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• West Seneca woman receives prestigious award for adoption advocacy

  28-09-2016 23:50 via wivb.com
  
   
  WEST SENECA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Christine Harris and her daughters Nakiya and Lacey are like any other loving family, with one big difference.
  “I saw a big need in our community that children needed homes. I decided that I had extra room and I could open my heart and home to kids that needed it,” said Christine Harris, adoptive parent and therapeutic foster care provider.
  Christine adopted Lacey when she was 6-years-old, and she adopted Nakiya when she was 9-years-old.
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• Niagara-Wheatfield Central School district renames Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples Day

  28-09-2016 23:50 via wivb.com
  
   
  SANBORN, N.Y. (WIVB) — Columbus Day has officially been renamed to Indigenous Peoples Day in the Niagara-Wheatfield Central School district.
  The Board of Education approved the request after a power point presentation by the Native American Club and the Niagara Wheatfield Student Council.
  Students from both clubs have been working on the effort for the past year. In the presentation, students portrayed the killings, slavery, and kidnappings that resulted under Christopher Columbus.S
  
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• Sheriff: Niagara County inmate plots ambush, escape attempt

  28-09-2016 23:34 via wivb.com
  
  LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Niagara County Sheriff’s Office says an inmate tried to put together a plan for escape that involved an ambush.
  Benito Gonzalez, 33, has been staying at the Niagara County Jail on several charges of attempted murder, kidnapping and domestic violence.
  According to deputies, the inmate plotted an escape during a time when he was set to appear in court. They say he tried to coordinate an ambush of a Sheriff’s Office transport vehicle by an outside
  
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• Local school broken into, stolen from over weekend

  28-09-2016 22:58 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Buffalo police say two burglaries occurred at a local school this past weekend.
  Officers are looking for two people, one of whom was at Stanley Makowski Early Childhood on Jefferson Ave. both days.
  On Saturday, police say a black male with glasses and a red hoodie came into the school’s main office and damaged the room’s motion sensors.
  The next day, the man returned, but this time with another person. The second person is described as a black m
  
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• Accused burglar sentenced for fatally beating Cheektowaga man inside his home

  28-09-2016 22:19 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) — For beating a man to death inside his Cheektowaga home last year, a Buffalo man will spend 20 years in prison.
  In July 2015, Kevin Schwartz, 47, was allegedly burglarizing the Walden Ave. home of Lawrence Cassata, 67, when he fatally beat him.
  In addition to the 20-year sentence Schwartz will serve, he will spend another five years under post-release supervision.
  
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• Another bank falls victim to robbery; police searching for culprit

  28-09-2016 22:04 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A series of bank robberies continued when a man stole from a Citizens Bank inside a Tops store on Elmwood Ave. Tuesday night.
  According to police, the thief robbed the bank around 6 p.m.
  He is described as standing at approximately 5’6″ or 5’7″ and is a white man possibly in his 20s.
  At the time of the robbery, the man on camera was wearing a cream and gray striped sweater, police say.
  Anyone with information on the robbery or suspect is asked
  
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• Man charged with 17 counts of burglary after alleged Cattaraugus County crime spree

  28-09-2016 21:47 via wivb.com
  
  LITTLE VALLEY, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Cattaraugus County man has been charged with 17 counts of third-degree burglary.
  Authorities say Codie Capron, 26, stole tools and other items from garages and buildings across the county. His alleged crimes took place in Humphrey, Carrollton, Salamanca, Olean, Coldspring, Mansfield, Hinsdale, Great Valley and Allegany.
  After being arraigned in court, Capron was released on his own recognizance.
  
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• Congress overrides Obama’s veto of Sept. 11 bill

  28-09-2016 21:24 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress has rejected a veto by President Barack Obama for the first time since he became president.
  The House voted 348-77 Wednesday to override his veto of legislation and allow the families of Sept. 11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia for the kingdom’s alleged backing of the attackers.
  The Senate had voted 97-1 to override his veto.
  The lawsuit legislation now becomes law despite elements that Obama and top Pentagon officials warn could put U.S. troops and intere
  
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• LIVE STREAM: 2 children shot, 1 teacher injured in South Carolina school shooting

  28-09-2016 20:43 via wivb.com
  
  TOWNVILLE, S.C. (WIVB) – Authorities in South Carolina are responding to a shooting at an elementary school.
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  Two children were shot at the school and a teenage suspect is in custody. The children’s’ injuries are not life-threatening, but they and an injured teacher have been hospitalized.
  Investigators in the state are looking at a second scene that is possibly related to the school shooting, but it
  
