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• New charges filed, more pending, following raid on farm, seizure of animals

  29-02-2016 23:33 via wivb.com
  
  FARMERSVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) — Over 600 animals on a Cattaraugus County farm continue to fall under the care of the Cattaraugus County SPCA and the owners of the animals are facing a list of charges.
  Last week a raid led to the seizure of seven dogs, and the direct need for help from the community as hundreds of farm animals required food and clean lodging. The investigation into Donald and Bonnie George, the owners of the animals, led to immediate charges for not providing proper care f
  
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• Why fans stick by perennial losing teams

  29-02-2016 23:30 via wivb.com
  
   
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — It happens ever sports season, especially here in Buffalo – fans say “This is it; it’s our year” before the players even suit up. Then the games start and the notches in the loss column keep ticking upward but the fans never stop supporting their team.
  “It’s difficult,” said Ryan Healy, a Sabres fan. :It’s tough when they don’t make the playoffs year after year.”
  That sentiment is heard around th
  
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• WNY Catholic schools no stranger to challenges

  29-02-2016 23:12 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- It’s been a tough few years for many Catholics schools in Western New York.
  Immaculata Academy is the latest school to announce it will soon close its doors forever.
  Monday, social media was flooded with emotional comments about the closing; some Immaculata students even wrote letters to celebrities, asking for help to try and keep their school afloat.Immaculata’s $7 million capitol campaign wasn’t enough; 45 staff members and 180 students will n
  
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• Attorney general reaches settlement with alleged snowplow scammer

  29-02-2016 23:05 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Just weeks after being brought to court by the New York Attorney General, Buffalo-based contractor Joseph Lloyd has agreed to a settlement.
  Lloyd faced accusations of taking payments in exchange for snowplow services, but refused to act on his promises. Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman’s lawsuit sought damages for Lloyd’s customers, and they’ll get just that.
  “This settlement bars Mr. Lloyd from engaging in snowplowing, landscap
  
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• Raleigh police investigate deadly officer-involved shooting

  29-02-2016 22:41 via wivb.com
  
  RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) – Raleigh police are investigating following a deadly officer-involved shooting Monday in the North Carolina city.
  The incident occurred shortly after noon, police said.
  The victim’s mom told Media General Contributors WNCN her son, Akiel Denkins, was wanted on a warrant. Denkins was running from police when he was shot in the back and killed, the victim’s mom, Rolanda Byrd, said.
  Rolanda Byrd also said that her son had died in the shooting. Denkins’
  
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• Sabres send away forward McGinn for conditional draft pick

  29-02-2016 22:19 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — In a last-minute trade move ahead of the National Hockey League deadline, the Sabres are shipping off another player in exchange for a conditional draft pick.
  The Buffalo Sabres announced Monday the team acquired a conditional third-round pick for Jamie McGinn from the Anaheim Ducks. The forward spent under a year with the team after Buffalo acquired him from the Colorado Avalanche.
  McGinn, an eight-year veteran in the NHL, was picked in the secon
  
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• Missing Buffalo woman’s death ruled homicide

  29-02-2016 21:44 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — After more than a week of investigation, police in Buffalo say the death of a missing woman located in a home on Rother Avenue has been ruled a homicide.
  Buffalo Police say they responded to a Rother Avenue home in the afternoon of Saturday, Feb. 20. They located 42-year-old Twynett Rivers dead, and asked Erie County medical examiners to take a closer look.
  Officials are now saying Rivers died due to blunt force trauma, and a homicide investigation is under
  
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• Crime analysis center in Niagara County becomes second in WNY

  29-02-2016 21:34 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) — The latest of seven planned crime technology centers will operate in Niagara County, aiding local police forces.
  The state-funded center will reportedly help police and prosecutors efficiently evaluate and solve crimes, preventing crime in the process, state officials say. Niagara Falls will become the home of the new center, aided by a $164,000 New York State investment.
  Named the Niagara Crime Analysis Center, the office will operate out of the Niag
  
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• 4 hurt in shooting at Ohio school; suspect in custody

  29-02-2016 19:56 via wivb.com
  
  MADISON TOWNSHIP, Ohio (AP) — A shooting Monday inside a southwestern Ohio school lunchroom injured four students — two of whom were shot and two others who were injured in another way — but none had life-threatening injuries, officials said. A suspect was in custody.
  The two Madison Local Schools students who weren’t shot may have been hit by shrapnel or hurt while trying to get out of the way, said Chief Anthony Dwyer of the Butler County sheriff’s office.
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• A new, rare procedure at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Hospital helps patients improve quality of life

  29-02-2016 19:03 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) – Imagine not being able to process your food. A Niagara Falls man had trouble with it for years. He feels much better after a local doctor performed a new, rare procedure to treat it.
  Kevin Howey told News 4 that he’s struggled with nausea and pain for years. “I was constantly throwing up, having bad pain in my side. It was just something that was reoccurring frequently,” he said.
  The 28-year-old has a rare condition called gastroparesis. Docto
  
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• Cheektowaga Police arrest their own officer on DWI charges

