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• Former West Seneca little league President accused of stealing $49,000 from club

  12-09-2016 23:28 via wivb.com
  
  WEST SENECA, N.Y. (WIVB) — The former President of the West Seneca Youth Baseball Association has been accused of stealing approximately $49,000 from the club.
  Kevin Chodowski, 46, served as President from 2011-2014. During this time, prosecutors say he took the money from the team’s bank account, which included registration and fundraising cash.
  This money was allegedly put in Chodowski’s own personal bank account.
  After being charged with two counts of grand larceny and
  
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• UB Nursing School receives grant funding to address nursing shortage in WNY

  12-09-2016 23:22 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — In 2017 Quinn Maloney is set to graduate from the University at Buffalo School of Nursing Graduate program.
  “My focus has always been to work in a primary care setting and to work as an advance practice provider so that’s really what’s driven me into this field,” said Quinn Maloney, University at Buffalo School of Nursing student.
  There are many aspiring nurses like Quinn, but not enough faculty members to train them. UB School of Nursing Clin
  
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• Erie County working to spread awareness of Yellow Dot program

  12-09-2016 23:20 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Erie County Sheriff’s Office and its partners say they are going to spend a year trying to enroll people in the Yellow Dot program.
  The Yellow Dot program’s goal is to help first responders who need to provide immediate medical attention to crash or other emergency victims. The point of the campaign is to get people to place Yellow Dot decals on vehicle windows — specifically, the rear side window on the driver’s side.
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• District Attorney, Sheriff investigate attempted murder of Chautauqua County Deputy

  12-09-2016 23:11 via wivb.com
  
  MAYVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) –  A man from Cheektowaga could spent the rest of his life in prison. Police say he wrestled a Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Deputy to the ground and tried to kill her.
  The deputy was responding to a routine car crash at the time. This all happened early Sunday morning on Route 60 in the Town of Pomfret.
  The Chautauqua County District Attorney tells us this is the most serious offense you can be charged with in the state. It comes with a price tag of 20 to 40
  
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• Political expert says Hillary Clinton’s pneumonia could impact election

  12-09-2016 22:46 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — After Sunday’s incident a lot of the focus has been shifted to Hillary Clinton’s health. With just a couple months to go before the election a political science professor says all of the extra attention is not a good thing for Clinton.
  The video that shows Clinton appearing to stumble is what has everyone talking. Canisius College Political Science Professor Michael Haselswerdt says Clinton having pneumonia isn’t the issue, he says that her campaign
  
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• Authorities accuse woman of hiding synthetic marijuana during prison visit

  12-09-2016 22:36 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Erie County Sheriff’s Office says a visitor at the Correctional Facility was found with synthetic marijuana.
  Buffalo resident Dalisha Mills, 24, was charged with introducing contraband into a prison during a Friday visit.
  The drug was detected by a law enforcement canine and found in an undergarment, according to officials.
  Mills was released on court appearance tickets.
  Corrections Officer Addesa and his law enforcement canine Lord, who detected the allege
  
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• Sheriff: Drunk Clarence student escapes, punches deputy after ejection from school event

  12-09-2016 22:15 via wivb.com
  
  CLARENCE, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Erie County Sheriff’s Office says a drunk Clarence student assaulted an officer during a school social function.
  On Friday evening, a 16-year-old girl was ejected from a school event with help from a deputy.
  When the deputy tried to take the girl to an anteroom, she ran away and left the school building, officers say.
  The deputy then chased after the girl and tried to detain her. In the process, officials say the girl punched the deputy before the off
  
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• Police charge man with fatal E. Delavan Ave. shooting

  12-09-2016 21:46 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — After 51-year-old Charles Wyatt was fatally shot earlier this month, police have arrested the man they say killed him.
  Marco Sweat, 35, a Buffalo resident, was charged with second-degree murder after police accused him of killing Wyatt on E. Delavan Ave.
  Despite the accusation, Sweat remains innocent after pleading ‘not guilty’ in court. He is being held in custody without bail.
  The Buffalo man will reappear in court on Thursday.
  
