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• People against Northern Access Project picket outside National Fuel, Environmental Assessment says project would not have significant impact

  27-07-2016 23:47 via wivb.com
  
  WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) — A controversial gas infrastructure project that would run through 5 counties in Western New York is one step closer to moving forward.
  People against the move picketed outside National Fuel’s headquarters in Williamsville Wednesday night. Today an environmental assessment released by FERC or the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission says the proposed project would not have a significant impact to people living around it, but residents aren’t convince
  
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• Roadside delivery in Amherst

  27-07-2016 23:36 via wivb.com
  
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB)- It was the morning for the Colebecks; Amanda Colebeck had just gone into labor and the Amherst couple was excited to welcome their newest addition.
  But a detour in the road and a little one very anxious to join the world, landed them on the side of the road preparing for birth.
  The plan was to go to the Buffalo Birthing Center about 25 minutes away, but shortly after getting in the car, Amanda told her husband that was no longer an option.
  “He said do I have to p
  
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• New fast-track pistol permit process in Niagara County

  27-07-2016 23:30 via wivb.com
  
  LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WIVB) – If someone is being threatened and the Niagara County Sheriff’s Office feels like they’re in danger, local leaders want them to have a way to protect themselves.
  “This won’t happen for everyone, but for those who do need this to happen, it’s very important that they have the right to defend themselves,” Will Collins, a Niagara County Legislator said.
  County leaders have created a new fast-track pistol permit process. They’ve
  
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• Albion woman accused of “several inappropriate activities” with children

  27-07-2016 22:43 via wivb.com
  
  ALBION, N.Y. (WIVB) — An Albion woman is facing multiple charges, including sex-related ones, involving children.
  Albion Police accused Jessica Smith, 31, of multiple crimes related to children between the ages of eight and 13. Police say she engaged in “several inappropriate activities” that included physical and sexual contact with children.
  It is not clear what exactly Smith is accused of, but she was charged with promotion of a sexual performance by a child, eight counts of
  
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• Man who allegedly threatened police pleads guilty to gun charge

  27-07-2016 22:04 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Amid rising tensions between police and community members across the country, police in Buffalo say they received a threat against officers on Facebook.
  Arthur Jordan, 22, was arrested and charged following the alleged Facebook post. At the time of his arrest, Jordan was allegedly found with a .380 pistol.
  Jordan’s alleged threat was made on July 7, the same day as when five Dallas Police officers were shot and killed.
  In court Wednesday, Jordan pleaded gu
  
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• Bouncer, alleged victims recall night of Kane bar incident

  27-07-2016 21:24 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) —  News 4 has obtained depositions from four people who filed complaints against Sabres winger Evander Kane following an early morning incident at Bottoms Up on W. Chippewa St.
  On June 24, Kane and a friend were escorted from the bar. Later on, four people, including three women, filed complaints against Kane. The women claimed that Kane harassed them by either forcibly grabbing their neck, hair or arms.
  The fourth complaint was issued by a bouncer who had as
  
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• Fire call uncovers a large ‘Weed House’

  27-07-2016 19:59 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, NY (WIVB) — A house fire in Niagara Falls uncovered an elaborate and large marijuana growing operation.
  The firefighters were breaking through walls of a building at 1223 19th street when they discovered the weed farm.
  Officers from the Narcotics Division found plastic hanging over the walls and an elaborate lighting system.  All apparently designed to promote plant growth.
  News 4 was able to get these photos of the operation  from the Niagara-Gazette.
  Officers say
  
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• Coast Guard search continues for missing fisherman

  27-07-2016 19:00 via wivb.com
  
  HAMBURG, NY (WIVB) – The Coast Guard is looking for 37-year-old Guisseppe Reinhart of Niagara Falls, Ontario.
  If you live in the area you probably saw the U.S. Coast Guard C-130 methodically flying over the lake, zig-zagging from point to point for hours this morning.
  The search was sparked after a small boat washed ashore nearby yesterday afternoon.
  Officials say the boat had indicators that someone was recently in it – but the owner was nowhere to be found.
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• Project Connect Niagara offers one stop shop for those who need help

  27-07-2016 17:59 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) – More than 50 local agencies and service providers came together inside Heart, Love & Soul on Wednesday to try to reach the working poor, the homeless, and those at risk of becoming homeless in the Niagara County community.
  Organizers of this Project Connect Niagara event are hoping to reach around 300 people, connecting them with all of the different resources available to them in the area, including dental and medical services, employment services, legal s
  
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• Catholic school teacher sentenced for criminal sexual act

