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• Unusual heat brings increase in yellow jacket activity

  03-09-2015 23:56 via wivb.com
  
  This time of the year is generally the busiest for exterminators, especially dealing with yellow jackets which are drawn out with the summer heat. Instead of cooling off in September, it has felt like July all week long. As a result, exterminators have been particularly busy making house calls this week.
  Dealing with a yellow jacket nest inside the walls of a house. It is a scary situation for any homeowner, but for the professionals, it’s a much safer and quicker solution. They 
  
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• 30 tons of chicken wings arrive in Buffalo

  03-09-2015 23:56 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- It’s a celebration foodies from around Western New York look forward to all year: Wing Fest!
  And what would the Buffalo Wing Festival be without chicken wings? Thursday, 30 tons of them arrived by truck to Coca-Cola Field.
  Also at Coca-Cola Field were officials with the Erie County Legislature. They joined the Wing King and the founder of the festival, Drew Cerza in an official proclamation, honoring the festival and what it does for the Queen City.
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• Erie park ranger program restored after deadly summer

  03-09-2015 23:42 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) — For the first time in nearly a decade, Erie County will have a dedicated park ranger program, charged with patrolling the county’s 10,000 acres of park land, and educating the public about all they have to offer.
  “It was time,” said Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz. “I wish we would’ve been able to do it sooner, but our first responsibility was to ensure that our parks were restored to the best shape that they could be and
  
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• Mercy Hospital becomes center for midwife births

  03-09-2015 23:30 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Denielle Cox of Elma knew how she wanted to give birth. “I wanted a more natural option. I didn’t want to be pushed into things that I didn’t want to do,” she told News 4.
  Meaghan Pariseau, from Amherst, wants her second child’s birth to be different from her first when an epidural for pain numbed her lower body for more than four hours.
  “I want to feel as though I am able to be present and after the baby is born I am able to move
  
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• Tonawanda murder suspect gunned down in Buffalo

  03-09-2015 23:21 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- It’s a case of the murder suspect becoming the murder victim thirty six hours later.
  Residents of the Sheridan Parkside neighborhood were shaken Sunday night when 34 year old Anthony Stallworth of Buffalo was gunned down on Blackmore Street in the Town of Tonawanda.
  “It’s not a great neighborhood, but it’s not the worst either.” said James Williams who moved out of the neighborhood a few months ago for unrelated reasons.”Maybe someone get
  
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• 13-year-old from Amherst makes National Sled Hockey Team

  03-09-2015 22:55 via wivb.com
  
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB)- Hockey has always been a big part of life for the Eberhard family.
  “I have a son who plays travel hockey, so that was always the focus, was him playing hockey. And recently the focus has kind of turned to his sister,” said Mike Eberhard.
  That’s because Mike’s daughter, 13-year-old Maddy, just became the youngest member of the National Women’s Team.
  But she plays hockey a little differently than her brother.
  Maddy was born with Larsen Syndrome:
  
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• Suspended BPD officer Corey Krug charged with third civil rights violation

  03-09-2015 22:37 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — As a court case builds against suspended Buffalo Police Department officer Corey Krug, prosecutors have named a third event that has led to additional civil rights charges.
  Federal prosecutors say in addition to two other incidents, Krug caused bodily injury to a person he was arresting on Feb. 4, 2011. That led to two additional counts of deprivation of rights under color of law.
  Krug is also facing similar charges for using a nightstick to beat a victim he was
  
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• 8-year-old killed while riding bicycle

  03-09-2015 22:14
  
  A eight-year-old boy was hit and killed while riding his bicycle Wednesday night.        
  