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• 8-year-old shot last month “making slow progress;” condition upgraded

  12-09-2016 21:28 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The 8-year-old who was shot on S. Division St. last month is getting better, according to representatives of Kaleida Health.
  Donnel Bibbes was accidentally struck by gunfire in a targeted shooting on August 25.
  When he was taken to Women & Children’s Hospital, he was in critical condition. By the next morning, Bibbes had undergone two surgeries.
  On Monday, the hospital announced the Bibbes’ condition was upgraded to serious/stable. The
  
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• Amherst police looking for woman accused of stealing thousands of dollars in merchandise

  12-09-2016 21:13 via wivb.com
  
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) — Amherst Police are looking for a woman suspected of stealing thousands of dollars in merchandise from a Niagara Falls Boulevard store.
  The thefts occurred several times this month, according to police.
  The wanted woman is white and may drive a red SUV or the white vehicle pictured below.
  Anyone who recognizes this woman can call police at 689-1329, email [email protected] or text 562-TIPS, referencing AMH 16-651899-DQ.
  
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• Batavia Police identify body found in park

  12-09-2016 20:35 via wivb.com
  
  BATAVIA, N.Y. (WIVB) — The man found dead in Batavia’s Dewitt Park has been identified as 25-year-old Kyeongseop Woodhams.
  Woodhams was discovered by a fisherman partially submerged in water around 9 a.m. last week.
  After an initial autopsy, Batavia police say no signs of trauma were found on the man’s body. The results of a toxicology are still pending.
  Anyone who saw the South Korea native between September 3 and 5 is asked to call detectives at 345-6353.
  
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• 9/11, 15 years later: Family celebrates life of WNY woman killed in terrorist attack

  12-09-2016 19:16 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK, N.Y. (WIVB) – Loved ones are remembering the victims in their own ways Sunday. News 4’s Marissa Perlman sat down with a family who comes together every year to remember Margaret Walier Seeliger.
  Every year 9/11, without fail, Margaret Walier Seeliger’s famliy gets together at a restaurant in New York City to celbrate her life. She is considered a hero for giving up her spot on an elevator after the second plane hit the World Trade Center.
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• 9/11, 15 years later: First Responder visits Ground Zero

  12-09-2016 18:56 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK, N.Y. (WIVB) – Most people remember exactly where they were when the twin towers came crumbling down. For one Western New Yorker, he remembers rushing to the scene to help. News 4 met up with him at Ground Zero in New York City on the 15th anniversary of the World Trade Center terror attacks.
  Chris Kreiger with Western New York Heroes remembers being rushed down to ground zero 15 years ago Sunday. He says it was never a question of whether he would risk his own
  
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• 9/11, 15 years later: Williamsville family honors son killed in terror attacks

  12-09-2016 18:45 via wivb.com
  
  WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) – 15 years later, the 9/11 flag still stands tall outside the home Leonard Castrianno grew up in.He would have been 45 this year. His father, Leonard Castrianno senior says he remembers watching the towers fall on TV.He said, “Knowing his time schedule, I had a feeling he was on one of the elevators when the plane hit. That’s why we don’t have any remains of Leonard. We don’t have a thing.”Its something that still
  
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• Fire set at mosque once attended by Pulse nightclub shooter

  12-09-2016 18:35 via wivb.com
  
  FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) — Someone set fire to the mosque once attended by Omar Mateen, the man who opened fire at an Orlando nightclub in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, authorities said Monday. No one was injured.
  It happened a day after Americans commemorated the 15th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks, and also coincided with the beginning of the Muslim holiday Eid al-Adha. However, Maj. David Thompson of the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office declined to
  
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• Abby Wambach: I abused alcohol, prescription drugs for years

  12-09-2016 18:12 via wivb.com
  
  Abby Wambach says she abused alcohol and prescription drugs for years until her arrest in April for driving under the influence.
  Soccer’s most prolific scorer tells The Associated Press in a phone interview: “I was stubborn and I was in denial.”
  In “Forward,” her memoir being released Tuesday, the retired U.S. national team star recounts her career, from the lows of losing her high school championship to the highs of winning the Women’s World Cup last year. Sh
  
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• “My Life My Power” program aims to prevent bullying at BUCS

  12-09-2016 18:11 via wivb.com
  
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  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Bullying is a big concern for a lot of families as the new school year gets underway, but Buffalo United Charter School students are getting life-lessons this week to help prevent problems with their peers and to help set them up for future success.
  They’re getting better ideas about who they are, what they want to be, and how to be better team members thanks to the My Life My Power program.
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• Suarez charged with murder following Anchor Bar shooting

  12-09-2016 18:02 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — One of the men prosecutors say is connected to the fatal Anchor Bar shooting from May has been charged with murder.
  Officials announced charges against Jorge Suarez, 25, on Monday.Buffalo police say Suarez killed Freddie Dizon, 32, at the popular Main St. restaurant on May 20. Another person was injured in the shooting.
  Suarez was taken into custody the next day on unrelated charges.
  The shooting, which police described as targeted, may have stemmed fr
  
