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• Inside The Epidemic

  28-06-2016 23:59 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The opioid epidemic in western New York is killing residents at a rapid rate. News 4’s Jenn Schanz, Luke Moretti, Dave Greber and Nalina Shapiro took a deeper look into the widespread issue plaguing the local area. Inside The Epidemic (Law enforcement officials discussed what it will take to combat the opioid crisis in Inside The Epidemic)(Opioids can fool the brain into thinking drugs are necessary for survival like food & water )(DEA: Most of the her
  
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• No quick fix to combat heroin, opioid crisis

  28-06-2016 23:55 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) - Ben Francis never thought a sports injury at the age of 16 would lead to a decade-long struggle with drug addiction.
  “I couldn't imagine a life where I would feel normal again without drugs,” said Francis, who has been clean for about a year.
  His struggle began when he started taking prescription painkillers for an injury suffered in high school.
  But he says that eventually led him down a path to heroin use.
  “I can get twenty bags and do them all in a day
  
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• Local woman overcomes addiction’s ‘animalistic’ lifestyle

  28-06-2016 23:55 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Amid sun-splashed broken buildings on Buffalo’s west side were the broken dreams of Brianna Cormier.
  “Not showering for days, not taking care of myself, having bruises all over myself and not knowing from what because I’d be running into things because I’d be so messed up,” Cormier said, remembering the last time she used nearly 21 months ago. “It took me to an animalistic level of living, where I was just a shell of a human being.
  
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• Law enforcement, public officials weigh-in on legal injection sites

  28-06-2016 23:55 via wivb.com
  
  ITHACA, N.Y. (WIVB) — A college town of 30,000 people about three hours from Buffalo is considering what some feel is a radical approach to the opioid crisis.
  The City of Ithaca made national headlines when its Mayor, Svante Myrick, proposed a supervised injection facility, or SIF.
  “It seems backwards at first. It seems like, we want to discourage drug use, so why would we supervise it?” Svante said.
  But that’s exactly what Myrick thinks could combat this growing and
  
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• Jim Kelly comments on Buddy Ryan legacy

  28-06-2016 23:38 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – On day two of his 29th annual Jim Kelly Football Camp, the former Bills quarterback took a moment to address the passing of Buddy Ryan.
  “It’s hard anytime you lose somebody close to you or a family member. I know I saw him last year and I knew he was having his struggles then. The good Lord only knows when it is your time and I am sure that he left a big impact on his two kids which was good but, he was a great coach.”
  Kelly also remarked on Buddy&r
  
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• Officials urging pet owners to get rabies vaccination for their pets

  28-06-2016 23:26 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Rabies is a very serious disease that can cause death if left untreated. Experts warn that you should always assume all wildlife may have the disease, and your pets should be vaccinated against it – especially indoor pets
  Dr. Gale Burstein, Erie County Health Commissioner, said, “Get your dogs, cats, and ferrets immunized against rabies so they don’t get exposed, and so that they don’t expose you.”
  So far this year in Erie Coun
  
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• Dozens of volunteers from across country ‘Bike & Build’ in Buffalo

  28-06-2016 23:01 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Two new homes on Wende Street are in the process of being built with the help of some out of town volunteers.
  “So today we are putting some boards in against the ceiling so that we can place some dry wall into the ceiling,” said Shane Tracy, Bike & Build volunteer.
  Over 30 volunteers arrived in Buffalo by bike on Monday through an organization called Bike & Build.
  “We’re actually bicycling across the country from Portsmouth, New Hampsh
  
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• Nearly 50 reported dead in Turkish airport attack

  28-06-2016 22:07 via wivb.com
  
  ISTANBUL (AP) — Two explosions have rocked Istanbul’s Ataturk airport, killing nearly 50 people. Turkey’s justice minister and another official said Tuesday.
  Bekir Bozdag said that according to preliminary information, “a terrorist at the international terminal entrance first opened fire with a Kalashnikov and then blew himself up.”
  Another official said two attackers detonated explosives at the entrance of the international terminal after police fired at them.
  