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• Teen charged with making meth lab in pavilion

  03-09-2015 22:10 via wivb.com
  
  LITTLE VALLEY, N.Y. (WIVB) — Officers on routine patrol say they found and dismantled a meth lab, taking into custody a teen on charges of making meth.
  Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Deputies say they found a meth lab in a public pavilion on Main Street in Little Valley early Thursday morning. Police then took into custody 18-year-old Autumn M. White.
  White stands charged with third degree manufacturing of meth and criminal possession of precursors of methamphetamine — two f
  
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• Teen’s tragic death saves former coach

  03-09-2015 20:59 via wivb.com
  
  BELEN, N.M. (KRQE) — A Belen man was near death until a gift from an unlikely source saved his life.
  John Madrid has a tough time putting into words everything that made his son one of a kind and special. “Just an amazing kid,” he said.
  “He’d walk into the room and he’d just light up the room with his smile and his humor and his great love for everybody,” Madrid added.
  He was the the kind of guy who could get away with high-fiving a referee after a
  
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• City apologizes after officer stops man over making eye contact

  03-09-2015 20:43 via wivb.com
  
  DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – Dayton city leaders are apologizing, but standing by their police department after a man claims an officer pulled him over for making eye-contact with him.
  At a city commission meeting this week, Dayton City Manager Warren Price said, “We regret, we apologize,” for the lack of clarity for why John Felton was stopped, but he stands by the Dayton Police Department and calls it a lawful traffic stop.
  We told you earlier this week that Felton is claiming
  
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• Judge orders defiant Kentucky clerk to jail

  03-09-2015 20:36 via wivb.com
  
  KENTUCKY (AP) — A defiant county clerk was sent to jail for contempt Thursday after insisting that her “conscience will not allow” her to follow a federal judge’s orders to issue marriage licenses to gay couples.
  “God’s moral law conflicts with my job duties,” Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis told U.S. District Judge David Bunning. “You can’t be separated from something that’s in your heart and in your soul.”
  The judge said she left h
  
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• Death penalty expected to be sought in Dylann Roof church shooting case

  03-09-2015 20:32 via wivb.com
  
  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The white man accused of killing nine black churchgoers during a Bible study will face the death penalty, according to court documents filed Thursday.
  The documents said prosecutors would pursue the death penalty against Dylann Roof, 21, because more than two people were killed, and that others’ lives were put at risk.
  Prosecutors also said they intended to present evidence on Roof’s mental state, adult and juvenile criminal record and other conduct,
  
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• Attica woman charged with arson, more after apartment fire

  03-09-2015 20:07 via wivb.com
  
  ATTICA, N.Y. (WIVB) — After fire crews extinguished flames at an Attica apartment, investigators labeled the blaze an arson, leading to the arrest of the apartment’s tenant.
  Police in Attica acted on the investigation, taking into custody Kelly R. Seller, a 42-year-old Attica woman. They say she was in the hospital after sustaining injuries in the fire on Aug. 27. After her release, police charged her with second degree arson, second degree criminal mischief, reckless endangerme
  
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• Border traffic could be heavy this weekend

  03-09-2015 19:26 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Department of Homeland Security is asking travelers to expect increased traffic at the border this weekend, as the unofficial end to summer approaches.
  And this year, the economy is expected to have an added impact.
  As of Thursday afternoon, $1 U.S. dollar equals $1.32 in Canada, leading more people across the border to shop. That means you have an added responsibility when you return to the states when it comes to declaring goods.
  A good rule of thumb is to decl
  
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• Social media explodes after judge rules on “Deflategate”

  03-09-2015 19:14 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (MEDIA GENERAL) — Social media exploded Thursday morning when a federal judge issued his ruling, overturning the NFL’s decision to suspend Patriots quarterback Tom Brady four games for his alleged role in the “Deflategate” controversy.
  APP USERS | Click here to see each of the social media reactions.
  Here are just some of the reactions from the sports world:
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  — New England Patriots (@Patriots) September 3, 2015Judge nullifies Tom B
  
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• Man turns himself in to Buffalo police, says he shot man to death on Sunday

  03-09-2015 19:09 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Buffalo man has turned himself in to police after weekend gun violence claimed the life of a 28-year-old on Crossman Avenue.
  Officers responded to the shooting not far from Heminway just before 7 p.m. on Sunday evening. Medical examiners declared 28-year-old Timothy Goodwin dead at the scene, and homicide detectives set to the task of finding the gunman.
  MORE | Sunday gun violence claims Buffalo man’s life. 
  On Thursday, police arrested and cha
  
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• Police search for missing Town of Tonawanda 9-year-old

