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• NY GOP lawmaker wins primary days after killing himself

  14-09-2016 23:46 via wivb.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Days after killing himself, a vocal advocate for gun rights and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has won a New York primary election.
  Assemblyman Bill Nojay was facing a fraud trial in Cambodia and reportedly under FBI scrutiny when he went to his family’s cemetery plot in Rochester and shot himself in front of an arriving police officer on Friday.
  Now the defeat Tuesday of challenger Richard Milne coupled with a quirk in state election law mean
  
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• Friend remembers Cheektowaga fire victim, Barry Fiume

  14-09-2016 23:39 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB)- A quiet Labor Day turned tragic for a western New York family, when a Cheektowaga home on Peoria Avenue burst into flames.
  There were two men inside; an elderly man and his 62-year-old son, Barry Fiume. Barry didn’t make it out of the home in time.
  His friend of more than 30 years, Michele Brown, remembers the joy he brought as a volunteer at Compeer. The organization pairs volunteers with individuals suffering from mental illness; the goal is to facilitate f
  
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• Tower project at former Freezer Queen site to continue

  14-09-2016 23:32 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Approvals granted to the Queen City Landing project by the City of Buffalo have been upheld in a State Supreme Court decision.
  Previously, a lawsuit was filed to challenge the approvals and stop the Outer Harbor project, which is planned to take place on the former Freezer Queen site.
  “We are happy that the Court has rendered a decision that supports progress in the City of Buffalo,” Developer Gerald A. Buchheit said. “Queen City Landing has capture
  
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• WNY families fighting for more residential homes for people with developmental disabilities

  14-09-2016 23:21 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — David Rosenhoch lives in a special bachelor pad with 6 of his friends in Eggertsville. All 7 of them have down syndrome.
  “It was not easy it was a 5 year process we started with his friends and their families and started to talk about what could we do,” said Valerie Rosenhoch, David’s mother.
  David’s parents say the families interviewed a number of agencies, and they were able to approach the state for funding through Aspire of WNY. David&rsqu
  
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• Dismantling of gazebo where officer killed Tamir Rice begins

  14-09-2016 23:19 via wivb.com
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — Work began Wednesday on dismantling a gazebo outside a Cleveland recreation center where a 12-year-old black boy was fatally shot by a white policeman in preparation for it to be reassembled outside a Chicago arts organization.
  The gazebo has become a national symbol in the outcry over police shootings of black men and boys. The shooting victim, Tamir Rice, had been playing with a pellet gun. He was shot in November 2014 within two seconds of a police cruiser skidding to a
  
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• Update from Clinton’s doctor: Democrat is ‘fit to serve’

  14-09-2016 23:15 via wivb.com
  
  WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) — Hillary Clinton is “recovering well” from pneumonia and remains “fit to serve as President of the United States,” her doctor said in a letter released Wednesday by her campaign.
  The health details made public by the Democratic presidential nominee included a description of the pneumonia diagnosis Clinton received last week Friday. Her illness became public after she left Sunday’s 9/11 memorial service early and was seen on video stagg
  
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• Sheriff’s Office warns of bus traffic before Thursday Bills game

  14-09-2016 22:53 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) — School buses are going to be an additional traffic element during Thursday’s Buffalo Bills game against the New York Jets.
  Stadium traffic is expected to increase around the same time buses are making their after-school routes.
  The Erie County Sheriff’s Office says they will have a “zero tolerance” attitude toward drivers who ignore buses during pre-game festivities at New Era Field.
  “Every school day, motorists need to be
  
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• Mother of twin toddlers killed in Batavia fire charged

  14-09-2016 22:16 via wivb.com
  
  BATAVIA, N.Y. (WIVB) — The mother of the twin toddlers killed in a Batavia fire this past May has been charged.
  On the night of May 20, Michael and Micah Gard were killed after a fire began in the boys’ bedroom. The boys were home alone at the time, but their mother, Heather Ace, returned shortly after the fire began, investigators say.
  The Genesee County Sheriff’s Office says Ace, 25, was charged with two counts of endangering the welfare of a child after being accus
  
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• Delaware Ave. store robbed Wednesday morning

  14-09-2016 21:15 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — An early morning Buffalo robbery is under investigation by police.
  Authorities say the robbery occurred at a 7-Eleven store on the 2000 block of Delaware Ave. around 1:20 a.m. Wednesday.
  The man suspected of committing the robbery was black and stood at 5’10”. He was wearing red sweatpants and a red hoodie.
  The thief made off with an undisclosed amount of money, police say.
  Anyone with information on the robbery is asked to call the police confidenti
  
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• Dunkirk man accused of threatening co-workers with loaded gun

