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• Medication disposal pouches make it easy to dispose of unwanted prescription drugs

  19-08-2016 23:12 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) –– The University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy is distributing medication disposal pouches for free, that makes it easy to get rid of unwanted prescription drugs.
  The university at Buffalo got about 20,000 of these medication disposal system pouches from Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals. There’s a powder substance inside the pouch that binds up the drug and deactivates it so no one else can use it. The school is distributing them for free at local pharmacies,
  
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• Local man paddling 4,000 for cancer awareness

  19-08-2016 23:11 via wivb.com
  
  LE ROY, N.Y. (WIVB)- Leslie Laurie-Nicoll checked in with her son over the phone Friday morning; he’s somewhere on the Missouri River.
  “So how’s it going, where did you get to last night?” she asked.
  Her son, Kris Laurie, assured her he’s had enough to eat and that he’s keeping an eye on the forecast; he told her he’s about 10 miles downstream from Omaha, Neb.
  Canoeing was something they used to do together.
  “My mother and I did a 90 mile padd
  
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• 18-year-old charged in relation to underground Amherst meth lab

  19-08-2016 23:11 via wivb.com
  
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) — After an underground meth lab was discovered in Amherst last week, police in the town have made an arrest.
  Now living in Warren County, Peter Miller, 18, is a former resident of Amherst.The lab he was accused of trying to make methamphetamine in was found underground, beneath a Sheridan Drive Walmart parking lot on August 8.
  That day, crews in hazmat suits could be seen entering a manhole in the parking lot and bringing out cans and bottles containing liquid.Cre
  
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• Some colleges and universities in WNY struggle to attract more students, keep enrollment numbers up

  19-08-2016 22:47 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Colleges and Universities in Western New York face the same challenges that many other schools do across the country. It’s tough to attract more students and keep enrollment numbers up. An economic expert says a number of factors come into play.
  “Everyone’s essentially having a harder time getting students. If you’re at the top, if you’re at the University at Buffalo you can make your student enrollments by just lowering you GPA a little
  
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• Colleges and Universities in WNY struggle to attract more students, keep enrollment numbers up

  19-08-2016 22:47 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Colleges and Universities in Western New York face the same challenges that many other schools do across the country. It’s tough to attract more students and keep enrollment numbers up. An economic expert says a number of factors come into play.
  “Everyone’s essentially having a harder time getting students. If you’re at the top, if you’re at the University at Buffalo you can make your student enrollments by just lowering you GPA a little
  
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• NBA chooses New Orleans for 2017 All-Star Game

  19-08-2016 22:37 via wivb.com
  
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The NBA has decided to hold the 2017 All-Star Game in New Orleans after taking the midseason event out of North Carolina because of a state law that limits anti-discrimination protections for lesbian, gay and transgender people.
  New Orleans, announced Friday as the new location of the game, replaces Charlotte, which was set to host the game until the NBA decided last month to move it elsewhere.
  Unlike several other Southern states, Louisiana has not been swept up in legi
  
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• US Olympic gold hasn’t made for winning bets in Las Vegas

  19-08-2016 22:30 via wivb.com
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Rowing, shooting and judo — the U.S. may have won big gold medals in those Olympic events but some of the most prominent Las Vegas sports books didn’t even bother with them.
  The bookmakers in Sin City said there’s been little money and few expectations for Olympic sports wagering this year, as the games returned to the betting board after being off limits for more than a decade in Nevada.
  “I know that they’re watching. I just know they aren&rs
  
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• Spacewalking astronauts install new front door for visitors

  19-08-2016 22:20 via wivb.com
  
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Spacewalking astronauts installed a new front door for visitors at the International Space Station on Friday, the crucial first step in welcoming commercial crew capsules as soon as next year.
  The two Americans, Jeffrey Williams and Kate Rubins, hooked up the docking port — their major objective — in just a few hours.
  They were about to tackle some extra chores, but a problem cropped up with the right earpiece in Williams’ helmet and he had tro
  
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• Trump hammers claim of fraud in new ad as early voting nears

  19-08-2016 22:13 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s newest campaign ad begins with a warning: “In Hillary Clinton’s America, the system stays rigged against Americans.”
  The commercial, which aired Friday as part of his $5 million swing state ad buy, harkens back to a claim Trump has been hammering for weeks — that the general election is rigged against him. The questionable claim looks to mobilize Republicans, with the all-important start of early voting in some states just week
  
