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• Cheektowaga landlord sentenced for killing tenant

  02-09-2015 23:59
  
  A Cheektowaga landlord has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for the death of his tenant.        
  
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• Police identify victim in barbershop homicide

  02-09-2015 23:57
  
  Police have identified the 29-year old man that was killed in a shooting on the city's west side Tuesday.        
  
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• ‘Enough is Enough’ law welcomes students to campus

  02-09-2015 23:50 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Friday’s arrest of a 17-year-old freshman at Porter Hall was a rude return to campus for some students here at Buffalo State, but officials tell me they’re doing a lot to both raise awareness and prevent sexual violence here on campus.
  Despite last week’s incident, Buffalo State has shown improvement in sex offenses on its campus. After seeing a five-year high in 2013 of six, four reported being sexually assaulted on campus last year.
  UB has nearly
  
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• Lancaster trustee pushes for free public WiFi

  02-09-2015 23:42 via wivb.com
  
  LANCASTER, N.Y. (WIVB)- Village of Lancaster Trustee Bill Schroeder believes an agreement between the Village and Internet provider Blue Wireless would be a win-win.
  Blue Wireless wants to expand its network, so it’s offering free WiFi for Lancaster’s business district in exchange for space to put a cell tower.
  Schroeder started exploring the idea a few months back, and told News 4 the service would benefit residents of Lancaster by saving on their data plans while out and about, and
  
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• Loaded guns taken from Ohio middle school students

  02-09-2015 23:33 via wivb.com
  
  COLUMBUS (WCMH) — Handguns were taken from two separate students at Sherwood Middle School in Columbus Wednesday morning.
  According to Columbus City Schools spokesperson Jeff Warner, the principal of the school received an anonymous tip indicating that a student was going to bring a weapon to school.
  As parent was dropping off the student, both the principal and a safety and security officer met up with the student and discovered the gun. The gun was secured and the student taken into cust
  
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• Niagara Falls Police Getting More Body Cams For Officers

  02-09-2015 23:25
  
  Cataract City cops now have more than 60 body cameras.        
  
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• Health Commissioner warns to stay away from powdered caffeine

  02-09-2015 23:25 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- 54 percent of Americans drink at least one cup of coffee every day.
  But what about 28 cups? That’s how much caffeine is in just one teaspoon of powered caffeine, which is sold primarily online as a dietary supplement.
  “Caffeine is a stimulant, so taken in very high doses just like any stimulant, just like cocaine, it can cause some severe side effects in your body,” said Dr. Gale Burstein, Erie County Health Commissioner.
  Dr. Burstein said the drug, which
  
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• Look inside new Nordstrom Rack

  02-09-2015 23:06
  
          
  
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• Albright-Knox pushes to receive shirt donations for public art project

  02-09-2015 23:01 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A renowned art gallery is asking for donations, but they’re not looking for your money — the Albright-Knox wants your old shirts.
  The push for 3,000 shirt donations is spurred along by a public art project with the goal of promoting togetherness by a popular Finnish artist. The art, created by Kaarina Kaikkonen will be installed at the Buffalo Niagara International Airport, a location where countless people will receive her message.
  As shirts ar
  
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• VOTE: Vidler’s 5 & 10 competes to win Super Bowl commercial spot

  02-09-2015 22:31 via wivb.com
  
  EAST AURORA, N.Y. (WIVB) — A western New York shopping favorite is attempting to get its foot in the door for an opportunity to receive national attention; the owners of Vidler’s 5 & 10 say they need the public’s help to make it happen.
  After entering in the Small Business Big Game competition, Vidler’s owner Don Vidler announced the family-run store that sells more than 75,000 unique items, was selected to be one of the 10 finalists from across the nation. The c
  
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• Orchard Park officers injured while arresting drunk man

  02-09-2015 22:19
  
  Two Orchard Park Police Officers suffered minor injuries while arresting a highly intoxicated man.        
  
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• Deputy attacked by inmate at Erie County Holding Center

  02-09-2015 21:41
  
  A deputy at the Erie County Holding center was injured after an inmate attacked him Tuesday night.        
  