  14-09-2016 19:26 via wivb.com
  
  DUNKIRK, N.Y. (WIVB) – There were some very scary moments for workers at the Dunkirk ice cream plant Wednesday morning when another employee threatened them with a loaded handgun, according to police.
  It happened around 5 a.m. Wednesday inside the Fieldbrook Foods plant.
  Rolando Rivera-SantosPolice say Rolando Rivera-Santos, 41, displayed a gun toward his co-workers in a threatening way. Responding officers say they found a loaded .38 caliber semiautomatic handgun on Rivera-Santos when the
  
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• More than 115 animals seized from East Amherst home

  14-09-2016 19:10 via wivb.com
  
  EAST AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) — More than 115 animals were recently taken away from an East Amherst home, according to the Erie County SPCA.
  The animals, which the organization says were living in deplorable and unsafe conditions, included snakes, birds, fish, spiders, frogs, lizards and small mammals. Hundreds of insects were removed too.All of the animals are being taken care of at the SPCA’s Tonawanda shelter. One, an iguana, had to be euthanized after showing signs of a broken back.
  
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• Ken-Ton school district issues warning about suspicious driver talking to kids

  14-09-2016 18:44 via wivb.com
  
  TOWN OF TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Parents in the Ken-Ton School District have been made aware of suspicious incidents involving a man driving on nearby streets.
  The school says incidents happened on Monday and Tuesday.
  On Monday, the school says a white, blond, balding man was seen making comments while passing bus stops in the Starin/Englewood Ave. area. He was driving a blue vehicle that could have possibly been a minivan or Trailblazer, according to witnesses.
  The next day, a 14-yea
  
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• Teens accused of numerous larcenies, vehicle thefts

  14-09-2016 18:32 via wivb.com
  
  LANCASTER, N.Y. (WIVB) — Numerous thefts are being blamed on two teenagers, according to City of Tonawanda police.
  Lancaster resident Warren Bellinger, 18, was charged with two counts of burglary, two different kinds of grand larceny, two counts of unauthorized vehicle use and a slew of other larceny and vehicle charges.
  Police say he and a 14-year-old runaway girl from Buffalo went around the area of Hackett Drive and Hinds St. stealing items from vehicles. In addition to that, they were
  
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• Body painters to spray Bills fans during Color Rush game

  14-09-2016 17:32 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) — Bills fans will have the chance to win free New Era gear during the NFL Color Rush games.
  This Thursday, both the Bills and the New York Jets will wear special uniforms during their game.
  Before the game starts, fans can get in on the Color Rush by getting sprayed red.
  Body painters will let fans get sprayed red at two booths this Thursday — one at the ECC parking lot, and the other near the Field House.
  Those who get one body part sprayed can wi
  
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• Eric Church to perform in Buffalo

  14-09-2016 16:11 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Country musician Eric Church is coming to Buffalo.
  As part of his “Holdin’ My Own Tour,” Church will perform at First Niagara Center on April 20.
  Tickets will go on sale September 23 at 10 a.m. They can be bought online at Tickets.com or by calling 888-223-6000. Tickets will not be available at the First Niagara Center box office.
  Church will not have a support act on this tour for the first time ever, instead playing two sets with a break in b
  
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• Victim of deadly crash that shut down Thruway for hours identified

  14-09-2016 15:45 via wivb.com
  
  TOWN OF SHERIDAN, N.Y. (WIVB) — A deadly crash shut down part of the I-90 for hours Wednesday morning.
  New York State Police say a tractor trailer rear-ended a pickup truck. The pickup truck driver, identified as Indianapolis resident Rush D. Addair, 81, was ejected and killed. His female passenger had minor injuries.
  The crash shut down the eastbound lanes of the I-90 for around five hours starting at 3:30 a.m. Traffic was diverted off the Thruway at the Dunkirk exit.
  
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• Deadly crash shuts down Thruway traffic for hours

  14-09-2016 15:45 via wivb.com
  
  TOWN OF SHERIDAN, N.Y. (WIVB) — A deadly crash shut down part of the I-90 for hours Wednesday morning.
  New York State Police say a tractor trailer rear-ended a pickup truck. The pickup truck driver was killed and his female passenger had minor injuries.
  The crash shut down the eastbound lanes of the I-90 for around five hours starting at 3:30 a.m. Traffic was diverted off the Thruway at the Dunkirk exit.
  
