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• Medical device available in WNY helps patients with chronic sinusitis

  22-08-2016 23:58 via wivb.com
  
  WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) — Doctors say chronic sinusitis affects 1 in 7 adults and many people first mistake it for allergies. It’s a condition that causes uncomfortable nasal congestion and cold symptoms.
  There is relief for the thousands of people struggling with this condition. It’s this unique medical device called PROPEL. It’s a spring like implant that is inserted in the nose sinus cavity following a sinus surgery. The stent expands, opens the sinus, and gradually
  
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• Hoyt Lake is back to blue

  22-08-2016 23:56 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The lake centered in Delaware Park is back to blue. This comes after months of algae building up around the surface and visitors complaining of it having a foul smell.
  “This has been a really rough summer,” said Brian Dold, the Olmsted Parks Conservancy Director of Planning and Advocacy.
  Dold says Olmsted workers have been keeping an eye on the lake and they’re glad to see a change in its coloring.
  “There are fresh water wells that feed i
  
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• Honey harvest in short supply as bees feel impact from drought

  22-08-2016 23:44 via wivb.com
  
  EAST CONCORD, N.Y. (WIVB) — Hundreds of  thousands of honeybees are going to be working harder next season as they’ve consumed what they made in the spring to feed themselves during the dry summer.
  “You have new things you experience every year,” said Jennifer Baglio, a beekeeper in East Concord who has around 35 hives. “One year you have something and expect it to be exactly how it was the last year but you have a totally different climate, season, rain,
  
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• Serial bank robber pleads guilty

  22-08-2016 23:23 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A serial bank robber from Buffalo admitted to his crimes in court.
  Casey Swain, 38, pleaded guilty to bank robberies that occurred in Buffalo, Lackawanna, Niagara Falls, Kenmore and the Pittsburgh area. The robberies occurred on five different days at First Niagara Bank branches.
  During the robberies, prosecutors say Swain passed notes to tellers demanding money. The notes had phrases like “no sudden movements” and “eye contact” on them,
  
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• Buffalo woman celebrates 50 years with Women and Children’s Hospital

  22-08-2016 23:16 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Winifred Jones, who goes by Winnie, spends a lot of time calling patients and confirming appointments. She uses a computer everyday but she can recall working there when computers didn’t exist there.
  “No computers none whatsoever, no time clocks to punch in and out, no nothing. But we did it we all worked together and we did it,” said Winifred Jones, Women and Children’s Hospital Unit Secretary.
  Winnie started working at Women and Children&rsq
  
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• Divided America: Diverse millennials are no voting monolith

  22-08-2016 23:07 via wivb.com
  
  The oldest millennials — nearing 20 when airplanes slammed into New York City’s Twin Towers — are old enough to remember the relative economic prosperity of the 1990s, and when a different Clinton was running for president. The nation’s youngest adults — now nearing 20 themselves — find it hard to recall a reality without terrorism and economic worry.
  Now millennials have edged out baby boomers as the largest living generation in U.S. history, and more than 75
  
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• New program aims to boost food awareness, transparency

  22-08-2016 22:56 via wivb.com
  
  EDEN, N.Y. (WIVB)- It’s a simple sticker, that the state hopes will make a big designation.
  The New York Grown & Certified Program is trying to boost transparency for the state’s produce.
  “You go to the grocery store, you go in the marketplace and there’s lots of adjectives out there that describe things, but they really are just adjectives. So the other half of this is can we go in and look at labels and where they’re misleading can we define them,”
  
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• Daily fantasy sports cleared to resume in New York state

  22-08-2016 22:48 via wivb.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — DraftKings, FanDuel and other daily fantasy sports companies have been cleared to resume business in New York state.Welcome back, New York! https://t.co/jVsmPz7SaJ pic.twitter.com/U7ZM8qqhUW
  — DraftKings (@DraftKings) August 22, 2016
  The state’s Gaming Commission on Monday granted permits to five daily fantasy operators following the passage of a new state law regulating the popular online games.
  MORE | Read the state’s statement here.
  This year, the i
  
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• Teen who fathered teacher’s baby gets $6 million from school

