45 via wivb.com
  
  AMHERST, N.Y (WIVB)- The Hyatt Place Buffalo/Amherst Hotel is scheduled to open its doors for the first time on Tuesday, but not all of it’s new neighbors are throwing out the welcome mat.
  “We all along, simply wanted to mitigate the impact on the neighborhood” said Ray Paolini who heads up a group called  Livingston Parkway Association, which picketed the construction of the new hotel two years ago. “They stated our property values wouldn’t decrease, they stat
  
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• Autographed guitars prepared for auction

  24-08-2015 23:44 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Guitars autographed by famous actors and musicians will be up for auction on Thursday.
  Employees at the Guitar Center were stringing and tuning all 12 guitars Monday, for the “Music is Art” live auction to be held later this week.
  Some of the guitars are signed by celebrities such as Goo Goo Dolls’ Robby Takac, who founded “Music is Art”, Kevin Bacon, Blink 182, Willie Nelson, Snoop Dog and more.
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• Motorcycle accident sends man to ECMC

  24-08-2015 23:42 via wivb.com
  
  LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WIVB) – A motorcycle accident has left a 41 year-old man recovering at ECMC Monday.
  Niagara County Sheriffs report that the driver of the motorcycle was ejected off the bike after missing a curve on Tonawanda Creek Road. Deputies say speed may have been a factor in the crash.
  Investigators measured nearly 500 feet of skid marks at the scene.
  The driver remains at ECMC with serious injuries, including head trauma, however deputies say he was able to talk around after the acc
  
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• 2 firefighters hurt in fire on Imson Street

  24-08-2015 23:42
  
  Two firefighters were taken to the hospital with minor injuries after a house fire on Imson Street Monday afternoon.        
  
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• Android users warned about new phone virus

  24-08-2015 23:32 via wivb.com
  
  (WIVB) – Hackers will exploit any weakness they can find. It’s up to you to make sure that’s not easy to do. If you have an Android, you should know, more than 950 million of them are vulnerable to what’s being called the Stagefright virus.
  Truth is, it’s not really a virus yet, but the vulnerability could give a hacker access to all the data on your phone, and the option to copy or delete it.
  In this case, it doesn’t matter whether you are careful not to down
  
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• Thieves strike Lancaster garages and sheds

  24-08-2015 23:15 via wivb.com
  
  LANCASTER, N.Y. (WIVB) – Police in Lancaster are investigating several reports of thefts from unlocked sheds and garages.
  Thieves have stolen weed trimmers, leaf blowers, bicycles and a snow blower.
  The cases are happening around the Bowen Rd. and Williams St. area.
  Police are reminding homeowners to keep their sheds and garages locked and possibly even keep garage windows covered.
   
  
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• Retirement, investment advice from local financial group

  24-08-2015 23:15 via wivb.com
  
  (WIVB) – U.S. stock markets sank in morning trading Monday in a wave of fear that circled the globe after a historic plunge in Chinese stocks.
  The Dow Jones industrial average fell more than 1,000 points in early trading and the Standard & Poor’s 500 index slid into correction territory — Wall Street jargon for a drop of 10 percent or more from a recent peak.
  Although the major stock indexes pared some of the losses that dented investment accounts by midmorning, many invest
  
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• Local couple spends $30,000 to save cat’s life

  24-08-2015 23:06 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)-  How far would you go to save your pet’s life?
  A Buffalo couple traveled more than four hundred miles and spent around $30,000 so their cat Oki could receive a life-saving operation.
  11-year-old Oki recently had a kidney transplant at the University of Pennsylvania Veterinary Hospital.
  The new kidney is expected to give him at least another three years to live.
  But the life-saving measure came with a little something extra: Oki’s new kidney was do
  
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• UB Bulls dismiss star player Justin Moss

