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• Study Drugs: Local students abusing Adderall

  19-05-2016 23:56 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- The phrase ‘there’s a pill for everything’ continues to ring true; for college students across the country, there’s even one believed to make you a better student.
  Medications like Adderall, Vyvanse, and Ritalin are commonly abused in hopes of getting better grades. Studies show nationally, about 35 percent of college students have used the drugs without a prescription.
  A prescription is required to obtain all the medications, but you can f
  
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• Metro Rail ridership on the rise

  19-05-2016 23:55 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — It seems like every night, there is something to do in downtown Buffalo. There are shows at Shea’s; activities at Canalside; Bandits, Bisons and Sabres games going on during their seasons.  As activity picks up downtown, the railway is experiencing an increase in riders.
  “Metro Rail has gone through a bit of a renaissance over the last year and a half,” said Doug Hartmayer, the Public Affairs Director for the NFTA.
  The Niagara Frontier Tra
  
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• Vanilla ice cream prices rise after poor harvest in Madagascar

  19-05-2016 23:30 via wivb.com
  
  HAMBURG, N.Y. (WIVB) —  You’re going to be paying more for vanilla ice cream. The global price of vanilla beans has gone up due to a poor harvest in Madagasgar last year.
  The African island is one of the world’s largest suppliers of vanilla beans. The shortage means you’ll pay more for vanilla ice cream, even in Western New York.
  At Nick Charlap’s Ice Cream in Hamburg, vanilla has been a signature flavor since the 1960’s.
  “You have to have it, it&rs
  
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• Study ranks Buffalo as one of the most fit cities

  19-05-2016 23:22 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A new study looking at health and fitness across America has ranked Buffalo as the 35th most fit city in the United States.
  The study looks at numerous factors including the percentage of people who are obese, the percent who says they’ve worked out in the last 30 days; those who claim they eat fruits and vegetables daily.
  The American Fitness Index gives each city a score based off of their percentages. Buffalo scored a 43.6.
  The top city was the nation&r
  
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• Research bring hope to brain cancer patients

  19-05-2016 23:01 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) —Brain cancer can be a very aggressive and often deadly disease.
  But there are  glimmers of hope at Duke University where a polio virus has had stunning results in shrinking tumors and right here at Roswell Park Cancer Institute where a different vaccine therapy study is also showing promise.
  Both studies are available to area residents who are suffering from glioblastoma, the most common and aggressive type of brain tumor.
  The drug being studied at Duke  &nd
  
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• Plane makes emergency landing in Batavia

  19-05-2016 20:48 via wivb.com
  
  BATAVIA, N.Y. (WIVB) — A pilot is unharmed after making an emergency landing on E. Saile Drive in the Town of Batavia.
  Witnesses nearby say that the pilot appeared to be practicing “touch and go’s” when the wing began smoking and the plane struck a few signs before landing safely on the roadway.
  The FAA is on scene investigating. E. Saile Drive between State Street and Bank Street remains closed.
  
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• Oklahoma lawmakers OK bill criminalizing performing abortion

  19-05-2016 20:02 via wivb.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma lawmakers have moved to effectively ban abortion in their state by making it a felony for doctors to perform the procedure, an effort the bill’s sponsor said Thursday is aimed at ultimately overturning the U.S. Supreme Court’s 1973 decision that legalized abortion nationwide.
  The bill , which abortion rights group Center for Reproductive Rights says is the first of its kind in the nation, also would restrict any physician who performs an abortion f
  
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• West Seneca man admits to possessing child porn after previous conviction

  19-05-2016 19:56 via wivb.com
  
  WEST SENECA, N.Y. (WIVB) — After an arrest dating back to January of 2014, a West Seneca man has admitted to possessing child pornography.
  Joseph Heleniak, 71, pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday.
  Prosecutors say that between August 30, 2013 and the following day, Heleniak kept images of child porn in his email account after getting them over the Internet. Some of the children pictured were prepubescent.
  Back in 2005, Heleniak was convicted of child porn possession and spent 30 months
  
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• Bills announce training camp schedule

