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• The Hope Project wants to help families struggling to make ends meet

  15-08-2016 23:59 via wivb.com
  
  DEPEW, N.Y. (WIVB) –  The Hope Project just opened their brand new “shopping center” in Depew. The programs goal is to fill in the blanks for those struggling to provide for themselves or their families.
  Dee Miller says she never thought she’d see the hope project become a reality. She started the organization our of her basement. People would come to her home asking her for food and clothes. She said she’d do everything she could to help them, someti
  
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• Region experiencing environmental and ecological impacts from drought

  15-08-2016 23:48 via wivb.com
  
  WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) — Western New York is in a drought warning right now.  Agencies, like the Department of Environmental Conservation, are reminding people to be careful with their water usage.
  “Conditions and impacts are beginning to show up a little more severely,” said Don Zelazny, the DEC’s Great Lakes Coordinator.
  Zelazny says, for the most part, the region’s water supply isn’t in jeopardy as most of the area receives its water from the
  
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• Ralph Wilson Stadium sign taken down Monday

  15-08-2016 23:34 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) — As NFL preseason gets underway, an iconic sight is no more at Ralph Wilson Stadium.
  During speculation of a stadium name change, the sign labeling the Ralph was taken down on Monday. The Bills announced that they are selling the naming rights to the stadium.
  The Bills narrowly lost to the Indianapolis Colts 19-18 in the team’s first preseason game Sunday.
  
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• Amherst Police looking for burglary suspects

  15-08-2016 23:04 via wivb.com
  
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) — Amherst Police are looking for two people accused of burglary.
  Police described the suspects as two black males either in their late teens or early twenties.
  They can be seen in security video below:Anyone with information on the crime can call police at 689-1345.
  
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• College student places ad for ‘non-white’ roommate

  15-08-2016 22:54 via wivb.com
  
  CLAIRMONT, Calif. (WIAT) — Dorm rooms are filling up again on college campuses across the nation, but one student’s ad for a roommate is causing quite the stir.
  Kare Urena and her roommate placed an ad on a private page seeking a third roommate, but the post included the term “POC only” or people of color only. The Pitzer College students say with all of the racial tension in the country right now, they didn’t want those issues to distract from their studies.
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• Free cuts for firefighters in Lockport

  15-08-2016 22:52 via wivb.com
  
  LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WIVB)- Rodney Williams was touched when he saw men and women, many of them volunteers, working nonstop in Lockport to keep a massive tire plant fire under control.
  Williams is a barber at Imagodei Cuts & Styles in Lockport.
  To show his appreciation, he’s giving firefighters free cuts Monday and Tuesday.
  Williams did the same thing for law enforcement following the police shooting in Dallas.
  He told News 4 it was a way to show his appreciation for first responders,
  
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• NFL, Pepsi respond to Adele’s Super Bowl show turn-down

  15-08-2016 22:44 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — NFL and Pepsi said Monday they have had several conversations with artists about performing at the Super Bowl, but said they haven’t formally asked Adele or any other musicians to appear.
  At a concert in Los Angeles on Saturday, Adele said that she turned down performing at the big game.
  In a statement, NFL and Pepsi said “we have not at this point extended a formal offer to Adele or anyone else.”Adele said Saturday that “they did ask me (to perform)
  
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• Who lies more: Clinton or Trump?

  15-08-2016 21:44 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (MEDIA GENERAL) — American politicians aren’t revered as society’s sturdy pillars of truth, but voters expect relative forthrightness when electing a new president.
  One fact-free statement sets millions of fingers atwitter.
  True to political form, leading 2016 candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have both been caught in some doozies this election cycle — frequency notwithstanding.
  The subject matter has been heavy: FBI investigations, ties to Russia, I
  
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• Bills sign veteran LB Kroy Biermann; Enemkpali placed on injured list

  15-08-2016 21:17 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Buffalo Bills have signed a veteran linebacker in wake of IK Enemkpali’s placement on the injured list.
  Bills head coach Rex Ryan discussed IK Enemkpali’s injury on Monday.
  “On the injury front, obviously IK has a torn ACL and he’s going to be out for the season,” Ryan said. “So, really unfortunate but that’s where we are there.”
  Kroy Biermann is coming to Buffalo after eight years in the National Football
  
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• US organ network mapping a path to fairer liver transplants

  15-08-2016 21:04 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s transplant network is taking a long-awaited step to ease a serious disparity: Where you live affects whether you get a timely liver transplant or die waiting.
  Desperate patients sometimes travel across the country to get on a shorter waiting list — if they can afford it. On Monday, the United Network for Organ Sharing is proposing a change, redrawing the map that governs how donated livers are distributed so patients wouldn’t need to leave h
  
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• Fire roars into California town, wiping out 100-plus homes

