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• Evaluating EMS dispatching across Erie County

  10-06-2016 23:53 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Is there a better way to dispatch emergency medical calls and ambulance transports in Erie County?
  Jeff Bono, vice president of Lancaster Volunteer Ambulance Corps, says yes.
  “In a perfect world you’d have one dispatching center for all of Erie County,” said Bono.
  And while Bono believes there’s a better way to handle things, he knows it won’t be easy.
  “I don’t know if the city of Buffalo wants to turn over everything to one
  
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• Women’s rights activists suggest real change could be coming

  10-06-2016 23:26 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — This week, women were making headlines for many different reasons. From Hillary Clinton being the presumed Democratic party nominee, to the Stanford assault victim’s statement going viral and new findings regarding the wage gap – there has been a lot of talk highlighting inequalities and injustices women face.
  “The greatest injustice in society is discrimination towards women,” said Kari Winter, the University at Buffalo Director for
  
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• South Buffalo zombie home donated to Habitat for Humanity

  10-06-2016 23:20 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) –  A zombie home on Germania Street in South Buffalo has been abandoned for nearly a decade.
  But today there was a ribbon cutting to celebrate it’s transfer from HSBC to Habitat for Humanity. Within the next 8 months the home will be completely renovated for a family to move into.
  “Most of the homes that we get as rehabs come via a donation or from the city of Buffalo this is actually I think one of our first opportunities with a zombie home,” sa
  
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• Man convicted by jury in 12 minutes for box cutter slashing on Buff State campus

  10-06-2016 23:20 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Yonkers resident who attended Buffalo State before he slashed another student with a box cutter sat through a three-day trial, only to be convicted by a jury in 12 minutes.
  A jury found 23-year-old Mohamed Kaba guilty of second-degree assault for slashing a student five times with a box cutter on Sept. 7 of this past school year. Police say the fight broke out at a student apartment complex following a fight between the two several days earlier off campus.
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• City prepares for Allentown Art Festival

  10-06-2016 23:09 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Allentown Art Festival is almost here. More than 400 artists are coming to Buffalo, showcasing and selling their pieces. There are sculptures, paintings, jewelry and more.
  This is the 59th annual Allentown Art Festival. More than 100,000 people are expected to hit the streets – down Delaware Avenue and around Allentown — looking at and purchasing the art.
  The organizers say as the festival keeps growing, it is playing an important role in the bud
  
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• Code-a-Pillar toy teaches toddlers how to code

  10-06-2016 23:03 via wivb.com
  
  EAST AURORA. N.Y. (WIVB) — A new toy is teaching children how to code. The Fisher-Price toy called the “Code-a-Pillar” was actually developed right here in Western New York it’s headquarters in East Aurora.
  It’s not your average caterpillar; it combines fundamental concepts of programming and makes coding fun for kids.
  It looks and sounds like a traditional toy, but the technology inside of it actually gives toddlers first hand experience with basic coding
  
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• Man charged with homicide over deadly August Buffalo crash

  10-06-2016 22:44 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Buffalo man is facing felony charges over an August crash on Masten and Northampton that led to the death of an elderly woman.
  Officials say they officially have charged and arraigned Jamar Sales, 20, on criminally negligent homicide, reckless driving, speeding and passing a red light charges. Police say Sales drove his car at a high rate of speed through a red light, slamming into 72-year-old Sylvia deRosas’ vehicle, leading to her death.
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• UB awarded $240k grant to research Krabbe Disease in honor of Hunter Kelly

  10-06-2016 22:27 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A federal grant will benefit a cause near to the hearts of many western New Yorkers — Krabbe Disease, which took the life of Jim Kelly’s son Hunter James Kelly.
  The grant — which totals $239,250 — will be awarded to the University at Buffalo Hunter James Kelly Research Institute, to aid in the treatment of newborns and developing early and accurate diagnosis of the disease.
  Congressman Brian Higgins announced the grant on Friday, saying e
  
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• City crystal meth operation busted, Buffalo man cuffed

  10-06-2016 21:55 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A full-blown meth lab on Buffalo’s west side has produced its last batch of addictive drugs, police say after raiding a West Avenue home.
  Buffalo Police, Buffalo Fire, Hazmat, New York State Police and more responded to the home on the street’s 800 block just after 4:30 p.m. Thursday. Officers first broke into the home, locating a batch of crystal meth and one and a half pounds of crack cocaine.
  Inside the home, they also arrested Thomas Eisenberger,
  
