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• Good grades don’t deserve a payday, expert says

  02-11-2015 23:03 via wivb.com
  
  HAMBURG, N.Y. (WIVB) — Every weekday around 8:15 a.m., the Antonelli kids head off to work, sort of.
  As far as Hamburg mom Jackie is concerned, school is their job, and she’s more than willing to dish out a salary.
  “As adults, we get paid to go to work and do our job and we always sit there and tell our kids, your job right now is to go to school, get good grades and everything,” Antonelli told News 4.
  A good report card or an improvement in a subject earns a cash bonus;
  
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• POLL: Would YOU pay your kids for good grades?

  02-11-2015 23:02 via wivb.com
  
  HAMBURG, N.Y. (WIVB)- Western New York parents are divided over whether or not it’s okay to pay kids for good grades. A UB Psychology professor told News 4 the act of the rewarding can be a positive way to motivate, but automatically reaching for your wallet, has downsides. What do YOU think? Does a shining report card deserve a cash bonus?
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• Report: WVU knew of issues plaguing fraternity before Nolan Burch’s pledge

  02-11-2015 22:48 via wivb.com
  
  WEST VIRGINIA (WIVB) — Before the death of their son, Nolan Burch’s family told CNN that West Virginia University officials knew of troubles at the fraternity to which Burch pledged.
  Burch, a freshman at WVU, died whilst pledging to the Kappa Sigma fraternity in West Virginia, reportedly with a .493 blood alcohol content. Officials during the investigation into his death say fraternity leaders forced their pledges to drink from liquor bottles.
  According to Kim Burch, who spoke w
  
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• Cops bust 80-person underage Halloween party in Clarence

  02-11-2015 21:26 via wivb.com
  
  CLARENCE, N.Y. (WIVB) — While acting on an anonymous tip, police say they busted up a large underage party with alcohol on Halloween.
  Erie County Sheriff’s Deputies say they responded to Heather Road in the Town of Clarence where police spotted young people running from a home and loud noise coming from the basement.
  After entering the home, officers say they saw about 80 teens in the basement. Police detained about 30, but say about 50 children were able to escape through
  
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• Local woman’s story of survival

  02-11-2015 20:15 via wivb.com
  
  WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) – A woman from Williamsville was driving to pick up her friend from the airport, when her life was changed in an instant.
  Today, Sjunseeargn Foxx is able to do some physical therapy with her mom at home. It’s a major step for the 38-year-old.
  Seven months ago, she couldn’t move anything from the neck down after a major accident.
  “Most people don’t survive that,” she said.
  In April, Foxx was in Atlanta, going to pick up a friend, when
  
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• BPO musician beat out more than 100 others for his job

  02-11-2015 19:56 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) –  “I have been playing this instrument a long time. It’s kind of an extension of me,” Trombonist Tim Smith told News 4 during a break from a recent Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra rehearsal at Kleinhans Music Hall. He has loved the instrument ever since he started playing it in elementary school. Not just the sound it makes, but the way he identifies with others who play with it.
  “Sometimes I think instruments find people with the right per
  
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• Clarence doctor sentenced for writing illegal prescriptions

  02-11-2015 19:35 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Matthew Bennett, 49, was sentenced to 36 months behind bars on Monday for writing illegal prescriptions in exchange for personal favors, paper products, and a gas grill.
  Bennett pleaded guilty to the crime earlier this year. Prosecutors say he gave drugs to undercover officers without a proper medical exam. He reportedly wrote prescriptions for oxycodone.
  Federal officials accused Bennett of conducting his illegal business mostly at his office in North Tonawanda
  
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• Elmwood avenue crash lands one person in hospital

  02-11-2015 19:05 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Two vehicles collided Monday morning around 9 a.m. on Elmwood Avenue.
  Both cars appeared to be turning onto Nottingham Terrace.
  One person was taken to a hospital in a neck brace. Buffalo Police are investigating the crash.
  
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• Reports suggest Kane will not face criminal charges

  02-11-2015 18:47 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A “Buffalo News” report suggested that Chicago Blackhawks player and western New York native, Patrick Kane will not be facing criminal charges after being accused of rape.
  Three months ago, Kane was accused of raping a woman in his Hamburg home.
  Kane did not wish to speculate on the Buffalo News report, saying he’d like the case to be over.
  He is waiting for the District Attorney to make a decision. Kane says his lawyers told him the case may b
  
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• Sheriff: Man runs over woman with ATV

  02-11-2015 17:34 via wivb.com
  
  SENECA NATION, N.Y. (WIVB) — Erie County Sheriff’s deputies responded to an incident at the Seneca Nation of Indians’ Reservation Friday night, where they say a man ran over a woman with an ATV.
  Deputies say Jack Warrior, Jr. became confrontational during a gathering and was asked to leave.
  After he began to leave, Warrior turned the vehicle around and drove toward a group of people, striking and injuring a woman.
  The woman was taken to ECMC with multiple injuries. Warrior
  
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• Police looking for Amherst crash information

  02-11-2015 17:17 via wivb.com
  
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) — Amherst Police are looking for information on a two-car crash that occurred in Amherst on Sunday morning.
  The crash happened near Tops on Maple Road. One woman suffered a head injury.
  Anyone who saw the accident or has any further information is asked to call Amherst Police at 689-1311.
  
