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• The Choice: Love or Religion?

  17-05-2016 23:45 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – This is a love story, but, a unique kind of love story. A priest and a nun meet in a Buffalo Catholic church. And they’ve taken vows to be celibate. But they say they quickly learned it was “Gods Will” they were meant to be together.
  Father Fank Endres,  and Sister Mary Ann Rosar met more then 40 years ago.
  Endres said, “The nuns came back from summer vacation but there was a new member among them.”
  They both say
  
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• Senate easily advances $1.1 billion in Zika funding

  17-05-2016 22:48 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate voted decisively on Tuesday in favor of a bipartisan $1.1 billion measure to combat the Zika virus this year and next, cutting back President Barack Obama’s request but offering significantly more money to fight Zika than would House GOP conservatives.
  The 68-29 vote propelled the measure over a filibuster and sets the stage to add the Zika funding to an unrelated spending bill. It comes three months after Obama requested $1.9 billion to battle the virus,
  
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• Buffalo man sentenced for attempting to light wife on fire

  17-05-2016 22:43 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Buffalo man who doused his wife with gasoline is heading to prison after being sentenced in Erie County Court.
  Officials have been prosecuting Leslie May, 58, since Jan. 26 when police responded to the scene of domestic violence. Officers say he hit his wife in the head with a gas can, then doused her with gasoline.
  Police say a nearby neighbor stopped May from lighting his wife on fire when they knocked on the door to see what had caused so much noise next do
  
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• ‘Miracle on Ice’ goaltender Jim Craig is selling gold medal, more

  17-05-2016 21:34 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team’s victory over the Soviet Union is forever remembered as the “Miracle on Ice.”
  Now, the goaltender of that gold medal-winning team, Jim Craig, is parting with his most prized items from one of the greatest sporting moments of the 20th century.
  Estimated to bring between $5 million and $7 million, the 17 items are being offered through the online auction house Lelands.com.
  The sale went live Tuesday and ends June 17.
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• Legal age for buying tobacco jumps to 21 in Chautauqua County

  17-05-2016 20:59 via wivb.com
  
  MAYVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) — Teens in Chautauqua County will no longer be allowed to purchase tobacco products soon, according to a new law signed into effect by Chautauqua County Executive Vince Horrigan.
  Passed by the Chautauqua County Legislature, the law changes the legal purchasing age of tobacco products from 18- to 21-years-old. Horrigan said he signed the new law in part because it is a bi-partisan supermajority.
  The legislature and Horrigan worked with the County Health Commission
  
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• NYS mulls ban on declawing cats

  17-05-2016 19:47 via wivb.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York would be the first state to ban the declawing of cats under a legislative proposal that has divided veterinarians.
  Several vets supportive of a ban lobbied lawmakers at the state Capitol Tuesday. They say the procedure, which involves cutting through bone, tendon and nerves to amputate the first segment of a cat’s toes, is unnecessary and cruel.
  But the state’s Veterinary Medical Society opposes prohibition, saying the procedure saves cats with scra
  
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• Cancer patients cut ribbon at grand opening of new Roswell building

  17-05-2016 19:36 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Cancer survivors helped cut the ribbon on Roswell Park’s new building on Monday.
  This was the grand opening for the Scott Bieler Clinical Sciences Center on the medical campus. Scott Bieler has worked to raise money for the building for decades.
  The 11-story building will house several centers that deal with women’s cancer, chemotherapy and infusions treatments.
  
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• Chevelle to play Rapids Theatre in August

  17-05-2016 18:39 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) — Rock band Chevelle will bring raging guitars and pulsing drums to The Rapids Theatre this August.
  The band, which is preparing to release their new album The North Corridor on July 8, will play the venue on August 7 starting at 8 p.m. Doors open at 7.
  Tickets for the show can be bought at The Rapids Theatre Box Office, ticketfly.com, Terrapin Station, Record Theatre, Allentown Music, Airport Music Center, Music Exchange or by calling&nb
  
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• HSBC to relocate around 40 jobs from Buffalo

  17-05-2016 18:24 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Approximately 40 positions at HSBC in Buffalo will be relocated to other sites, the company confirmed on Tuesday.
  Robert Sherman with HSBC says that although the jobs are being relocated, the company is still hiring locally for IT-related positions. He says there are currently about 60 open IT positions in the local region and he expects those types of roles to increase.
  “HSBC is making a number of changes globally that will transform the way we deliver ou
  
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• Alcohol suspected in Orleans County crash that tore motor from vehicle

  17-05-2016 18:01 via wivb.com
  
  YATES, N.Y. (WIVB) — New York State Police think alcohol was involved in an Orleans County accident that left a vehicle torn in two.
  Just before midnight Monday, Melanie Cantabrana, 23, was driving on Platten Road in the Town of Yates when she crashed into a large tree.
  State Police say Cantabrana was driving quickly and that the impact split the motor and transmission from the vehicle.
  The Medina woman was flown to ECMC with many broken bones and internal injuries.
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• Guy Clark, Grammy-winning musician, dead at 74