  19-05-2016 19:40 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) — The dates for the Buffalo Bills’ 17th training camp at St. John Fisher College have been announced.
  The practices are sponsored by Connors & Ferris.
  They are listed below. The ones in bold will be open to the public, with ticket and parking information to be released at a later date.
  DAY
  DATE
  PRACTICE TIME
  Saturday
  July 30, 2016
  10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
  Sunday
  July 31, 2016
  10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
  Monday
  August 1, 2016
  10:00 a.m. &ndash
  
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• Former postal worker admits to keeping more than 700 pieces of mail for herself

  19-05-2016 19:31 via wivb.com
  
  TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) — A former mail carrier pleaded guilty to not delivering more than 700 pieces of mail while on duty.
  When sentenced on August 16, Jennifer Serrano, 26, could spend up to six months in jail and pay a $5,000 fine.
  The incidents where Serrano did not deliver mail happened between March of 2013 and February of 2014. During this time, the Tonawanda woman instead brought it to her home and stored it.
  She later resigned from the U.S. Postal Service.
  
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• Buffalo fentanyl distributor to spend 27 months in prison

  19-05-2016 19:23 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Buffalo resident Alexander Snow, 34, was sentenced to 27 months in prison after being convicted of distributing fentanyl in the city.
  Snow’s short-lived distribution lasted from December of 2014 to January the following year.
  Undercover agents worked on the case and purchased drugs from Snow six times.
  The Drug Enforcement Administration conducted the investigation into Snow’s activity.
  
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• Physicist weighs in on NASA’s discovery of 1,284 new planets

  19-05-2016 19:08 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – NASA recently identified 1,284 new planets.
  It’s the largest amount ever discovered at once, and scientist believe more will be reveled in the near future.
  Before this, officials weren’t sure if solar systems like ours were everywhere. Now that the Kepler space telescope has identified all of these planets, NASA astrophysicists say there could be more planets than stars.
  “It’s very exciting. It opens up the universe. Now we know that we’
  
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• Franklinville man fined $30,000 after illegally trafficking elephant tusks, other ivory

  19-05-2016 18:53 via wivb.com
  
  FRANKLINVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Cattaraugus County man, who in February admitted to selling and buying various elephant tusks and other pieces of ivory, has been fined $30,000 in federal court.
  Ferdinand Krizan, 78, owner of Fred’s Antiques in Franklinville, bought two elephant tusks from a Montreal auction house for more than $4,300 Canadian dollars in November of 2013.
  After this, Krizan had the tusks shipped to an address on the Canadian side of Niagara Falls, and th
  
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• Veteran ’60 Minutes’ newsman Morley Safer dies at 84

  19-05-2016 18:27 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — CBS says veteran journalist and “60 Minutes” correspondent Morley Safer has died at age 84.
  Safer was equally at home reporting on social injustices, abstract art and war-time atrocities.
  He already was a CBS News mainstay in 1970 when he joined “60 Minutes,” which had debuted just two years earlier. He claimed the co-host chair alongside Mike Wallace and remained with the broadcast for the rest of his life, announcing his retirement earlier thi
  
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• Police in Buffalo looking for missing girl

  19-05-2016 17:49 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Police are looking for a missing teenager last seen Monday on Purdy St.
  Najay Rainey, 15, is a student at Grover Cleveland High School and was last seen wearing white sneakers, gray jogging pants and a yellow shirt.
  Rainey is described as 5’2″, 103 lbs., and having black hair and brown eyes.
  Anyone with information on her location is asked to call 911.
  
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• FDA delayed stronger sunscreens for a decade as melanoma diagnoses spiked

  19-05-2016 17:21 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (MEDIA GENERAL) – A little, hard lump under Cassie Beisel’s arm in 2011 was her first clue that something was wrong.
  Throughout the next month, she forced herself through a frightening carousel of doctors’ offices and invasive tests, which yielded no answers.
  Finally, it was time for another biopsy.Cassie Beisel undergoes initial treatments following her advanced melanoma diagnosis in 2011. (Photo: Cassie Beisel)Beisel remembers the doctor walking out with her tissue
  
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• Father whose son was killed in October crash released on bail, ordered to wear ankle bracelet

