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• Police: Distracted driving leads driver to crash with Amish buggy

  28-08-2015 23:58 via wivb.com
  
  POLAND, N.Y. (WIVB) — Texting and driving may be to blame for a crash between a car and Amish buggy in Chautauqua County.
  Police say they responded on Friday morning around 11 a.m. to Falconer Frewsburg Road in the Town of Poland after a driver there took a turn too fast. The driver, identified as Amanda Braley, entered the opposite lane of the roadway, crashing into an Amish buggy with five people inside.
  Two adults and three children, one as young as 2-months-old, suffered injuries
  
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• VIDEO: UB students form 2015 human logo

  28-08-2015 23:34 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Thousands of excited young students came together to form a giant UB logo on Friday afternoon.
  Started in 2004, UB students have come together each year to make a human logo to kick off the fall semester. About 2,300 students donned UB blue, dark blue and white to form the logo.
  “Joining in on the human UB logo is a lot of fun, but it also symbolizes, for each student, joining together as part of the UB community,” Dennis Black, vice president of Uni
  
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• Hit-and-run crash leads to DWI charges

  28-08-2015 23:14 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Grand Island man is facing charges of driving while intoxicated after police responded to the scene of a hit-and-run crash.
  Police say a driver traveling north on the I-190 rear-ended another vehicle and drove off. The driver whose car was hit wrote down the other vehicle’s license plate number and called it in to police. Officers then began their hunt for 56-year-old Donald C. Truitt.
  When they eventually pulled him over, police say they learned he was
  
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• Two Buffalo cops injured during burglary, suspect taken into custody

  28-08-2015 23:04 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Two Buffalo Police Department officers are recovering in the Erie County Medical Center after responding to a burglary on Friday.
  Calls rang out for help on William Street on Friday morning during a burglary at a local business. Two responding officers, a male and female, suffered injury during the response.
  Officers arrested one person in connection with the incident, but an investigation is continuing.
  
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• Stunt plane crashes ahead of NY air show, killing pilot

  28-08-2015 21:59 via wivb.com
  
  NEW WINDSOR, N.Y. (AP) — Police say a stunt plane has crashed while practicing tricks for a weekend air show in New York, killing the pilot.
  Trooper Steven Nevel says the propeller-driven plane crashed at around 2 p.m. Friday at Stewart International Airport in the Orange County town of New Windsor. The New York Air Show is scheduled to take place there this weekend.
  The pilot was the only person in the plane.
  It wasn’t immediately clear what went wrong.
  A woman at the air show
  
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• Former teacher charged with distributing child porn

  28-08-2015 21:43 via wivb.com
  
  ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WIVB) — A former teacher at the Elmira Christian Academy School is facing serious charges of distributing child pornography.
  Federal officials say they’re bringing charges against 37-year-old Howard E. Brooks after a police investigation uncovered a community of people who sent and received child porn over the internet. Police say Brooks took part in the community, something they learned after recovering three USB drives from plumbing after Brooks allegedly flus
  
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• Downtown development creates catalyst for $40 million Seneca Buffalo Creek Casino expansion

  28-08-2015 21:31 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Seneca Nation announced a major commitment to Buffalo’s downtown in the form of a $40 million expansion to their Buffalo Creek Casino.
  The development is expected to add additional gaming and restaurant space, adding to the allure of Buffalo’s downtown area. The economic windfall is expected to be large, creating 300 jobs permanently in the downtown area.
  “Eight years ago, the Seneca Nation invested in our Buffalo Creek Territory when littl
  
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• Niagara Co. leader pushes for animal abuse registry

  28-08-2015 21:06 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA COUNTY, N.Y. (WIVB)- Niagara County Legislature’s Minority Leader Dennis Virtuoso wants to crack down on animal abuse.
  He’s proposing a registry, where those convicted of animal abuse will be listed.
  The measure is modeled after a similar one in Orange County, N.Y. and would be run by the Niagara County Sheriff’s Office.
  Those convicted of an animal abuse offense would have five days to register or face fines. Additionally, anyone caught selling animals to those on
  
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• 3-year-old dies after near drowning

  28-08-2015 20:28 via wivb.com
  
  BOSTON, N.Y. (WIVB) — A child who nearly drowned in a pond in the Town of Boston has died in a hospital following the event.
  First responders rushed to the scene of a 3-year-old under water in the Abbott Hill Road pond early on Saturday, Aug. 22. Erie County Sheriff’s Deputies worked with a resident on scene to pull the child out of the water and performed CPR on him soon after.
  Identified as Charles Blaser, police say Mercy Flight rushed the child to Women and Children’s
  
