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• Uber launches “Future” view to WNY app users

  01-02-2016 23:49 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — In a creative move, Uber has launched a new aspect of its application for users outside of New York City, teasing what it would be like to have the service available.
  Called “Future”, the app feature allows would-be riders to see how easy it would be to find a ride nearby if Uber was legalized and regulated in New York State. Already legal in New York City, Uber is asking lawmakers to make it available to the rest of the state.
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• Reward offered for couple who stole over $1,000 from Home Depot

  01-02-2016 23:12 via wivb.com
  
  CLARENCE, N.Y. (WIVB) — A man and woman are caught on hidden camera in a Home Depot, making off with expensive merchandise, and police are on the hunt.
  Police say they’re searching for a man and woman who robbed a Home Depot on Transit Road in Clarence on Jan. 24. The two are seen on camera bringing a cart full of expensive merchandise to a corner of the store, unwrapping it and concealing it inside a bag before leaving the store. The combined value of the goods is estimated at
  
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• Chautauqua Institution plans still on hold, temporary restraining order extended

  01-02-2016 22:54 via wivb.com
  
  MAYVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) — Plans to reconstruct a decaying Amphitheater on the beloved Chautauqua Institution are still on hold after a New York Supreme Court extended a temporary restraining order against construction.
  With plans for a $40 million project to reconstruct underway, leaders of the institution were taken aback when detractors filed a lawsuit in Supreme Court asking for the project to be halted. Since then, the project’s validity has been under question in court.
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• BPD arrests woman for allegedly setting fatal October 2015 fire on Curtiss St.

  01-02-2016 22:24 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Homicide detectives were on the scene of a fatal fire in October of 2015, but the fruits of their labor were only made public Monday in 2016.
  Police confirmed they arrested a suspect in connection with the fire, which killed two people on Curtiss Street on Saturday, Oct. 10. Several people escaped the building as it burned, but 58-year-old Edward Hughes and 64-year-old James Hodges perished during the blaze.
  Officers say they are charging 40-year-old A
  
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• VIDEO: Fredonia gold medalist Jen Suhr tops world pole vault indoor record

  01-02-2016 21:48 via wivb.com
  
  BROCKPORT, N.Y. (WIVB) — Western New York gold medal Olympian Jen Suhr has done it again — topping her own world record.
  The world record holder for the women’s indoor pole vaulting took to Brockport to compete in the Golden Eagle Multi and Invitational. She topped the charts in 2013 when she cleared 5.02 meters, or 16 feet and five and a half inches.
  Caught on camera on Saturday, however, Suhr rushed with pole in hand, sprang into the air and cleared 5.03 meters, or 16 fe
  
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• ‘Thursday Night Football’ to air on both CBS and NBC

  01-02-2016 21:34 via wivb.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — “Thursday Night Football” will air on both CBS and NBC next season.
  The NFL has agreed to a two-year deal with the networks, the league announced Monday. CBS had broadcast games in partnership with NFL Network the past two seasons.
  A person familiar with the contracts told The Associated Press the deals are worth $450 million for 10 games, five each on CBS and NBC. CBS paid $300 million for eight games in 2015.
  The person spoke on condition of ano
  
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• Wegmans warns customers of coupon scam on Facebook

  01-02-2016 21:29 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Officials with Wegmans Food Markets Inc. in Rochester confirmed Monday a scam circulating on Facebook.
  The Facebook scam, brought to company attention by an employee at one of their grocery stores, claims the company is giving away a free $200 grocery coupon. Officials say the scam is not supported by Wegmans, and likely isn’t real.
  “We’re actively working to have this fraudulent post removed from Facebook,” Jo Natale, Wegmans vice presid
  
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• Worker in Wheatfield pinned under 1,200 lb. granite slab, knocked unconscious

  01-02-2016 20:59 via wivb.com
  
  WHEATFIELD, N.Y. (WIVB) — First responders and Niagara County Sheriff’s Deputies rushed to the scene of an industrial accident after an employee sustained serious injuries while unloading granite.
  While unloading a large slab of granite, officials say the slab broke free from a mount, injuring a 24-year-old employee, who helped bring the granite from Ohio. The man jumped partially out of the way, but still was struck, knocking him unconscious as the granite pinned him to the gro
  
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• NY unveils plans for $12 million manufacturing facility in Erie County, creating 100 jobs