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• Entergy to close FitzPatrick nuke plant on Lake Ontario

  02-11-2015 16:58 via wivb.com
  
  SCRIBA, N.Y. (AP) — Entergy Corp. says it plans to close the James A. FitzPatrick nuclear power plant on Lake Ontario.
  The company says Monday the decision is based on reduced plant revenues due to low natural gas prices, poor market design, and high operational costs.
  The company says the facility is losing around $60 million annually.
  Barring intervention by state officials, the 850-megawatt facility in Scriba, New York, will shut down in late 2016 or early 2017 and begin laying off its
  
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• Mass. mother finds needle in daughter’s Halloween candy; similar incidents reported

  02-11-2015 15:39 via wivb.com
  
  SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Multiple reports of tainted Halloween candy have come in across Massachusetts. A Springfield mom contacted the city’s 22News after finding a needle in her daughter’s candy bar.
  22News visited the apartment of Ennette Figueroa, where she showed us what appeared to be a sewing needle. She says she found the needle sticking through the wrapping of her daughter’s Crunch candy bar. She wanted a piece of Halloween candy after finishing her
  
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• South Grand Island Bridge accident cleared after morning closing

  02-11-2015 15:09 via wivb.com
  
  GRAND ISLAND, N.Y. (WIVB) — A vehicle accident has been cleared up after it closed the southbound lane of the I-190 on the South Grand Island Bridge.
  The closure started at exit 18A, Grand Island Boulevard. It was reported at 8:40 a.m.
  Congestion from the accident has also cleared up.
  
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• Soldier in suicide bomber Halloween costume triggers emergency at Fort Bragg

  02-11-2015 14:52 via wivb.com
  
  FORT BRAGG, N.C. (WNCN) — A soldier who was dressed for Halloween as a suicide bomber — complete with a simulated explosive vest — triggered an “emergency response” at Fort Bragg on Friday night, officials say.
  Authorities at the base said that on Friday night a soldier attempted to “gain access to Fort Bragg through one of our access control points.”
  “The soldier was dressed as a suicide bomber with simulated explosive vest,” officials from
  
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• 4-year-old girl becoming the face of medical marijuana in Ohio

  02-11-2015 14:31 via wivb.com
  
  CASTLE ROCK, Colo. (WCMH) — For weeks, the face of Issue 3 has been a young girl and her family, who moved from Ohio to Colorado to legally get medical marijuana.   NBC4’s Duane Pohlman traveled to Colorado to find the facts behind “Addyson’s Story.”
  In a rented home in an upscale, middle class neighborhood in Castle Rock, Colorado, Heather Benton makes it clear that she’s proud that she and her daughter have become the faces of medical marijuan
  
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• Fire strikes Loepere St. home

  02-11-2015 14:22 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Buffalo firefighters responded to a house fire on Loepere St. Monday morning.
  The fire broke out between 7 and 8 a.m.
  The small, 1.5 story house caught fire in the ceiling between floors, leading to the belief that this may have been an electrical fire.
  Authorities say $40,000 in damage occurred during the fire.
  The blaze’s cause is under investigation. One person is being assisted by the American Red Cross.
  
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• Innovate WNY: Sentient Science

  02-11-2015 14:17
  
  BUFFALO, NY - Sentient Science has developed software to computationally test products before they go to market.        
  
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• Shooting kills man on Ruhland avenue

  02-11-2015 13:59 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Buffalo Police say one man is dead after a shooting in front of 17 Ruhland avenue.
  Police say the shooting took place around 7:45 p.m. on Sunday night.
  No one has been arrested and the identity of the victim has not yet been released.
  News 4 will have more details on this story as information is released.
  
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• Six injured in East Ferry collision

  02-11-2015 13:50
  
  Six people went to the hospital early Monday morning after two cars collided head-on on the city's East Side.        
  
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• Dayton tenants claim Black Lives Matter sign led to eviction

  02-11-2015 13:50 via wivb.com
  
  DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — Two women renting part of a Dayton, Ohio duplex said their lease was ended after displaying a sign supporting the Black Lives Matter movement.
  Lindsay Ainsworth and Melissa Carrion, who live in at 3606 Woodbine Avenue, said they were given 30 days to move out because of a dispute over the sign with their landlord.
  “I think something like a sign is a very simple act and it causes nobody any harm,” said Ainsworth. “The only thing it can do is provide a
  
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• PHOTOS: Royals celebrate World Series win

  02-11-2015 13:42 via interactives.wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (WIVB) — The Kansas City Royals topped the Mets 7-2 to win the World Series on Sunday in five games.
  MORE | See photos from the Royals’ victory celebration in New York here.
  
