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• A part of Route 75 is named in honor of a WNY soldier

  02-10-2015 23:48
  
  A dedication ceremony was held to honor a fallen soldier from a small town in Western New York.        
  
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• Buff state students react to UCC shooting

  02-10-2015 23:37 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y.(WIVB)- Thursday’s tragedy at UCC in Oregon may have happened two thousand miles away, but college students here in Western New York are feeling the pain.
  “I saw it on my news feed, it was awful. I had my parents calling me, “hey do you see this?” And I’m the youngest son. Being away, it’s hard to do,” said Garret O’Mara, a Buffalo State freshman.
  “Imagine all the parents out there, they’re kids are in colleg
  
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• Has NY SAFE Act impacted gun violence?

  02-10-2015 23:20 via wivb.com
  
   
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — President Obama is calling on voters to demand stronger gun restrictions.
  But the action has been in the states, and in New York, the SAFE act is one of the toughest gun laws in the country.
  New York is considered among the leaders in the country for passing tough gun laws earning an a-minus last year from the law center to prevent gun violence.
  And it ranks as the fourth lowest for gun deaths, per capita, in the country, behind Rhode Island, Hawaii and Massac
  
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• Gun violence prompts look at New York’s SAFE Act

  02-10-2015 23:20 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — President Obama is calling on voters to demand stronger gun restrictions.
  But legislation has been active in the states, and in New York, the SAFE act is one of the toughest gun laws in the country.
  New York is considered among the leaders in the country for passing tough gun laws earning an a-minus last year from the law center to prevent gun violence.
  And it ranks as the fourth lowest for gun deaths, per capita, in the country, behind Rhode Island, Hawaii and
  
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• Millard Fillmore Gates implosion stirs memories of past implosions

  02-10-2015 23:16 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — An implosion video more than a decade old shows much of what viewers can expect on Saturday morning when crews detonate the Millard Fillmore Gates hospital building, but the two situations could not be more different.
  In 1999, Buffalo’s Ford Hotel tumbled to the ground, amounting to a pile of brick and rubble, and News 4 cameras caught it live, allowing it to be broadcast to viewers. However in 2015, thousands will watch via the internet the area’s f
  
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• Jamestown Police arrest two after apartment drug raid

  02-10-2015 22:54 via wivb.com
  
  JAMESTOWN, N.Y. (WIVB) — Another drug raid by a coalition of police forces who are attempting to eliminate drugs in Jamestown have led to two additional arrests.
  Jamestown Police along with SWAT and New York State Police raided the apartment of Luis M. Moreno and Kristen D. Trippy, finding a quantity of drugs in the home.
  Police identified the drugs as Fentanyl, leading officers to charge both Moreno and Trippy with third degree criminal possession a controlled substance. Officers ann
  
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• Inspector calls for demolition on collapsed Dunkirk building

  02-10-2015 22:36 via wivb.com
  
  DUNKIRK, N.Y. (WIVB) — As the City of Dunkirk continues to deal with the collapse of a historic building, its inspectors are calling for an immediate demolition.
  Dunkirk Mayor Anthony J. Dolce confirmed Friday the city is calling for an immediate demolition of the portion of the building that collapsed on Wednesday, however a demolition will not be immediately possible. Dolce said Rural Ministry, the group that owns the building, will first need to hire a contractor.
  The contractor wi
  
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• Tracking Hurricane Joaquin

  02-10-2015 21:36
  
  Hurricane Joaquin may now turn away from the U.S.        
  
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• Bills Fans ranked top tailgaters in the NFL

  02-10-2015 21:08 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) — Buffalo Bills fans know how to have a good time, and they haven’t let a 15-year playoff drought get them down. Their tailgating parties are so well know, they’re ranked nationally among NFL teams.
  In a Yahoo! Travel article, fans in the NFL were graded on their tailgating skills, and not only did Bills fans get ranked in the top 10, they took the top spot. The best tailgating award didn’t just come due to Buffalo wings, either — alth
  
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• GUIDE: Millard Fillmore Gates Hospital implosion information

  02-10-2015 20:45 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A building filled with memory will soon crumble to the ground as crews prepare to push the plunger, triggering hundreds of pounds of explosives.
  Those explosives, specifically about 600 pounds of them, were tactically wired throughout the Millard Fillmore Gates Hospital tower on Friday. Crews also cleared important equipment and vehicles from the explosion radius.
  The developer that is imploding the building is hoping to erect a new building in its place, howeve
  
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• Sheriff: 6 weapons found at UCC campus, 7 at shooter’s home

  02-10-2015 20:13 via wivb.com
  
  PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A government official identified Christopher Harper Mercer, 26, as the gunman responsible for killing 9 people and wounding at least 7 others at Umpqua Community College on Thursday.
  A federal agency says the gunman had body armor and was armed with three pistols, a rifle and five additional magazines.
  The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives provided the information late Thursday in an incident report obtained by The Associated Press.
  
