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• Uber raises $3.5 billion from Saudi investment fund

  01-06-2016 23:50 via wivb.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Uber is getting a massive cash infusion from Saudi Arabia.
  The oil-rich nation’s sovereign investment fund is putting $3.5 billion into the global internet-based ride-hailing company. It’s also getting a seat on Uber’s board of directors.
  Funding for new tech companies has been slowing down in recent months, amid concerns that many startups have been over-valued. But San Francisco-based Uber has been raising billions of dollars as it pursues an ambiti
  
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• Buffalo doctors among first using and developing retrievable stroke devices

  01-06-2016 23:47 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The latest technology being used in stroke patients is being developed and used in Buffalo.
  The Solitaire Stent quickly removes blood clots from the brain.  Using stents in stroke patients is an idea Buffalo based doctors developed and published.
  Neurosurgeons like Dr. Elad Levy are among the top and first in the world using and developing this ideology surrounding retrievable stents’ usage in stroke patients.
  “We can go into the vessels of the
  
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• Millions pledge to participate in Global Running Day

  01-06-2016 23:36 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) —  Around the world, more than two million people are pledging to go for a run today as part of Global Running Day.
  The pledging participants represent 177 countries. This pop-up holiday is for people to celebrate the joys of running.
  Organizers say the distance and time doesn’t matter – what matter is getting up, getting moving and running around a bit.
  “It is a bit of encouragement,” said Aidan Ferrer, a local runner. “Running is a
  
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• Following delays, $35M Niagara Falls Hyatt project moves forward

  01-06-2016 23:18 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) — One of the largest development projects in decades in Niagara Falls is clear to begin construction and resume the development process, Governor Cuomo’s office announced on Wednesday afternoon.
  Hamister Group, LLC reportedly has secured financing for the $35.7 million build which will eventually see the Hyatt Place Hotel in Niagara Falls become a reality. The large hotel will span 111,000 square feet and hold 128 rooms.
  MORE | Delays concern some
  
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• Suspended Buffalo cop revived following second overdose

  01-06-2016 22:15 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Buffalo cop who has been suspended without pay since overdosing in February had to be rescued by a life-saving drug yet again on Tuesday.
  Sources confirmed to News 4 that officer Michael Moffett, a patrol officer, overdosed on an unknown substance on Tuesday morning. First responders revived Moffett by using Naloxone.
  Following Moffett’s revival, sources say Buffalo Police obtained a search warrant to search the officer’s home for evidence as to wh
  
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• Baby crib bumpers could soon be banned in New York State

  01-06-2016 21:55 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – A warning for parents who use crib bumpers. They keep babies from bumping into the crib railings.Now a proposed bill in Albany could make them illegal in our state.
  Supporters say they could be dangerous to your kids.
  Doctors say this isn’t a new issue, but it’s one that has only recently been studied. It was originally thought those soft crib bumper pads would help to protect your infant, but the American Academy of Pediatrics says there’
  
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• Buffalo Marathon branded success as female runners eclipse men

  01-06-2016 21:34 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Despite the heat, 97 percent of all runners who set off to run in Buffalo marathon races crossed the finish line as organizers celebrated their second ever sold out year.
  Jennifer Adams, a Buffalo Marathon organizer, reported the final race numbers on Wednesday, just days after runners closed down a host of Buffalo streets on one of the hottest days of 2016 thus far.
  A total of 5,381 runners participated in the full and half marathon races, with female runners e
  
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• UCLA campus locked down for hours following murder-suicide in building

  01-06-2016 19:31 via wivb.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two people are dead following a murder-suicide on the UCLA campus Wednesday morning, according to a Los Angeles Police Department spokesman.
  The campus on the city’s west side was locked down, and officers with the LAPD and the university’s police force were running across the campus, some with weapons drawn. At one point, a team in tactical gear stormed into a building, and more than a dozen police cars massed near Boelter Hall, an engineering building.
  
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• Former school leader admits to stealing thousands of dollars

  01-06-2016 19:16 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A woman who supervised federal and state programs for the Buffalo School District has admitted to stealing government money.
  Debbie Buckley, 56, supervised Title I programs, services that help school districts with high amounts of children that come from poor families. She later was promoted to Assistant Superintendent of Federal and State Programs.
  Prosecutors say Buckley, who handled hundreds of millions of dollars in federal grants, stole around $15,000 for her an
  
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• Best laptops under $500 and where to get best deals

  01-06-2016 17:57 via wivb.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — The graduation season is in full swing and that means one tech item is in extra hot demand–laptops.
  Whether it is a gift for a graduate, or an investment in your own future, or moving on to the next phase of your education or career, shopping for a new notebook can be intimidating with so many choices out there.
  Media General contributor Gabe Slate shows you what to look for and how to get the best deal.
  Watch the above video to see Gabe’s full
  
