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• “Natalie’s Walk” kicked-off at Canalside

  26-09-2015 23:51 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Wheels With Wings Foundation drew out quite the crowed Saturday morning for the 4th Annual “Natalie’s Walk.”
  The foundation was designed to assist individuals who suffer from spinal cord injuries and their families.
  Through, education, awareness and advocacy, Wheels With Wings works on improving the lives of people with these injuries to become independent and productive.
  Tom Lorentz, Owner of Main Mobility in Clarence served as the 2015 Honora
  
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• Buffalo police bust meth lab in Riverside

  26-09-2015 23:19 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Buffalo police have made an arrest in connection to a meth lab in the Riverside area.
  Buffalo SWAT and Narcotics Detectives executed the search warrant shortly before 10 a.m. Saturday at a residence on the first block of Saratoga Street.
  Detectives say they found Ryan Locke in possession of crystal meth, cocaine, marijuana and other pills.
  Buffalo police say they also recovered a shotgun.
  The 42-year-old was arrested and charged with unlawful manufacture of methamphe
  
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• Buffalo Beer Week

  26-09-2015 22:26
  
  Beer Week is a celebration of beer brewed here in Western New York.        
  
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• ECC asks for $9 million more a year

  26-09-2015 20:23
  
  has unveiled a plan for its future and it includes asking for an additional $9 million a year from the state and county to stay competitive.        
  
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• Area Catholics take Pilgrimage to Philadelphia to meet Pope Francis

  26-09-2015 17:13 via wivb.com
  
  DEPEW, N.Y. (WIVB) – More than 150-people will board buses at Saint Martha’s church in Depew, to take their own trip to see Pope Francis. They’re heading to Philadelphia.They come from the Dioceses of both Buffalo and Rochester.
  A Lot of Western New York Catholics want to see the “Peoples’ Pope.” So 168 signed up to take the bus trip to Philadelphia.Michael Denz, Pilgrimage Organizer, said, “There are a lot of people who wanted to see
  
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• UB student dies while kayaking in New Zealand

  26-09-2015 16:27 via wivb.com
  
   
  LAKE TEKAPO, New Zealand (AP) — A college student from New York and another from London have died while kayaking in New Zealand, police said Saturday.
  Police area commander Dave Gaskin said the pair was part of a group of 11 friends who got into trouble Friday while kayaking on Lake Tekapo.
  Gaskin told Television New Zealand it was “very, very lucky” that all 11 students didn’t die after they were struck by strong winds that swamped their vessels and thrust them in
  
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• Pope Francis heads to Philadelphia for Catholic family event

  26-09-2015 15:26 via wivb.com
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — After speeches to Congress and the United Nations aimed at spurring world leaders toward bold action on immigration and the environment, Pope Francis headed to Philadelphia on Saturday for a visit expected to focus more heavily on ordinary Catholics and their families.
  The pope took off from New York’s Kennedy Airport for the City of Brotherly Love, where he will take part in a weekend of activities, including a Vatican-organized rally that will culminate in an ou
  
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• Niagara Falls cop charged with assault

  26-09-2015 14:46 via wivb.com
  
    WHEATFIELD, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities say an off-duty police officer used his motorcycle helmet to beat a motorist unconscious during a road rage incident in western New York.
  The Niagara County Sheriff’s Office tells the Niagara Gazette that a man reported being tailgated by a motorcyclist on the afternoon of Sept. 5 while driving on Interstate 190 in the town of Wheatfield, just north of Buffalo.
  The man says he pulled into a restaurant parking lot, where the motorcyclist
  
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• Prep Football Friday: Week Four Highlights

  26-09-2015 05:56 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Check out highlights from the following games on Friday, September 25:
  Williamsville South vs. Grand Island
  Williamsville North at North Tonawanda
  Cheektowaga vs. Tonawanda
  Alden vs. Depew
  
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• Former Buffalo airport employee sentenced for helping drug dealers

  26-09-2015 04:29 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A former baggage handler at the Buffalo-area airport has been sentenced to more than two years’ probation for helping cocaine dealers smuggle drug money past security.
  Federal prosecutors say 31-year-old James Phillips, of Buffalo, was sentenced to 30 months’ probation after being convicted of conspiracy to defraud the United States.
  Authorities say Phillips helped two drug dealers sneak more than $160,000 in proceeds from cocaine sales past Transporta
  
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• Detectives make progress in Grand Island home invasion

  26-09-2015 04:16 via wivb.com
  
  GRAND ISLAND, N.Y. (WIVB) – Investigators may be closing in a on a suspect in a crime that has rattled residents living along the Niagara River.
  Erie County Sheriff Detective Brian O’Hara tells News 4 he has several leads and some possible suspects in the case from Wednesday. It was in the middle of the day when a man dressed in a haz-mat outfit  knocked on a door on West River Road. He claimed to work for the Water Department, but then assaulted the person who answered the door
  
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• Nickelodeon 90s classics officially returning to airwaves