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• 41 people killed in Istanbul attack

  28-06-2016 22:07 via wivb.com
  
  ISTANBUL (AP) – Turkey’s prime minister says 41 people and three suicide bombers have died in the attack at Istanbul’s Ataturk airport.
  Prime Minister Binali Yildirim says that so far all indications point to the Islamic State group being behind the attack. He says the attackers arrived at the airport in a taxi and blew themselves up after opening fire.
  Asked whether a fourth attacker might have escaped, he says authorities have no such assessment but are considering every
  
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• 36 people killed in Istanbul attack

  28-06-2016 22:07 via wivb.com
  
  ISTANBUL (AP) – Turkey’s prime minister says 36 people and three suicide bombers have died in the attack at Istanbul’s Ataturk airport.
  Prime Minister Binali Yildirim says that so far all indications point to the Islamic State group being behind the attack. He says the attackers arrived at the airport in a taxi and blew themselves up after opening fire.
  Asked whether a fourth attacker might have escaped, he says authorities have no such assessment but are considering every poss
  
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• 28 reported dead in Turkish airport attack

  28-06-2016 22:07 via wivb.com
  
  ISTANBUL (AP) — Two explosions have rocked Istanbul’s Ataturk airport, killing at least 28 people and wounding around 60 others, Turkey’s justice minister and another official said Tuesday.
  Bekir Bozdag said that according to preliminary information, “a terrorist at the international terminal entrance first opened fire with a Kalashnikov and then blew himself up.”
  Another official said two attackers detonated explosives at the entrance of the international
  
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• 10 reported dead in Turkish airport attack

  28-06-2016 22:07 via wivb.com
  
  ISTANBUL (AP) — A Turkish official says two attackers have blown themselves up at Istanbul’s Ataturk airport after police fired at them.
  Turkish media quoted Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag as saying 10 people were killed in the attack on Tuesday.
  Turkey’s state-run news agency quoted Bekir Bozdag as saying: “According to the information I was given, a terrorist at the international terminal entrance first opened fire with a Kalashnikov and then blew himself up. We have aro
  
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• Colorado Springs church fights to keep ‘Jesus’ bus bench ads

  28-06-2016 21:24 via wivb.com
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Twenty signs with the name – Jesus – across bus benches are spread all over Colorado Springs.
  But Charis Christian Center’s senior pastor and founding pastor, Lawson Perdue, said a sole complaint about his advertisements may stop him from using the name Jesus.
  “They told us that if we didn’t change our graphics, our contract wouldn’t be renewed and they would take all of our signs down on July 10th,” Perdue said.
  The ad re
  
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• Still the King: Tony Hawk lands iconic 900 at age 48

  28-06-2016 21:19 via wivb.com
  
  (MEDIA GENERAL) – Tony Hawk doesn’t have anything left to prove to the skateboarding world. He’s already done it all; pioneering the sport to new heights. But just in case you thought Hawk’s gotten rusty in his advanced age – 48 – think again.
  On Monday, June 27, 2016, 17 years to the day Hawk landed his first “900,” he did it again. 
  After several failed attempts, a visibly frustrated Hawk lands the trick, slides down the ramp on his knees an
  
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• Health officials confirm 1st human Zika case in Tennessee

  28-06-2016 21:15 via wivb.com
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – The Tennessee Department of Health has confirmed the first case of a human testing positive for the Zika virus in Davidson County.
  The Metro Public Health Department received confirmation Tuesday.
  The infected individual recently returned to Nashville after traveling to Honduras where Zika disease is being transmitted by mosquitoes, according to Metro health officials.
  They are expected to recover from the illness.
  “Even though mosquitoes are not spreading Z
  
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• FBI investigates ISIS video that targets San Francisco

  28-06-2016 21:11 via wivb.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — The Federal Bureau of Investigation is looking into a propaganda video released over the weekend by ISIS that appears to threaten San Francisco.
  The footage shows video of the iconic Golden Gate Bridge and some neighborhoods in San Francisco after praising Omar Mateen, the man who killed 49 people at an Orlando nightclub earlier in June.
  KRON4 confirmed Tuesday morning that the FBI headquarters in Washington DC is currently analyzing the video.
  A local FBI spokespers
  
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• Man who robbed ‘American Idol’ alum Scotty McCreery to serve at least 17 years

