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• Police unions back 2 a.m. bar closings

  24-11-2015 23:44 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- Two local police unions are now backing the idea of a 2 a.m. ‘last call’ in Erie County.
  “I initiated this because I do believe it’s a matter of public safety” said Erie County Clerk Chris Jacobs, who now has the support of the Erie County Sheriff Road Patrol PBA, and the NY State Troopers PBA in his push to make bars in Erie County close at 2 a.m. instead of 4 a.m.
  Trooper Jack Moretti says some of the worst accidents that he’s seen are
  
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• Police unions support 2 a.m. bar closing

  24-11-2015 23:42
  
  Two police unions support changing the bar closing time in Erie County        
  
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• More police, less construction during Thanksgiving travel

  24-11-2015 23:35
  
  In order to ease travels during the Thanksgiving holiday, lanes that would normally be closed due to construction related projects on state highways will be open from 6 a.m. Wednesday to 6 a.m. Monday.        
  
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• Canada to resettle 25,000 Syrian refugees by end of February

  24-11-2015 23:11 via wivb.com
  
  TORONTO (AP) — Canada’s new Liberal government said Tuesday it will resettle 10,000 Syrian refugees by the end of the year and another 15,000 by the end of February.
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had wanted to resettle 25,000 refugees in Canada by Dec. 31 but faced some pushback following the deadly attacks in Paris. Immigration and Refugee Minister John McCallum said they wanted to get it done fast but also do it right so they are taking a little bit more time to process and resettl
  
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• Speed Zones: Town of Tonawanda tops the list for Western New York

  24-11-2015 23:02 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Town of Tonawanda is one of the riskiest places for speeders across Western New York — ranking #1 in total tickets for the last three years.
  About a third are written by the town — and two thirds by the state police.
  If you have a heavy foot at the wheel, beware of driving through the Town of Tonawanda, especially on the I 290 and the I 190.
  Those stretches of highways are among the hot spots for speeding tickets in Western New York, according to an a
  
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• Man ejected from football game sends police 240 doughnuts

  24-11-2015 23:01 via wivb.com
  
  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A California man sent 20 dozen coconut doughnuts to police officers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison as payback for getting kicked out of a Badger football game.
  The man traveled from Los Angeles to see the Badgers play Northwestern at Camp Randall Stadium on Saturday. He was assigned a seat in the student section away from his friends, so when he tried to join his friends, officers threw him out, UW-Madison police spokesman Marc Lovicott said Tuesday.
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• Man charged with hit-and-run while attempting to fix damaged SUV

  24-11-2015 22:58 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Friday hit-and-run crash on Grand Island Boulevard left a man and his 9-year-old daughter injured, sparking a search across western New York for the driver.
  Police say they searched immediately on local roadways, but the search didn’t bear fruit, forcing officers to expand their search. A coalition of police, including New York State Troopers, Erie and Niagara County Sheriff’s Deputies and Grand Island Police worked to learn the plate number
  
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• Following burglary at Tapestry Charter School, police search for suspect

  24-11-2015 22:47 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — An investigation continues into the burglary of a local school on Nov. 18 and police are asking the public for help.
  Officers say they’ve obtained an image of the suspected burglar inside Tapestry Charter School on Great Arrow Avenue and have since released it to the public in an attempt to learn his identity.
  In conjunction with police investigating the case, Crime Stoppers has offered a reward of up to $1,000 for any information that leads to an arrest.
  
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• TSA tips for holiday travel

  24-11-2015 22:41
  
  Nearly two million people travel every day, and the days leading up to Thanksgiving, those numbers are expected to increase by almost 40 percent.          
  
