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• New center helps retired race horses get ready for adoption

  04-09-2015 23:52 via wivb.com
  
  SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (NEWS10) – As the Saratoga racing season winds down, some wonder what happens to the horses at the end of their career.
  Over 1 million people will visit the Saratoga Race Course for the 2015 season. But all of the horses that run don’t come out as champions.
  For many, their racing career is an end with little dignity or discussion. But there is a special place being built to help retired race horses called Heading for Home Race Horse Restraining and Adoption Ce
  
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• Millions to boost mobility for seniors, disabled

  04-09-2015 23:51 via wivb.com
  
  WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) — More than a dozen local agencies will be splitting millions of dollars to boost transportation and mobility programs for seniors and people with disabilities.
  These programs are critical for many who would otherwise be bound to their homes, unable or unwilling to venture out.
  Friday, Congressman Brian Higgins, D-Buffalo, Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz and agency leaders gathered to accept $2.65 million in federal funds.
  Provided through the Federal Transi
  
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• Millions in funding to boost mobility for seniors, disabled

  04-09-2015 23:51 via wivb.com
  
  WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) — More than a dozen local agencies will be splitting millions of dollars to boost transportation and mobility programs for seniors and people with disabilities.
  These programs are critical for many who would otherwise be bound to their homes, unable or unwilling to venture out.
  Friday, Congressman Brian Higgins, D-Buffalo, Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz and agency leaders gathered to accept $2.65 million in federal funds.
  Provided through the Federal Transi
  
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• 13-year-old found guilty of 1st degree murder for stabbing 9-year-old

  04-09-2015 23:47 via wivb.com
  
  GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A jury has found 13-year-old Jamarion Lawhorn guilty of first-degree murder in the August 2014 stabbing death of 9-year-old Connor Verkerke.
  Jurors deliberated for a little more than four hours Friday before reaching their verdict, which made Jamarion the youngest person ever convicted of murder in Kent County.
  Jamarion was stoic as the verdict was read. Anita Lawhorn, who sat behind her son, also did not show any obvious emotion. Dani Verkerke, Connor’s
  
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• Local organization creates affordable housing and urban gardens

  04-09-2015 23:43 via wivb.com
  
  PUSH stands for People United for Sustainable Housing. It is a local membership-based community organization fighting to make affordable housing a reality on Buffalo’s West Side.
  They are also putting in urban and rooftop gardens to help address the storm water problem in Buffalo. Buffalo, and a lot of older cities have a storm water overflow issue, that goes into the rivers and contaminates drinking sources. One way PUSH is trying to prevent that is through green infrastructure proje
  
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• Chautauqua County to host Narcan training for the public

  04-09-2015 23:11 via wivb.com
  
  JAMESTOWN, N.Y. (WIVB) — A push to educate the public on the use of Narcan will give community members the option to attend a free class.
  The Chautauqua County Department of Health and Human Services is sponsoring Narcan training for free to all members of the public who wish to learn how to save the life of a person who is overdosing on opiates. Those interesting can attend the training on Monday, Sept. 14 at 4 p.m. at the Chautauqua Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Council on West Thi
  
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• Former Sabre sentenced for role in gambling ring

  04-09-2015 22:40 via wivb.com
  
  ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WIVB) — No surprises followed the Friday sentencing of a former Buffalo Sabre after he pleaded guilty in June in exchange for certain guarantees.
  Nathan Paetsch, a 28-year-old Spencerport man, admitted to his role in a gambling ring by pleading guilty to transmission of wagering information and structuring transactions to evade reporting. Paetsch was sentenced to serve five years of probation, eight months of home detention, 400 hours of community service and for
  
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• Kane witness subpoenaed to appear before grand jury

  04-09-2015 22:30
  
  A woman who was with Patrick Kane's alleged rape victim has been subpoenaed to appear before a grand jury in September        
  
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• Local arrested on felony DWI, pot charges

