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• UB Professor, Researcher spearheads two bio-tech companies, hopes to put WNY on the map

  04-05-2016 23:59 via wivb.com
  
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) – The Buffalo-Niagara region is betting on bio-technology.  The state has spent millions on high-tech drug manufacturing facilities in the area. A UB Researcher is now spearheading two related start ups.
  Jonathan Lovell is an Assistant Professor of Biomedical engineering at U.B. Now his research has led him to create two start up companies. Now he hopes to put Western New York on the map as a hub for bio technology.
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• Parents, students rally against KenTon district

  04-05-2016 23:56 via wivb.com
  
  KENMORE, N.Y. (WIVB) — Parents, students and teachers gathered Wednesday outside of the Kenmore Town of Tonawanda School District building, holding signs, hoping to bring about change in the district.
  “It’s frustrating because it could be so much better,” said Eric Mihelberger, who has two children in the district. “We want more change. Not just change in writing but change in the classrooms.”
  Mihelberger said for the last few years, the KenTon classrooms
  
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• FDA launches new anti-tobacco campaign aimed at LGBT youth

  04-05-2016 23:53 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- News 4 has a first look at an FDA campaign focusing on the LGBT community. It’s an effort to stop tobacco use among lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender young adults.
  The FDA says 18-to 24-year-olds who identify as part of that community are twice as likely to use tobacco compared to other young adults.
  The Senior Director of the Pride Center of WNY calls the campaign “exciting” and is glad the FDA is acknowledging the LGBT community.
  “I would
  
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• More than a dozen cars vandalized in Buffalo’s Hertel & Parkside areas

  04-05-2016 23:41 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) —  More than a dozen cars vandalized in Buffalo’s Hertel & Parkside areas. Police believe a vandal, or vandals are using a BB gun to shoot at cars.
  According to the Buffalo Police Department, investigators believe the vandalism happened over the course of two days, mostly during the late or overnight hours.
  News 4 spoke to one man who thought he was being targeted. Raymond Backey says he was coming home on Tuesday night, when he heard the sounds of a BB
  
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• Celebrating Cinco de Mayo on Buffalo’s west side

  04-05-2016 23:20 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – You can celebrate Cinco de Mayo on Buffalo’s west side with Lloyd!
  Marketing and communications agency 19 Ideas is hosting a fiesta to celebrate its five year anniversary. The celebration will be open to the public.
  There will be a DJ, beverages from Community Beer Works and food to buy from Lloyd Taco Truck.
  WHEN: Thursday, May 5, 6 – 9 p.m.
  WHERE: 19 Ideas office, 32C Essex Street, Buffalo
  For all the details, click on the event’s F
  
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• Local program aims to help people trying to overcome addiction

  04-05-2016 23:01 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The opiate problem in Western New York is showing no sign of slowing down. But there are local programs available to help people trying to overcome addiction.
  More than half of the people who come in to Cazenovia Recovery Systems have an opiate dependency. Through a series of programs the organization aims to provide those struggling with addiction the tools they need to overcome it.
  “I found myself drinking and one thing led to another and I got hooked back ag
  
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• Batavia man, 24, charged with raping 5-year-old

  04-05-2016 22:52 via wivb.com
  
  BATAVIA, N.Y. (WIVB) — A local 24-year-old is facing first-degree rape charges after Orleans County Sheriff’s Deputies conducted an investigation into the rape of a 5-year-old child.
  Officers say they had been investigating the alleged 2011 rape of the child for two months after it was reported. Police say 24-year-old Nicholas McKague raped the child in the Town of Clarendon.
  McKague faces charges of first-degree rape, first-degree sexual abuse and endangering the welfare of a c
  
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• Tractor trailer collides with car; 2 evacuated via Mercy Flight

  04-05-2016 22:38 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) — A collision on a busy road in Orchard Park closed a portion of Milestrip Road on Wednesday and forced Mercy Flight to evacuate two victims with injuries.
  Officials say crews responded on Wednesday to Mid County Drive and Milestrip Road after a car and tractor trailer collided. Orchard Park Firefighters had to pull out the jaws of life to extricate two crash victims from the car, who were then flown to a local hospital.
  The crash closed Milestrip westbound f
  