  15-08-2016 20:37 via wivb.com
  
  LOWER LAKE, Calif. (AP) — A wind-whipped wildfire roared through a NorthernCalifornia town threatened by a devastating blaze a year ago, wiping out more than 100 homes and businesses and forcing thousands of people to flee, authorities said Monday.
  The fire seemed calm Sunday before gusts kicked up the flames that tore through neighborhoods in Lower Lake, a rural town about 90 miles north of San Francisco, officials said. No one was injured, but it reached Main Street and burned the post o
  
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• Divided America: Temperatures rise, US splits

  15-08-2016 20:29 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Tempers are rising in America, along with the temperatures.
  Two decades ago, the issue of climate change wasn’t as contentious. The leading U.S. Senate proponent of taking action on global warming was Republican John McCain. George W. Bush wasn’t as zealous on the issue as his Democratic opponent for president in 2000, Al Gore, but he, too, talked of regulating carbon dioxide.
  Then the Earth got even hotter , repeatedly breaking temperature records. But instea
  
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• Court rejects Cosby’s attempt to reseal testimony on affairs

  15-08-2016 20:23 via wivb.com
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A federal appeals court on Monday rejected Bill Cosby’s effort to reseal his deposition testimony about extramarital affairs, prescription sedatives and payments to women, saying the documents are now a matter of public knowledge.
  The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia ruled that the comedian’s appeal was moot.
  “The contents of the documents are a matter of public knowledge, and we cannot pretend that we could change that fact by orderin
  
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• Wildlife experts urge anglers to avoid heat-stressed trout

  15-08-2016 20:16 via wivb.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — State fisheries experts are asking anglers to take it easy on trout and salmon during the dog days of summer, since the cold-water fish are likely stressed from the heat.
  The Department of Environmental Conservation says heat-stressed fish often gather in large numbers in pockets of colder water. The agency says responsible anglers won’t take unfair advantage of the situation.
  Catch-and-release fishing is discouraged because trout suffering from the heat are
  
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• Flooding kills 6, sends thousands fleeing for higher ground

  15-08-2016 20:12 via wivb.com
  
  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Thousands of people in southern Louisiana hunkered down in shelters Monday, forced out of their homes by intense flooding that took many people by surprise.
  At least six people were killed. The weather had improved from the torrential downpours that began Friday but rivers and creeks in many areas were still way above flood stage, and people downstream eyed the deluge with concern.
  Across southern Louisiana, residents have been scrambling to get to safety as rivers
  
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• Town of Tonawanda cop under investigation for alleged fight at restaurant

  15-08-2016 18:50 via wivb.com
  
  TOWN OF TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Police in the Town of Tonawanda say they are looking into incident where an off-duty officer allegedly got into a fight with someone at Mooney’s.
  During the alleged fight, police say a man suffered a deep cut. Two people witnessed the alleged fight.
  The investigation itself is “pretty cut and dry,” according to police. The Erie County District Attorney’s Office is helping with the investigation.
  
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• Double stabbing leads to arrest

  15-08-2016 18:15 via wivb.com
  
  SENECA NATION, N.Y. (WIVB) — A 4 a.m. double stabbing on the Seneca Nation of Indians Reservation has led to one man’s arrest.
  Collins resident Shade John, 18, was accused of assault, criminal possession of a knife and menacing after the Sunday incident.
  One of the victims suffered cuts to the neck, orbital area and eyelid, while the other had a hand wound. Both were hospitalized.
  John was located nearby after the stabbings and was taken into custody.
  
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• Man stabbed multiple times at birthday party

  15-08-2016 17:59 via wivb.com
  
  ALBION, N.Y. (WIVB) — A multi-person fight at a birthday party turned even more violent when a man was stabbed in Albion on Sunday morning.
  Albion Police, along with multiple other law enforcement agencies, responded to the scene of the fight on Hamilton St. around 3:15 a.m.
  Between 50 and 75 people were found in the area. One of them, a 34-year-old, was found to be suffering from a head injury and many stab wounds to his neck and chest.
  The assault was the result of a dispute be
  
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• Riverside Park pool area vandalized over weekend

  15-08-2016 17:46 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The pool area at Riverside Park was vandalized this past weekend, according to Buffalo Police.
  Officials say a fence, door and lights were damaged. Since the incident, the fence and door have been repaired. The lights are in the process of getting fixed.
  Nothing was stolen from the site.
  
