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• Despite downward trends, drunk driving continues to rip families apart

  05-05-2016 23:56 via wivb.com
  
  HAMBURG, N.Y. (WIVB) — When it was first criminalized in the early 1980s, drunk driving was killing more than one person a week in Erie County.Last year, fewer than 10 people died in alcohol-related crashes.
  And though trends are positive — with fewer serious incidents and more arrests, the issue continues to plague western New York, and rip otherwise innocent families apart.
  One family’s struggle
  These days, Christine Barton often sits in the shadow of her husband’s urn,
  
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• Local vapor store reacts to new FDA regulations

  05-05-2016 23:41 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- Thursday, the FDA announced plans to crack down on e-cigarettes, premium cigars, and hookah.
  Manufacturers will need to meet the new standards to keep their products in business.
  Under the new rules, all tobacco products not currently regulated that hit stores after February 2007 will need an FDA stamp of approval.
  Assistant Manager at the Buffalo Vapor Lounge, Jesse Buckner, told News 4 the vapor industry barely existed before then.
  “Were selling devices that ar
  
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• Shooting at MD high school leaves one dead, second wounded

  05-05-2016 23:31 via wivb.com
  
  PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY, MD (WIVB) — Officers in Maryland swarmed High Point High School on Thursday after gunshots rang out in the school’s halls.
  Officers with Prince George Police Department say after assessing the situation, they believe a domestic-related shooting left one adult dead and another wounded.
  News 4 will update this story with more information when it becomes available. Police have yet to say if there have been any arrests.
  
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• Parents calling on Kellogg’s to not add peanut flour to some of its products

  05-05-2016 23:16 via wivb.com
  
  LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WIVB) — Parents across the country are calling on Kellogg’s to reconsider an ingredient change. The company started adding peanut flour to some of its crackers in April. But some parents say it’s not safe for their children with food allergies.
  Scanning ingredients in food labels on a daily basis is a way of life for 10-year-old Lucas Wirth.
  “When I go to convenience stores I always have to check because sometimes they can change the ingredients with peanu
  
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• Historic Batavia cemetery vandalized

  05-05-2016 23:16 via wivb.com
  
  BATAVIA, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Historic Batavia Cemetary Association says sometime between March and April, dozens of headstones were vandalized. Some of the headstones date back to the late 1800’s.
  The cemetery association says most of Batavia’s earlier settlers are buried there.
  Looking at the damage, some of the headstones that were knocked over appear to weigh hundreds of pounds. The damage is widespread and it spans across most of the cemetery.
  The cost to fix the damage is es
  
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• House Speaker Paul Ryan refuses to back Donald Trump

  05-05-2016 22:29 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Paul Ryan is refusing to support Donald Trump as the Republican nominee for president.
  Ryan is the GOP’s highest-ranking office holder and made the stunning announcement on CNN’s “The Lead” on Thursday.
  It came two days after Trump essentially clinched the nomination with a commanding win in Indiana that forced his last two opponents from the race.
  Ryan says he wants to be able to support Trump but that he’s not there yet. He sa
  
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• Love it or hate it, KFC releases finger lickin’ edible nail polish

  05-05-2016 22:27 via wivb.com
  
  HONG KONG (WIVB) — Redefining the slogan “Finger lickin’ Good” for customers in Hong Kong led Kentucky Fried Chicken to release edible nail polish.
  The new polish, which is being produced in two unique flavors is a new marketing push by the chain’s international division in Hong Kong. It’s said to target the chain’s younger demographic.
  Brave chicken-lovers and fashion lovers alike can try either original chicken, a more nude color, or hot and spicy
  
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• Developmentally disabled teen missing after jumping from car

  05-05-2016 21:18 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A teen is missing in Buffalo and police are asking the public for help.
  Officers say Tashunda Tolliver jumped from a car on the 600 block of Broadway on Wednesday while wearing a white shawl and green MST shirt with blue pants and black boots.
  Tolliver is a 13-year-old with the mental capacity of a 10-year-old, police say, and according to her foster mother, has ADHD.
  Her birth mother lives on West Avenue in Buffalo and her grandmother lives on Curry Walk in the
  