  03-09-2015 18:52 via wivb.com
  
  TOWN OF TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) — A missing child is the subject of a search in the Town of Tonawanda Thursday.
  Police say they are searching for 9-year-old Krystal Alvarez, a 4’10” girl who is about 80 pounds. Her family last saw her wearing a light colored shirt with purple pants and pink flip-flops. She may also have a purple fanny pack with peace signs on it.
  The young girl lives on Wendel Avenue in the Lincoln Park area, however she has family in Blackrock and has repo
  
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• Tenants: Improvements still needed at Towne Garden Apartments

  03-09-2015 18:37 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – People who live in the Towne Garden Apartments in Buffalo said the owners have made some improvements, but they’re still living in terrible conditions.
  Lights have been fixed, but neighbors say they’re too dim. They’ve also seen some exterior improvements.
  However, some residents say there has been no progress inside the apartments.
  Senator Charles Schumer told News 4 during a mini-inspection in May, that inspectors found leaky roofs, mold, bro
  
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• Tenants: improvements still need to be made at Towne Garden Apartments

  03-09-2015 18:37 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – People who live in the Towne Garden Apartments in Buffalo said the owners have made some improvements, but they’re still living in terrible conditions.
  Lights have been fixed, but neighbors say they’re too dim.
  They’ve also seen some exterior improvements.
  However, some residents say there has been no progress inside the apartments.
  Senator Charles Schumer told News 4 during a mini-inspection in May, that inspectors found leaky roofs, mold, broken t
  
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• Man shot near Buffalo school; left in critical condition

  03-09-2015 18:32 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Rampant gun violence in the first week of September continued on Thursday, this time near a Buffalo Public School.
  Buffalo Police Department officers rushed to the scene of a shooting near PS 53, on the 400 block of Woodlawn Avenue. Officers say gunfire rang out just after 10:30 a.m., leaving a man with gunshot wounds.
  First responders rushed the shooting victim from the scene to the Erie County Medical Center. Doctors are overseeing the man’s care as he r
  
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• Fans, celebrities respond to Brady’s Deflategate victory

  03-09-2015 18:25 via wivb.com
  
  (WPRI) — Fans exploded on Facebook and Twitter Thursday morning when a federal judge issued his ruling, overturning the NFL’s decision to suspend Patriots quarterback Tom Brady four games for his alleged role in the “Deflategate” controversy.
  Here are just some of the reactions from the sports world:
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  — New England Patriots (@Patriots) September 3, 2015Judge nullifies Tom Brady's 4-game suspension: http://t.co/aNi4QqSmCa pic.twitter.com/Mrt
  
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• New BPS superintendent tours schools as new school year begins

  03-09-2015 17:16 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Buffalo Public Schools went back into session Thursday morning with a new superintendent,Dr. Kriner Cash, at the helm. Dr. Cash kicked off the new school year by beginning tours of the school buildings he’s now in charge of leading.
  “It’s a good start to the school year,” Cash said after touring Burgard High School, his first stop of the day.
  Cash was joined on this tour by school board members, school leaders, and Buffalo’s mayor, all o
  
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• Two-year-old fan visits News 4 WakeUp!

  03-09-2015 17:12 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)– Lilia is two years old and watches News 4 WakeUp! with her parents every day. She hasn’t been talking for very long, but it is clear that she knows who her favorite newscasters are.
  Her parents sent News 4 a video of Lilia saying “Hi, Teresa!” while watching the show. News 4 WakeUp! anchors, Teresa Weakley and Jordan Williams, invited the family to News 4 so she could say hello in person. During the visit, she proved that she can also say “Hi,
  
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• One Direction fans prepare to rock the Ralph

  03-09-2015 16:44 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – One Direction’s legion of fans in Western New York have been waiting almost a whole year to watch them play Ralph Wilson Stadium as part of their “On the Road Again” tour. It will be the British pop band’s first time playing in Buffalo, and the region’s “Directioners” don’t want them to forget it.
  A group of fans has even organized a project that they hope will catch the attention of Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Harry Style
  
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• Judge lets Brady play, ruling against NFL in ‘Deflategate’