  28-06-2016 20:53 via wivb.com
  
  RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) – A man accused of robbing former “American Idol” star Scotty McCreery and his friends was sentenced to at least 17 years in prison on Tuesday in a Wake County courtroom.
  Mikkail Shaw pleaded guilty to eight counts, including first-degree burglary and second-degree kidnapping Monday as well as robbery with a dangerous weapon and conspiracy to commit robbery.
  Shaw turned to McCreery and his friends and asked for forgiveness in court Tuesday.Scotty McCre
  
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• Injuries reported in head-on train collision in Texas

  28-06-2016 20:47 via wivb.com
  
  DALLAS (AP) — Three crew members were missing and one was hurt Tuesday after a head-on train collision in the Texas Panhandle that caused several box cars to erupt in flames and led authorities to evacuate residents in the area.
  The two BNSF Railway freight trains were on the same track when they collided near the town of Panhandle, about 25 miles northeast of Amarillo. Each train carried two crew members; one man jumped before the collision, according to BNSF spokesman Joe Faust. The man
  
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• UB Bulls reveal new football uniforms for 2016 season

  28-06-2016 20:28 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The UB Bulls will be sporting new uniforms in the 2016 football season.
  Officials revealed the new uniforms Tuesday..@UBFootball will have a variety of options when it comes to what they will wear on gamedays! #BeCounted #UBHornsUP pic.twitter.com/fbUoSOh0rc
  — UB Athletics (@UBAthletics) June 28, 2016
  University at Buffalo representatives said the uniforms were designed by Nike. The school said “the uniforms are part of the Nike Mach Speed Syste
  
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• Well-known attorney illegally took more than $75,000 from client

  28-06-2016 18:40 via wivb.com
  
  BATAVIA, N.Y. (WIVB) — A well-known attorney in Genesee County has admitted to bilking more than $75,000 from a client over a course of three years.
  Randolph Zickl pleaded guilty to second-degree grand larceny in court and has agreed to make restitution for more than $75,000.
  Zickl, whose two sons are assistant district attorneys with the Genesee County District Attorney’s Office, resigned from the New York State Bar Association.
  Due to the fact that his sons work in the Ge
  
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• Well-known attorney illegally took $75,000 from elderly client

  28-06-2016 18:40 via wivb.com
  
  BATAVIA, N.Y. (WIVB) — A well-known attorney in Genesee County has admitted to bilking $75,000 from an elderly client over a course of three years.
  Randolph Zickl, 81, pleaded guilty to second-degree grand larceny in court.
  Police say the theft had been discovered by a family member. The attorney has agreed to make restitution for more than $75,000.
  Zickl, whose two sons are assistant district attorneys with the Genesee County District Attorney’s Office, resigned
  
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• Police: “Significant” amount of cocaine found during non-drug warrant arrests

  28-06-2016 18:32 via wivb.com
  
  DUNKIRK, N.Y. (WIVB) — Police in the City of Dunkirk say they found two people wanted on outstanding warrants for non-drug charges, but what they allegedly found during their arrests threw something new into the picture.
  Around 1:30 a.m. on Tuesday, police found Nicholas Bailey, 25, and Jenna Matney, 35, at an apartment on W. 4th St. after an officer said he saw Bailey through a window.
  Bailey was wanted on a felony warrant for alleged criminal mischief after police say he intentional
  
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• NY state creates hotline for reporting of vacant properties

  28-06-2016 17:57 via wivb.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York state has created a new consumer hotline to help identify vacant properties.
  Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the number — 800-342-3736 — on Tuesday. It’s part of a larger effort by the state aimed at addressing the large number of vacant and abandoned properties known as zombie homes.
  The hotline will allow local residents and officials to report vacant properties. The state is now compiling a list of all such homes and will require ban
  
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• The Lodge allowed to reopen, but with restrictions

  28-06-2016 17:28 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — After a temporary closure, popular W. Chippewa St. restaurant and bar The Lodge can re-open, but with restrictions.
  In the early morning hours of June 20, a huge fight broke out outside of the restaurant that resulted in the arrest of 25-year-old Keenan Fitzgerald.During the brawl, witnesses say they heard gunfire ring out, but police later confirmed that no one was injured due to it.
  The Lodge responded to the incident by temporarily closing down
  
