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• Crimestoppers offering up to $1,000 for information on man wanted for parole violation

  23-06-2016 23:24 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A man who authorities say has a “history of violence” is wanted for violating the conditions of his parole.
  Law enforcement officers are looking for 26-year-old Steven Colella. According to authorities, Colella punched a woman in the face in front of a child.
  His whereabouts are not known, but his last known address was on E. Tupper St.
  Colella is described as white, 145 lbs., and standing at 5’7. He has brown eyes and brown hair.
  Authorities a
  
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• Authorities offering up to $1,000 for information on man wanted for parole violation

  23-06-2016 23:24 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A man who authorities say has a “history of violence” is wanted for violating the conditions of his parole.
  Law enforcement officers are looking for 26-year-old Steven Colella. According to authorities, Colella punched a woman in the face in front of a child.
  His whereabouts are not known, but his last known address was on E. Tupper St.
  Colella is described as white, 145 lbs., and standing at 5’7. He has brown eyes and brown hair.
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• NHL Draft attracts thousands of visitors to Buffalo, many impressed with the area

  23-06-2016 23:17 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — We are just one day away from the NHL draft in Buffalo, and thousands of visitors are making their way to the Queen City.
  Cindy Sweiger and Donna Lembke have been staying at the Buffalo Marriott HARBORCENTER Hotel and exploring the city since Monday.
  “It’s fun, the concert yesterday and all the people,” said Sweiger, from Minnesota.“Great weather we’ve been walking and walking and seeing so many wonderful sites,” said Lembke from M
  
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• Mom doesn’t blame South Buffalo Charter for daughter’s suicide, says she was bullied

  23-06-2016 23:16 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Sue Keith says her daughter, Kristen Appleford, committed suicide in December, 2015. She overdosed, and her mom says she believes her daughter did this because she was bullied.
  “When someone is called fat, and ugly…. to hear it day in and day out takes a toll on people. I do believe that bullying did have a part in what happened to my daughter”, Keith told News 4. She wanted to explain the circumstances surrounding her daughter’s death becaus
  
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• Concussion safety bill passes in Erie County

  23-06-2016 23:15 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- Erie County legislators signed-off 10-1 Thursday on new requirements for youth contact sport coaches.
  The new concussion safety law, co-sponsored by Legislator Patrick Burke (D-District 7) and Legislator Joseph Lorigo (R-District 10) requires coaches, parent supervisors, and officials to complete concussion safety and awareness courses through the state, or face a $100 fine from the county.
  “This will be good. Because it will increase awareness,” said Dr. M
  
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• New IIHS report shows protection better for drivers than most front-seat passengers

  23-06-2016 23:08 via wivb.com
  
  (MEDIA GENERAL) – A new study conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety discovered several small SUVs that grade positively on frontal crashes involving the driver’s corner of the vehicle do not perform as well when the crash occurs on the passenger’s corner.
  Of the seven small SUVs that received “good” ratings in testing on the driver side, only one received a “good” grade when the same test was conducted on the passenger side – the
  
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• Summer emergencies: When to go to urgent care vs. ER

  23-06-2016 22:57 via wivb.com
  
  GREENVILLE, SC (WSPA) — Summertime means more people outside and a greater chance for injury.
  Media General contributors asked doctors in the Bon Secours St. Francis downtown ER what they see the most of this time of year.
  Heat exhaustion, dehydration, sepsis and chest pain or store were the issues they see more often.
  Dr. Ryan Hoffman, Director of the Emergency Department there said staying hydrated can help prevent heat issues but any shortness of breath, confusion, some dizziness,
  
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• NHL’s top prospects tour Buffalo, Niagara Falls

  23-06-2016 22:56 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The projected top picks in this years NHL draft are getting a closer look at this year’s host city.
  On Wednesday afternoon a handful of hopefuls visited Coca Cola field and hung out with the Bisons, participating in batting practice during team warm ups.
  Thursday morning the guys hit the ice at HarborCenter to host a clinic for youth players and then boarded a bus for Niagara Falls.
  They toured the Niagara Falls State Park and then took a ride on the Maid
  
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• NY man punched pregnant wife in stomach, stopped her from calling 911

  23-06-2016 22:53 via wivb.com
  
  FRANKLIN, N.Y. (NEWS10) – Police say a man is accused of punching his pregnant wife in the stomach in front of their two other children.
  Authorities say on June 21 around 7 p.m. NYSP arrested 29-year-old Terence Ito of Walton after responding to a dispute on Palmer Hill Road in the Town of Franklin.
  Throughout the investigation police learned that during an argument Ito struck his pregnant wife in the stomach while in front of their two young children. They say he
  