  19-05-2016 16:25 via wivb.com
  
  SARDINIA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Kevin McCabe, 32, is out on bail after recently being indicted on manslaughter and vehicular homicide charges that kept him in police custody.
  Prosecutors say McCabe was driving under the influence of narcotics during an October crash that killed his 4-year-old son.
  The Belfast man, his son and his niece slammed into a tractor trailer, putting McCabe into a coma for days.
  Authorities say they were able to find the presence of drugs in his blood, following a test.
  Al
  
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• North Tonawanda woman arrested 3 times in 1 night

  19-05-2016 15:03 via wivb.com
  
  NORTH TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) — A North Tonawanda woman was arrested on three different occasions Wednesday night for unique reasons each time.
  Police were met by yelling and swearing as they told Denise Ellingson, 50, to leave her boyfriend’s home on Moyle Ave. Ellingson, who according to police had been drinking, was charged with two counts of disorderly conduct due to her alleged refusal to go somewhere else.
  Eventually, Ellingson was turned over to her daughter and anoth
  
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• PA man killed, 3 Allegany County teens injured in car crash

  19-05-2016 14:18 via wivb.com
  
  CANEADEA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Three Belfast teens were injured, and a Pennsylvania man was killed in a car crash in Allegany County Wednesday night.
  Around 8:45 p.m., New York State Police say Brandi Sullivan, 19, was driving south on Route 19 when her vehicle drifted off the road, struck a guardrail and slid sideways before crashing into a tree.
  The car was struck on its passenger side, killing 39-year-old Potter County resident Anthony Logue.
  Sullivan and her two other passengers Tys
  
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• Vacant home catches fire during early morning hours

  19-05-2016 12:27 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A large vacant home on Sherman St. in Buffalo was covered in flames Thursday morning.
  Fire officials say the blaze started in the back of the building and caused an estimated $40,000 in damage.
  #Breaking BFD battling a vacant house fire on Sherman near Genesse. @news4buffalo pic.twitter.com/NGya5LJllz
  — Chris (@CBNEWSPHOTOG) May 19, 2016Ladder trucks making progress getting the fire under control on Sherman.@news4buffalo pic.twitter.com/xSbCZWYZQ
  
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• Erie County lawmakers set to consider concussion legislation

  19-05-2016 11:56 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Members of the Erie County Legislature’s Health and Human Services committee are scheduled to consider a bill on Thursday that’s meant to protect more young athletes from long term impacts of head injuries.
  The bill, which was introduced by Legislator Patrick Burke (D-District 7) and Legislator Joseph Lorigo, the Majority Leader, would require all coaches, parent supervisors, and officials to complete concussion safety and awareness courses.
  Concussions h
  
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• Terrorism suspected in crash of Egyptian jet; 66 feared dead amid finding of wreckage

  19-05-2016 05:47 via wivb.com
  
  CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian air and naval forces have found some of the passengers’ “personal belongings” and debris of EgyptAir flight 804, which crashed while carrying 66 passengers and crew from Paris to Cairo, the army said Friday.
  The debris was found around 180 miles (290 kilometers) north of the port city of Alexandria, Egyptian army spokesman Brig. Gen. Mohammed Samir said in a statement posted on his Facebook page. Egyptian jets and naval vessels continued to search fo
  
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• Terrorism suspected in crash of Egyptian jet; 66 feared dead

  19-05-2016 05:47 via wivb.com
  
  CAIRO (AP) — An EgyptAir jetliner en route from Paris to Cairo with 66 people aboard veered wildly in flight and crashed in the Mediterranean Sea early Thursday, authorities said. Egyptian and Russian officials said it may have been brought down by terrorists.
  There were no signs of survivors.
  EgyptAir Flight 804, an Airbus A320 with 56 passengers and 10 crew members, went down about halfway between the Greek island of Crete and Egypt’s coastline, or around 175 miles offshore, after
  
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• Egyptian plane with 66 aboard crashes; terrorism suspected

  19-05-2016 05:47 via wivb.com
  
  CAIRO (AP) — An EgyptAir jetliner bound from Paris to Cairo with 66 people aboard crashed in the Mediterranean Sea early Thursday after swerving wildly in flight, authorities said, and Egypt said it may have been a terrorist attack.
  There were no immediate signs of survivors.
  EgyptAir Flight 804, an Airbus A320 with 56 passengers and 10 crew members, went down about halfway between the Greek island of Crete and Egypt’s coastline after takeoff from Charles de Gaulle Airport, authoriti
  