  29-02-2016 18:46 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Police in Cheektowaga say they arrested one of their own officers on a charge of aggravated DWI.
  Law enforcement officers say Nicholas Jakubowski, 29, was off-duty during the alleged Feb. 23 incident.
  Jakubowski’s car was hit by another vehicle while he was turning into a parking lot near Como Park Boulevard, according to police.
  The person in the other car suffered a minor injury to their foot, according to authorities.
  Jakubowski’s bl
  
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• Taxi driver, 1 other accused of selling, transporting cocaine in Medina

  29-02-2016 18:16 via wivb.com
  
  MEDINA, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Orleans County Major Felony Crime Task Force says two men are facing a number of charges after using a taxi service to transport and sell crack cocaine in Medina.
  Town of Shelby resident Roy Bishop, 42, is a driver for Medina Transport. Following an investigation into the sale and distribution of crack cocaine in Medina, authorities say Bishop and Medina resident Reginald Kendrick, 40, trafficked the drugs using Bishop’s taxi.
  Authorities also say 
  
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• Two men connected with fatal boating accident charged

  29-02-2016 17:41 via wivb.com
  
  TOWN OF TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Following an eight-month investigation into a fatal boating accident, two men have been arrested and arraigned on charges stemming from the accident in June of 2015.
  Timothy Wisniewski, 51, and Gregory Green, 18, were arrested over the weekend and were held in the Erie County Holding Center, before they were arraigned on charges from an indictment Monday afternoon.
  As the indictment was unsealed, Wisniewski and Green learned they will fa
  
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• Two men connected with fatal boating accident arrested

  29-02-2016 17:41 via wivb.com
  
  TOWN OF TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) – News 4 will be watching a State Supreme Courtroom closely Monday as two men are arraigned on charges that appear to stem from a fatal boating accident in June, 2015.
  Timothy Wisniewski, 51, and Gregory Green, 18, were arrested over the weekend and are being held in the Erie County Holding Center, pending arraignment Monday afternoon. Police and officials with the District Attorney’s Office would not comment on either case before the court appearances.
  
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• Def Leppard, REO Speedwagon, Tesla coming to Darien Lake in August

  29-02-2016 17:34 via wivb.com
  
  DARIEN CENTER, N.Y. (WIVB) — Along with the Monday announcement of Zac Brown Band coming to Darien Lake this summer, more bands were announced for the venue’s summer concert series.
  Def Leppard, REO Speedwagon and Tesla will play at Darien Lake August 31 at 7 p.m.
  Tickets for the show go on sale Friday, March 4 at 12 p.m. Prices range from $31 to $125. Lawn four-packs will also be available for $75.
  Tickets will be available online at LiveNation.com, Ticketmaster.com, or by call
  
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• Indiana sheriff indicted on 10 felony counts including bribery, assisting a criminal

  29-02-2016 17:17 via wivb.com
  
  KOSCIUSKO COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) — Kosciusko County, Indiana Sheriff Aaron Rovenstine and two others have been indicted on criminal charges that include bribery and assisting a criminal.
  A warrant for Rovenstine’s arrest was issued Monday after a grand jury convened in Kosciusko County returned 10 felony counts against the sheriff five for official misconduct, three for bribery, one for intimidation and one for assisting a criminal.
  A press conference is scheduled at 3 p.m. Monday in Ma
  
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• Lanes closures at Harlem and Walden in Cheektowaga Wednesday

  29-02-2016 16:45 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) — After a number of delays, lane closures planned in Cheektowaga will happen Wednesday, March 9.
  Maintenance crews plan to perform work on a traffic signal at Harlem Road and Walden Avenue.
  Crews plan to install new signal cabinets. During this time, flaggers will control traffic in that area.
  A representative with the NYS Department of Transportation says changes are being made at that intersection to make it safer for pedestrians.
  Later in the mont
  
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• Lanes closed at Harlem and Walden in Cheektowaga Wednesday

  29-02-2016 16:45 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Drivers in Cheektowaga will see lane closures as maintenance crews perform work on a traffic signal Wednesday.
  The closures will last from approximately 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. at the intersection of Harlem Road and Walden Avenue on March 2.
  During this time, flaggers will control traffic in that area.
  The work could possibly be delayed in a case of inclement weather.
  The New York State Department of Transportation reminds drivers that speeding in a work zo
  
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• Man accused of stealing from vehicles in Depew

  29-02-2016 16:23 via wivb.com
  
  DEPEW, N.Y. (WIVB) — Police in Depew say they arrested an unnamed 35-year-old man in relation to suspected vehicle thefts in the area.
  While patrolling overnight this past weekend, police say they noticed the man suspiciously tossing items to the ground as police cars drove by.
  Police say the man became disorderly and was subsequently arrested.
  During this time, authorities say they discovered a large amount of loose change and other items in his possession.
  The items are believe
  
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• Sheriff: $42,000 in crack cocaine seized during Buffalo raid

  29-02-2016 15:48 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Members of the Erie County Sheriff’s Office raided an Emslie Street residence on Thursday and say they found three-fourths of a kilogram of crack cocaine during the search.
  In addition to that, deputies say they also found marijuana and packaging materials.
  Buffalo resident Quinton Hill, 38, a four-time convicted felon, was charged with a multitude of drug offenses, including two felonies for criminal substance possession and criminal possession of a
  
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• Dixie Longate appears on Wake Up! before Shea’s shows

  29-02-2016 15:20 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Dixie Longate is in town bringing her new comedy show to Shea’s Smith Theater.
  “Dixie’s Never Wear a Tube Top While Riding a Mechanical Bull” will be at the theater from March 1-6.
  See her Wake Up! interview with News 4’s Brittni Smallwood in the video above and find ticket information here.
  
