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• Rainbow Bridge reopens following unknown incident

  14-08-2016 22:43 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, CANADA (WIVB) —  Traffic coming into the United States on the Rainbow Bridge was closed for about three hours Sunday following an unknown incident.
  The bridge reopened around 6 p.m.
  Niagara Falls Regional Police have not released exactly why the bridge was closed, but a News 4 crew on the scene captured a stretcher being reeled up from the water below.
  Police have not said if the closure is because a person jumped or fell from the bridge.
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• Rainbow Bridge closed to traffic entering U.S.

  14-08-2016 22:43 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, CANADA (WIVB) — An unknown incident has prompted customs to close the Rainbow Bridge coming into the United States.
  The Niagara Falls Bridge Commission says traffic is still moving from the United States into Canada.
  It is unclear why or how long the bridge will be closed. News 4 will update as more information is available.
  
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• US Olympic officials: Ryan Lochte, 3 other US swimmers robbed by armed men in Rio

  14-08-2016 20:05 via wivb.com
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The U.S. Olympic Committee says Ryan Lochte and three other American swimmers were robbed by armed men who stopped their taxi in Rio.
  USOC spokesman Patrick Sandusky says Lochte and the others left the French Olympic team’s hospitality house early Sunday in a taxi headed for the athletes village.
  He says “the taxi was stopped by individuals posing as armed police officers who demanded the athletes’ money and other personal belongings.”
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• Police search for man going through vehicles in Clarence

  14-08-2016 19:03 via wivb.com
  
  CLARENCE, N.Y. (WIVB) — Police need assistance identifying a man who was seen going through vehicles on Keller Road.
  Anyone who may recognize the suspect is asked to contact Crimestoppers at 867-6161. There is a reward of up to $1,000 offered.
  
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• Local refugee, immigrant newspaper celebrates big landmark

  14-08-2016 16:36 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- Rubens Mukunzi started Karibu News one year ago.
  “When I started my newspaper, I wanted to help our community. To have a voice,” he told News 4.
  Think of his paper as a refugee’s guide to the Queen City.
  The Rwandan journalist arrived here in 2013, and he noticed other refugees and immigrants were having the same problems he was; not knowing where to find certain groceries, or how to contact a lawyer. Even worse, not feeling connected to his new home.
  
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• Local history of ice cream has found a home

  14-08-2016 15:44 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) —Ice cream aficionados from around Buffalo are gathering for an exciting new release! No, it’s not a new ice cream flavor, it’s an ice cream museum.
  Ice cream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream. That phrase has never been more true then it is right now in Buffalo. Howard Goldman, creator of the museum, told News 4,”I’ve always admired the ice cream business, and I always admired eating ice cream. And I love custard, I love frozen custard.&
  
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• Protests follow fatal officer involved shooting in Milwaukee

  14-08-2016 11:11 via wivb.com
  
  MILWAUKEE (AP) — Simmering anger over the fatal shooting of a man by police erupted in violence on Milwaukee’s north side, with protesters skirmishing with officers over several hours and setting fire to at least four businesses in an outburst the mayor says was fed by social media.
  The uprising that broke out Saturday evening didn’t subside until after midnight, after Mayor Tom Barrett and other city leaders appeared at a news conference to plead for calm. Police said three p
  
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• Putting a cap on ‘The Ralph’: Fans react to naming rights deal

  14-08-2016 04:55 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Ralph Wilson Stadium is entering a New Era.
  The Buffalo Bills announced on their Twitter account on Saturday they reached an agreement to sell the naming rights of their home stadium to Buffalo-based New Era Cap Company.
  The team did not provide any further details except to say a news conference will be held next week.
  Two people with direct knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press the deal will run over the remainder of the team’s seven-year lea
  
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• Colts outlast Bills in preseason opener, 19-18

  14-08-2016 04:25 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — In a game worthy of past preseason openers — where starters see about as much of the field as the fans — the Indianapolis Colts beat the Buffalo Bills, 19-18, on a rainy night at Ralph Wilson Stadium.
  Rookie QB Cardale Jones entered the game in the third quarter, going 11-21 for 162 yards and a late touchdown to Jarrett Boykin to bring the Bills within one. Buffalo then tried for two and failed, ending the game.
  After Buffalo led for three quarters,
  
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• Frisbees fly at KanJam World Championship

  14-08-2016 01:12 via wivb.com
  
  NORTH TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Hundreds came to Gratwick Park Saturday for the KanJam World Championship.
  The popular game was invented in Buffalo in 1990.
  100 teams competed in Saturday’s championship tournament. Players came from all over, representing 14 states including Canada and even the Netherlands!
  News 4 spoke with one of the owners of Kanjam Who says the game is not just for the beach.
  They say it is being played in gym classes across the country.
  “We’re in
  
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• Williamsville Boater in critical condition after boat flips during Buffalo Poker Run

  14-08-2016 00:57 via wivb.com
  
  NORTH TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) – Scary moments on the Niagara River at the 25th annual Buffalo Poker Run.
  A Williamsville man is in critical condition at the Intensive Care Unit of Erie County Medical Center after his boat flipped over Saturday morning.
  Witnesses tell News 4 the boat flipped on the river off Gratwick Park just before noon.
  The Assistant Fire Chief for the North Tonawanda Fire Department tells us a man and a woman were thrown into the water.
  The woman, also from Williams
  
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• Boater in critical condition after boat flips during Buffalo Poker Run

  14-08-2016 00:57 via wivb.com
  
  NORTH TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) – Scary moments on the Niagara River at the 25th annual Buffalo Poker Run.
  A man is in critical condition tonight after his boat flipped over Saturday morning.
  Witnesses tell News 4 the boat flipped on the river off Gratwick Park just before noon.
  The Assistant Fire Chief for the North Tonawanda Fire Department tells us a man and a woman were thrown into the water.
  The woman was not hurt. The man has a serious head injury and leg injuries.
  The Niagara Coun
  
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• Bikers hit the road to support local children

  14-08-2016 00:42 via wivb.com
  
  NORTH TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Crowds gathered at Gratwick Part on Saturday for the 10th Annual Ride for the Homeless.
  The Buffalo City Mission and local bikers came together Saturday to ride for local children in shelters and in the community.
  Money raised from the ride will go to after school programs for children struggling in math, science and literacy.
  The organization’s goal is to raise $30,000. Organizers say reaching that goal is easier thanks to those who care.
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