  22-08-2016 22:40 via wivb.com
  
  REDLANDS, Calif. (AP) — A former student who fathered a child with his onetime teacher will receive a $6 million settlement from a California school district.
  Vince Finaldi, an attorney for the former Redlands high school student, announced the deal Friday.
  Lawyers for the former student had sued, alleging that Redlands Unified School officials knew of his relationship with Laura Whitehurst and failed to warn his family.
  Whitehurst gave birth in 2014 after having sex with the boy for a yea
  
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• Canada invaded by 1,500 people on wayward play rafts

  22-08-2016 22:36 via wivb.com
  
  PORT HURON, Mich. (AP) — Canadian authorities stopped an invasion: 1,500 people on inflatable rafts and boats that drifted across the border from Michigan during high winds on the St. Clair River.
  The 7.5-mile Port Huron Float Down is an annual event on the river that divides Michigan from Ontario, Canada. But the winds turned it into an international incident Sunday.
  “The event has no official organizer and poses significant and unusual hazards given the fast-moving current, large n
  
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• Obama set to visit Louisiana as flooding disaster turns political

  22-08-2016 21:55 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (MEDIA GENERAL) — President Barack Obama will visit some of the hardest hit communities of Louisiana’s widespread flooding during an official visit on Tuesday.
  Mr. Obama will arrive in Baton Rouge early Tuesday afternoon to visit with Federal officials who’ve been on the ground coordinating response efforts. The White House visit comes four days after Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump and his running mate, Gov. Mike Pence (R
  
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• HS Football Preview: Kenmore West Blue Devils

  22-08-2016 21:36 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Kenmore West Blue Devils reached New Era Field for the first time in nineteen years last November, but now they’ve got a big hill to climb once again.
  The Blue Devils lose twenty-one seniors, including star running back Terrell Ford. They also have a new head coach for the first time since 2000, after Rich Harris’ departure this offseason. John Haynes, a Kenmore West graduate, steps in for Harris. He previously spent eight seasons as the offensiv
  
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• Police investigating weekend shootings in Niagara Falls

  22-08-2016 21:35 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) — Two men were hospitalized after weekend shootings in Niagara Falls.
  The first shooting occurred Friday night at 10:50 p.m. at the intersection of 23rd St. and Tennessee Ave.
  Niagara Falls Police say an unknown man in a ski mask opened the door of a parked vehicle and shot the man inside. The bullet passed through the victim’s shoulder area and into his forearm.
  After the shooting, the victim drove from the scene, stopped on Hyde Park Blvd., exit
  
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• Buffalo Bisons release 2017 schedule

  22-08-2016 20:59 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The current season is not over yet, but the Buffalo Bisons have already made next year’s game schedule available to the public.
  The 2017 season will start on April 6 as Buffalo plays against Scranton/Wilkes Barre and concludes on September 4.
  Popular theme nights such as Star Wars Night, Superhero Night and School Kids Day will be returning next year.
  MORE | See the full 2017 schedule here.
  
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• Woman found decomposed in Orleans County ravine identified

  22-08-2016 20:42 via wivb.com
  
  WATERPORT, N.Y.  (WIVB) — The Orleans County Sheriff’s Office has identified a “badly decomposed” woman found in Waterport on Thursday.
  Nakia Bedell was found at the bottom of a ravine on Clark Mills Rd. She had been missing from Rochester since late May.
  Due to the state of her body, Bedell could not be immediately identified.
  It is not clear how she died or why she was in the ravine, but Rochester Police are working with New York State Police to figure th
  
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• Driver pleads ‘not guilty’ in fatal West Seneca crash

  22-08-2016 18:56 via wivb.com
  
  WEST SENECA, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Hamburg man accused of vehicular manslaughter in West Seneca was arraigned in court.
  On July 16, Shane Heisler, 30, was driving on Union Road when he allegedly veered into oncoming traffic and struck another vehicle.
  Three people were in the other vehicle. The back seat passenger, Barbara Guenther, 71, was killed as a result of the collision with Heisler’s vehicle.
  Guenther, the driver and the another passenger were on their way to a wedding at the t
  
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• Teen sentenced for October parking lot murder of 31-year-old

  22-08-2016 18:39 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — After killing 31-year-old Jonathan Jones in a Fillmore Ave. parking lot last year, a teenager has been sentenced to 10 years-to-life in prison.
  Alonte Works was 15 years old at the time of the murder, which happened on October 22 at the 50/50 convenience store.
  Now 16, Works was sentenced on the charge of second-degree murder as a juvenile offender.
  10 years-to-life was the maximum he could have received.
  
