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• Local expert weighs-in on “speculative” tickets

  01-09-2015 23:48 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y.(WIVB) — Many Paul McCartney fans are outraged, following Monday’s almost immediate sellout of his Oct. 22 show at the First Niagara Center.
  Fans told News 4 while they expected the show to sell out, they believe the way the tickets went wasn’t fair.
  Some fans said they saw tickets listed online before the First Niagara Center said they’d be available.
  It’s called “speculative” buying, and it’s been going on for years.
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• Six arrested in drug, prostitution ring at senior center

  01-09-2015 23:26 via wivb.com
  
  LACKAWANNA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Six people are in custody after police say they uncovered a ring of prostitution and drugs at a Lackawanna senior center.
  Police say with the help of a housing director at Parkview Towers Senior Living Complex, they learned that prostitutes were staying with senior residents and drug deals were ongoing in the parking lot.
  The investigation led police to three men and three women, each connected to the sale of crack and powder cocaine and prostitution. Anthwan
  
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• Allentown Rape victim sues Baker Victory Services

  01-09-2015 23:25
  
  One of the three victims who were raped in the Elmwood - Allentown neighborhood last summer, is suing an agency that was responsible for the teen arrested for the attacks.        
  
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• Burned out building sits dormant on Elmwood

  01-09-2015 22:34 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) –Four months after it burned, weeds are growing in the rubble of a building on Elmwood near Hertel Avenue in North Buffalo.
  The former Dow Building, which has been vacant for years burned on April 13, and has sat frozen in time ever since then.
  Buffalo resident Joe Zappo drives by the site three to four times a week. “This is really an eyesore and you know all the nice things that are going on over here and all the money that’s being put in this neighborhoo
  
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• Victim of shooting on Broadway succumbs to injuries

  01-09-2015 22:03 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — While still investigating a fatal shooting on the city’s west side, police in Buffalo responded to another fatal shooting on Broadway.
  Police responded to the shooting Tuesday afternoon at 1069 Broadway on the city’s east side. Police say just before 3:15 p.m., officers rushed to the scene and set up two different scenes of investigation directly across the street from one another on Broadway.
  The gun violence left one 22-year-old man with gunshot wo
  
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• Broadway shooting draws police just hours after fatal Niagara Street gunfire

  01-09-2015 22:03 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — While still investigating a fatal shooting on the city’s west side, police in Buffalo responded to another shooting on Broadway.
  Police responded to the shooting Tuesday afternoon at 1069 Broadway on the city’s east side. Police say just before 3:15 p.m., officers rushed to the scene and set up two different scenes of investigation directly across the street from one another on Broadway.
  At least one person suffered a gunshot wound on Broadway. First
  
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• Reward offered for West Seneca shoplifting couple

  01-09-2015 21:29 via wivb.com
  
  WEST SENECA, N.Y. (WIVB) — A couple who police described as active shoplifters are the focus of an investigation as September begins.
  Police say they’re looking to identify a man and woman caught on camera while stealing from local stores. The suspects allegedly used a silver vehicle, potentially a Ford Fusion, to travel to and from the crimes.
  In order to help the investigation along, police offered a reward of up to $1,000 for anybody who can provide information leading to an
  
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• Roanoke family, friends remember the life of Adam Ward

  01-09-2015 21:09 via wivb.com
  
  ROANOKE (AP) – Hundreds of mourners crowded into a church Tuesday to honor Adam Ward, the 27-year-old television cameraman who was slain while filming a live interview.
  The Rev. Rob Lough told more than 500 people in the First Baptist Church of Roanoke about Ward’s compassion and laughter, his passion and wit. He loved people, Lough said, “and the people loved Adam.”His siblings also spoke, with older brother Jay Ward saying
  “we always looked up to him.”
  
