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• Sabres mindful of trade deadline entering road trip

  23-02-2016 23:55 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — It’s the time of year when a select few members of the Buffalo Sabres have more to think about than hockey, when the possibility exists that they suddenly could have to move to a different city if traded to another team.
  The NHL trade deadline is six days away, Monday, February 29, and the Sabres are expected to be in talks with playoff contenders about swapping assets. Buffalo has a host of unrestricted free agents and could be looking for draft picks or
  
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• BPS student left on bus, parent speaks out

  23-02-2016 23:52 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- Buffalo parent Joanne Minella is outraged. Her 6-year-old son was left on a Buffalo Public School bus, when both the driver and the bus monitor didn’t realize he was still on board.
  “When he leaves here in the morning, I’m putting his life in their hands,” she told News 4.
  The incident occurred Feb. 10. Her 6-year-old Jonathan fell asleep, and wasn’t brought to school for almost two hours.
  He’s a student at Buffalo School #59, which start
  
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• BPD outlines social media policy for officers following suspension of officer for online videos

  23-02-2016 22:52 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — After receiving both praise and criticism for suspending a Buffalo Police Officer without pay for violating a department policy, officials with the Buffalo Police Department are explaining why.
  Department leaders said they weren’t amused when an officer appeared in videos on a platform called Vine. Although the officer’s videos are described by many as an effort to both blow off steam and connect with the community through humor, Buffalo Police expla
  
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• Rash of garbage tote fires prompts investigation in Niagara Falls

  23-02-2016 22:34 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) — More than a dozen garbage totes have been ignited in Niagara Falls in the month of February alone, prompting officials to investigate the dangerous crime.
  Fire officials confirm there have been 13 fires in garbage totes in February, with many fires burning from Whitney Avenue to Forest Avenue between 18th and 24th streets. Fire officials say two fires this past weekend even spread to nearby buildings.
  Office of Fire Prevention officials say they&rsquo
  
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• From tragedy to a life saving lesson: Raising blood clot awareness

  23-02-2016 22:00 via wivb.com
  
  CLARENCE CENTER, N.Y. (WIVB) – A local couple is working to save the lives of others in our community after experiencing pain few of us can imagine, the loss of their only child to a medical condition that had never really cross their minds to worry about.
  19-year-old Paul Englert Jr. passed away on September 19, 2013, from a pulmonary embolism, a blood clot in his lung.
  “It just came as a real shock because he was here one day and just gone the next,” said his mother, Denise E
  
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• Police: NY bus driver drove drunk with 13 students on-board

  23-02-2016 21:00 via wivb.com
  
  COBLESKILL, N.Y. (NEWS10) – Police say a bus driver is being accused of driving drunk while children were on their way home from school.
  According to New York State Police, officers arrested 42-year-old Delhi native Daniel Mowers on Feb. 22 for felony DWI, 12 counts of felony Leandra’s Law, and 13 counts of endangering the welfare of a child, a misdemeanor.
  Troopers say they responded to the Gilboa School bus garage after a phone call from a concerned parent whose child was dropped o
  
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• Sources: McCoy to meet with Philadelphia DA’s office Tuesday

  23-02-2016 19:28 via wivb.com
  
  PHILADELPHIA (WIVB) — Reports out of Philadelphia say Bills running back LeSean McCoy, 27, will meet with members of the Philadelphia County District Attorney’s Office Tuesday.
  The meeting follows allegations of assault against McCoy that say he and others were involved in a nightclub brawl that injured two off-duty police officers.
  The fight had to do with a bottle of champagne. Philadelphia Police say there was a disagreement over whose bottle it was.
  No charges have been
  
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• Getting to know “Morning Bull”

  23-02-2016 19:22 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Late last year, Rich “Bull” Gaenzler took over morning show duties for longtime 97 Rock Host Larry Norton when he retired. The new program, called “Morning Bull,” combines rock music, news, sports, and comedy.
  News 4’s Wake Up visited Rich and his co-host, Rob Lederman, to get a behind the scenes look at the new program during Wake Up on the Radio week.
  