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• Local high school implements LGBTQ ‘safe zone’

  23-06-2016 22:51 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Health Sciences Charter school has considered itself a safe zone for LGBTQ students since the start of the year. It was implemented back in January to promote a proactive discussion about gender and sexuality.
  The safe zone is all about encouraging open conversations without fear or judgement. Ten teachers at the school volunteered to go through training to learn how to answer questions and handle potential situations that could arise in a school setting. Several
  
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• Mom charged in death of Michigan 4-year-old on her birthday

  23-06-2016 22:49 via wivb.com
  
  KALAMAZOO, Mich. (WOOD) — A 25-year-old Michigan woman is being charged with the death of her 4-year-old daughter on her birthday.
  Daveeta Lee Walker has been charged with two counts of felony murder, first-degree child abuse and torture in connection to the death of her daughter Kharisma Richardson on March 26. She has been arrested and was arraigned Thursday afternoon.An undated courtesy photo of Kharisma Richardson.Kharisma was found unresponsive in a bedroom at a home on Doug
  
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• Decaying body found impaled, stuck in Alabama warehouse window

  23-06-2016 22:39 via wivb.com
  
  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A body has been found stuck in the burglar bars of an Alabama warehouse.
  Sources say Birmingham police Sgt. Bryan Shelton says police received a call about a body in a window on Wednesday.
  Court VanScyoc, president of Cool Breeze Inc., says he discovered the body after stopping by the warehouse to pick up some supplies and noticed a foul odor.
  The unidentified man was halfway through the window.
  VanScyoc says it appears the suspected burglar got impaled and stu
  
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• Mysterious ‘zombie bee’ scourge reaches southern US

  23-06-2016 22:36 via wivb.com
  
  NORFOLK (AP) — The mysterious “zombie bee” parasite that kills honeybees has reached the southern United States after scientists confirmed a case in Virginia about an hour outside Roanoke, researchers announced this week.
  The discovery suggests the phenomenon is more widespread than previously thought, although researchers still know little about how many bees it actually kills.
  Flies attach themselves to the bees and inject their eggs, causing erratic “zombie-like”
  
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• World Trade Center skyscrapers: 3 up, 1 to go

  23-06-2016 22:34 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The World Trade Center’s newest, $2.5 billion skyscraper reached its full 80 stories Thursday — one of three high-rises now up at the site, with one more to go.
  Almost 15 years after the twin towers collapsed, the site of the Sept. 11 terror attacks has turned into a resplendent hub of soaring architecture, bustling businesses and urban greenery.
  But a series of construction security fences signal that there’s still plenty of unfinished work before the 16-
  
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• Texas woman has foreign accent syndrome after jaw surgery

  23-06-2016 22:30 via wivb.com
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — A Houston-area woman’s accent sounds completely different since she underwent jaw surgery in December, and doctors say she might have a neurological condition called foreign accent syndrome.
  In a video posted online, Lisa Alamia’s accent swings between various British accents and a faint Australian twang.
  Foreign accent syndrome is a rare medical condition that can result from trauma or an injury to the area of the brain that controls speech. The cause is of
  
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• Germany: suspect in cinema incident dead, no others injured

  23-06-2016 22:27 via wivb.com
  
  BERLIN (AP) — A masked man was shot dead Thursday after entering a movie theater in southwestern Germany with what appeared to be a rifle and taking several hostages, authorities said. No one else was hurt.
  The armed man, whose identity and motives were unclear, entered the Kinopolis movie theater in the town of Viernheim in the early afternoon and apparently fired a gun.
  The man held several people, police spokeswoman Christiane Kobus said, but she didn’t have a precise number.
  Offi
  
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• Lockport teen is defying obstacles step by step

  23-06-2016 18:57 via wivb.com
  
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) – A Lockport teen who suffered a traumatic brain injury is defying obstacles step by step.
  Selena Torres is hiking a portion of the Appalachian Trail for five days. On Thursday, she started the first part of it.
  News 4 caught up with her and asked her how excited she was to begin this journey. Selena smiled and said, “I cannot believe it! Who would have thought I would have the chance to do this. In a million years! Who would have thought!”
  This is very spe
  
