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• Buffalo officer found guilty of a lesser DWI charge

  06-04-2016 23:55 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Last month, an off-duty Buffalo Police officer was caught drinking and driving in the Allen Street area. Officials said 49-year-old Dave Rodriguez was involved in a car crash and charged with a DWI. No one was injured in the accident.
  Police said Rodriguez refused all sobriety tests.
  Wednesday, an Erie County judge found Rodriguez guilty of a lesser DWI charge, driving while ability impaired. He is sentenced to a conditional discharge which requires him to live a law
  
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• Cuomo announces sweeping changes to Buffalo infrastructure

  06-04-2016 23:29 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- Governor Cuomo joined several state and city leaders in Buffalo Wednesday afternoon to talk about undoing urban development projects many feel have changed the character of the city.
  “A lot of our urban renewal projects that we did in post World War II, we look back at them now and shake our heads and think what were they thinking,” said Assemblyman Sean Ryan.
  One of those projects, was the Scajaquada Expressway, or the 198. The state is putting up $30
  
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• Donald Trump to hold rally at First Niagara Center

  06-04-2016 22:22 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Just after his Democratic counterpart Hillary Clinton announced she would campaign in Buffalo, Republican front-runner Donald Trump announced he will be stopping to rally in the Queen City.
  Trump will take over the First Niagara Center on April 17 at 7 p.m., and the public will be welcome to attend. Trump’s campaign first made the announcement, and Erie County Republican Committee Chairman Nick Langworthy confirmed the event soon after.
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• Battle for New York delegates in full swing

  06-04-2016 21:41 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Ted Cruz boosted his effort to thwart Donald Trump after winning the Wisconsin Republican primary Tuesday.
  And many observers say that has moved the party even closer to a contested convention.
  Bernie Sanders won the Democratic primary, beating Hillary Clinton and racking up his sixth win of the past seven state contests.
  Now, the 2016 field turns its attention to New York State and the April 19 primaries.
  “For once the New York primaries are going to mean some
  
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• FULL DETAILS: Hillary campaigns in Buffalo

  06-04-2016 21:04 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Clinton family is hitting Buffalo with a one-two punch as they campaign to reach Hillary’s goal of achieving the Democratic primary nomination.
  On Monday, Bill Clinton, former President of the United States, stopped in Depew to a thundering group of hundreds of supporters. He spoke to his wife’s mission and why he believes she should eventually become the next to hold the Oval Office.
  But Hillary’s mission to clinch New York State on Primar
  
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• Nano-technology patch could help manage diabetes, treat allergies

  06-04-2016 00:34 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The number of people being diagnosed with diabetes is growing. Every third American adult will develop type 2 diabetes within the next 35 years. But there may be a new way to manage the illness.
  A new device might make managing your insulin levels or even treating allergies virtually painless. We know Western New York is becoming a hub for nano-medicine. Now a local organization is on the front lines of whats called nano- patch technology.
  At the New York Center
  
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• Gov. Cuomo bans government travel to Mississippi

  06-04-2016 00:20 via wivb.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York state has banned non-essential state-funded travel to Mississippi after that state’s governor signed a law allowing religious groups and some businesses to refuse service to gay couples.
  Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the ban Tuesday, the same day Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant signed the measure, which supporters say will protect those who have religious objections to same-sex marriage. Opponents to the measure say it’s intolerant and will lead to discr
  
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