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• Man who violently robbed Canisius student found guilty after trial

  06-10-2015 23:52 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A jury of one Buffalo man’s peers found him guilty of a violent robbery of a Canisius student.
  Over a year after police arrested 32-year-old Calvin J. Withrow Jr. for stopping a woman walking home from her overnight job, then robbing her, a jury found him guilty as charged.
  Prosecutors set up the case, detailing to jurors the night of Aug. 2, 2014, when Withrow approached the victim, wrapping his arms around her neck, demanding money from her. The robbery
  
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• 60 minutes Sports to air in-depth report on Pegulas

  06-10-2015 23:38 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Jeff Glor of CBS News was given unprecedented access to Kim and Terry Pegula since last spring.  He has interviewed them several times and has prepared a 13-minute report for 60 minutes Sports which will air tonight, Tuesday, October 6th on the Showtime Network.
  Glor talked to News Four’s Jacquie Walker by satellite about the Pegulas purchasing both the Bills and the Sabres and keeping them in Buffalo.
  “I think they’re still coming to term
  
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• Hiring shortage for local group homes

  06-10-2015 23:10 via wivb.com
  
  LANCASTER, N.Y. (WIVB)- It’s not the job for everyone, and most of the employees are not in it for the money.
  “It’s a very gratifying position, it’s a very gratifying job to have.” said Andy Rotella, who never planned on making a career of it when he started working in a group home a year and a half ago. “I fell in love with the job, I fell in love with supporting the people and working here. They need me and they appreciate it, and you can tell they appreciat
  
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• Daily fantasy players concerned FanDuel and DraftKings employees engaged in ‘insider trading’

  06-10-2015 21:58 via wivb.com
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Stock market traders and chess players — that’s who’s playing DraftKings, according to CEO Jason Robins, who told a crowd of casino executives last week in Las Vegas that fewer than 15 percent of the players on his site make wagers in traditional sports books.
  What he didn’t mention was growing online criticism at the time that his site may have allowed activity being likened to insider trading.
  Daily fantasy players appear concerned a DraftKings em
  
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• Police search for missing Cheektowaga adult

  06-10-2015 21:39 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) — The recent sighting of a missing Cheektowaga adult has prompted officials to put out a call for help from the public.
  Officers with the Cheektowaga Police Department say they’re looking for 38-year-old Sharifa Davis, a woman who hasn’t been seen by her family since Aug. 9, 2015. Police say a recent report places Davis at the Student Union of the University of Buffalo campus in Amherst.
  Police say it’s imperative to find her, as Davis has a
  
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• Students held at Forestville as Mercy Flight evacuates bus driver

  06-10-2015 21:18 via wivb.com
  
  FORESTVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) — A medical emergency prompted the late release of elementary students at Forestville Central School on Tuesday.
  Officials say a bus driver suffered a medical emergency that prompted the afternoon response of Mercy Flight. In order to allow first responders time and space to do their work unencumbered, school officials held the release of students until Mercy Flight could depart.
  The students will be released late, arriving home about 30 to 45 minutes later th
  
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• Bills patch holes at RB position, bring on Dan Herron

  06-10-2015 21:03 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) — One of The Buffalo Bills’ most stout positions to start the season now looks to be weaker than ever, so top brass is working to patch running back holes.
  With question marks as to star running back LeSean McCoy’s health and reliable backup Karlos Williams’ recent entry into concussion protocol, Boobie Dixon is the last healthy running back available ahead of the Bills’ fifth game.
  In order to patch holes, the Bills worked out and sig
  
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• Dog survives being shot in head during burglary

  06-10-2015 19:52 via wivb.com
  
  CLEARWATER, FL (WFLA) – A dog was shot in the head during a burglary in south St. Petersburg will undergo an emergency surgery at the BluePearl Veterinary Partners hospital in Clearwater, the hospital said in a press release.
  Anubis, a 5-year-old Rhodesian ridgeback, lives in St. Petersburg on 15th Street South with his owner Chip Watson. Watson adopted the pup when it was 8 weeks old. Anubis’s sixth birthday is coming up on on Oct. 9.
  Monday morning Watson came home to find his
  
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• Boy, 11, accidentally shoots, kills 12-year-old brother

