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• Orchard Park High School football player with autism able to play 5th year while appeal is processed

  02-09-2016 23:47 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) — For Jacob Kohler football is more than just a sport.
  “I think football aside from my parents has had the biggest impact on my life,” said Jacob Kohler, Orchard Park High School football player.
  The 18-year-old is on the higher functioning side of the autism spectrum. His parents say he struggled with social skills for years but things started turning around once he joined the Orchard Park High School football team a few years ago.
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• Apple cider impacted from the summer’s dry weather and heat

  02-09-2016 23:30 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) —With the start of fall right around the corner many people have started thinking about apple cider and cooler weather. News traveled to Mayer Brothers to find out if this summer’s weather impacted apple crops.
  Jay Wynkoop, a native of North Tonawanda, told News 4,”It’s just so good. It’s so sweet, and it’s that time of year. It’s time to have some cider!”
  Many Western New Yorkers echo his thoughts. After the hottest august eve
  
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• Bills make final roster cuts; Lawson a surprise release

  02-09-2016 23:20 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Buffalo Bills wasted no time making their final roster cuts of the preseason, releasing 21 players a day prior to the league-wide deadline of Saturday at 4 p.m.
  Headlining the players released is projected starting linebacker Manny Lawson. Lawson suffered a pectoral injury before the season and was set to make just more than $2 million. He is also currently under investigation by the NFL for an incident that falls under the league’s domestic violence p
  
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• Buffalo native turned from a Navy Pilot to an actor, bringing hometown pride to Hollywood

  02-09-2016 22:50 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A man from Buffalo turned from a Navy Pilot to an Actor. Now he’s making a mark in Hollywood and bringing hometown pride with him.
  His name is Alan Pietruszewski. He’s a retired navy commander who graduated from Lancaster High School and Canisius College. He spent over 20 years in the navy before deciding to make a big career change!
  He’s now a full time actor, voice over artist and producer. He’s appeared in several commercials and TV shows l
  
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• FBI publishes notes on Clinton’s use of private email

  02-09-2016 19:32 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI has released 58 pages of documents from its recently closed investigation into former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server, including a summary of agents’ interviews with Clinton and several of her aides.The documents include technical details about how the server in the basement of Clinton’s home was set up.
  Friday’s release of documents involving the Democratic presidential nominee is a highly unusual step, b
  
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• FDA bans antiseptic chemicals from soaps; no proof they work

  02-09-2016 19:31 via wivb.com
  
   WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government Friday banned more than a dozen chemicals long-used in antibacterial soaps, saying manufacturers failed to show they are safe and kill germs.
  “We have no scientific evidence that they are any better than plain soap and water,” said Dr. Janet Woodcock, the Food and Drug Administration’ drug center director, in a statement.
  Friday’s decision primarily targets two once-ubiquitous ingredients — triclosan and tric
  
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• Earnhardt to miss rest of NASCAR season with concussion

  02-09-2016 16:50 via wivb.com
  
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP)- Dale Earnhardt Jr. will miss the rest of the NASCAR season as he continues to recover from a concussion.NASCAR’s most popular driver has already missed six races while undergoing treatment at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Sports Medicine Concussion Program and in Charlotte.
  Jeff Gordon and Alex Bowman will continue to share seat time in the No. 88 Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports. Gordon will drive four races, while Bowman will finish the year wit
  
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• Buffalo Police investigating fatal shooting and stabbing on the East Side

  02-09-2016 16:05 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -Two men are dead following two separate acts of violence in broad daylight Friday morning.
  Buffalo Police were investigating both a shooting and a fatal stabbing, each occurring within about a mile of each other, within the span of around half an hour.
  The stabbing occurred in the 200 block of Oakmont Avenue just before 8:15 a.m. The victim was a 52 year-old Buffalo male.
  While police were investigating that stabbing, they took off in a hurry, racing to another cr
  
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• Buffalo Police investigating a shooting and fatal stabbing on the East Side

  02-09-2016 16:05 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -One man has been killed and another is in grave condition following two separate acts of violence in broad daylight Friday morning.
  Buffalo Police were investigating both a shooting and a fatal stabbing, each occurring within about a mile of each other, within the span of around half an hour.
  The stabbing occurred in the 200 block of Oakmont Avenue just before 8:15 a.m. The victim was a 52 year-old Buffalo male.
  While police were investigating that stab
  
