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• Boy, 6, dies days after South Carolina school shooting

  01-10-2016 22:15 via wivb.com
  
   COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A 6-year-old boy who was critically wounded in a school shooting died Saturday, days after a 14-year-old boy opened fire on a school playground, authorities said.
  Jacob Hall had been fighting for his life at a hospital after a bullet struck him in a main artery in his leg, causing him a major brain injury due to the loss of blood. Jacob died about 1 p.m., Anderson County Coroner Greg Shore said. The hospital will release more details about his death, the coroner
  
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• Man with knife robs Lockport Sunoco

  01-10-2016 22:06 via wivb.com
  
  TOWN OF LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WIVB)- The Niagara County Sheriff’s Office is looking to identify the man who robbed a Sunoco on Transit Road around 3:20 a.m. Saturday morning.
  The Sunoco clerk described the suspect as a 5’8″ white male wearing a dark hoodie with no zipper, black khaki style pants and white sneakers. He also had on a navy blue knit hat, orange holographic aviator sunglasses and a black bandana covering his mouth.
  Officials believe he may have had a bruise under an
  
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• Buffalo police investigate fatal shooting on Sherman Street

  01-10-2016 17:28 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- Buffalo police are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred early Saturday morning.
  Ferry-Fillmore officers responded to the 200 block of Sherman Street around 2:30 a.m. Upon arrival they found a 25 year-old Buffalo man shot multiple times and deceased at the scene.
  Anyone with information is asked to call or text the Confidential TIPCALL Line at 847 – 2255.
  
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• “Tower of Power” symbolizes rise of public art in downtown Buffalo

  01-10-2016 16:08 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) –  Public art projects are popping up all over Western New York, and And two men from Buffalo say they want to change the face of the city. They call themselves Team Razor Wire.
  The bright structure to the sky is affectionately called “Tower of Power” and its behind the Tri-Main building on Halbert Street. Artists Chris Kameck and Nick Miller say it hasn’t been easy finishing it.
  Miller said, “Most of it&n
  
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• Six displaced by east side house fire

  01-10-2016 14:08 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A house fire under investigation on the city’s east side leaves six people without their home.
  Firefighters answered the call to Shepard Street around 2:00 a.m., where they found fire at the back of the house.The fire spread from the first floor to the second.
  None of the six people, five children and one adult, was home, but they were being offered assistance from the Red Cross.
  The cause of the fire is under investigation; damages are estimated at $60,000.
  
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• Week 5 high school football recap

  01-10-2016 06:06 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The high school football season has crossed the halfway point as a handful of teams have emerged atop their conference.
  In class AA North Clarence hosted Williamsville North in a battle of unbeatens. In a defensive battle Clarence emerged victorious winning 14-6 and now sits atop the division.
  Class A also say a fight for the top of their division, as Starpoint and North Tonawanda met. Starpoint staged a late rally and won 18-17.
  In non-league action, Canisius b
  
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• HS Football Friday: Week 5 recap

  01-10-2016 06:06 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The high school football season has crossed the halfway point as a handful of teams have emerged atop their conference.
  In class AA North Clarence hosted Williamsville North in a battle of unbeatens. In a defensive battle Clarence emerged victorious winning 14-6 and now sits atop the division.
  Class A also say a fight for the top of their division, as Starpoint and North Tonawanda met. Starpoint staged a late rally and won 18-17.
  In non-league action, Canisius b
  
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• Opponents of the Northern Access Pipeline call on officials to stop project

  01-10-2016 05:11 via wivb.com
  
  WHEATFIELD, N.Y. (WIVB) — Opponents of the Northern Access Pipeline held a news conference on the side of Liberty Road in Wheatfield. They chose that spot because it could soon be home to a recently approved facility that would be owned by National Fuel.
  Opponents of the project are against it for a multitude of reasons. But they say some of the biggest reasons include safety, the environment, and little to no notice of what was coming to their backyards.
  Dozens of opponents of t
  
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• Records reveal nursing home attacker had violent tendencies

  01-10-2016 00:31 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — When Ruth Murray was sent to Emerald South nursing home, it was assumed the 83-year-old would live out her days in peace.
  Instead, she met a violent end at the hands of another resident of the facility, a man her age with a history of aggression, who medical professionals said required 24-hour supervision.
  That man, who News 4 is not naming, will likely never be charged because he’s incompetent to stand trial, according to experts.
  Meanwhile, Emerald South is a
  
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