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• Driver flees scene of house collision in Buffalo

  01-11-2015 23:19
  
  The driver of a car that hit a house on Miller Avenue abandoned the vehicle and left the scene before police arrived        
  
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• Two Buffalo firefighters hurt in Downtown collision

  01-11-2015 18:57
  
  A Buffalo firetruck was involved in a collision with a car at the corner of Washington and East Chippewa streets.        
  
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• No injuries after house fire on Camp Street

  01-11-2015 18:57
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The Buffalo Fire Department does not believe that a house was occupied when it went up in flames early Sunday morning.        
  
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• Town of Brant debating purchase of beachfront property

  01-11-2015 18:22
  
  The Town of Brant has an opportunity to purchase undeveloped property along Lake Erie to create a new a town beach.        
  
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• 1 dead, 1 hurt in Winston-Salem State University shooting

  01-11-2015 17:55 via wivb.com
  
  WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) —  School officials say a shooting at Winston-Salem State University has left one person dead and another injured.
  The university says a suspected gunman is on the loose and visitors to the campus on Sunday are urged to be cautious and stay away from restricted areas.
  The shooting was reported around 1:20 a.m. Sunday near Wilson Hall and Gleason-Hairston Terrace. The campus was quickly placed on lockdown and movement restricted for about three hours until arou
  
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• Crop experts warn about the ‘great pumpkin shortage’

  01-11-2015 16:34 via wivb.com
  
  CLARENCE, N.Y. (WIVB) –  Pumpkin crops are down by about a half this year. This didn’t make it hard to find your perfect one to make a Jack-o-lantern on Halloween. Crop experts say stores may run out of canned pumpkins by Thanksgiving.
  It’s called the “great pumpkin shortage.”  That means when stores sell out, they’ll likely be out until next year’s harvest.Emily Schultz from Clarence said, “Pumpkin spice, it comes with the territory
  
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• Buffalo fire truck crashes Saturday night

  01-11-2015 14:27 via wivb.com
  
  Buffalo, N.Y. (WIVB) — A car and a fire truck crashed Saturday night in downtown Buffalo.
  The crash happened around 11:00 p.m. at Chippewa and Washington Streets.
  There’s no word if any firefighters or anyone in the car was hurt.
  
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• Car hits east side house

  01-11-2015 14:19 via wivb.com
  
  Buffalo, N.Y. (WIVB) — A car hit the side of a house on Buffalo’s east side overnight.
  The crash caused significant damage to the car, as well as the house on Miller Avenue off Broadway early Sunday.
  When a flatbed towed the car away, one of its tires was sticking partway out the rear driver’s side window.
  There’s no word so far on what happened to the driver or anyone else in the car.
  
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• Prep Football Saturday: Section VI Semifinals

  01-11-2015 04:35 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Road to The Ralph is complete! Here are the highlights from today’s three Section VI semifinal games:
  Kenmore West vs. Lancaster
  Bennett vs. Lackawanna
  West Seneca East vs. Williamsville North
  
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• Patrolling to keep the streets safe on Halloween

  01-11-2015 04:07 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Some Buffalo residents have different people knocking on their doors tonight – the police.
  “We’re visiting every single sex offender tonight,” said Officer Thomas deGal who is the Senior Parole Officer in Buffalo. “Everyone knows that if you act out, tonight is not the night to do it.”
  The State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision started Operation: Halloween ten years ago.
  “We’re always looking at
  
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• Decline in family-owned farms

  01-11-2015 03:39 via wivb.com
  
  GASPORT, N.Y. (WIVB) — Every fall, thousands of pepole head to local farms, picking fresh produce and bringing it home. In Niagara County, where 50% of the land is used for agriculture production, the majority of the farms are family owned and operated.
  That’s a lifestyle that is changing across the country where younger generations aren’t interested in taking over the family business.
  “Me and my brother and sister have grown up in a culture where we aren’t afr
  
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