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• McCoy to play season opener barring setbacks, Bills consider cutting Cassel

  02-09-2015 21:29 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) — New reports from One Bills Drive could hammer concerns into the heads of fans as reporters suggest an uncertain short-term future for LeSean McCoy and long-term concerns for Matt Cassel.
  An ESPN report suggested star running back LeSean McCoy may not be ready for the Bills home opener against the Colts. In a report, ESPN’s Josina Anderson said an MRI showed a small tear in McCoy’s hamstring.
  However, a source close to McCoy said although the sta
  
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• Local man charged with driving drunk twice over legal limit

  02-09-2015 21:05 via wivb.com
  
  CORFU, N.Y. (WIVB) — The watchful eye of a New York State Trooper led to charges of drunk driving for a man who may have had alcohol in his car.
  Police say a Trooper watched a car that pulled into a gas station off Route 33 and saw a passenger throw a beer can outside the car. While interviewing those inside the car, the officer said he sensed a strong smell of alcohol.
  The driver of the vehicle, identified as 44-year-old Eric H. Pannell submitted to a standardized field sobriety test
  
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• Girlfriend charged with attempting to mail inmate drugs

  02-09-2015 20:35 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A local woman may soon join her boyfriend behind bars if she’s found guilty of a felony charge.
  Police say 25-year-old Angell Haight faced arrest after a brief investigation led Erie County Sheriff’s Deputies to conclude she mailed her incarcerated boyfriend drugs.
  Staff at the Erie County Correctional Facility say they uncovered drugs in a message to Jeremy Cole. Now Haight stands charged with introducing dangerous contraband into a prison.
  Both she
  
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• Man charged with felonies after police chase leads to home in Attica

  02-09-2015 20:26 via wivb.com
  
  ATTICA, N.Y. (WIVB) — A police chase spanning several Wyoming County towns led to the arrest of a local man on several felony charges.
  Police say they responded to calls reporting an alleged burglary in the Town of Bennington, and police found a car matching the description not long afterwards. The driver reportedly did not pull over for police, but instead initiated a car chase.
  A pursuit eventually ended in Attica at the driver’s home. Police say they took into custody Melvin
  
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• Man shot in the head just blocks from fatal barber shop shooting

  02-09-2015 20:01 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A man in critical condition after a day laden with gun violence in the Queen City.
  Police say they rushed to the scene of a shooting on Whitney Place around 11 p.m. on Tuesday night. At the scene they found a 29-year-old man suffering from a gunshot wound to his head. First responders rushed him to the hospital where he remains in critical condition.
  Detectives are asking for help in finding the shooter as the man recovers in the Erie County Medical Center. Anyb
  
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• GUIDE: Crucial info you need to know about the One Direction concert

  02-09-2015 19:13 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) — One of a few pop music icons to play in western New York in the coming year is set to take the stage Thursday, and when they do, thousands of teens are set to flock to Orchard Park.
  One Direction, a pop sensation from across the pond, will take the stage at 7 p.m. along with Icona Pop, a Swedish electronic duo. The following is pertinent information for fans heading to the concert:
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• Man shot on Whitney Place in Buffalo

  02-09-2015 18:48
  
  Officers were called to the 100 block of Whitney Place just after 11pm Tuesday for a report of shooting.        
  
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• Some stagehands who worked Stones concert still have not been paid

  02-09-2015 18:45 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Some of the stagehands who worked on the Rolling Stones concert nearly two months ago still have not been paid.
  In July, they were told the money was coming in days, but it didn’t.
  The Zipcode Tour made its stop in Buffalo on July 11 at Ralph Wilson Stadium.
  Overall, the tour brought in more than $100 million.
  The Buffalo show alone grossed nearly $9 million.
  The stagehands received checks for working two days on the show, but they bounced due to insufficient f
  
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• Memorial with forgotten soldier’s name unveiled in Gowanda

  02-09-2015 17:55 via wivb.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A western New York soldier who died in the Pacific during World War II will finally have his name added to the war memorial in his hometown.
  Carroll Heath’s name was left off Gowanda’s WWII memorial when it was dedicated in the village in 1945. The Army private is believed to have died three years earlier while a prisoner of the Japanese in the Philippines. His burial place remains unknown.
  Heath graduated from Gowanda High School in 1940. A classmate and th
  
