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• Many young boys in need of “Big Brothers”

  01-09-2016 23:40 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Damarion Walker jokingly asks his big brother, Dan, about cake they’re serving tomorrow at a program where they’re volunteering.
  By looking at the pair, you might not be able to tell they’re brothers – Dan Wiles is 44 years Damarion’s elder; he’s bald and likes to golf; Damarion loves basketball and doesn’t even have his driver’s permit.  But the moment they start interacting and the walls surround Walker&rsqu
  
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• ‘Willy Wonka,’ ‘Blazing Saddles’ in theaters this weekend

  01-09-2016 23:34 via wivb.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — AMC Theaters nationwide are bringing a few of Gene Wilder’s most beloved films back to theaters this weekend.
  The theater chain announced Thursday that audiences can catch “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” and “Blazing Saddles” this Saturday and Sunday evening at 55 participating AMC locations.
  Wilder died Sunday at age 83 of complications from Alzheimer’s disease. Fans worldwide have mourned since the news broke Monday.
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• Dallas chief who oversaw response to sniper attack to retire

  01-09-2016 23:32 via wivb.com
  
  DALLAS (AP) — Dallas police Chief David Brown announced his retirement Thursday, bringing an end to a tenure marked by clashes with police unions but perhaps most notably by widespread praise for his response to a July sniper attack that killed five officers.
  Brown issued a statement saying he will retire Oct. 22 after 33 years with Dallas police and six years as chief. He was not immediately available for additional comment.
  “I became a Dallas cop in 1983 because of the crack cocain
  
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• Engineers give new meaning to the phrase ‘cool clothes’

  01-09-2016 23:31 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Engineers have created clothing for a warming world — a fabric that allows your body heat to escape far better than other materials do.
  It hasn’t been worn or tested by humans, so outside experts caution this is far from a sure thing, but a team at Stanford University engineered a fabric using nano technology that not only allows moisture to leave the body better, but helps infrared radiation escape better. As a result, they say in Thursday’s journal Sci
  
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• Buffalo feels hottest August ever this year

  01-09-2016 23:22 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The results are in, and this past August was the hottest one on record for Buffalo.Thought it was hot? August, a new record. Today? Find out, #News4WakeUp! pic.twitter.com/bOM8oezasn
  — mikecejka4 (@mikecejka4) September 1, 2016
  The new record for the hottest August was just a touch above the previous record set in 1947. Back then, the average temperature in August was 75.2 degrees. This past August had an average temperature of 75.6 degrees, breaking the previo
  
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• Woman accused of assaulting boy in her care

  01-09-2016 23:12 via wivb.com
  
  LACKAWANNA, N.Y. (WIVB) — An employee of Baker Victory Services in Lackawanna has been accused of assaulting a teenage boy in her care.
  Back in May, Buffalo resident Karen Jones, 27, allegedly chased a boy in the facility and struck him in the back with an object. According to facility representatives, an argument had occurred between Jones and the boy regarding what he wanted for breakfast. This then led to a “behavioral problem” and the alleged chase, represent
  
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• Fire rises from basement to attic on Potomac Ave.

  01-09-2016 22:47 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A two-alarm fire was brought under control after it began Thursday afternoon.
  The fire happened at a home on Potomac Ave. It started in the basement crawl space and spread to the building’s first floor, second floor and attic.
  Everyone safely made it out of the building.
  
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• Salamanca teacher, chiropractor charged with health care fraud

  01-09-2016 22:32 via wivb.com
  
  SALAMANCA, N.Y. (WIVB) — A teacher at Salamanca High School, who also works part-time as a chiropractor, is facing up to 10 years in prison on fraud charges.
  Frewsburg resident Dr. Leo Kronert Jr. has been charged with health care fraud and false statements relation to health care matters.
  During a nearly five-year period between January 2011 and December 2015, a complainant says Kronert sent Medicare and private insurance companies false claims for payment in relation to his chiropra
  
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• Florida braces for ‘life-threatening’ Hurricane Hermine

  01-09-2016 22:15 via wivb.com
  
  CEDAR KEY, Fla. (AP) — Tropical Storm Hermine strengthened into a hurricane Thursday and steamed toward Florida’s Gulf Coast, where people put up shutters, nailed plywood across store windows and braced for the first hurricane to hit the state in over a decade.
  The National Hurricane Center said the storm’s winds reached about 75 mph in the afternoon, just above the 74 mph hurricane threshold.
  Hermine was expected to blow ashore late Thursday or early Friday along the state&rsq
  
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• Former WNY man found dead in Idaho

  01-09-2016 21:59 via wivb.com
  
  SALAMANCA, N.Y. (WIVB) — A former western New York man has died from drowning in Idaho.
  The Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office, located in Idaho Falls, responded to an afternoon call reporting a man in Snake River.
  When they got to the scene, they say three men were found on a gravel bar about two miles from where their raft came loose and drifted in the current.
  A man identified as Elma native Alexander Razzolini, 28, tried to swim after the raft, but did not make it back
  
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• Buffalo fire leaves 8 homeless

  01-09-2016 21:27 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A house fire on Trowbridge St. has left eight people homeless.
  The fire began sometime in the afternoon. A News 4 viewer sent us pictures of it.
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  It is not clear what started the fire, but it caused $100,000 in damage.
  