  01-02-2016 20:49 via wivb.com
  
  ELMA, N.Y. (WIVB) — A new initiative by New York State could bring 100 jobs to Erie County, along with a state-of-the-art space propulsion manufacturing test facility.
  The new facility, which would be located on Moog’s Elma campus, will cost roughly $12 million to produce, and add to manufacturing in the state. Moog is a space and defense company which makes and tests propulsion systems, satellite components and launch vehicles for both commercial and military entities.
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• WHO declares global emergency over Zika virus spread

  01-02-2016 19:54 via wivb.com
  
  GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization declared an international emergency on Monday over the explosive spread of the mosquito-borne Zika virus, which is linked to birth defects in the Americas, saying it is an “extraordinary event.”
  The U.N. health agency convened an emergency meeting of independent experts in Geneva to assess the outbreak after noting a suspicious link between Zika’s arrival in Brazil last year and a surge in the number of babies born wit
  
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• Suspect in custody after Jamestown shooting that injured 10-year-old

  01-02-2016 19:27 via wivb.com
  
  JAMESTOWN, N.Y. (WIVB) — Jamestown Police say they have a suspect in custody after a January 25 shooting that injured a 10-year-old.
  The shooting occurred on E. 2nd Street around 9:20 p.m. Multiple shots were fired and the child was hit inside a residence, according to authorities.
  The victim was first taken to Women and Children’s Hospital before being transferred to Buffalo Children’s Hospital.
  Police have not yet released the name of the suspect. What is known is t
  
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• Solicitors posing as town representatives reported in Cheektowaga

  01-02-2016 17:05 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Town of Cheektowaga says people posing as town representatives have been soliciting savings on utility bills to residents in the area.
  According to the town’s Facebook page, the solicitors have been showing residents in the Town of Cheektowaga permits and asking to see their utility bills.
  The town has denied sending people for this purpose. The Facebook post indicates that the people are not representatives of NYSEG either.
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• Legendary coach Bob Knight reunites with family he helped 30 years earlier

  01-02-2016 16:06 via wivb.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – People know Bob Knight for a number of things; winning three national championships, leading IU to a perfect season in 1976, and for throwing chairs. For one Ossian family, it was the General’s generous heart that touched their lives forever.
  On June 17th, 1986 Bob Knight emceed a benefit dinner for Nathaniel “Nat”  Leamon at Norwell High School. The five year old suffered from cerebral palsy and his family was raising money for an
  
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• Buffalo Riverworks hosts state Golden Gloves boxing competition

  01-02-2016 15:54 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Amateur boxers went fist to fist in Buffalo Sunday.
  News 4 cameras were rolling during opening day of the state “Golden Gloves” competition. As you can see in the video above, it was a packed house at Buffalo Riverworks.
  Fighters came from all over, including western New York, Syracuse and Albany.
  “What Golden Gloves is about, is shaping the lives of youth,” says Don Patterson, president of Buffalo Golden Gloves. “Boxing is one aspect of
  
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• Building owner says space heater may have caused Niagara County fire

  01-02-2016 14:59 via wivb.com
  
  CAMBRIA, N.Y. (WIVB) — A barn that also acted as a garage in Niagara County was destroyed after a fire early Monday morning.
  A neighbor in the Town of Cambria reported the Baer Road fire around 3 a.m. Pekin and Sanborn Fire companies were able to extinguish the fire, but the building and its contents were a total loss.
  The owner of the building says a space heater provided heat to seven chickens there and could have been the cause of the fire.
  The official cause remains under inv
  
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• Man sentenced to 29 years for purse snatching in Rochester

  01-02-2016 14:47 via wivb.com
  
  ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — A western New York purse snatcher has been sentenced to at least 29 years in prison for attacks that injured a 94-year-old woman and another victim.
  Adam Thomas, 30, was sentenced in Rochester Friday after being convicted of robbery in November.
  Prosecutors say Thomas was on probation for attempted robbery when he attacked at least three women and took their purses in 2013 and 2015. Two of the women were injured during the robberies.
  He was sentenced to 29 to 32 year
  
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• Britain approves controversial gene-editing technique

  01-02-2016 14:36 via wivb.com
  
  LONDON (AP) — Britain’s fertility regulator has approved a scientist’s request to edit the human genetic code in an effort to fight inherited diseases — but critics fear the new technique crosses too many ethical boundaries.
  The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority announced Monday it has granted a research application to a team led by scientist Kathy Niakan to try to understand the genes that human embryos need to develop successfully.
  Niakan, of the Fr
  
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• Zoo’s baby gorilla in the spotlight