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• Suarez charged in deadly Anchor Bar shooting

  12-09-2016 18:02 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Just minutes before he was killed, 32-year-old Freddie Dizon took to Facebook, telling his followers about an alleged child molester.
  Dizon was talking about Jorge Suarez. And it’s likely the reason why police say Suarez targeted Dizon.
  For the past few months, as police have been going through their investigation and talking with witnesses, News 4 has talked about the case with family members of both Dizon and Jorge Suarez, who’s charged with second-degr
  
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• Officials announce murder charges following Anchor Bar shooting

  12-09-2016 18:02 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — One of the men prosecutors say is connected to the fatal Anchor Bar shooting from May has been charged with murder.
  Officials announced the second-degree murder charge against Jorge Suarez, 25, on Monday.Buffalo police say Suarez killed Freddie Dizon, 32, at the popular Main St. restaurant on May 20. Another person was injured in the shooting.
  Suarez was taken into custody the next day on unrelated charges.
  The shooting, which police described as
  
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• Officials announce murder charge following Anchor Bar shooting

  12-09-2016 18:02 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — One of the men prosecutors say is connected to the fatal Anchor Bar shooting from May has been charged with murder.
  Officials announced the second-degree murder charge against Jorge Suarez, 25, on Monday.Buffalo police say Suarez killed Freddie Dizon, 32, at the popular Main St. restaurant on May 20. Another person was injured in the shooting.
  Suarez was taken into custody the next day on unrelated charges.
  The shooting, which police described as
  
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• Kaepernick’s protest another in a noted history of athletes’ social activism

  12-09-2016 17:30 via wivb.com
  
  (MEDIA GENERAL) – San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick has dominated headlines the past few weeks for sitting and kneeling for the national anthem – a gesture that many perceive to be offensive and unpatriotic.
  Kaepernick, though, says his gesture is calculated, doing so not to offend, but to raise awareness of inequalities facing the black community in the United States, as well as tensions between police officers and minorities.
  Kaepernick’s gesture is another in
  
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• Career fair to take place in Buffalo Tuesday

  12-09-2016 17:22 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A career fair will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn in Buffalo Tuesday.
  The event, which is being held by National Career Fairs, will give those seeking a job a chance to have multiple interviews in a matter of hours.
  Candidates are asked to dress professionally and bring multiple copies of their resume to the event.
  The event lasts from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 10 Lafayette Square.
  
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• Vehicle smashes Tim Hortons drive-thru window

  12-09-2016 17:10 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Tim Hortons drive-thru window was smashed Monday morning in Buffalo.
  Buffalo police say that the incident occurred at a restaurant on Bailey Ave. near Clinton St. just after 5:30 a.m.
  A vehicle went through the drive-thru when one of its back doors opened and struck the window, shattering it, police say.
  No one was injured and no charges have been filed yet.
  
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• Town of Tonawanda man facing multiple charges after break-in

  12-09-2016 16:50 via wivb.com
  
  TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Town of Tonawanda man is facing a slew of charges after police in the City of Tonawanda say he broke into his girlfriend’s apartment.
  Around 4:15 a.m., police say Michael Brock, 24, kicked in the rear door of his girlfriend’s Gibson St. apartment, violating an order of protection.
  Once inside, police say he began yelling at and threatening the woman there. This was allegedly done while two young kids were in the apartment.
  After the woman called 911,
  
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• Trump will release his health information in wake of Clinton’s sickness

  12-09-2016 16:15 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump says he’s planning to release detailed health information from a new physical exam in the coming days.
  The Republican nominee tells “Fox and Friends” that he had a physical last week.
  The announcement comes after rival Hillary Clinton became ill at a 9/11 anniversary ceremony in Manhattan yesterday and was seen on video being held up by aides.
  In an interview this morning with CNBC, Trump said that there’s “no satisfaction”
  
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• Vehicle collides with 10-person bike at Naval Park

  12-09-2016 15:55 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A 10-person bike collided with another vehicle in Buffalo Sunday night.
  City police say the collision happened at the Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park shortly before 7:30 p.m.
  A few minor injuries occurred as a result of the crash.
  