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• ‘Ali! Ali!’: The Greatest makes his final journey

  10-06-2016 20:26 via wivb.com
  
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Muhammad Ali made his final journey through his hometown Friday — past the little pink house where he grew up and the museum that bears his name — as thousands of mourners along the route pumped their fists and chanted, “Ali! Ali!” for the former heavyweight champion of the world known simply as The Greatest.
  A hearse bearing Ali’s cherry-red casket, draped in an Islamic tapestry, arrived at Louisville’s Cave Hill Cemetery in a lon
  
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• Bystander films shots being fired at Dallas Love Field

  10-06-2016 20:04 via wivb.com
  
  DALLAS, Texas (KXAN) — Shots have been fired at the Dallas Love Field airport. A bystander captured the incident in an Instagram video uploaded Friday afternoon.
  The flashy films Instagram video shows a man with a gun in the baggage claim area. According to KXAS, an officer drew a gun on a person he told to stay down. Nine gunshots can be heard in the video.
  We are working to get more information.
  WARNING: Graphic ImagesThis story was originally published by News 4 sister st
  
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• City of Tonawanda Police looking for credit card thief

  10-06-2016 19:54 via wivb.com
  
  TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Tonawanda Police are looking for a man they say used a stolen credit card at a Tim Horton’s in Buffalo.
  The card was allegedly stolen from a vehicle in the City of Tonawanda back on May 19. Police say it was used the next day.
  Anyone with information on the theft can call detectives at 692-2121.
  
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• USA Swimming bans Stanford rapist for life

  10-06-2016 19:13 via wivb.com
  
  STANFORD, Calif. (WIVB) — USA Swimming, which governs the sport of swimming in the U.S., has banned Brock Turner, according to CNN.
  Turner, a 20-year-old Stanford University swimmer, was sentenced to six months in jail after sexually assaulting an unconscious 23-year-old woman in January last year. He was convicted of the crime this past March.
  “Brock Turner’s membership with USA Swimming expired at the end of the calendar year 2014 and he was not a member at the time of his cr
  
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• ‘Shield’ actor sentenced for killing wife

  10-06-2016 18:43 via wivb.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — An actor who played a police officer on the TV show “The Shield” has been sentenced to 40 years to life in prison for killing his wife.
  Michael Jace was sentenced Friday in Los Angeles after being convicted of second-degree murder in the killing of April Jace.
  Michael Jace was sentenced after an emotional hearing in which the victim’s family members wept as they spoke about the impact of her loss.
  Jace apologized to the family and said there&r
  
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• Alleged prostitutes found with drugs during sting operation

  10-06-2016 18:02 via wivb.com
  
  GRAND ISLAND, N.Y. (WIVB) — An Erie County Sheriff’s Office operation in Grand Island led to the arrest of two alleged prostitutes.
  Deputies say that after Buffalo resident Ann Canino, 53, and Niagara Falls resident Laura Kane, 37, agreed to perform sexual acts for money, they were placed under arrest.
  The arrest, which took place at a Grand Island hotel, also led to drug charges against the alleged prostitutes. Deputies say they found crack pipes and crack residue in their
  
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• Amherst man arrested in alleged Buffalo meth bust

  10-06-2016 17:31 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Buffalo Police arrested an Amherst man in connection to an alleged methamphetamine operation in the city Thursday night.
  Police say they found crack cocaine, a batch of meth and 1.5 pounds of marijuana as they arrested 33-year-old Thomas Eisenberger on the 800 block of West Ave.
  Eisenberger is facing a felony for the alleged meth possession, and was also charged with criminal possession of marijuana and criminal possession of a controlled substance.
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• ECMC nurse accused of raping hospital patient

  10-06-2016 17:07 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A nurse at ECMC is facing felony charges after authorities say he raped and sexually abused a woman in his care.
  Clarence Center resident Jordan Donaldson, 23, was charged with rape, forcible touching, two counts of criminal sex act and two counts of sexual abuse.
  “Upon notification of the allegations, ECMC immediately placed the employee on administrative leave,” ECMC Vice President of Communications and External Affairs Peter K. Cutler said. &ldquo
  
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• Fill the Backpack collects more than 48,000 pounds of food in days

