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• FBI raids Kingsmen Motorcycle Club

  26-08-2015 23:50
  
  The FBI has launched a raid on the Kingsmen Motorcycle Club in North Tonawanda.        
  
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• Dozens pack meeting to learn about Solar City jobs

  26-08-2015 23:47
  
  Dozens of Buffalo residents packed a meeting Wednesday to learn more about jobs at Solar City.        
  
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• Wing Fest welcomes beer, cocktails to event

  26-08-2015 23:36 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y.(WIVB)- It’s back: Buffalo’s celebration of all things wings.
  The 14th annual Buffalo Wing Fest will be at Coca-Cola Field Labor Day Weekend.
  To satisfy the anticipated 70,000 attendees, more than 30 tons of chicken wings are en route to the Queen City for the big event.
  Until they arrive, some popular vendors gathered at Niagara Square Wednesday alongside local officials and event organizers to celebrate this year’s festival.
  Organizers also unveiled what&rsq
  
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• Speeding stop leads to arrest of man accused of drinking while in car

  26-08-2015 22:49 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) — A western New York man is facing serious charges after police say they found open containers of alcohol in his vehicle during a traffic stop.
  New York State Troopers say they stopped Eugene J. Page, 37, for running a red light and speeding along Pine Avenue on Tuesday evening. Troopers say after pulling him off to the side of the road, an interview made it clear the man drove drunk. Inside his car, police say they found open containers of alcohol along wit
  
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• US stocks end sharply higher after afternoon surge

  26-08-2015 22:35 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK, N.Y. (WIVB) — U.S. stocks are closing sharply higher, giving the stock market its best day in close to four years.
  Stocks are rebounding from a six-day slump that was prompted by concerns about the health of the Chinese economy.
  The Dow Jones industrial average climbed 619 points, or 4 percent on Wednesday.
  The Standard & Poor’s 500 index jumped 72 points, or 3.9 percent, to 1,940. That’s the biggest gain for the index since November, 2011.
  The Nasdaq composite su
  
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• Dunkirk Police make cocaine bust in local home

  26-08-2015 22:23 via wivb.com
  
  DUNKIRK, N.Y. (WIVB) — During the search of a local home, police say they found drugs and paraphernalia, leading to two Tuesday arrests.
  Dunkirk Police worked with other agencies to raid a home on Woodrow Avenue at around 3 p.m. While inside, police say they found cocaine, scales, controlled substances and cash.
  Police then arrested the two occupants of the apartment, Tyrone Hall and Aliza Hooten, charging each with third degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and second
  
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• Slain WDBJ reporter remembered as ‘super intern’ by former colleagues

  26-08-2015 22:17 via wivb.com
  
  COLUMBUS, Ga. (MEDIA GENERAL) – Wednesday’s shooting deaths of a TV news reporter and photographer in Roanoke, Va., is hitting too close to home in newsrooms across the country.
  Alison Parker, the WDBJ7 reporter killed, was a former intern at WHSV in Harrisonburg, Va., under the direction of Kay Norred.
  Norred, now the news director at WRBL in Columbus, Ga., called Parker a “sweetheart” who could “light up the room as she walked.”
  Even as an intern, Norred sai
  
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• Suspected Gunman: I’ve been a human powder keg, waiting to go ‘BOOM!”

  26-08-2015 22:10 via wivb.com
  
  ROANOKE (WPRI) – Hours after a television news reporter and photographer were gunned down during a live on-air report, the suspected gunman posted on Twitter video of the shooting, as well as thoughts about the victims. He also reportedly faxed a letter to a national news outlet – detailing why he did what he did.
  The videos and comments appeared on @bryce_williams7’s now suspended Twitter account – which was the on-air name Vester Flanagan used during his career as a TV
  
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• Man wanted for failing to show up in court

  26-08-2015 22:06 via wivb.com
  
  TOWN OF TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Police are on the hunt for someone who didn’t show up to court in the Town of Tonawanda.
  Town of Tonawanda Police say they’re searching for 28-year-old Buffalo Native Markgo G. Goree. Police say they’re looking for any information which will lead to his arrest, but are asking the public not to attempt to approach or arrest Goree.
  Anybody with information is asked to call it in to (716) 879-6606 by selecting the third option on the aut
  
