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• Woman hit by car crossing Niagara Falls Blvd

  10-04-2016 21:36 via wivb.com
  
  AMHERST, NY (WIVB)–A 42-year old woman was hit by a car crossing Niagara Falls Boulevard in Amherst just after midnight Sunday.
  Amherst police say Julie Galatioto from Amherst was crossing the Boulevard when she was hit by a 2011 Ford driven by 34-year old Muhammad Sheikh of Lackawanna. This happened near the intersection of Tonawanda Creek Road.
  Police say Galatioto was taken to ECMC and is listed in serious condition in the ICU.
  The investigation continues and anyone with information is
  
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• WNY soccer star will donate her brain to concussion research, study underway at UB

  10-04-2016 17:00 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Recently retired U.S. Women’s national team soccer star– and Western New York native, Abby Wambach, is the latest athlete to donate their brain for concussion research.
  Before she retired, Wambach was one of the most aggressive strikers in women’s soccer history. She is known for using her head to score goals throughout her career. Dr. Scott Darling with the University at Buffalo Concussion Clinic said, “If we can study the brains of
  
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• Former NFL player from Utica shot and killed in New Orleans

  10-04-2016 16:06 via wivb.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) Former New Orleans Saints player Will Smith was shot and killed late Saturday after a traffic accident.
  An emailed statement from New Orleans city coroner Jeffrey C. Rouse said that Smith died “of multiple gunshot wounds” after a traffic accident on Camp Street. The former defensive end was 34 years old. No other information was released.
  A tweet from the verified account of Greg Bensel, Saints vice president of communications and broadcasting, expressed condolences
  
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• Buffalo man facing several charges after traffic stop in Orchard Park

  10-04-2016 15:34 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, NY (WIVB)– Orchard Park police pulled over a car driven by 44-year Christopher Reimer of Buffalo Friday night.  Police say Reimer said he did not have his drivers license with him and gave them a false name, which led to several charges.
  Police originally pulled the car over after noticing it running loudly and having a brake light out.  After the name he gave police did not show up in the New York system, Reimer was questioned further.  Only after he was
  
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• Two shot outside Amherst business Sunday

  10-04-2016 12:39 via wivb.com
  
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) — Police are asking for the public’s help solving a double shooting near the University at Buffalo south campus Sunday morning.
  Witnesses told police, an altercation began inside Habibi Sheesha Lounge on Main Street just before 2:00 a.m., and when the people involved went to a nearby parking lot, someone started shooting.
  Two victims were taken to Erie County Medical Center in Buffalo, according to police; investigators did not release their names or conditions.
  
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• Galbani Italian Food and Heritage Festival is accepting applications

  10-04-2016 05:42 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- The Galbani Italian Food and Heritage Festival is just around the corner in North Buffalo.
  If you’re looking to showcase your restaurant, food truck or catering business, there is still time to sign up.
  The festival is accepting applications.
  Visit buffaloitalianfestival.com or call (716)-512-1878.
  
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• Buffalo woman behind bars following bank robbery

  10-04-2016 04:49 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A 24-year-old woman is behind bars following a bank robbery on Elmwood Avenue.Buffalo Police say the woman robbed the Citizen Bank just before 11:30 a.m. Saturday.Officers say the woman entered the bank and demanded money from a teller and then fled on foot with an undisclosed amount of cash.A short time later Northwest District Officers located her near Norris Street.She has been charged with robbery and grand larceny.
  
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• 914th Airlift Wing in Niagara Falls hosts 25th anniversary Desert Storm reunion

  10-04-2016 04:43 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) — Members of the 914th Airlift Wing deployed in support of Desert Storm for seven months, before finally returning in 1991.That was 25 years ago, and for some of the Airmen, they say it feels like yesterday.
  David Brown, a retired navigator says, “We accomplished a lot over there, we all are citizen Airmen, we all come from different walks of life, different professions, but we all have the same goal, we want to serve our country, and do the best thing
  
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• John Kasich holds Rochester rally

  10-04-2016 00:52 via wivb.com
  
  GREECE, N.Y. (WIVB) — Republican Presidential hopeful & Ohio Governor John Kasich drummed up support in the Rochester area on Saturday.
  Kasich is the only candidate who has yet to confirm a campaign stop in Buffalo.
  During his rally, Kasich spoke to the crowd about a number of topics, including the economy and fiscal responsibility.
  Kasich said, “But what I do know is that when the debt keeps rising, our jobs keep disappearing, and I know that if we can get the debt to stop
  
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