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• Waking up with the Mix Morning Rush

  23-02-2016 19:15 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Every once in a while, News 4’s Wake Up takes you behind the scenes of your favorite Western New York morning radio programs. We visited Laura Daniels and Keith Kelly of the Mix Morning Rush on a recent Monday morning to learn how they get their listeners ready for the week.
  
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• Mars recalls candy bars in 55 countries after plastic find

  23-02-2016 17:48 via wivb.com
  
  BERLIN (AP) — U.S. chocolate maker Mars said Tuesday it’s recalling candy bars and other items in 55 countries in Europe and elsewhere after plastic was found in one of its products.
  Roel Govers, spokesman for Mars in the Netherlands, told The Associated Press that the recall affects 55 countries but would not provide further details, saying the company would email a news release later.
  Mars in Germany confirmed that it was one of the countries affected, and said in a statement that
  
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• Community members take sides after officer suspended over videos

  23-02-2016 17:36 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – One day after a Buffalo police officer was suspended without pay because of videos he was posting to social media, comments continue to roll in from people who support what that officer did and from those who support the department suspending him.
  The Vine videos Officer Richard Hy made and posted but the department is not laughing.
  Buffalo Police have a strict policy which reads that officers can be on social media, but not in uniform and not representing themselves
  
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• Buffalo Police investigating death of 1-month old

  23-02-2016 16:55 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Buffalo Police are investigating the death of a 1-month-old baby girl.
  The baby was found at a Merrimac Street address Tuesday morning.
  An autopsy on the child has been scheduled.
  News 4 will have more details as they become available.
  
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• Pentagon’s Guantanamo closing plan lays out costs, savings

  23-02-2016 16:38 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration on Tuesday released its long-awaited plan to close the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and transfer remaining detainees to a facility in the United States. But the proposal ducks the question of where the facility would be located and whether President Barack Obama could complete the unlikely closure before he leaves office.
  The plan, which was delivered to Congress, makes a financial argument for closing the controversial detention
  
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• State Education Dept. investigating alleged abuse on Buffalo school buses

  23-02-2016 16:28 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A spokeswoman for Sen. Tim Kennedy says the State Education Department is investigating two alleged cases of abuse on Buffalo school buses.
  In a letter to State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia, Kennedy says a 6-year-old boy was allegedly abused by a 12-year-old on the bus in December.
  School officials with the Catholic Diocese of Buffalo are also investigating that incident.
  The letter also mentioned a situation where a mother said her 9-year-old Sout
  
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• Wall-mounted heater causes Dunkirk barn fire

  23-02-2016 15:54 via wivb.com
  
  TOWN OF DUNKIRK, N.Y. (WIVB) — A fire in the Town of Dunkirk was determined to have been started by a wall-mounted heater in a barn workshop.
  The Temple Road blaze happened on Monday.
  The Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office says no one was hurt, but the building was a total loss.
  
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• Cheektowaga officer breaks leg while chasing suspect

  23-02-2016 15:16 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Cheektowaga Police officer broke his leg and was hospitalized Tuesday morning while chasing a suspect.
  The officer believed a suspect wanted on a bench warrant was at a home on Gary Lane.
  When authorities approached the residence shortly after 4 a.m., the suspect, Robert Buss, 21, bolted out of the back window, according to Cheektowaga Police.
  Buss was accused of stealing a car last Summer.
  After leaving the home, police say he was seen
  
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• Buffalo Zoo to say goodbye to gray wolves

  23-02-2016 14:32 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Buffalo Zoo’s Arctic Edge exhibit will soon no longer have its two gray wolves.
  Timber and Willow came to the Zoo in September 2015 after being transferred from the New York State Zoo at Thompson Park in Watertown.
  The siblings, who will be two years old in April, have had issues adjusting to their environment at the Buffalo Zoo, according to observations by keeper staff.
  “We will always keep the best interests of the animals in mind,”
  