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• Driving while talking on the cell phone leads to felony DWI charges

  26-08-2015 21:54 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A local man is facing felony charges, including felony DWI, for allegedly driving drunk down the I-190.
  New York State Troopers flagged down 34-year-old West Seneca native Nicholas Wisnowski after reportedly seeing him drive past with a cell phone in hand. Police say after pulling him over, they learned his license had been revoked due to a previous DWI conviction in 2008, requiring him to drive with an interlock device.
  Police say they realized Wisnowski was dr
  
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• Women's Hall of Fame to have town hall on $10 bill

  26-08-2015 21:37
  
  Seneca Falls is set to host a forum to discuss which great American woman should be featured on the redesigned $10 bill, Sen. Charles Schumer announced Wednesday.        
  
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• Police: Woman caught attempting to lie to steal benefits

  26-08-2015 21:32 via wivb.com
  
  ALBION, N.Y. (WIVB) — While applying for Medicaid and SNAP benefits, a local woman is accused of lying to attempt to receive additional funds.
  Police say they investigated an application for benefits turned in to Orleans County’s Department of Social Services by 31-year-old Amanda L. Ramirez. During the investigation, police say they learned Ramirez lied about the number of people living in her home.
  Following Ramirez’s arrest, police charged her with two counts of felony
  
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• Cuomo: Fake IDs can lead to identity theft

  26-08-2015 21:19 via wivb.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (WIVB) — In order to circumvent underage drinking laws, some students and teens attempt to purchase fake ID cards like drivers licenses, but a direct warning from New York’s governor advises against the practice.
  In order to purchase a fake ID, underage New Yorkers need to give up valuable personal information, according to Governor Andrew Cuomo. Many times, fake ID offers are simply fronts to take that valuable information and steal identities with it.
  “Our m
  
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• Students can now transfer credits between SUNY colleges

  26-08-2015 21:01
  
  SUNY says it has finished developing a program that will allow students to transfer any credits toward their degree.        
  
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• Shark Girl celebrates first birthday at Canalside

  26-08-2015 21:00 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — One of Canalside’s most popular residents is celebrating a birthday, and the general public is joining in the fun.
  The Albright Knox’s public art initiative brought Shark Girl to Canalside in Buffalo exactly one year ago on Wednesday, and the public is celebrating in Shark Girl fashion — with plenty of selfies.
  Check out some of the photos sent in from those celebrating with Shark Girl below:
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• Wisconsin DMV denies drivers license to man with no hands

  26-08-2015 20:52 via wivb.com
  
  GREEN BAY (MEDIA GENERAL) — A Lawrence University football coach feels he’s being discriminated against by Wisconsin’s Department of Motor Vehicles because of the way he looks.
  Despite possessing a valid California license, with no restrictions, he’s tried and failed to obtain a Wisconsin driver’s license.
  Mark Speckman has coached high school, college and pro football for 34 years. He just joined the staff at Lawrence University.
  “It’s a great
  
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• Journalists Killed: Who is Vester Flanagan?

  26-08-2015 19:49 via wivb.com
  
  ROANOKE, Va. (MEDIA GENERAL) — The man suspected in the shooting deaths of a WDBJ news reporter and photographer previously worked at the station and was described by Virginia’s governor as a “disgruntled employee.”
  Vester Lee Flanagan II, 41, who went by the name Bryce Williams on air, joined WDBJ in April 2012 as a multimedia journalist and general assignment reporter.
  Prior to, he worked as a reporter at a number of stations throughout the South, including WNCT in Gree
  
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• US stocks give up some of early gains after opening surge

  26-08-2015 19:48 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK, N.Y. (AP) — U.S. stocks surrendered some of their early gains in midday trading Wednesday after slumping for six straight days amid concern that growth in China was slowing more quickly than previously thought.
  The three major U.S. indexes dropped six days in a row heading into Wednesday. That’s the longest market slide in more than three years. The Dow has fallen about 1,900 points over that period, while the slump wiped more than $2 trillion off the value of S&P 500 c
  
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• Mascia responds to BMHA suspension

  26-08-2015 18:31 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Joe Mascia said he plans to fight back and challenge his suspension.
  Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown suspended the Buffalo Municipal Housing Commissioner after its board of ethics forwarded a request for his suspension and termination.
  City officials say Mascia faces numerous personnel policy and ethics violations.
  This all started when a recording surfaced in July of Mascia making racist remarks about the mayor, common council president, and other politicians.
  Mascia said
  