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• Jamestown man accused of possessing more than $2 million in drugs

  19-08-2016 21:49 via wivb.com
  
  JAMESTOWN, N.Y. (WIVB) — Authorities in Chautauqua County placed charges against a Jamestown man after seizing 15 kilograms of drugs during a search.
  A Thursday afternoon search warrant led police from Jamestown and Ellicott to arrest 34-year-old Juan Pacheco Jr.
  He was charged with first and second-degree criminal controlled substance possession and criminal possession of marijuana.
  While looking through a home on S. Main St., police say they found nine kilograms of cocaine, 3.5 kilograms
  
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• Fans knock down fence to see T-Pain after Canalside reaches capacity

  19-08-2016 21:18 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — There is speculation that Thursday night’s T-Pain crowd at Canalside was too much for the venue to handle.
  On average, Canalside’s free Thursday night concerts draw in between 7,000 and 15,000 people. This one attracted an estimated 25,000 people, according to General Manager of Canalside with Spectra Venue Management Ryan Coate.
  “At about 8:30, we shut the gates down, because we were at our full capacity,” Coate said.
  This did not s
  
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• Body found in Lockport fire identified as 14-year-old Joe Phillips

  19-08-2016 20:35 via wivb.com
  
  LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WIVB) — The body found in the remains of last week’s massive Lockport fire has been positively identified as 14-year-old Joe Phillips.
  Officials and family members confirmed this on Friday afternoon.
  The fire at High Tread International, a Lockport tire plant, began on Wednesday evening and burned for days. Fire crews spent a total of 66 hours on the fire, and every agency in Niagara County sent help.
  The amount of water used by firefighters caused a number
  
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• $9 million in improvements coming to Buffalo

  19-08-2016 18:37 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — More than $9 million in improvements are coming to Buffalo after Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced new Better Buffalo fund awards.
  Of the 14 projects in Better Buffalo’s second round, five will be on city’s east side.
  Cuomo’s plan is to provide the city with money to renovate more than 250 residences and 140,000 square feet of store front. Plans also include leveraging more than $131 million in private investment.
  “The resurgence
  
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• Senior certified as personal trainer at 80-years-old

  19-08-2016 17:40 via wivb.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – When former President Ronald Reagan proclaimed August 21 to be National Senior Citizens Day, the designation was meant to recognize the value elderly people have in families and society.
  One woman’s contributions will be celebrated in the workplace, too, at the Benjamin Harrison YMCA on the east side of Indianapolis.
  Two years ago, Terry Zoubul retired the idea of age limitations when she worked to become a certified personal trainer at 80-years-old.
  A director
  
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• Amid Baton Rouge’s summer of grief, a hint of hope emerges

  19-08-2016 17:32 via wivb.com
  
  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — It’s been a long, hot summer of pain and grief in Louisiana, its capital city engulfed by a string of tragedies that began with the killing of a black man at the hands of police. Then there followed the retaliatory slayings of three officers and now days of deadly floods.
  Baton Rouge, the unassuming neighbor to hard-partying New Orleans of Mardi Gras fame, is enduring its latest turmoil with the catastrophic flooding. But stricken residents of the Baton Rouge
  
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• Crews make major gains against Southern California wildfire

  19-08-2016 17:30 via wivb.com
  
  SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — Lisa Gregory has kept a close eye on the weather since fleeing her home in the woods as a wildfire advanced in Southern California. She doesn’t know when she can return or whether her house was still standing.
  The uncertainty “is an awful feeling,” Gregory said as she lounged in a lawn chair under a tree outside an evacuation center.
  Firefighters made major gains Thursday against the wildfire that broke out Tuesday in the mountains and desert
  
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• Dog found dead in apartment; woman accused of long-term abandonment

  19-08-2016 17:21 via wivb.com
  
  BROCTON, N.Y. (WIVB) — A dead dog was found in a Chautauqua County apartment, and witnesses say it had been there for a while.
  Chautauqua County Sheriff’s deputies spoke with locals in Brocton, who said that Kelly Harrell, 33, had left a dog in her E. Main St. apartment for about two months.
  The dog was found after a complaint was issued to the Sheriff’s Office last week. This led to Harrell’s arrest on two different animal cruelty charges Thursday.
  Following he
  
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• “Badly decomposed” body found in Orleans County

  19-08-2016 17:05 via wivb.com
  
  WATERPORT, N.Y. (WIVB) — A badly decomposed body was discovered in Orleans County Thursday.
  The Orleans County Sheriff’s Office said the body was found around 11:30 a.m. at the bottom of a ravine on Clark Mills Rd. in Waterport.
  It is not clear who the deceased person was, so the body has been sent to the Monroe County Medical Examiner’s Office for examination.
  