  10-06-2016 15:47 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — It has only been days, but Fill the Backpack has already collected 48,280 pounds of food as of Friday morning.
  The program, which combines the efforts of News 4, Wegmans and the Food Bank of Western New York, seeks to send less-fortunate children home with food on Fridays after school. The program makes sure children and their families in Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie and Niagara counties have food to eat over the weekend.
  MORE | Children involved in the Fi
  
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• Hockey legend Gordie Howe dies at age 88

  10-06-2016 15:40 via wivb.com
  
  DETROIT (WOOD) — Hockey Hall of Famer Gordie Howe has died at age 88.
  Howe, known as “Mr. Hockey,” led the Detroit Red Wings to four Stanley Cup championships.
  He played more than 1,700 games in the NHL and scored more than 800 goals.
  The cause of his death is unknown at this time.
  This story was originally published by News 4 sister station WOOD-TV, a Media General Contributing station. 
  
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• Gordie Howe, known as ‘Mr. Hockey,’ dies at 88

  10-06-2016 15:40 via wivb.com
  
  DETROIT (AP) — Gordie Howe, the rough-and-tumble Canadian farm boy whose boundless blend of talent and toughness made him the NHL’s quintessential star during a career that lasted into his 50s, has died. The man forever known as “Mr. Hockey” was 88.
  Son Murray Howe confirmed the death Friday, texting to The Associated Press: “Mr Hockey left peacefully, beautifully, and w no regrets.”
  Howe shattered records, threw elbows and helped the Detroit Red Wings wi
  
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• Former Columbine High School Principal shares message of ‘triumph over tragedy’

  10-06-2016 15:29 via wivb.com
  
  PUEBLO, Colo. – It was a school shooting that rocked the nation.
  The massacre that’s reported as the deadliest high school shooting in U.S. history happened in Colorado.
  Many days, we hear about yet another mass shooting occurring somewhere across the country, but one man who knows the situation all too well is hoping to stop it from happening again.
  Seventeen years ago, 12 students and one teacher were killed when two teens opened fire.
  The gunmen then turned the guns on themselves.
  
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• More western New York post offices hosting passport events in June

  10-06-2016 14:58 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Two Saturdays in June will bring about more U.S. Post Office passport events for western New Yorkers.
  Those looking to travel internationally can attend the events to gain or renew their passports.
  MORE | Find more information on costs and previous events here.
  Here are the locations hosting passport events on June 18:
  Lakeview Post Office, 6550 Southwestern Blvd.
  Lewiston Post Office, 150 S. 8th St.
  North Tonawanda Post Office, 141 Goundry St.
  Fairport Pos
  
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• Actress Daisy Ridley opens up about health issues in Facebook post

  10-06-2016 14:22 via wivb.com
  
  (MEDIA GENERAL) – Actress Daisy Ridley, of “Star Wars” fame, opened up on Facebook on Thursday to discuss her recent health issues.
  According to Ridley, she recently was diagnosed with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, which has several symptoms and triggers a hormonal imbalance that can cause acne breakouts.
  In a Facebook post, including a picture of the 24-year-old donning a clay face mask, Ridley said the difficulties left her struggling with self-confidence and weary of leaving he
  
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• California mother reunited with son abducted in 1995

  10-06-2016 14:11 via wivb.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California mother was reunited Thursday with her abducted son, laying eyes on him and wrapping her arms around him for the first time in 21 years.
  Maria Mancia had been left with just a single photo of her son since his father took him in 1995. The boy she last saw when he was just 18 months old is now a man.
  Steve Hernandez, 22, was found living in Puebla, Mexico, and on Thursday morning was brought to the U.S. to meet his mother for an emotional reunion.
  “Now t
  
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• Ali to return to his old Kentucky neighborhood 1 last time

  10-06-2016 14:01 via wivb.com
  
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Muhammad Ali will return to his old Kentucky neighborhood one last time.
  Ali’s body will ride in a miles-long procession spanning his life — from his boyhood home where he shadowboxed and dreamed of greatness to the boulevard that bears his name and the museum that stands as a lasting tribute to his boxing triumphs and his humanitarian causes outside the ring.
  Louisville is accustomed to being in the limelight each May when the Kentucky Derby at Churchill
  
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• 2016 could be worst year for movie ticket sales since 1920s