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• Police looking for men accused of stealing $30,000 in iPhones from Walden Galleria

  15-08-2016 17:08 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Police in Cheektowaga are looking for a group of men accused of stealing roughly $30,000 in iPhones from the Walden Galleria.
  According to police, the suspects entered a phone kiosk after the mall closed and stole the phones.
  They are described as black males between the ages of 20 and 30. Three of them had long, braided hair.
  Security video from the mall can be seen here.
  Anyone with information on the suspects can call Det. Genson at 686-3520 or send an an
  
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• Lockport to thank firefighters with neighborhood picnic

  15-08-2016 15:57 via wivb.com
  
  LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WIVB) — Not far from the location of the massive Lockport tire plant fire that displaced hundreds last week, locals will be saying thanks to firefighters.
  A neighborhood picnic will be held at Lockport’s Windsor Village this Thursday, August 18.
  The event, which will be hosted by the West End Business and Community Service Alliance, will feature raffle items and live music by Sara Elizabeth and The Heenan Brothers.
  Food will be provided by West End restaurants li
  
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• Flooding displaces thousands in southern Louisiana

  15-08-2016 15:19 via wivb.com
  
  Flooding displaces thousands in southern Louisiana Motorists on Highway 190 drive through deep water through Holden, La., after heavy rains inundated the region, Sunday, Aug. 14, 2016. Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards said Sunday that at least 7,000 people have been rescued so far. (AP Photo/Max Becherer)People arrive to be evacuated by members of the Louisiana Army National Guard near Walker, La., after heavy rains inundating the region, Sunday, Aug. 14, 2016. (AP Photo/Max Becherer)Members of t
  
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• Woman accused of fatally stabbing brother in Jamestown

  15-08-2016 10:59 via wivb.com
  
  JAMESTOWN, N.Y. (WIVB) — Police have charged a woman with murder for the stabbing of a man whose body was found Sunday night.
  Officers found the body of Dale Redeye, 36, in an upstairs apartment of a house on Lakeview Avenue around 8:45 p.m.
  The woman accused of killing him is his sister — 23-year-old Barbara Redeye. She was charged with second-degree murder.
  Redeye is being held in the Chautauqua County Jail without bail.
  
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• Man dead in Jamestown stabbing

  15-08-2016 10:59 via wivb.com
  
  JAMESTOWN, N.Y. (WIVB) — Police have charged a woman with murder for the stabbing of a man whose body was found Sunday night.
  Officers found the man’s body in an upstairs apartment of a house on Lakeview Avenue around 8:45 p.m.
  Police have not yet identified the woman or the man, but say more information will be released Monday.
  The woman is being held in the Jamestown City Jail.
  
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• OP Police urging residents to lock doors after string of thefts

  15-08-2016 10:57 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) – Orchard Park police are asking everyone in the area to make sure they lock their cars and homes to prevent more thefts in the area.
  Over the last week and a half or so, Orchard Park Police have gotten reports of about 50 burglaries and larcenies.
  These seem to be crimes of opportunity, with the suspects targeting homes and vehicles that have been left unlocked. Orchard Park Police say in some cases, the vehicle’s keys have been left in plain sight in the c
  
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• Terminal at JFK airport evacuated after shots reported

  15-08-2016 04:28 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Police are evacuating a terminal at New York City’s John F. Kennedy International Airport following reports of shots fired.
  Port Authority police say they received the reports of shots fired at Terminal 8 near the departures area around 9:30 p.m. Sunday.
  The New York Police Department was called in to assist.
  Police say they have not been able to confirm whether any shots were actually fired. They evacuated the area as a precaution. There were no reports of any injuri
  
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• Police: Reports of shots fired at JFK airport unfounded

  15-08-2016 04:28 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Reports of shots fired at New York City’s John F. Kennedy International Airport appear to be unfounded.
  Port Authority police say they have not found any firearms, rounds of ammunition, shell casings or other evidence of gunfire.
  Police evacuated Terminal 8 as a precaution after receiving reports of shots fired near the departures area around 9:30 p.m. Sunday.
  The New York Police Department was called in to assist.
  No one was injured.
  A short time later, police closed
  
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• Drone racing “buzzing” into Buffalo area

  15-08-2016 01:15 via wivb.com
  
  HAMBURG, N.Y. (WIVB) —  There’s a fast growing sport making its way across the nation. Drone racing is now “buzzing” into Western New York as racers took to the skies this weekend. These small but very high tech drones pack a punch. They weigh less than a pound, and can reach speeds of more than 70 miles an hour.
  Drone racers had the chance to race and show off their up and coming sport at the Flying Knights Scale Rally in Hamburg.
  Matthew Quest, a drone racer from L
  
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• Tension boils over in Milwaukee

  15-08-2016 00:44 via wivb.com
  
  MILWAUKEE, WI (AP) – Officials in Milwaukee have tallied the damage from overnight violence on the city’s north side after a fatal shooting by police.
  Chief Ed Flynn says six businesses were set on fire Saturday, 17 unruly protesters were arrested and four officers were injured by flying concrete or glass. That includes a female officer who was concussed and needed seven stitches after being struck by concrete.
  Flynn said Sunday that the department’s gunshot tracking technology
  
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