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• Hamburg Police looking for man accused of liquor store theft

  28-06-2016 17:03 via wivb.com
  
  HAMBURG, N.Y. (WIVB) — Police in the Town of Hamburg are looking to identify a man accused of stealing from a liquor store.
  In a video provided by police, the man can be seen grabbing a liquor bottle from a shelf at Oasis Liquor and placing it in his pocket.
  He was wearing boots, dark shorts and a tank top bearing the Jack Daniels logo on it.
  Anyone who knows who this is, or has any other information on him is asked to call Detective Thomas Boyer at 648-5118 ext. 2608 or the poli
  
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• Historic church being transformed into collaborative arts campus

  28-06-2016 16:54 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – An old church at the intersection of Richmond Avenue and Ferry Street in Buffalo is getting new life, and will soon give artists, dancers, musicians, and performers a space to come together on a collaborative arts campus.
  The project has been underway for over a year now, as the owner and developers have worked to stabilize the structure of the former Richmond Methodist-Episcopal church, which has sat basically empty for decades. The church, which is on the National
  
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• Ikea recalls 29 million dressers after 6 kids killed

  28-06-2016 16:26 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Ikea is recalling 29 million chests and dressers after six children were killed when the furniture toppled over and fell on them.
  The company says that all chests and dressers should be attached to a wall to prevent them from toppling over. Ikea says anyone who owns a chest or dresser that is not mounted to a wall should remove them out of reach from children.
  Ikea is offering free kits to attach the chests and dressers to a wall. Customers can also ask Ikea for a refund.
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• Metal bars could have meant trouble for firefighters battling pizza shop blaze

  28-06-2016 16:03 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Buffalo pizza shop caught fire this morning.
  Around 9 a.m., firefighters could be seen at Bailey Avenue Pizza, which is located at the corner of Andover Ave. on the east side.
  The fire spread from the roof into the kitchen area.
  Firefighters said that bars on the windows could have made for dangerous conditions.
  “The metal bars on those windows made it tough for even the people to get out okay,” Battalion Chief Steve Keohane said. “When people sta
  
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• Buffalo pizza shop catches fire

  28-06-2016 16:03 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Buffalo pizza shop caught fire this morning.
  Firefighters could be seen at Bailey Avenue Pizza, which is located at the corner of Andover Ave.
  It is not clear how much damage the fire caused or how it started.
  News 4 will provide more details when they become available.
  
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• Consumer group to release annual list of dangerous toys

  28-06-2016 15:31 via wivb.com
  
  BRIGHTON, Mass. (AP) — A consumer watchdog group is set to release its annual list of the most hazardous summer playthings.
  The Massachusetts-based World Against Toys Causing Harm, or W.A.T.C.H., says toy guns and other toys that can lead to eye injuries are at the top of this year’s list.
  The group is scheduled to present its full 2016 Summer Safety Report on Tuesday at a children’s hospital in Brighton, Massachusetts.
  The group says the report will highlight what it calls war
  
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• World stock markets stabilize as ‘Brexit’ anxiety eases

  28-06-2016 15:04 via wivb.com
  
  HONG KONG (AP) — World stock markets rose on Tuesday after days of stomach-churning losses as investors started shaking off the jitters from Britain’s vote to quit the European Union and its messy aftermath.
  European benchmarks rose in early trading, with Britain’s FTSE 100 up 2.5 percent to 6,131 and France’s CAC 40 rising 2.6 percent to 4,088. Germany’s DAX gained 2.1 percent to 9,462. U.S. stocks were poised to open higher. Dow and S&P 500 futures both r
  
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• Former NFL head coach, Buddy Ryan dies at 82

  28-06-2016 14:34 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO (WIVB) – Buddy Ryan, father of Buffalo Bills head coach Rex Ryan died on Tuesday morning at the age of 82.
  Ryan coached the Eagles from 1986-1990, going 43-38-1 in five seasons and 0-3 in the playoffs. However, Ryan transformed the Eagles from an average team to a defensive powerhouse in the NFL.
  Ryan won two Super Bowls as a defensive assistant coach, one with the New York Jets (Super Bowl III) and the other with the Chicago Bears (Super Bowl XX).
  He was also a defensive
  