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• Squirrel knocks out power near Buffalo Airport

  19-08-2016 16:49 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) — A squirrel caused around 25 people to lose power this morning around the Buffalo Airport.
  NYSEG reported power outages in Cheektowaga before 10 a.m. The airport never lost power.
  The squirrel allegedly took out power while at a substation.
  
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• Lochte apologizes for not being more candid about incident

  19-08-2016 16:42 via wivb.com
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — U.S Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte has apologized for his behavior surrounding a late-night incident at a Rio de Janeiro gas station, saying he should have been more “careful and candid” about how he described what happened.
  Lochte said in a lengthy post on Instagram Friday that he was apologizing for his role in taking the focus away from other Olympic athletes.https://t.co/n82dZH2gfl pic.twitter.com/rGp1nmA94G
  — Ryan Lochte (@RyanLochte) August 19, 20
  
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• NY invests $99M in bike paths, sidewalks, traffic upgrades

  19-08-2016 16:37 via wivb.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York state is investing nearly $99 million in efforts to encourage bicycle and pedestrian travel and reduce traffic and vehicle emissions.
  Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration said Thursday that it will award $98.7 to municipalities and government agencies that put forward the best plans for bike paths, sidewalks, trails or other similar projects.
  The money may also be spent on upgrades to intersections that aim to reduce traffic congestion or the conversio
  
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• Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort resigns

  19-08-2016 16:35 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s campaign chairman Paul Manafort resigned on Friday in the wake of campaign shake-up and revelations about his work in Ukraine.
  In a statement issued as he arrived in Louisiana to tour the flood-ravaged state, Trump said Manafort offered his resignation Friday morning. The billionaire called Manafort “a true professional.”
  “I am very appreciative for his great work in helping to get us where we are today, and in particular his work gu
  
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• Kitchen fire causes damage on east side

  19-08-2016 16:04 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Firefighters were able to extinguish a blaze on Newburgh Ave. Friday morning.
  The fire happened in a home’s kitchen around 3 a.m. and caused an estimated $35,000 in damage. Humidity made it difficult for firefighters to do their job.
  It is not yet clear what caused the fire, but officials are investigating it.
  The American Red Cross is assisting one person.
  
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• Critical blood shortage prompts urgent call for donations

  19-08-2016 12:34 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) – The American Red Cross says there’s an urgent need for blood donations from all blood types as it faces a critical shortage of blood.
  The Red Cross tries to have five days worth of supply on hand at all times to be able to meet the need for blood, but right now, the supply is well below that.
  American Red Cross reps say 14,000 people a day need to donate across the country to keep the supply at a good level.
  Donors usually must be 17 years old, or 16 with p
  
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• Lockport community honors first responders

  19-08-2016 04:20 via wivb.com
  
  LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WIVB) — After hundreds of firefighters battled a massive fire at High Tread International for three days straight, a community is showing their gratitude to the men and women who protected their neighborhoods.
  “I just, from the bottom of my heart, from the community’s heart, proves we love them,” said Kathy Okeefe, owner of Windsor Village and Lockport resident.
  Okeefe has owned a business in Lockport for years. She said if it wasn’t for the brave fi
  
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• Bak USA is spreading its wings downtown

  19-08-2016 01:58 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Fledgling tablet maker Bak USA is spreading its wings among computer companies. The Buffalo-based company is expanding its downtown headquarters—more than doubling its production lines–and adding workers.
  Bak USA is the only company in America that assembles tablets, and they do it by hand—-no robots, or anything robotic—-which spokesman Ian Donnelly said, is to their advantage.
  “The craftsmanship that goes into our devices is far highe
  
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• Local teen with cystic fibrosis wants celebration to honor lost friends

  19-08-2016 00:26 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Sammi Blum’s fight against cystic fibrosis has forced the local 17-year-old to celebrate most of her birthdays in the hospital.
  That’s why, when she turns 18 in two weeks, Sammi wants out. And she wants to party.
  “It’s not easy,” Blum said. “Not easy at all.”
  Life hasn’t been easy for the Cheektowaga teen. But although her lungs work with less than a third of the capacity they should, Sammi has the heart of a fighter.
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