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• Utilizing the waterfront: plans are in the works to open Buffalo Beach Club

  13-07-2016 23:52 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The co-owner’s behind some popular Buffalo restaurants are looking to expand their reach and open a beach club at 301 Ohio Street.
  “This project is going to be unique like no other,” said Charlie Barone, one of the owners. “It’ll be a daytime, weather-enjoyable atmosphere with games, music. It’ll be a chance to enjoy the waterfront.”
  The plan, which is in the works right now, is for the beach club to take over half of th
  
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• GOP rule-maker ready to tackle anti-Trump debate

  13-07-2016 23:30 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Delegates opposed to presumptive nominee Donald Trump will attempt to make a final stand this week in Cleveland.
  The GOP’s Convention Rules Committee meets this week in advance of the Republican Party gathering.
  “It could be chaos,” said Republican strategist Carl Calabrese.
  The power struggle of freeing delegates must get past the first hurdle — the backing of one-quarter, 28 of the 112 rules committee members needed to get the issu
  
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• Hell Angel’s vice president sentenced to 25 years in jail for meth trafficking

  13-07-2016 23:17 via wivb.com
  
  OAKFIELD, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Vice President of the Rochester Hell’s Angels has been sentenced to 25 years in prison on charges related to drug trafficking across the country.
  From 2002 through 2010, prosecutors say James McAuley, 67, a resident of Genesee County, was the leader of a methamphetamine trafficking network in western New York.
  In 2002, McAuley located a source of meth in the area of Monterey, California. On various occasions, the Oakfield man and others traveled to
  
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• Ice Cream Dude teaching lessons through sharing treats

  13-07-2016 23:16 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — James Karagiannis, better known as the Ice Cream Dude, came up with the idea to start a creamcycle business nine years ago.
  “Oftentimes, for whatever reason, kids don’t have money for ice cream,” said Karagiannis. “I really don’t like saying no to a kid but I can’t pedal around and give away ice cream to everyone I want to.”
  So Karagiannis came up with a plan — he created this online fundraising site where peo
  
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• Police describe apartment where 3 children were found naked, hungry

  13-07-2016 23:11 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- Buffalo Police officers were shocked and disturbed Monday evening, when they found three young children in bad shape on the city’s west side.
  The apartment on 15th Street was more like a dungeon; there was no food, and there was trash everywhere. Police say the children were sitting in their own urine and feces, and appeared to emaciated.
  “It was one of the more horrific things they’ve come across. It was really particularly disturbing for them,&rdquo
  
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• Special hand cycle bicycle allows Hamburg boy with cerebral palsy to ride using his arms

  13-07-2016 23:05 via wivb.com
  
  HAMBURG, N.Y. (WIVB) — Thirteen year old Christian O’Connell of Hamburg was born with cerebral palsy. He’s always wanted to ride a bike but hasn’t been able to until now.
  “My feet due top cerebral palsy aren’t able to properly pedal a bike the right way so with the hand cycle I can just use my upper body muscle,” said O’Connell.
  Two wheels in the back, one in the front, and a strong set of arms are all Christian needs to ride his new special bike.
  
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• Man accused of possessing 100 bags of heroin

  13-07-2016 22:47 via wivb.com
  
  JAMESTOWN, N.Y. (WIVB) — Police in Jamestown say they located 100 bags of heroin and various pieces of drug paraphernalia at a home on Forest Ave.
  While executing a search warrant on Tuesday afternoon, police say they arrested 38-year-old Cesar Soto.
  Along with the alleged heroin, police say they found suboxone, a digital scale and packaging material in Soto’s possession.
  Soto was subsequently jailed and now faces third and seventh-degree charges of criminal possession of a cont
  
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• A tale of 2 cities: Presidential conventions focus on swing states