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• Cheesecake food truck offers unique menu to Buffalo residents

  01-06-2016 17:43 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A unique food truck has joined the ranks of other mobile food services around Buffalo.
  This one does not serve tacos or hot dogs though — Cheesecake Guy has its own kind of menu.
  Owner and operator Matthew Schelter specializes in treats for someone with a sweet tooth.
  “I can’t thank my parents enough for giving me the opportunity to start our family business with the Schelter family recipe.” stated Schelter.
  Schelter makes a variety of ch
  
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• Student built home going up for auction

  01-06-2016 17:14 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) – If you’re in the market for a new house, you could soon get a great bargain on a three-bedroom modular home that was built completely by students in the Erie 1 BOCES program.
  Students studying Building Trades and Electrical Systems have built the house from the ground up over the course of the past school year in the back parking lot of the Harkness Career and Technical Center on Aero Drive.
  On Friday, June 10, at 9:30 a.m., the house will be auctioned off.
  
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• 2,000-year-old handwritten documents found in London mud

  01-06-2016 17:07 via wivb.com
  
  LONDON (AP) — They came, they saw, they got down to business.
  Archaeologists announced Wednesday they have discovered hundreds of writing tablets from Roman London — including the oldest handwritten document ever found in Britain — in a trove that provides insight into the city’s earliest history as a busy commercial town.
  Researchers from Museum of London Archaeology uncovered more than 400 wooden tablets during excavations in London’s financial district for the ne
  
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• Tonawanda Police charge 2 with theft of elderly woman’s purse

  01-06-2016 16:57 via wivb.com
  
  TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Two alleged thieves were taken into police custody after two weeks of searching for them.
  Kenmore resident Skye McGraw, 30, and Tonawanda resident Shaun Galvin, 30, were accused of larceny after Tonawanda Police say the two stole a 73-year-old’s purse and its contents at a fast food restaurant.
  The purse had been left on the table by mistake, according to police.
  “Since it aired on Channel 4, Detectives received numerous calls, including one call f
  
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• LeRoy man killed in Alllegany County 3-car crash

  01-06-2016 16:41 via wivb.com
  
  BELMONT, N.Y. (WIVB) — While driving in Allegany County on Tuesday, a LeRoy man was killed in a three-car crash.
  New York State Police say Eric Hanson, 62, was driving south on Route 19 when he crossed into the northbound lane and sideswiped another vehicle.
  After this, State Police say Hanson continued in the wrong lane and struck a Ford truck head-on.
  Medical officials took Hanson to a nearby hospital, where he later died from his injuries. The driver of the sideswiped vehicle was u
  
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• What it’s like to live with diabetes as riders prepare for the “Tour de Cure”

  01-06-2016 16:28 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) — Most 12-year-old boys like to run around outside, ride their bicycles, play games, or whatever their hobby-of-the-moment might be. Vincent Harrer is no different, expect he has other responsibilities to take care of before he can do those things, and if he neglects them, it could send him to the hospital. Vincent has juvenile diabetes, a diagnosis he admits was difficult at first because he didn’t understand it, but he says he’s used to it now. &ld
  
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• AC/DC announces new date for Buffalo concert with Axl Rose

  01-06-2016 16:09 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — They were knocked down, but they’re not out as AC/DC announced their new date to play in Buffalo after their March 29 concert was cancelled.
  Coming to the Queen City with Guns N’ Roses singer Axl Rose up front, the band will play at First Niagara Center on September 11. Rose replaced singer Brian Johnson for the rest of the band’s tour after Johnson’s doctor warned him he may go deaf if he continues touring.
  Anyone who bought tickets for AC/DC
  
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• Corporate Challenge race happening this month in Delaware Park

  01-06-2016 15:50 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Runners in Buffalo are being given another reason to lace up their sneakers as organizers prepare for the Corporate Challenge.
  The Delaware Park race happens on June 23. Race organizer Dan Loncto and Moog Employee Communications Manager Don Sellon appeared on Wake Up! Wednesday to discuss the upcoming event.
  See their interview with News 4’s Marissa Perlman in the video above.
  