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• Local man charged with DWI following accident

  24-11-2015 22:31 via wivb.com
  
  GAINES, N.Y. (WIVB) — Police investigating the scene of an accident in Orleans County say they’ve arrested a local man and charged him with various crimes.
  New York State Troopers say they’ve arrested Gary R. Ettinger, 29, following a crash on West Transit Church Road on Sunday. Police say they first found a vehicle with heavy damage to its front end then found Ettinger with injuries nearby.
  Police say they rushed him to Strong Memorial Hospital, however they weren’t
  
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• Ralph Wilson Jr. Foundation gifts $7 million to greater Buffalo area organizations

  24-11-2015 22:23 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A group established after the death of renowned former Buffalo Bills owner Ralph Wilson Jr. announced its most recent gift — this time to organizations of the greater Buffalo area.
  On Tuesday, the group, along with Mary Wilson, announced the foundation’s most recent and largest gift to the Buffalo area to date. The sum of the gift will reach $7 million through the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo.
  The goal of the gift on Tuesday is suppo
  
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• Technician at Fort Worth dealer finds $50K in trade-in car

  24-11-2015 22:02 via wivb.com
  
  FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A service technician at a Texas dealership has turned in $50,000 he found in the trunk of a trade-in luxury car to return the cash to a grateful bail bondsman.
  Juan Ibarra was later rewarded for his honesty with a thank-you card and some cash from the bondsman.
  Ibarra a few weeks ago was working on a Mercedes-Benz SL-550 at Park Place Motorcars Fort Worth. Ibarra says he opened the trunk and found a bag stuffed with $100 bills.
  Ibarra says he suspected the cash mig
  
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• Patient looks back at life-saving Mercy Flight

  24-11-2015 22:00 via wivb.com
  
  ELMA, N.Y. (WIVB)- There’s a reason why eight is a lucky number in the Spahn house.
  August 8 was the day Lisa Spahn and her son, Carter, beat the odds.
  “I had just come home from work. I was home maybe five minutes and I was just sitting on the couch, and just felt something wasn’t right,” Spahn told News 4.
  That’s because something wasn’t right; Spahn was pregnant with Carter at the time, and had a complication which caused massive hemorrhaging.
  Her condition
  
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• Sheriff in Georgia pays for controversial sign, prompting debate

  24-11-2015 21:53 via wivb.com
  
  HARRIS COUNTY, Ga. (WRBL) – A new sign outside of the Harris County Sheriff’s Office is causing quite a stir.
  Sheriff Mike Jolley is photographed standing by the new sign that reads:
  WARNING: Harris County is politically incorrect. We say: Merry Christmas, God Bless America, and in God We Trust. We salute our troops and our flag. If this offends you… LEAVE!
  Jolley said he paid for the sign himself, prompting debates across the nation.
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• Man found sleeping in Rite-Aid bathroom facing drug charges

  24-11-2015 21:24
  
  CLARENCE, N.Y. -- A man who was found passed out in a Rite-Aid bathroom is now facing charges for possession of drugs.        
  
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• Early morning car crash results in DWI arrest

  24-11-2015 21:18
  
  A 21-year-old is facing DWI charges after causing a car accident early Tuesday morning.        
  
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• Weather creates traffic issues on Route 400

  24-11-2015 20:44
  
  The weather caused some early morning problems for motorists on the northbound 400.        
  
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• Russian helicopter shot down in Syria; 1 dead

  24-11-2015 19:35 via wivb.com
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — Russia’s military says that a helicopter that was searching for the crew of a shot-down warplane in Syria was shot down by rebel fire and one serviceman was killed.
  A spokesman for the general staff, Lt. Gen. Sergei Rudskoi, was quoted by Russian news agencies as saying Tuesday that the Mi-8 chopper was one of two taking part in the search operation.
  The rest of its crew were evacuated and taken back to the air base used by Russia in Syria.
  
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• Buffalo Police look for school burglary suspect

  24-11-2015 18:48
  
  Police say the suspect burglarized the Tapestry Charter School on November 18.        
  
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• Planet Fitness to drop unlimited tanning in NY deal

  24-11-2015 18:36
  
  As part of ongoing crackdown on misleading tanning advertisements by state officials, Planet Fitness will pay New York $50,000 in penalties and cease offering unlimited tanning as part of a premier membership.        
  
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• Pastor's Son Sentenced in Sex Case Involving Minor

  24-11-2015 18:17
  
  Cheektowaga man sentenced in sex case involving minor he met through his father's church.        
  