  03-09-2015 16:19 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge deflated “Deflategate” Thursday, erasing New England quarterback Tom Brady’s four-game suspension for a controversy that the NFL claimed threatened football’s integrity.
  U.S. District Judge Richard M. Berman said NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell went too far in affirming punishment of the Super Bowl winning quarterback. Brady has insisted he played no role in a conspiracy to deflate footballs below the allowable limit at last season&rsq
  
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• Widespread Rain Saturday; more Intermittent on Sunday

  03-09-2015 16:00 via wivb.com
  
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  Andrew Baglini | Facebook  TwitterI am tracking a few rogue showers over central Lake Erie and north of Long Point, ONT early this afternoon, but they are likely to dissipate as they move into our currently dry and stable airmass. After a lovely day, our long-advertised turn for the worse begins to set up overnight and into the weekend. By morning, Rain may be So
  
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• Wednesday; A weather transition day

  03-09-2015 16:00 via wivb.com
  
  Today will be the transition day into a cooler less humid pattern for the end of the week. Weakening showers will work into the far western counties Wednesday morning ahead of a weather front.  During the midday/afternoon, showers and thunderstorms will intensify south and east of the city, and may result in some heavy downpours with localized ponding of water in poor drainage areas .
  Behind the front, some showers may linger well to the southeast of Buffalo Wednesday night as the front slo
  
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• Weather heads downhill for week’s end

  03-09-2015 16:00 via wivb.com
  
  Patchy low clouds and fog will give way to generous sunshine Thursday, with perhaps a few more clouds mixing in by later in the afternoon.  It will be dry and quite pleasant for this time of year.
  Another cold front will bring more showers to the region by later Thursday night into Friday morning, and then taper off to scattered showers Friday afternoon.
  Overall, the weekend forecast is looking very nice.  Temperatures will be cool at first however, readings will rebound into
  
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• Warm weather pattern continues through Labor Day

  03-09-2015 16:00 via wivb.com
  
  With high pressure still in control across the northeast, our weather pattern will not change much into Labor Day. Mainly clear skies, with some valley fog throughout another mild and muggy night tonight. A fairly calm southerly wind will keep warm and rather humid air in place, with plenty of sunshine around Monday. Temperatures will once again persist in the 80s, with only the slight chance of a pop-up thundershower in the Southern Tier, moving towards the Finger Lakes.That warm and humi
  
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• Warm Friday; Saturday showers speed up in arrival

  03-09-2015 16:00 via wivb.com
  
  Splendid, warm weather continues into Friday, but then a speedup occurs in the onset of scattered showers for the first half of the weekend from previous days’ computer models. We may even see a few stray showers during a mostly rainfree Friday night and during Saturday morning, with more widespread showers & tshowers developing mainly Saturday afternoon and evening. “The good news is…” there is no slowdown in the departure of these showers, with dry and bright condi
  
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• Warm days, comfortable nights into Saturday; then, changes arrive

  03-09-2015 16:00 via wivb.com
  
  Perfect late summer weather continues right through the remainder of the week. Bright sunshine will be accompanied by slightly warmer temperatures, and moderate humidity today. Again, some river valley fog will form later tonight only to lift early Thursday.
  Right now, it looks like the next chance for rain will not arrive until the weekend. Some showers could get into the far western part of WNY by midday Saturday.  Showers will then end fairly early Saturday night. Sunshine builds into th
  
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• Warm days, comfortable nights into Saturday

  03-09-2015 16:00 via wivb.com
  
  More gorgeous warm days and comfortable nights ahead into Saturday. The timing for a period of weekend showers continues to be the most favorable we could hope for, arriving by Saturday evening and exiting well before Sunday sunrise. Sunday will bring a few clouds with abundant sunshine and Cooler temps. Readings will remain seasonably cool on Monday. A coastal system to our SE has some chance of throwing some moisture our way during Tuesday, but a pretty pleasant pattern will persist most of ne
  
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• Warm days, comfortable nights for several days to come