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• Roof, floor collapse in fully-involved Grand Island house fire

  05-05-2016 19:42 via wivb.com
  
  GRAND ISLAND, N.Y. (WIVB) — A fully-involved house fire was brought under control by firefighters early Thursday afternoon.
  After the fire started around Noon, members of fire departments from Grand Island, Sheridan Park and Brighton all responded to the scene at River Oaks Drive.
  The homeowner said no one was inside as firefighters attacked the blaze defensively. No one was injured.
  It is not clear how much damage was done to the house, but officials made it clear that the building’
  
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• House totally destroyed as $600k fire burns on Grand Island

  05-05-2016 19:42 via wivb.com
  
  GRAND ISLAND, N.Y. (WIVB) — Firefighters battled an intense blaze at a house and garage in Grand Island Thursday afternoon on River Oaks Drive.
  A passerby first alerted Grand Island Fire Company to a blaze in the back of a home at 12:16 p.m., prompting the response of preliminary firefighters. Soon enough, at least eight units were on the scene, blasting the fire.
  Three other companies provided mutual aid for Grand Island Fire as they worked the defensive battle due to the severity of
  
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• Bills purchase land next to current facilities for practice space

  05-05-2016 19:12 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) — After seeking land for additional practice space, the Buffalo Bills have announced the purchase of a small amount of space next to their current facilities.
  The field will expand their grass practice space, according to Buffalo Bills Sr. VP of Communications Scott Berchtold.
  The @buffalobills confirm small land buy to expand grass practice facilities behind training center. @news4buffalo pic.twitter.com/5TwbMJACd2
  — Dave Greber (@DaveGreber4) May 5, 2
  
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• Local groups are creating a PTSD retreat for veterans

  05-05-2016 18:52 via wivb.com
  
  FRANKLINVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) – Two local groups have made it their mission to help soldiers returning home, suffering from post traumatic stress disorder.
  Joe Chudoba, the founder of Re-Boot Camp, and Dennis Scott, the founder Project Good 2 Go, are working together to create a PTSD camp.
  “Instead of folks coming back into the community and handling PTSD issues, we want to get them back into a more familiar atmosphere,” Scott said.
  The duo is leasing land at the Woods at Bear Cre
  
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• Queen City Pop Up retailers open up shop on Main Street

  05-05-2016 18:19 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Another group of local retailers is getting the chance to get their businesses up and running thanks to the latest round of the Queen City Pop Up initiative.
  That initiative provides free retail space downtown to merchants for three months at a time to allow them to gain brand recognition and experience to grow and become permanent retailers downtown. Several previous participants have now opened permanent stores in downtown Buffalo after going through the Queen City
  
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• Level 3 sex offender’s appeal for downgrade rejected in state’s highest court

  05-05-2016 17:38 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A convicted sex offender will keep his current Level 3 status after being denied an appeal to be considered less dangerous.
  In 1999, Buffalo resident Quanaparker Howard, 39, was convicted of first degree unlawful imprisonment and first degree assault after tying an 8-year-old boy to a bedpost and beating him with a belt and extension cord for five days.
  During his conviction, Howard was required to register as a Level 3 sex offender — the highest
  
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• New York spending over $1 million to enhance prison safety

  05-05-2016 16:59 via wivb.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York state is expanding its use of technology to beef up prison safety.
  More than $1 million has been committed to expanding the use of Cellsense technology to all 54 state prisons. The money is being used to strengthen the efforts of the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision to crack down on contraband and weapons inside the prisons.
  Cellsense devices are state-of-the-art portable detection systems that require less than a minute to set up. They&rsquo
  
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• FDA brings e-cigarettes under federal authority

  05-05-2016 16:22 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Hundreds of electronic cigarette brands will have to undergo federal review to stay on the market under new rules that have the potential to upend a multi-billion dollar industry attempting to position itself as an alternative to traditional cigarettes.
  The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday released long-awaited rules that bring the burgeoning industry under federal oversight.
  The changes will limit e-cigarette sales to minors and require new health warnings. In a
  