  17-05-2016 17:46 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Guy Clark has died.
  Clark died Tuesday at his home in Nashville, Tennessee, according to his manager, Keith Case. He was 74 and had been in poor health, although Case didn’t give an official cause of death.
  A native of Monahans, Texas, Clark was known for such hits as “L.A. Freeway” and “Desperados Waiting for a Train,” and his songs were covered by Johnny Cash, Vince Gill, Ricky Skaggs and many others. In
  
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• It Can Wait campaign drives home message of distracted driving dangers

  17-05-2016 17:15 via wivb.com
  
  WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) – It’s something many of us are guilty of doing: driving down the road with one hand on the wheel and the other on our cell phone. But we know it’s dangerous, and students at Williamsville South High School got to see the very real danger for themselves.
  They were invited to try texting and driving simulators which were set up in the high school cafeteria Tuesday morning. One was a pedal and wheel set up, which allowed students to steer, accelerate an
  
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• Chautauqua Co. man charged with unlawful imprisonment of woman

  17-05-2016 16:53 via wivb.com
  
  FALCONER, N.Y. (WIVB) — New York State Police accused a Cassadaga man of unlawful imprisonment after an alleged incident one week ago.
  Troopers say Robert Tyler, 35, was involved in an argument with a victim that began in one place and continued while the two rode in Tyler’s truck.
  Once they arrived at Clay Pond in Falconer, State Police say Tyler refused to let the victim out of his truck and took her cell phone.
  After responding to the scene, authorities took Ty
  
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• Scientists create ingestible robot that can remove small batteries from stomach

  17-05-2016 14:06 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Scientists will unveil technology this week that could eventually help children who swallow button batteries.
  More than 3,000 people swallow the highly corrosive batteries every year. Those batteries can do permanent damage.
  Typically, doctors would perform surgery to remove the battery. Tiny origami robots could eventually give them a new option that doesn’t involve surgery.
  A research team from several countries will present the first origami r
  
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• Williamsville native, former UB QB, signs with Bengals

  17-05-2016 13:23 via wivb.com
  
  WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) — Williamsville native and former UB quarterback Joe Licata has found a new home in the NFL.
  Licata signed with the Cincinnati Bengals. He was invited to the Bills Rookie Mini-Camp when he went undrafted and was unsigned.
  After becoming a free agent, he worked out for the Bengals and signed with the team on Monday.
  Now, he will compete for a job on the practice squad.
  
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• Minimal alcohol can negatively affect heart function

  17-05-2016 13:10 via wivb.com
  
  ITALY (WIVB) — An ounce of alcohol a day might be enough to change how well your heart functions.
  Doctors looked at people with high blood pressure. They found even those small amounts of booze could impact the function of the heart’s lower left chamber. That part of the heart pumps blood to the rest of the body.
  The doctors in Italy do not yet know how this damage happens. They compared the drinking habits of roughly 330 patients from no alcohol to 1.4 ounces.
  The hea
  
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• Gov. Cuomo to form task force to study ticket scalping

  17-05-2016 12:35 via wivb.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo says New York state law on ticket scalping doesn’t do enough to protect consumers from unfairly high prices.
  The Democratic governor said Monday he will create a new working group to make recommendations for how the law can be changed to prevent ticket sellers and resellers from taking advantage of buyers.
  A recent report from New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman’s office found that many tickets to events aren’t even available
  
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• Lockport woman found unresponsive after crash, charged with DWI

  17-05-2016 12:30 via wivb.com
  
  LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WIVB) — After finding a woman unresponsive in a crashed car in Lockport, authorities charged her with DWI.
  Deputies with the Niagara County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a vehicle accident on Lake Ave. early Tuesday morning around 1:30 a.m.
  Lockport resident Tammi Gilbert, 40, was found after deputies noticed her vehicle in a ditch. She was then extricated from the vehicle by fire officials, who took her to the Niagara County Fairgrounds where Me
  
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• Quaker Oats recalls granola bars

  17-05-2016 12:09 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Two types of Quaker Quinoa Granola Bars have been recalled by the company due to a possible listeria contamination.
  The recalled items are listed here:
  6.1 ounce boxes of Quaker Quinoa Granola Bars Chocolate Nut Medley with UPC code 30000 32241 and Best Before Dates of 10/16/2016 and 10/17/2016
  6.1 ounce boxes of Quaker Quinoa Granola Bars Yogurt, Fruit & Nut with UPC 30000 32243 and Best Before Dates of 10/10/2016 and 10/11/2016
  Listeria monocytogenes
  
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• City to give raise to Niagara Falls Police Department

  17-05-2016 06:26 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) — Police officers in Niagara Falls are getting a raise over the next two years, but it will cover work the officers already performed.
  Officials told News 4 this will be tax-payer funded and will have to be put in the 2017-2018 budget. Mayor Paul Dyster said this doesn’t mean taxes will go up next year, but he has to figure out how to pay union police officers nearly a hundred thousand dollars over the next two years.
  Niagara Falls City Council approved the
  