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• Buffalo Police investigating a fatal shooting and stabbing on the East Side

  02-09-2016 16:05 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -Two men are dead following two separate acts of violence in broad daylight Friday morning.
  Buffalo Police were investigating both a shooting and a fatal stabbing, each occurring within about a mile of each other, within the span of around half an hour.
  The stabbing occurred in the 200 block of Oakmont Avenue just before 8:15 a.m. The victim was a 52 year-old Buffalo male. Police announced they have an individual in custody just before 6:45 p.m. Friday.
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• BPD investigating two separate Eastside homicides

  02-09-2016 16:05 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Two people have been killed in two separate acts of violence in broad daylight Friday morning.
  Buffalo Police were investigating both a fatal shooting and a fatal stabbing, each occurring within about a mile of each other, within the span of around half an hour.
  The stabbing occurred on Oakmont Avenue. Our News 4 crew saw a large presence of police and firefighters on the scene, as well as one person’s body on the ground under a sheet in a parking lot near the
  
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• Tonawanda adding crossing guards after footbridge over Sheridan closed

  02-09-2016 10:45 via wivb.com
  
  TOWN OF TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) – New measures should make it safer for Hoover Elementary and Middle School students to cross Sheridan Drive at street level, now that the pedestrian bridge they used to use has been closed.
  Inspectors found safety issues with the 50-year-old bridge, prompting its closure in late July.
  Now, as students head back to school, they’ll see more crossing guards and more police patrols guiding students to the crosswalks, which are two blocks away on either sid
  
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• West side shootings cause concerns in area neighborhoods

  02-09-2016 04:26 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) —  Several residents on the west side say the streets are getting worse.
  Just in the past two days there have been three shootings on the west side, adding to the spike in gun violence across the city.
  “It makes you feel anxious, like you can’t really relax and be at home, you know if you think there’s someone that’s going to shoot you for no reason,” said Jocelyn Ingram, west side resident.
  Some of the residents have lived on the wes
  
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• Call 4 Action: Homeowner fears widening drainage ditch can be hazardous

  02-09-2016 02:27 via wivb.com
  
  HAMBURG, N.Y. (WIVB) – Until about a year ago, Jim Tighe kept his front yard, in the Town of Hamburg, neat and well-groomed just like the other homeowners on his street. But now Jim has an ugly two-foot deep ditch, that is overgrown with weeds in his front yard, after a town highway crew dug the ditch in the public right-of-way along the street.Tighe got so upset, he went to the Erie County Fair back on August 17, to vent his anger to Call 4 Action, “It is a hazard. For people walki
  
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• Records prove nursing home staff downplayed woman’s injuries that turned out to be fatal

  02-09-2016 01:04 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Ruth Murray left the cafeteria at Emerald South Friday morning, and mistakenly walked into the room of another patient, never knowing that mistake would cost the 83-year-old her life.
  Attorneys for the family say Murray was then beaten extensively, over a period of time.
  And, they say her attacker, an 83-year-old man with dementia, had shown violent tendencies before.
  “She was attacked,” said Michael Scinta, of Brown Chiari. “She was severely beaten
  
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• Records prove nursing home downplayed woman’s injuries that turned out to be fatal

  02-09-2016 01:04 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Ruth Murray left the cafeteria at Emerald South Friday morning, and mistakenly walked into the room of another patient, never knowing that mistake would cost the 83-year-old her life.
  Attorneys for the family say Murray was then beaten extensively, over a period of time.
  And, they say her attacker, an 83-year-old man with dementia, had shown violent tendencies before.
  “She was attacked,” said Michael Scinta, of Brown Chiari. “She was severely beaten
  
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• Silt buildup in the middle of Como Lake has some residents frustrated

  02-09-2016 00:08 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Joseph Gunnells decided to take advantage of the nice weather and visit Como Lake Park on a recent late summer day.The Alden resident, formerly of Lancaster, has fond memories of growing up in the area and visiting the sprawling park grounds, which includes a man-made lake.But something quickly caught his attention as he walked his dog along the lake.“It’s kind of disgusting to tell you the truth. It used to be beautiful,” Gunnells remarked.
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