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• PHOTOS: Journalists killed during live shot

  26-08-2015 18:23 via interactives.wivb.com
  
  A reporter and photographer were killed during a live shot in Roanoke, Va. The suspect later shot himself. One other person was wounded.
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• VA State Police: WDBJ-TV shooting suspect shot himself, in critical condition

  26-08-2015 16:18 via wivb.com
  
  MONETA, Va. (AP) — Virginia State Police now say the man suspected of killing two WDBJ-TV employees has shot himself and is in very critical condition. Reports say he shot himself on I-66 in Fauquier County, Virginia,.
  A television reporter and cameraman were shot to death on live television Wednesday in Virginia by a gunman authorities described as a disgruntled station employee. A second video of the shooting, apparently recorded by the killer, was posted on social media even as police t
  
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• VA State Police: WDBJ-TV shooting suspect dies from self-inflicted wounds

  26-08-2015 16:18 via wivb.com
  
  MONETA, Va. (AP) — A TV reporter and cameraman were shot to death during a live television interview Wednesday by a gunman who recorded himself carrying out the killings and posted the video on social media after fleeing the scene.
  Authorities identified the suspect as a journalist who had been fired from the station earlier this year. Hours later and hundreds of miles away, he ran off the road and a trooper found him with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He died at a hospital later We
  
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• VA governor says TV reporter, photographer shooter arrest imminent

  26-08-2015 16:18 via wivb.com
  
  MONETA, Va. (AP) — A television reporter and cameraman were shot to death on the air during a live broadcast Wednesday morning from a shopping center in Virginia. The governor said the shooter’s arrest was imminent as he was being chased on a highway by police.
  Jeffrey A. Marks, general manager of WDBJ-TV, identified the two killed as Alison Parker and Adam Ward.
  During an appearance on WTOP-FM’s “Ask the Governor” on Wednesday morning, Gov. Terry McAuliffe said tha
  
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• The Latest: Slain cameraman was TV station’s ‘go-to guy’

  26-08-2015 16:18 via wivb.com
  
  MONETA, Va. (AP) — The latest on the fatal on-air shooting of two TV station employees in central Virginia (all times local):
  10:10 a.m.
  A spokesman for the Virginia TV station that saw two of its employees fatally shot on air describes the slain cameraman as WDBJ-TV’s “go-to guy.”
  WDBJ spokesman Mike Morgan says 27-year-old Adam Ward was engaged to a producer at the station, Melissa Ott.
  Morgan says Adam had been with the station for four years.
  Morgan says: “Adam
  
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• PHOTO GALLERY: National Dog Day

  26-08-2015 16:15 via interactives.wivb.com
  
  National Dog Day is August 26.
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• TV reporter, photographer killed in shooting in Virginia

  26-08-2015 14:58 via wivb.com
  
  MONETA, Va. (WSLS 10) – Police are searching for a person who they say shot at multiple people Wednesday morning, killing WDBJ-TV Alison Parker and Adam Ward outside Roanoke, Virginia. The Roanoke Times has quoted the station’s General Manager Jeff Mark who confirmed both deaths.
  WDBJ7 says the shooting occurred during their live shot on-air and are asking for your prayers.
  According to Franklin County Sheriff Department’s Spokesperson Phillip Young, the shooting
  
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• Man admits role in ’98 murder on Seneca reservation

  26-08-2015 14:54 via wivb.com
  
  ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — A Rochester man has admitted to his role in a drug conspiracy that led to a murder on the Seneca Indian Reservation.
  The U.S. Attorney’s Office says 39-year-old Angelo Cruz pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court to conspiracy to distribute 280 grams or more of crack cocaine.
  The charge carries a penalty of 20 years to life in prison and a $10 million fine.
  Federal prosecutors say Cruz assisted in the October 1998 murder of Francisco Santos on the Seneca reserv
  
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• Multiple Kingsmen Motorcylcle Clubs raided

  26-08-2015 14:36 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- The FBI and local police agencies are currently executing federal search warrants at multiple locations throughout WNY.
  Eyewitnesses tell News 4 that there is a large police outside of the Kingsmen Motorcycle Club in North Tonawanda.
  News 4 has a crew at the scene and will update this story with information when it becomes available.
   
