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• Buffalo police investigating overnight shooting

  30-07-2016 20:44 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Two men were struck by gunfire near downtown Buffalo Saturday morning.
  Police say the shooting happened in the 100 block of Fulton Street just before 3:30 a.m. One man was shot in the leg and another man later showed up at a hospital with a gunshot wound from the same incident. Both suffered non-life threatening injuries.
  Anyone with information is asked to contact the Buffalo Police tipline at 716-847-2255.
  
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• Officials believe no survivors in Texas balloon crash

  30-07-2016 18:47 via wivb.com
  
  LOCKHART, Texas (AP) — Authorities say it is likely there are no survivors after a hot air balloon carrying at least 16 people caught on fire and crashed in Central Texas.
  The Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement Saturday that investigators are determining the number of victims and their identities.
  Lynn Lunsford with the Federal Aviation Administration said in an earlier statement that the accident happened shortly after 7:40 a.m. Saturday near Lockhart, Texas, when
  
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• Police searching for missing North Tonawanda man

  30-07-2016 18:09 via wivb.com
  
   NORTH TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Police in North Tonawanda are asking for the public’s assistance in a search for a missing man.
  Police say 65-year-old John L. Tylock was last seen on July 29th at 1:30 p.m. Tylock left a location on Master Street to go for a walk and did not return.
  He is described as a 5’10, 150 lb. white male with brown eyes. Tylock was last seen wearing a green and white golf shirt, dark green dress pants with a brown belt and brown slip on sho
  
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• Local boy gets big surprise from Buffalo Police

  30-07-2016 17:11 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- Paris McCoy doesn’t have time for training wheels.
  The Buffalo 9-year-old got his first bike last week, and it came as a big surprise.
  A family friend told the Buffalo Police Department how much Paris wanted a bike, but wasn’t able to get one.
  It wasn’t long before the department made it happen.
  Officers surprised Paris at Buffalo Police headquarters, where they presented him with a football, some coloring books, a new helmet, and his very first bike.
  
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• Man shot after fight at Brocton home

  30-07-2016 14:18 via wivb.com
  
  BROCTON, N.Y. (WIVB) — A person is recovering from a gunshot wound after a fight involving several people Friday night.
  Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Deputies were called to a home on Central Avenue around 11:15 p.m.
  Three people arrived at the home, and got into an altercation with two people who lived there, according to investigators.
  During the altercation, a person living there shot one of the visitors, investigators reported.
  Two men, Lamar Matthews, 35, and Shane Winn-Hopkins, 3
  
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• Local gardens still flourishing despite severe drought

  30-07-2016 04:34 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Hundreds of people will open their homes and gardens to visitors from across the country this weekend. The 22nd annual Garden Walk brings tens of thousands of people to Buffalo.
  Western New York has been experiencing a severe drought all summer and these local gardens are feeling the effects, but gardeners have found other ways to keep their plants growing, even if that means spending a little more money on their backyard sanctuary.
  Gordon Ballard is one of the hundr
  
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• New breed of computer bug goes right for your bank account

  30-07-2016 02:15 via wivb.com
  
  WEST SENECA, N.Y. (WIVB) – Consumer watchdogs are warning Internet users of a growing tech support scam that is especially aggressive. Hackers utilize malware that takes control of your computer, and you end up paying hundreds of dollars to get control of your computer back.
  Experts advise web surfers, clicking on websites you know will rarely get you into trouble, but click on an unfamiliar link, and you could find your screen locked, your keyboard is practically useless.
  Janet Backus of
  
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• North Tonawanda girl prepares for national anthem performance at Bills home-opener

  30-07-2016 00:00 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) –  The Buffalo Bills head to training camp Saturday. They’re getting ready for their first game of the season, just a few weeks away. Meanwhile one 11-year-old girl from North Tonawanda is getting ready for the home-opener in a different way.
  There will be some firsts August 13th for Ally Rose Marella. It will be her first Buffalo Bills game ever. It will also be the first time she’ll perform the national anthem for more then 7
  
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• New recommendations for HPV vaccination from ACS

  30-07-2016 00:00 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The vaccine for the human papillomavirus was originally recommended only for girls. Now, the American Cancer Society wants young boys between the ages of 11-12 to get vaccinated as well.
  “It’s a great recommendation,” Dr. Martin Mahoney, a physician and prevention expert at Roswell Park Cancer Institute said.
  “The more sources of credible information that are out there saying the same thing, I think is going to really drive this home,” C
  
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