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• Authorities: School shooter killed father before rampage

  28-09-2016 20:43 via wivb.com
  
  TOWNVILLE, S.C. (AP) — A teenager killed his father at his home Wednesday before going to a nearby elementary school and opening fire with a handgun, wounding two students and a teacher, authorities said.
  The teen was apprehended within minutes of the school shooting in this rural town about 110 miles northeast of Atlanta. One of the students was shot in the leg and the other in the foot, Capt. Garland Major with the Anderson County sheriff’s office said. Both students were male. The
  
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• Local police serve coffee at Dunkin’ Donuts for Good Neighbor Day

  28-09-2016 20:36 via wivb.com
  
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) — We’re guessing you did not see your typical Dunkin’ Donuts server if you got coffee Wednesday morning in Amherst.
  As part of Good Neighbor Day, local police officers served coffee at the Dunkin’ Donuts locations on Main St. and Bailey Ave.
  For every hot coffee sold Wednesday, local stores gave one dollar to Special Olympics New York.
  In addition to this, Dunkin’ workers loaded trucks with surprise deliveries to more than 70 poli
  
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• JCPenney looking to hire hundreds of local seasonal employees

  28-09-2016 18:31 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Some people can already feel the Christmas spirit in the air, and JCPenney is taking note of it.
  The store announced that they are looking to hire 450 seasonal employees in the Buffalo area this year.
  Positions available include those in customer service and support, like cashiers, replenishment specialists and merchandise support specialists.
  Seasonal associates will be able to get 25 percent off on store merchandise and a flexible schedule.
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• Father found guilty of manslaughter in young son’s October death

  28-09-2016 18:14 via wivb.com
  
  SARDINIA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Kevin McCabe, whose son was killed this past October in a vehicle crash, has been found guilty of manslaughter and endangering the welfare of a child.
  The Belfast man was driving a pickup truck with his 4-year-old son and niece when they slammed into the back of a tractor-trailer. During the drive, both children were in the front of the truck, not in the back inside child safety seats.
  McCabe was left in a coma for days.
  According to authorities, the presence o
  
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• Police investigating shooting near Bailey Ave.

  28-09-2016 17:42 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Buffalo police are investigating a Tuesday night shooting.
  Officers say just after 9 p.m., a 28-year-old was struck by gunfire near Bailey Ave. and Minnesota Ave.
  He was taken to ECMC, where he was treated and released.
  Anyone with information on the shooting can call the police department’s confidential tip line at 847-2255.
   
  
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• Reed proposes death penalty for heroin dealers linked to fatal overdoses

  28-09-2016 17:26 via wivb.com
  
  JAMESTOWN, N.Y. (WIVB) — A local Congressman is proposing much stricter penalties for some drug dealers who sell heroin connected to fatal overdoses — life in prison, or death.
  Rep. Tom Reed, who has offices in Jamestown and Olean, has introduced a bill call the HELP Act. HELP is an acronym for Help Ensure Lives are Protected.
  “We care about the families of every overdose victim in our community and the addicts that are struggling,” Reed said. “We&rsq
  
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• VIDEO: The New Gangnam Style? Social media erupts for pineapple pen

  28-09-2016 16:22 via wivb.com
  
  (WTNH) – Some people are already calling this video the new “Gangnam Style” that was created by PSY in 2012.
  Japanese comedian DJ Kosaka Daimaou’s Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen song, also known as “PPAP” has taken the internet by storm.
  The YouTube video has been viewed more than 7 million times since being posted in August.
  The viral video with the caption “this will be your new ringtone” shared on Facebook has received over 55 million views and ov
  
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• Watch: Fiancé loses ring during proposal at Yankees game

  28-09-2016 15:43 via wivb.com
  
  (MEDIA GENERAL) – Ladies, let’s have a quick conversation. What’s the most romantic place your beau could pop the question? A baseball game, right?
  Forking out the $100 fee to get your names on the jumbotron. Delicately ensuring he doesn’t drip any nacho cheese on his jersey before the break in the fifth inning. It’s the stuff of Shakespeare.
  One young Romeo decided to propose to his girlfriend at Tuesday’s game at Yankee Stadium, and, well, things didn’
  