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• Fully automated fast-food restaurant opens in San Francisco

  02-09-2015 17:38 via wivb.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Imagine a restaurant with no waiters or cashiers or busers — just machines.
  A new automated fast-food eatery has just opened up in San Francisco, and you could call it the robot restaurant. Welcome to the new eatery called Eatsa.
  You place your order on an iPad, and three-to-five minutes later, it shows up in a cubby. And there’s hardly a human in sight, except for maybe an Eatsa concierge.
  “I am a human yes, we’r
  
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• Hackers steal 225,000 iPhone accounts

  02-09-2015 17:35 via wivb.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Nearly a quarter of a million iPhone accounts have been compromised.
  Hackers stole more than 225,000 Apple accounts from iPhone customers. The iPhones were infected with the KeyRaider malware.
  The good news for most iPhone customers is the malware only targets jailbroken iPhones.
  A jailbroken iPhone is when hardware restrictions are removed on iOS. It allows iPhone owners to access parts of a phone’s file systems that are otherwise restricted for secur
  
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• Recall issued for frozen corn over Listeria concerns

  02-09-2015 17:33 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON, D.C. (WRIC) — The Food and Drug Administration said in a press release that Bonduelle USA Inc. of Brockport, New York, is recalling 9,335 cases of frozen corn because it potentially is contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
  Listeria is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms s
  
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• Obama gets Iran deal win as Senate Dems amass enough votes

  02-09-2015 17:24 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama secured a landmark foreign policy victory Wednesday as Senate Democrats amassed enough votes to ensure the Iran nuclear deal survives in Congress despite ferocious opposition from Republicans and the government of Israel.
  Democratic Sen. Barbara Mikulski of Maryland became the crucial 34th vote in favor of the agreement.
  “No deal is perfect, especially one negotiated with the Iranian regime,” Mikulski said in a statement. She called the
  
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• Bill would ban smoking in NY hotels

  02-09-2015 17:21
  
  Smoking would be banned in all New York hotel rooms if an assemblyman from the lower Hudson Valley has his way.        
  
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• Bandits forward Tavares announces retirement

  02-09-2015 17:11 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Buffalo Bandits forward John Tavares announced his retirement from the NLL after a 24 year career on Wednesday. In a release from the team, he said he will transition into a new role as an assistant coach for the 2016 season.
  “I’ve been fortunate to play my entire career in Buffalo in front of the best fans in the league, so it makes this day bittersweet,” Tavares said. “Playing for the Bandits has been such a big part of my life, but all good
  
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• Former BPD officer sentenced to probation for stealing from purse

  02-09-2015 17:07 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A former Buffalo Police officer, Michael Missana, was sentenced Wednesday morning to three years probation and ordered to pay $100 restitution to the victim he stole from.
  Missana, 42, was previously found guilty of petit larceny and official misconduct after he stole from a purse which was given to him by a bystander who found the bag. Missana took about $130 from the purse before finally returning it to its owner.
  He was placed on paid leave from the Buffalo Police
  
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• Cheektowaga landlord sentenced 5 to 15 years for manslaughter of tenant

  02-09-2015 16:41 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) – Cheektowaga landlord Thomas Szczesniak has been sentenced to indeterminant term of 5 to 15 years in prison.
  Szczesniak was convicted of second degree manslaughter in July for the shooting death of his friend and tenant, Joseph Lawrence, last October.
  Szczesniak had originally been indicted on a second degree murder charge after shooting and killing Lawrence in their shared driveway in Cheektowaga. But, during the bench trial, the judge agreed to also consider cha
  
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• Break dancing growing in popularity in WNY

  02-09-2015 16:29 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Back to school season means it’s time to sign your children up for new after school activities. Break dancing is growing in popularity with western New York kids that like hip hop. As Shane Depree Fry demonstrates, it’s easy to pick up as long as you like to move.
  If you are “Up for the Challenge” of trying it for the first time, contact Verve Dance Studio through their website or Facebook page.
   
  
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• Sixth grader helps anchor News 4 WakeUp!

