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• 3 found dead in Geneseo student’s home Sunday morning

  17-01-2016 23:38 via wivb.com
  
  GENESEO, N.Y. (WIVB)- The Geneseo Police Department is investigating three deaths in a SUNY Geneseo student’s home Sunday morning.
  Police responded to the house following a call that was placed around 6 a.m. from a family member of one of the victims.
  The bodies of Kelsey Annese, Matthew Hutchinson, and Colin Kingston were located in the residence along with a knife. Police say that they believe one of the three dead may be a perpetrator, but that it is too so
  
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• Multi-car accident closes Route 33

  17-01-2016 18:04
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. -- A multi-car accident closed part of the Kensington Expressway (Route 33) early Saturday morning.        
  
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• Neighbors oppose plan for condo development on Potomac Avenue

  17-01-2016 18:03 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) –  Neighbors in Elmwood Village are not happy with a proposed plan to build condos on Potomac Avenue.
  Michael Tritto Jr with the Inland Avenue Block Club said, “This is Buffalo, we have unique neighborhoods, we want to preserve that.”
  Local Architect Karl Frizlin wants to demolish a home on Potomac Avenue, with the intentions of building a new structure that will house 26 condo units. Most of the homes nearby are owner- occupied- and neighbor
  
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• Small fire damages restaurant under renovation

  17-01-2016 17:41
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. -- A small fire damaged a restaurant under renovation in the Elmwood Village early Sunday morning.         
  
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• Obama cites Americans’ release as win for ‘smart’ diplomacy

  17-01-2016 17:04 via wivb.com
  
   WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Sunday heralded the release of Americans held prisoner inIran and the full implementation of a historic nuclear accord with the Islamic Republic, holding both up as victories for “smart” diplomacy and his pledge to deal directly with enemies of the United States.
  “This is a good day,” Obama said in a statement from the White House. “When Americans are freed and returned to their families, that’s something
  
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• Florida tornado kills 2, others injured

  17-01-2016 16:11 via wivb.com
  
  MANATEE COUNTY, FL (WFLA) – Two people were killed and four children and another adult were injured after powerful tornadoes ripped through Manatee and Sarasota counties early Sunday morning.
  Stephen and Kelli Wilson. Photo provided by neighborThe tornado hit Duette at about 4 a.m. According to the National Weather Service, it was an EF2 tornado with the path length of seven miles. According to the weather officials, residents only had an 18-minute warning to take cover before the tornado
  
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• Fire at Elmwood restaurant under construction

  17-01-2016 14:13 via wivb.com
  
  Buffalo, N.Y. (WIVB) — Investigators are figuring out what started a fire Sunday morning at a restaurant that was undergoing construction in the Elmwood Village.
  The fire started around 1:30 a.m. Sunday in the building on Elmwood Avenue near Hodge Street.
  Damages from the fire are estimated at $20,000.No injuries were reported.
  
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• Unique Eats at McDuffies Bakery

  17-01-2016 12:59
  
  Zachary Kineke checks out the cookies, pot pies and more at this family-run Clarence bakery        
  
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• Interest increasing for more new events at the convention center

  17-01-2016 02:59 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A line weaving throughout the convention center lobby and out the doors hold thousands of excited beer lovers. They’re there for the third annual Buffalo on Tap Beer Festival. It’s one of the largest events the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center holds throughout the year.
  This year, they hosted three sessions with 4,000 tickets available to each; one sold out and the others were nearly sold out with just a few hundred tickets available.
  “Busines
  
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• Rural Metro gets new air ambulance to help transport patients

  17-01-2016 02:43 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- Rural Metro’s recent takeover by AMR has provided them with a new air ambulance.
  The air ambulance will be operated locally by Rural Metro and provides specialty service for patients that need to seek medical attention at facilities further away.
  “We can not only transport patients who have a need for specialty services but if there happens to be a patient in the area that needs to relocate themselves, get back to their home, we can accommodate that for the
  
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• Federation Hockey: Canisius, Orchard Park score victories

  17-01-2016 01:20 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Canisius and Orchard Park echoed each other on Saturday, scoring six goals each to pick up wins over Lancaster and Williamsville East, respectively.
  Scores:
  Canisius 6, Lancaster 3
  Orchard Park 6, Williamsville East 1
  
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