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• Authorities: Four shot and killed during Phoenix house fire

  23-02-2016 14:21 via wivb.com
  
  PHOENIX, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities in Phoenix, Arizona say a family of four have been shot and killed at a house on fire on the city’s northwest side.
  Details are sketchy about the incident unfolding Tuesday morning but police Sgt. Trent Crump says there was an active shooter in the house and that it was on fire. Fire Capt. Reda Bigler says there were gunshot victims in the home.
  Dozens of fire units are at the scene, which is near North 43rd Avenue and West Cactus Road.
  Journali
  
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• South Carolina schools’ Board of Education discusses ransomware

  23-02-2016 13:38 via wivb.com
  
  CONWAY, S.C. (WBTW) – Monday, behind closed doors, the Board of Education at Horry County Schools in South Carolina discussed an update regarding its network security plan after a virus held the district’s servers for ransom.
  The hack occurred more than a week ago, but the district is still in the process of rebooting its servers.
  Charlese Hucks is the Executive Director of Technology for Horry County Schools. He has been working with the department to get the servers back online and
  
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• Niagara Falls Police looking for suspect after fatal Monday stabbing

  23-02-2016 12:09 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y (WIVB) — A Niagara Falls man was killed after a stabbing incident at Monteagle Ridge.
  The incident occurred around 10 p.m. Monday.
  Police say they found Antoine Mallory, 39, with a single stab wound to his chest.
  He was taken to Niagara Falls Memorial Hospital, where he later died due to his injuries.
  Police call the incident a “domestic violence matter.”
  Authorities are now looking for 34-year-old Chamia Nicole Johnson.She is described as a bl
  
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• Niagara Falls Police arrest murder suspect suspect after fatal Monday stabbing

  23-02-2016 12:09 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y (WIVB) — A Niagara Falls man was killed after a stabbing incident at Monteagle Ridge.
  The incident occurred around 10 p.m. Monday.
  Police say they found Antoine Mallory, 39, with a single stab wound to his chest.
  He was taken to Niagara Falls Memorial Hospital, where he later died due to his injuries.
  Police call the incident a “domestic violence matter.”
  Authorities announced Monday they were searching for 34-year-old Chamia Nicole Johnson. U.
  
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• Niagara Falls man killed after Monday night stabbing

  23-02-2016 12:09 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y (WIVB) — A Niagara Falls man was killed after a stabbing incident in the 4600 block of Hyde Park Boulevard.
  The incident occurred around 10 p.m. Monday.
  The man was taken to Niagara Falls Memorial Hospital, where he later died. Niagara Falls Police have not yet released his name.
  No arrests have been made yet, according to police who say an investigation has begun.
  
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• UB athlete in critical condition after team exercise session

  23-02-2016 11:26 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — University at Buffalo defensive end Solomon Jackson was taken to the hospital after experiencing what the school is calling a medical emergency that took place at a team conditioning session.
  The school did not release any further details about what happened on Monday morning. Solomon’s status is not immediately known because the school cited HIPAA laws in being unable to release private health information.
  A message left with Buffalo General Hospital spokes
  
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• Tapestry Charter School could open second location in Buffalo

  23-02-2016 06:02 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- The Tapestry Charter School in Buffalo is looking to expand and that means some students could move to a new building. Administrators have drafted a plan to place kindergarten through fifth grade at former Buffalo Public School 78 on Olympic Ave.
  Students in kindergarten through high school currently go to the same building on Great Arrow Dr.
  “I think they do need more space,” said Cheryl Kofoed, who has a granddaughter at the school. “They
  
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• Starbucks changes rewards program; Small spenders lose

  23-02-2016 05:27 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Starbucks is changing the terms of its rewards program so that people who spend around $5 or less per visit won’t get as many freebies.
  The Seattle-based coffee chain says its loyalty program will award stars based on the dollars spent starting in April. Currently, people earn a star for each transaction, regardless of how much they spend, and get a free food or item of their choice after earning 12 stars.
  People will now have to earn 125 stars for a free item, with e
  