  13-07-2016 22:23 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (MEDIA GENERAL) – National political conventions are often considered infomercials for the major party’s candidates, but this year the events will also let Democrats and Republicans focus on two critical swing states.The GOP convention is set to begin Monday, July 18, in Cleveland, Ohio. The Buckeye State has 18 electoral votes up for grabs in November and could be the key to victory if Republicans have any shot at taking back the White House.
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• Sheriff: Niagara Falls man may have suffered medical emergency before morning crash

  13-07-2016 22:14 via wivb.com
  
  TOWN OF PORTER, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Niagara Falls man was hospitalized in critical condition after a vehicle crash in the Town of Porter.
  Robert Raczka, 60, drove past a stop sign on Creek Rd. and went off the west side of Blairville Rd. shortly before 5 a.m. Niagara County Sheriff’s deputies say his vehicle then went through a ditch and a chain link fence before narrowly missing a storage facility.
  After this, deputies say Raczka went through another chain link fence and drove
  
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• A look inside the Central Terminal Makeover

  13-07-2016 22:07 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The Central Terminal on Buffalo’s east side is getting a makeover. A Toronto-based developer is now raising money to give it an entire overhaul. Restoring the Central Terminal to its former glory is about a $100 million dollar project. It will likely be years until we see anything happen there. But it’s something local leaders say is well worth the hefty price tag.
  David  Franczyk Fillmore District Common Council Member
  
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• West Seneca man sentenced for child porn possession

  13-07-2016 21:31 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A West Seneca man will spend two years in jail and another 10 years under supervision for possessing child porn.
  Ryan Arcara, 27, had 8 pictures and 59 videos of child porn stored on his computer and hard drive.
  Some of the children in the pictures and videos were younger than 12 years old.
  
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• Berry Plastics plant to shut down as 3-month period of layoffs begins

  13-07-2016 21:16 via wivb.com
  
  DUNKIRK, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Berry Plastics plant in Dunkirk has announced it will be closing its doors as it begins layoffs that will go through October.
  The company plans to move its manufacturing operations, according to a state WARN notice.
  All 54 employees will be laid off in a period starting Wednesday and lasting through October 31.
  
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• FBI no longer investigating D.B. Cooper skyjacking case

  13-07-2016 21:05 via wivb.com
  
  SEATTLE (AP) — The FBI said Tuesday it is no longer investigating the enduring mystery of the skyjacker known as D.B. Cooper, nearly 45 years after he vanished out the back of a Boeing 727 into a freezing Northwest rain wearing a business suit, a parachute and a pack with $200,000 in cash.
  Calling the investigation one of the longest and most exhaustive in the agency’s history, the FBI Seattle field office said in an email it was time to focus on other cases. The agency said it will
  
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• BPD cell block attendant indicted after alleged beating

  13-07-2016 20:57 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A cell block attendant has been indicted on a charge of willful deprivation of rights under color of law resulting in bodily injury.
  On May 19, officials say that Shaun Porter, 37, was being escorted to the cell block area of the Buffalo Police headquarters around 10 p.m.
  Police had Porter’s hands in handcuffs behind his back as they walked him. While in the fingerprint and mug shot room, Porter was met by Matthew Jaskula, 26, and another cell bl
  
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• Worker charged with spraying bird’s nest with Round-Up

  13-07-2016 20:42 via wivb.com
  
  AMHERST, NY  (WIVB) –  A maintenance worker at a medical park in Amherst has been charged with intentionally spraying the nest of a Canada goose with a chemical.
  The Department of Environmental Conservation investigated the incident at the Windsong Medical Park in late May after receiving a complaint.
  Lab results confirmed that samples of glysophate, the active ingredient in the widely available herbicide, Round-Up were found on the destroyed nest.
  The man was charged with u
  
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• Dunkirk plastics plant to close in October

  13-07-2016 20:04 via wivb.com
  
  DUNKIRK, NY – (WIVB)   A Dunkirk plant will be closing shop at the end of October laying off 54 workers.
  The New York State Labor Department reported that Berry Plastics Corp. will be pink slipping workers at its Chadwick Drive location over the next 90 days.
  The Berry company is headquartered in Indiana and has more than 16,000 workers worldwide. They make packaging and protection materials.
  Work will be transferred to the company’s other facilities.
   