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• 3 teens charged following series of vehicle larcenies

  01-09-2016 20:41 via wivb.com
  
  CASTILE, N.Y. (WIVB) — Three teens have been charged following an investigation into a series of larcenies in Wyoming County.
  Deputies with the county Sheriff’s Office say the teens stole cash, a knife, GPS units, alcohol and a series of other items from unlocked vehicles in the Village of Castile.
  Only some of the items have been recovered.
  The teens’ names have not been released, but deputies say they are all younger than 16.
  After they were charged, they were petit
  
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• AP Explains: National anthem is icon of patriotism, protest

  01-09-2016 20:22 via wivb.com
  
  San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s recent decision to not stand during the national anthem as a way of protesting police killings of unarmed black men has drawn support and scorn far beyond sports. The Associated Press explains how “The Star-Spangled Banner” became a ritual of American public life, its complicated racial origins and how the song has been used as a form of political resistance.
  All eyes will be on Colin Kaepernick as the San Francisco 49ers quart
  
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• Florida finds Zika in trapped mosquitoes, 1st in US mainland

  01-09-2016 18:53 via wivb.com
  
  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Authorities in Florida have found the Zika virus in trapped mosquitoes, the first time this has happened in the continental US.
  Officials say 3 mosquitoes from Miami Beach have tested positive. The state agricultural commissioner calls the development disappointing, but not surprising.
  The number of non-travel-related Zika infections has grown to 47 in Miami-Dade County since the first case was identified just over a month ago, but mosquito controllers had not been
  
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• Man accused of causing crash, threatening men with shotgun

  01-09-2016 18:50 via wivb.com
  
  FRENCH CREEK, N.Y. (WIVB) — Deputies with the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office made two arrests in relation to an accident in French Creek.
  Authorities who responded to a crash scene on Marks Corners Rd. Wednesday night say they found Nathan Babcock, 34, pointing a shotgun at two men who got into a vehicle accident.
  Before deputies arrived, they say Babcock chased the vehicle and caused the accident. Once the crash occurred, deputies say Babcock took a shotgun from his vehicle
  
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• 2 men hospitalized after overnight shooting

  01-09-2016 18:10 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Two Buffalo men were shot in the 200 block of Rhode Island St. overnight, according to Buffalo police.
  Police say the shooting happened just before midnight.
  The men, ages 24 and 25, were taken to Buffalo General Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
  Over the past two days, three shootings have been reported on the west side.
  Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to call the confidential police tip line at 847-2255.
  
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• Suspect in Brittanee Drexel disappearance claims innocence

  01-09-2016 18:00 via wivb.com
  
  CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP modified) –€” An FBI agent, citing a statement from a prison inmate, says a teenage girl who disappeared from Myrtle Beach seven years ago was abducted, gang-raped, shot to death and thrown into an alligator-infested swamp.
  Agent Gerrick Munoz this week gave the first detailed account of what investigators think happened to 17-year-old Brittanee Drexel of Rochester, New York, after she disappeared in 2009 whole on a spring break trip. His account, contained i
  
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• Labor Day weekend events across western New York

  01-09-2016 17:13 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Western New York is celebrating the Labor Day weekend in a number of ways. See what events you can take part in below.
  BUFFALOBuffalo Chicken Wing Festival – Saturday, Sunday, Sept. 3 & 4
  Coca Cola Field – Tickets are $5 per day. Children under 8 are free.
  Saturday 12-9 p.m., Sunday 12-7 p.m.
  Buffalo Zoo – Monday, Sept. 5
  $2 admission to the Buffalo Zoo – The zoo will have special activities all day.
  Admission is $2 with cou
  
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• LIVE STREAM: Explosion rocks SpaceX launch site in Florida during test

  01-09-2016 15:41 via wivb.com
  
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A massive explosion rocked a SpaceX launch pad Thursday during a routine rocket test for a planned weekend launch.
  APP USERS | Watch live video from the scene here.
  There were no injuries, but the rocket and the satellite onboard were destroyed, SpaceX said in a statement.
  The company was conducting a test firing of its unmanned Falcon rocket when the blast occurred shortly after 9 a.m. The test was in advance of a planned Saturday launch from Cape Canaveral Air
  
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• Explosion rocks SpaceX launch site in Florida during test