   
  
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• Multiple Kingsmen Motorcycle Clubs raided

  26-08-2015 14:36 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The FBI and local police agencies are currently executing federal search warrants at multiple locations throughout WNY.
  Residents nearby tell News 4 that there is a large police outside of the Kingsmen Motorcycle Club in North Tonawanda.
  One nearby person told News 4, “It shook the house,” when SWAT and undercover units arrived before 6 a.m. Wednesday. Residents say they heard what they described as flash bangs.
  They came out to see wh
  
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• Preparing healthy and tasty school lunches

  26-08-2015 12:47 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Parents and students are getting ready for school to start.
  For many, that means setting the alarm clock earlier to prepare lunch.
  Creating healthy school lunches can be a daunting task. Registered Dietician Kirby Branciforte says first you should have a plan. Figure out how much you want to spend and when to shop.
  “As easy as you make it for yourself to grab those foods that increases the likelihood that they’ll make it into the lunch box,” Brancif
  
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• Kraft Recalls two million pounds of turkey bacon

  26-08-2015 12:41 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Kraft Heinz food company is recalling more than two million pounds of Oscar Mayer turkey bacon that may spoil before its best-by date.
  The company has received reports of illnesses related to the impacted products.
  Bacon produced between May 31 and August 6th are affected.
  Products include certain items in the “Selects – uncured turkey bacon and smoked cured turkey chopped and formed” ranges.
  The following products are subject to the recall:
  56-oz.
  
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• Decision 2016: WNY's Presidential Candidates

  26-08-2015 06:32
  
  Anyone can run for President-- anyone.        
  
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• Driver arrested after crashing into Cantina Loco while on heroin

  26-08-2015 05:26
  
  Buffalo Police have arrested a 27-year-old after he crashed into Cantina Loco this afternoon.        
  
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• Ken-Ton to Lose $3 Million a Year When Plant Closes

  26-08-2015 05:19
  
  Ken-Ton to Lose $3 Million a Year When Plant Closes        
  
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• Settlement Reached in Barry Moss Case

  26-08-2015 05:14
  
  Settlement Reached in Barry Moss Case        
  
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• Family vigil marks the three-year-anniversary of Niagara Falls murder

  26-08-2015 04:52 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) –  It’s been three years and there is still no closure for the family of Loretta Jo Gates. Her killer has never been found. Family says they are continuing their fight to find answers.
  Family spokesperson, Joshua Highway said, “We want to let her know we’re still here, and we’re still fighting. We’re not going to give up until we find the person that did this.” Balloons with messages to Gates fill the s
  
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• Joe Mascia suspended from BMHA

  26-08-2015 04:47
  
  Mayor Byron Brown has suspended Joe Mascia from the Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority.        
  
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• Double shooting draws detectives to Buffalo’s east side

  26-08-2015 04:24 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Detectives rushed to the scene of the second shooting of Tuesday just before 8 p.m. on Buffalo’s east side.
  Police say first responders rushed to 212 Keystone Avenue near Walden Avenue. Medical personnel on the scene treated two men for gunshot wounds and rushed each to the Erie County Medical Center.
  Each male sustained apparent serious injuries, according to police on the scene.
  Buffalo Police are asking the public to step forward to help solve both this
  
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• BMHA Commissioner Mascia suspended on ethics violations

  26-08-2015 03:52 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — One of Buffalo’s Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority’s (BMHA) embattled commissioners is now facing suspension on charges of ethics violations.
  Officials say Mayor Byron Brown handed down Joe Mascia’s suspension after the BMHA’s board of ethics forwarded a request for his suspension and termination. Mascia came under fire in July after a recording surfaced of him verbalizing racial slurs against public officials — including May
  
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• Sister Johnice to See Pope in Washington

  26-08-2015 03:43
  
  Sister Johnice to See Pope in Washington        
  
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• Search for elderly man ends in Erie County