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• US government: North Carolina LGBT law violates civil rights

  04-05-2016 22:27 via wivb.com
  
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department says a North Carolina law that limits protections to LGBT people violates federal civil rights laws.
  The Obama Administration agency on Wednesday put North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory on notice that that state officials must confirm by Monday that they will not comply with or implement the law called House Bill 2.
  A letter from the Justice Department obtained by The Associated Press said the law violates Title IX of the Civil Rights
  
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• Mayoral initiative aims at knocking out hazardous lead in Buffalo

  04-05-2016 22:09 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — An 11-point Mayoral plan aimed at knocking out the lead problem in the City of Buffalo will provide funding and follow-through over the next fiscal year to help wipe out a problem with hazardous lead-based materials like paint.
  Mayor Byron Brown alluded to a new program with highlighted increased funding in the 2016-2017 budget year. The multi-pronged initiative provides a minimum of $250,000 annually to be dedicated to lead-based issues, with over $200,000 avai
  
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• Police search for strong-arm robber in Amherst

  04-05-2016 21:30 via wivb.com
  
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) — Officers are on the hunt for a man who carried out a strong-arm robbery in a store on Wednesday in Amherst.
  Amherst Police released a video with security footage from a store on Sheridan Drive and Bailey Avenue, where a man is seen entering the store then fleeing afterwards with a victim’s bag in hand afterwards.
  The man is described as a mid 20-year-old who weighs about 175 pounds and is about 5’8″ tall. The man is said to have dirty blonde ha
  
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• The cost of caring for aging parents: How to plan for long-term care

  04-05-2016 20:08 via wivb.com
  
   
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Nothing can wipe out a retirement like a health problem. That’s the message from financial advisers when it comes to planning for long-term care. Unfortunately, that planning is something most Americans don’t do, for themselves, or for their loved ones. It can put grown children in a position of feeling helpless and lost when the time comes to make arrangements for their parents.
  Saving for retirement doesn’t even seem to be a priority f
  
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• US officials: Deal reached to extend Syria truce to Aleppo

  04-05-2016 19:40 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and Russia have persuaded Syria’s government and moderate rebels to extend the country’s fragile truce to the northern city of Aleppo, although sporadic clashes continue, U.S. officials said Wednesday.
  The agreement was reached late Tuesday and took effect at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday Damascus time (7 a.m. EDT), said the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to publicly discuss the diplomatic developm
  
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• Darien Lake to open for season this weekend

  04-05-2016 18:29 via wivb.com
  
  DARIEN CENTER, N.Y. (WIVB) — Western New York’s largest theme park, Darien Lake, will be open for the season starting this weekend.
  The park’s 53rd season will officially begin on Saturday, May 7. This year, Darien Lake will have a new water ride, an updated laser show and four free concerts within the park itself.
  “We continue to improve and develop the park to provide exceptional value and extraordinary experiences for our guests,” said Darien Lake Gener
  
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• Kasich plans to end White House bid, clearing Trump’s path to nomination

  04-05-2016 18:11 via wivb.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Ohio Gov. John Kasich is leaving the Republican presidential contest, giving Donald Trump a clear path to his party’s nomination.
  Kasich will announce the end of his underdog White House bid on Wednesday, according to three campaign officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the candidate’s plans. The decision comes a day after Trump’s only other rival, Ted Cruz, dropped out.
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• Kasich ends his campaign, thanks family, friends and supporters

  04-05-2016 18:11 via wivb.com
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The last man standing in Donald Trump’s path to the Republican nomination, Ohio Gov. John Kasich ended his campaign Wednesday, making Trump the party’s presumptive nominee.
  Speaking to reporters in Columbus, Ohio, Kasich didn’t outline his reasons for ending his bid or mention Trump. Instead, he offered an emotional recount of his exchanges with voters on and renewed his call for Americans to spend more time helping one another.
  He acknowledged it wa
  