  04-09-2015 21:52 via wivb.com
  
  FREDONIA, N.Y. (WIVB) — During a traffic stop over unsafe driving, police say they arrested a man on felony charges of DWI.
  Police say they witnessed 25-year-old Damien Haseley move from lanes in an unsafe manner before driving outside of painted lines. Troopers pulled him over and began questioning him when they say he reeked of marijuana and booze.
  During a sobriety test, police say he failed and faced arrest thereafter. While processing him, police say they found marijuana on his p
  
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• Struggle during arrest causes injury to NYS Trooper

  04-09-2015 21:38 via wivb.com
  
  LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WIVB) — A local man is facing serious charges after an altercation left a New York State Trooper with an injury.
  Police say they responded to Lockport where Niagara County Sheriff’s Deputies learned of a domestic dispute on Robinson Road a week ago. Officers say while they responded, they spotted a person fleeing the scene on foot and acted to arrest him.
  When one Trooper attempted to arrest Ruben A. Ruiz, a 26-year-old who allegedly fled police, police say he st
  
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• Zoo to debut polar bear Luna’s new home

  04-09-2015 21:19 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — In just one week, the public will be able to see Luna the polar bear as she explores her new home.
  Her pricey new mansion — the polar bear “Arctic Edge” exhibit — commands a price tag of about $14 million, Construction has continued for months, but officials will soon hold a private viewing of the finished product, and the public will be able to view the habitat on Saturday, Sept. 12.
  The Buffalo Zoo is set to hold several events ahead of
  
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• Bills cut Enemkpali, Simms in latest round of cuts

  04-09-2015 20:05 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) — Following the final preseason game in Detroit, the Buffalo Bills have released 16 players, including one controversial former New York Jet.
  The Bills parted ways with both IK Enemkpali, an embattled player who punched his former New York Jets quarterback Geno Smith, and quarterback Matt Simms. Both did not impress in the final preseason game.
  Enemkapli came to the Bills after his release from the New York Jets, potentially due to being a former draft pick o
  
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• Niagara Falls family offers reward for answers leading to an arrest

  04-09-2015 19:22 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) – A Niagara Falls family is looking for answers about the murder of Fajri Hilson.
  The 31-year-old was killed outside of Max’s Lounge on Highland Avenue on August 22.
  His mother is still in shock that her only son is gone. “I miss his smile. I miss his laughter,” Sheila Hilson said. “I miss my son.”
  Loved ones have created a makeshift memorial for Hilson across the street from the lounge. While News 4 was there family members came to
  
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• Research could support giving dogs to veterans with PTSD

  04-09-2015 18:57 via wivb.com
  
   
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)–  The Veterans Administration in Buffalo is learning about two studies focusing on how service dogs might benefit veterans suffering with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. V.A. branches around the country typically offer service dogs to veterans with physical disabilities, but not mental disabilities. The reason often cited is a “lack of scientific evidence to prove that service dogs are an effective treatment for PTSD”, said Rory Diamond. He
  
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• Chestnut looks to defend chicken wing title

  04-09-2015 18:34 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Coca Cola Field has been empty since the Bisons wrapped up their season earlier this week, but by noon on Saturday, the stands will be full again. Not with baseball fans, but with chicken wing fans. More than 70,000 of them are expected to visit during the two day National Buffalo Wing Festival. Their mission? To eat thirty tons of wings.
  “Every year I have a recurring nightmare is, oh my god, I forgot to order the chicken wings,” Festival Founder and Win
  
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• Buffalo Police execute search warrants on West Side

  04-09-2015 17:53 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Buffalo Police had a busy morning Friday executing search warrants at a number of houses on the city’s West Side.
  Our News 4 crew saw the police right after one raid wrapped up at a house on Trenton Avenue. Police were also at work at a home on Efner one street away.
  Buffalo Police have confirmed that they executed search warrants in that area “in connection with recent incidents”. We are still waiting for official word about the specifics. We are a
  
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• Bulls fans to plan to “blue out” UB Stadium at season opener