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• Jury finds teen guilty of misdemeanor charges in elite prep school institution rape case

  28-08-2015 19:41 via wivb.com
  
  CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A former senior at a New Hampshire prep school has been acquitted of felony rape but convicted of misdemeanor sex charges regarding a 15-year-old freshman.
  The jury of nine men and three women on Friday found Owen Labrie, of Tunbridge, Vermont, not guilty of raping the girl in an academic building at St. Paul’s School two days before he graduated last year.
  But they found him guilty of three misdemeanor sex assault charges.
  Labrie said he and the girl had co
  
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• Suspended cop Corey Krug pleads not guilty, appears in court

  28-08-2015 19:31 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — One of Buffalo’s suspended police officers appeared in federal court on Friday with his wife by his side to plead not guilty.
  A federal judge heard the plea at Corey Krug’s arraignment hearing following the second round of charges brought against Krug. The officer, who was suspended without pay after video surfaced of him allegedly beating a man, is facing charges of deprivation of rights under color of law over two separate incidents that are five y
  
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• Al Arbour, who coached Isles to 4 Cup titles, dies at 82

  28-08-2015 18:56 via wivb.com
  
  UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) — Al Arbour, who coached the New York Islanders to four consecutive Stanley Cup championships and ranks as the NHL’s second-most winningest coach, has died, team officials announced Friday. He was 82.The cause of death is unclear, though Arbor was battling a lengthy illness and had been living in Florida.Arbour transitioned from a successful 14-season NHL playing career as a defenseman to become one of the league’s all-time best coaches.
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• Hip hop festival brings new people to break dancing

  28-08-2015 18:21 via wivb.com
  
   
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Buffalo’s b-boys and b-girls are preparing for battle. Verve Dance Studio, the center of hip hop culture in Western New York, is hosting its popular “Battle @ Buffalo Under the Lights” break dancing festival at New Era Cap Headquarters on Saturday.
  The event, which is now in its fifth year, prides itself on promoting the dance form within a family friendly atmosphere.
  “We encourage everybody and their family to come out. It’s what
  
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• Ryan: Manuel ‘earned his shot’ to start vs. Steelers

  28-08-2015 18:08 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) — At Bills practice on Thursday, the media met with Rex Ryan, expecting him to name one of two possible starting quarterbacks for the upcoming preseason game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
  Instead, he chose a third.
  EJ Manuel will make his first start of the preseason against the Steelers at Ralph Wilson Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Despite Tyrod Taylor and Matt Cassel’s edge in the quarterback competition, Ryan decided it was EJ who should take the
  
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• Olean man arrested for allegedly carjacking Taxi

  28-08-2015 17:42
  
  An Olean man is facing several charges for allegedly stealing a taxi cab at gunpoint.        
  
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• The Upstate/Downstate Divide

  28-08-2015 17:25
  
  A collection of gun rights groups, pro-fracking advocates and other activists will rally Sunday to unveil two proposals        
  
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• Driver slams car into Buffalo house

  28-08-2015 13:20 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Police are investigating how a car went into a home early Friday morning.
  It happened on Winslow Avenue around 6:30 a.m. The driver was taken to a hospital by Rural Metro. The woman who lives in the house was okay as well.
  
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• Blueprints for Lancaster domed stadium on display

  28-08-2015 12:49
  
  As talk of a new stadium in Western New York continues, the blueprints a stadium that never got built have resurfaced.        
  
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• NYSP To Create Sexual Assault Victims Unit

  28-08-2015 12:45
  
  The state is spending $4.5 million on a new State Police unit dedicated to responding to sexual assaults on college campuses        
  
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• Fruit Belt neighborhood surveyed on parking problems

  28-08-2015 12:42
  
  Residents in Buffalo’s Fruit Belt neighborhood continue to speak out about issues parking on their streets near the medical campus.        
  
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• Man sentenced to 7 years on child pornography charges

  28-08-2015 12:02
  
  A man from Gasport was sentenced on Thursday on a child pornography charge.        
  