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• Tim Hortons Camp Day seeks to send thousands of kids to camp through fundraising

  01-06-2016 15:16 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Western New Yorkers everywhere can help the Tim Horton Children’s Foundation Wednesday as the restaurant holds its annual Camp Day.
  100 percent of the money from coffee sales on June 1 goes to the foundation, which helps send children from low-income families to camp. In an additional effort to help children, Tim Hortons is also selling Camp Day bracelets for $2. They have been on sale since May 23.
  To help spread awareness of the event, those wearing
  
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• Man dies after 2-car crash in Newstead

  01-06-2016 14:58 via wivb.com
  
  NEWSTEAD, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Genesee County man was killed in a two-car crash in Newstead Tuesday afternoon.
  Deputies with the Erie County Sheriff’s Office say Basom resident Charles Reno, 32, collided with another vehicle at the intersection of Route 5 and Barnum Road, closing the roads for a number hours.
  A man, woman and child were in the other car. They were taken to Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
  Reno was also taken to that hospital, but he l
  
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• Egypt says signals picked up from doomed plane’s black boxes

  01-06-2016 13:30 via wivb.com
  
  CAIRO (AP) — Egypt said Wednesday that a French ship has picked up signals from deep under the Mediterranean Sea, presumed to be from black boxes of the EgyptAir plane that crashed last month, killing all 66 passengers and crew on board.
  The Civil Aviation Ministry cited a statement from the committee investigating the crash as saying the vessel Laplace was the one that received the signals. It did not say when the signals were detected but the French Navy confirmed the Laplace arrived on
  
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• Tickets to go on sale for 2016 NHL Draft in Buffalo

  01-06-2016 13:16 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The 2016 NHL Draft will be hosted by the Buffalo Sabres.
  Tickets for the event, which starts Friday, June 24 at First Niagara Center, can be purchased here starting at 10 a.m. The tickets go for either $20 or $30 depending on the section.
  This will be Buffalo’s third time hosting the draft, the first two times being in 1991 and 1998.
  NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman told the First Niagara Center that having the draft in Buffalo “honors the passion
  
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• Tickets go on sale for 2016 NHL Draft in Buffalo

  01-06-2016 13:16 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The 2016 NHL Draft will be hosted by the Buffalo Sabres.
  Tickets for the event, which starts Friday, June 24 at First Niagara Center, can be purchased here starting at 10 a.m. The tickets go for either $20 or $30 depending on the section.
  Round one tickets were gone before Noon Wednesday, but tickets for rounds two through seven were still available.
  This will be Buffalo’s third time hosting the draft, the first two times being in 1991 and 1998.
  NHL Commis
  
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• Alabama teacher accused of whipping third-grader with extension cord

  01-06-2016 12:53 via wivb.com
  
  EIGHT MILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A day before Collins-Rhodes Elementary in Alabama lets out for Summer vacation, one father is facing a nightmare no parent ever wants to go through.
  Troy Forister said when his 3rd-grade son came home from school claiming his teacher whipped him with an extension cord, he didn’t believe it.
  “I let him down,” Forister said. “We trust that our teachers are doing what they need to do for our children.”
  Forister said it wasn’t until
  
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• Study: Men in unhappy marriages less likely to develop diabetes

  01-06-2016 12:41 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — We typically hear that an unhappy marriage is bad for our health, but a new study challenges that link.
  It suggests men in unhappy marriages are actually less likely to develop diabetes. Even if they do, scientists say it shows up later and the men tend to manage it better than those in happy marriages.
  If this seems counterintuitive, the researchers offer this explanation: A wife who nags a man about his diabetes monitoring can benefit his health, even if it pu
  
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• Police investigating parents of toddler who fell into gorilla enclosure

  01-06-2016 12:19 via wivb.com
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) — Police said Tuesday they are investigating the parents of the 3-year-old boy who fell into a gorilla enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo and had to be rescued by a team that shot the 400-pound animal to death.
  Authorities said the investigation will look at the parents’ actions leading up to the incident — not the operation of the zoo, which is overseen by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Police will then confer with prosecutors over whether charges should be f
  
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• Uber, cabs fight over upstate New York market

  01-06-2016 12:05 via wivb.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The fight over Uber’s plans to expand throughout New York state is escalating as lawmakers enter the final weeks of their 2016 legislative session.
  The app-based ride-hailing service wants state regulations that would allow it to operate in cities including Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse and Albany.
  But taxi owners are worried about damage to their industry. They say lawmakers should require Uber to fingerprint drivers and make cars accessible to disabled passengers
  
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• Shoreline Apartment residents see glimmer of hope, but questions remain

  01-06-2016 05:59 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — There is a glimmer of hope for families who live in the Shoreline Apartments. This is a low-income housing complex downtown. Residents were told they had to move out by November. But now, local leaders say they want to make sure no one is kicked to the curb. But, some residents still have concerns.
  Michael Morehouse, a Shoreline Apartment resident, said, “So we kind of won a little bit of a battle here.”
  Shoreline apartment residents were relieved to lear
  
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• Amherst residents forced to pay for sidewalk repairs and replacement