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• WATCH: Gwen Stefani and surprise guests appear on Late Late Show’s Carpool Karaoke

  05-05-2016 16:07 via wivb.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (WIVB) — On his way to work, Late Late Show host James Corden brought a new guest on board — Gwen Stefani.
  Stefani, who has gained international attention as a solo performer and the singer of rock band No Doubt, appeared on the show Wednesday, singing and discussing a variety of topics with Corden on the show’s Carpool Karaoke segment.
  Belting out tunes from No Doubt as well as her solo material, Stefani and Corden made duets out of songs spanni
  
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• Moms and babies at the Buffalo Zoo

  05-05-2016 15:55 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – With Mother’s Day approaching, News 4 visited the Buffalo Zoo to check in on some of the animals who are raising their young.
  Ellie the Otter recently welcomed a litter of two pups, who the keepers named Luke and Leia. The trio can be seen swimming in their exhibit from 10am until noon daily, until the pups get stronger and need less rest throughout the day.
  The zoo also has a baby snow monkey. It lives with its mother, grandfather, and great grandmother, 35-ye
  
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• Lazarus Lynch reveals margarita and gourmet taco recipes on Wake Up!

  05-05-2016 15:08 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Local chef and Buffalo State College student Lazarus Lynch returned to Wake Up! Thursday morning and cooked up a new recipe for the News 4 team.
  Celebrating Cinco de Mayo, Lazarus showed his recipes for margaritas and gourmet tacos.
  See how he prepares the festive drink in the video above and check out his taco recipe in the one below.
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  MORE | See Lazarus’ website, which includes links to his recipes and videos here.
  
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• ‘Gap year’ becoming trend among US students

  05-05-2016 14:49 via wivb.com
  
  NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Yale University and many of the Ivy League schools actually recommend that students take a gap year. It’s basically a year-long break between high school and college.
  It’s a relatively new concept here in the United States — over the last decade or so. It originated in Great Britain years ago. The idea behind it was to give young people the chance to travel and experience new cultures.
  Some students are doing just that, taking the time to mature
  
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• Engineering students develop prosthetic foot for aspiring baseball player

  05-05-2016 14:42 via wivb.com
  
  WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) – An middle school student in Indiana who has used a prosthetic leg almost all his life has more mobility. It’s all thanks to some Purdue University engineering students.
  Alex Morgan is a 13-year-old who enjoys playing with his brothers and playing sports, especially baseball. But since he was nine months old he’s had to wear a prosthetic leg.
  “He’s a twin and he was born with fibular hemimelia and that means he’s missing the smalle
  
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• Can baby powder cause cancer?

  05-05-2016 14:21 via wivb.com
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa (WHTM) – Concerned moms are wondering if baby powder can cause cancer following Johnson and Johnson shelling out millions in lawsuits.
  “Better for baby — Better for you” was the longtime slogan of Johnson and Johnson’s Baby Powder, which was developed in 1893. Company research showed its popularity grew up through the 1970s, in which 70 percent of adults used the product.
  In the same decade, health officials discovered that unprocessed talcum powder c
  
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• Cutting grass too short could hurt your lawn

  05-05-2016 14:16 via wivb.com
  
  TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTHI) – The definition of weed is a plant that grows anywhere that you don’t want it to grow.
  For most of us that includes in the garden and on the lawn. While it might be tempting to level the grass anytime you find the dandelions, it may leave your grass vulnerable to more aggressive weeds, according to Rose-Hulman Biologist Peter Coppinger.
  “Most of these weeds grow very quickly, faster than the grass grows,” said Coppinger. “You’ve got t
  
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• Children teach children in cross-age program

  05-05-2016 14:12 via wivb.com
  
  ENOLA, Pa. (WHTM) – Every spring at East Pennsboro Middle School in Pennsylvania, high school students take over the sixth-grade classrooms — kids teaching kids about the dangers of drug use and abuse.
  “The Cross-Age program is a group of high school students who go into sixth-grade classrooms and teach the sixth graders about drugs and alcohol and ways to say no,” said Katelyn Morris, a senior at East Pennsboro High School.
  Student teachers use props and play games to ke
  
