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• Hamburg woman travels to Rochester for medical marijuana treatment

  16-11-2016 23:52 via wivb.com
  
  HAMBURG, N.Y. (WIVB)- Like many Western New Yorkers who rely on medical marijuana, Wendy Hart hasn’t had an easy time getting it.
  There’s now almost 10,000 patients registered for the program, and 739 doctors.
  While the program is expanding, many patients feel their access is not. In June, the Department of Health approved a new medical marijuana capsule to be sold at Columbia Care, one of the state’s five registered companies.
  Columbia Care’s closest location to Har
  
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• Walden Avenue plant to close in mid-February

  16-11-2016 23:27 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, NY (WIVB) –   Dozens of workers in Cheektowaga are getting some bad news right before the holiday.
  MGS Group announced its Walden Avenue plant is closing.
  62 workers are expected to be laid off by February 14, 2017.
  MGS makes plastic parts for medical supplies.
  The company says the plant is closing because of “economic” reasons.
   
   
  
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• Oncolinx: Developer explains the ‘magic’ behind the winning product

  16-11-2016 23:23 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The winners of the 43 North competition are making big moves in Buffalo. “Oncolinx” is working to develop a drug to cure cancer here in Buffalo.The magic behind the company’s research can be traced to a lab on University at Buffalo’s South Campus.  Dr. Dhaval Shah is an Assistant Professor at University at Buffalo’s School of Pharmacy.He is also working behind the scenes to develop the immunotherap
  
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• New Lackawanna air samples released by DEC

  16-11-2016 23:20 via wivb.com
  
  LACKAWANNA, N.Y. (WIVB)- The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) released new data Wednesday, collected from air samples in Lackawanna.
  The air was sampled from four different locations around the old Bethlehem Steel plant site, where a massive fire broke out a Nov. 9.
  According to air particulate matter, air quality reached “very unhealthy” levels on the air quality index on Nov. 11.
  One of the volatile organic compounds (VOCs) with the highest re
  
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• New Niagara Community Center opens its doors to youth in Niagara Falls

  16-11-2016 22:40 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) — A new athletic and educational facility called ‘The Niagara’ has officially opened it’s doors in Niagara Falls.The 21 thousand square foot facility with 50 foot high ceilings has been years in the making. More than $2.5 million made the new Niagara Community Center a reality.
  City officials came together today for the Niagara’s official ribbon cutting.
  The project is a collaboration of the Niagara Catholic Junior Senior High School, the
  
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• Students discuss the post-election tone on college campuses

  16-11-2016 20:55 via wivb.com
  
   
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — It has been just over one week since voters hit the polls, electing Donald Trump as the 45th president of the United States. Since then, many students are saying there’s a tone on campus when discussing politics.
  “The left definitely has a stronger hold on campuses,” said Reed Tighe, the UB College Republicans president. “A lot of professors were nervous and had some not-so-nice things to say about Trump winning the presidency.&rdq
  
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• Lackawanna man arrested in cell phone scam

  16-11-2016 20:07 via wivb.com
  
  LACKAWANNA, NY (WIVB) – A special investigations unit of the New York State Police arrested a Lackawanna man for allegedly running a cell phone scam.
  Bena S. Albaneh, 30, was arrested following a 5-month investigation by two units of the State Police.
  Albaneh is charged with scheming to defraud in a case involving at least 13 victims who where lured into purchasing cellular phones from Albaneh with the promise of taking over the cell phone account.
  The suspect was arraigned in Town of Clar
  
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• Aquarium of Niagara’s main pool to close for weeks

  16-11-2016 18:48 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) — The main pool at the Aquarium of Niagara in Niagara Falls will be closed from Nov. 28 through December 12 for routine maintenance.
  During this time, no sea lion presentations will take place and they will not be on exhibit, as those animals live in the main pool. All other aquarium programs will continue like normal.
  Also, admission to the aquarium will be 50 percent off during the closure.
  