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• Report: More people overdosing on anti-anxiety drugs

  23-02-2016 05:24 via wivb.com
  
  GREENFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Researchers have found that more Americans are taking drugs like Xanax and Valium, and taking those drugs at higher dosages. They’ve also found that, while the number of prescriptions filled between 1996 and 2013 have tripled, the amount of overdoses quadrupled.
  These drugs belong to a class of medications known as benzodiazepines, or “benzos.” They are commonly used to treat anxiety, mood disorders and insomnia. They’re also kno
  
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• Police: 6-year-old fatally shoots father

  23-02-2016 05:18 via wivb.com
  
  HARTSVILLE, Ind. (WISH) — A 62-year-old Hartsville man died Sunday night after police say his six-year-old son accidentally shot him.
  Bartholomew County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the 200 block of Clinton Street around 9:15 p.m. When they arrived, deputies found James Lonaker with a gunshot wound to his upper body.
  Police said it appears Lonaker’s six-year-old son accidentally shot him when he picked up an unsecured .38 caliber revolver and fired a shot
  
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• Cruz asks campaign spokesman to resign after tweeting false story

  23-02-2016 05:16 via wivb.com
  
  ELKO, Nevada (AP) — Marco Rubio amassed increasing support for his candidacy while Ted Cruz’s campaign showed signs of struggle as Republican presidential candidates crisscrossed Nevada on Monday on the final day of campaigning ahead of the state’s GOP caucuses.
  Cruz told reporters Monday he has asked his campaign spokesman, Rick Tyler, to resign for tweeting a story that falsely alleged Rubio insulted the Bible.
  “We are not a campaign that is going to question the f
  
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• Darien Lake reveals exciting summer concerts

  23-02-2016 04:46 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A group of exciting musical talent will take the stage at Darien Lake in the summer of 2016.
  Darien Lake officials unveiled artists who will perform in both July and August, much to the delight of many western New York music fans.
  Disturbed and Breaking Benjamin will take the stage on Sunday, July 24 at 6 p.m. Tickets to the concert will cost between $30 and $87.
  The Goo Goo Dolls will also partner up with Collective Soul and Tribe Society on Saturday, Aug. 20 a
  
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• Thousands of steelworkers could head back to work as union reaches tentative agreement

  23-02-2016 04:27 via wivb.com
  
  PITTSBURGH, PA (WIVB) — Across the nation and locally, thousands of steelworkers have been picketing Allegheny Technologies (ATI). Their fight could soon be over.
  The United Steelworkers Union announced Monday its bargaining team reached a tentative agreement on a new four-year contract with ATI that would put a six-month disagreement between the company and its employees to rest.
  UAW officials call the dispute an illegal lockout, and are pushing to put their 2,200 workers — rou
  
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• Teen arrested for allegedly assaulting child on school bus

  23-02-2016 03:12 via wivb.com
  
  SOMERSET, N.Y. (WIVB) — A teenager is facing assault charges for allegedly assaulting a school-aged child on a school bus last week.
  New York State Police say they were called to Somerset in Niagara County to address the assault last Tuesday. Police described the assault as one intending to cause injury to the child victim.
  An 18-year-old is facing charges of third-degree assault with intent to cause physical injury and endangering the welfare of a child.
  Police arrested the teen
  
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• Uber defends safety procedures after Kalamazoo shootings

  23-02-2016 02:54 via wivb.com
  
  DETROIT (AP) — Uber is once again facing tough questions about safety after one of its drivers was charged with murder.
  The fast-growing, San Francisco-based ride-hailing company defended its screening of drivers Monday, saying it couldn’t have predicted that driver Jason Dalton would engage in the random shootings that left a half-dozen people dead in Kalamazoo Saturday night. Uber said its safety procedures are robust and don’t need to change.
  But some experts say the company
  
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• Reading radio service is a network for the visually impaired