  06-10-2015 19:49 via wivb.com
  
  CARROLLTON, Ohio (AP) – Authorities say an 11-year-old boy fatally shot his 12-year-old brother during a target-shooting outing in eastern Ohio.
  Carroll County Sheriff Dale Williams told The (Canton) Repository for a report Monday that the younger boy accidentally shot his brother in Lee Township, near the West Virginia line. The 12-year-old, from Moore, South Carolina, was pronounced dead at the scene.
  Williams says the younger boy picked up a handgun off a picnic table Friday and ac
  
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• Pilot who became ill aboard flight died of natural causes

  06-10-2015 19:46 via wivb.com
  
  SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — A New York medical examiner says an American Airlines pilot who became ill while flying from Phoenix to Boston died from natural causes.
  The Onondaga County medical examiner’s office on Monday night announced the determination in the death of 57-year-old Capt. Michael Johnston. Officials say the determination was made after an autopsy and preliminary toxicology tests. No other details have been released.
  American Airlines says Flight 550 was carrying 147 passeng
  
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• Texas teen dies after sleepover ‘choke hold’

  06-10-2015 19:44 via wivb.com
  
  SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) — A 17-year-old died early Sunday morning in San Marcos, Texas after he was placed in a “choke hold”, according to San Marcos police.
  At around 1:27 a.m. Sunday, police officers responded to a house on Farm House Road where CPR was in progress.
  Seven male and female friends – all Hays High School students – were having a sleepover at the house when a wrestling game began. Seventeen-year-old Elijah Hernandez, who went by “Eli&
  
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• Woman records Indiana trooper’s accusations of meth use during traffic stop

  06-10-2015 19:41 via wivb.com
  
  TIPPECANOE CO., Ind. (WLFI) — An Otterbein woman is pulled over by the Indiana State Police. But what she thought would be a routine traffic stop, left her feeling bullied.
  “As soon as I turned my head and started talking to him, that’s when he started asking me about prior drug use and if I had any prior drug charges on me,” said Otterbein resident Stephanie Foltz.
  That’s how a routine traffic stop began for Foltz.
  She was headed home from her job in Flora Monday,
  
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• Man arrested for drunken driving with child in car; three others detained

  06-10-2015 19:27 via wivb.com
  
  PERRY, N.Y. (WIVB) — A routine traffic stop led police to arrest four men, including a driver who is accused of drunken driving with a teen in the car.
  Officers in Wyoming County pulled over 20-year-old Austin Hare after noting the truck he drove had an expired inspection. Police say while they were investigating the car, they smelled alcohol inside, leading to the discovery of an open 30-pack of beer.
  Hare faced immediate arrest, along with the truck’s other occupants, inc
  
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• Part of Rt. 198 could close for cycling event

  06-10-2015 18:24 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – You could see hundreds of bicyclists riding down Route 198 on October 12, Columbus Day.
  Slow Roll Buffalo is collaborating with other groups to have a Parkway Revival Ride.
  They hope it inspires you to imagine what the roadway could be used for.
  “It is an expressway that cuts through historically what was a park. The tragedy that happened back in May brought it back into focus,” Justin Booth, the Executive Director at Go Bike Buffalo and a member of the S
  
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• Philadelphia Community College lifts lockdown after SWAT arrests man with gun

  06-10-2015 17:48 via wivb.com
  
  PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (WIVB) — The campus of Philadelphia Community College locked down early Tuesday morning after police received reports of a man with a gun on campus.
  According to CBS News, a witness told police a man wearing a vest pulled a gun on him before entering a building on campus. The report merited heavy response from local police forces, including SWAT.
  The two men reportedly had a history, according to Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey. Ramsey spoke to the Associated Pres
  
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• Rollover crash kills local man; spills 5,000 gallons of manure

  06-10-2015 17:30 via wivb.com
  
  CASTILE, N.Y. (WIVB) — A local man is dead after a one-truck rollover on Middle Reservation Road that remains under police investigation.
  Police say they rushed to the scene of the Monday afternoon accident in Castile with fire and medical first responders. They arrived to see a mess — a turned-over tractor trailer and a sea of liquid manure.
  The 2 p.m. crash led to the death of Richard W. Scharet Jr., a 49-year-old tractor trailer driver. Police say they found his bod
  
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• Planning Board looking at development proposal for former hospital site