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• WATCH: News 4 at Noon

  24-11-2015 18:11 via wivb.com
  
  (WIVB) — News 4 at Noon
  
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• LIVE STREAM: President Obama holds joint press conference with French President Hollande

  24-11-2015 18:01 via wivb.com
  
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• Chicago officer charged in killing of black teen

  24-11-2015 17:54 via wivb.com
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — A white Chicago police officer has been charged with murder in the fatal shooting a black teenager.
  Charges announced Tuesday come as the city prepares to release a squad-car video of Officer Jason Van Dyke shooting 17-year-old Laquan McDonald 16 times on Oct. 20, 2014.
  The state’s attorney’s office said in a news release that Van Dyke has been charged with first degree murder.
  People who have seen the video say it shows McDonald armed with a small knife and walk
  
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• 4 Things Bills fans are talking about post-Patriots

  24-11-2015 17:49 via wivb.com
  
  The Inadvertent Whistle: It was a head scratcher early in the third quarter. A ref mistakenly blew his whistle, keeping the Patriots from completing a potentially big play. It also resulted in Rex Ryan getting penalized 15 yards for unsportsmanlike conduct.
  Just like he did in Monday Night Football against the Patriots six years ago, Leodis McKelvin fumbled a punt return. It happened in the third quarter. New England then converted and scored a field goal on the play – giving them a ten po
  
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• Rebels destroy Russian chopper in Syria

  24-11-2015 17:27 via wivb.com
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian rebels and activists say they have targeted and destroyed a Russian-made helicopter operated by the Syrian army near the area where a Russian warplane was downed by Turkey.
  A rebel spokesman, Zakaria al-Ahmad, says the chopper was flying low over mountains in Latakia province, allegedly searching for the missing Russian pilots on Tuesday.
  Al-Ahmad says the rebels fired a Tao missile that destroyed the helicopter after it landed and its pilots had left the aircraft.
  The
  
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• Springville principal resigns after suspension

  24-11-2015 17:15 via wivb.com
  
  SPRINGVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) — On Monday night, the Springville School Board had a special meeting to formally accept the resignation of Griffith Institute High School Principal Vincent Vanderlip.
  Vanderlip was placed on indefinite leave in October, shortly after a senior class trip to Pittsburgh in September. He held the position of Principal since 2007.
  Vanderlip’s reason for leaving is cited as “personal reasons”, according to school leaders.
  John Baronich will a
  
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• Local travelers say worldwide travel alert won’t impact their plans

  24-11-2015 16:58 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – With ongoing threats from terror groups including ISIS, Boko Haram, and Al Qaida, the U.S. State Department has issued a worldwide travel alert for Americans, just in time for one of the busiest travel weeks of the year.
  Nearly 47 million Americans will travel more than 50 miles from home for Thanksgiving, according to AAA. That is 300,000 more than last year. And, while the majority will be traveling by car, those who are flying will notice that TSA workers will be
  
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• UB names Allen Greene new Director of Athletics

  24-11-2015 16:47 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The University at Buffalo has announced their new athletic director as Allen Greene, according to the school’s Twitter account.
  The announcement was made by UB President Satish Tripathi.
  Tripathi says, “I look forward to continuing this work with Allen as he undertakes this key leadership role.”
  During the announcement, Greene said, “We have lofty aspirations and we have lofty expectations.”
  Greene previously served as Senior A
  
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• Gowanda reservoir repairs get needed funding

  24-11-2015 16:34
  
  Repairs to Gowanda's reservoir are finally on the way. Town officials hope to have the reservoir back online within about a year.        
  
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• Sheriff: Man found sleeping with drugs in Rite-Aid bathroom

  24-11-2015 16:14 via wivb.com
  
  CLARENCE, N.Y. (WIVB) — Erie County Sheriff’s deputies say they found a man sleeping in a Rite-Aid bathroom and arrested him on drug charges.
  Deputies say they found Alden resident Joshua Dunn, 29, with crack cocaine and drug paraphernalia at the Clarence store Monday night.
  He was first found there by store employees.
  Dunn was charged with two counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance and committed to the Erie County Holding Center on $250 bail.
  