  23-02-2016 02:07 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) – The first thing you notice about the special radio is it has knobs, but no numbers or dials—you turn one knob left or right for the volume, the other for the tone.The radio only plays one station, the Niagara Frontier Radio Reading Service, and costs about $130, but the subscriber gets it free of charge.
  Bob Sikorsky is the director for the reading service, and said their goal is, “We are giving the blind a chance to read. We are not a cure for blind
  
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• Warnings raised over rising student debt, counselors gearing up

  23-02-2016 01:16 via wivb.com
  
  WEST SENECA, N.Y. (WIVB) – With college student debt of $1.3 trillion now surpassing what Americans owe on their credit cards, credit counseling agencies are gearing up to help college graduates bring their debt under control.
  The student loan crisis is growing worse by the day, and some economists are warning it could lead to a financial crisis worse than the housing bubble that dragged the United States into a recession back in 2008.The National Foundation for Credit Counseling has laun
  
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• Quick actions likely saved 8-year-old’s life

  23-02-2016 00:56 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — When a person is severely burned, like injuries suffered by 8-year-old Treasure Brighon last Friday, time is critical.
  Doctors say it’s because of the initial care she received — from Women and Children’s Hospital to transportation to Shriners Hospital in Cincinnati — she’s has a chance to see her 9th birthday.
  “We received a call in our communications center early that morning requesting transport from Buffalo to Cincinnati, Ohio,
  
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• Childhood friend: “We’re just trying to out what happened”

  23-02-2016 00:42 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- Candles for Buffalo State College senior Bradley Doyley continue to burn at a memorial in his honor near the student union.
  The 21-year-old was pronounce dead at Buffalo General Thursday.
  Buffalo Police are investigating whether or not off-campus hazing played a role in his death.
  As family and friends mourn this sudden loss, they’re also eager to find answers. The Doyley family has hired local attorney John Elmore, who’s enlisted the help of a retired
  
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• Teen in helicopter crash near Arizona Memorial pronounced dead

  23-02-2016 00:41 via wivb.com
  
  HONOLULU, HI (KHON) — A teenager injured when a helicopter went down in waters near the USS Arizona Memorial last Thursday, Feb. 18, has died.
  Gidget Ruscetta, chief operating officer, Pali Momi Medical Center, confirmed the 16-year-old was pronounced dead Monday, Feb. 22.
  The full statement follows:
  It is with a heavy heart that we announce that the 16-year-old involved in Thursday’s helicopter crash was pronounced dead today at Pali Momi Medical Center. Two family members remain in
  
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• Buffalo cop suspended without pay over Vine videos

  23-02-2016 00:13 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Buffalo Police Officer was trying to be funny but his department isn’t laughing.
  Buffalo Police Officer Richard Hy, a three-year veteran of the force assigned to the Housing Unit, was suspended without pay Monday afternoon for violating the department’s social media policy.
  For many months he’s been doing seven-second skits under the name of Angry Cops, appearing on social media site Vine. In one such post, he appears in a Santa hat and his Buffal
  
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• A New Voice: Cheektowaga student announcer pursues dream

  23-02-2016 00:11 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Jack Kreuzer can fool people with his voice.
  Some think he’s 35-years-old. Others, much older.
  “People hear my deep voice and expect to see a 50-year-old,” says Kreuzer. “Then they look over and see me and go, whoa!”
  Jack is Cheektowaga Central’s 16-year-old PA announcer. He’s been calling games since sixth grade, when he started with modified football games.
  “Once I realized I was a natural bass, I suddenly knew I
  
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• 3 UB students, 24 energy drinks and 1 goal: getting to Paris

  23-02-2016 00:10 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) –  165 student teams from 50 plus countries around the world have seven days to travel across Europe using only cans of Red Bull as currency. Three University at Buffalo students want in. Their team name is “Queen City can make it.” They plan to get by on their charm and sense of adventure.
  Chris Komin, Junior at University at Buffalo said, “It’s about a six hundred 700 mile journey and you have a week to get there only using red
  
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