  04-09-2015 16:14 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – College football is back in Buffalo! The UB Bulls open up their season against Albany on Saturday afternoon at UB Stadium. The game starts at 3:30, but there is a concert and tailgate party starting at noon. It’s a blue out, so fans are encouraged to wear their favorite blue Bulls gear!
  The Buffalo Zoo is a great place to visit over a long weekend. Saturday is Zooper Saturday. There will be keeper talks and bonus activities between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.. Monday, a
  
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• Previewing the Taste of Niagara Falls

  04-09-2015 15:26 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Chefs from The 755: Restaurant and Lounge in Niagara Falls joined News 4 in the kitchen to prepare a delicious meal.
  They are one of the many restaurants that will be featured in the Taste of Niagara Falls.
  The inaugural event will take place on September 5 and 6 from noon to 10p.m. on Old Falls Street.
  
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• Kansas State campus on lockdown as police look for possible armed suspect

  04-09-2015 15:12 via wivb.com
  
  MANHATTAN, Kansas (KSN.com) – The Kansas State University campus in Manhattan is on lockdown, and students and employees should not report to campus until further notice.
  University spokesman Steve Logback says police received a report about 4 a.m. Friday of a man possibly carrying a weapon on the south side of the Manhattan campus.
  University officials issued an alert encouraging students to stay indoors. The campus was put on lockdown, meaning students, faculty and staff are urged to sta
  
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• K-State lockdown lifted; classes to resume Friday morning

  04-09-2015 15:12 via wivb.com
  
  MANHATTAN, Kansas (KSN.com) –A lockdown issued for Kansas State University Friday morning has been lifted after police received a report of a possible gunman on the campus.
  Vice President of Marketing and Communications Steve Logback says students as well as all employees will return to normal operations.
  At about 2:15 a.m. Riley County Police says they received at least three reports of males approaching pedestrians on foot and demanding their property. RCPD says in two of these inci
  
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• Police execute search warrant near scene of fatal shooting; raid unrelated to previous crime

  04-09-2015 14:22 via wivb.com
  
  TOWN OF TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) – Buffalo Police and Town of Tonawanda Police were out in force Friday morning on Blackmore Street, just up the road from where a man was fatally shot Sunday night. However, Town of Tonawanda Police have now confirmed for News 4 that the raid was unrelated to that crime.
  Police say they were conducting a drug raid, which netted one arrest Friday morning. The home where that occurred happened to be up the road from the scene of Sunday’s fatal shooting by
  
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• Police: Two crosses burned into lawn of local mosque

  04-09-2015 13:24 via wivb.com
  
  WATERPORT, N.Y. (WIVB) – A biased crime is the subject of a police investigation in Orleans County; police are searching for the person who burned crosses into the lawn of a religious institution.
  Deputies say they responded to the scene of the burned crosses at about 9:30 p.m. on Fuller Road on Thursday night. The person who burned the grass utilized an accelerant like gasoline to outline the crosses before igniting them on the Mosque’s lawn.
  Investigators worked throughout the morn
  
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• Police: Cross burned into lawn of local mosque

  04-09-2015 13:24 via wivb.com
  
  WATERPORT, N.Y. (WIVB) – Orleans County sheriff’s deputies are investigating after someone burned a cross into the front lawn of a mosque around 9 p.m. Thursday night.
  A News 4 viewer emailed a picture from the mosque, which is on Fuller Road in the Town of Waterport.
  A Sheriff’s Deputy told News 4 that this is not the first time the department has responded to the mosque to investigate a possible hate crime.
  News 4 is following the investigation; check here for updates.
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• Police identify woman killed in Genesee County crash

  04-09-2015 13:21 via wivb.com
  
  Town of Alabama (WIVB) – Genesee County sheriff’s deputies released the name of a woman who died in a crash on Thursday.
  61-year-old Donna Ray of Buffalo died after she crashed into a tractor trailer at the intersection of Alleghany and Ledge Roads in the Town of Alabama.
  According to investigators, Ray drove through a stop sign, striking the tractor trailer, and then hitting a jeep nearby.
  The driver of the jeep was not hurt.
   