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• Study finds most and least expensive states to drive in

  01-09-2015 21:02 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (MEDIA GENERAL) — Driving isn’t cheap, but in some states, it’s more costly than in others to get around.
  Drivers with traffic-filled commutes in and around big cities spend more money overall each year.
  One group found Idaho, Vermont, Wyoming, Wisconsin and Minnesota have the most favorable conditions for drivers because they have many miles of open road.
  At the bottom of the list are California, Texas, Maryland and New Jersey with long commute times.
  Louisiana a
  
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• Ex-Jared Foundation director admits secretly filming child porn

  01-09-2015 21:00 via wivb.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The former executive director of the Jared Foundation has agreed to plead guilty to all of the charges against him.
  Russell Taylor was charged Tuesday with distributing and receiving child pornography in connection to Jared Fogle’s case. He’s also charged with 12 counts of child exploitation in connection to 12 children in Indiana.
  Taylor agreed to plead guilty to all of the charges. If the plea agreement is accepted, Taylor will ask for a p
  
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• Troopers promote careful driving ahead of school year

  01-09-2015 20:57 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — September is upon western New York, and with it, yellow buses will again cart the area’s youth off to school. New York State Troopers are asking area drivers to be aware of those buses and the valuable youth.
  Police say they’re promoting the “School’s Open–Drive Carefully” campaign, hosted by AAA. Officials from AAA say the leading cause of death for children between 5-and 14-years-old is motor vehicle crashes.
  Troopers say th
  
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• Man who crashed stolen vehicle while fleeing police charged

  01-09-2015 20:38 via wivb.com
  
  LANCASTER, N.Y. (WIVB) — A man who police rushed to the hospital after he crash a car during a police chase has been arrested and charged.
  Police say they booked Andrew J. Betancur, 21, after he was discharged from a hospital following the Aug. 18 car chase with New York State Troopers. Police say  they began a chase for a stolen car after a license plate reader returned the plate as stolen.
  During the chase, which spanned from Pembroke through Depew on the I-90 westbound, police
  
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• November Storm claim still not settled

  01-09-2015 20:31 via wivb.com
  
  DEPEW, N.Y. (WIVB)-  Ten months after the November Storm, a Depew restaurant owner is still waiting for the State to pay damages.
  “He was so close that he just peppered me.” said My Little Margie’s Restaurant owner, Bill Herrick. It was during the November Storm that NY State sent out a huge snow thrower to get Broadway reopened, but in the process the machine threw ice chunks that damaged the front of about a dozen businesses along Broadway in Depew.
  Herrick estimates the
  
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• Officer fatally shot, prompting manhunt in northern Illinois

  01-09-2015 19:27 via wivb.com
  
  FOX LAKE, Ill. (AP) — Police in northern Illinois say a manhunt is underway after an officer was shot and killed.
  Lake County Undersheriff Raymond Rose says the officer was pursuing people described as suspicious when he was shot and killed in Fox Lake, 55 miles north of Chicago.
  He tells the Chicago Tribune that other responding officers found him in a marshy area in the city of Fox Lake and that he was stripped of his gun and other equipment.
  Rose says police are searching for three susp
  
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• Convicted animal abuser sentenced to up to eight years in prison

  01-09-2015 18:33 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – A former cell block attendant for the Buffalo Police Department will spend up to the next eight years behind bars. Shannon Richardson was sentenced to a term of 2 and 2/3 years to 8 years in prison by a state supreme court justice Tuesday morning.
  Earlier this summer, a jury convicted Richardson on six charges related to animal abuse and dog fighting. Four malnourished pit bulls were removed from his Buffalo home, along with equipment used for training and fighting d
  
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• Police respond to fatal gunfire at barber shop on Niagara Street

  01-09-2015 18:18 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Homicide detectives rushed to the scene of fatal gunfire Tuesday on Niagara Street near Jersey Street on the city’s west side.
  Police responded to calls of gunfire just before 12 p.m. on Tuesday to 577 Niagara Street.
  News 4 is working to learn more and will update this story with more information when additional details become available.
  
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• New WGRZ App

  01-09-2015 18:00
  
  WGRZ has a new and improved App!        
  