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• Minnesota officer charged with manslaughter in Castile death

  16-11-2016 18:22 via wivb.com
  
  ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota police officer has been charged with second-degree manslaughter in the killing of Philando Castile, a black man whose girlfriend streamed the gruesome aftermath of the fatal shooting live on Facebook, prosecutors announced Wednesday.
  St. Anthony police officer Jeronimo Yanez shot the 32-year-old during a July 6 traffic stop in the St. Paul suburb of Falcon Heights. Castile’s girlfriend, Diamond Reynolds, was in the car along with her young daughter
  
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• Man accused of abandoning mobile home in roadway

  16-11-2016 18:15 via wivb.com
  
  TOWN OF CARROLTON, N.Y. (WIVB) — On Sunday morning, Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s deputies encountered a rare sight in the middle of a Town of Carrolton road — an abandoned mobile home.
  Around 7:30 a.m., authorities were responding to a complaint about a truck hauling a trailer with no wheels on it on Route 219.
  While they were responding, the abandoned mobile home was found on S. Nine Mile Rd.
  Deputies began to investigate, and they say they came to the conclusio
  
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• Police: Pizza shop customer shoots 2 robbers, killing 1

  16-11-2016 17:49 via wivb.com
  
  LEVITTOWN, Pa. (AP) — An armed pizza shop customer shot and killed one robber and injured another as they tried to hold up the restaurant, police said.
  The shooting happened late Tuesday night at Porfirio’s Pizza and Pasta, located in a shopping plaza in Levittown, about 25 miles northeast of Philadelphia.
  The customer took out a gun and shot both men after they allegedly pistol-whipped him, Middletown Police Chief Joe Bartorilla told reporters.
  One suspect was pronounced dead at the
  
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• Police say Oklahoma airport shooter was ex-employee

  16-11-2016 17:36 via wivb.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Police say the man accused of fatally shooting an Oklahoma City airport employee used to work for Southwest Airlines and that the attack was likely in retaliation for circumstances that led to the attacker’s 2015 resignation.
  Capt. Paco Balderrama identified the shooter as Lloyd Dean Buie, of Oklahoma City.
  He says Buie resigned from Southwest Airlines in April 2015 and that investigators believe he shot and killed 52-year-old Michael Winchester on Tuesday in ret
  
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• Obese Mexican man removed from home

  16-11-2016 17:29 via wivb.com
  
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — A Mexican man who weighs about 1,100 pounds (500 kilos) and hadn’t left his bed in six years has been removed by medical personnel for treatment.
  His doctor gave the 32-year-old man’s name only as Juan Pedro from the central city of Aguascalientes.
  Gabriela Centeno, spokeswoman for the office of Dr. Jose Antonio Castaneda, said Tuesday the patient was taken to Guadalajara where blood samples were taken. She says he will remain in that city for several months
  
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• Who needs a press secretary? President-elect doubles down on Twitter

  16-11-2016 17:16 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (MEDIA GENERAL) — A week after becoming president-elect of the United States, Donald Trump continues to depend on social media to reach out to critics, his allies, and the world.
  During the 2016 campaign, Mr. Trump was often questioned about his decision to use Twitter to attack his rivals and question news reports. Traditionally candidates will use a spokesperson or televised press conference to shape the message, instead Mr. Trump prefers to keep his 140 characters at a t
  
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• Political pupils: Civics gets renewed attention in schools

  16-11-2016 17:03 via wivb.com
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The incumbent governor ran on a kindness platform and is just finishing up a year of public appearances and speeches. The candidates vying to succeed her are focusing their campaigns on issues including homelessness, recycling and bullying prevention.
  Welcome to politics, elementary-school style.
  Seven candidates are running to be the fifth-grade “kid governor” of Connecticut in an election that seeks to spark deeper interest for all students in governmen
  
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• Senate Democrats elect Chuck Schumer as leader

  16-11-2016 16:30 via wivb.com
  
  (AP) — Senate Democrats have elected Chuck Schumer to be their new minority leader when Congress convenes in January. The New Yorker will be Washington’s most powerful Democrat as the party confronts an all-Republican government led by Donald Trump.
  Democrats unanimously picked Schumer at a closed-door meeting Wednesday. He will succeed Harry Reid, the combative Nevada Democrat who is retiring in January after 30 years in the Senate.
  Republicans will control the White House, the Hous
  
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• McConnell to lead Senate GOP, Schumer new Democratic leader