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• Sheriff: Ex-worker kills 1, injures 1 before killing self

  04-05-2016 17:24 via wivb.com
  
  KATY, Texas (AP) — Authorities say a recently fired employee opened fire at a transportation company in Houston, killing one employee and injuring another before fatally shooting himself.
  Harris County Sheriff Ron Hickman said during a news conference Wednesday that the gunman had been fired earlier in the day, then returned with a gun to the Knight Transportation office in Katy, about 20 miles west of Houston.
  Hickman says the man opened fire, killing one person and injuring another. Hick
  
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• Aeropostale, one-time mall king, seeks bankruptcy protection

  04-05-2016 17:10 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Aeropostale, once the vibrant epicenter of the U.S. mall scene, is seeking Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and closing 20 percent of its stores in North America.
  The New York company said Wednesday that it is closing 113 of its 739 U.S. stores and all 41 locations in Canada. Going-out-of-business sales at those U.S. stores will begin this weekend.
  Aeropostale expects to emerge from bankruptcy protection within six months as a smaller company after renegotiating contracts a
  
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• Buffalo Police investigating numerous vehicle vandalism incidents

  04-05-2016 16:43 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — After several recent incidents of vandalism in Buffalo, police are trying to figure out who is behind it all.
  Buffalo authorities say the nearly dozen incidents have happened in the Hertel-Parkside area over the last two days.
  The most frequent times have been during the late night and early morning hours. Police say the vandal or vandals have been shooting vehicle windows with a BB gun.
  Anyone with information on the incidents is asked to call police at 851-441
  
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• Man stabbed in chest 4 times in Niagara Falls; suspect named

  04-05-2016 16:21 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) — Police in Niagara Falls have charged a man with assault after they say he stabbed another man in the chest four times.
  After receiving a call for a stabbing on LaSalle Ave. Friday night, police found the victim and rushed him to Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center.
  The victim was then stabilized and and taken to ECMC for surgery related to a punctured lung.
  Days later, on Tuesday evening, Lawrence Smith, 28, was found at the Niagara County Social Service
  
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• Buffalo Zoo welcomes new river otter pups

  04-05-2016 15:53 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Two new faces have popped up at The Buffalo Zoo, according to an announcement released on Wednesday.
  The zoo welcomed a couple of new American river otter pups at the end of February — the second pair born to 11-year-old Ellie and 9-year-old Rascal. The pair’s first pups were born in 2014.
  The two-month-old otter pups, named Luke and Leia, after the Star Wars siblings of the same names, have been learning to swim in an inside pool and were
  
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• Rochester-based firm’s founder sues decorator over $845K yacht bill

  04-05-2016 15:30 via wivb.com
  
  ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — Billionaire Thomas Golisano is suing his Rochester-based interior decorator, claiming she overcharged him hundreds of thousands of dollars for furnishings for his 240-foot Florida yacht.
  Sources report the founder of Paychex Inc., has filed a civil lawsuit against Norma Goldman in state Supreme Court in Rochester.
  Golisano claims Goldman’s $845,000 bill for work she did on the West Palm Beach-based Laurel was $400,000 too high. He says the decorator overch
  
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• Fredonia mother accused of driving while on drugs during crash with toddler in car

  04-05-2016 15:13 via wivb.com
  
  TOWN OF BRANT, N.Y. (WIVB) — Authorities in Erie County say a Fredonia mother was on drugs when she crashed her vehicle with a toddler inside.
  On Tuesday morning, members of the Erie County Sheriff’s Office say Alyssa Bishop, 30, crashed into a ditch in the Town of Brant, leading her vehicle to strike a mailbox and land on its hood.
  She and her two-year-old daughter were subsequently hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries.
  Drug recognition experts from the Town of Tonawanda
  
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• Report: Prince tried to meet with doctor before death