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• Cuomo urges Congress to act on gun control

  02-10-2015 19:41
  
  Gov. Cuomo railed against Congress for not passing stronger gun laws after 10 people were killed Thursday in Oregon.        
  
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• Cost for diabetes in NY soars

  02-10-2015 18:40
  
  Diabetes-related expenditures are on the rise in New York and has been part of a surge in state Medicaid spending        
  
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• Vacant house catches fire in south Buffalo

  02-10-2015 18:37 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Investigators in Buffalo are working Friday to learn more about what caused a fire to break out in the Queen City.
  Firefighters responded to Seneca Street, about two blocks south of Francyzk Park, when flames erupted from a vacant home at about 2:30 a.m.
  As crews worked to extinguish the flames, a neighbor explained to News 4 the home has gone up in flames before, and poses a threat to the community.
  Amanda Bennett said although her house escaped damage, her nei
  
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• City leaders outline final details ahead of planned implosion

  02-10-2015 18:34 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – With the planned implosion of the old Millard Fillmore Hospital tower less than 24 hours away, the big message from city leaders outside city hall Friday morning was that plans were still on track for the implosion to happen as scheduled at 7 a.m. Saturday.
  Crews were spending Friday wiring 500 to 600 pounds of explosives together inside the building, and moving equipment from near the site to ensure it isn’t damaged during the implosion.
  Some nearby residents
  
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• Cabinet maker survives recession and celebrates 25 years

  02-10-2015 18:17 via wivb.com
  
  LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WIVB) — When John Yakich and Bob Sanderson started Candlelight Cabinetry in 1990 in Lockport, they had 24 employees. Today, more than 200 people work for the cabinet-maker, and it’s still growing.
  “I think we’re looking to bring on eight more, so there’s always room for growth and opportunity”, explained Yakich, the President of the company.
  He and Sanderson, his Vice President, have invited the public to an open house Friday, October
  
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• Former NY education commissioner to be U.S. Education secretary

  02-10-2015 18:09
  
  From embattled New York education commissioner to the White House cabinet.        
  
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• Attention turns to Bills QB ahead of Giants game

  02-10-2015 17:51 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Tyrod Taylor has only made three starts in the NFL, but each one has given Bills fans something to be excited about. Now he has people wondering if he is the quarterback the team has been looking for and the fans have been waiting for.
  Bills fans spend the off season and training camp worrying about the QB position, but last week, Taylor was near perfect in Miami. Performances like that earn you a lot of attention. Tyrod was a guest on ESPN’s SportsCenter this
  
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• Highway officially dedicated in honor of fallen WNY hero

  02-10-2015 17:44 via wivb.com
  
  EDEN, N.Y. (WIVB) — A community may have long ago said farewell to a western New York hero, but they will never forget. Many natives will now drive on a highway that bears his name for years to come.
  On Friday, New York State officials and local lawmakers officially dedicated a portion of State Route 75 in Eden to Captain John J. Levulis, a veteran who perished in an accident along the New Jersey Turnpike.
  A car crashed into a Humvee with Levulis inside on May 7, injuring several othe
  
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• DuPont to pay fine for 2010 explosion

  02-10-2015 17:09
  
  DuPont has agreed to pay $724,000 for a fire and explosion at its Tonawanda plant in November of 2010.        
  
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• Community mourns Oregon shooting victims

  02-10-2015 16:39 via interactives.wivb.com
  
  OREGON (WIVB) — A community is coming together to remember the victims of a mass shooting on a college campus.
  GALLERY | View the touching photos. 
  
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• Good Neighbors: PS 97 Students Give Harvest to Charity

  02-10-2015 13:13
  
  Harvey Austin Elementary kids gave $600 worth of produce grown in their school garden to St. Luke's Mission of Mercy.        
  