  01-09-2016 15:41 via wivb.com
  
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A massive explosion rocked a SpaceX launch pad Thursday during a routine rocket test for a planned weekend launch.
  There were no injuries, but the rocket and the satellite onboard were destroyed, SpaceX said in a statement.
  The company was conducting a test firing of its unmanned Falcon rocket when the blast occurred shortly after 9 a.m. The test was in advance of a planned Saturday launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, which is next to NASA’s Kenn
  
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• Travelers brace for delays as Florida braces for potential hurricane

  01-09-2016 11:35 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) – Anyone planning to fly out of Buffalo Niagara International Airport over the next couple days should keep a close eye on their flight status before they come.
  Tropical Depression Hermine continues to strengthen off the coast of Florida, and as that weather hits, travelers could see quite a few cancellations and delays.
  Several airlines have issued advisories and are offering waivers for passengers who are booked for flights to the areas that are likely going to b
  
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• Mixed emotions about possible plans to demolish historic house

  01-09-2016 04:48 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Residents in the Elmwood Village have mixed emotions about a house at 647 Lafayette Avenue. The owners want to tear it down and rebuild a bigger house.“That house is in a very sad state of repair, I went through the house a couple years ago when it was first on the market and it’s horrible inside,” said Diane Cress, neighbor.
  “Nobody likes change, you know, tearing stuff down, but overall I think it’s the right thing to do in this case,&
  
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• Police investigating west side shooting

  01-09-2016 04:35 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Police say a man was struck by gunfire at Breckenridge and Grant Streets Wednesday night.
  The shooting happened around 9:40 p.m. The victim was taken to Buffalo General Hospital with unknown injuries.
  News 4 will update when more information is available.
  
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• Police investigating fatal west side shooting

  01-09-2016 04:35 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Police say a 29-year-old Town of Tonawanda man was struck by gunfire at Breckenridge and Grant Streets Wednesday night.
  The shooting happened around 9:40 p.m.
  The victim was taken to Buffalo General Hospital, where he later died.
   
  
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• Buffalo group calls for diversion program to reduce incarceration

  01-09-2016 01:41 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- A Buffalo organization wants to reduce incarceration rates by connecting potential offenders with the services they need.
  VOICE Buffalo wants to reduce the number of people being locked up by 50 percent.
  There are 1,100-1,200 inmates in Erie County. Programs like juvenile and family treatment courts aim to keep people from being repeat offenders.
  VOICE President Pastor James Giles said there are never enough diversion programs to help the number of people entering the
  
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• FDA mandates Zika virus screening for U.S. blood supply

  01-09-2016 01:40 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) —   The FDA now says the Zika virus has to be added to the list of viruses they screen for in blood donors. Right now, all across the Country, blood banks are preparing to test for the virus in 100% of blood donations, the mandate varies for every state. New York State blood banks have 4 weeks to implement the screening process
  The state of Florida is already screening for Zika right now. 11 other states including New York have less than 30 days. The rest of
  
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• Fire breaks out at Board of Elections, disrupts some Sheriff’s Office functions

  01-09-2016 01:37 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Firefighters quickly responded to a fire that broke out at the Board of Elections building on W. Eagle St.
  County Executive Mark Poloncarz addressed the media following the fire. According to Poloncarz, everyone made it out safely.
  It is not clear how much damage the fire did, but authorities say it was electrical in nature. A badly burned couch could be seen on the street outside of the building.
  The building is shared with the Erie County Sheriff&rsq
  
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• Fire breaks out at Board of Elections

  01-09-2016 01:37 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Firefighters quickly responded to a fire that broke out at the Board of Elections building downtown.
  County Executive Mark Poloncarz addressed the media following the fire. According to Poloncarz, everyone made it out safely.
  It is unclear what caused the fire at this time or how much damage it caused. A badly burned couch could be seen on the street outside of the building.
  The building is shared with the Erie County Sheriff’s Office. Erie County Board of
  
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• Athenex’s $225 million expansion project salvaged with new manager

  01-09-2016 01:37 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – A late move by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Wednesday, very possibly saved hundreds of new jobs in Western New York, projected for Athenex, Inc.
  There were reports company executives, whose U.S headquarters is housed at the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus, were frustrated with the state’s slow pace setting up the company’s expansion in Buffalo and Dunkirk, and Athenex officials were considering other sites outside of New York.Gov. Cuomo led a contingent of elected
  
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• Family: Emerald South nursing home downplayed woman’s injuries

  01-09-2016 01:13 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — When the family of Ruth Murray could no longer care for her, they placed the 83-year-old into a nursing home, Emerald South on Delaware Avenue.
  They never thought they’d get the call they did on Friday morning, that Murray had been injured at the facility.
  But the woman’s injuries turned out to be far worse than the facility let on, the family and police said.
  And, according to medical authorities, those injuries from what turned out to be a brutal b
  
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