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• Train hits, kills person in Dunkirk

  28-09-2016 11:21 via wivb.com
  
  DUNKIRK, N.Y. (WIVB) — City police ask anyone with information about a train hitting and killing a person early Wednesday to call them.
  Two people were walking along the tracks near Middle Road just after midnight, when a CSX train heading west hit one of them.
  Middle Road was closed for about 5 hours during the police investigation, and has been reopened.
  The victim’s name has not been released because family members have not yet been notified.
  Police are asking the other person to
  
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• Public invited to Albright-Knox Art Gallery expansion “brainstorm”

  28-09-2016 06:00 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Brainstorming for the future. The public weighed in on the next chapter of Buffalo’s Albright-Knox Art Gallery.
  The expansion project – dubbed “AK360” won’t be complete for the next several years, and it’s in the very preliminary states. But the art gallery and the expansion architect had one question from the audience. What does the public want from its museum?
  Janne Siren, the Director of the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, said, &ldq
  
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• Lehner makes 37 saves in Sabres’ 3-2 OT win

  28-09-2016 05:43 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Robin Lehner stopped 37 of 39 Ottawa Senators shots in his 2016-2017 debut, while Jake McCabe scored the game-winning goal in overtime as the Buffalo Sabres notched their first win of the preseason Tuesday night at KeyBank Center.
  Newly signed center Derek Grant scored a goal and added two assists, while linemate Nick Baptiste added a goal and an assist. Chris Neil and Derick Brassard scored the two goals for the Senators.
  “It was a good game,” Lehne
  
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• How local leaders are joining the Kaepernick movement

  28-09-2016 04:27 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Whether you agree or disagree with Colin Kaepernick’s decision to take a knee during the national anthem, the San Francisco 49’er has started a movement. From high school football games to other pro-athletes on the field, he’s starting a conversation.
  Last week, Common Council member, Ulysees Wingo, stood in solidarity with Kaepernick when he raised his fist in the air during the Pledge of Allegiance.
  “I don’t think this is going to slow
  
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• Who is watching out for America’s veterans in crisis?

  28-09-2016 01:43 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – It is the message of the Internet pushup challenge, known as “22Kill”—a worldwide movement to raise money, but more importantly, raise awareness of veterans who choose to end their lives every day. The 22 represents the toll officials have set for years, of 22 veterans committing suicide every day, but now say it is 20/day.
  On the Internet, 22Kill has gone viral, but critics of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs accuse the agency of letting ma
  
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• Knocking Out Parkinson’s: Part 2

  28-09-2016 00:26 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Monday on News 4 you met Dean Eoannou. He’s a 15-year boxing coach at the University at Buffalo. He gave up his dream of training champion fighters to train people with Parkinson’s.
  Everyone who trains at the gym is surprised to see how far they’ve come, some in just a few short months. Moira Schorr, a former marathon runner, now has her bounce back. She said, “I feel good, and I can do every day what I want to do and
  
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• FDA launches competition to create app to help during a drug overdose

  28-09-2016 00:24 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- It’s become routine for Twin City Ambulance crews to use naloxone to reverse the effects of an opioid overdose.
  “Right now we’re actually administering Narcan on a daily basis, at the very least,” said Terence Clark, the president.
  The FDA is now trying to make the drug more available. It launched a competition asking people to create an app to connect people having an overdose to someone nearby who is carrying naloxone.
  The FDA is “inviti
  
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• 8-year-old who was shot moved out of ICU

  28-09-2016 00:22 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The 8-year-old who was nearly killed when he was shot in the head a little over a month ago has been moved out of the intensive care unit.
  Donnell Bibbes is now on a regular patient floor at Women and Children’s Hospital.
  On Aug. 25, Bibbes was sitting in a car with his two brothers and mother on South Division Street when someone walked up and fired 10 to 15 shots.The suspect has not been apprehended.
  It wasn’t initially known if Bibbes would even live b
  
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• UB eyes third MAC championship in as many years

  28-09-2016 00:16 via wivb.com
  
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) – The start of the college basketball season is just days away with practices set to begin on Friday. University at Buffalo will be looking to make some history this year as they begin a chase to win the third MAC championship in three years, something that has never been done before.
  “I still don’t think we will be the clear cut favorites in the deal just with how the rosters will shake out,” Bulls head coach Nate Oats said on Tuesday afternoon. &ldq
  
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