  16-11-2016 16:30 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans re-elected Mitch McConnell of Kentucky on Wednesday to be majority leader next year, keeping the respected legislative tactician at the forefront when the new Congress begins working on Donald Trump’s agenda.
  The chamber’s Democrats replaced their departing leader with Sen. Chuck Schumer, meaning the New Yorker will be Washington’s most powerful Democrat as the party confronts a Republican-dominated government.
  McConnell is widely popu
  
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• Syracuse man who killed his daughter sentenced

  16-11-2016 15:59 via wivb.com
  
  SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — A central New York man who killed his toddler daughter, burned her body and dumped her remains in a waterway was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison.
  Twenty-five-year-old Ryan Lawrence of Syracuse was sentenced Wednesday morning in Onondaga County Court.
  He pleaded guilty in September to murdering 21-month-old Maddox Lawrence last February. Authorities say he used a wooden baseball bat to kill his daughter, then burned her body in the woods outside Syrac
  
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• Growing number of refugees are applying for Habitat homes

  16-11-2016 05:45 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- A growing number of refugees are applying for Habitat for Humanity homes.
  City officials say there are now 20,000 refugees in Buffalo, and at least 1,000 have arrived in the city this year.
  At a Habitat for Humanity Buffalo house under construction, refugee Samuel Bakah remembered the labor he put into his own house.
  “I just worked almost 600 hours and I got to own my own house,” said Bakah.
  Bakah came to Buffalo nine years ago from Ethiopia and for the las
  
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• Confusion on Grand Island over approval of West River bike path

  16-11-2016 05:37 via wivb.com
  
  GRAND ISLAND, N.Y. (WIVB) — A controversial proposal has turned Grand Island into a land of confusion.
  Some people on the island are overjoyed that the state is moving ahead with changes to the West River parkway.
  “The whole west side of the island is going to be transformed into recreational space for people to bike, to jog in a way that’s safe and free of cars,” said Nathan McMurray, town supervisor.
  New York state parks made the decision last week. In a statement, the
  
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• Man charged with shooting Clarence restaurant owner appears in court

  16-11-2016 03:54 via wivb.com
  
  CLARENCE, N.Y. (WIVB) — A man accused of shooting a Clarence restaurant owner made his first court appearance Tuesday night.
  Prosecutors say 36-year-old Christopher Boyd is charged with shooting the owner of Zoe Restaurant in the arm on Transit Road in Clarence two months ago.
  Police say Boyd shot at the victim’s wife and took off with cash. Police arrested Boyd at a Buffalo deli after receiving tips from the community.
  Boyd was arraigned on several charges including attempted murder
  
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• Could Lackawanna fire be stoking up an insurance nightmare?

  16-11-2016 01:58 via wivb.com
  
  LACKAWANNA, N.Y. (WIVB) – Residents in Lackawanna near the old Bethlehem Steel site are starting to assess the damage from the fire, and it could evolve into an insurance nightmare, as homeowners learn what is covered and what is not.
  Those living in the adjacent Bethlehem Park neighborhood have been inundated with smoke, soot, debris, and questionable air quality. Who pays for their cleanup? Executives in the insurance industry say property losses should be covered by their homeowners in
  
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• Caught on camera: Lackawanna High School fight breaks out in cafeteria

  16-11-2016 00:23 via wivb.com
  
  LACKAWANNA, N.Y. (WIVB) – We’re getting a closer look at a fight that broke out at Lackawanna high school last week. A 17-year-old student is accused of punching the principal.
  Hillary Brown, 17,  is now charged with resisting arrest, harassment and disorderly conduct after she punched her high school principal. But she says a bullying incident during her lunch period led to a fight, and hurting the principal was a complete accident.
  Brown said, “I’m usuall
  
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• Data shows “very unhealthy” air quality results in Lackawanna

  16-11-2016 00:17 via wivb.com
  
  LACKAWANNA, N.Y. (WIVB)- Graphs from the New York Department of Environmental Conservation show air particulate samples near the old Bethlehem Steel plant between Nov. 9 and Nov. 11 to be “very unhealthy” according to the air quality index.
  DEC graph showing particulate levels on Electric and ClevelandA massive fire broke out at the plant the morning of Nov. 9. It’s been a week and fire crews are still battling hot spots.
  The DEC released a series of graphs showing particu
  
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