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• NY spending another $500K to lure Canadian tourists

  29-02-2016 15:00 via wivb.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The state is launching a cross-border advertising campaign aimed at attracting Canadians to upstate New York’s ski areas and other winter destinations.
  Gov. Andrew Cuomo has announced that an additional $500,000 will be spent for tourism promotion, including newspaper and radio advertisements in French and English in eastern Canada, as well as ad campaigns across upstate New York.
  Canadians account for the largest number of international travelers to New York stat
  
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• Man arrested in drive-thru after drifting in, out of consciousness with child in the car

  29-02-2016 14:43 via wivb.com
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – A man was arrested Friday on child endangerment charges, after a police affidavit claimed he was found coming in and out of consciousness in a Taco Bell drive-thru with his child in the car.
  The affidavit says police responded to the Taco Bell near Murfreesboro Pike and Dover Glen in Tennessee, where they found Kevin Furness drifting in and out of consciousness behind the wheel of his car. Medics reportedly saw track marks on his arm, typically associated with her
  
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• Zac Brown Band coming to Darien Lake this summer

  29-02-2016 14:36 via wivb.com
  
  DARIEN CENTER, N.Y. (WIVB) — Country genre-benders Zac Brown Band will perform at Darien Lake this 4th of July weekend.
  The band will be joined by Drake White and The Big Fire as part of their Black Out the Sun 2016 tour.
  Tickets for the July 3 show go on sale March 4 at 10 a.m.
  Prices range from $32.50 to $78.50. Lawn four-packs will also be available for $98.
  Darien Lake is also making a special offer available where a concert ticket can be purchased with theme park access for $16.7
  
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• Family bible survives Tennessee house fire

  29-02-2016 14:16 via wivb.com
  
  HAWKINS COUNTY, Tennessee (WJHL) — A few photographs and a family Bible were the only items that survived a house fire in Carters Valley, Tennessee Sunday
  “I was asleep, and I didn’t hear anything ,” said homeowner, Donna Clark.
  Clark, and her 84-year-old father live at the home on 519 Way Cross Road in Hawkins County. Her father was at church at the time of the fire, but she was sleeping inside and did not hear the smoke alarms going off.
  Her best friend and ne
  
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• Local leapers celebrate rare Feb. 29 birthdays

  29-02-2016 12:31 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — February 29th doesn’t come around that often. For those born on Leap Day, today is a chance to celebrate their actual birthdays for the first time in four years.
  Imagine blowing out your candles just once every four years. People born on Feb. 29, or “leapers,” make do.
  “I was born Feb. 29th 1992.  And this year, I’m going to be 6-years-old,” says Ethan Thompson, who is actually 24.
  Thompson is a mailman in Niagara Falls, and s
  
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• Oscars crown ‘Spotlight’ but diversity had the limelight

  29-02-2016 11:42 via wivb.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — In an underdog win for a movie about an underdog profession, the newspaper drama “Spotlight” took best picture Sunday at an Academy Awards riven by protest and outrage, and electrified by an unflinching Chris Rock.
  Tom McCarthy’s film about the Boston Globe’s investigative reporting on sexual abuse by Roman Catholic priests won over the favored frontier epic “The Revenant.” McCarthy’s well-crafted procedural, led by a strong ense
  
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• Baby Maddox’s father to undergo mental examination

  29-02-2016 11:15 via wivb.com
  
  SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WIVB) – The Syracuse father accused of killing his 21-month-old daughter appeared in court for a preliminary hearing Monday morning, where a judge ordered he undergo a mental examination.
  24-year-old Ryan Lawrence pleaded not guilty to 2nd degree murder last week in the death of his daughter, Maddox Lawrence.
  That came just days after an Amber Alert was issued for little Maddox. Although, according to the Syracuse Post Standard, Maddox was already dead by the time the Amber
  
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• “Spotlight” takes Best Picture at Academy Awards

  29-02-2016 06:48 via wivb.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — In an underdog win for a movie about an underdog profession, the newspaper drama “Spotlight” took best picture at a 88th Academy Awards.
  Tom McCarthy’s film about the Boston Globe’s investigative reporting on sexual abuse by Roman Catholic priests won over the favored frontier epic “The Revenant.” McCarthy’s well-crafted procedural, led by a strong ensemble cast, had lagged in the lead-up to the Oscars, losing ground to the flash
  
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