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• Prison volunteer accused of giving provocative photos to inmate

  24-11-2015 15:45 via wivb.com
  
  ATTICA, N.Y. (WIVB) — A woman who volunteered at Attica Correctional Facility is accused of providing provocative self-photographs to an inmate at the prison.
  New York State Police say Dawn Zuppelli, 46, volunteered with the organization AVP (Alternatives to Violence Project) when she provided an inmate with the photographs.
  Zuppelli, a Rochester resident, is charged with 2nd degree promoting prison contraband.
  She was arrested and released on an appearance ticket.
  
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• Unknown Stories of WNY: America's First Jet

  24-11-2015 15:36
  
  Aviation history was made, quite literally, in the building now known as the Tri-Main Center.        
  
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• Many stores opting to stay closed on Thanksgiving

  24-11-2015 15:21 via wivb.com
  
  GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Nearly 40 stores are bucking the trend of recent years and keeping their doors closed to shoppers this Thanksgiving.
  However most of the big box stores like Macy’s and Best Buy will still open Thanksgiving day.
  “The big box stores are still planning to open on Thursday, in fact some of them are even planning on moving some of their black Friday specials even earlier,” said Jennifer Pope, a marketing professor at Grand Valley State University.
  
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• 2-alarm fire in Cheektowaga

  24-11-2015 15:21
  
  Crews were called to Wanda Avenue around 1:30am.        
  
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• Sheriff’s vehicle significantly damaged in accident on 400

  24-11-2015 14:54 via wivb.com
  
  ELMA, N.Y. (WIVB) — A two-vehicle accident on Route 400 near Transit Road left significant damage to an Erie County Sheriff’s Office vehicle.
  The Sheriff’s Office says one of their vehicles was struck by a passing vehicle in the northbound lane of Route 400.
  The road was restricted to one lane for a brief amount of time.
  The Sheriff’s Office is urging drivers to be cautious in dangerous driving conditions.
  
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• Volunteer charged with bringing contraband into Attica Prison

  24-11-2015 14:08
  
  A Rochester woman is accused of bringing provocative pictures of herself to an inmate at the Attica Prison.        
  
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• VIDEO: Presidential pardon turkeys take off from San Francisco International Airport

  24-11-2015 13:50 via wivb.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Two very important passengers took off from San Francisco International Airport Monday, and they were…two turkeys.
  But they were not just any turkeys, but the two that President Barack Obama will “pardon” this year. The turkeys flew with several hundred passengers who were thrilled to be on-board “Turkey One.”
  One turkey, and the alternate, will be officially pardoned for Thanksgiving. The tradition dates back to President Harry S.
  
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• Prosecutor: Former Assembly Speaker made millions of dollars in schemes

  24-11-2015 13:44 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A federal prosecutor says former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was involved in bribery schemes that made him millions of dollars.
  In closing arguments Monday at Silver’s corruption trial, Assistant U.S. Attorney Andrew Goldstein told jurors that the evidence shows that Silver took kickbacks in exchange for supporting legislation that helped a medical researcher and real estate developers. The defense was to give its closing argument later in the day.
  The 71
  
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• Turkeys for Sabres tickets

  24-11-2015 13:40
  
  The Buffalo Sabres made several trades Tuesday to help families in need.        
  
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• How to butterfly a turkey

  24-11-2015 13:34 via wivb.com
  
  CHICOPEE, Mass. (Mass Appeal) – Personal Chef Bill Collins from ChefBill.com showed Media General Contributors how to butterfly a turkey and carve it.
  Spatchcock (Butterfly) Turkey
  Ingredients:1 Whole turkey, between 9 and 14 poundsOlive oilSalt and pepperPaprika4 Carrots, peeled and chopped into large pieces2 Onions, peeled and chopped into large pieces4 Celery stalks, cut into large pieces
  Directions:Preheat the oven to 400°. Set aside a sheet pan with sides, or a roasting pan1.
  