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• Egypt army says plane wreckage found near Alexandria

  19-05-2016 05:47 via wivb.com
  
  CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian air and naval forces have spotted body parts, passengers’ personal belongings and other debris from EgyptAir flight 804 that crashed in the Mediterranean Sea, killing 66 passengers and crew who were en route from Paris to Cairo, the Egyptian army and Greek defense minister said Friday.
  It is not yet known what caused the crash but some experts and officials have not ruled out terrorism as a possibility.
  Greece’s defense minister Panos Kammenos said Greek a
  
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• Aviation officials: EgyptAir plane carrying 66 has crashed

  19-05-2016 05:47 via wivb.com
  
  CAIRO (AP) — An EgyptAir flight from Paris to Cairo with 66 passengers and crew on board crashed in the Mediterranean Sea early Thursday morning off the Greek island of Crete, Egyptian and Greek officials said.
  Egyptian Prime Minister Sherif Ismail said it was too early to say whether a technical problem or a terror attack caused the plane to crash. “We cannot rule anything out,” he told reporters at Cairo airport.
  EgyptAir Flight 804 was lost from radar at around 2:45 a.m. loc
  
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• Infertility: how a local couple coped and overcame it

  19-05-2016 04:50 via wivb.com
  
  TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) – Infertility can seem like a lonely road, but Spencer and Whitney Blake want people to know it doesn’t have to be.
  They struggled with it for years.
  After rounds of medical treatments didn’t work, they decided to adopt. Now that they have their two boys, they’re ready to open up.
  “Having our children swallows up the agony that we were in, of course, because we were able to adopt. We wouldn’t change that for the world,” Spencer sai
  
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• PA man jailed for supporting ISIS faces new charges

  19-05-2016 04:44 via wivb.com
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – A 19-year-old PA man accused of trying to help the Islamic State group known as ISIS is facing new federal charges.
  A federal grand jury charged Jalil Ibn Ameer Aziz with solicitation to commit a crime of violence and transmitting a communication containing a threat to injury in a superseding indictment announced on Wednesday.
  In December, Aziz was arrested on charges of conspiracy and trying to help a group designated by the U.S. government as a foreign terro
  
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• Police: NY man drives to DWI hearing under the influence

  19-05-2016 04:30 via wivb.com
  
  COBLESKILL, N.Y. (NEWS10) – Police in Cobleskill, N.Y. say they arrested a man they say drove to his DWI hearing under the influence.
  Police say as Hal Bruhns, 24, was going through security at the courthouse for a prior DWI arrest, an officer noticed a strong odor of alcohol on his breath and other signs of intoxication.
  After investigating, police arrested and charged Bruhns with driving while intoxicated and operating an uninspected vehicle.
  Bruhns was released to his attorney
  
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• New legislation to expand Sunday alcohol sales

  19-05-2016 04:26 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Governor Andrew Cuomo announced new legislation Wednesday to modernize New York’s 80-year-old Alcoholic Beverage Law (ABC).
  The current ABC law doe not allow restaurants and bars to sell and serve alcohol before noon on Sundays. Governor Cuomo wants to change that by extending sales from noon to 8:00 am.
  Brunch is becoming a popular trend across the country, including here in the Queen City, but on Sunday mornings, local businesses are competing with grocery st
  
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• Dog credited with saving 7-year-old from snake gets award

  19-05-2016 04:22 via wivb.com
  
  TAMPA, Fla. — Courtesy of PETA, a Heroic Dog Award is being delivered to the DeLuca family for their German shepherd, Haus, who defended their daughter from an Eastern diamondback rattlesnake in their backyard.
  In recognition of the dog’s brave actions, PETA is giving the family a framed certificate and a get-well “doggie bag” for Haus containing a blanket, an eco-friendly squeaky toy, a Nylabone and a bag of vegan dog treats.
  The award follows an incident on May 11 &mdas
  
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• Funky fatherhood: New dads get their groove on in viral video