  10-06-2016 13:11 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Getting Americans into theaters to see big blockbusters may not be as easy as it once was.
  The New York Times reports 2016 could be the worst year for movies in terms of ticket sales for adults since before the 1920s.
  Here are four things to understand:
  Grim prediction regarding ticket sales is based on previous years’ figures. A strong Summer could change things.
  Hollywood has fallen victim to sequels, many of which flat-out flop.
  Millennials do not go to
  
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• Want to drink less wine? Get a smaller glass

  10-06-2016 12:47 via wivb.com
  
  CAMBRIDGE, England (WIVB) — New research from England offers an easy solution to get you to drink less wine — get a smaller glass.
  Specifically, researchers recommended one smaller than 12 ounces. Larger goblets tend to make you drink faster and order more.
  A research team from the University of Cambridge tracked what wine customers drank over 16 weeks in a restaurant or a bar.
  Every two weeks, the bartenders changed the size of wine glasses. They alternated between th
  
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• Woman allegedly lies to deputies about runaway driver following crash

  10-06-2016 12:12 via wivb.com
  
  STAFFORD, N.Y. (WIVB) — Law enforcement officials in Genesee County began a search for someone they were told ran away from a car crash, but their search came up empty Friday morning.
  A man and a woman were hospitalized in Rochester after a car struck a tree on Fargo Rd. in the town of Stafford. The crash happened just before 2:30 a.m.
  The man in the vehicle was unresponsive upon the arrival of emergency personnel. The woman was seen on a nearby porch. It was not clear initi
  
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• Authorities search for driver following crash; injured woman questioned

  10-06-2016 12:12 via wivb.com
  
  STAFFORD, N.Y. (WIVB) — Law enforcement officials in Genesee County began a search for someone they were told ran away from a car crash, but their search came up empty Friday morning.
  A man and a woman were hospitalized in Rochester after a car struck a tree on Fargo Rd. in the town of Stafford.
  The woman initially told police that after hearing the accident, she fell off a porch and into a ditch. She also said no one was in the vehicle, and that the driver was in the woods.
  That
  
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• Man shot multiple times after midnight

  10-06-2016 11:48 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A man has serious injuries after Buffalo Police say he was shot multiple times Friday.
  The shooting happened just after midnight at Genesee Street and Burgard Place.
  Police say the victim was taken to ECMC for treatment.
  Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to call the police confidential tip line at 847-2255.
  
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• Suspect captured after shooting that injured Ohio deputy

  10-06-2016 11:21 via wivb.com
  
  DEERFIELD TOWNSHIP, OH (AP/WCMH) – Authorities in Ohio say a man accused of shooting two people including a sheriff’s deputy has been captured.Suspect in custody. Area secure. Thank you for your patience. Have a good day!
  — Deerfieldtwp Fire (@DTFRWarrenCoOH) June 10, 2016
  The shooting happened Thursday night in Deerfield Township, about 25 miles northeast of Cincinnati.
  The Warren County Sheriff’s Office was searching for 19-year-old Mohammed Abdou Laghaoui.
  Authorities
  
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• Canalside concert runs smoothly with tighter security measures

  10-06-2016 05:47 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Thousands piled into Canalside for the first free concert of the summer season Thursday night.This year concert goers experienced tighter security at the entrance gates. 
  Police wanded guests as they entered the concert venue and all bags were searched to prevent any harmful items from getting inside. 
  Organizers said the major police presence at Canalside is a deterrent to those who want to start trouble. 
   “We have U.S. securities, that&rs
  
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• Girl, 15, commits suicide after friends share nude Snapchat video

  10-06-2016 04:23 via wivb.com
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Levon Holton-Teamer sent her 15-year-old to clean her room Sunday afternoon, not knowing that would be the last time she would see her alive. Minutes later, the mom went to look for her daughter, Tovonna.
  “I go to the bathroom; I couldn’t get in the bathroom. The bathroom light was off so I tried to get in and I looked down and I saw the puddle of blood. I tried to apply the pressure, the pressure to her head. I tried to save her,” Holton-Teamer
  
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• Say goodbye to El Niño and hello to La Niña