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• Cheektowaga man pleads not guilty to fatal beating of teen

  23-06-2016 18:54 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Cody Jeffords, a Cheektowaga man indicted on a charge of second-degree murder, was arraigned in court Thursday.
  Prosecutors say Jeffords, 21, severely beat Justin Vanderwalker, 19, in May after he came home and found him with his girlfriend.
  Vanderwalker fled the apartment, but was followed by Jeffords, who proceeded to hit him with his bare hands, according to officials.
  Vanderwalker was severely injured and died three days later.
  In court, Jeffords pleaded not
  
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• Years in the making, Whole Foods to receive permit to build

  23-06-2016 17:53 via wivb.com
  
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) — Officials in the Town of Amherst say Friday will mark the day that a long-planned Whole Foods store in the northtowns clears its last hurdle.
  Whole Foods officials are expected to be issued their building permit on Friday, clearing the way for construction to begin in the summer or early fall. The plan to build the popular grocery chain has been tossed around since May of 2014, when the company signed a lease.
  The lease is was signed at the Northtown Plaza site
  
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• How do you teach human interaction to a robot? Lots of TV

  23-06-2016 17:52 via wivb.com
  
  CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Remember the Jetsons’ robot maid, Rosie? Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers think her future real-life incarnations can learn a thing or two from Steve Carell and other sitcom stars.
  MIT says a computer that binge-watched YouTube videos and TV shows such as “The Office,” ”Big Bang Theory” and “Desperate Housewives” learned how to predict whether the actors were about to hug, kiss, shake hands or slap high five
  
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• LIVE STREAM: Obama speaks on SCOTUS immigration ruling

  23-06-2016 17:41 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (WIVB) — President Obama will discuss the Supreme Court ruling on immigration.
  APP USERS | Tap here to watch his speech live.
  
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• Parents rally against bullying at South Buffalo Charter School

  23-06-2016 17:37 via wivb.com
  
  SOUTH BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)– Zion Halsey was 10 years old when he died Monday, June 20th, 2016, and his mother, Chanelle Halsey, wants to make sure everyone knows his death was an accident. “His death was not a suicide, his death had nothing to do with bullying, my son’s death was an accident”, explained Halsey. She felt compelled to clear the air after parents at South Buffalo Charter School, where her son was in the 5th grade, started posting on Facebook, claiming his de
  
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• Texas affirmative action plan survives Supreme Court review

  23-06-2016 17:29 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — In a major victory for affirmative action, a divided Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the University of Texas admissions program that takes account of race.
  The justices voted in favor of the Texas program by a 4-3 vote, an outcome that was dramatically altered by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia, who opposed affirmative action.
  The university considers race among many factors in admitting the last quarter of incoming freshmen classes.Texas fills most of the fresh
  
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• Obama immigration plan blocked by 4-4 tie at Supreme Court

  23-06-2016 17:24 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A tie vote by the Supreme Court is blocking President Barack Obama’s immigration plan that sought to shield millions living in the U.S. illegally from deportation.
  The justices’ one-sentence opinion on Thursday effectively kills the plan for the duration of Obama’s presidency.
  A tie vote sets no national precedent but leaves in place the ruling by the lower court. In this case, the federal appeals court in New Orleans said the Obama administration lacked
  
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• Attica woman to serve maximum sentence in brutal killing of husband

  23-06-2016 16:47 via wivb.com
  
  ATTICA, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Attica woman who admitted to the brutal killing of her husband of 30 years has been sentenced to 25 years in prison.
  Charlene Mess was charged with second-degree murder after her husband Douglas was found dead in a pile of manure in April of 2015. Authorities say she shot him in the back of the head and stabbed him with a pitchfork before the manure burial.
  As she was indicted on the charges, which also included first and second-degree assault, doctors tried to cl
  
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• Historic Chautauqua Amp ready for its final season

  23-06-2016 16:10 via wivb.com
  
  CHAUTAUQUA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Thousands of visitors will soon converge on the Chautauqua Institution for the start of the summer season. They’ll enjoy speeches, performances and worship services at the institution’s historic amphitheater. This is the final season before workers tear down the beloved building and rebuild.
  The fight over the amphitheater dominates the discussion the minute you arrive on the picturesque grounds. “Every time you to go to a dinner party, they tal
  
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• Dems stage election-year sit-in on guns, GOP unmoved