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• Celebrate the end of summer with festivals all over WNY

  28-08-2015 11:45 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) –  It’s the last weekend in August! Here are some ways to spend it around Western New York.
   No, it’s not St. Patrick’s Day, but you’ll be able to get your Irish pride on anyway at the The Buffalo Irish Festival. It’s moving to a new venue by the waterfront downtown: Buffalo RiverWorks. The kickoff parade starts at 5 Friday night in Niagara Square. There will be live music, dancing, and vendors the rest of the weekend. Tickets ar
  
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• Former Western New York resident shot to death near Jacksonville, Florida

  28-08-2015 11:30 via wivb.com
  
  Jacksonville, F.L. (WIVB/WJAX) – Sheriff’s deputies in Jacksonville, Florida found two women shot to death.
  One of them was former Western New Yorker, Lindy Dobbins.
  News 4 has confirmed that she used to live in Kenmore and Buffalo.
  Investigators say she got caught up in a situation between her friend and her friend’s husband.
  According to the Saint Johns County Sheriff, James Colley shot and killed his estranged wife, Amanda and then killed Lindy Dobbins.
  It happened
  
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• Local woman speaks out after assault at Darien Lake concert

  28-08-2015 05:25 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Ellen Finn was excited to be among the more than 13,500 fans earlier this month to see country star Jason Aldean at Darien Lake.
  Her friend grabbed the tickets, so she volunteered to be the night’s designated driver. But shortly into the concert, things turned bad for the 22-year-old from Lockport.
  “We were walking through the lawn to meet up with my friends again, and I bumped into a girl and she turned around and she and her friends came swinging,&rdquo
  
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• Sheriffs warn of Grand Island larcenies

  28-08-2015 03:15 via wivb.com
  
  GRAND ISLAND, N.Y. (WIVB) — A rash of larcenies in Grand Island prompted local police to issue a warning to residents Thursday.
  Police say locals should be on guard in Grand Island. Erie County Sheriff’s Deputies advised for residents to lock their doors, windows, cars and garages. In addition to those safeguards, police advised removing all valuables from open view in cars and from windows.
  Thieves broke into four locked cars on Love Road on Wednesday night alone. They stole ta
  
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• One billion people connect on Facebook on Monday

  28-08-2015 02:43 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) —
  For the first time ever, Facebook reached a massive milestone involving one in seven human beings on the planet Earth.
  One billion of its users logged on to use the social network on Monday for the first time ever, proving the continuing growth of Mark Zuckerberg’s company that he started out of his college dorm.
  “I’m so proud of our community for the progress we’ve made,” Zuckerberg appropriately released in a Facebook post. “Our
  
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• Local man sentenced to 7 years for child porn

  28-08-2015 02:20 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Gasport man is set to spend seven years behind bars for child porn offenses.
  Officials say 44-year-old Christopher Wittcop was convicted of having child pornography on his laptop. Forensic analysis of the laptop in 2011 revealed over 600 images and videos of child porn downloaded and shared on peer to peer software.
  Wittcop will be required to undergo sex offender treatment and register as a sex offender. In addition to serving seven years behind bars, he&rsqu
  
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• Buffalo graduation rates likely to climb

  28-08-2015 00:43 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Sources say Buffalo high school graduation numbers are likely to climb to 58 percent, based on current trends in 2015.
  If that holds true, the rate is far different than the statistics presented by Buffalo’s new school superintendent Dr. Kriner Cash at the opening of Wednesday school board meeting.
  Dr. Cash said for every hundred 9th graders in the district, only fifty will graduate. Of the hundred, he said, only one will earn a college diploma.
  His statistics
  
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• Amherst police search for suspected thief

  28-08-2015 00:26 via wivb.com
  
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) — A woman caught on camera stealing from a local business is the subject of a search in Amherst.
  Police say they’re looking for a female who appeared on camera at a local store at the same time as a theft. Amherst Police are looking for any help that can lead them to identify the woman.
  Anybody who can help police identify the woman is asked to call police at (716) 689-1340.
  
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• Local homesteaders making progress

  28-08-2015 00:25 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- Tom Lester and Zoe Tuppen took on their Hamlin Park homestead about a year ago.
  News 4 met the couple in May, when they first began serious rehabbing. Thursday, we checked-in with them to see their progress.
  The empty room in the middle of the house is now clearly a kitchen, with a stove-top, a sink, and a newly stained wood floor.
  Lester and Tuppen told News 4 it’s slow and steady, but they’ve already gotten over a major obstacle: utilities.
  Their home pas
  
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• UB professor talks stocks impact on start-ups

  28-08-2015 00:05 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- It was a rough start to the week for the market, with the Dow dropping more than 1,000 points.
  The Dow has rebounded in the past couple days, closing Thursday up 369 points.
  Associate Professor of Finance at UB’s School of Management, Cristian Tiu, told News 4 anytime the market experiences a sudden drop like this, smaller companies tend to put off their Initial Public Offerings, or IPOs.
  Part of that, Tiu said, has to do with how larger tech companies respond.
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