  02-09-2015 14:44 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- Not everyone knows what they want to do in life before they’ve even reached middle school. Nolan Watson is an exception to that, as he enters the sixth grade at Orchard Park Middle School. He wants to be a newscaster at a local TV station.
  Nolan got his chance to prove he has what it takes on News 4 WakeUp! Wednesday morning. He joined the team as a “fill-in anchor”, helping to read a news story and do the weather forecast.
  News 4 learned about Nolan when
  
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• Sixth grader helps anchor News 4 Wake Up!

  02-09-2015 14:44 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- Not everyone knows what they want to do in life before they’ve even reached middle school. Nolan Watson is an exception to that, as he enters the sixth grade at Orchard Park Middle School. He wants to be a newscaster at a local TV station.
  Nolan got his chance to prove he has what it takes on News 4 Wake Up! Wednesday morning. He joined the team as a “fill-in anchor”, helping to read a news story and do the weather forecast.
  News 4 learned about Nolan when
  
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• 6th grader helps anchor News 4 WakeUp!

  02-09-2015 14:44 via wivb.com
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- Not everyone knows what they want to do in life before they’ve even reached middle school. Nolan Watson is an exception to that, as he enters the sixth grade at Orchard Park Middle School. He wants to be a newscaster at a local TV station.
  Nolan got his chance to prove he has what it takes on News 4 WakeUp! Wednesday morning. He joined the team as a “fill-in anchor”, helping to read a news story and do the weather forecast.
  News 4 learned about Nolan when
  
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• Ready 4 School: A refresher course for drivers

  02-09-2015 11:45 via wivb.com
  
  GRAND ISLAND, N.Y. (WIVB) – It’s back to school time in Western New York, and just like some students may be a little out of the habit of being in the classroom, some drivers may need a reminder about what they need to do when they share the road with school buses.
  By law, you need to prepare to stop when you see the yellow lights flashing on a school bus, and you need to come to a complete stop when you see the red lights flashing and the crossing arm out. That applies to cars trave
  
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• Back to school time refresher course for drivers

  02-09-2015 11:45 via wivb.com
  
  GRAND ISLAND, N.Y. (WIVB) – It’s back to school time in Western New York, and just like some students may be a little out of the habit of being in the classroom, some drivers may need a reminder about what they need to do when they share the road with school buses.
  By law, you need to prepare to stop when you see the yellow lights flashing on a school bus, and you need to come to a complete stop when you see the red lights flashing and the crossing arm out. That applies to cars trav
  
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• Loved ones ask for end to violence after fatal shootings

  02-09-2015 05:50 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)-  The community is recovering after two fatal shootings in Buffalo on Tuesday. People living in the city held a vigil to remember the victims.
  Juan Ortiz was shot multiple times and killed inside his West Side barber shop just before noon.
  One woman at the vigil said, ”it was a senseless situation that happened.”
  Police told News 4 a gunman fired multiple shots inside the barber shop on Niagara St. and there were signs of a struggle.
  Ortiz was engaged to Aix
  
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• Batavia mother accused of killing daughter released

  02-09-2015 05:17
  
  Police say that the mother, who was charged for the death of her daughter, has been released.        
  
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• CPS workers placed in local schools

  02-09-2015 05:16
  
  Suburban school districts are joining forces with Erie County in efforts to best protect children in the community.        
  
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• Vigil held for victim of barbershop shooting

  02-09-2015 05:15
  
  People gathered on Niagara Street to honor the memory of the barber who was killed when a gunman shot him inside of his barbershop on Tuesday morning.        
  
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• Bears break into Gatlinburg woman’s car, steal lunch

  02-09-2015 03:23 via wivb.com
  
  GATLINBURG (WATE) – It’s not your everyday crime. Bears broke into a Gatlinburg woman’s car.
  Kathy Gafford sent in pictures of two bears climbing inside her car while she was working at a cabin along Ski Line Drive.
  “The baby was sitting in the passenger seat. The mama was sitting in that seat looking like she was cruising around, like she was fixing to take off. I was carjacked by a bear,” said Gafford.
  The pictures she snapped are worth a thousand words.
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• Deputies arrest man on weapons, stolen property charges

  02-09-2015 03:01 via wivb.com
  
  YATES, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Town of Yates man is facing charges from Orleans County Sheriff’s Deputies after an investigation into stolen items.
  Police say they found him to be in possession of a stolen boat motor, lawnmower and more than 12 guns. After police seized the items, they arrested 57-year-old Michael Silversmith and charged him for possession of stolen property, and possessing weapons as a convicted felon.
  Silversmith, a felon, isn’t allowed to possess any firearms.
  
