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• Students get on board buses before school starts up

  05-09-2016 23:00 via wivb.com
  
   
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)– First time bus riders are getting a sneak peak at their transportation mode. First Student is allowing kids to get on board the bus to check out what it’ll be like when they’re riding to school.
  “They’ve never ridden a bus before and of course they’re a little apprehensive,” said Al Diamico, the Director of Transportation for the Buffalo Public Schools.
  Almost 30,000 city students ride yellow buses to school. ”
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• Students board buses before school starts up

  05-09-2016 23:00 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)– First time bus riders are getting a sneak peak at their transportation mode. First Student is allowing kids to get on board the bus to check out what it’ll be like when they’re riding to school.
  “They’ve never ridden a bus before and of course they’re a little apprehensive,” said Al Diamico, the Director of Transportation for the Buffalo Public Schools.
  Almost 30,000 city students ride yellow buses to school. ”
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• Man severely injured in West Seneca home invasion

  05-09-2016 22:37 via wivb.com
  
  WEST SENECA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Police say a man suffered a serious head injury after a man and a woman beat him inside his West Seneca home.
  Police found the victim “bloodied, beaten and robbed” with a severe head laceration. According to the victim, 19-year old Gabrielle Olejniczak-Allen entered his home Sunday night asking to borrow money. At the same time, 27-year-old Robert Lansberry of Niagara Falls climbed through a window and attacked the victim. Police say Lansberry struck
  
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• Body discovered in Batavia park

  05-09-2016 21:54 via wivb.com
  
  BATAVIA (WIVB) – Police in Batavia say a man’s body was found on a trail in DeWitt Park early Monday.
  Officials were called to the scene around 9 a.m. after a fisherman found the body partially submerged in water.
  The body was taken to the Erie County Medical Examiner for an autopsy.
  Batavia Police say they will update with new information as it becomes available.
   
  
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• UPDATE: Police identify Cheektowaga fire victim

  05-09-2016 21:39 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Police say Barry Fiume, 62, was killed after he was unable to escape a house fire on Peoria Avenue Monday afternoon.
  When News 4 crews arrived to the scene the home was fully engulfed in flames. First responders say it took a total of 6 companies to put the fire out.
  Firefighters say the fire started in the upstairs bedroom and spread throughout the home. After battling the fire for nearly two hours, the home was declared a total loss.
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• Police identify Cheektowaga fire victim

  05-09-2016 21:39 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Police say Barry Fiume, 62, was killed after he was unable to escape a house fire on Peoria Avenue Monday afternoon.
  When News 4 crews arrived to the scene the home was fully engulfed in flames. First responders say it took a total of 6 companies to put the fire out.
  Firefighters say the fire started in the upstairs bedroom and spread throughout the home. After battling the fire for nearly two hours, the home was declared a total loss.
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• Crews battle fatal house fire in Cheektowaga

  05-09-2016 21:39 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Police say one man has died following a house fire on Peoria Avenue.
  The fire broke out just after 1 p.m. Monday. It is unclear how many people were in the home at the time of the fire.
  The victim’s identity has not been released. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
  News 4 will update as more information is available.
  
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• Cheektowaga house fire kills 62 year-old man

  05-09-2016 21:39 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Police say a 62 year-old man died after he was unable to escape a house fire on Peoria Avenue Monday afternoon.
  When News 4 crews arrived to the scene the home was fully engulfed in flames. First responders say it took a total of 6 companies to put the fire out.
  Firefighters say the fire started in the upstairs bedroom and spread throughout the home. After battling the fire for nearly two hours, the home was declared a total loss.
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• Brock Turner released from jail as sexual assault conversations begin on college campuses

  05-09-2016 19:26 via wivb.com
  
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB)– Brock Turner, the man convicted of sexually assaulting a woman behind a dumpster after leaving a fraternity party, has been released from jail.  Turner, a former Stanford swimmer, was sentenced to 6 months; he served 90 days.
  His release comes as college is starting up again. Advocates call the first few weeks of college the “Red Zone” – a time when they see a spike in sexual assaults occurring.
  “Being that it’s a new environmen
  
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• Sheriff’s Office seeing increase in BWI arrests

  05-09-2016 18:47 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — As the sun rises at the small boat harbor, several vessels are pulling out of their dock slips and heading out onto the lake.
   
