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• Amherst Town Board looks to build park at former Westwood Country Club

  19-09-2015 23:37 via wivb.com
  
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) – The Amherst Town Board may look to turn the former Westwood Country Club property into a mixed-use development or park space.
  Town Board Member, Mark Manna, wants to turn the former Westwood Country Club property into the “Central Park” of Amherst. He said, “The future of the Former Westwood Country Club is one of the key decisions the Town Board is going to have to make.”
  The is the latest development in the debate over the 170 acres of
  
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• Buffalo State reaches out to help community organizations

  19-09-2015 21:43 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Nearly 900 Buffalo State students, faculty, staff and administrators joined forces to help area organizations Saturday.
  As part of the Bengals Dare to Care Day, the volunteers assisted 20 community organizations.
  Those who participated, assisted in sorting donations at a homeless shelter, and assisting in community gardens.
  School leaders say, Buffalo State is committed to engagement with the community.
  
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• Phoenix freeway shooting suspect: ‘I’m the wrong guy’

  19-09-2015 21:18 via wivb.com
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — A landscaper who is the suspect in a series of Phoenix freeway shootings told a judge Saturday that authorities have “the wrong guy” and he hasn’t even been in possession of a gun for two months.
  Leslie Allen Merritt Jr., 21, was charged with counts including aggravated assault, criminal damage, disorderly conduct, carrying out a drive-by shooting and intentional acts of terrorism. In a brief court appearance, the prosecutor said he presents a danger to the
  
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• Tree service contractor falls to his death

  19-09-2015 20:16 via wivb.com
  
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) – Amherst Police tell News 4, a tree service contractor fell to his death this earlier today.
  The accident occurred at around 10 a.m. on Hopkins Road.
  No additional information is available at this time.
  News 4 will update this story as more details are made available.
  
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• Tree cutter falls to his death

  19-09-2015 20:16 via wivb.com
  
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) – A 39-year-old man working as a tree cutter fell from a tree to his death Saturday morning.
  Amherst Police said the accident happened around 10 a.m. on Hopkins Road.
  The victim, Christopher Gordon of Niagara Falls, was cutting a large limb from a tree when another limb fell on him. Gordon fell 35 feet to the ground.
  He was taken to Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
  Police said neighbors rushed to help Gordon before first respon
  
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• Shoplifting suspect hides in storm drain

  19-09-2015 18:08 via wivb.com
  
  BATAVIA N.Y. (WIVB) – The Town of Batavia Fire Department and Genesee County Sheriff’s Office spent a good portion of Friday afternoon rescuing a shoplifting suspect from a storm drain.
  The Genesee County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call at approximately 3:05 p.m. from Kmart Loss Prevention. They indicated they were trying to stop two subjects who allegedly stole merchandise from the store. Both subjects did stop briefly, then one quickly ran away.
  Patrols were able to loca
  
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• NY man sentenced to 4½ years for hiding drugs in buttocks

  19-09-2015 17:54 via wivb.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A New York man is facing 4½ years in state prison for hiding crack cocaine in his buttocks.
  The Times Union of Albany reports (http://bit.ly/1KsPh54 ) that 41-year-old Michael Williams of Colonie was sentenced Friday in Albany County Court.
  Williams was arrested March 6 in Colonie on a marijuana charge and an outstanding warrant.
  The Times Union reports that he was searched at the station and found to have 6.8 grams of crack cocaine in his buttocks.
  Williams plea
  
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• Counterfeit bills passed at Cheektowaga Walmart

  19-09-2015 16:00 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) – Cheektowaga Police are looking to identify a man who passed counterfeit $100 bills.
  Police say the man passed the fake bills at a Walmart on Thruway Plaza Drive at approximately 3:40 p.m. on Sept. 3.The man appears to be in his late 20’s or early 30’s and is approximately 6’ 2” tall, with black hair and beard.
  He was seen wearing a black t-shirt and gray shorts with white sneakers.
  Anyone with information is asked to ca
  
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• PHOTO GALLERY: Saturday morning rainbows

  19-09-2015 14:49 via interactives.wivb.com
  
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• Overnight stabbing at Maggie’s Bar

  19-09-2015 14:31 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Buffalo police have two individuals in their custody in connection with an overnight stabbing at Maggie’s Bar.
  The incident happened just after 2:30 a.m. Saturday, outside of Maggie’s Bar at 715 Military Road.
  Buffalo Police say one person was stabbed in connection with a dispute involving a number of individuals.
  The 23-year-old male victim was transported to ECMC where he is undergoing surgery.
   