  03-09-2015 16:00 via wivb.com
  
  The streak of warm and dry days and comfortable nights will continue through the weekend and into at least early next week. Other than a few clouds mixing in from time to time, the only other notable feature will be a stiffening NE breeze Thursday afternoon (keeping locations closer to Lake Ontario a little cooler), and a weak frontal system possibly triggering a few sprinkles or light showers early next week. High temperatures will continue to run above average, with a hint of cooling possible
  
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• Turning point in temperatures will arrive this week

  03-09-2015 16:00 via wivb.com
  
  Labor Day weekend is finishing off as steamy as it began and the forecast for this evening is looking great for BBQ’s.  Late tonight we will likely see a few more clouds moving in and after midnight there will be a slight chance for a shower for areas right along Lake Ontario and mainly north of the escarpment.  While this week will bring a substantial turning point in what has been an exceptionally warm pattern for the start of September, highs in the 80’s should continue
  
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• Tracking the chance for a few spotty showers/t-storms

  03-09-2015 16:00 via wivb.com
  
  Be on the lookout for a few spotty coverage showers and t-storms this evening.  The action is expected to slowly drift south and mostly fade from the radar just before midnight.  The rest of the overnight hours will find partly cloudy skies and another good window for patchy fog to form as temperatures drop into the 60’s.  While Friday is looking mostly sunny for areas from Buffalo north, the So. Tier and our PA counties may see a pop up shower or t-storm to finish off the w
  
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• This Labor Day will be in all respects, a repeat performance of Sunday’s weather

  03-09-2015 16:00 via wivb.com
  
  This Labor Day will be in all respects, a repeat performance of Sunday’s weather. Another hot humid day is shaping up, combined with generous sunshine. Yesterday’s models were suggesting there could be another very isolated late day thunderstorm south of the city, however the models seem to be backing off on that this morning. A bit of an afternoon breeze off the lake will provide a little relief from the heat across the metro, and the Niagara Frontier. Following an mostly clear eve
  
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• Temperatures stay closer to where they should be next few days

  03-09-2015 16:00 via wivb.com
  
  A relatively benign pattern is now in place. While horrific rain and flooding continue to pummel South Carolina, we will stay dry with temperatures slowly climbing a bit more from today’s more comfortable conditions over the next few days. A broad fair weather system will dominate our weather into the midweek, with sunshine in limited supply Monday and Tuesday but increasing on Wednesday. Readings will actually edge up to slightly above average for a few days. Our next chance of rain will
  
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• Temperatures stay closer to where they should be

  03-09-2015 16:00 via wivb.com
  
  A relatively benign pattern is now in place. While horrific rain and flooding continue to pummel South Carolina, we will stay dry with temperatures slowly climbing a bit more from today’s more comfortable conditions over the next few days. A broad fair weather system will dominate our weather into the midweek, with sunshine in limited supply Monday and Tuesday but increasing on Wednesday. Readings will actually edge up to slightly above average for a few days. Our next chance of rain will
  
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• Temperatures near average for this time of year

  03-09-2015 16:00 via wivb.com
  
  With rebounding temperatures, we return to some sense of normalcy in terms of the weather this week. Following some locally dense fog in the Twin Tiers early, a weak disturbance producing a few light showers across Michigan and Ontario will very slowly drift in our direction while weakening. We will see some increase in cloud cover ahead of disturbance, but it should be mainly rainfree with just an outside chance of a sprinkle overnight.
  Some residual cloud cover will remain in place tomorrow. T
  
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• Temperatures move back above average starting Tuesday.

  03-09-2015 16:00 via wivb.com
  
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  After a weekend forecast which worked out all too well, the other part of our late week forecast from last week will work out as well. A dry and warming airmass will build for the week. Some patchy fog will develop late tonight, mainly in valleys, and burn off quickly on Tuesday. Temperature
  
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• Temperatures edge above average Tuesday

  03-09-2015 16:00 via wivb.com
  
  The weather really goes on autopilot this week. Perfect late summer weather will be on tap today, and right through the remainder of the week. Today, after locally dense river valley fog lifts around or by 9:00 am, the region will be basking in the glow of sunshine. Temperatures top off above normal for this time of year.
  Expect little change as the week progresses with a slow warming trend that will send readings well into unseasonably warm territory for the middle and late week. Some humidity
  