  04-05-2016 14:40 via wivb.com
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Prince had arranged to meet a California doctor to try to kick an addiction to painkillers shortly before his death, according to a newspaper report published Wednesday.
  Prince’s representatives called Dr. Howard Kornfeld on April 20, the day before the musician died, to seek emergency help, attorney William Mauzy told the Minneapolis Star Tribune (http://strib.mn/1q0bEM1 ).
  Mauzy, who is representing the Kornfeld family, said Kornfeld couldn’t immediately me
  
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• Students participate in day of service

  04-05-2016 14:21 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Niagara Catholic Junior and Senior High students and faculty took the day off from class on Tuesday to make a difference in their community. Each spring, they set aside a “Day of Caring,” and volunteer at dozens of sites throughout Niagara County.
  Some students cleaned the church pews at the parish connected to their feeder elementary school, Catholic Academy. Others playing bingo or baked with residents at nursing homes, helped with gardening, or at food
  
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• Study: Children born to older mothers may be fitter, taller, smarter

  04-05-2016 14:07 via wivb.com
  
  ANN ARBOR, Mich. (WIVB) — Children born to older women may fare better than other kids — That’s the finding of a new study.
  Older women often face complications during pregnancy, but this research did not focus on that. Instead, scientists in Sweden chose to look at what happens when the babies age.
  They studied 1.5 million adults. Researchers found people born to mothers who were in their late 30s or 40s tended to be taller, fitter and more educated than those born t
  
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• It’s Star Wars Day: May the 4th be with you

  04-05-2016 13:24 via wivb.com
  
  (AP) — It’s not a national holiday, yet it might be an intergalactic one.
  May the Fourth, as in “May the Fourth Be With You” has become a day to celebrate all things Star Wars, especially following last year’s revival of the series with “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.”
  Comedy Central’s “@midnight” got things started by launching a #StarWarsSongs hashtag, asking fans to come up with Star Wars themed song titles. Some of the responses incl
  
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• Police: Shoeless bike thief chased through woods in Orchard Park

  04-05-2016 13:13 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) — An Orchard Park man sent police on a chase through the woods after they say he tried to steal a bicycle.
  On Tuesday afternoon, Orchard Park Police responded to a call for a burglary in progress at a home on Stonehenge Drive.
  The homeowner told police that she had just arrived home when she saw a man leaving her garage with her bicycle.
  After chasing the alleged thief on foot, the homeowner called police, who subsequently chased the suspect into the woods so
  
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• SUV rolls over, wrecks street sign in north Buffalo

  04-05-2016 12:26 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A rolled over SUV caused E. Delavan St. to partially close near Longview Ave. Wednesday morning.
  Buffalo Police are trying to figure out what caused the driver, who appeared to be unscathed, to lose control of his vehicle and take out a street sign around 5 a.m.
  His crashed vehicle was taken from the scene by local crews.
  It is not clear if police will file charges related to the incident. News 4 will have more information as it becomes available.
  
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• WNY woman comments on wildfire that forced residents to evacuate Canadian town

  04-05-2016 12:07 via wivb.com
  
  FORT MCMURRAY, Alberta (AP modified) — The entire population of Fort McMurray in Alberta, Canada has been ordered to evacuate from a wildfire that officials say has destroyed whole neighborhoods.
  More than 80,000 residents have been ordered to leave as flames continue to make their way into the city.
  Highway 63 is the only road out and flames jumped the road, sending people into a panic.
  Fire officials say they don’t know how many homes have been destroyed, but that the fire is burni
  
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• Local Republican leaders speak on Cruz dropping out of the race

  04-05-2016 06:06 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- Local Republican leaders reacted Tuesday night to Senator Ted Cruz dropping out of the race for the White House.
  Cruz’s Western New York Coordinator Russ Gugino said they knew it would be tough to beat Donald Trump going into the night but he was still surprised Cruz left the race.
   