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• Oregon shooting puts spotlight on local campus security

  02-10-2015 11:14 via wivb.com
  
  WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) – In the wake of Thursday’s shooting on a community college campus in Oregon that left ten people, including the gunman, dead, local colleges are looking at protocols and procedures to keep everyone safe on campus here.
  The officers at Erie Community College are working to protect the students staff and faculty through the high-intensity training they go through every year. The officers go to the Erie Law Enforcement Academy, to learn everything officers wi
  
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• Rex vs. ‘FSU North:’ A Bills locker room rivalry revealed

  02-10-2015 07:17 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — For whatever reason, no NFL team features more players from a single college than the Buffalo Bills.
  Between the active roster and the practice squad, seven Bills went to Florida State. Only Chip Kelly’s Philadelphia Eagles — featuring six Oregon Ducks — have more than five players from a single school.
  The shared background has formed a bond between the former Seminoles.
  “We’re a family,” said Bills linebacker Nigel Bradham.
  
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• Local man wins real money playing fantasy game

  02-10-2015 06:27 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Nick walked into his friend’s house Sunday afternoon for a relaxing day watching week 3 of the NFL line up.
  “I had no intentions of making the play or investing any money or anything like that,” said Nick O., a Buffalo man.
  Fifteen minutes before kick off Sunday afternoon, Nick’s friend gave him the idea to create a fantasy football line up using the site Fan Duel.
  “We’re sitting there and I’m like ya know, maybe I&rsquo
  
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• Radio station hosts 'Mac Attack' comfort food event

  02-10-2015 05:31
  
  Western New York is celebrating a comfort food that helped raise money for charity.        
  
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• Niagara Falls police officer now on unpaid leave

  02-10-2015 05:28
  
  There's been a status change for a Niagara Falls police officer accused in a road rage case.        
  
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• Buff State police arrest two in armed robbery

  02-10-2015 05:24
  
  Two suspects were arrested in connection with an armed robbery on campus about two weeks ago.        
  
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• Ex-carnival worker pleads guilty in death of comic book collector

  02-10-2015 04:20 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A former carnival worker from western New York has admitted to his role in the death of a Medina comic book collector.
  The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Thursday that 37-year-old Donald R. Griffin, of Rochester, pleaded guilty to murder in aid of a racketeering enterprise, which could result in a life sentence.
  Prosecutors say Griffin was among three people who broke into the home of 78-year-old Homer Marciniak back in July 2010 to steal his $
  
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• 2 men arrested for separate felonies in same night in Orchard Park

  02-10-2015 03:57 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Police in Orchard Park are reporting the arrests of two men on the same night for separate felony cases.
  Anthony Huff, 32, was stopped for driving erratically. Authorities say he failed sobriety tests and was arrested for DWI, as well as several traffic violations.
  Officers also arrested 32-year-old Nicholas Forehand for two outstanding warrants. He’s facing a number of charges for not only stealing a car, but also multiple identities.
  Neither suspect was
  
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• Seneca One Tower sold back to mortgage holder for $28 million

  02-10-2015 03:53
  
  Miami Beach-based consortium LNR Properties buys back Seneca One Tower at auction for $28 million.        
  
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• 2 arrests made in armed robbery on Buff State campus

  02-10-2015 03:11 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Buffalo State students and staff can rest a little easier knowing that two people are facing charges for an armed robbery last month.
  Police confirm that Keyon Lee and Aaron Hill, both 20-year-old men from Buffalo, were taken into custody Thursday. Neither one is enrolled at Buff State.
  The two are accused of robbing a student in the Tower 3 residence hall on Sept. 13. They’re charged with robbery, burglary and grand larceny, among others.
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• Buffalo man charged with DWI after rear-ending another car

  02-10-2015 02:57 via wivb.com
  
  WEST SENECA, N.Y. (WIVB) — A man is caught drinking and driving after crashing into another car in West Seneca.
  State troopers say Michael T. Adamucci was heading westbound on I-90 when he rammed his Lexus into the back of the other vehicle.
  The 42-year-old was taken into custody and charged with a misdemeanor DWI, and multiple vehicle and traffic violations.
  He’s due in court on Oct. 9.
   