  27-07-2016 17:52 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, NY (WIVB) – A teacher at a Catholic school in South Buffalo will not serve jail time for illegal sexual conduct with a female former student.
  This morning Mary Rose Brady appeared in State Supreme Court and was sentenced to six years probation for a criminal sexual act.
  The indictment against Brady involves incidents in 2009 with a former student who claimed Brady had oral sex with her several times over the course of a year.
  Notre Dame Academy, where Brady worked emphasized
  
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• Public asked to weigh in on plans to open restaurant in Marcy Casino

  27-07-2016 13:45 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – A new a la carte restaurant could soon open in the Marcy Casino at Delaware Park, but first, parks and city officials want to hear what community members think about the proposal.
  Magnolia Events, which handles catering for the private events like weddings at the Casino already, is hoping to expand operations to include a restaurant that’s open to the public on the building’s second floor.
  The restaurant, called The Terrace, would feature about 60 seats i
  
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• Coast Guard searching Lake Erie for missing fisherman

  27-07-2016 06:07 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard is searching Lake Erie for a missing fisherman.
  The Coast Guard was notified Tuesday afternoon that a boat had washed ashore near Hamburg, New York.
  Officials say the boat showed signs of having been used recently, but the owner was not around.
  By using information on the boat and reaching out to family, the Coast Guard was able to determine that 37-year-old Giusseppe Reinhart, of Niagara Falls, Ontario, had gone out fishing by himself Tuesday morn
  
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• Fruit Belt activists call for control of city-owned properties

  27-07-2016 05:57 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- People living in the fruit belt are pushing back against gentrification. They are calling to create a community land trust to help control what gets built in the neighborhood and keep housing prices from skyrocketing.
  “The land trust would prevent what I’m going through right now,” said Veronica Hemphill-Nichols, founder of the Fruit Belt/McCarley Gardens Housing Task Force.
  She received a letter in the mail this week from her landlord PGT Holding Inc
  
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• Clinton wins historic nomination, emotional boost from Bill

  27-07-2016 05:01 via wivb.com
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Taking on the role of devoted political spouse, former President Bill Clinton declared his wife Hillary Clinton an impassioned “change-maker,” serving as character witness for her on the night she triumphantly became the first woman nominated for president.
  “She’s been worth every single year she’s put into making people’s lives better,” he said of his partner of more than 40 years and the Democratic Party’s new standard-b
  
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• Sanders loyalists bash Clinton nomination, clash with police

  27-07-2016 03:26 via wivb.com
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bernie Sanders loyalists protested inside and outside the Democratic National Convention site and clashed with police on Tuesday after Hillary Clinton won the party’s presidential nomination.
  Despite Sanders’ calls for them to support Clinton, thousands of activists have taken to the streets during the convention this week to voice support for the liberal Vermont U.S. senator and his progressive agenda.
  Moments after Clinton became the first woman to be nomi
  
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• Dr. Gosy’s practice to continue under new administration

  27-07-2016 02:14 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — After he was indicted on various criminal charges, Dr. Eugene Gosy will no longer serve as the administrator of the Gosy & Associated Pain and Neurology Treatment Center.
  In April, Dr. Gosy was indicted on 114 counts of illegally prescribing narcotics and released on $250,000 bail. Further legal trouble and turmoil followed Gosy’s arrest as his clinic was temporarily shut down to his more than 10,000 patients for weeks.
  After months of court proceeding
  
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• Emergency sessions in Niagara County: one problem solved, bigger problem looms

  27-07-2016 01:48 via wivb.com
  
  LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WIVB) – Niagara County lawmakers held emergency meetings, Monday night, for several reasons, among them:to approve a new contract with a private company to provide medical care for the county jail, and to get briefed on a looming ambulance crisis.
  The full County Legislature met in an emergency session and approved the contract with PrimeCare Medical, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The company was hired to provide medical care for the inmates at the Niagara County Jail, and
  
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• Clinton wins sufficient number of delegates for nomination

  27-07-2016 01:11 via wivb.com
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Breaking a historic barrier, Democrats triumphantly choseHillary Clinton as their White House nominee Tuesday night, the first woman ever to lead a major political party into the general election.
  Delegates erupted in cheers as Clinton’s primary rival, Bernie Sanders, helped make it official when the roll call got to his home state of Vermont — an important show of unity for a party trying to heal deep divisions.
  “I move that Hillary Clinton
  
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• Local leaders question who is responsible for water main system in Erie County

  27-07-2016 00:27 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – More than a dozen water main breaks is now putting the spotlight on who is responsible for keeping Erie County’s piping system above water. It’s been almost one week since a major leak in Amherst led to a boil water notice for more than 200-thousand people. But questions are still being raised on whether local leaders handled this situation the right way.Local leaders question how the Erie County Water Authority handled the massive main bre
  
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