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• Sunshine returns Monday

  03-09-2015 16:00 via wivb.com
  
  A Small Craft Advisory is in effect until 5AM Tuesday for Lake Erie and Lake OntarioWe are getting back on track Monday as ample sunshine will kick off the week. Temperatures finally recover with the aid of that sunshine, however the warming will be offset a bit by a breeze, especially along the Erie lakeshore and across the Niagara Frontier this afternoon. Temperatures drop under a clear starlit sky overnight. Some low 40s are possible in the deeper valleys where some river valley fog will set
  
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• Sunshine, but some clouds south and east today

  03-09-2015 16:00 via wivb.com
  
  Easy to take weather continues for this last full day of summer 2015. Areas well south and east of the metro, will be brushed by some Atlantic moisture this morning in the form of clouds.  The presence of cloud cover has elevated interior temperatures this morning, and limited the amount of valley fog.  The clouds south and east will thin getting into the afternoon.  Those areas that see the clouds, should be mainly rain-free.  Elsewhere, generous sunshine will be the rule.
  
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• Sunny and pleasant weather blankets WNY

  03-09-2015 16:00 via wivb.com
  
  Easy to take weather continues for this last full day of summer 2015. Areas well south and east of the metro, will be brushed by some Atlantic moisture this morning in the form of clouds.  The presence of cloud cover has elevated interior temperatures this morning, and limited the amount of valley fog.  Those clouds should thin getting into the afternoon.  Those areas that see the clouds, should be mainly rain-free.  Elsewhere, generous sunshine will be the rule.  Areas
  
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• Summerlike days; comfortable nights. Some mid-weekend showers

  03-09-2015 16:00 via wivb.com
  
   
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  A fantastic streak of warm days and comfortable nights continues through the remainder of the workweek. For the weekend, the main point of concern is a slight slowing of a storm system and its cold front which will allow some showers Saturday night to linger longer. As of now, it still appears any showers will depart our region in time for Sunday morning, giving way t
  
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• Strong cold front triggers some Saturday showers, tstorms late; then Cooler

  03-09-2015 16:00 via wivb.com
  
  Unseasonable warmth continues into the evening, with some increase in cloud cover. On Saturday, out ahead of a sharp cold front temperatures will still run above average. While a few showers are possible into the early afternoon, the best chance for showers & TStorms (the Storm Prediction Ctr has our viewing area at Marginal Risk for Severe TStorms on Saturday) will come mid-late afternoon as the cold front draws near. And, the best chance for any TStorms to become intense will tend to be E,
  
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• Still hot and humid for Labor Day weekend

  03-09-2015 16:00 via wivb.com
  
  It will remain warm and humid with some patchy fog to start Saturday AM.  While the bulk of the weekend forecast is looking great for outdoor plans there is a slight chance for an isolated t-storm to form during the heat of Saturday afternoon.  Any coverage will be very limited and the best chance area to see a storm popping up will be across the Southern Tier and Finger Lakes this weekend.  Anything that does fire up will fade by the evening hours and current expectations are fo
  
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• Steamy Labor Day Weekend continues; relief next week

  03-09-2015 16:00 via wivb.com
  
  Our hot and humid holiday weekend continues today, with mostly bright sunshine. Today will see the potential for isolated pop-up thunderstorms from the Southern Tier to the Finger Lakes, and perhaps around Orleans and and Genesee Counties. Anything that does fire up will fade during the evening hours and current expectations are for high pressure to keep us mostly rain-free from Sunday into Monday.  Again, the area for a pop up storm is limited, thou
  
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• Spotty AM showers thin out Monday afternoon; more Tuesday

  03-09-2015 16:00 via wivb.com
  
  Be prepared for some raindrops this Monday, however it will not be a washout.Scattered rain showers this morning will start to wind down from west to east during the afternoon. Don’t expect an all day rain, and the greatest rainfall amounts will be south and east of the city. It will be rather muggy with little chance for rain overnight. As a cold front approaches the region Tuesday, there will be a chance of a shower during the morning, with showers and even some thunderstorms becoming m
  
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