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• Reaction to Kasich’s unsuccessful campaign

  05-05-2016 13:57 via wivb.com
  
  COLUMBUS (WCMH) —  As news of Governor’s John Kasich’s decision to drop out of the presidential run came out, the lunch crowd at the Westerville Grill started talking politics.
  Restaurant manager Suzanne Fickes says Kasich was just in her restaurant last week.
  “He comes in here several times. We’ve had him with his bodyguards and when he was campaigning,” said Fickes. “I was actually sad because I was actually rooting for him, pulling
  
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• Tech Report: Amazon cracks down on fake reviews

  05-05-2016 13:46 via wivb.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Amazon is cracking down on fake reviews.
  Media General contributor Gabe Slate shows how big this problem is, because Amazon shoppers rely on these customer reviews before buying products.
  The stars help customers decide whether or not to click “add to cart” when shopping, so a five-star review of a product from an actual buyer goes a long way.
  A lot of people will only buy stuff on Amazon that has good reviews, like four or five stars.
  Amazon kn
  
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• Obama to Flint residents: “I’ve got your back”

  05-05-2016 13:33 via wivb.com
  
  FLINT, MI (WLNS) – Dozens of letters and people have gone to Washington D.C. amid the Flint water crisis, but Wednesday, President Obama came to Flint.
  “Well it is good to be back in Flint, Michigan,” Obama said.
  In a speech lasting about an hour, the president laid out a list of promises he wanted to make to the people of Flint.
  “And that’s why I’m here,” he said. “To tell you directly that I see you, and I hear you, I’ve got your back.
  
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• Minnesota college system bars team travel to North Carolina

  05-05-2016 13:30 via wivb.com
  
  ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota state university system is prohibiting athletics teams from traveling to tournaments in North Carolina this spring after that state passed a law limiting LGBT protections.
  Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system communications director Doug Anderson said no teams will participate in tournaments in North Carolina this spring.  The NCAA Division II national baseball tournament and National Junior College Athletic Association Division III World
  
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• California raises legal age to buy tobacco from 18 to 21

  05-05-2016 13:27 via wivb.com
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Jerry Brown on Wednesday approved raising the legal age to buy tobacco for smoking, dipping, chewing and vaping from 18 to 21.
  The new law, which will take effect June 9, makes California the second state to raise the legal smoking age to 21. It will not apply to military personnel.
  Brown did not say why he signed the measure along with four others restricting tobacco use in various ways, and his staff declined to comment.
  “The action speaks
  
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• McCrory says NC reviewing federal challenge to HB2

  05-05-2016 13:24 via wivb.com
  
  RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) – The U.S. Justice Department said Wednesday that North Carolina’s House Bill 2  violates federal civil rights laws.
  The Justice Department 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, according to a copy of the letter obtained by CBS North Carolina.
  The letter asks the state to respond by Monday at the close of business whether it inten
  
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• Fired up by Sanders, Democrats shift left on health care

  05-05-2016 13:21 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — As the Obama administration is counting down its final year in office, many Democrats are finding less to like about the president’s health care law.
  Sen. Bernie Sanders’ call for “Medicare for all” seems to have fired up the aspirations of Democrats for bigger changes beyond “Obamacare.” That poses a challenge for Hillary Clinton, who’s argued the health care law is working and the nation should build on it.
  Two polls released la
  
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• Pregnant Connecticut woman tests positive for Zika virus

  05-05-2016 13:17 via wivb.com
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — The Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH) announced Tuesday afternoon that a pregnant Connecticut woman has tested positive for Zika virus.
  According to DPH officials, the patient, who was not identified, became ill with a fever and rash while travelling in Central America. It was during this trip that the patient conceived. The patient has since returned to Central America.
  DPH officials said they contacted the patient’s Connectic
  
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• Video: Motorists stop, rescue 2 after car swerves off ramp, plunges into woods