  24-08-2015 21:59 via wivb.com
  
  AMHERST, N.Y. (AP Modified) – University of Buffalo announced today that star forward Justin Moss is no longer a player on the UB Bulls men’s basketball team. Moss was last year’s Mid-American Conference Player of the Year. The UB Bulls were the MAC champions in 2015 and Moss is credited for a huge part in that success.In a carefully worded announcement issued Monday, the school said Moss is not currently enrolled in classes or participating in university activities. The school
  
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• Car catches fire at Lackawanna toll barrier

  24-08-2015 21:41 via wivb.com
  
  BLASDELL, N.Y. (WIVB) – A car on fire closed the I-90 west ramp to exit 56, Milestrip Rd. of the NYS thruway for a short time Monday afternoon.
  The cause of the fire is not yet known.
  News 4 will provide updates to this story and more information becomes available.
  
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• First Niagara Center teasing major event coming to Buffalo

  24-08-2015 19:31 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Representatives from the First Niagara Center and AEG Live say they will announce Tuesday a “major event” coming to the arena in the fall.
  The two companies will hold a press conference Tuesday morning at 10 a.m. announcing an event coming to the indoor arena. They say it is “anticipated to be one of the biggest Buffalo has ever hosted.”
  A billboard on the 290 was recently spotted teasing the event also.
  News 4 will be present at the press con
  
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• Tractor trailer top sheared off by Grand Island bridge

  24-08-2015 19:28
  
  A tractor trailer found out the hard way just how tall, or short in this case, the Grand Island Bridge is on the Robert Moses Parkway.        
  
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• Man arrested for threatening child with machete

  24-08-2015 19:03 via wivb.com
  
  DUNKIRK, N.Y. (WIVB) – On Saturday, New York State Police were called to Route 5in the Town of Dunkirk to check on the well being of a person.
  Police say that when they arrived they discovered an argument that became physical. They say that Jacobs Wilson, 35, of Dunkirk threatened an adult and 11 year-old child with a machete and kitchen knives.
  Wilson was arrested for menacing in the second degree with a weapon, endangering the welfare of a child and harassment in the second deg
  
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• Teachers and students looking to forge lifelong relationships

  24-08-2015 18:54 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Derek Baker, a 6th grade social studies and science teacher, stood at the head of his classroom, smiling Monday.
  “I know you don’t want to be here,” Baker told his class, trying to build up energy and connect with the 11 and 12-year-olds. “It’s my job to get you excited.”
  More than 700 students from the Buffalo United Charter School arrived for their first day being welcomed with cheers, music and mascots.
  This is one happy Ho
  
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• Customers complain of foreign object in baby wipes

  24-08-2015 18:27 via wivb.com
  
  (WIVB) – Some parents have claimed to have found tiny piece of glass in packages of Huggies brand baby wipes.
  These customers say whatever the foreign material is is sharp and hard.
  Representatives from Huggies has responded. On Facebook, they posted a message saying the materia is not glass but is intead possibly melted fibers from the wipe.One parent said, “We use the natural care one, so it should be natural stuff. It’s supposed to be soft fibers, you know, there should not
  
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• Uber giving away free copies of Madden video game in Buffalo

  24-08-2015 18:16 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Rideshare company Uber is running a promotion that lets users potentially win a free copy of the “Madden NFL 16” video game for Xbox One.
  Buffalo is the only city with an NFL team where Uber is not available. So, Uber is running a special promotion for residents of the Queen City that only runs today.
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  Uber customers in markets served by the company can access a special “Madden NFL” view to request a car wit
  
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• Two women rescued from Akron Falls

  24-08-2015 18:12
  
  Erie County Sheriff's Mounted Reserve Deputies helped rescue two women from Akron Falls.        
  
