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• Local magician gets back on his feet after RV accident

  29-10-2016 18:58 via wivb.com
  
  TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) – A Western New York Magician is recovering from a bad car accident.
  In his own way, he explains how a love for what you do can overcome pain.
  It’s not often you’ll see a magician doing his thing with a broken foot on crutches.
  Paul Antonio said, “At one point, “I said I’m going to die under here.”Just last week he was heading back from a show in Albany when his R.V. stalled. He went to check it out and it pulle
  
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• Police investigate west side tire slashings

  29-10-2016 17:34 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Police are investigating multiple tire slashings on the city’s west side.
  Saturday morning, the Buffalo Police Department sent a tweet reporting the crimes happening on three streets:Richmond Avenue, Bird Avenue and Manchester Place.Police have not said how many cars were hit.
  Police say the slashings happened overnight; they’re asking anyone with information to call the “D” District Headquarters at (716) 851-4413.
  
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• Racing against drug addiction: Save the Michaels of the World

  29-10-2016 17:33 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) —When you think of drug addiction, it’s easy to overlook prescription pain killers, but a surprising amount of young adults choose pain killers as their drug of choice. One family helped to raise awareness of prescription drug addiction Saturday at Delaware Park.
  For one family in Buffalo, the battle with drug addiction hit close to home, Avi Israel and his wife Julie lost their son after he took his own life five years ago. Avi told News 4,”Our son Michael
  
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• Latest Honor Flight takes off from Buffalo airport

  29-10-2016 15:01 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Saturday morning dozens of veterans began a trip of a lifetime, to see tributes to their service to America.
  The newly reorganized Buffalo Niagara Honor Flight held a sendoff ceremony at the Buffalo Niagara International Airport, before the veterans boarded the flight for Baltimore.
  The vets will see memorials for World War II, the Korean War, and the conflict in Vietnam.Volunteers accompany each vet.
  The return flight is set for Saturday evening.
  
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• Local leaders react to new Clinton email probe

  29-10-2016 06:59 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The announcement of a new email probe comes less than two weeks from the elections. Local leaders reacted to the news.
  On one side, Erie County Democratic Chairman Jeremy Zellner says no one truly knows what’s in the emails. Republican Chairman Nick Langworthy says it must be something, especially If it caused the FBI to make the announcement.
  Republican Chairman Nick Langworthy said, “God knows what’s in those emails, but it must be something
  
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• HS Football Friday: Section VI semifinals

  29-10-2016 05:49 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The ‘Road to the Ralph’ is now the road to New Era Field, and on Friday night it was nearly set in stone with nine teams advancing to play for a sectional title next weekend.
  Only Cleveland-Hill and Gowanda remain alive in semifinal action, which will be played on Saturday at 2:00.
  Here are your winners from Friday night’s action:
  Class AA
  Lancaster 35, Hutch Tech 12
  Orchard Park 34, Clarence 18
  Class A
  Starpoint 20, McKinley 13
  Bennett 44, Nor
  
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• Cheektowaga business comes back from ‘Snowvember’ 2014 destruction

  29-10-2016 01:59 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) – Nearly two years ago, David Gordon’s Cheektowaga-based companies were crushed by the sheer weight of what came to be known as the “Snowvember” storm, in mid-November, 2014. The roof of his massive warehouse collapsed under tons of heavy wet snow.
  Gordon’s properties, the warehouse, a general store and warehouse, and a banquet hall—all located along Union Road—were in the path of a snow band that buried parts of Western New Yor
  
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• Orchard Park icon set to re-open a year after it abruptly closed

  29-10-2016 01:09 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) — Ever since it closed abruptly in late September 2015, not only Orchard Park but all greater Buffalo has been missing an important part of the community. But that will change come early next week when Eckl’s re-opens for business.
  The staff at Eckl’s has been busy this week preparing for the re-launch — shining the famous carving station, for example. They planned an invite-only soft opening on Friday, and the big grand reopening on Tuesday.
  The
  
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• Another case of Legionnaires’ in Niagara County?

  29-10-2016 00:42 via wivb.com
  
  LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Niagara County Health Department said late Friday they’re investigating a possible 17th case of Legionnaires’ Disease, which also adds to eight cases diagnosed within the past month.
  Many in the most recent cluster of illnesses are located within close proximity to Eastern Niagara Hospital.
  Legionnaires’ bacteria was discovered by health department investigators in the hospital’s cooling tower, which is about a block away from where sever
  
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