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• Professional rally car driver burns rubber in new online video shot in Buffalo

  14-09-2016 05:52 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Professional rally race car driver Ken Block, tore up the streets, and his tires during the Buffalo shoot. It all happened over a 4 day span in late August.
  If you didn’t know the local shoot happened until now, that’s because the whole project was kept very secret during filming to prevent large crowds from gathering.
  This is the 9th video in the “Gymkhana” series by the Hoonigan Racing Division. In the past, film crews have used places
  
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• Hazmat crews called to North Tonawanda water treatment plant

  14-09-2016 05:30 via wivb.com
  
  NORTH TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) — A hazmat situation brought crews to the scene of a water treatment plant at 830 River Rd. in North Tonawanda.
  The road is closed in both directions near the plant.
  Officials say a leak happened when workers tried to replace a chlorine cylinder.
  No one was injured, but locals are asked to close their windows to prevent potential danger.
  Fire and hazmat crews will return to the scene Wednesday morning to reassess it.
  
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• John Flynn wins Democratic Primary for Erie County DA

  14-09-2016 05:23 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — John Flynn has won the Democratic Primary for Erie County District Attorney.
  Flynn, who served for 28 years as a Navy JAG Officer, ran on both the Democratic and Conservative primary tickets.
  His opponents on the Democratic ballot were Mark Sacha and Acting District Attorney Michael Flaherty. Flaherty became the Acting DA when former DA Frank Sedita III, was sworn in as a State Supreme Court Justice at the end of last year.
  On the Conservative ballot, Flynn
  
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• Schumer calls for more action against heroin in Niagara County

  14-09-2016 05:08 via wivb.com
  
  LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WIVB) — Sen. Charles Schumer wants to see more action be taken against heroin in Niagara County.
  The Senator said in a release that he wants to designate the county as a High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA). This is due to what he calls high amounts of fentanyl-laced heroin, meth and drug crime in the county.
  Because of this, Schumer said he wants to see “additional resources, intelligence and coordination” to fight drug trafficking. With this, he also s
  
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• Debate continues between Bills, Orchard Park Police and private lot owners

  14-09-2016 04:30 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Buffalo Bills home opener is just days away and private lot owners have been waiting to see if they’ll have to abide by a new set of rules.
  It’s been a debate all summer. Police want to have access to the several private parking lots surrounding New Era Field and patrol those properties.
  Tuesday, a private meeting was held between the Bills, Orchard Park Police and private lot owners.
  The Bills and police are still getting opposition from lot owners a
  
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• Locals seeking homes for disabled file lawsuit against Gov. Cuomo

  14-09-2016 03:57 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — There are currently more than 11,000 developmentally disabled people in New York who are awaiting placement in a supported community residential home.
  Bruce Goldstein, a special counsel with Kenney, Shelton, Liptak, Nowak LLP, filed a lawsuit against Gov. Andrew Cuomo on behalf on 2,000 western New Yorkers seeking to end what they call an “eight-year moratorium” on providing residences for disabled people.
  Goldstein said “For far too
  
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• Clinton spokesman says she’ll rejoin campaign trail Thursday

  14-09-2016 03:16 via wivb.com
  
  WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) — Hillary Clinton will be back on the campaign trail Thursday, after spending several days at home recovering from pneumonia.
  Campaign spokesman Nick Merrill says the Democratic nominee will resume normal campaign activities later this week. Clinton is scheduled to address the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute dinner in Washington on Thursday evening and appear on “The Tonight Show” Friday.
  Clinton’s doctor diagnosed her with pneumonia on Fri
  
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• WADA says Russian hackers published athletes’ medical data

  14-09-2016 02:51 via wivb.com
  
  GENEVA (AP) — Confidential medical data of gold medal-winning gymnast Simone Biles, seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams and other female U.S. Olympians was hacked from a World Anti-Doping Agency database and posted online Tuesday.
  WADA said the hackers were a “Russian cyber espionage group” called Fancy Bears.
  They revealed records of “Therapeutic Use Exemptions” (TUEs), which allow athletes to use otherwise-banned substances because of a verified medical
  
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• Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office investigating series of burglaries

  14-09-2016 02:36 via wivb.com
  
  HANOVER, N.Y. (WIVB) — Authorities in Chautauqua County are asking residents to keep a close eye on suspicious people and vehicles after a series of burglaries.
  The Sheriff’s Office says open barns and vehicles have been broken into in the southern part of Hanover and the central part of Pomfret. Thieves (or a thief) have been taking power tools and garden equipment.
  Anyone with information on suspicious activity in the county can call the Sheriff’s Criminal Investigation Divis
  
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• Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office investigating series of buglaries

  14-09-2016 02:36 via wivb.com
  
  HANOVER, N.Y. (WIVB) — Authorities in Chautauqua County are asking residents to keep a close eye on suspicious people and vehicles after a series of burglaries.
  The Sheriff’s Office says open barns and vehicles have been broken into in the southern part of Hanover and the central part of Pomfret. Thieves (or a thief) have been taking power tools and garden equipment.
  Anyone with information on suspicious activity in the county can call the Sheriff’s Criminal Investigation Divis
  