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• Rescue crews respond to structure collapse at Bryant University

  01-09-2015 17:40 via wivb.com
  
  SMITHFIELD, R.I. (WPRI) — Police and fire departments in Smithfield, Rhode Island and surrounding towns have responded to an emergency situation at Bryant University. A call was placed around 8:15 a.m. for a steel structure collapse.
  Construction had just started for the day when something happened, causing steel to fall over.
  PHOTOS | Bryant University Structure collapse
  Six people were transported to Rhode Island Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Police said the victims fell a
  
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• Grants make salad bars available to school districts across the U.S.

  01-09-2015 15:29 via wivb.com
  
  BROWNSBURG, Ind. (WISH) – September is More Matters Month – a push from the produce industry to encourage kids and adults to eat more fruits and vegetables. One central Indiana school district is ensuring all 8,200 of its students are offered plenty of fresh produce options, daily.
  Brownsburg Community School Corporation is the only major district in central Indiana to apply for and receive a grant that provides salad bars free of charge for each of its school buildings. The Let
  
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• Facebook post about woman burning cat sparks controversy

  01-09-2015 15:23 via wivb.com
  
  JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – A graphic picture floating around Facebook has some people in the metro on edge.
  The disturbing image has gone viral and could lead to criminal charges. A cat that appears to have been badly burned laying in the middle of the street.
  According to police the post came from a woman they believe lives in Jackson, MS.
  This picture hit the web at some point Monday night. The photo appears to have been posted by a user profile with the name “Shay Houston.”
  She
  
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• Reports: Fred Jackson to sign with Seahawks

  01-09-2015 14:07 via wivb.com
  
  SEATTLE, WA (WIVB) – Reports from Ian Rapoport on Twitter say former Bills running back Fred Jackson is set to sign with the Seattle Seahawks. Once on the Seahawks, he will be reunited with Marshawn Lynch in the backfield.
  This is a developing story. News 4 will update it as more information becomes available.
  Source: Ex-#Bills RB Fred Jackson is flying to Seattle this morning to meet with #Seahawks. Both sides expect a deal gets done.
  — Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) September 1, 201
  
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• Two injured in shooting on Hertel Avenue

  01-09-2015 10:46 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Buffalo police are investigating a shooting in North Buffalo.
  Shortly before 2 a.m. Tuesday, police were called to the 1600 block of Hertel Avenue, which is near Parkside Avenue.
  Detectives say it appears someone fired shots from one vehicle, targeting two people who were inside a second vehicle.
  According to police, paramedics transported the two victims to ECMC with injuries that appear to be non life-threatening.
  Several sources tell News 4 the vehicles
  
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• Early morning shooting in North Buffalo

  01-09-2015 10:46 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Buffalo police are investigating an overnight shooting in North Buffalo.
  Shortly before 2 a.m. Tuesday, police were called to the 1600 block of Hertel Avenue.
  Detectives say it appears that shots were fired from one vehicle to another with two people targeted inside.
  The two victims were transported to ECMC and their injuries appear to be non-life-threatening.
   
   
  
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• Shannon Richardson set to be sentenced

  01-09-2015 10:23 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – A former cell block attendant for the Buffalo Police Department should learn how long he’ll spend in prison when he is sentenced Tuesday, after he was convicted of six charges related to dog fighting and animal abuse.
  Shannon Richardson is facing up to eight years in state prison. Four dogs were seized from his Buffalo home in December 2013, along with equipment police say is used to train and fight dogs.
  His case gained national attention from animal rights ad
  
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• Former police cell block attendent sentenced to 2 and 2/3 to 8 years in prison for animal abuse

  01-09-2015 10:23 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – A former cell block attendant for the Buffalo Police Department was sentenced Tuesday to 2 and 2/3 to 8 years in prison for dog fighting and animal abuse. Shannon Richardson was convicted of six charges related to dog fighting and animal abuse.
  Richardson asked the judge Tuesday for mercy but he was still sentenced to the possible maximum amount, he now could face up to eight years in state prison. Four dogs were seized from his Buffalo home in December 2013, along w
  