  Gugino said the Cruz campaign could’ve spent more time campaigning in smaller cities and towns here in New York and across the country but acknowledged that’s incred
  
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• Bills, Glenn Agree on Contract Extension

  04-05-2016 06:01 via wivb.com
  
    
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- The Bills have signed left tackle Cordy Glenn to a contract extension. According to several reports, Glenn’s deal is worth $65 million over five years. The 26-year-old was a major reason the Bills led the NFL in rushing last season. Glenn was selected in the second round of the 2012 draft from Georgia and has started 61 games for Buffalo. The team place the franchise tag on Glenn earlier this offseason.
  
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• Wildfires cause chaos in Canada oil sands town

  04-05-2016 04:33 via wivb.com
  
  FORT MCMURRAY, Alberta (AP) — The entire population of the Canadian oil sands city of Fort McMurray, Alberta, has been ordered to evacuate as a wildfire whipped by winds engulfed homes and sent ash raining down on residents.
  More than 80,000 residents have been ordered to flee after an earlier order that had applied to almost 30,000 people, mostly on the city’s south side, was extended to tens of thousands more as flames continued to make their way into the city Tuesday. Residents we
  
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• Bills left tackle Glenn agrees to 5-year contract extension

  04-05-2016 04:27 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Cordy Glenn has become one of the NFL’s top-paid left tackles after agreeing to a five-year, $65 million contract extension with the Buffalo Bills.
  The Bills announced the deal Tuesday evening, about an hour after Glenn’s representatives, Sports Trust Advisors, said on its Twitter account that an agreement had been reached.
  A person familiar with the contract revealed the contract’s worth to The Associated Press, and spoke on the condition of ano
  
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• BPS BoE majority rejected in election, only Paladino remains

  04-05-2016 04:22 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — One of the most hotly contested Buffalo Board of Education battles in years came to a head Tuesday night, with polls closing at 9 p.m.
  Candidates battled it out in five of six districts, with only one district staying unopposed. Results rolled in here, allowing the Board of Elections to call winners. The results shattered a former board majority.
  Sharon Belton-Cottman won her unopposed battle in Ferry District.
  Jay Hope won her battle against an incumb
  
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• Trump virtually clinches Republican presidential nomination; Sanders prevails over Clinton

  04-05-2016 04:06 via wivb.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — In a stunning triumph for a political outsider, Donald Trump all but clinched the Republican presidential nomination Tuesday with a resounding victory in Indiana that knocked rival Ted Cruz out of the race and cleared Trump’s path to a likely November face-off with Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton.
  Trump still needs about 200 delegates to formally secure the nomination, but Cruz’s decision to end his campaign removed his last major obstacle.
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• Trump virtually clinches Republican nomination as Cruz drops out; Sanders prevails over Clinton

  04-05-2016 04:06 via wivb.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — In a stunning triumph for a political outsider, Donald Trump all but clinched the Republican presidential nomination Tuesday with a resounding victory in Indiana that knocked rival Ted Cruz out of the race and cleared Trump’s path to a likely November face-off with Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton.
  Trump still needs about 200 delegates to formally secure the nomination, but Cruz’s decision to end his campaign removed his last major obstacle.
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• Gowanda woman, former NYS employee, admits to spending state funds on groceries, beauty supplies

  04-05-2016 03:44 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A judge required Corrine Alexander, a former New York State employee, repay stolen funds after admitting to crimes in Erie County court.
  Officials say Alexander pleaded guilty to fourth-degree attempted grand larceny over spending government funds on personal goods. Investigators say she worked for the New York State Office for People with Developmental Disabilities and used a government-issued credit card on groceries and beauty items.
  The purchases racked up b
  
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• Ted Cruz suspends his campaign after losing Indiana to Trump

  04-05-2016 02:41 via wivb.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (WIVB) — After losing the last stronghold that could propel opponents of Donald Trump to a contested convention, Trump’s greatest opponent has suspended his presidential campaign.
  Ted Cruz announced on Tuesday after Trump’s powerful victory in Indianapolis that he would no longer contest the Republican front-runner, conceding his defeat in the race for the White House.
  The move comes just a week after highlighting who he would select as his Vice President in C
  