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• NATO to hold emergency meeting after Russian warplane is shot down

  24-11-2015 13:22 via wivb.com
  
  BEIRUT (AP) — NATO will hold an emergency meeting after Turkey shot down a Russian fighter jet along the Syrian border that Ankara said had violated its airspace.
  Tuesday’s meeting of the North Atlantic Council, the alliance’s main decision-making body, will be held at Turkey’s request, said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to make public statements.
  The council, composed of ambassadors from the United States and NATO’s
  
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• Woman, 22, pleads guilty to DWI in deadly Genesee County crash

  24-11-2015 13:06 via wivb.com
  
  BETHANY, N.Y. (AP) — A Pembroke woman has pleaded guilty to drunken driving charges in a crash that killed an 18-year-old woman and injured several other passengers.
  22-year-old Hannah Dibble pleaded guilty Monday to second-degree manslaughter and DWI charges in the February wreck that killed Alyson Krzanak.
  Under a plea agreement, Dibble is expected to be sentenced to six months behind bars and five years of probation.
  Investigators say Dibble was driving in Bethany with five passengers w
  
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• Homeowner tries to put out house fire in Cheektowaga

  24-11-2015 12:44 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Firefighters say they responded to a house fire in Cheektowaga where a homeowner tried to put the fire out himself.
  “Sometimes it’s a garden hose through an outside window, which is like putting a sprinkler in there until we get there,” says Cheektowaga Fire Chief Rick Siejak. “The guy did what he had to do. He was a little aggressive, but of course he’s in shock when his house is on fire.”
  The Wanda Avenue fire had f
  
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• Africa native in Buffalo gives back to children in need after receiving help as a child

  24-11-2015 12:10 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Yves Dushime is not an ordinary volunteer during the holiday season.
  10 years ago in Africa, he received a box from a program called Operation Christmas Child. The program provides gifts to children in need.
  Dushime remembers waiting in the hot sun and screaming with joy when he received a real toy car. Children in his village had never seen real toys or real soccer balls before. Instead, they made them out of plastic.
  Now that he is living in Buffalo, Dushime h
  
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• Hollande to press Obama on Russia cooperation in IS fight

  24-11-2015 09:12 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will stand in solidarity with French President Francois Hollande at the White House on Tuesday, 11 days after the Islamic State group launched a series of deadly attacks in Paris. But Hollande is likely to leave Washington without firm backing for his call to bring Russia into a new coalition to fight the extremists.
  Hollande’s visit to Washington is part of a diplomatic push to get the international community to bolster the campaign against t
  
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• Bills Game Breakdown vs. New England Patriots

  24-11-2015 06:18
  
  Here's a breakdown of the Buffalo Bills vs. New England Patriots game        
  
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• Bills fall to the undefeated Patriots 20-13

  24-11-2015 06:02 via wivb.com
  
  FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (WIVB) — A stout Buffalo defense led to a frustrated Tom Brady as the Buffalo Bills attempted to topple the New England Patriots in Foxborough on Monday Night Football.
  The Bills took a different approach in both of their games against the division rivals, hoping for two different results. First year Buffalo Head Coach Rex Ryan offered a verbal attack when he met established foe Bill Belichick in Buffalo, leading to the team’s first loss.
  However lead
  
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• Buffalo fans try to choose whether to watch Bills or Sabres

  24-11-2015 05:58 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- Buffalo sports fans faced a dilemma Monday night as the Sabres took to the ice and the Bills hit the field.
  We launched a Twitter poll asking fans which team they would watch. More than 1,000 people responded and 86 percent said they would watch the Bills, only 14 percent planned to cheer on the Sabres. Fans told News 4 the poll doesn’t tell the whole story.
  Even before the puck hit the ice at First Niagara Center, fans were getting ready for the tough night
  
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• Early Discussions For New Thruway Interchange in Northtowns

  24-11-2015 05:22
  
  Early discussion are underway to explore the idea of a new Thruway interchange at Youngs Road.        
  
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