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• Robbery suspect who escaped hospital headed to court

  02-11-2015 13:33 via wivb.com
  
  LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WIVB) — Mariah Long, a robbery suspect who was being evaluated at a Lockport hospital last week, is set to appear in court Monday morning.
  The 19-year-old faces a long list of charges in relation to last week’s escape from Eastern Niagara Hospital. Those are on top of the charges she faces as a suspect in a Niagara Falls robbery.
  Long was being watched by a corrections officer at the hospital early last Tuesday morning when she allegedly asked to go to the r
  
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• Court date for robbery suspect who escaped hospital moved to Wednesday

  02-11-2015 13:33 via wivb.com
  
  LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WIVB) — Mariah Long, a robbery suspect who was being evaluated at a Lockport hospital last week, is set to appear in court in Lockport Wednesday.
  Long is also due in court in Niagara Falls Wednesday.
  The 19-year-old faces a long list of charges, including felony escape, in relation to last week’s escape from Eastern Niagara Hospital. Those are on top of the charges she faces as a suspect in a Niagara Falls robbery.
  Long was being watched by a corrections officer
  
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• Victims of Friday shooting identified

  02-11-2015 12:58 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Buffalo Police have identified two men who were killed in a shooting on Fillmore avenue on Friday evening.
  Jermaine Moss, 21, was declared dead at the scene of the crime. Norman Fullenweider, 19, died later on at ECMC.
  The two men were sitting in a parked car on Friday evening when two gunmen shot them and fled the scene on foot.
  Community leaders think the incident was related to gang violence.
  A group called Buffalo Peacemakers wants to speak with Mayor B
  
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• Six people involved in head-on crash; one trapped

  02-11-2015 11:59 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Two vehicles were involved in a head-on crash around 1 a.m. on Monday morning.
  First responders rushed to the area of E. Ferry St. and Donovan Drive where they had to free at least one person who was trapped in a car.
  Four victims were taken to ECMC with non-life threatening injuries. Their conditions are unknown at this time.
  In total, six people were reportedly involved in the crash. Authorities are investigating what caused the incident.
  
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• East Aurora family escapes overnight house fire

  02-11-2015 11:58
  
  An East Aurora family escaped a fire overnight in their home.        
  
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• Candle sparks East Aurora house fire

  02-11-2015 11:41 via wivb.com
  
  EAST AURORA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Authorities say a candle started a fire at a N. Willow St. home in the village of East Aurora on Monday morning.
  The fire reportedly started around 3 a.m. on the second floor of the house, leading to response from East Aurora and Orchard Park authorities.
  A mother and her children were able to leave the home safely and firefighters were able to extinguish the flames in about half an hour.
  It is not yet known how much damage the fire caused.
  
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• Benefit for Lackawanna murder victim draws hundreds

  02-11-2015 05:49
  
  A benefit for a Lackawanna murder victim drew hundreds of supporters on Sunday.        
  
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• Bye week means slow business at local businesses

  02-11-2015 05:41 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Sundays in Buffalo are a little different when the Bills aren’t playing. During a bye week and after coming off of an early start time for the game in London, some businesses are a little slower than they’ve been on other Sundays this season.
  “Bye weeks are a little slower than normal,” said Adam Collura, a co-owner at Sidelines, a sports bar in downtown Buffalo, which had open tables this Sunday, something the bar hasn’t had o
  
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• String of shootings connected to gang violence

  02-11-2015 04:58 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — After two more fatalities from gun violence in Buffalo which claimed the lives of two young men, ages 19 and 21, community members are speaking out about increasing tensions between numerous neighborhood gangs.
  “We now have a very good insight of what’s about to happen,” said Pastor James Giles, the coordinator for the Buffalo Peacemakers. “It doesn’t look good. It’s very ugly.”
  The Buffalo Peacemakers are a community gr
  
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• Sabres rally to win 2-1

  02-11-2015 04:43 via wivb.com
  
  Buffalo, NY(WIVB)- The Buffalo Sabres scored a pair of 3rd period goals to rally for a 2-1 road win over the New York Islanders. Calvin de Haan gave the Islanders a 1-0 lead in the 2nd period with his first goal of the season. The Sabres would come storming back in the 3rd period. Matt Moulson got things started for Buffalo with his 4th goal of the season. The game was tied 1-1 late in the 3rd period when Sam Reinhart sent in his 2nd goal of the campaign. The Sabres took the lead and held o
  
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• Key races for EC Legislature a study in contrasts

  02-11-2015 03:37
  
  On this final weekend before the election candidates for Erie County government are making final pitches to voters.        
  
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• Former Sen. Fred Thompson, had TV and film roles, dead at 73

  02-11-2015 02:16 via wivb.com
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Fred Thompson, a folksy former Republican U.S. senator from Tennessee who appeared in feature films and television including a role on “Law & Order,” died Sunday, his family said.
  He was 73.
  Thompson, at 6-foot-6 with a booming voice, appeared in at least 20 motion pictures. His credits include “In the Line of Fire,” ”The Hunt for Red October,” ”Die Hard II” and “Cape Fear.” By the early 1990s, Tho
  
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• Amherst police looking for witnesses to serious accident

  02-11-2015 01:39
  
  A 19-year-old driver was sent to the hospital with a head injury after a collision at Maple and Alberta.        
  
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