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• Why It Matters: China

  22-08-2016 18:25 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — THE ISSUE: Tensions have been rising between China and the United States. China is modernizing its military and pressing its sovereignty claims over the disputed South China Sea, an important route for global trade. The U.S. is pushing back by increasing its military presence in Asia, which China views as provocative. The U.S. also accuses China of unfair trading practices and cyber theft of business secrets. Tough action by either side could spark a skirmish at sea or a
  
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• Thrill-ride accidents spark new demands for regulation

  22-08-2016 18:15 via wivb.com
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — In some parts of the U.S., the thrill rides that hurl kids upside down, whirl them around or send them shooting down slides are checked out by state inspectors before customers climb on. But in other places, they are not required to get the once-over.
  The grisly death of a 10-year-old boy on a Kansas water slide and a Ferris wheel accident that injured three little girls at a county fair in Tennessee this summer have focused attention on what safety experts say is a
  
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• ECC President to retire following academic year

  22-08-2016 18:06 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The leader of Erie Community College is set to retire in June.
  Jack Quinn Jr., 65, has served as President of ECC since 2008.
  Before that, he was a U.S. Congressman representing Buffalo from 1993-2005. In the past, he was also a teacher and coach at Orchard Park Central Schools, Hamburg Town Supervisor, and an employee of Bethlehem Steel.
  “I’ve had a great career in public service and I’m proud of what I’ve done serving the people and the stud
  
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• Police: Pot smokers found with multiple drugs, loaded gun in Jamestown hotel room

  22-08-2016 17:40 via wivb.com
  
  JAMESTOWN, N.Y. (WIVB) — Two people are facing drug and weapon charges after law enforcement officers found them in a Jamestown hotel.
  After receiving a report of drug activity at the Comfort Inn Hotel on Route 60, Ellicott Police say they found Jensen Vazquez, 30, and Jessica Stanford, 27, smoking marijuana in one of the rooms.
  With help from the Jamestown Metro Drug Task Force, officials say they searched the room and found cocaine, heroin, a loaded semi-automatic pistol, extra ammu
  
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• Speedo drops sponsorship of Ryan Lochte

  22-08-2016 17:29 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Speedo is the first major company to drop its sponsorship of swimmer Ryan Lochte.
  The swimsuit maker owned by PVH in New York says that it doesn’t condone behavior that is counter to its values.
  Lochte fabricated a tale that he was robbed at gunpoint in Rio de Janeiro during the Olympics. He later apologized.
  Speedo says it is donating $50,000 from Lochte’s sponsorship fee to the global charity Save the Children for children in Brazil.
  
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• Cheektowaga man accused of attempted rape

  22-08-2016 17:10 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Cheektowaga man has been charged with first-degree attempted rape.
  Cheektowaga Police arrested Lavon Dean, 28, on Friday.
  Officers say he “used physical force” to try raping a woman at a residence.
  Dean is a Level 2 sex offender.
  
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• Man accused of stealing metal from Erie County Highway Department

  22-08-2016 17:02 via wivb.com
  
  TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Clarence man was arrested when Erie County Sheriff’s deputies accused him of stealing from the county’s Highway Department.
  On Sunday, deputies were checking the area of the Erie County Highway Barn in Tonawanda when they say they spotted a truck near a metal piping area. The bed of the truck was filled with roughly $200 in metal supplies that belonged to the department, deputies say.
  Ryan Hudson, 28, was subsequently arrested and charged with bo
  
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• Erie County Fair sees 15 percent drop in attendance

