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• Buffalo woman pleads guilty to conspiracy to distribute fentanyl

  27-10-2015 23:44 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Buffalo woman is facing a potential penalty of 20 years behind bars after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute fentanyl.
  Just over a year ago Sherylrica Quisenberry was named in a drug distribution case, and on Tuesday, officials say she pleaded guilty in front of a judge. Officers say she worked to distribute fentanyl, and other controlled substances, throughout a chunk of 2013.
  Officers say she sold fentanyl patches, but also sold hydrocodone, al
  
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• 2 On Your Side Truth Test - Ray Walter

  27-10-2015 23:40
  
  A closer look at claims being made in ads by County Executive candidates        
  
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• Residents, businesses prepping for expected burst from Mother Nature

  27-10-2015 23:36 via wivb.com
  
  TOWN OF HAMBURG, N.Y. (WIVB) — Some businesses along Lake Erie, like Hoak’s Lakeshore Restaurant, spent at least a portion of Tuesday battening down the hatches, and making sure they’re prepared for whatever Mother Nature blows their way.
  Edward Hoak and family added a few extra steps to their typical day, in advance of what could be powerful winds that could leave his restaurant open to damage.
  In fact, it’s something for which they’ve been preparing.
  “We ant
  
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• Warning for parents: Police investigate report of attempted abduction on Grand Island

  27-10-2015 23:29 via wivb.com
  
  GRAND ISLAND, N.Y. (WIVB) – Police are looking for a woman who may have tried to kidnap an 8-year-old girl. It happened near the corner of Whitehaven Road and Meadow Lane. Police are putting out a description of the suspect and her car.
  Police say this happened after the little girl got off of the school bus Monday afternoon. Neighbors say even though this is a relatively safe neighborhood, this still puts them on high alert. Jennifer Birtz lives in the neighborhood.
  She sai
  
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• Walgreens to buy Rite Aid for $9.41 billion

  27-10-2015 23:12 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Walgreens confirmed Tuesday that it will buy rival Rite Aid for about $9.41 billion in cash, creating a drugstore giant with nearly 18,000 stores around the world.
  The deal comes less than year after Walgreens bought European health and beauty retailer Alliance Boots. Besides its namesake stores, Deerfield, Illinois-based Walgreens also owns Duane Reade stores in the U.S.
  Walgreens said it will pay $9 for each share of Rite Aid Corp. That’s a 48 percent premium to Rit
  
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• Scholar Athlete: Nolan Ditcher

  27-10-2015 22:52 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Each month, News 4 profiles two outstanding high school student-athletes in Western New York who excel both on and off the field. Our second Scholar Athlete comes from Randolph Central School.
  Tom Martin introduces us to senior golfer Nolan Ditcher in the video above.
  
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• Demoltion date set for Elmwood building

  27-10-2015 22:45 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- The former Dow Building has a date with the wrecking ball.
  The vacant brick building at 1820 Elmwood Avenue near Hertel Avenue in North Buffalo burned in April. Only a yellow Caution tape surrounds the mess for the past six months. City of Buffalo inspectors called into court the owner of the property, JFD Holding LLC, whose partner includes businessman Frank Deni.
  The company’s attorney, Thomas D’Augustino came to Housing Court Tuesday afternoon with a signed c
  
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• Man accused of murdering violinist pleads guilty to carjacking connected with the murder

  27-10-2015 22:38 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A man embroiled in a Chautauqua County murder case has pleaded guilty to federal charges related to the larger murder trial.
  Prosecutors say Jonathan Conklin, 44, who is charged with murdering 61-year-old Mary Whitaker inside her Sherman home in August of 2014. Officials say he and another man charged in the case rang the violinist’s doorbell then shot her when she opened the door.
  Conklin pleaded guilty on Tuesday to carjacking Whitaker’s vehic
  
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• Beloved Allegany Co. Doctor Killed in Crash

  27-10-2015 22:30
  
  Long time Allegany Co. Doctor killed in car crash.        
  