  06-10-2015 17:05 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Just days after the former Millard Fillmore hospital tower at Gates Circle was imploded to make way for new development, the city’s planning board is getting a look at the first new construction planned for the site.
  At Tuesday morning’s planning board meeting, an architect with Architectural Resources presented initial site plans and designs for the Canterbury Woods retirement community to the board members who were present. There were not enough members
  
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• Bills RB Karlos Williams has concussion, confirms team GM

  06-10-2015 16:25 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) – Buffalo BIlls GM Doug Whaley announced on WGR radio Tuesday morning that running back Karlos Williams sustained a concussion during Sunday’s loss to the NY Giants.
  Whaley said they found out Monday afternoon that he had a concussion after he told trainers he wasn’t feeling well and medical personnel examined him. Williams will go through concussion protocol this week, Whaley said on WGR. The team will see how he proceeds throughout the week. “Y
  
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• What you should know before using a space heater or fireplace

  06-10-2015 15:30 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Some folks across WNY and the northeast U.S. can’t hold out any longer due to chilly evening temps this October; the heat has been turned on.
  “The temperature dropped down to 66. We have my grandchildren here. They complain so we turn the heat on,” said William Kyropoulous of North Haven, Connecticut.
  If you’re waiting to put the heat on and using other ways to keep warm, be careful.
  In December of 2013, a Hartford, CT family had to be rescued
  
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• Buffalo Police step up patrols after burglaries in Delaware District

  06-10-2015 05:35 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- Buffalo Police are stepping up patrols in parts of the Elmwood Village neighborhood after multiple homes and cars were broken into.
  “I’ve gotten up at 3:30 in the morning and seen somebody checking doors down the street, as they walk down the street,” said Charlie Epes, a member of the Delaware Park South Neighborhood Association.
  Epes has lived in the Delaware District for nearly 20 years and said he still considers it a safe neighborhood.
  “Pe
  
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• Two men shot near Fillmore Avenue store

  06-10-2015 05:32 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Police are investigating a shooting that happened just outside of Fillmore Mini-Mart Monday night.
  According to police, two men were each shot in the leg around 7:30 p.m. They were both taken to ECMC with apparent non life-threatening injuries.
  There have not been any arrests in connection with the incident. Anyone with information is asked to call or text the confidential TIPCALL line at (716) 847-2255.
  
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• Two men shot near Buffalo mini-mart

  06-10-2015 05:32 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Police are investigating a shooting that happened just outside of Fillmore Mini-Mart Monday night.
  According to police, two men were each shot in the leg around 7:30 p.m. They were both taken to ECMC with apparent non life-threatening injuries.
  There have not been any arrests in connection with the incident. Anyone with information is asked to call or text the confidential TIPCALL line at (716) 847-2255.
  
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• Hamburg business targeted for ‘designer drug’ sales

  06-10-2015 04:17 via wivb.com
  
  HAMBURG, N.Y. (WIVB) –The State’s top prosecutor has filed a lawsuit against a Hamburg company which he says sells designer drugs without listing the proper ingredients or warnings on the packaging.
  the business is called Surrealistic Sensations, and its website advertises everything from Herbal extracts to Herbal Candy offering psychoactive “dream enhancing botanicals”.
  State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman says designer drugs like these promote hallucinations and don
  
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• Teen says man tried to abduct her after getting off of bus

  06-10-2015 02:00 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — While getting off a Monday morning bus — that police said was most likely an NFTA bus — a 13-year-old female said she was nearly abducted.
  Police said she reported the 9 a.m. abduction attempt after she escaped a man’s clutch. The teen said a man wrapped his hand over her eyes from behind, then attempted to drag her away.
  After she escaped, she reported the crime to teachers at Buffalo’s Math, Science and Technology school.
  Now polic
  
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• Teen reports near abduction close to P.S. 197

  06-10-2015 02:00 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — While getting off a Monday morning bus — that police said was most likely an NFTA bus — a 13-year-old female said she was nearly abducted.
  Police said she reported the 9 a.m. abduction attempt after she escaped a man’s clutch. The teen said a man wrapped his hand over her eyes from behind, then attempted to drag her away.
  After she escaped, she reported the crime to teachers at Buffalo’s Math, Science and Technology school.
  Now polic
  
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• Overcharged at checkout lane—get even with a “super refund”