   
   
   
  
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• Buffalo Zoo Set To Unveil Arctic Edge

  04-09-2015 12:55
  
  The wait is almost over as the Buffalo Zoo prepares to unveil the new Arctic Edge exhibit.        
  
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• Niagara Falls approves funding for water line project

  04-09-2015 12:03
  
  The Niagara Falls City Council unanimously approved funding on Thursday to reconstruct water lines on 72nd Street.        
  
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• Only on 2: Health, safety issues revealed at Towne Gardens

  04-09-2015 12:02
  
  More problems have been found at a troubled Buffalo housing development.        
  
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• One Direction in WNY

  04-09-2015 12:01
  
  Two On Your Side's Andrea Marvinfound a unique "pick up and drop off" situation at the Ralph.        
  
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• Lions beat Bills 17-10 in preseason finale

  04-09-2015 05:38 via wivb.com
  
  DETROIT (AP) — Rookie Zach Zenner, fighting for a roster spot, ran for a go-ahead, 3-yard touchdown early in the fourth quarter and the Detroit Lions held on to beat the Buffalo Bills 17-10 Thursday night.
  The Lions (3-1) went ahead for a second time after Buffalo (2-2) stopped them on a fourth down only to have the play negated by Ikemefuna Enemkpali’s penalty. Buffalo signed the linebacker last month a day after he was cut by the New York Jets because he punched quarterback Ge
  
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• Council approves funding to fix freezing pipes

  04-09-2015 05:26 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Niagara Falls City Council gathered Thursday afternoon, all voting “yes” to approve more than $676,000 in funding to fix freezing pipes along 72nd Street in the city.
  Residents living in the area have spent months complaining after they didn’t have water during the winter when their pipes froze. The city council and water board began discussions to fix the pipes in March. After months of waiting, Mayor Paul Dyster took the matter into
  
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• One Direction attracts large crowd to the Ralph

  04-09-2015 04:46 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) — Thousands of fans hit Ralph Wilson Stadium to see One Direction take the stage. It is the second concert the stadium is hosting this summer.
  Being as this concert attracted a younger group of fans, thee stadium set up a special pick up and drop off area for concert goers. Certain lots were designated solely for people dropping off their kids at their door.
  Fans of all ages began arriving around 4 Thursday afternoon for the show. Many people bought tickets 1
  
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• Nordstrom Rack opens in Amherst

  04-09-2015 03:31
  
  Western New York's first ever Nordstrom Rack opened in Amherst        
  
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• 3 shot, 1 killed, gunman sought on Sacramento college campus

  04-09-2015 02:26 via wivb.com
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Police say three people have been shot and one of them has died near a baseball field on the campus of Sacramento City College.
  Police say the campus is on lockdown Thursday night while they search for a suspect with no shirt wearing cargo shorts.
  Sacramento police say the three victims were all men. One has been confirmed dead, and the other two are being taken to hospitals.
  Classrooms and offices are on lockdown while police create a perimeter.
   
  
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• Mass. Gov. declares September 3 ‘Tom Brady Day’

  04-09-2015 02:22 via wivb.com
  
  SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker says he is pleased with Judge Richard Berman’s decision to repeal Tom Brady’s four-game suspension, and he publicly celebrated this development Thursday.
  The governor was in Springfield for the groundbreaking ceremony for CRRC’s railroad car plant on Page Boulevard. While Mayor Domenic Sarno was speaking to the crowd, the governor put his arm around the mayor, and said that from now on, September 3 will unof
  
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• Buffalo man convicted of making child porn after previous child porn conviction

  04-09-2015 02:18 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Buffalo man will spend at least 25 years behind bars after he was convicted of making child pornography.
  Officials with the U.S. Attorney’s Office say Paul F. Archambault Jr., a 29-year-old who has been previously convicted of possessing child pornography, has been convicted by a federal jury of producing and receiving child porn.
  Police say Archambault met a minor over a website in August, 2012, and then enticed the minor to engage in sexually explicit
  