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• 9 killed, 1 hospitalized after Memphis house fire

  12-09-2016 15:47 via wivb.com
  
  MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee officials are trying to determine the cause of a house fire that killed four adults and five children in Memphis and injured one other.
  Local news outlets report that the fire began 1:30 a.m. Monday.
  Lt. Wayne Cooke of the Memphis Fire Department says a family of 10 lived in the house. Fire officials say four adults and three children died at the scene. Three other children were taken to Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital in “extremely crit
  
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• Safyre Terry’s mother to be sentenced for 2013 arson

  12-09-2016 15:37 via wivb.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) – A woman who pleaded guilty to lying about a fire that killed several of her children and their father will be sentenced in court on Monday.
  Jennica Duell, the mother of Schenectady’s Super Survivor, Safyre Terry, is charged with lying about the 2013 arson on Hulett Street in Schenectady.The prosecution is pushing for Duell to spend 15 years behind bars. The defense? They’re asking that she only get five years with credit for time she already served.
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• Safyre Terry’s mother sentenced for 2013 arson

  12-09-2016 15:37 via wivb.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) – A woman who pleaded guilty to lying about a fire that killed several of her children and their father was sentenced in court to 11 years in jail on Monday.
  Jennica Duell, the mother of Schenectady’s Super Survivor, Safyre Terry, was charged with lying about the 2013 arson on Hulett Street in Schenectady.The prosecution was pushing for Duell to spend 15 years behind bars. The defense? They’re asking that she only get five years with credit for time she al
  
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• Man killed in parked car Sunday night

  12-09-2016 15:30 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A man was found dead after a shooting on Buffalo’s west side Sunday night.
  Just before 8:30 p.m., Buffalo police say a man in his mid 30’s was shot while sitting in a parked vehicle at Helen and Herkimer St.
  Anyone with information on the killing is asked to call or text the confidential tip line at 847-2255.
  
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• Residents and preservationists pushing to save historic home slated for demolition

  12-09-2016 15:06 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The fate of a historic home in Elmwood is up in the air. It’s slated for demolition but residents are coming together to try to stop it from happening.
  The home in question is this one on 647 Lafayette Avenue in the heart of the historic district. The owners of the home want to tear it down and rebuild a bigger house.
  Elmwood village residents and preservationists are trying to save the historic home. They met Saturday to discuss the fate of the Lafayette home
  
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• Woman accused of stealing Baby Shawn’s bike due back in court

  12-09-2016 11:57 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) – The woman who police say was caught on camera stealing a bicycle off the porch of a little boy battling a rare form of brain cancer is scheduled to be back in city court Monday.
  34-year-old Nina Allen, of the town of Niagara, is charged with petit larceny in connection with that theft.
  Police say community members came forward to give them the woman’s name after surveillance video was posted on Facebook showing someone going onto Shawn Kennedy’s por
  
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• Local man remembers working at the Pentagon on 9/11

  12-09-2016 02:38 via wivb.com
  
  NORTH TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB)- Three thousand flags honored the victims of the September 11th attacks in North Tonawanda this weekend. Each flag carried the name of someone who died that day, and many also carried the names of veterans and those currently serving in the military.
  Standing not far from the Healing Field at Gratwick Park, Mark Onesi described his experience working at the Pentagon on September 11th.
  Onesi, from Niagara Falls, was working for the Army Transformation Office as a
  
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• New room at Ronald McDonald House provides comfort to children

  12-09-2016 00:26 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Nine high schoolers and local organization are making a difference in the lives of children suffering from serious illnesses.
  Today the Comforting Hugs for Hope Room was unveiled at the Ronald McDonald House in Buffalo. The organization was formed in 2013 and provides care packages and support to sick children.
  The Canalside inspired room is designed to make kids feel more comfortable during their stay.
  Organizers say the room makeover is something small to
  
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• Pneumonia brings Hillary Clinton’s health back as hot issue

  12-09-2016 00:12 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Clinton’s stumbles as she left a 9/11 memorial ceremony put her health at the forefront of a presidential campaign in which the two major party nominees are among the oldest ever and have disclosed a limited amount of information about their medical history.
  The Democratic presidential nominee “felt overheated” Sunday and left the ground zero ceremony after about 90 minutes, her campaign said. A video of her departure shows Clinton appearing to
  
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• Doctor says Clinton has pneumonia; rest advised

  12-09-2016 00:12 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Clinton’s stumbles as she left Sunday’s 9/11 memorial ceremony put her health at the forefront of a presidential campaign in which the two major party nominees are among the oldest ever and have disclosed a limited amount of information about their medical history.The Democratic presidential nominee “became overheated and dehydrated,” her doctor said, leaving the ground zero ceremony after about 90 minutes. A video of her departure sh
  
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