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• Pipe bomb explodes before Marines charity run in New Jersey; no injuries

  17-09-2016 20:15 via wivb.com
  
  SEASIDE PARK, N.J. (AP) — A pipe bomb exploded in a Jersey Shore town Saturday shortly before thousands of runners were due to participate in a charity 5K race to benefit Marines and sailors, authorities said.No injuries were reported in the blast in Seaside Park around 9:30 a.m. Saturday, said Al Della Fave, spokesman for the Ocean County Prosecutor’s office. He also said no surrounding structures suffered any apparent damage.
  The third annual Semper Five run was canceled, and the i
  
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• FBI: Beaches reopened after pipe bomb blast, probe ongoing

  17-09-2016 20:15 via wivb.com
  
   SEASIDE PARK, N.J. (AP) — Jersey Shore beaches were reopened Sunday as an investigation continued into a pipe bomb explosion at a seaside community before thousands of runners were to participate in a charity 5K race to benefit Marines and sailors.
  Officials would not say if they believe the Saturday afternoon blast in Seaside Park was terror-related, but said it didn’t appear to be connected to an explosion that rocked a crowded Manhattan neighborhood Saturday night, injuring
  
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• Woman united with biological family after 20 years

  17-09-2016 19:40 via wivb.com
  
   FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – It was a dream come true and an answer to prayers. It was a moment decades in the making. It was a moment Kimberly Ball wasn’t sure would ever happen.The Ball and May families.“It’s pretty awesome,” Kimberly said holding back tears. “I don’t think many people get the chance to be able to find somebody they’ve been searching their whole life for.”
  That chance happened for Kimberly Friday morning at Lakeside Park
  
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• Alzheimer’s Walk Saturday supports caregivers, families

  17-09-2016 18:35 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) –  Alzheimer’s is the sixth leading cause of death in this country killing more people than breast and prostate cancers combined. Yet, efforts here at home are underway to find a cure to this disease once and for all.For one Western New York man, Alzheimer’s is a big part of his past, and now his future too.
  Dave Donlag from Kenmore said he was diagnosed with dementia two years ago. He said, “I sort of look at it, like, my life was a pr
  
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• Driver killed when car hits tree near MLK Park

  17-09-2016 14:12 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A driver died in a crash at the edge of Martin Luther King, Jr. Park late Friday night.
  Police were called to Fillmore Avenue and East Parade just before midnight, where they found the car had hit a tree, according to a Buffalo Police spokesperson.
  Accident investigators determined the car was traveling at a high rate of speed, hit a pole and then hit the tree, police say.
  The driver died at the scene.A male passenger was brought to Erie County Medical Center for tre
  
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• HS Football: Week Three recap

  17-09-2016 05:55 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — High school football scores from News 4’s Week Three highlights on Friday, September 16th:
  Starpoint 36, Grand Island 19
  Orchard Park 41, Jamestown 8
  Randolph 56, Catt/Little Valley 0
  Franklinville/Ellicottville 32, Frewsburg 21
  Amherst 45, Kenmore East 14
  Cleveland Hill 44, Southwestern 3
  
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• Tax credit sought to help property owners fight destructive pest

  17-09-2016 02:29 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) – State Senator Timothy Kennedy (D-Buffalo) is proposing a state tax credit to help homeowners remove trees that have infected or killed by the emerald ash borer. The cost of removing a mature ash tree can range from $500 to $1,500, and if there are several ash trees, the unexpected cost for a homeowner can be staggering.
  State officials estimate there are nearly one billion ash trees in New York–about 24 million in Erie County alone–and before the ash
  
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• Hamburg man voluntarily delivers thousands of pounds of fresh produce to those in need

  17-09-2016 00:10 via wivb.com
  
  EDEN, N.Y. (WIVB) – Earl Knauss of Hamburg is making a difference in the lives of so many.
  He and a small group of volunteers deliver thousands of pounds of fresh vegetables to those in need each week from Mid-July to the first week of October.
  “I saw vegetables being thrown away. And I thought, ‘Why are they throwing stuff away that was so good looking?’ So I went and asked them if I could pick the vegetables and give them to a food pantry.”
  That started about 10 y
  
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• Drought impacts fall foliage

  17-09-2016 00:00 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — We’ve been watching the drought worsen this entire season going from moderate to extreme. You may have noticed it on your lawns or in the prices of your fruits and vegetables. What you may not know is how the drought is impacting trees in the long term.
  It’s the most beautiful time of year here in Western New York…the fall. Typically filled with red, orange, and yellow hues, this year, it may look a little different.
  Scott Redding, Owner of Ab
  
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• Buffalo native and Beyoncé’s makeup artist, hosts Beauty Gallery in NYC

  17-09-2016 00:00 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK, N.Y. (WIVB) – We all know what an art gallery is. But have you ever heard of a beauty gallery?
  Buffalo native, Sir John Barnett, created one that took place during New York Fashion Week.
  He’s Beyoncé’s makeup artist and was responsible for the body art behind the Lemonade visual album that aired on HBO.
  Sir John said growing up in Buffalo taught him how to persevere no matter where he is in the world.
  “We know what it is to push. To fight for more. It&rsq
  
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