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• Water woes to be addressed after Niagara Falls passes project

  04-09-2015 02:01 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) — At a special meeting of the Niagara Falls Common Council, members addressed, then passed a special project that should fix winter water woes in the Cataract City.
  Niagara Falls residents in recent winters have had issues with frozen pipes, but the newly passed project could address and create a solution by burying pipes deeper into the earth. The project’s goal is to give the pipes more insulation and protection from freezing.
  Niagara Falls moved mon
  
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• Community raises Puerto Rican flag

  04-09-2015 01:53 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Members of the local Hispanic community joined together to celebrate a flag raising ceremony on Thursday in the Niagara Square.
  The Puerto Rican and other Hispanic flags flew high after they were raised in the afternoon, giving community members a chance to celebrate and sign the Buffalo Opportunity Pledge.
  Thursday kicked off the celebration ahead of a parade planned for Saturday, Sept. 12. The parade will begin that day at 1 p.m. in front of City Hall before e
  
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• Customs agents stop two locals from crossing border with stolen clothing

  04-09-2015 01:46 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Two Buffalo natives are facing charges of theft after they took a wrong turn and nearly crossed the Canadian border with allegedly stolen goods.
  Police say Demetria Williams and Natasha Johnson, both 17-years-old, were arrested after agents found $600 in stolen clothing, taken from the Outlet Mall in the Town of Niagara. Johnson and Williams reportedly didn’t intend to cross the border.
  Once officers uncovered the stolen goods, New York State Police took o
  
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• Lackawanna Police work to solve car vandalism cases, ask for public assistance

  04-09-2015 01:31 via wivb.com
  
  LACKAWANNA, N.Y. (WIVB) — A number of vandalism cases have police on alert in Lackawanna.
  Police say early Thursday morning, somebody, or a group of people, smashed the windows of a host of vehicles. The vandalism left a significant amount of damage in the first and second wards of the city.
  Officers believe the public can help solve the case  Anybody with information is asked to contact police at 827-6411, 827-6495 or 827-6402.
  
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• Tougher standards for 7th, 8th grade athletes to play varsity

  04-09-2015 01:13
  
  Beginning this fall, the rules are changing for New York State middle school athletes who want to play JV or varsity.        
  
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• Buffalo to make Gates Circle safer

  04-09-2015 00:30 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Navigating around Gates Circle takes some concentration and a lot of awareness of other cars entering from different directions.
  Some of the worst recent accidents have been happening at night or in the early morning hours. Cars have slammed into the historic Olmsted site.
  Now, the city of Buffalo will change the timing of the traffic lights in the vicinity of the circle. There will also be changes in the delineation of lanes.
  “We’re looking at some enhan
  
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• Millard Fillmore Gates to come down in early fall

  04-09-2015 00:25 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The windows have been gone for quite some time.
  The old Millard Fillmore Hospital at Gates Circle will be gone forever in the early Fall.
  MT Montante Developers have been making good progress in preparing the Hospital Tower section for implosion. It will happen on a Saturday in the early morning hours, perhaps around 7 a.m.
  “We don’t want to mess with rush hour during the week, obviously,” said Byron DeLuke, Public Affairs Director for TM Montante D
  
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• Judge rules Town of Aurora must fix village bridges

  04-09-2015 00:13 via wivb.com
  
  EAST AURORA, N.Y. (WIVB)- A decision has been made in the legal battle over the bridges in East Aurora.
  State Supreme Court Judge John Michalek has ruled that it is the Town of Aurora’s responsibility to repair bridges in the Village of East Aurora.
  Town of Aurora Supervisor James Bach actually brought the case into court because it was a grey area. “The laws were ambiguous, and we needed to get an answer so we could move forward.”
  It all started after NY State “yellow fl
  
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