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• Super Bowl 50: Teams prepare to take the field

  07-02-2016 23:51 via wivb.com
  
  SANTA CLARA, CA (AP) — Both teams have arrived at Levi’s Stadium for the Super Bowl and have been preparing to battle in the most-watched sporting event in the U.S.
  MVP quarterback Cam Newton walked in decked out in his typical flashy style. He wore black pants, a black shirt with a bow tie and a black-and-white sports coat along with sparkly black loafers — with no socks, of course.
  Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning arrived with a more traditional and conservative blue blazer
  
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• Super Bowl 50: Denver’s defense wins the day

  07-02-2016 23:51 via wivb.com
  
  SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — If this was the final game of his magnificent career, what a Super way to go out for Peyton Manning.
  He can thank Von Miller and the Broncos’ swarming, big-play defense for his second NFL championship.
  Adding that ring to his five MVP awards, Manning certainly can be satisfied and comfortable in retirement should Sunday’s 24-10 victory over the Carolina Panthers be his finale. He wasn’t the star — game MVP Miller seemingly was everywhere o
  
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• Empire State Building will become virtual scoreboard

  07-02-2016 23:09 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK, N.Y. (AP)- You can follow the Super Bowl on the Empire State Building Sunday.
  The building will become a virtual scoreboard during the game.
  At kickoff, the building’s tower lights will be split in the colors of the Broncos and Panthers. Each score, the building will sparkle in the scoring team’s colors and remain lit for the team holding the lead.
  After the game, the building will sparkle in the winning team’s colors for one hour. It will remain lit for the Super Bow
  
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• Super Bowl ticket prices through the years

  07-02-2016 19:17 via interactives.wivb.com
  
  Ticket prices have climbed nearly every year since Super Bowl I in 1967.
  Smartphone and tablet users, click here to see the photo gallery. 
  
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• Cam Newton named MVP; Watt, Rivera, Berry other big winners of NFL awards

  07-02-2016 18:20 via wivb.com
  
   SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Cam Newton is now a Super Bowl quarterback with an MVP award.
  Offensive Player of the Year, too.
  And his coach, Ron Rivera, owns a second NFL honor as well.
  Newton, the Carolina Panthers star, won The Associated Press NFL Most Valuable Player and Offensive Player of the Year awards Saturday night.
  “It means so much, but not just for myself,” Newton said in a video acceptance speech for the MVP award. “To be the first person in Panthers hist
  
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• Super Bowl Commercials: Watch every commercial here

  07-02-2016 18:00 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Although the Buffalo Bills aren’t in the Super Bowl, many fans will be watching the biggest game of the year.
  APP USERS | Click here to see the page with every Super Bowl Commercial. 
  
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• Woman found dead in burning McKean County home

  07-02-2016 17:37 via wivb.com
  
  EAST SMETHPORT, Pa. (AP) – Authorities in northwestern Pennsylvania say a 69 year-old woman found dead in a burning house appears to have died from smoke inhalation.
  State police in McKean County say a passing truck driver saw the Keating Township home engulfed in flames at about 3:15 a.m. Saturday.
  Smethport fire responders found the woman unresponsive at the scene. Her name hasn’t been released.
  Police said the cause of the fire remains under investigation.
  
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• Fed Hockey Highlights: February 6

  07-02-2016 17:14 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — West Seneca West picked up an important win in Division 3 against a good Williamsville South team, defeating the Billies 4-1.
  Frontier and Williamsville East battled into overtime but couldn’t produce a winner. That game ended in a 2-2 tie.
  
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• Bills Positional Breakdown: Defensive Backs

  07-02-2016 17:10 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Bills’ secondary in 2015: Strong on the outside with corners Stephone Gilmore and Ronald Darby, suspect on the inside at safety, despite Corey Graham leading the team in tackles.
  Outside Gilmore, Darby and Nickell Robey, the Bills may need to acquire a fourth cornerback should they cut Leodis McKelvin, which would free up room in the salary cap. Mario Butler proved serviceable during the season, but the Bills could add another to the mix.
  Safety is the
  
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• Shooting in Rochester leaves one dead, seven others hurt

  07-02-2016 14:16 via wivb.com
  
  ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WIVB) — A mass shooting Sunday morning leaves one person dead and seven others injured.
  The shooting happened around 2:00 a.m. at the Mexican Village Night Club on State Street, just north of downtown Rochester, according to police.
  A man, 29, was found shot; police say he died at the scene.Most of the victims are from Rochester.All but one was male, the other is a female; one was a teenager.
  Police described their investigation as in the early stages.
  
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• Super Bowl 50 ads feature people with disabilities

  07-02-2016 05:20 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Each year, millions of people around the world turn on their TVs on a February evening and take in some top-notch football when the best two teams in the NFL battle for the Super Bowl.
  During the big game, hundreds of new commercials will air – some funny, others emotional, all trying to be memorable. A few commercials are already receiving rave reviews. Axe and Suntrust are two companies featuring people with disabilities in their ads which will air durin
  
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• Perry woman charged with murder after body discovery in home

  07-02-2016 01:07 via wivb.com
  
  VILLAGE OF PERRY, N.Y. (WIVB) — Borden Avenue in Perry was closed by State Police for a majority of Saturday due to what prosecutors say was a murder.
  Prosecutors say Desirae Withey, 33, was killed by Kira Kastenhuber, 38, sometime in the overnight hours and was discovered in her Borden Avenue home in the morning.
  Authorities responded to the scene after receiving a call from a neighbor around 9:30 a.m.
  On Sunday, Withey’s body was examined by Monroe County o
  
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• Perry police investigating woman’s death

  07-02-2016 01:07 via wivb.com
  
  VILLAGE OF PERRY, N.Y. (WIVB)- Borden avenue was closed by State Police for a majority of Saturday.
  A 33 year-old woman died sometime in the overnight hours and was discovered in her Borden avenue home this morning.
  The woman’s body was sent to the Monroe County medical examiners office for an autopsy.
  The circumstances of her death are still unknown and under investigation at this time.  
   
  
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• UPDATE: Hamburg Police locate Nicholas Gavin

  07-02-2016 00:27 via wivb.com
  
  HAMBURG, N.Y. (WIVB)- Hamburg Police say Nicholas Gavin has been found safe.
  They shared the update three hours after Gavin was reported missing.
   
  Previous Information:
  Hamburg police are attempting to locate 15 year-old Nicholas Gavin.
  Nicholas is 5’2″ and 125lbs with blue and blonde hair and was dressed a red and gray Adidas hoodie, blue jeans, and gray high-top Adidas sneakers. He was last seen in the Bethford neighborhood Friday evening ar
  
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