  01-06-2016 05:44 via wivb.com
  
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB)- Amherst residents are questioning why the town is requiring them to repair or replace their sidewalks. Earlier this month, the town marked dozens of sidewalks that need to be fixed.
  “When we walk the dog the entire block, a mile long, virtually every house has some R’s for repairing sidewalks,” said Larry Kerman, who lives on Londonderry Ln.
  Kerman received a letter in the mail from the town last week that said according to Building Construction Admin
  
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• Security upgrades to beef up Buffalo City Hall

  01-06-2016 04:27 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A host of security upgrades will ramp up safety of employees and visitors at Buffalo’s iconic city hall.
  A new plan lays out changes that go into effect on July 5, although the plan still needs final approval. Some aspects of the plan will see visitors pass through large metal detectors and X-ray machines to detect weapons and security threats like explosives
  Funding will also provide new cameras, as well as hiring G4S Security, a private security firm, be
  
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• Special Olympics Torch stops at Ralph Wilson Stadium for the first time

  01-06-2016 04:19 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Ralph Wilson Stadium added a new piece of history to its already long story on Tuesday when the Special Olympics Torch made its way to Orchard Park for the first time ever.
  The first-ever visit comes as the Special Olympics prepares to promote the inaugural New York Snowbowl, a six-on-six flag football tournament. That tournament will be hosted at the Ralph next March.
  On Tuesday, police officers helped promote the anticipated event, taking turns carryi
  
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• Bargain prices for 150,000+ books at AAUW Book Sale

  01-06-2016 04:09 via wivb.com
  
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) – One of the biggest used book sales in this area is set to open its doors. The American Association of University Women (AAUW) will launch its 62nd annual book sale on Wednesday in a different location from previous years. You’ll find it in Northtown Plaza, Amherst, inside the former Carolina Furniture store.
  The five-day sale features more than 150,000 new and used books, DVD’s, CD’s, puzzles and games. Money raised benefits local scholarships and e
  
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• Buffalo Zoo holds drills to avoid tragedy like Cincinnati

  01-06-2016 02:05 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The Buffalo Zoo had its own close call with a 400 lb. male silverback gorilla, like the one killed in Cincinnati over the weekend, but it had a happy ending, although the circumstances were much different.
  Zoo president Dr. Donna Fernandes said, however, Cincinnati Zoo officials really had no choice but to kill the gorilla, and if the Buffalo Zoo’s gorilla were posing a danger to human life, zoo officials here might have to do the same thing.
  “These kind
  
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• Most abusers of elderly know their victims

  01-06-2016 00:52 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The vast majority of people who abuse older New Yorkers know their victim. And many of them are caretakers.
  Those were among the staggering statistics released Tuesday by advocates for the elderly, as they kicked off a campaign aimed at highlighting and bringing to an end such abuse.
  June is World Elder Abuse Awareness Month.
  Across the state, more than 260,000 older adults are victims of at least one form of abuse. For every one case of elder abuse that’s repo
  
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• Bonnies get new video board, replace aging scoreboard in Reilly Center

  01-06-2016 00:43 via wivb.com
  
  ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. (WIVB) — Repeated success by the St. Bonaventure Bonnies basketball teams may have led to energetic philanthropy, earning the teams — and clamoring fans — a new video board.
  Officials say the new video board comes courtesy of a large donation from 1966 alumnus and trustee Albert Horton. The large screen will hang in the center of the Reilly Center and boast an impressive 8.19-foot-high and 13.23-foot-wide information center for displays, live video an
  
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• Buffalo man charged with firing shotgun rounds following dispute

  01-06-2016 00:09 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Memorial Day dispute involving two Buffalo men left one behind bars following police investigation.
  Officers say two men had an argument that turned violent just before 9 p.m. on Swan Street. Buffalo Police say Roberto Leon beat with a pipe the person he argued with before pulling a shotgun and firing upon the man.
  Leon faces charges of menacing, assault, criminal possession of a weapon and reckless endangerment following investigation.
  
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• Authorities offer rewards in cold case homicide of Buffalo man

  01-06-2016 00:01 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — An unsolved case in the City of Buffalo has homicide detectives offering a reward for any information that might lead to an arrest.
  Authorities say they have been investigating the death of Roy White since he died on Jan. 31 in 1983 on Trowbridge Street in Buffalo. Police say citizens with any information on the man’s death or whereabouts beforehand are asked to call police with those details.
  Collaboration between Buffalo Police and Crime Stoppers provide
  
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• Reggie Returns: Canisius introduces Witherspoon as head coach

  01-06-2016 00:00 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Reggie Witherspoon is back in Buffalo, as a head coach, to his disbelief.
  “It feels surreal,” Witherspoon said after his introductory press conference at Canisius College, where he will succeed Jim Baron as the Golden Griffins’ head men’s basketball coach. Baron abruptly retired this past month after signing an extension in March.
  “I thought it was a joke at first,” he said of Baron’s retirement. Witherspoon was in
  
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