  The Erie County Sheriff’s Office is reporting this as one of the busiest years they’ve had patrolling on the water, saying they’re seeing an increase in every sort of water craft on the lake.
  And they say, that increase means more need for their units.
  “With the resurgence of the buffalo water front we&
  
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• Possible shooting on Buffalo’s East Side

  05-09-2016 18:24 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO (WIVB) – We’re working to learn more about a possible shooting on Buffalo’s East Side.Police were called to the scene on Carl Street around 11:00 a.m. Monday.The incident is just blocks away from another shooting that happened on Saturday night.We’ve reached out to Buffalo Police and will update this story with more information as it becomes available.
  
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• Clarence restaurant employee robbed, shot Sunday night

  05-09-2016 11:54 via wivb.com
  
  CLARENCE, N.Y. (WIVB) — A worker at Zoe restaurant was robbed and shot late Sunday, according to New York State Police.
  The employee was closing for the night and leaving with the day’s receipts just after 11:00 p.m., when the worker was approached, robbed, and shot multiple times.
  The victim suffered non-life threatening injuries, according to State Police.
  Troopers and the Bureau of Criminal Investigation are still looking into the incident as of early Monday.
  
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• Local company launches new social shuttle service

  05-09-2016 04:35 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A local company in Buffalo is launching a new social shuttle service.
  Eric Chiazza is the President and Co-Founder of The Buffalo Movement. When Chiazza returned home from the Marine corp in 2013, he noticed a need for safe and reliable transportation for bar hoppers.
  “I was going out a little bit and I started seeing people stumbling out the doors of bars dropping their keys, because they didn’t want to leave their cars on the street overnight, they didn
  
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• Town of Tonawanda Police lift shelter in place order following dispute

  05-09-2016 00:24 via wivb.com
  
  TOWN OF TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Town of Tonawanda Police have lifted a shelter in place order, following a dispute Sunday afternoon.
  Around 7 p.m., police tweeted out saying residents living near 51 Ritchie Avenue were safe to leave their homes.The request for shelter in place has been lifted for 51 Ritchie.Thank you for the cooperation during the investigation.
  — Town/Tonawanda PD (@TTPD) September 4, 2016
  Town of Tonawanda Police tell News 4 the shelter in place order we
  
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• People living near 51 Ritchie Avenue asked to shelter in place

  05-09-2016 00:24 via wivb.com
  
  TOWN OF TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Town of Tonawanda Police are asking people living near 51 Ritchie Avenue to stay in their homes.
  Shortly after 6 p.m., police took down crime tape and began clearing the scene.
  Around 5 p.m. Saturday, police tweeted asking residents to shelter in place.
  Police did not say if the shelter in place has been lifted.We are requesting all residents of the area of 51 Ritchie Avenue to shelter in place at this time while an investigation is underway.
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• Fatal car crash under investigation in Depew

  05-09-2016 00:11 via wivb.com
  
  DEPEW, N.Y. (WIVB) — A fatal car crash is under investigation in Depew.
  Depew Police say the crash happened around 1:30 p.m. Sunday on Walden Avenue near Transit Road.
  Police say a pedestrian was involved in the crash but they did not explain how.
  A News 4 photographer on the scene captured police and crews collecting evidence shortly after.
  The crash is under investigation.
  Police say no further information is being released at this time.
  
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• Seniors called the “hidden victims” of opiate epidemic

  05-09-2016 00:00 via wivb.com
  
  LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WIVB) –  There’s a growing problem in Niagara County affecting seniors. A group focused on elder abuse says they are the invisible victims of the opiate epidemic.
  Niagara County Sheriff’s Office Investigator Mike Licino said, “These people will do anything to get their drugs, and they see elderly parents elderly grandparents as an easy target.”
  He works with the Coalition For Elder Abuse in Niagara County. He said he’s seen
  
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