   
  
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• Airbnb battle heats up on Grand Island

  13-07-2016 19:30 via wivb.com
  
  GRAND ISLAND, N.Y. (WIVB)- The debate over short-term rentals, like those listed on Airbnb, on Grand Island has been going on for quite some time.
  Last Spring the tug-of-war between the town and residents who wanted to keep their short-term rentals wound up in federal court. The residents won due to vague language in the town’s code.
  More than a year later, the debate is back on the table.
  Town Supervisor Nathan McMurray inherited this situation when he took office.
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• Canalside to increase police presence at concerts; other new policies announced

  13-07-2016 19:04 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Officials are making a number of changes to security at Canalside during concerts and other major events.
  The Erie Canal Harbor Development Corporation says that there will be more police at events. Along with police, more members of the Buffalo Peacemakers, a group devoted to guiding and mentoring kids, will be at the events as well.
  The presence of police will not only be increased with the number of officers though, as Buffalo Police plan to establish a substation
  
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• Experts recommend plenty of water to prevent heat injuries

  13-07-2016 18:53 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Heat stroke and heat exhaustion send thousands of people to the emergency room every year. It’s a very dangerous situation, but it can be easily prevented.
  Doctor Mark Emborsky, Women & Children’s Hospital of Buffalo, spoke about the symptoms of heat exhaustion, she said, “Feeling dizzy, feeling lightheaded, you start to get cramps in your belly, you might have some vomiting, some cramps in your legs, your skin might feel cool or clammy, ma
  
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• Staying safe by the water as you beat the heat

  13-07-2016 18:22 via wivb.com
  
  HAMBURG, N.Y. (WIVB) – With Wednesday’s hot weather, a lot of people are hitting the beach or the pool to try to cool down. But, if you’re not careful, a quick dip can turn dangerous.
  “Don’t take anything for granted when it comes to water safety,” said Luke Sullivan, Recreation Supervisor for the town of Hamburg. “You can never be too safe, especially when you’re talking about kids.”
  Woodlawn Beach saw crowds of kids and adults showing up ea
  
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• Jennifer Aniston: I’m not pregnant; I’m fed up with tabloids

  13-07-2016 18:18 via wivb.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jennifer Aniston says she’s not pregnant and she’s fed up with predatory tabloid culture that defines women by their looks and maternal status.
  In an essay published Tuesday in the Huffington Post, Aniston says constant paparazzi coverage contributes to a “dehumanizing view of females, focused solely on one’s physical appearance.” She says the further speculation over whether she looks as though she’s pregnant or may have eaten to
  
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• NBC’s Luke Russert says he’s leaving network

  13-07-2016 18:15 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — NBC’s Luke Russert, son of the late “Meet the Press” moderator and Buffalo native Tim Russert, says that he’s leaving NBC News to take some time away from political reporting.
  His announcement Wednesday came on the eve of the national political conventions.
  Russert, who is 30, has covered Capitol Hill for NBC News. He joined the network eight years ago shortly after his father died of a heart attack. He said in a note to colleagues that his career be
  
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• Theresa May to become UK leader amid unsettling uncertainty

  13-07-2016 18:06 via wivb.com
  
  LONDON (AP) — Theresa May arrives at 10 Downing Street at an odd, supercharged moment when Britain is gripped by uncertainty.
  The country is relatively prosperous and at peace, its streets free of trouble and its commerce strong. Yet British citizens have chosen to reset the country’s compass, steering it away from the European Union with its finicky rules and regulations and its wide open borders, and sending it back in time to what is remembered as a prouder era when Britain stood
  
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• Buckingham Palace says David Cameron has officially resigned as prime minister