  23-06-2016 10:22 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats carried a remarkable House floor sit-in into a second day, disrupting the business of Congress with demands for gun-control votes in an unruly scene broadcast live to the world. Republicans branded the move as a publicity stunt before summarily adjourning the chamber until after the Fourth of July.
  Even after the House adjourned around 3:15 a.m. EDT Thursday, and Republicans streamed to the exits, Democrats stayed on the House floor, shouting “No bill no b
  
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• Waterfront kayakers warned to have proper lighting at night

  23-06-2016 06:30 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The increasing popularity of Buffalo’s Lake Erie waterfront is prompting authorities to issue warnings to kayakers about having the proper operational lights on their watercraft at night.
  Canalside, the Buffalo River and the Outer Harbor have seen a major boost in the number of people taking to the water in kayaks and other paddle-powered craft this summer.
  Erie County Sheriff Timothy Howard says kayakers need to be aware that state navigational laws apply to the
  
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• House Dems, Republicans nearly come to blows during sit-in for gun control

  23-06-2016 05:27 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (MEDIA GENERAL/AP) — The Latest on House Democrats’ protest demanding a vote on gun control legislation:
  UPDATE: 11 p.m. ET
  Democrats and Republicans nearly came to blows on the House floor during an extraordinary protest for a vote on gun control legislation.
  Republican Rep. Louie Gohmert of Texas approached the Democrats and yelled, “Radical Islam!” Democratic Rep. Corrine Brown of Florida started yelling back at him. The two came within inches of each other,
  
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• Plans to build 57 condominiums in the Elmwood Village gets mixed reviews

  23-06-2016 04:33 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) –-Several projects have been in the works in the Elmwood Village at the corner of Elmwood Avenue and Forest Avenue, but nothing has gone through.
  Now a new proposal is gaining traction, but it’s getting mixed reviews.
  A handful of houses and local businesses currently sit at this intersection, but they could soon be gone after a company proposes a 5-story building with 57 condominiums and ground floor retail space.
  “These are very attractive in the sense th
  
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• NHL expands to Las Vegas

  23-06-2016 03:28 via wivb.com
  
  LAS VEGAS, N.V. (WIVB) – The NHL has officially announced that the league will expand to Las Vegas starting the 2017-18 season, after the NHL Board of Governors voted in approval earlier.
  The team will play in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference, and will play at the recently-opened T-Mobile Arena, which can hold 17,368 people. There will be no realignment for any of the other teams. It will be the first time that the league has expanded since 1997, when they added teams to Nash
  
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• Second grand jury indicts suspected hit-and-run driver, but raises questions

  23-06-2016 02:07 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Almost immediately after acting Erie County District Attorney Michael Flaherty announced an indictment in the 2013 hit-and-run death of Evans handyman Barry Moss, Flaherty’s political rivals were strongly suggesting the indictment was politically motivated.
  Flaherty is heading into one of the most contentious races for Erie County District Attorney in years, and all three of the acting DA’s opponents are strongly suggesting the charges against Gabriele B
  
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• Gator responsible for killing boy at Disney found, removed

  23-06-2016 00:55 via wivb.com
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. (WFLA) – The alligator responsible for the attack that killed a boy at a Walt Disney World resort has been removed from the Seven Seas Lagoon, officials with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) said on Wednesday.
  An alligator thought to be about 7-feet long snatched the little boy as he waded in shallow water at dusk on June 14. The beach was located on a man-made lake and had “no swimming” signs,  but there were no alligator warn
  
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• Sabres Chat: Breaking down Buffalo’s draft options

  23-06-2016 00:08 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Buffalo Sabres hold the eighth pick in the 2016 NHL Draft on Friday night, a choice that gives them a host of options.
  News 4 Sports’ Tom Martin talked with Kris Baker of SabresProspects.com to discuss Buffalo’s options. Will the Sabres take a defenseman or forward in the first round? Could they find a diamond in the rough later in the draft?
  Tom and Kris tackle those questions and many more, as the Sabres approach draft day.
  
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• Ohio teen dies after contracting brain-eating amoeba while swimming

  23-06-2016 00:01 via wivb.com
  
  WESTERVILLE, OH (WCMH) – An Ohio teen has died after contracting a brain-eating amoeba while swimming on a church trip.
  The 18-year-old girl contracted meningoencephalitis, according to a representative of Westerville City Schools. Franklin County Public Health is investigating.
  The disease is only contracted through natural water sources when water is drawn into the body through the nose, according to the health department. There are several different types of the disease and several
  
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