  05-05-2016 13:02 via wivb.com
  
  HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) – It was a risky rescue Wednesday on Interstate 75 South at Exit 246 in Florida. A car with two women inside drove off the exit ramp. Several drivers who watched it unfold jumped out of their cars to help.
  Several Good Samaritans pulled the passenger out of the car – and out of the woods – to safety. The driver was still pinned inside.
  First responders arrived about 10 minutes later to free the driver and get her care.
  Car drives off ramp
  Around
  
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• Some doctors recommend letting babies “cry it out” at a young age

  05-05-2016 12:42 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — If you have never heard of the “cry it out” method, it’s exactly what it sounds like.
  You let your baby cry until they fall asleep, rather than rocking them to sleep. A new movement with this method is starting with babies as young as two months old.
  Some parents think this is cruel to do at any age. It just feels natural to go and comfort your baby.
  Most doctors would say you have to do what you’re most comfortable with, but for parents
  
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• Cheerios to be given away at 75th anniversary event

  05-05-2016 12:01 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The delightful smell of freshly-made Cheerios has filled downtown Buffalo for three quarters of a century. This is due to the S. Michigan Ave. plant where they’re made — a mainstay of the Queen City.
  To celebrate the cereal’s 75th anniversary, Visit Buffalo Niagara will be giving away free miniature boxes of Cheerios in an event sponsored by General Mills.
  The visitor center event will also feature t-shirts for sale that read &ld
  
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• Dr. Gosy’s patients take over forum, looking for answers

  05-05-2016 05:54 via wivb.com
  
  TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) — An educational forum about addiction and opioid use was intended to educate the public, but several of Dr. Eugene Gosy’s patients showed up, looking for answers.
  Some of his patients have said they hit a wall and don’t know who to turn to or where to go.They want the county to do something about it.
  News 4 talked to one of his patients at Wednesday night’s forum, Anna Montgomery, and she said she wants his office to re-open. She said she is comple
  
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• Planned Kenmore Avenue development irks some neighbors

  05-05-2016 05:39 via wivb.com
  
  TOWN OF TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Sinatra’s restaurant is located on the border of Buffalo and the Town of Tonawanda. It will eventually move across the street to a new location on Kenmore Avenue. Some neighbors say the project is too big for too little of a space.
  On Wednesday night, several concerned neighbors came to the Town of Tonawanda Planning Board meeting to discuss their issues.
  One concerned neighbor, Susan D’Angelo, who lives on Irvine Terrace, says, “It’
  
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• Man charged with attempting to steal 15 packs of Pokemon cards

  05-05-2016 04:10 via wivb.com
  
  BATAVIA, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Batavia man was booked and charged with stealing 15 packs of Pokemon cards from a local Walmart over the weekend.
  Officials say 21-year-old Christopher Smith ran off with the cards, valued at just $63 and attempted to stash them underneath a car in the parking lot.
  New York State Troopers stopped Smith and cuffed him after receiving a call from Walmart. He faces charges of petit larceny.
  Smith will return to court on May 9.
  
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• Ex-nurse won’t face jail time for stealing pain meds intended for patients

  05-05-2016 03:36 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A former local nurse who worked at Sister’s Hospital will not face jail time for injecting pain medications intended for patients then replacing the vile with saline solution.
  U.S. District Judge Elizabeth Wolford sentenced Tuesday 54-year-old Leyla Samadi to five years of probation. She was convicted of stealing pain medication as a registered nurse by logging onto a dispensing machine and ordering a narcotic, only to inject it herself.
  She avoided detect
  
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• Two teens stabbed in larger altercation

  05-05-2016 03:23 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A 14-year-old girl and 15-year-old boy were stabbed Wednesday night as night fell in Buffalo on the city’s east side.
  Buffalo Police responded to the area of Walden and Goodyear where sources say an altercation broke out between a group of girls. The two who suffered stab wounds were rushed to the Erie County Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries.
  Officers remained on the scene into the evening investigating. News 4 will post additional details
  