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• Grand Island man found dead by the roadside in Cattaraugus County

  27-10-2015 22:06 via wivb.com
  
  HUMPHREY, N.Y. (WIVB) — An Erie County man is dead after police say he crashed his vehicle in Cattaraugus County.
  Officers say the residents of a home on Humphrey Road in Humphrey, N.Y. found 39-year-old Steven Kessler, a Grand Island man, dead on the side of the road on Saturday morning. Police set to investigating, and say they learned Kessler crashed his car late Friday night.
  New York State Police say they found his car a short distance from his body, and noted an investigation in
  
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• Investigation underway after elderly man is found unresponsive, dies in hospital

  27-10-2015 21:54 via wivb.com
  
   
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — An investigation is in full swing to learn if an elderly Buffalo man died of foul play or natural causes.
  Police say they responded to a call regarding a person laying on the ground in Buffalo’s Riverside neighborhood on Sunday night. Officers say at Isabelle and Philadelphia, they found an 81-year-old man unresponsive on the ground.
  First responders rushed the man to Kenmore Mercy where he succumbed to his injuries. Police say Erie County Medical E
  
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• DOT removes brand new path

  27-10-2015 21:45 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- Two weeks after pouring a brand new blacktop pedestrian path leading up to the Scajaquada, the same DOT crews were ripping it up and taking it away Tuesday.
  This comes just days after the NY State Department of Transportation announced that it had suspended plans to put a crosswalk along Route 198 near Elmwood Avenue. A DOT Public Information Officer said the department wanted to look at other ideas and make sure that any crosswalk would be placed somewhere where people wou
  
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• Teen in critical condition after suffering accidental gunshot wound

  27-10-2015 20:38 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — An investigation on Buffalo’s east side drew heavy police presence after a teen suffered a gunshot wound on Monday night.
  Police and first responders rushed to the scene on Thatcher Avenue where an 18-year-old suffered a gunshot wound. First responders rushed the teen to the Erie County Medical Center where doctors listed him in critical condition.
  Detectives who investigated the gunshot say it appeared to be accidental, however police investigation w
  
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• Buffalo Police issue ten most wanted list

  27-10-2015 19:24 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Buffalo Police Department has posted a Ten Most Wanted List on the department’s Facebook Page.
  Anyone who has information on the following suspects is asked to call 716-867-6161. A reminder that Greater Buffalo Metropolitan Crimestoppers offers an award of up to $1,000 to anybody who can provide information leading to the arrest of these individuals.
  McCleary, Christopher  —  Wanted for weapon possession
  Williams, Deshawn — W
  
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• Indiana Jones caught doing more than 100 mph

  27-10-2015 19:08 via wivb.com
  
  RUSHVILLE, N.Y. (AP) – Indiana Jones couldn’t outrace his pursuers this time.
  Authorities say a 21-year-old man named Indiana Z. Jones led police on a chase that topped 100 mph on a road in New York’s Finger Lakes region.
  Yates County Sheriff Ronald Spike says the chase started late Sunday when Jones tried to evade a traffic stop in his hometown of Rushville, 35 miles southeast of Rochester.
  Spike says spike strips were used to puncture Jones’ tires after several miles, a
  
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• Buffalo Police arrest teen in connection to fatal shooting

  27-10-2015 18:05
  
  BUFFALO, NY - Buffalo Police say they have arrested a 15-year-old male in connection with a fatal shooting on Fillmore Avenue.        
  
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• Fifteen-year-old charged in fatal Fillmore Ave. shooting

  27-10-2015 17:53 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — After the fatal shooting of Buffalo resident, Jonathan Jones, last Thursday night on Fillmore Ave., police have made an arrest.
  Alonte Works, 15, is charged in connection with Jones’ death.
  Jones was shot around 8:20 p.m. during the Thursday incident and was pronounced dead the next day.
  He was 29 years old.
  
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• Many officers appear on Thatcher Ave., still unknown why

  27-10-2015 17:42 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A heavy police presence on Thatcher Ave. Thursday night sparked many questions.
  Around 6 p.m., a great number of police officers showed up to the area of Thatcher Ave.
  WIVB has been in contact with Buffalo Police, who still have yet to provide an answer to what was going on that night.
  
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• Police looking for man connected to bike theft

  27-10-2015 17:17 via wivb.com
  
  TOWN OF HAMBURG, N.Y. (WIVB) — Hamburg Police are looking for a person connected to a bike theft at Walmart. He is described as a white male.
  Anyone with information on the suspect can call Detective Tom Brown at 648-5118 ext. 2619 or the confidential tip line at 648-5118 ext. 2847.
  