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• Police looking for alleged liquor store thief

  24-08-2015 17:59 via wivb.com
  
  TOWN OF TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) – The Town of Tonawanda Police department is seeking help from the public in identifying a suspect of a recent theft at a liquor store.
  Police say, on Thursday, a white male entered a Town of Tonawanda liquor store and stole fairly expensive liquor bottles by running out the door.  Police are looking to identify the man pictured on this page.
  Anyone with information is asked to call the Town of Tonawanda Police department tip line at (716) 879-6606
  
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• VIRAL VIDEO: Guy annoys girlfriend with IKEA puns

  24-08-2015 17:36 via wivb.com
  
  (WIVB) – Have you ever gone shopping with someone who didn’t want to be there? Some hilarious IKEA puns helped pass the time for one man.
  While in an IKEA store, a man peppered his girlfriend with a steady stream of puns based on the store’s Scandinavian-inspired product names.
  His girlfriend did not appear amused.
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  The video was posted on August 13 by YouTube user simonline, who told viewers , “We moved in together recently so had t
  
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• Teen seriously injured in East Side shooting

  24-08-2015 17:06
  
  A teenage male was shot at about 7 p.m. Sunday on the 400 block of Northampton Street on the city's East Side.        
  
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• US stocks plunge at open after Chinese stock rout

  24-08-2015 15:36 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell over 1,000 points in early trading Monday.
  Analysts had predicted a sharply down market for the day, with futures predicting a fall of over 600 points for the day; but the Dow fell 500 points in the very first minute of trading at 9:30 a.m. Before 9:35, the Dow lost about 1050 points, then recovered slightly. By 9:45 a.m. the Dow recovered nearly half the early loss, but was still down over 500 points.
  Foreign market trading ind
  
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• US stocks pare losses after 1,000-point Dow plunge

  24-08-2015 15:36 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK, N.Y. (AP) — U.S. stock markets sank in morning trading Monday in a wave of fear that circled the globe after a historic plunge in Chinese stocks.
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  The Dow Jones industrial average fell more than 1,000 points in early trading and the Standard & Poor’s 500 index slid into correction territory — Wall Street jargon for a drop of 10 percent or more from a recent peak.
  The major stock indexes pared some of the losses t
  
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• Instant bear market: Dow falls over 1000 points Monday

  24-08-2015 15:36 via wivb.com
  
  New York, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell over 1000 points in early trading Monday.
  Analysts had predicted a sharply down market for the day, with futures predicting a fall of over 600 points for the day; but the Dow fell 500 points in the very first minute of trading at 9:30 a.m.Before 9:35, the Dow lost about 1050 points, then recovered slightly.
  Foreign market trading indicated Monday would be rough in the U.S.:China’s main index dropped 8.5 percent Monday; an
  
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• Bills celebrate new season ticket sales record

  24-08-2015 15:16 via wivb.com
  
  Orchard Park, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Buffalo Bills set a new franchise record for most season tickets sold before the 2015 campaign begins.
  The team announced a “thank you” website to show gratitude to account holders.It includes a special stylized graphic with a “60k” logo.
  The Bills will mount the graphic in the tunnel at Ralph Wilson Stadium so players can see it before they enter the playing field.
  The team is working on a waiting list for 2016 season tickets.
  
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• School Bus GPS: Tracking technology expands

  24-08-2015 14:05 via wivb.com
  
  WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) — Parents in Williamsville no longer have to guess where their child’s school bus is. The district has rolled out a web-based application called My Stop that shows parents the location of their child’s bus. The app shows them where the bus is up to the minute and down to the street.
  The app shows “Where they’ve been, where they’re going, where they should be,” Williamsville Central Schools Transportation Supervisor Carolin
  
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• NEW TODAY: GPS bus tracking technology expands in Williamsville

  24-08-2015 14:05 via wivb.com
  
  WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) — Parents in Williamsville no longer have to guess where their child’s school bus is. The district has rolled out a web-based application called My Stop that shows parents the location of their child’s bus. The app shows them where the bus is up to the minute and down to the street.
  The app shows “Where they’ve been, where they’re going, where they should be,” Williamsville Central Schools Transportation Supervisor Carolin
  
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• GPS bus tracking technology expands in Williamsville

  24-08-2015 14:05 via wivb.com
  
  WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) — Parents in Williamsville no longer have to guess where their child’s school bus is. The district has rolled out a web-based application called My Stop that shows parents the location of their child’s bus. The app shows them where the bus is up to the minute and down to the street.
  The app shows “Where they’ve been, where they’re going, where they should be,” Williamsville Central Schools Transportation Supervisor Carolin
  
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• Driver charged with manslaughter, DWI in fatal accident

  24-08-2015 05:15
  
  A witness tells us a woman was sitting in a community garden when a car moving in reverse hit her.        
  