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• Democrats call for probe of Trump check to Florida AG

  14-09-2016 02:19 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats called Tuesday for a federal criminal investigation into an improper $25,000 donation Donald Trump’s charity made to a political group supporting Florida’s attorney general after her office said it was weighing legal action against Trump University.
  The call for a federal investigation came the same day that New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman disclosed that his office has been investigating Trump’s charity to determine whether it
  
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• Convicted sex offender charged with child porn possession

  14-09-2016 02:14 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Niagara Falls man was charged with receipt and possession of child pornography.
  The arrest stemmed from a tip received by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. The tip involved 11 pictures of child pornography that were allegedly uploaded online.
  These pictures were traced to Daniel Hull, 44, according to prosecutors.
  Hull, a previously convicted sex offender, was under the supervision of the Niagara County Probation Office. He could sp
  
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• Man wanted on charge of attempted murder

  14-09-2016 02:02 via wivb.com
  
  LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Niagara County man is wanted on a charge of attempted murder.
  Jason Pryor Jr., 23, stands at 5’6″ and weighs 140 lbs. Authorities say he has lived in both Lockport and Niagara Falls.
  Up to $1,000 is being offered for information that leads to Pryor’s capture.
  Anyone with information can call the Crime Stoppers tip line at 867-6161.
  
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• Northwest Bank ironing out wrinkles in conversion of First Niagara branches

  14-09-2016 01:54 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – When KeyCorp agreed to a $4 billion takeover of First Niagara Financial Group, 18 First Niagara Bank branches were sold to Northwest Bank, and those branches were converted to Northwest over the weekend, but it was not without challenges.
  Northwest Bank officials concede when you are trying to convert 95,000 customers all at once, there are going to be bumps in the road, and there were many. As of Tuesday afternoon, the newly converted Northwest branches were packed
  
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• More than 80 marijuana plants allegedly seized in Orleans County raid

  14-09-2016 01:47 via wivb.com
  
  TOWN OF RIDGEWAY, N.Y. (WIVB) — Authorities in Orleans County say they stopped a marijuana grow operation, and also seized cocaine in the process.
  In two homes on Ridge Rd. and Angling Rd., the Orleans County Major Felony Task Force says more than 80 marijuana plants were found and taken. Along with that, authorities say indoor grow equipment, cash, drug paraphernalia, a rifle and 12 grams of cocaine packaged for sale were removed.
  Richard Turrell, 61, and Mary Sullivan, 62, were
  
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• Darius Rucker to sing National Anthem during Thursday Bills game

  14-09-2016 01:24 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Country music star will sing the National Anthem during this Thursday’s Buffalo Bills game against the New York Jets.
  Darius Rucker was announced as the performer on Tuesday.Darius Rucker will perform the national anthem at New Era Field on #TNF!
  We can't wait. https://t.co/ZeOTyLjLN0 pic.twitter.com/7rCSuu9wX7
  — Buffalo Bills (@buffalobills) September 13, 2016
  Rucker, who is also known for fronting rock band Hootie and the Blowfish, performed
  
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• NFL consults with colorblind experts on Color Rush uniforms

  14-09-2016 01:16 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The NFL isn’t colorblind to the concerns of its TV audience regarding the “Color Rush” alternate uniforms the Buffalo Bills and New York Jets will wear Thursday night.Our #ColorRush reds for Thursday night Go #Bills pic.twitter.com/iWeCcRRj1C
  — billsequipment (@billsequipment) September 13, 2016
  League spokesman Brian McCarthy wrote in an email Tuesday the NFL consulted with color-blindness experts to ensure all uniform combinations &l
  
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• Attica Uprising: 45 Years Later

  14-09-2016 00:54 via wivb.com
  
  ATTICA, N.Y. (WIVB)- The world watched in horror for nearly five days in September of 1971, as a New York prison became a battlefield.
  Two weeks prior to the Attica uprising, George Jackson was shot and killed by prison guards in San Quentin Prison while trying to escape. His death only added fuel to the Prisoner’s Rights Movement.
  American prisons were overcrowded and understaffed, and there was a broad disconnect between inmates of color and largely white guard populations.
  Inmates were
  
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• State Senate, Assembly candidates seek to fill seats held by controversial figures

  14-09-2016 00:04 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Many eyes are on this year’s primary elections for Erie County District Attorney, but that’s not the only race people are anxiously waiting to hear the results of.
  MORE | See live election results here.
  The Democratic primary election for an Assembly seat in the 143rd District is being watched partly because of a political connection of one of the candidates. Former television reporter Kristy Mazurek is running against University at Buffalo
  
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