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• Officials warn against using fake IDs as college starts

  01-09-2015 05:36 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)-  Several colleges started classes on Monday, including Buffalo State, University at Buffalo and Canisius College. Governor Andrew Cuomo’s office warns students not to use fake forms of identification because it can lead to identity theft.
  The Governor’s Office said at Darien Lake’s Fall Out Boy concert two weeks ago, law enforcement confiscated nearly 50 fake IDs, supposedly issued from 10 different states.
  Businesses in Buffalo told News 4 they see f
  
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• Niagara Generation workers aren’t getting paid

  01-09-2015 04:17 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB)- Imagine if your paychecks suddenly stopped coming? Would you still go into work?
  That’s the dilemma that employees are facing at Niagara Generation LLC in Niagara Falls.
  “There’s no correspondence with the home office. They won’t even give us an answer.” said one of the seven workers who are left at the power plant on Frontier Avenue in Niagara Falls. He didn’t want his name used because he’s still hoping things turn around at
  
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• NFTA breaks ground, looks forward to natural gas fleet

  01-09-2015 03:05 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Shovels broke earth on Monday, marking the start of a $6 million project to convert a bus fleet from natural to diesel gas.
  Construction will begin on a new compressed natural gas fueling station to help buses run cleaner and in a more cost effective manner.
  “It depends on fuel prices, but the expected payoff over 12 to 15 years, we’re looking to save $26 million,” Kimberley Minkel said. “We expect to break even on the capital purchase wi
  
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• Survey finds Americans are dissatisfied, distrustful of government

  01-09-2015 02:49 via wivb.com
  
  NORTHAMPTON, Mass. (MEDIA GENERAL) – Americans are dissatisfied, angry, and distrustful, according to a new poll.
  A national poll by Quinnipiac University found 71% of American voters are dissatisfied with the way things are going in the nation today. Looking at the federal government, 49% of voters are dissatisfied but not angry with Washington, while 27% are angry.
  They found only two percent of voters trust the government all of the time.
  Democrats are holding higher favorability than R
  
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• Email scheme uses job offer to install malware, steal personal information

  01-09-2015 02:47 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — It seems like a dream come true: a job offer sitting in your email inbox.
  But experts say beware, because it could be a trap.
  A simple click of a mouse could be yet another way thieves are trying to steal your personal information.
  “Essentially criminal hackers are sending out fake job notices letting you know that ‘I found you on LinkedIn’ or ‘I found you on Facebook and we’ve got the perfect job for you,’” said Greg Dunn, a
  
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• Clarence work crew takes down dozens of trees on elderly widow’s property

  01-09-2015 01:42 via wivb.com
  
  CLARENCE CENTER, N.Y. (WIVB) – Colombina Surianello just happened to be checking on her property on Martin Road in Clarence–an 11-acre lot that has been in the family for more than 50 years. The elderly widow was with her 16 year old grandson, and could not believe what she was seeing.A Town of Clarence highway crew had cut down many of her trees and shrubs, and Surianello said she had no idea why.
  “I was in shock,” the Clarence grandmother said.
  Colombina and her two da
  
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• Student at Buffalo State arrested after allegedly attempting to sexually assault fellow student

  01-09-2015 01:07 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Buffalo State student is under investigation as police continue to investigate an attempted sexual assault on Friday.
  Police say they arrested a man enrolled in the university for entering a Porter Hall dorm room at 3:21 a.m. on Friday morning and attempting to sexually assault a female inside. The man allegedly forcibly touched the female student before she forcibly struggled against the assault.
  When the female let out an audible scream, the man le
  
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• Fans react to release of Fred Jackson