  01-02-2016 14:20 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The newest addition to the Buffalo Zoo was such a big deal, the announcement required billboards.
  “I keep getting texts and messages, like, ‘we gotta come to the zoo, we saw the billboard with the baby,'” one of the keepers, Emily Detine, told News 4. “So it’s a really exciting time for us.”
  Detine is helping to take care of the new delivery from afar.
  “The baby was born on July 10th and 11:04 pm, and it was a really fast bir
  
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• A look back at the some of the biggest Super Bowl halftime shows

  01-02-2016 14:14 via wivb.com
  
  SANTA CLARA, Calif. (WIVB) — With every Super Bowl comes a halftime show. News 4 is taking a look back at some of the biggest shows over the years.
  Bills fans will remember 1993, when Michael Jackson performed in the middle of the showdown between Buffalo and the Dallas Cowboys in Pasadena, California. Jackson performed his biggest hits, including “Billie Jean.”
  As the Super Bowl continued to get bigger, so did the halftime performances.
  Aerosmith is a huge name on its own
  
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• Research says heavy waiters could lead you to order more food

  01-02-2016 13:34 via wivb.com
  
  ITHACA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Watching what you eat when you go out could be even tougher. Scientists at Cornell University say your waiter’s weight could impact how you eat — specifically whether you choose to order dessert.
  The Cornell researchers spent time observing close to 500 diners at 60 restaurants. They found diners who ordered from a heavy waiter were four times more likely to order dessert. These customers also ordered 17 percent more alcohol.
  The researchers say when
  
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• Michigan cafe earnings support families in need

  01-02-2016 13:31 via wivb.com
  
  KALAMAZOO, Mich. (WIVB) — A Michigan cafe has started dishing out food differently. The Feed the World Cafe serves customers and helps those in need at the same time.
  Chef Patrick Mixis opened the cafe in Kalamazoo with a mission in mind. For every dollar spent, six meals will be provided for families through the Food Bank of South Central Michigan.
  In seven months, Feed the World Cafe has donated money to supply 24,000 meals.
  “We are just starting to get busier and busier and s
  
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• WATCH: Video of 1-year-old snowboarder in Utah goes viral

  01-02-2016 12:37 via wivb.com
  
  PARK CITY, UT (WIVB) — A pint-sized snowboarder has hit the slopes!
  14-month-old Sloan Henderson just learned to walk, according to her parents. As a reward, they got her her very own modified snowboard.
  This past weekend, Sloan took the slopes in Park City, Utah and showed off her skills. Her snowboarding video has taken off on social media, racking up almost 12 million Facebook views in just three days.
  
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• Court hearing scheduled in fight over fate of amphitheater

  01-02-2016 12:21 via wivb.com
  
  MAYVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — The fight over the future of the Chautauqua Institution Amphitheater is moving to a courtroom.
  A hearing is scheduled for Monday afternoon in the case that pits preservationists against the administration of the western New York education and arts retreat.
  A group called the Committee to Preserve the Historic Chautauqua Amphitheater and five property owners filed a lawsuit Jan. 22 seeking to block the institution’s plans to demolish and rebuild the 122-year-old
  
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• Buffalo Airport to start direct flights to Los Angeles in June

  01-02-2016 12:19 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer made his way to the Buffalo-Niagara International Airport Monday morning to announce new direct flights from Buffalo to Los Angeles, California.
  The announcement, which went under the name “Prepare for Takeoff!” was made at 10 a.m. Schumer says JetBlue Airways will begin the “long-awaited” flights on June 16.
  He says the new route will increase tourism in Buffalo as well as create jobs and boost the “r
  
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• Sen. Schumer announces plan to fight Zika Virus

  01-02-2016 11:21 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (WIVB) – U.S. Senator Charles Schumer has announced a new call for action to stop the spread of the Zika Virus, which has been linked to serious birth defects.
  The virus is spread by a certain type of mosquito that can be found as far north as downstate New York, so Schumer is urging groups to do something to stop the spread before the warm summer months arrive.
  The New York Democrat recently released a three point plan:
  He’s calling on the federal government to increase its
  
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• Treasury reporting an increase in number of tax scam victims

  01-02-2016 04:44 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Tax season is underway and that means, so are scams. The Better Business Bureau of Upstate New York says they’re already receiving reports of attempted scams.
  “The Better Business Bureau often times receives a call that someone has received calls from the IRS they don’t know what to do,” said Melanie McGovern, the communications coordinator for the Better Business Bureau.
  The Treasury Department reports IRS scams are on the rise. More tha
  
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