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• Overnight shooting on Kilhoffer street leaves man dead

  05-09-2015 22:20 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Buffalo police are investigating an overnight shooting that left one man dead.
  Police responded to a call on the first block of Kilhoffer Street just after 3 a.m. Saturday.
  Detectives say, a 31-year-old Buffalo male was struck by gunfire and died a short time later.
  Anyone with information is asked to call or text the Confidential TIPCALL Line at (716) 847-2255.
  
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• Taste of Niagara takes over Old Falls Street

  05-09-2015 22:13 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) – The inaugural Taste of Niagara Falls kicked off on Old Falls Street Saturday.
  More than 25 local restaurants came out to participate in the event and to showcase their culinary expertise.
  “Niagara Falls has some of the most famous restaurants and cuisine that Western New York has to offer and visitors may experience all of them at this one event,” said Corey McGowan, festival organizer. He noted long-time local favorites such as Fortuna’s, Vio
  
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• Hundreds walk to donate life

  05-09-2015 21:57 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Hundreds of people walked together Saturday morning for the 5th Annual Unyts Donate Life Walk.
  The 1.78-mile walk honored and celebrate all donors and recipients and educates others about the need for and lifesaving benefits of organ donation.
  Currently over 123,000 people are waiting for a transplant and nearly 22 people die each day waiting for a donation.
  For more information on organ donation, click here.
  
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• Quarterback Matt Cassel among 5 players cut by Buffalo Bills

  05-09-2015 20:54 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Matt Cassel went from losing the Bills’ three-way quarterback competition to losing his job in Buffalo.
  The 10-year journeyman was the most notable of five players cut by the Bills on Saturday, when NFL teams had to establish their 53-player roster.
  The decision to cut Cassel came as a slight surprise. A day earlier Cassel said he was given “no indication” from the team that he should be worried about his job. He added that he was under the impre
  
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• Man shot on Coit street in critical condition

  05-09-2015 18:57 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- Buffalo police are investigating an overnight shooting that occurred just after 1 a.m. in the 200 block of Coit Street.
  Detectives say a 32 year-old Buffalo male was struck by gunfire. He was transported to ECMC and is listed in critical condition.
  Anyone with information is asked to call or text the Confidential tipcall line at 847-2255.
  
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• Molotov cocktail thrown into The Chapel at Crosspoint

  05-09-2015 16:00 via wivb.com
  
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB)- Amherst police say a Molotov cocktail was thrown through a door at a local church.
  Amherst Police and the Getzville Fire Co. responded to a fire alarm at the Chapel at Crosspoint around 5:30 a.m. Saturday morning.
  Credit: Google MapsUpon arrival it was discovered that a Molotov cocktail had been thrown through a glass door and started a fire within a vestibule. The sprinkler system put out the fire.
  Damages total $10,000.
  Amherst Police along with the A.T.F. are i
  
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• Two men dead after shooting overnight

  05-09-2015 15:16 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y (WIVB) – Buffalo police are investigating a double homicide that happened overnight.
  Police say two men were struck by gunfire while sitting inside a vehicle and declared dead at the scene. The shooting happened around 1:45 a.m. in the 500 block of Michigan Ave.
  Anyone with information is asked to call or text the confidential TIPCALL Line at 847-2255.
  
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• Person rescued from burning house

  05-09-2015 11:22
  
  Witnesses tell 2 On Your Side that a person was rescued from a house fire on Walden Avenue at Fay Street late Friday afternoon.        
  
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• LVAC ambulance help denied unless 'fee' is paid to city

  05-09-2015 11:21
  
  LVAC questions paying a fee to the City of Buffalo just to lend a helping hand to their primary ambulance provider        
  
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• Update: Amber Alert canceled for missing Vermont girl

  05-09-2015 08:00 via wivb.com
  
  Albany, N.Y. (WIVB) — UPDATE:Vermont State Police say a girl reported missing through an Amber Alert in their state and New York is found and is safe Saturday morning.
  Police believed Kayleida Hardy, age 4 or 5, was abducted Friday night.Troopers say she is safe and two suspects believed to have taken her are in custody.
  Cell phones sounded in Western New York about 2:15 a.m. to let people here know she was missing and may have been heading to Illinois.
  
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• Amber Alert for missing Vermont girl Saturday

  05-09-2015 08:00 via wivb.com
  
  Albany, N.Y. (WIVB) — New York State Police have issued an Amber Alert for a girl missing from neighboring Vermont.
  Vermont State Police say Kayleida Hardy, 5, was abducted Friday night near Fayston.
  She is approximately 3 feet 6 inches tall with black hair and brown eyes and weighs about 45 pounds.She was last seen wearing beads in her hair.
  Dawn Hutchinson, 57, and Joel Rosenthal, 61, are named as suspects.
  Hutchinson is described as black, with black hair and brown eyes, about 5 feet 7
  
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• Amber Alert canceled for missing Vermont girl

  05-09-2015 08:00 via wivb.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (WIVB) — Vermont State Police say a girl reported missing through an Amber Alert in their state and New York is found and is safe Saturday morning.
  Police believed Kayleida Hardy, age 4 or 5, was abducted Friday night. Troopers say she is safe and two suspects believed to have taken her are in custody.
  Cell phones sounded in western New York around 2:15 a.m. to let people here know she was missing and may have been heading to Illinois.
  
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• Prep Football Friday Highlights: Week One

  05-09-2015 05:55 via wivb.com
  
  High school football is back in business! See highlights from Orchard Park, Hamburg and Riverside to kick off the prep football season.
  