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• Police looking for suspect after two teens stabbed in larger altercation

  05-05-2016 03:23 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A 16-year-old girl and 15-year-old boy were stabbed Wednesday at 8:20 p.m. as night fell in Buffalo on the city’s east side.
  Buffalo Police responded to the area of Walden and Goodyear where sources say an altercation broke out between a group of girls. The two who suffered stab wounds were rushed to the Erie County Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries.
  Following treatment, the two were released from the hospital.
  The suspect in the stabb
  
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• Goo Goo Dolls, Ja Rule to perform in Buffalo in May

  05-05-2016 03:07 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Two popular groups which spend much of their time on performing will host shows in Buffalo in May in the Goo Goo Dolls and Ja Rule.
  The Goo Goo Dolls will perform May 9 at 716 Food and Sport on the second floor for a private gathering to winners of a radio competition, however the downstairs chairs and tables will be open to the public. The rare daytime performance is set for 3 p.m.
  Ja Rule will perform on Friday, May 27 at Buffalo’s Waiting Room on D
  
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• Suspect caught on camera breaking into Buffalo State Newman Center

  05-05-2016 02:12 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — An investigation is pending into a breaking and entering at the SUNY Buffalo State Newman Center.
  Officials are looking into security footage captured on the Catholic center’s facilities. A filed police report with Buffalo’s D-District describes damage to the center’s door totaling about $300.
  The break-in, which Newman Center officials say happened on Sunday, left the lock and door pried open.
  Provided security footage shows a young man w
  
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• Johnny Manziel booked in domestic violence case

  05-05-2016 01:53 via wivb.com
  
  DALLAS (AP) — Johnny Manziel has been booked and posted bond in a domestic violence case, one day before the former Cleveland Browns quarterback faces his first court hearing.
  Manziel attorney Robert Hinton said Wednesday that the 23-year-old quarterback presented himself for booking and a mugshot. Police in Highland Park, a wealthy Dallas enclave that’s separate from the city, released the mugshot Wednesday afternoon.
  The Heisman Trophy winner and former Texas A&M star was indic
  
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• Buffalo man arraigned on murder charges over March shooting

  05-05-2016 01:40 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Investigators looking into the shooting death of Kelvin Alexander, 24, in March say they’ve arrested and brought 26-year-old Jermaine Watkins in on charges of murder.
  Watkins, of Buffalo, stands accused of gunning down Alexander on the second floor of a barber shop on Genesee Street during a party. The two apparently had an argument before things turned violent.
  Although first responders rushed Alexander to the Erie County Medical Center, he later died of
  
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• Parks officials turn a conquering invader against itself

  05-05-2016 01:18 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Buffalo’s latest and best weapon against a destructive pest that has already laid millions of ash trees to waste across the U.S. is a curved arborist’s hand saw.
  Foresters for the Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy use it to strip bark from infested trees to draw the emerald ash borer away from the healthy ash trees.
  The ash borer is native to Asia, where the ash trees have developed a natural defense against the pest, but Olmsted’s Forestry Manager
  
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• Switch Pitcher: A rare breed of Bisons relief pitcher

  05-05-2016 01:09 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Pat Venditte is like no other: A pitcher who can throw with both his right and left hands — and do it well.
  His ambidextrous approach is no gimmick: It’s calculated and has been since he was seven years old. It’s allowed him to rise all the way up to the Major Leagues, spending time with the Oakland Athletics and Toronto Blue Jays.
  Now he’s with the Buffalo Bisons, throwing with both hands, using a six-finger glove, imported from Japan.
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• Local man sentenced to a decade behind bars for trafficking meth

  05-05-2016 00:59 via wivb.com
  
  BATAVIA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Years after an investigation began into gang-related methamphetamine trafficking in western New York, 57-year-old Gordon Montgomery is heading to prison for a decade for the crime.
  Investigators say they’ve been investigating New York operations of the Hell’s Angels motorcycle club. Working to piece information together, officers say they learned Gordon took part in club-related operations to pick up drugs and distribute them in other parts of the co
  
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