  13-07-2016 18:06 via wivb.com
  
  LONDON (AP) — David Cameron left 10 Downing St. on Wednesday for the last time as Britain’s prime minister, making the short trip to Buckingham Palace to tender his resignation to Queen Elizabeth II after declaring that leading the country had been “the greatest honor of my life.”
  Cameron made a brief statement outside the prime minister’s residence, his home for more than six years, accompanied by his wife Samantha and children Nancy, Elwen and Florence.
  He sa
  
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• 4-year-old suspected of accidentally drowning in Chautauqua County

  13-07-2016 17:57 via wivb.com
  
  TOWN OF ELLICOTT, N.Y. (WIVB) — Members of the Town of Ellicott Police and the Falconer Fire Department responded to a Water St. residence on Tuesday after receiving a report of a drowning victim.
  Authorities arrived shortly after 3 p.m. to find a four-year-old who was immediately taken to WCA Hospital in Jamestown, where they were pronounced dead.
  Police say the child had been running around the yard without parent supervision when they climbed into a pool and possibly drowned. No on
  
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• CBS to cover Presidential conventions on multiple platforms

  13-07-2016 17:38 via wivb.com
  
  CLEVELAND (WIVB) — CBS is pulling out all the stops to bring viewers complete coverage of the Republican and Democratic national conventions in the next two weeks.
  Primetime (10-11 p.m.) coverage of the events will take place in July from the 18th through the 21st, and again from the 25th through the 28th. Anchors Scott Pelley, Charlie Rose, Norah O’Donnell, Gayle King and Political Director John Dickerson will provide coverage.
  In addition to CBS’ primetime coverage, vari
  
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• Cool it: New pachyderm pool being unveiled at Syracuse zoo

  13-07-2016 17:04 via wivb.com
  
  SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — With temperatures climbing back into the 90s this week, the elephant herd at an upstate New York zoo can beat the heat with a dip in a new pool.
  The Rosamond Gifford Zoo is unveiling its new pachyderm pool Wednesday morning at its premiere habitat, the Asian Elephant Preserve.
  Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney will join zoo officials and supporters for the official opening of the pool, a $1.8 million project funded by Friends of the Zoo as part of a new strateg
  
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• Tom Brady’s ‘Deflategate’ appeal rejected by federal court

  13-07-2016 15:56 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A federal appeals court has rejected Tom Brady’s attempt to get a new hearing on his “Deflategate” suspension.
  Brady was asking for the full 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to hear the case. In April, a three-judge panel said that NFL commissioner Roger Goodell was within his powers when he suspended the star quarterback four games for his role in a scheme to doctor the footballs used in a Jan. 18, 2015, playoff game.
  The decision Wednesday affirms
  
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• Local girls who danced with Justin Bieber onstage appear on Wake Up!

  13-07-2016 15:45 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Two local girls who study dance at West Seneca’s Euginia’s Dance Studio had the opportunity to perform with Justin Bieber at his concert in Buffalo.
  The girls took the stage at First Niagara Center Tuesday night and joined News 4’s Brittni Smallwood on Wake Up! Wednesday.
  See their appearance in the video above.
  
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• WNYers gather in Niagara Square to honor shooting victims

  13-07-2016 05:35 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- A crowd filled Niagara Square Tuesday night to remember the seven lives lost in three shootings across the country. They also wanted to start a conversation.
  Easels held the pictures of Philando Castile, Alton Sterling and the five police officers killed in Dallas.
  There were no speeches at the memorial, people were told to shake the hand of a stranger and ask why they decided to attend. It was a step towards healing, during a time of division.
  “There’
  
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• Mercy Hospital healthcare wokers vote in favor of strike authorization

  13-07-2016 04:25 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Members of CWA Local 1133 employed at Mercy Hospital announced they have voted in favor of the ability to call a strike.
  Out of those who voted Monday and Tuesday, 96 percent voted to strike, according to a CWA spokesperson. Union representatives say they are not satisfied with the hospital’s recent contract offer and they hope to negotiate a new deal. Although the vote gives the union authorization to call a strike, it will not necessarily lead to one.
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• How not to spend your life savings on nursing home or other care