  10-06-2016 04:15 via wivb.com
  
  AUSTIN (AP/KXAN) — This year’s monstrous El Nino, nicknamed Godzilla by NASA, is dead. It heated up the globe, ended the Central Texas drought, but didn’t quite end California’s four-year drought.
  El Niño delivered the promised rains to Central Texas, resulting in periods of deadly flooding, and a record 12 month rainfall of nearly 60 inches at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport between May 2015 and April 2016. The last remnants of El Niño may likel
  
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• 55 free concerts you can go to, beginning in June

  10-06-2016 02:48 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Free concerts are one of the most beloved event types in western New York, and M&T Bank is ensuring locals have plenty to go to in their 55-concert series.
  The series — hosted during lunch time from 12 to 1 p.m. Monday through Friday — will feature music from all genres, including pop, jazz, rock, blues, comedy, dance and more.
  While jamming to the beat at One M&T Plaza downtown (accessible via Metro Rail) concertgoers will have a host of foo
  
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• NY Senate confirms Beach to lead State Police

  10-06-2016 02:36 via wivb.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Lt. Col. George Beach has been confirmed as the next superintendent of the New York State Police.
  Beach, a 33-year veteran of the agency, was confirmed by the state Senate Thursday. He was picked by Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo to succeed Joseph D’Amico, who announced his departure in April.
  Republican Senate Leader John Flanagan says Beach was an “outstanding” choice to lead the State Police, calling him a “first-class law enforcement profession
  
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• Cuomo: Expand help for heroin addiction, limit prescriptions

  10-06-2016 02:34 via wivb.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Limited opioid prescriptions, greater funding for addiction treatment and more support for people trying to stay clean: those are some of the proposals for attacking New York’s heroin and opioid problem released by Gov. Andrew Cuomo Thursday.
  The 25 recommendations come from a task force convened by the Democratic governor to find ways to address the rise in addiction and overdoses. Lawmakers and Cuomo hope to pass a comprehensive approach to the problem before th
  
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• Man wanted for violating, skipping out on probation

  10-06-2016 02:12 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Police are searching for a wanted Buffalo man who reportedly has skipped out on his parole after violating its terms.
  Officers say 22-year-old Tyquarius Bush is wanted by New York State after serving time for criminal possession of a weapon. As such, police say the 5′ 10″ man should be assumed armed and dangerous.
  Police working with Crime Stoppers are offering a reward of up to $1,000 for information leading to Bush’s arrest.
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• Avoiding bed bugs isn’t always possible: how to eradicate them

  10-06-2016 01:17 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Shalanda Favors and her family had just settled in to watch “Alice Through the Looking Glass” at the North Buffalo Regal Cinemas when they were attacked by bed bugs. The family left the show, and when they got home they stripped, and bagged their clothes before walking through the door.
  “We literally had to take off all our clothes in the driveway, bag them up in bags, and then hurry up and run in the house with just our undergarments on.”
  La
  
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• Group home gust-up moves into another community

  10-06-2016 00:20 via wivb.com
  
  NORTH COLLINS, N.Y. (WIVB) — The small town of North Collins is home to a handful of group homes. But none is causing quite the stir as the one located on Gowanda State Road, which houses two sex offenders, recently relocated from another community.
  Now residents there are hoping for the same fate.
  “I was angry. I was upset,” said Lisa Gloyd, a 20-year resident of North Collins with two daughters. “I was livid with the fact that they’re in my backyard, that we
  
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• Man heads to prison for sexually violating woman who couldn’t consent

  10-06-2016 00:07 via wivb.com
  
  KENMORE, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Kenmore man is heading to prison for violating a woman who could not consent to sexual contact, prosecutors announced on Thursday.
  Valvano Yazzie, a 39-year-old Kenmore man, admitted to first-degree attempted criminal sexual act and feloniously driving while intoxicated, and received a sentence of six and a half years behind bars, with a mandate to serve no less than five years. Yazzie will also have to register as a sex offender and serve 20 years of post-rel
  
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• Summer Crime Safety: Trim landscaping so it doesn’t hide lurking criminals

  10-06-2016 00:02 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Police say how high your shrubs are could increase your likelihood of being a victim to a crime. Police say they go by the ‘Two to six’ rule. Shrubs should be two to 2.5ft high – going below your windows. Trees should be trimmed at 6ft.
  Police say large bushes could conceal criminals lurking near your home.
  “During the night hours, a lot of people instead of people walking in open lawns, they will come up and huddle to the house,” s
  
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