  19-05-2016 04:20 via wivb.com
  
  SAN DIEGO (MEDIA GENERAL) – It’s an adorable video that’s sure to bring a smile to your face.
  GroovaRoo Dance founders Amber and Meeshi Anjali lead funky, baby wearing line dance classes for new mamas, papas and their little “joeys,” according to their website.
  During a recent “Mommy Mingle, Daddy Dance” class, a group of dads got down to Wild Cherry’s “Play That Funky Music.”
  And the video of them ‘movin’ to the groove&rsqu
  
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• LinkedIn confirms 2012 hack exposed 117M user passwords

  19-05-2016 03:27 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — LinkedIn said Wednesday that a 2012 breach resulted in more than 100 million of its users’ passwords being compromised — vastly more than previously thought.
  The business social network said that it believes to be true a purported hacker’s claim that 117 million user emails and passwords were stolen in the breach, up from the 6.5 million user credentials that the company originally said were compromised. Those 6.5 million passwords were reset in 2012 and t
  
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• NY spends $1M to expand upstate addiction treatment services

  19-05-2016 03:18 via wivb.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York state is expanding treatment for addiction in underserved areas upstate.
  Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday announced $1 million in funding to support “peer outreach” programs that help addicts who show up in hospital emergency rooms as well as services that assist families seeking help for loved ones struggling with addiction.
  The money will go toward areas in the Southern Tier, Finger Lakes, North Country and western New York. Each county will receive $
  
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• Which comes first, the sidewalk or getting the tree out of the way?

  19-05-2016 02:47 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) – Big full mature trees can add beauty and character to a neighborhood, but there is a downside: thick roots pushing up the sidewalk, leading to an uneven pavement, and dangerous heaves.
  It is a common problem in many neighborhoods, and when the decision is made to preserve the big trees for their character and beauty, contractors will dig up the damaged sidewalk, mill the roots, and then pave a new sidewalk.
  If the trunk grows into the sidewalk, the contractor
  
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• Community rallies around local girl with rare brain cancer

  19-05-2016 02:21 via wivb.com
  
  LYNDONVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) —The communities of Batavia and Lyndonville have rallied around a local family after their six-month-old daughter was was found to have a rare form of brain cancer.
  But the outpouring of support was just a sudden as the diagnosis.
  In late March, Maegan and Joe Suhr were on a family vacation in Florida when Ella grew ill. She began to vomit during a walk intended to settle her down for a much needed nap.
  “She was just really listless and lethargic and did
  
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• M&T whistleblower’s attorney: “the good guys can win”

  19-05-2016 02:00 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Rochester attorney Nelson Thomas’s client is a whistleblower who is finding out that doing the right thing can pay off handsomely, but only after she paid a stiff price—losing her job, and keeping a secret about her employer for three years.
  That is the story of Thomas’ client–a wife and mother who lives in Kenmore—after she saw things that just were not right and chose to do something about it. Her sense of duty cost her dearly, but he
  
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• Bonnies pitcher to play in premier summer league

  19-05-2016 00:56 via wivb.com
  
  ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. (WIVB) – It’s no secret that America’s pastime in the Summer is baseball. And, one St. Bonaventure pitcher will be passing his time playing the game in one of the best summer leagues for collegiate players in the country.
  Bonnies sophomore Brandon Schlimm has been the team’s ace during the second half of the season, posting a team low ERA of 1.97, which is second in the St. Bona record books. The team’s pitching staff as a whole is ranked
  
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• Police offer reward for info on cold case murder of 20-month-old

  19-05-2016 00:52 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The case has gone cold, but police in Buffalo hope a cash reward will reignite the trail.
  Detectives are still investigating the death of 20-month-old Jahaira Taylor, who died in June of 2011 on the 400 block of Clinton Street. An autopsy revealed the cause of her death as blunt force trauma.
  Buffalo Police Homicide Squad Captain Joseph Gramaglia says cold case detectives have been working the case over the past year and have hit a stone wall.
  “There are p
  
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• City may begin drawing water from Lake Michigan after meeting

  19-05-2016 00:16 via wivb.com
  
  WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — Representatives of Great Lakes states and provinces have given preliminary approval to a precedent-setting request by a Wisconsin city to draw water from Lake Michigan.
  The regional group agreed that the water diversion application by the city of Waukesha complies with a Great Lakes protection compact if certain conditions are met, including an average limit of 8.2 million gallons a day.
  The group includes eight states and two Canadian provinces. Minnesota abstained f
  
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