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• Incubator space drawing in global innovators

  05-09-2015 05:01 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Entrepreneurs from more than 110 countries and all 50 states are vying for seats at an incubator in downtown Buffalo.
  “An entrepreneur is the type of person who wants to own something and you can own a piece of this city,” said Peter Burakowski, the Director of Marketing for 43North.
  They’re participating in 43North’s start up competition which awards $5 million to 10 budding businesses. The competition is drawing in business from almost
  
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• Attorneys, judges question whether Gorski's fit for the bench

  05-09-2015 04:26
  
  A number of members of the Erie County Bar Association think Gorski shouldn't be a judge at all.        
  
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• Congregation stands strong after cross burning

  05-09-2015 04:21 via wivb.com
  
  TOWN OF CARLTON, N.Y. (WIVB)- “What happened here was a crime against every person who believes in God.”
  Those were the words of Bilal Huzair reacting to the fact that someone used an accelerant to burn a six foot cross shape into the front lawn of the World Sufi Foundation Mosque in the Town of Carlton.
  “It angers me, it disturbs me.” said Mosque Board Member Dr. Ibrahim Shakoor. ” I just had a baby boy a couple weeks ago, and this is a place where I hope to raise
  
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• Fred Jackson signs with Seattle Seahawks

  05-09-2015 03:28
  
  Jackson has signed a one-year contract with the Seattle Seahawks, according to a report by ESPN.        
  
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• Federal court rules against transgender student looking to use boys restroom

  05-09-2015 02:45 via wivb.com
  
  GLOUCESTER COUNTY, Va. (WAVY) — A Federal Court in Virginia has ruled against a transgender student looking to use the boys’ restrooms at Gloucester High School.
  The judge said Gavin Grimm will need to use the unisex bathroom when classes start Tuesday.
  DOCUMENT: Court Ruling 
  Gavin Grimm’s case went to federal court in July. The teen was born a girl but identifies as a boy. He says he only feels comfortable using the men’s room. The sch
  
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• Ride for Roswell makes strides as Tops Friendly Markets presents check

  05-09-2015 02:42 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — In the nearly two decades bikers have taken part in the Ride for Roswell event, it has grown from a $100,000 a year charity, to a $4.6 million a year charity, and the number continues to grow.
  On Friday, Tops Friendly Markets presented a $13,000 check to Roswell Park Cancer Institute, representing a dollar donation per purchased case of Labatt Blue beer from their stores. Tops held the charitable event from June on at their area stores.
  Both Tops and Labatt Blue
  
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• Bills' Hall-of-Famer shares cancer story

  05-09-2015 02:24
  
  Edgerson was inducted into the Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame in 2001, but that's not where his legacy ends.        
  
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• Jackson becomes a Seahawk as a deal is finalized

  05-09-2015 01:59 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — It may have taken a few days to hammer out a deal, but Fred Jackson, a Buffalo fan favorite, is shipping off the the Seattle Seahawks.
  Jackson was released from the team earlier in the week without notice, although management at One Bills Drive said it was a unified decision, and thanked Jackson for his service to Buffalo over eight seasons.
  Despite the setback, Jackson — who was set to make just over $2 million in 2015 — said he still had gas in the
  
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• Investigation underway in Hamburg over missing camp payments

  05-09-2015 01:51
  
  An investigation is underway in Hamburg, after records show some children of politically-connected families didn't pay to attend the town's summer day camps.        
  
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• Teachers uncover thousands of flawed Buffalo evaluations

  05-09-2015 01:06 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – More than a thousand Buffalo teachers received flawed evaluations this week.
  They were first discovered Monday by one teacher who said her scores just couldn’t be that low.
  “They were crushed when they got their scores and said how could this be?” said Buffalo Teachers Federation President Phil Rumore.The new member of the State Board of Regents from Buffalo, Dr. Catherine Collins, said she was getting calls as well.
  “Teachers who have called
  
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• Flawed Buffalo teacher evaluations

  05-09-2015 01:06 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – More than a thousand Buffalo teachers received flawed evaluations this week.
  They were first discovered Monday by one teacher who said her scores just couldn’t be that low.
  “They were crushed when they got their scores and said how could this be?” said Buffalo Teachers Federation President Phil Rumore.The new member of the State Board of Regents from Buffalo, Dr. Catherine Collins, said she was getting calls as well.
  “Teachers who have called
  
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• UB season kickoff to bring plenty of fanfare

  05-09-2015 00:25 via wivb.com
  
  EAST AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) — There is a lot of new for this season of Bulls football, and that includes the Edmund J. Gicewicz Club.
  It seats 400, and tickets will run you $1000 to $1200 apiece, but it’s all intended to improve the experience at UB.
  The paint will barely be dry on the stadium’s new premium level seating, as the university just cut the ribbon on the club Thursday. It’s the latest investment to not just offer a game, but an experience for fans. And it’
  
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• Carpenter doesn’t fault HC Rex Ryan for having kicker concerns

  05-09-2015 00:21 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) — As the Buffalo Bills wrapped up their preseason, Buffalo’s kicker Dan Carpenter missed yet another field goal. That sparked the ire of Head Coach Rex Ryan.
  In a post-game press conference, Ryan — who has a specific distaste for losing games — lambasted the kicking situation, and called for anybody who can kick a ball to try out for the job. Carpenter didn’t defend himself, he just said he’s going to do what he can to improve.
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