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• Congress looking at legislation to expand addiction treatment options

  17-05-2016 06:15 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- Horizon Health Services is applauding some members of Congress for taking steps to expand treatment for those battling addiction. The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill last week to allow more physicians to prescribe buprenorphine and increase the number of patients they can help.
  The Senate still needs to make a decision on the law.
  Horizon Health Services said locally there is a one or two month wait to get a prescription.
  “We could never have predicte
  
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• Bandits down New England 15-10

  17-05-2016 05:50 via wivb.com
  
   
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)-  The Buffalo Bandits set a franchise record with 13 wins in the regular season but their biggest win of the year came Monday night. The Bandits dominated the New England 15-10 win game one of the East Division Finals.  Ryan Benesch led the Bandits with a nine-point effort and Dhane Smith added 5 goals. Game 2 of the playoff series is in Buffalo on Saturday night. If Buffalo wins, they advance to the finals. Faceoff from First Niagara Cen
  
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• Missouri doctors deliver baby after mother dies in crash

  17-05-2016 04:16 via wivb.com
  
  CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (AP) — Missouri doctors managed to deliver a baby whose mother was killed in a crash on her way to a hospital to give birth.
  Sarah Iler and the baby’s father, Matt Rider, were headed Wednesday from Cape Girardeau, where they lived, to a hospital in Poplar Bluff, a city about 60 miles southwest where she grew up, when his SUV was struck by a tractor trailer, the Southeast Missourian reported.
  The collision pushed the SUV into the median, and Iler and Rider were eje
  
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• Senator to airlines; suspend baggage fees

  17-05-2016 04:11 via wivb.com
  
  WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. (WTNH) — As more and more people start their summertime activities, air-travel security screening wait lines are getting longer and longer. Connecticut’s senior U.S. Senator says he has a way to reduce security lines at the nation’s airports, and it can be done easily right away.
  The Transportation Security Administration says it’s rushing to beef up its staff, but the effort may not be up to speed fast enough.
  Even with the addition of
  
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• 67-year-old grandmother receives college degree

  17-05-2016 04:06 via wivb.com
  
  GOOCHLAND COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — A 67-year-old woman graduated from J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College this past weekend.
  Mary Short is a wife, mother of four, grandmother of 15, and great-grandmother. Her family says Mary has devoted her life to caring for others.
  She graduated with a degree in Childhood Development.
  
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• Court upholds appeal for local doctor who prescribed over the web

  17-05-2016 03:21 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A doctor who prescribed about 10,000 prescriptions over the internet will stay behind bars, an appeals court ruled Monday.
  Officials say the court upheld an Oct. 2013 conviction by jury of John Maye, a physician who was sentenced to a year in prison for distributing pills like Xanax, Hydrocodone, Loritab, Vicodin, Valium and Ambien over the web.
  The prescriptions padded Maye’s pockets to the tune of about $1.1 million. Maye appealed the crimes, saying he a
  
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• Man robs north Buffalo First Niagara Bank branch

  17-05-2016 03:12 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Officers are on the hunt for a bank robber after officials say a man held up a First Niagara Bank on Monday.
  Buffalo Police say a suspect, described as a shorter black man wearing a hooded “Buffalo” sweatshirt, demanded money using a threatening note at about 2 p.m. Monday. The teller at the north Buffalo Elmwood Avenue branch gave the suspect money, and the suspect made off.
  Now police are on the hunt and are asking for help from the public. An
  
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• Buffalo’s oldest neighborhood hit by tire slashers

  17-05-2016 01:49 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Residents of Buffalo’s oldest neighborhood, Johnson Park, woke up Sunday morning to an unsettling scene:more than 20 cars with flat tires, slashed sometime overnight.
  This was the second time this year, vandals slashed tires along city streets, and it seems to be happening in some of Buffalo’s older, more established neighborhoods. Back in February, tires were slashed in Allentown, and now in Johnson Park, which local historians believe to be the city&rs
  
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• Woman in critical condition, another hospitalized after pedestrian crash

  17-05-2016 01:16 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Investigators are looking into a crash near Buffalo’s downtown that hospitalized two pedestrians, leaving one in critical condition.
  Police say a vehicle collided into the two pedestrians at about 3:30 p.m. at East North Street and Ellicott Street. First responders rushing to the scene took a roughly 40-year-old woman to the Erie County Medical Center in critical condition. A roughly 50-year-old woman is being treated at Buffalo General hospital with non-l
  
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• Buffalo named America’s Favorite City

  17-05-2016 00:00 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Queen City is reigning supreme – topping a chart as America’s Favorite City.  That’s according to thousands of Travel and Leisure readers who voted in a national poll. The city beat out places like Nashville, Pittsburgh, San Antonio and Providence.
  “We’re able to say ‘This is one of America’s top destinations that you really need to take a look at’,” said Patrick Kaler, the President/CEO at
  
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