  
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• State regulators set course for affordable utility bills

  02-10-2015 02:30 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – State utility regulators could be on the verge of a groundbreaking program to ensure low income customers can afford to heat their homes and turn on their lights.
  The New York State Public Service Commission held a hearing Thursday, at the Central Library to hear ideas from the public to “Address Energy Affordability for Low Income Utility Customers”. It was the third of four hearings the PSC has scheduled across the state.
  Outside of the hearing People
  
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• Mountain lion perched on power pole captured in rare photo

  02-10-2015 02:22 via wivb.com
  
  LUCERNE VALLEY, Calif. (KLFY) — A mountain lion showed its climbing prowess by scaling a 35-foot utility pole in the California desert.
  The Daily Press of Victorville reported Wednesday that the big cat apparently got spooked by a school bus and ran up the wooden power pole in rural Lucerne Valley.
  The cougar stayed atop the pole all afternoon Tuesday but was gone by Wednesday morning.
  A staffer for the newspaper snapped a picture of the cat on its rare public perch.
  The elusive creat
  
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• Mayor Dyster proposes NF budget of $102 million

  02-10-2015 02:12
  
  Niagara Falls Mayor Paul Dyster unveiled the city's proposed budget for 2016 on Thursday.        
  
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• Taylor Swift fans help Nashville police nab fake ticket seller

  02-10-2015 01:56 via wivb.com
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – It’s probably not a good idea to sell fake Taylor Swift tickets to some of the superstar’s biggest fans.
  One man who tried to do that got busted by two Vanderbilt University students and self-proclaimed “Swifties.”
  The duo, Kendall Healy and SaraGrace Lee, documented the undercover sting operation and posted it on Facebook.
  It all started with them going to Metro police after they realized they were sold fake tickets on Craigslist to S
  
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• Man survives after road washes away in South Carolina

  02-10-2015 01:29 via wivb.com
  
  SPARTANBURG, S.C. (WIVB) — A man was rescued Thursday morning after he drove his truck into a hole caused by the road washing away in South Carolina.
  The incident happened at the intersection of Hayne and Ethel Roads in Spartanburg.
  Emergency crews say the man was swept away in his vehicle, but he managed to get out and cling to a tree before he was saved.
  The man is now in the hospital, Doug Bryson with Emergency Management says. We do not know his condition at this time.
  A culvert pipe w
  
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• Do you want kale with that?

  02-10-2015 00:45 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) —On the menu Tuesday at West Hertel Academy was Angus beef tacos, Brussels sprouts, green beans and mixed kale salad.
  Yes, first-graders were eating kale. And they loved it.
  Not only was the food fresh and healthy, it was local. All the aforementioned dishes were grown in western New York.
  The Farm to School program is new this year to Buffalo schools.
  And the kids are eating it up.
  “The fruits, the salads, just basically everything,” said Tyler Northington
  
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• Local 2-year-old now qualifies for genetic test

  02-10-2015 00:41 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A local mother has been trying to raise money for a costly genetic test to determine why her 2-year-old son, Gavin, has so many medical problems.
  The test Jennifer Arroyo is seeking for her little boy is known as exome sequencing, and, depending on when the results are available, costs between $5,000 and $15,000.
  It’s not covered by insurance, and it would have likely taken years for Jennifer, a single mother who has a full-time job, to afford it.
  Now, she can.
  
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• Man who survived plunge over Niagara Falls returns decades later

  02-10-2015 00:29 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The only person to ever survive an accidental fall over Niagara Falls made a return to Buffalo decades later.
  Roger Woodward was just 7 years old when he was swept over, wearing only a life jack, back in the summer of 1960.
  Woodward was in an aluminum boat with his sister and a family friend when it hit a rock and capsized. His sister was saved by a tourist, but the family friend was also forced over the falls and did not make it.
  Woodward says he remembers feel
  
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• Buffalo family spreads hope, peace with tribute mural

  02-10-2015 00:24 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- One year ago, 52-year-old Jeraldine Goldsmith, a Buffalo mother of seven, was found murdered at Masten Park.
  Her killer has yet to be arrested.
  Thursday, her family gathered at the site of her murder in prayer and in hope. They transformed the space into a place of healing; not just for them, but for all victims of violence.
  The mural is called Ray of Light; the artist used colors and images to represent peace.
  The Buffalo Art Commission approved the design, and the Goldsmi
  
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