  22-08-2016 16:02 via wivb.com
  
  HAMBURG, N.Y. (WIVB) — This year, the Erie County Fair showed a sharp decline in attendance.
  The final attendance count at the end of the annual two-week event was 986,542.
  Where the fair usually surpasses 1 million people in attendance, it saw a 15 percent decrease in fair-goers this year compared to 2015.
  Officials with the fair say weather is to blame for the lower numbers, but they remain positive.
  “The Fair’s success cannot only be measured in people, but in vendors, exhib
  
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• Young boy drowns in pool during party

  22-08-2016 15:42 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A young boy fell victim to drowning over the weekend in Alden.
  The South Buffalo boy, 6, was in an in-ground pool during a retirement party for multiple people. Between 50 and 75 people were at the party.
  The boy was taken from the pool shortly after 8 p.m. and pronounced dead at the St. Joseph Campus of Sisters of Charity Hospital.
  Erie County Sheriff’s detectives are investigating the incident.
  
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• Young boy drowns in pool during Buffalo party

  22-08-2016 15:42 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A young boy fell victim to drowning over the weekend in South Buffalo.
  The boy, 6, was in an in-ground pool during a retirement party for multiple people. Between 50 and 75 people were at the party.
  The boy was taken from the pool shortly after 8 p.m. and pronounced dead at Sisters of Charity Hospital.
  Erie County Sheriff’s detectives are investigating the incident.
  
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• Texas judge temporarily blocks Obama’s transgender directive

  22-08-2016 15:34 via wivb.com
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal judge in Texas has temporarily blocked an Obama administration directive on bathroom rights for transgender students in U.S. public schools.
  U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor in Fort Worth issued the preliminary injunction Sunday.
  Texas and 12 other states asked O’Connor to halt the directive after the federal government told U.S. public schools in May that transgender students must be allowed to use bathrooms and locker rooms consistent with thei
  
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• Charter School for Applied Technologies students heading back to class

  22-08-2016 11:59 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – While a lot of Western New York families still have a few weeks left of summer vacation, students at the Charter School for Applied Technologies are heading back to class Monday.
  About 2,000 students in grades K-12 attend CSAT in one of its three buildings.
  The Charter School for Applied Technologies offers unique learning opportunities for those students, packing plenty of activities into the school year.
  For example, elementary school students have access to a gree
  
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• Charter School for Applied Technologies students head back to class

  22-08-2016 11:59 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – While a lot of Western New York families still have a few weeks left of summer vacation, students at the Charter School for Applied Technologies are heading back to class Monday.
  About 2,100 students in grades K-12 attend CSAT in one of its three buildings. 960 students went back to class in the K-5 building Monday, but by the year 2020, that number is expected to grow to about 1,500 students.
  The Charter School for Applied Technologies offers unique learning opportu
  
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• Local magazine captures Buffalo culture

  22-08-2016 04:40 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — There’s a new magazine focused on Buffalonians, and it’s ready to hit store shelves. The magazine was created and put together by just one woman – everything from the writing, to the design and photography.
  Elizabeth Siematkowski, the creator of the magazine, said, “So it’s kind of like the day in the life of individuals in the city who I feel are doing amazing things and kind of going through extreme lengths to be themselves sort of thi
  
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• U.S. medical schools see increase in body donations

  22-08-2016 04:26 via wivb.com
  
   
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — U.S. medical schools are seeing a surge in the number of people leaving their bodies to science.
  Medical professionals say because of this generosity, the medical field continued to progress.
  The growing trend is attributed to rising funeral costs and people being more accepting to this kind of practice.
  “People are just wanting to give back and so they’re saying what else can I do to help people even though I’m not here,” said Ray Dann
  
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• Jim Kelly hits the beach for the 7th Annual Spikes for Tykes Fundraiser

  22-08-2016 00:36 via wivb.com
  
  HAMBURG, N.Y. (WIVB) — Bills hall of famer Jim Kelly rallied dozens of volleyball teams Sunday before taking to the beach for a fierce competition and a good cause.
  Kelly and more than one thousand people gathered at Woodlawn Beach in Hamburg for the 7th Annual Spikes for Tykes fundraiser.
  70 teams played volleyball on the beach. The tournament raised money for the Kelly for Kids Foundation.
  Kelly says it shows how willing Western New Yorkers are to come together.
  “It’s no
  
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