  13-07-2016 03:53 via wivb.com
  
   
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- John Assimotos lost his father several years ago, and more recently lost his mother. They were both in nursing homes when they died, but the circumstances that led them there were very different, and the family’s knowledge of the long-term care systems is a big factor in that.
  News 4 previously looked into how much long-term care can cost a family, but there are ways to protect assets from becoming the collateral that pays for that care, as Assimotos
  
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• Assemblywoman Jane Corwin not seeking reelection

  13-07-2016 03:26 via wivb.com
  
  CLARENCE, N.Y. (WIVB) — State Assemblywoman Jane Corwin (R, I, C – Clarence) announced Tuesday that she will not seek reelection for a 5th consecutive term.
  Corwin issued the following statement regarding her plans to retire:
    “On April 28, 2008 I asked the people of the 144th Assembly district to put their trust in me to represent them in Albany.  As a political outsider, I believe my community had confidence in me to challenge the status quo, and represent tru
  
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• 3 arrested in Baton Rouge for ‘credible threat’ against police

  13-07-2016 02:21 via wivb.com
  
  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The Latest on protests in Louisiana over the shooting death of a black man in a struggle with two white Baton Rouge police officers (all times local):
  5:40 p.m.
  Police say they have arrested three suspects and are seeking a possible fourth accused of stealing several handguns as part of an alleged plot to harm police officers in the Baton Rouge area.
   Baton Rouge police Chief Carl Dabadie said in a press conference Tuesday that authorities discovered the plot w
  
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• Major roadway receiving criticism as State is studying its community impact

  13-07-2016 02:05 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Kensington Expressway, Route 33, was constructed decades ago as a way to easily allow people to travel from downtown to the airport.
  “Buffalo, like every other city at the time, chose to run that highway through the parts of the city low-income population groups, primarily African Americans,” said Dr. Henry Taylor, an urban planner.
  It was a national trend in the 1940s and 1950s as more people moved to the suburbs, cities built expressways throug
  
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• Bank merger OK could bring new deal for bank doubters

  13-07-2016 01:32 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Now that the Federal Reserve Board has given the green light for KeyCorp’s buyout of First Niagara Financial Group, the approval could mean more to some Western New York communities than others.
  KeyBank has agreed to retain hundreds of workers, most of them white collar, direct customer service jobs, and that is important to Buffalo’s resurgent economy, but the Cleveland-based banking giant is also reaching out to those communities that lack economic oppo
  
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• Congressional hearing discusses religious freedom vs. discrimination

  13-07-2016 01:29 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON, D.C. (WIVB) — A congressional hearing happening is looking to answer the question whether businesses have the right to refuse to serve same-sex couples.
  The plan would allow business owners and organization with ‘sincerely held religious beliefs or moral convictions about marriage’ to deny service to same-sex couples without any government discrimination such as losing a tax-exempt status.
  It’s called the Religious liberty and First Amendment Defense Act.
  
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• Hertel Avenue gearing up for 29th annual Italian festival

  13-07-2016 01:13 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Starting Thursday, a strip of Hertel Avenue will be transformed into a 3-day celebration of Italian food, music and culture.
  The Galbani Cheese Italian Heritage and Food Festival of Buffalo is kicking off its 29th year along the “Little Italy” section of North Buffalo. This year’s festival will be packed with local food vendors, the annual Galbani cheese stacking contest and various different performances by local musicians.
  Another p
  
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• LED lights grow in Buffalo; Doctors issue health warnings

  13-07-2016 00:12 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The American Medical Association  has a new policy on LED lighting: Cool it and dim it.Many places like Buffalo, are using LED lights to save money on energy and maintenance. But in the wake of this growing shift, Doctors say there are complaints about the harshness of these lights.
  If you take a ride by the Peace Bridge, or check out the silos at Canalside, you’ll see Frey Electrics LED work. But now your daily drive has it too.&n
  
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