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• Orchard Park fire engulfs building in flames

  27-10-2015 17:05 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) — Responding to a fire on Abbott Road, all three Orchard Park fire companies and others headed out to a scene of a building engulfed in flames.
  Police say the building was an apartment complex with two units above a set of garages.
  The fire was extinguished, but the building did suffer extensive damage.
  Each resident was accounted for and uninjured.
  The cause of the fire is under investigation, but firefighters say unattended food on a stove likely 
  
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• Subject in BPD standoff surrenders with hands up

  27-10-2015 16:35 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A standoff between Buffalo Police and one other person on Ullman Street in the Riverside neighborhood has ended peacefully.
  The man was refusing to step out of a house.
  Buffalo Police say the man inside the building was alone, therefore, there were no hostages.
  
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• BPD in standoff at Ullman Street

  27-10-2015 16:35 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A standoff is reported to be happening between Buffalo Police and one other person on Ullman Street in the Riverside neighborhood.
  A man is refusing to step out of a house.
  Buffalo Police say the man inside the building is alone, therefore, there are no hostages.
  
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• Man who set dog on fire sentenced for car thefts

  27-10-2015 16:25 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Adell Ziegler, 21, who admitted to lighting a dog on fire in 2012, will spend eight years in prison for other crimes following Tuesday’s court sentencing.
  Ziegler severely injured a dog, named “Phoenix”, over three years ago, landing him two years in prison.
  Tuesday, Ziegler was sentenced for charges of car theft.
  Authorities say Ziegler stole three cars last fall.
  Prosecutors call him a “dangerous criminal with no regard for th
  
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• Carrie Underwood to perform in Buffalo

  27-10-2015 15:54 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — To support her fifth album, Storyteller, country singer Carrie Underwood is planning a stop in Buffalo for “The Storyteller Tour – Stories in the Round”.
  The seven-time Grammy winner will perform at First Niagara Center on Tuesday, May 24th, and will feature special guests Easton Corbin and The Swon Brothers.
  “I can’t wait to play new music from Storyteller for the fans,” shares Underwood. “I am so blessed to have this c
  
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• A world of frights awaits you

  27-10-2015 15:43 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – This Halloween, you don’t have to go far to visit one of the scariest attractions in the country. Frightworld in Tonawanda has been voted the scariest attraction in the northeast for the past two years by www.FrightTour.com, and this year the ghosts and goblins are trying to top themselves.
  There are five houses and full of the latest state of the art technology. Part of what makes the experience so memorable are the monsters that jump out and scare you when yo
  
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• Food Truck Tuesday drives up for last event of the season

  27-10-2015 14:48 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The evening of October 27th is Food Truck Tuesday’s grand finale.
  “Truck or Treat” will conclude a successful six-month season and feature a fleet of two dozen western New York food trucks in Larkin Square.
  The trucks will offer up their signature meals along with extra treats for the Halloween season.
  Buffalo’s biggest dinner party will also feature a pumpkin carving contest and offer candy to costumed participants.
  Live music will be pe
  
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• Ride service to hold job fair in Buffalo, despite not being allowed to operate

  27-10-2015 13:29 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Tuesday, Buffalo’s Pearl Street Grill hosted a job fair for Uber Technologies, a company that is not even allowed to operate in upstate New York.
  The company cannot operate here due to the absence of comprehensive ride-sharing laws.
  Uber’s services come through a smartphone application, allowing people to act as a ride service for others, similar to a taxi. The app uses a smartphone GPS to detect your location
  
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• GM recalling 1.4M cars; oil leaks can cause engine fires

  27-10-2015 12:59 via wivb.com
  
  DETROIT (AP) — For the third time in seven years, General Motors is recalling cars that can leak oil and catch fire, in some instances damaging garages and homes.
  The recall, which covers 1.4 million vehicles dating to the 1997 model year, is needed because repairs from the first two recalls didn’t work. More than 1,300 cars caught fire after they were fixed by dealers, the company said.
  In the previous recalls, in 2008 and 2009, GM told owners to park the cars outside
  
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• Video: Never-before-seen stealth bomber footage

  27-10-2015 12:01 via wivb.com
  
  (CNN) – Just in time for Halloween. Remarkable video of the bat-winged, B-2 stealth bomber — in flight.
  Defense contractor Northrop Grumman released the high-definition video late last week.
  Northrop is competing with Lockheed Martin to snag the new U.S. Air Force contract to build at least 80 long range strike-bombers.
  
