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• Southern Tier boy receives thousands in donations for track chair

  24-04-2016 18:31 via wivb.com
  
  CONEWANGO VALLEY, N.Y. (WIVB)- There’s no sound Hunter Colvin loves more than hearing his 4-H pigs fight for his attention.
  Thanks to friends and neighbors in the Southern Tier, he’ll be spending a lot more time with them.
  “It’s gonna be cool,” he told News 4 Sunday.
  Hunter started showing pigs through 4-H a few years ago, but he’s had a hard time; he has cerebral palsy, and getting around a show arena in a standard wheelchair is close to impossible.
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• Eight members of Ohio family fatally shot

  24-04-2016 17:37 via wivb.com
  
  PIKETON, Ohio (AP) – The Latest on the slayings of members of one southern Ohio family (all times local):
  Gov. John Kasich is calling the slaying of eight family members in rural southern Ohio “a horrible set of murders.”
  Seven adults and a teenage boy were found fatally shot Friday at four different properties near Piketon, about 60 miles south of Columbus. Authorities were still trying Sunday to find out who targeted the Rhoden family and why.
  Kasich says he’s been gett
  
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• Buffalo orchestra director elected to arts academy

  24-04-2016 17:15 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, (AP) — The music director of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra and the Virginia Symphony has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
  JoAnn Falletta will be inducted into the prestigious academy during an October ceremony in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
  Members of the 236-year-old honorary society contribute to Academy publications and studies of science and technology policy, energy and global security, social policy, as well as the humanities, arts, and education
  
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• Police investigate overnight shooting in Buffalo’s theater district

  24-04-2016 14:04 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO (WIVB) – Buffalo police are investigating an overnight shooting that left a man in critical condition.
  Detectives tell News 4 that a 31-year-old man was found shot outside of his car in a parking lot at Chippewa and Pearl Street.
  It happened around 3:30 Sunday morning.
  The victim was taken to ECMC where he is listed in critical condition.
  Anyone with information is being asked to call the confidential tipline at 847-2255.
  
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• Buffalo Police investigate shooting on Massachusetts Ave.

  24-04-2016 05:52 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- Police are investigating after a shooting on Buffalo’s East Side.
  BPD posted on Twitter around 8:00 p.m. that two people were shot in the leg in the 300 block of Massachusetts Ave. Police say the injuries appear to be non-life threatening.
  We have asked BPD for more information on the identities of those involved in the shooting.
   
  
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• Smith sets NLL scoring record in Bandits win

  24-04-2016 05:43 via wivb.com
  
  ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WIVB) — Dhane Smith needed seven points to tie the National Lacrosse League’s single season scoring record of 130 points in one year.
  He decided to do one better, scoring four goals and notching eight points to break the record, as the Bandits held on late to beat Rochester, 15-13.@NLLBandits @dhanesmith92 single season record point ball. #whatabeautie pic.twitter.com/jCvwLL04Tl
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• 30 in 30: Su’a Cravens

  24-04-2016 03:32 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y (WIVB) – What you see on Su’a Cravens highlight tape might depend on what you’re looking for. The USC junior led the Trojans in tackles, tackles for loss and sacks. But, he was recruited as a safety. And though he spent most of his playing time at linebacker he considers himself a natural member of the secondary.
  “The role of being a big safety is beginning to change. I think before it was frowned upon.” Cravens said.
  Being a big safety is music to the
  
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• Teenager stabbed in Buffalo, taken to ECMC

  24-04-2016 02:43 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- Buffalo Police say a 17 year old male was stabbed just before 4:40 p.m. on Saturday.
  Officers say it happened at Potomac Ave. and Herkimer. The victim has been taken to ECMC with non-life threatening injuries.
  Buffalo Police ask anyone with information to call or text the confidential tip line at (716)-847-2255.
   
  
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• Celeron man arrested for drug possession after raid

  24-04-2016 01:37 via wivb.com
  
  CELERON, N.Y. (WIVB)- The Jamestown Metro Drug Task Force and NYS Police have arrested a man in Celeron for possessing drugs on Friday.
  Authorities, including the Jamestown Police SWAT team, executed a search warrant at a home on Smith St. as part of an investigation into the sale and trafficking of drugs.
  Investigators found methamphetamine, prescription pills, packaging materials and other paraphernalia.
  Police charged Lindsey Harrison, 38, with possession of a controlled substance,
  
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• NY giving free park passes to 4th graders and their families

  24-04-2016 01:09 via wivb.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York state is making free state park passes available to fourth graders and their families as part of an effort to encourage kids to enjoy the state’s outdoors.
  The passes are available on the New York State Parks website, nysparks.com.
  The passes are good for the students and those in their families’ vehicles. They can also be used at state historic sites for free tours for a student and up to three adults.
  Gov. Andrew Cuomo says the passes should encou
  
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• Habitat for Humanity dedicates home to air force reservist

  24-04-2016 00:50 via wivb.com
  
  An air force reservist has the keys to a new home on Buffalo’s west side.
  Habitat for Humanity dedicated a house on Busti Avenue, right near Lasalle Park Saturday afternoon.
  Shamiqua Mason and her family put 500 hours worth of work into the home along with volunteers.
  Her brother and daughter will live there — but mason won’t be able to stay there very long.
  “I’m preparing to deploy, so I get to live in my house and then leave, but I can’t wait to ge
  
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• UB holds annual Blue and White Scrimmage

  24-04-2016 00:45 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The UB football team wrapped up their spring practice slate on Saturday afternoon with the annual Blue and White Scrimmage at the UB Stadium.
  The quarterback battle took center stage as Head Coach Lance Leipold has yet to name a starter for the upcoming season.
  Iowa State graduate transfer Grant Rohach had the most successful day with the offense, finishing 13-for-17 passing for 118 yards and four touchdowns.
  He will likely be competing for the Bulls starting jo
  
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