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• Irish summer fun at RiverWorks

  30-08-2015 23:34 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – There was no shortage of corned beef and cabbage at the Buffalo Irish Festival Sunday.
  In its 34th year, the celebration included all things Irish with two stages of music, food and drinks an artisan market and more.
  The Buffalo Irish Festival caps off the highly successful Guinness Concert Series, both being held at RiverWorks.
  The weekend-long Festival attracted more than 10,000 visitors from all over Western New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Southern Ontario.
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• White House says Mount McKinley to be renamed Denali

  30-08-2015 23:07 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says he’s changing the name of the tallest mountain in North America from Mount McKinley to Denali.He’s giving the mountain its traditional Alaska Native name on the eve of a historic presidential visit to Alaska.
  Denali is an Athabascan word meaning “the high one.” The name has long been a sore spot for Alaskans, who have informally called the 20,320-foot mountain Denali for years.
  The mountain was named after
  
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• Hundreds turn out for Wiffalo

  30-08-2015 22:12 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) – Hundreds of whiffle ball players turned up for the 10th Wiffalo tournament in Stiglemier Park Saturday.
  For the past 11 years, Wiffalo has been making a mark in WNY.
  All the proceeds from the 50 team tournament go to Camp Good Days.
  President of Wiffalo Whiffle Ball, Davis Moretta said, over the course of the past couple of years, “we gave them $13,000.00… pretty proud of that. And we’re hoping to get to five digits this time around.”
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• ‘Awakenings’ author, neurologist Oliver Sacks dies at 82

  30-08-2015 21:17 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — There was the blind man who had the disastrous experience of regaining his sight. The surgeon who developed a sudden passion for music after being struck by lightning. And most famously, the man who mistook his wife for a hat.
  Those stories and many more, taking the reader to the distant ranges of human experience, came from the pen of Dr. Oliver Sacks.
  Sacks, 82, died Sunday at his home in New York City, his assistant, Kate Edgar, said. In February, he had announced that h
  
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• Area Veteran falls on tough times; fellow service members lend a hand

  30-08-2015 20:51 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) – One local Vietnam veteran’s home is in need of a major overhaul, but he can’t afford to fix it. He’s now getting help from neighbors who have also served. Darryl Gozdan lives on the Cheektowaga-Buffalo border.He’s lived in this home since 1958, and says he has gotten behind on keeping it up. Now he can’t afford to renovate.
  He said, “It’s been a very rough year so far, and i’m just very grateful to these guys f
  
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• Crash at gas station leads to DWI arrest

  30-08-2015 19:35 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB)- Police responded to a 2 car crash at a gas station on Southwestern Blvd. Saturday night.
  Officers say that 54 year-old Sylvia Lenahan, of Blasdell, appeared intoxicated at the scene and was arrested for DWI.
  Lenahan was given a breathalyzer at the Orchard Park police department which revealed a .16 BAC. She was additionally charged with felony aggravated unlicensed operation since her license had been suspended for a previous alcohol
  
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• Crash at gas station after Bills game leads to DWI arrest

  30-08-2015 19:35 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB)- Police responded to a 2 car crash at a gas station on Southwestern Blvd. Saturday night.
  Officers say that 54 year-old Sylvia Lenahan, of Blasdell, appeared intoxicated at the scene and was arrested for DWI.
  Lenahan was given a breathalyzer at the Orchard Park police department which revealed a .16 BAC. She was additionally charged with felony aggravated unlicensed operation since her license had been suspended for a previous alcohol
  
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• New words in the dictionary? Awesomesauce!

  30-08-2015 17:53 via wivb.com
  
  (CNN) — New words! In the Oxford dictionary! So exciting! If there were only a word to describe just how exciting.
  Wait, there is … it’s on the list!
  Awesomesauce!
  That term, meaning extremely good or excellent, is just one of the couple dozen new words, prhases and acronyms added Thursday (August 27) to the Oxford Dictionaries online version.
  The words represent newer terms judged most significant and likely to stand the test of time, according to Oxford University Press
  
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• Manuel excels in Bills’ 43-19 preseason win over Steelers

  30-08-2015 14:17 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Rex Ryan said it’s finally time to select the Buffalo Bills starting quarterback.And the decision won’t be an easy one.
  And that’s just the way the Bills coach wanted it, Ryan said after EJ Manuel made a case to reclaim his old job in a 43-19 preseason win over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Saturday night.
  “This is the ideal situation we had talked about. This is exactly what I wanted. And all three guys played to thei
  
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• Truck jumps embankment of I-190

  30-08-2015 02:23 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – First responders were called after a truck jumped the embankment of the 190 South and landed on the railroad tracks below early Saturday afternoon.
  The truck was driving down Niagara Street when witnesses say the driver speed up before going over the guardrail eventually crashing onto the railroad tracks.
  One witness said the truck was weaving in and out of traffic so much that it looked like a scene from a movie.
  Witnesses say the truck hit at least four parked cars
  
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• Spa Stunner! American Pharoah loses in Travers to Keen Ice

  30-08-2015 02:05 via wivb.com
  
  SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) — Triple Crown winner American Pharoah came up short in the $1.6 million Travers Stakes on Saturday, losing to Keen Ice by three-quarters of a length before a sold-out and stunned crowd at Saratoga Race Course.
  American Pharoah came into the race as the overwhelming favorite, but the first Triple Crown winner in 37 years lost the lead entering the far turn.
  He pulled closer to Keen Ice entering the stretch but was unable to muster the extra energy he usually fin
  
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• Mom charged with killing daughter born at home

  30-08-2015 01:20 via wivb.com
  
  BATAVIA, N.Y. (WIVB) – A Batavia mother is in jail without bail after being charged with killing her infant daughter shortly after giving birth at home.
  Christina M. Colantonio, 28, of 208 Liberty St., was charged with second-degree murder. She was arraigned Saturday.
  Batavia police were called at approximately 11:20 p.m. Thursday to the Liberty Street address after reports is suspicious activity.
  Investigators say they found an infant girl, approximately 3 months old, dead in the apa
  
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• Gus Macker takes over Grand Island

  30-08-2015 00:38 via wivb.com
  
  GRAND ISLAND, N.Y. (WIVB) – Hundreds of athletes hit the court Saturday for the first day of the Gus Macker 3-on-3 Tournament.
  More than 280 teams and approximately 1,500 players are taking part.After much controversy when after Darien Lake decided not to host the event again this year, the Grand Island Town Board approved the tournament on August 20.
  Bridget Johnson of Lockport told News 4, “It’s more spacious than downtown which makes it nice more room for people to sit and i
  
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• Chautauqua board: Amphitheater design out to bid

  30-08-2015 00:10 via wivb.com
  
  CHAUTAUQUA, NY – The Chautauqua Institution Board of Trustees today voted to let design plans for a renewal of its Amphitheater go out to bid. Board Chairman Jim Pardo called the decision “the best guarantee for the sustainability and growth of Chautauqua Institution’s mission and its reputation as a place where ideas are shaped, audiences are inspired and a community is engaged. It is a vote that positions our entire Institution for the next 100 years.”
  The decision foll
  
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