  
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• Man stabbed outside Buffalo bar

  19-09-2015 14:31 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Buffalo police have two individuals in their custody in connection with an overnight stabbing at Maggie’s Bar.
  The incident happened just after 2:30 a.m. Saturday, outside of Maggie’s Bar at 715 Military Road.
  Buffalo Police say one person was stabbed in connection with a dispute involving a number of individuals.
  The 23-year-old male victim was transported to ECMC where he is undergoing surgery.
  
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• Prep Football Friday: Week Three Highlights

  19-09-2015 06:25 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Check out highlights from the following games from high school football in week 3:
  Frontier vs. Hutch-Tech
  West Seneca East vs. Hamburg
  Grand Island vs. Starpoint
  Springville vs. Southwestern
  
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• Peacemakers being proactive, increasing presence

  19-09-2015 04:41 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Buffalo Peacemakers are manning city corners where major metro stations are with hopes of helping students get home safely.
  They’re doing it to be proactive, versus reactive, and curb crime that can outbreak when thousands of students converge at the stations to get to and from school.
  “The children, they’re coming from different neighborhoods, sometimes they have a tension that exists,” said Pastor James Giles, the coordinator for th
  
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• Dyster confirms tight win in Democratic primary for mayor

  19-09-2015 04:35 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Niagara Falls Mayor Paul Dyster has declared a very slim win in the Democratic primary.
  Dyster received 51 percent of the votes, with challenger Glenn Choolokia gaining 49 percent.
  Dyster is attempting to get re-elected for a third term.
  It took more than a week for all absentee ballots to be tallied.
  
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• 28-year-old man accused of driving drunk in stolen car with loaded gun

  19-09-2015 04:23 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A 28-year-old man is in serious trouble after cops say he was caught driving a stolen car with a rifle while intoxicated.
  The Erie County Sheriff’s Office reports that Carl Cala, of Newstead, was spotted at a gas station and found to be under the influence of alcohol. When officers ran the plates of his vehicle, it came back as being reported stolen.
  Police say a loaded gun was found in the car, and further investigation revealed that Cala had previou
  
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• Man returns stolen phone 4 days later with note of apology

  19-09-2015 03:57 via wivb.com
  
  TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A man who stole a cellphone from a business returned it four days later with a letter of apology, but police are not willing to forgive and forget.Surveillance video captured the man taking the phone from Butch’s Welding in Trenton on Sept. 11. The security system also recorded a man tossing the phone back over the company’s fence Tuesday along with a handwritten note.
  The note said: “I’m the one who took your phone. I’m in a desperate sit
  
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• Ohio killer escaped from prison, created new life in New Mexico

  19-09-2015 02:51 via wivb.com
  
  ROSWELL, N.M. (KRQE) – Forty-three years after a rapist and killer escaped from an Ohio prison, U.S. Marshals now know what happened to him.
  Turns out he created a new life for himself, most of which he spent in New Mexico.
  Shirley Campbell was one of the most dangerous escapees in the US but his alter ego, Edward Davis, was a man who blended in so well in New Mexico that the state hired him.
  “We started looking at some of the old Ohio escapee cases and this is the one that we w
  
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• Spider scare causes crash with school bus in Indiana

  19-09-2015 02:44 via wivb.com
  
  KOSCIUSKO COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) — A child was transported to a hospital with minor head injuries after a shock from a spider caused a crash involving a school bus and a “driverless” car, according to the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department.
  Around 4:15 p.m. Friday, deputies, along with Syracuse Police and Fire Units, responded to the scene on reports of a vehicle striking a school bus.
  Officers arrived and found a 9-year-old boy lying outside a Dodge Avenger, wh
  
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• Memorial service held for Kenmore native killed in Fla.