  06-10-2015 01:53 via wivb.com
  
  WEST SENECA, N.Y. (WIVB) – Have you ever gone through a store checkout lane, then noticed the price you paid did not match up with the listed price on the shelf? What did you did you do about it?
  If you didn’t get a “super refund” for the difference, you might have been shortchanged. According to Erie County’s Scanner Accuracy Law, you were likely entitled to a refund equal to 10 times the difference–no less than $1.00, and no more than $10.00—a super r
  
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• Get paid a “super refund” if overcharged

  06-10-2015 01:53 via wivb.com
  
  WEST SENECA, N.Y. (WIVB) – Many shoppers have gone through a store checkout lane, then noticed the price paid did not match up with the listed price on the shelf. Many also wonder what the recourse is when that happens.
  According to Erie County’s Scanner Accuracy Law, overcharged shoppers are entitled to a refund equal to 10 times the difference – no less than $1, and no more than $10 – otherwise known as a “super refund”.
  Erie County actually pioneered the Sc
  
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• Lackawanna’s NOCO gets a brand new look

  06-10-2015 01:52 via wivb.com
  
  LACKAWANNA, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Lackawanna gas station has a new look, and community leaders are praising it.
  Officials cut the ribbon on the new and improved NOCO gas station Monday, noting it has a fully functioning Tim Hortons inside.
  The project is a renovation that took two months to complete. Assemblyman Mickey Kearns praised Lackawanna’s leaders for pushing the project forward.
  
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• Part of Millard Fillmore still stands; cleanup will take up to three months

  06-10-2015 01:38 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — When thousands of pounds of concrete tumbled from the sky, carefully placed explosives did not harm one part of an old hospital building.
  Officials say the northeastern corner of the Millard Fillmore Gates Hospital site could remain up permanently. Developers with Montante Development say they are waiting to learn if that portion of the building will qualify as a historic site. If so, its frame will likely stay up, giving the developer a tax credit.
  As Mont
  
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• Man who set dog on fire could head to prison for nearly three decades

  06-10-2015 01:25 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A convicted animal abuser who ignited a popular dog named Phoenix, severely injuring the pup, could head to prison for nearly three decades.
  But the jail time won’t be due to the animal abuse. Adell Ziegler is also named in three other criminal cases, including a car theft. Prosecutors say Ziegler threw a female to the ground, stole her purse and then her car.
  Ziegler was arrested last October and November for stolen vehicles, too. Prosecutors say he&rsquo
  
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• WNY natives weather the storm down south

  06-10-2015 01:12 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- State officials are calling it the 1,000-year storm.
  Epic rainfall in South Carolina has led to more than 200 water rescues and nine deaths so far.
  Fredonia native Michelle Woodbury now lives in Charleston, and has had work cancelled Friday and Monday due to flooding.
  “People are pretty shocked at what has just happened and maybe are just starting to get their minds around it. I think that we’re all hoping that the sun comes out tomorrow morning and it comes bac
  
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• Museum of disABILITY History raising money for expansion

  06-10-2015 00:37 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — It’s believed to be the only brick-and-mortar museum in the world on the history of disabilities, and it’s located in Amherst.
  Now, officials from the unique facility are looking to expand the experience for visitors.
  “We are like any other museum or hall of fame, similar to Cooperstown for baseball and Canton for football, this is the only one,” said Jeffery Zeplowitz, fundraising committee chairman. “And it’s something very
  
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• Mall to take advantage of “Scary Lucy” in Halloween exhibit

  06-10-2015 00:09 via wivb.com
  
  LAKEWOOD, N.Y. (WIVB) — A now infamous statue of Lucille Ball has taken the world by storm, but it may hit its stride in its newest role — a Halloween exhibit.
  The bronze statue was sculpted and unveiled in 2009 in the Lucille Ball Memorial Park in the Village of Celoron, however in 2015, the world discovered just how untrue Lucille Ball’s likeness was.
  Many various national and international outlets picked up the story, and the statue soon became known as “Scary Luc
  
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• Buffalo man credits volunteer work for helping him beat the odds of addiction

  06-10-2015 00:06 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – News 4 has been taking you to the front lines of the heroin epidemic in Western New York. The death toll in Erie County has skyrocketed this year. But amid this crisis, there are stories of success.
  Robert Ziolokowski, 27, has been clean for almost two years, a rarity among addicts. He credits local rehab centers, counseling, new friends and volunteering at the Buffalo City Animal Shelter for beating the odds.
  Ziolokowski said, ” I tell peop
  
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