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• Navy SEAL killed in Iraq identified as an Arizona native

  04-05-2016 02:27 via wivb.com
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — The Navy SEAL killed in Iraq has been identified as Charlie Keating IV, the grandson of the late Arizona financier involved in a savings and loan scandal.
  Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey announced late Tuesday afternoon that Keating died in an Islamic State group attack near the city of Irbil.
  Ducey ordered all state flags be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset Wednesday in honor of Keating, who was a graduate of Phoenix’s Arcadia High School.
  The 31-year-old Keating
  
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• Buffalo parks officials stage big war on a tiny pest

  04-05-2016 02:10 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – In just a few years the emerald ash borer has already laid waste to thousands of trees in Western New York, and now the Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy is drawing a line in the sand.
  But can parks officials stop or slow down a ravenous pest that has been shown to be–up to this point–unstoppable?
  Olmsted Parks officials have been girdling ash trees in Delaware Park, that are already infested, to serve as traps for the destructive bugs. By stripping the
  
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• Photos released of suspicious vehicle reported in WNY

  04-05-2016 02:01 via wivb.com
  
  TOWN OF TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Authorities in the Town of Tonawanda continue to investigate a suspicious vehicle which approached children recently.
  Officers say a man driving a teal-colored four-door vehicle with three passengers inside approached children while inside the vehicle if they would get in and help look for his lost dog.
  The children fled after saying no, and the men in the vehicle reportedly shouted obscenities at the kids. Officers have worked with local businesses to
  
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• Tonawanda crematory loses in court, neighbors celebrate

  04-05-2016 01:19 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – A state judge denied a request from the Amigone family to re-open their Town of Tonawanda crematory that has been closed for nearly 4 years, under an agreement between the Amigones and the state.
  State Supreme Court Justice Jeannette Ogden ruled terms of the pact, called an Assusrance of Discontinuance are still in effect, and granted the State Attorney General’s request to add conditions to it, including a requirement that Amigone get a new state permit.
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• Wife of missionary, WNY native, responds to husband’s death

  04-05-2016 01:05 via wivb.com
  
  ST. MARY, JAMAICA (WIVB) — Exactly how or why WNY native and Christian missionary Harold Nichols was killed remained a mystery two days after his body was found in a bush along the northern coast of Jamaica in St. Mary.
  But the killing of Nichols and his friend, another missionary Randy Hentzel, have left the parish badly shaken.
  While initial reports stated Nichols, 53, and Hentzel, 48, were shot to death, Jamaica’s police chief said it was unclear how they died.
  The men and their w
  
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• UB Bulls host “Basketball 101”

  04-05-2016 00:15 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Local elementary school kids got to spend Tuesday afternoon with the MAC Champion basketball teams at a program called “Basketball 101.”
  The event, sponsored by M&T Bank, invited students from Westminster Community Charter School and Highgate Heights to Alumni Arena where they got to shoot hoops with the men and women’s teams.
  “For everything they just show so much passion,” UB women’s center and Grand Island nat
  
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• New company arrives in Buffalo and aims to ease dinner difficulties

  04-05-2016 00:04 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — It’s a company called Skip the Dishes and its goal is to help people do just that – no dishes but still having local meals.
  “What we’re doing is not about food but about time and allowing people time to focus on what they really care about,” said Joshua Simair, the CEO and co-founder for Skip the Dishes. “We’re focused on bringing world class service to the cities in between.”
  The company is Vancouver-based bu
  
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• Buffalo billion probe continues, federal investigators hone in on top Cuomo aide

  04-05-2016 00:01 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara will will look at whether that top aide, Joe Percoco, represented private sector clients who had business before the state as part of the “Buffalo Billion.”
  In his first public comments since Fridays subpoena of his office, the Governor defends his longtime senior adviser and the Buffalo Billion program.
  Governor Andrew Cuomo said, “The Buffalo Billion, which is an upstate development program is being run well and an
  
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