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• Pat Summitt, winningest coach in D1 history, has died at 64

  28-06-2016 12:23 via wivb.com
  
  KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Pat Summitt, the winningest coach in Division I college basketball history who uplifted the women’s game from obscurity to national prominence during her 38-year career at Tennessee, died Tuesday morning. She was 64.
  With an icy glare on the sidelines, Summitt led the Lady Vols to eight national championships and prominence on a campus steeped in the traditions of the football-rich south until she retired in 2012.
  Her son, Tyler Summitt, issued a statement Tue
  
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• College basketball coach Pat Summitt dies at 64

  28-06-2016 12:22 via wivb.com
  
  KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WIVB/WKRN) – Legendary University of Tennessee women’s basketball coach Pat Summitt has passed away at the age of 64.
  Her son Tyler Summitt released a statement early Tuesday morning.
  “It is with tremendous sadness that I announce the passing of my mother, Patricia Sue Head Summitt.
  She died peacefully this morning at Sherrill Hill Senior Living in Knoxville surrounded by those who loved her most.
  Since 2011, my mother has battled her toughest opponent, early
  
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• AP Source: Volkswagen reaches $14.7B emissions settlement

  28-06-2016 06:32 via wivb.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Volkswagen diesel owners can choose to either sell their car back to the company or get a repair that could diminish the vehicle’s performance under a settlement of claims tied to the German automaker’s emissions-cheating scandal.
  The settlement will cost VW $14.7 billion, a person briefed on the settlement talks said Monday, but does not resolve all the legal issues stemming from its admission that nearly a half million vehicles with 2-liter diesel engines
  
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• Legal analyst explains possible next steps in Evander Kane investigation

  28-06-2016 05:33 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- Two police reports were filed against Evander Kane in the early hours of Friday morning. One claims inside the bar Bottoms Up, Kane grabbed a 20 year old woman by the arms and tried to force her out of the bar. Another report claims Kane threatened and made derogatory comments towards a woman inside Bottoms Up and outside grabbed her around the throat and tried pushing her into his car.
  News 4 legal analyst Terry Connors said the reports are filed for claims
  
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• Depew residents call into question need for additional cell towers

  28-06-2016 05:25 via wivb.com
  
  DEPEW, N.Y. (WIVB) — While a deal to bring at least three cell phone towers to the village of Depew is far from inked, residents and members of the village’s fire department packed the municipal building Monday night armed with plenty of questions.
  Blue Wireless, a second-tier carrier, and Upstate Tower, want to build at least three towers similar to the one that sits atop the Depew village hall, currently used for police communication.
  It stands at 125 feet. The company is proposing
  
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• Two WNY natives arrested in parking lot shootout

  28-06-2016 05:19 via wivb.com
  
  AUGUSTA, MAINE (WIVB) – Two people from Western New York are in jail in Maine tonight.
  Police say they were a part of a shootout in a Walmart parking lot.
  According to the authorities, people inside two cars parked next to each other at the Augusta store started shooting at each other.
  Police say two armed customers at the scene helped bring the shootout to an end.
  Officers commended their bravery, but said they don’t encourage anyone to take similar heroic actions.
  Frankie Dejesus a
  
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• Woman in police custody after car vs. train accident

  28-06-2016 05:03 via wivb.com
  
  ALDEN, N.Y. (WIVB) – A woman could face DWI charges after her vehicle was hit by a train.
  The Erie County Sheriff’s Office tells News 4 the accident happened at the train crossing on Townline Road near the Alden-Lancaster borders.
  Deputies say a CSX train clipped the front of the woman’s car right before 9 o’clock tonight.
  The driver is OK, but was taken into police custody. Deputies expect to charge her with DWI.
  
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• Planning Board discusses possible Lloyd Taco Factory on Elmwood Avenue

  28-06-2016 04:24 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – During a packed Buffalo Planning Board meeting, members discussed the permit for a new Lloyd Taco Factory restaurant on Elmwood Avenue.
  The restaurant would be located on the 500-block of Elmwood near West Utica Street.
  Members decided to delay voting on a permit application for the new location.
  Some board members said they were concerned about the size of a sign that would wrap around the building.
  The planning board will vote on the issue on a futur
  
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