  26-08-2015 02:53 via wivb.com
  
  COLDEN, N.Y. (WIVB) — An 81-year-old local man who suffers from a cognitive disorder went missing in Erie County Tuesday.
  Police set out to search for Thomas J. Phelan and asked the public to assist in the location effort. Phelan’s family described the missing man as being about 5’10” tall, 240 pounds with white hair and blue eyes.
  Officials cancelled the search for Phelan only a few hours after it began.
  The Erie County Sheriff’s Office declined to comment fur
  
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• Elderly man reported missing in Erie County

  26-08-2015 02:53 via wivb.com
  
  COLDEN, N.Y. (WIVB) — An 81-year-old local man who suffers from a cognitive disorder went missing in Erie County Tuesday.
  Police set out to search for Thomas J. Phelan and asked the public to assist in the location effort. Phelan’s family described the missing man as being about 5’10” tall, 240 pounds with white hair and blue eyes.
  Those who last saw him reported Phelan as last having worn tan shorts and a light blue shirt. As Phelan may have taken his vehicle, he dr
  
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• BPS gets new superintendent, Kriner Cash signs on dotted line

  26-08-2015 02:05 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — New leadership is set to take over Buffalo Public Schools after Dr. Kriner Cash signed on the dotted line Tuesday.
  New York State announced Cash received the necessary certification the New York State Department of Education, meaning he is cleared to assume his responsibilities immediately. Cash signed his agreement to be paid $275,000 per year.
  The agreement stipulates that before Sept. 30, Cash will need to come up with a plan to communicate with the Buffalo P
  
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• Moving Miracles: The power of dance

  26-08-2015 01:14 via wivb.com
  
  WEST SENECA, N.Y. (WIVB) – The simple tapping of his toes, brings a smile to Mitchell Law’s face. He could dance all day,  but now it’s his sister’s turn in the spotlight. A simple stretch lights up Maddy Law’s face. Mitchell proudly watches with his mother and other siblings next to him.
  “Alright Maddy reach your arms up! Now use the other arm! Good job Maddy good job,” said one dance teacher to Maddy who is laying down on a mat.
  For Maddy and
  
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• Buffalo demolishes drug houses

  26-08-2015 01:08
  
  Buffalo is giving the 'heave-ho" to drug houses in the city.        
  
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• Marco Rubio in WNY Tuesday evening for fundraiser

  26-08-2015 00:45
  
  Presidential candidate will be in Western New York for a few hours, looking to raise some quick cash for his campaign        
  
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• NRG files to close Tonawanda coal plant; Future of Dunkirk facility uncertain

  26-08-2015 00:40
  
  NRG Energy has filed an application to close the Huntley coal facility in Tonawanda by March of 2016 and plans to place the Dunkirk project on hold.        
  
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• Daughters of Evans hit-and-run victim settle civil suit with driver who killed father

  26-08-2015 00:34 via wivb.com
  
  EVANS, N.Y. (WIVB) — Although more than a year and a half have passed, the daughters of a man killed in a hit-and-run have settled a civil suit in their dad’s case.
  Although the driver of the vehicle that fatally struck Barry Moss never faced criminal charges, family members of Moss say Gabriele Ballowe agreed in New York Sate Supreme Court to a monetary settlement to be paid to Moss’ three daughters. 
  “I’m relieved, Cassandra Moss, one of Moss’
  
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• Civil suit agreed to with daughters of Evans hit-and-run victim

  26-08-2015 00:34 via wivb.com
  
  EVANS, N.Y. (WIVB) — Although more than a year and a half have passed, the daughters of a man killed in a hit-and-run have settled a civil suit in their dad’s case.
  Although the driver of the vehicle that fatally struck Barry Moss never faced criminal charges, family members of Moss say Gabriele Ballowe agreed in New York Sate Supreme Court to a monetary settlement to be paid to Moss’ three daughters. 
  “I’m relieved, Cassandra Moss, one of Moss’
  
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• Rural gas customers get a reversal of fortune in the Southtowns

  26-08-2015 00:11 via wivb.com
  
  MACHIAS, N.Y. (WIVB) – Homeowners on Canada Hill Road, in Machias, were upset:Their old corroded natural gas line was leaking, but rather than replace the underground pipe, National Fuel notified customers back in June, 2013, the underground pipe would be closed permanently.
  To compensate the affected customers, the gas company offered them thousands of dollars to switch to another service, such as propane. Homeowner Norman Vaughn was dissatisfied with the deal, and noted their property v
  
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