  19-09-2015 02:22 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Family and friends are remembering a western New York native who lost her life in Florida last month.
  A memorial service for Lindy Dobbins was held at St. John the Baptist Church in Kenmore Friday for the slain wife and mother.
  Police say Dobbins got in the middle of a domestic dispute that ended as a double murder.
  Her loved ones describe her as kind and caring, and weren’t surprised that she was trying to help her friend during the dispute.
   
  
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• Buffalo Billion faces federal scrutiny

  19-09-2015 01:50
  
  Gov. Andrew Cuomo's highly touted effort to infuse $1 billion into the Buffalo economy through government incentives is drawing the interest of federal prosecutors.        
  
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• How loud is the stadium world record in decibels?

  19-09-2015 01:33 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) — Kansas City Chiefs fans hold the Guinness World Record for decibel level against who else? The Patriots.
  Set back on Sept. 29, 2014, the mark to beat this weekend is 142.2 decibels. So, how loud is that?
  “If you stand next to a jet engine by about 10-15 feet, that’s about how loud we’re talking about.”
  Chad Walber is a research and development engineer at PCB Piezotronics in Depew.
  The company is providing the equipment for Sunday&rs
  
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• Top New York prosecutor takes aim “Buffalo Billion”

  19-09-2015 01:21 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – His name is Preet Bharara, and as the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, he has taken down more than a dozen New York politicians, and has indicted the two highest ranking lawmakers in Albany.
  Bharara is now taking aim at the “Buffalo Billion”–Governor Andrew Cuomo’s blueprint for revitalizing the Queen City—according to a report in Friday’s edition of the New York Post.
  The Post is reporting Bharara’s inve
  
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• Implosion date set for old Millard Fillmore building

  19-09-2015 01:05 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — If you live near the old Millard Fillmore Hospital, you’ll want to mark your calendar for Oct. 3.
  Crews say they will implode the 11-story building at 7 a.m. that Saturday.
  The site will be redeveloped into apartments, condos and small retail shops.
  The development company is going door-to-door to alert neighbors and answer questions.
   
  
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• Niagara Falls man accused of collecting unemployment while working

  19-09-2015 00:25 via wivb.com
  
  LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Niagara Falls man was allegedly caught collecting unemployment while gainfully employed.
  Police worked with the state Department of Labor to catch 33-year-old Joseph W. Magliazzo.
  Investigators say the 33-year-old received more than $3,800 in unemployment benefits between Dec. 2012 and May 2013, despite being empoyed by Latina Boulevard LLC.
  Magliazzo is charged with felony grand larceny, offering a false instrument for filing and falsifying business rec
  
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• Hamburg approves resolution to increase town board

  19-09-2015 00:15
  
  The Hamburg Town Board approved a resolution to include on the ballot adding more town board members.        
  
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• Fall means plenty to do across WNY

  19-09-2015 00:14 via wivb.com
  
  The Cambria Corn Maze opens this weekend and will run through Halloween. It’s a twelve acre field that includes two mazes. The small maze this year will take about 15 minutes to get through, with the larger maze taking on average an hour
  Cambria Corn Maze will also feature bounce houses, petting zoos, and farmers markets.
  For more information, visit http://www.cambriacornmaze.com/
  Also picking up business this Fall is Becker Farms in Gasport, which features U-pick apples, with ov
  
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• Elmwood Village ready for 2nd Annual 20 Block Bash

  19-09-2015 00:13 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Elmwood Village residents are invited to celebrate their neighborhood with a big block party on Saturday.
  The 2nd Annual 20 Block Bash will treat the public to a free night of live music, street games and local food vendors.
  The Elmwood Village Association says the fun will go from 5 p.m. until 10 p.m. in recognition of the blocks that have helped ignite the area’s resurgence.
  Elmwood Avenue will be closed for the event between West Utica St
  
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