  26-09-2015 03:23 via wivb.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – It’s official, “The Splat” will play host to several 1990s Nickelodeon classic TV shows during an eight hour TV block.
  “The Splat” made it official on Twitter Thursday night. There was speculation about an entire channel that would air the classic shows last month.
  The shows will air on Viacom, an owned network on sister channel TeenNick. The shows will air from 10 p.m. until 6 a.m. daily starting Oct. 5.
  Several of the shows from th
  
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• Ex-teacher accused of showing students nude photos of herself is headed to jail

  26-09-2015 02:59 via wivb.com
  
  NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) — A former high school teacher accused of showing nude pictures of herself to students, has been found guilty on two counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
  Melissa Kidd was sentenced to 12 months in jail with 12 months suspended, five years good behavior and 50 hours of community service.
  She also had to surrender her teacher’s license.
  The Newport News Police Department was contacted March 31 about Kidd showing nude pictures of herse
  
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• 4-year-old goes door-to-door raising money to fight Alzheimer’s

  26-09-2015 02:38 via wivb.com
  
  KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) – A little girl in Tennessee is already walking in preparation for the Walk to End Alzheimer’s on September 26.
  Parker Raths, 4, and her mother Meredith are going door-to-door in their neighborhood, collecting money for the Alzheimer’s Association.
  Her great grandmother, affectionately known as “Nana,” was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease a year ago.
  Even at Parker’s young age, she can tell something is different about her
  
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• Child Battling Rare Illness, Still Gives Back

  26-09-2015 02:26
  
  Carley Lyons has been in and out of Children's Hospital all her life but she still gives back to others.        
  
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• Victim identified in murder outside Buffalo school

  26-09-2015 02:25 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Authorities have identified a man who was shot to death outside a school in broad daylight.
  According to police, the victim is 28-year-old Reginald Barnes, a Buffalo native.
  He was found dead inside a van at around 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Woodlawn and Masten avenues, right by the Buffalo Academy for Visual and Performing Arts.
  There is no word yet on any arrests.
   
  
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• Lyndon man accused of taking license plates, violating order of protection

  26-09-2015 02:11 via wivb.com
  
  MACHIAS, N.Y. (WIVB) — A young Lyndon man is in trouble with the law after allegedly violating an order of protection.
  State police say they were called Tuesday by a woman who told them her ex-boyfriend, who she has the protection order against, came to her workplace and took the plates off her car.
  Authorities then arrested 26-year-old Jeremy J. Perkins and charged him with criminal contempt.
  He’s expected in court on Oct. 7.
   
  
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• Buffalo mother accused of killing 4-month-old daughter

  26-09-2015 01:18 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A mother from Buffalo’s west side is behind bars for allegedly murdering her own baby.
  According to police, 23-year-old Denay Foster is charged with second-degree murder in the death of the 4-month-old. It happened in a home on the 300 block of 14th Street.
  Officers were called to the Women & Children’s Hospital of Buffalo late Wednesday night, where the little girl was pronounced dead. It’s unclear who brought her to the hospital.
  An
  
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• FBI warns of a frightening new ripoff: “virtual kidnapping”

  26-09-2015 01:06 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Authorities are warning consumers of a new fraud that works like a “Granny Scam”, where an older person receives a call from someone posing as a child or grandchild who has been arrested and needs money to post bail.
  The new ripoff, called “virtual kidnapping” is slightly different, with a sinister twist, where the caller claims a loved one has been abducted, and is threatening to harm the person held hostage, unless a ransom is paid.A mother
  
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• Long lines at Apple Store for iPhone 6S

  26-09-2015 00:46
  
  Apple's iPhone 6Swent on sale Friday.        
  
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• Bishop brings greetings from Buffalo to Pope Francis

  26-09-2015 00:30 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK, N.Y. (WIVB) — A bishop from Buffalo is among the people who had the honor to meet Pope Francis during his trip to America.
  Bishop Richard Malone spoke with News 4 in New York City about what the pope’s visit means for Buffalo, the country and the Catholic church.
  “This pope, in his own wonderfully unique way, creates such a positive energy…not just among us Catholics, but everybody is touched in mind and heart by Pope Francis. It’s rem
  
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• Pope Francis mingles with high and low in New York visit

  26-09-2015 00:11 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK, N.Y. (AP) — Sweeping through the landmarks of America’s biggest and brashest city, Pope Francis on Friday offered comfort to families of the 9/11 victims at ground zero, warnings to world leaders at the United Nations, and encouragement to children — many of them immigrants — at a Catholic school in East Harlem.
  In the early evening, he led a jubilant parade through Central Park, smiling as he rode slowly in his open-sided Jeep past a cheering, shrieking cr
  
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• Rapper DMX released from jail in Buffalo

  26-09-2015 00:03 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — DMX is a free man once again.
  The rapper, whose real name is Earl Simmons, was released from the Erie County Holding Center Friday afternoon after serving out a sentence for failure to comply with a family court order.
  The charges against Simmons include $400,000 of unpaid child support.
  Several fans gathered outside the prison to greet him upon his release.
   
  
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