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• Federal investigators looking into rise of bomb threats

  27-10-2015 11:58 via wivb.com
  
  DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — A rise in bomb threats across the state of Ohio has prompted federal investigators to look into the calls.
  It has been a growing problem early into the school year for Dayton Public Schools. On Monday, students taking the required Ohio Graduation Test were evacuated after another threat.
  Students taking the Ohio Graduation Test were unexpectedly evacuated from their classroom after another bomb threat at a Dayton high school.
  “We interrupted them,” said Ja
  
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• Debate over teaching of Islam continues in Williamson County

  27-10-2015 11:47 via wivb.com
  
  WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN)  – The debate over the teaching of Islam in Williamson County, Tenn. schools continued Monday night.
  Students and parents showed up to a school board meeting in an effort to have their voices heard.
  School board member Dr. Beth Burgos introduced a resolution during a work session Thursday in response to parents’ concerns over the teachings.
  Burgos said the resolution was designed to help protect teachers and students from any textbooks or learning
  
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• Penn. couple pleads guilty to son’s starvation death

  27-10-2015 11:25 via wivb.com
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – A Harrisburg couple have pleaded guilty to all charges in the starvation death of their 9-year-old son.
  Jarrod and Kimberly Tutko pleaded guilty to third-degree murder and child endangerment Monday morning as their homicide trial was about to begin. Mr. Tutko also pleaded guilty to abuse of a corpse and concealing the death of a child.
  The Tutkos additionally pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and child endangerment charges involving their 10-year-old daught
  
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• Dog named Trigger shoots owner during waterfowl hunt

  27-10-2015 11:17 via wivb.com
  
  NORTH WEBSTER, Ind. (AP) — Authorities say a northern Indiana woman is recovering after being shot in the foot by her dog.
  And the dog’s name? Trigger.
  Indiana Conservation Officer Jonathon Boyd says 25-year-old Allie Carter of Avilla laid her 12-gauge shotgun on the ground without the safety on during a waterfowl hunt Saturday at Tri-County Fish and Wildlife Area.
  Boyd says Carter’s chocolate Labrador retriever, Trigger, stepped on top of the shotgun and depressed the trigger.
  
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• Robbery suspect who escaped custody while being treated at hospital identified

  27-10-2015 09:40 via wivb.com
  
  LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WIVB) — A woman who police say escaped from a hospital is in custody after an overnight search.
  Mariah Long, 19, is suspected in a robbery in Niagara Falls and was at Eastern Niagara Hospital being evaluated, according to the Niagara County Sheriff’s Office.
  Around 12:30 a.m. Tuesday, she asked to go to the restroom, then ran off, deputies told News 4.
  Deputies and New York State Police took part in the search, which continued until around 4:00 a.m. She was found in a
  
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• Work Underway To Fix 72nd Street Water Problems

  27-10-2015 04:26
  
  Initial work is underway for 72nd Street's water line replacement in Niagara Falls.        
  
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• Police: Group raped girl in a Virginia park, recorded it

  27-10-2015 03:38 via wivb.com
  
  WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (WAVY) –  Police in Williamsburg are investigating the rape of a teenage girl.
  The victim told police she was with friends at Quarterpath Park the evening of June 8. While there, the girl walked into the woods with a teenage boy. That’s when she told police a group of boys and one man approached them.
  Police say two of them sexually assaulted her while another filmed the incident with a cell phone. According to Major Greg RIley with the Williamsb
  
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• Hochul pushes to educate public, medical communities on identifying drug addiction

  27-10-2015 03:35 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A plan to cut down on drug abuse, starting with addicts, is under way after U.S. Attorney William Hochul stood with multiple agencies in Lancaster on Monday.
  According to U.S. William Hochul, a person dies almost every other day in western New York to either heroin over prescription drug abuse. Hochul announced Monday an event on Nov. 14 to teach the public and medical community how to identify those suffering from addiction. Another goal is helping those w
  
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• House fire closes part of Abbott Road

  27-10-2015 03:33
  
  A house fire in Orchard Park caused part of Abbott Road to be closed on Monday night.        
  