  01-09-2015 00:57 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) – It was the same answer with every fan News 4 spoke with. Everyone was shocked to learn about the release of Fred Jackson. Some came to the official Buffalo Bills store to make sure they stock up on number 22 before its removed from shelves forever.
  Shirley Gulczewski from South Buffalo said, “I was in shock. I couldn’t believe it. Ii was in shock. I watched the game Saturday for the little part he was in the game. I’m shocked, i&
  
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• Fans buy up Jackson memorabilia

  01-09-2015 00:57 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) – It was the same answer with every fan News 4 spoke with. Everyone was shocked to learn about the release of Fred Jackson. Some came to the official Buffalo Bills store to make sure they stock up on number 22 before its removed from shelves forever.
  “I was in shock. I couldn’t believe it. Ii was in shock,” Shirley Gulczewski said. “I watched the game Saturday for the little part he was in the game. I’m shocked, i&rsquo
  
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• Toy gun exchange in Buffalo

  01-09-2015 00:52 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Young children turned-in their toy guns in Buffalo Monday, receiving safe toys and school backpacks in return.
  One particular toy pistol looked real at first glance. It was soft pellet gun.
  “We don’t want our children to feel comfortable holding these,” said Lenny Lane of the F.A.T.H.E.R.’S group in Buffalo. “Because if they feel comfortable holding these, they they don’t mind pulling that trigger.”
  The event took place at Sc
  
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• Sole survivor of journalist slaying in Roanoke recovering well

  01-09-2015 00:33 via wivb.com
  
  ROANOKE (WSLS 10) – The only survivor in last week’s tragic shooting near Smith Mountain Lake, killing WDBJ7’s Alison Parker and Adam Ward, is doing well.
  Updates on Vicki Garnder’s condition were recentlyposted on Vicki’s Recovery Page on Facebook after the Smith Mountain Lake Regional Chamber of Commerce member was shot during a live interview.
  The status posted on Sunday said, “Vicki got a lot of rest today after doing a couple laps around the ICU
  
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• Family, friends set up memorial for fomer Kenmore woman killed in Florida

  01-09-2015 00:28 via wivb.com
  
  ST. AUGUSTINE, FLA. (WIVB) — The Kenmore family of Lindy Dobbins is reeling after the Buffalo native was shot to death in a domestic incident involving her friend.
  Authorities say James Colley shot and killed his wife, Amanda, and then turned the gun on Dobbins, who had stepped in to help.
  A manhunt ensued and Colley was eventually tracked down in Virginia.
  In the wake of her death, friends and family said they found an outpouring of people willing to help — so they’re funnelin
  
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• State promises crosswalks on Scajaquada by October

  01-09-2015 00:26 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Construction of crosswalks on the Scajaquada Corridor will begin in October.
  The State Department of Transportation made the announcement shortly after community activists called for quicker action by the state.
  The speed limit has already been lowered to 30 miles per hour following the death of a three year old child at the end of May. Lanes were also narrowed and stop signs installed on entrance ramps.
  The Scajaquada Corridor Coalition says the crosswalks will
  
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• Crosswalks on 198 set for October

  01-09-2015 00:26 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Construction of crosswalks on the Scajaquada Corridor will begin in October.
  The State Department of Transportation made the announcement shortly after community activists called for quicker action by the state.
  The speed limit has already been lowered to thirty miles per hour following the death of a three year old child at the end of May. Lanes were also narrowed and stop signs installed on entrance ramps.
  The Scajaquada Corridor Coalition says the crosswalks will
  
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• VIDEO: Alabama fishermen rescue kittens from river, call it ‘Catfishing’

  01-09-2015 00:18 via wivb.com
  
  ALABAMA (MEDIA GENERAL) — A few Alabama fishermen say they had a few furry catches as they rescued swimming kittens to the safety of their boat on Saturday.
  Jason Frost and Brandon Key say they were enjoying a normal day of fishing on Warrior River when two kittens swam up to their boat, wanting to come aboard.
  The two fishermen waited until the kittens swam close enough then snatched them by the scruff of the neck to haul out and into safety. The fishermen have yet to reveal what hap
  
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