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• Man charged after accident with NYS DOT equipment

  02-09-2015 02:49 via wivb.com
  
  CITY OF TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) — An accident involving three vehicles led to charges against a local man early Tuesday morning.
  Police say a driver sped through a work zone, striking a New York State Department of Transportation arrow lane change truck. After colliding with the truck, police say the driver, identified as 44-year-old Salvatore Capella, crashed into another vehicle. The driver of that vehicle, a pregnant 22-year-old, was rushed to Women and Children’s hospital.
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• Buffalo Common Council replaces Michael LoCurto’s seat

  02-09-2015 02:32 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Buffalo’s Common Council has its newest member after swearing in Joel Feroleto on Tuesday afternoon.
  Feroleto will be representing the Delaware District as he fills in the remainder of Michael LoCurto’s term.
  LoCurto left to take a job with Erie County.
  
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• Dresser-Rand gets $4 million boost

  02-09-2015 02:22 via wivb.com
  
  OLEAN, N.Y. (WIVB) — An Olean company is receiving a large $4 million boost from the feds.
  A new contract is set to design and create a super compressor at Dresser-Rand. New York’s senior Senator Chuck Schumer said the contract should lead to new jobs.
  The goal of the project is ensuring the U.S. will continue to have access to safe, reliable and affordable energy from fossil fuels.
  In addition to Olean, Dresser-Rand has three area facilities.
  
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• Maximum sentence in dog abuse case

  02-09-2015 00:59
  
  A former Buffalo Police cell block attendant got the maximum prison time when he was sentenced Tuesday morning on animal abuse charges.        
  
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• Kermit the Frog finds new love

  02-09-2015 00:48 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (WIVB) – “Muppets” star Kermit the Frog hopped into a new relationship only a month after breaking up with longtime girlfriend Miss Piggy. Kermit’s new lady is an ABC marketer named Denise, according to a story in People magazine. Tuesday people couldn’t stop talking about the news. It was the top trend on Twitter for hours.
  “He calls her his girlfriend,” an anonymous (of course) source told People.
  Kermit and Miss Piggy dated for close to 40 ye
  
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• School system makes security upgrades district-wide

  02-09-2015 00:43
  
  School system makes security upgrades district-wide        
  
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• Rural Metro responds to police criticism

  02-09-2015 00:43 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Frustrations ran high late Sunday in the minutes after two police vehicles T-boned at the intersection of Niagara Street and Porter Avenue.
  Nearly 10 minutes after the crash, those frustrations boiled over on the police scanner, as officers on the scene awaited the first ambulance.
  Rural Metro has come under fire this year for slow response times. And the ambulance agency inked a new contract with the city in early August.
  It’s a five-year agreement that sets h
  
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• Bills part ways with local standout

  02-09-2015 00:34 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Buffalo Bills announced Tuesday evening a few last minute roster changes, picking two players up off waivers and releasing a local college standout.
  Officials announced they parted ways with linebacker Jimmy Gaines, a former high school standout at Canisius. The Getzville native will have an opportunity to get picked up by another team ahead of the 2015 season.
  The Bills picked up a center and linebacker to fill up two empty roster spots. Cent
  
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• Wall Street tanks, Canada in recession–now for the good news

  02-09-2015 00:28 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The Canadian government announced Tuesday, the country is in a recession, after the GNP contracted for the first two quarters of 2015.The Dow Jones Index ended the day down by 470 points, over China jitters, and fewer Canadians are traveling to Western New York to shop.
  With the Canadian dollar closing at $1.33 against the U.S. dollar, consumers from north of border now have to spend one third more to match the buying power of the American dollar.
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