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• Canalside to see cars share Main Street with train

  27-10-2015 03:19 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y (WIVB)- There was a time when Sabres fans could drive up to the Main Street side of Memorial Auditorium.
  That all changed in 1985 when the Metro Rail was built and forced traffic off of Main Street.
  “The tracks made the whole street look foreboding. It almost said ‘stay away,'” said U.S. Senator Charles Schumer, who announced Monday that more money has been set aside to bring vehicular traffic back onto Main Street. “It brings not just cars back, but people b
  
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• Connecticut Street Armory inducted to Sandstone Hall of Fame

  27-10-2015 03:15
  
  The New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs Connecticut Street Armory was inducted into the Medina Sandstone Hall of Fame on Thursday.        
  
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• Schumer takes up fight against addictive drugs like heroin

  27-10-2015 03:07 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The war on drugs in western New York will soon be in front of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives.
  New York’s Senior Senator Chuck Schumer said he’s pushing for a new federal law that would crack down on international drug traffickers, making it easier for authorities to both investigate and prosecute them.
  The goal is to cut down on drug smuggling, especially over Buffalo’s border with Canada. According to health officials say there h
  
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• Police release photos of Depew Key Bank robbery

  27-10-2015 02:48 via wivb.com
  
  DEPEW, N.Y. (WIVB) — A robber made off with an undisclosed amount of money on Monday, October 26, after demanding cash from a bank teller in Depew’s Key Bank.
  Officers say a man handed a teller a note demanding money at 11:15 a.m. on George Urban Boulevard’s Key Bank. After investigation, police identified the suspect as a black male who fled on foot after the robbery.
  Police in Depew are working with the FBI to investigate the situation with the help of citizens who witne
  
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• Key Bank robbed in Depew

  27-10-2015 02:48 via wivb.com
  
  DEPEW, N.Y. (WIVB) — A robber made off with an undisclosed amount of money on Monday after demanding cash from a bank teller in Depew’s Key Bank.
  Officers say a man handed a teller a note demanding money at 11:15 a.m. on George Urban Boulevard’s Key Bank. After investigation, police identified the suspect as a black male who fled on foot after the robbery.
  Police in Depew are working with the FBI to investigate the situation with the help of citizens who witnessed the robb
  
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• Possible attempted abduction on Grand Island

  27-10-2015 02:29
  
  The Erie County Sheriff's office is investigating a possible attempted abduction on Grand Island Monday afternoon.        
  
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• Police investigate attempted abduction of 8-year-old on Grand Island

  27-10-2015 02:24 via wivb.com
  
  GRAND ISLAND, N.Y. (WIVB) — After receiving reports of an attempted abduction of an 8-year-old Grand Island girl, police say they’re searching for a middle-aged woman.
  Officers say they interviewed neighbors on Grand Island on Monday afternoon after learning about the incident. Sheriff’s deputies say witnesses described the event as an attempted abduction by a middle-aged woman with dark, shoulder-length hair. The woman reportedly wore a pink top and a multi-colored s
  
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• Police investigate attempted abduction of 8-year-old in Grand Island

  27-10-2015 02:24 via wivb.com
  
  GRAND ISLAND, N.Y. (WIVB) — After receiving reports of an attempted abduction of an 8-year-old Grand Island girl, police say they’re searching for a middle-aged woman.
  Officers say they interviewed neighbors in Grand Island on Monday afternoon after learning about the incident. Sheriff’s deputies say witnesses described the event as an attempted abduction by a middle-aged woman with dark, shoulder-length hair. The woman reportedly wore a pink top and a multi-colored scar.
  
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• Uber hosting job fair in Buffalo

  27-10-2015 02:14
  
  Even though Uber is not yet permitted to operate in Buffalo, they are hosting a job fair on Tuesday for interested drivers.        
  
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• Ground Broken on Grand Island shoreline project

  27-10-2015 01:44
  
  GRAND ISLAND, N.Y. -- The shoreline on Grand Island is getting a makeover.        
  
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• Disabled veteran’s battle with government bureaucracy is over—finally

  27-10-2015 00:53 via wivb.com
  
  HAMBURG, N.Y. (WIVB) – It has been a long frustrating battle for Dale Dart and his family. The government agreed to retrofit his home to accommodate Dale’s wheelchair, then after a contractor was hired to build the room addition, officials decided they needed two contractors to get the job done.
  As Dale Dart wheeled his way through his new wheelchair accessible room addition–provided by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs–the disabled veteran of the Iraq and Gulf War
  
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• Governor Cuomo bets Missouri Governor on World Series

  27-10-2015 00:46
  
  Before the World Series starts on Tuesday, the Governor's of New York and Missouri made a friendly wager on the outcome of the series.        
  
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