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• Lack of cooperation complicates NF homicide investigation

  24-08-2015 05:13
  
  Police say the shooting happened with about 50 to 100 people in the area but witnesses aren't saying much.        
  
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• Two people taken to hospital after Buffalo stabbing

  24-08-2015 03:39 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- Buffalo Police are investigating a stabbing near Broadway and Liddell Street. It happened around 5:00 p.m.
  Police say two people were transported to ECMC with non-life threatening injuries.
   
  
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• Sabres host annual street hockey fest

  24-08-2015 03:10
  
  The event is a 3-on-3 tournament for kids 17 and under. Those who attended say it's a great family-friendly event and the kids love it.        
  
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• Teenager injured in shooting in Buffalo’s East Side

  24-08-2015 03:04 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- Buffalo police are investigating a shooting that happened on the 400 block of Northampton St.
  It happened around 7:00 p.m. on Sunday evening.
  Police say a teenage boy was struck by gunfire and taken to ECMC with serious wounds.
  Anyone with information is asked to call the confidential tip line at (716)-847-2255.
  
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• Cheektowaga house fire sends two to hospital

  24-08-2015 02:25
  
  Two people were taken to the hospital after a house fire early Sunday Morning in Cheektowaga.        
  
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• Two killed after car crashes into tree

  24-08-2015 02:18
  
  Two people were killed after a car struck a tree early Sunday Morning.        
  
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• DA, residents showing support for a drowsy driving law

  24-08-2015 01:54 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — There is currently a bill in the State assembly looking to make drowsy driving punishable. Currently, any non-commercial driver who is found to be too tired behind the wheel, is exonerated from punishment in any case – whether the driver gets a ticket, causes a crash with injuries or someone dies.
  The bill would make a crash where the driver fell asleep at the wheel or their driving is impaired due to fatigue a misdemeanor offense and a crash causing a dea
  
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• Woman struck by vehicle, seriously hurt

  24-08-2015 00:35 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – First responders were called to Fillmore Avenue and Girard Place after a woman was struck by a vehicle.
  Police say a woman was hit by a car and was seriously hurt.
  The call came in just before 4:30 p.m. Sunday.
  News 4 will update this story as more information becomes available.
  
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• Woman struck by vehicle

  24-08-2015 00:35 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – First responders were called to Fillmore Avenue and Girard Place after a woman was struck by a vehicle.
  Police say a woman was hit by a car and was seriously hurt.
  The call came in just before 4:30 p.m. Sunday.
  News 4 will update this story as more information becomes available.
  
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• Woman dies after being struck by vehicle

  24-08-2015 00:35 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – First responders were called to the first block of Girard Place after a woman was struck by a vehicle.
  Police say a woman was hit by a car and transported to ECMC where she later died. The woman was in her 40’s but police have not released her identity.
  The call came in just before 4:30 p.m. Sunday.
  No charges have been filed for the crash, according to police.
  News 4 will update this story as more information becomes available.
  
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• Man charged in Sunday crash that killed woman

  24-08-2015 00:35 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Buffalo Police have charged a 54 year-old man with vehicular manslaughter and DWI for a Sunday night crash which killed a woman.
  First responders were called to the first block of Girard Place just before 4:30 p.m. after a woman was struck by a vehicle.
  The victim was transported to ECMC where she later died. The woman was in her 40s but police have not released her name.
  
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