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• Bridge repair work to close portions of I-90

  18-11-2016 23:44 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The I-90 WB will be closed at Exit 53 various times throughout the weekend due to repair work after a July accident.
  Here is the list of closings, courtesy of the New York State Thruway Authority:
  I-90 Westbound at exit 53 Closure Schedule:
  Single Lane Closure 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday
  Double Lane Closure 9 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday
  Full Westbound Road Closure 10 p.m. Friday to 8 a.m. Saturday
  Single Lane Closure 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday
  Double Lane Closure 9 p.m. to 10
  
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• Winemakers worry about unseasonably warm weather

  18-11-2016 23:24 via wivb.com
  
  St. David’s, Ontario, Canada (WIVB)- “Every wine should have a story,” said Marty Werner, an Ontario-based winemaker.
  The story for the wines made from the grapes growing at Ravine Vineyards this fall will have a different story than those in previous years.
  “It does change year to year and playing defense to the weather is probably my toughest task,” said Werner.
  The forecasted cooler temps are a welcome sight for winemakers who say they’ve been worryin
  
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• Local parent claims discrimination from Cub Scouts organization

  18-11-2016 23:13 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB)- Rebecca Friot-Achtyl tells News 4 her son Dimitrios is devastated after being told he can’t return to his Cub Scouts pack.
  The 8-year-old was recently asked to leave; according to the Cub Scouts, the boy was being aggressive and using inappropriate language.
  “It really was preventing other boys from feeling that they could participate,” said Greater Niagara Frontier Council Scout Executive, Russell Etzenhouser.
  Friot-Achtyl’s son has ADHD; s
  
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• Ciminelli to reveal Ellicott St. grocery store plans at public meeting

  18-11-2016 22:50 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The public will soon be able to learn more about a grocery store planned for downtown Buffalo.
  Ciminelli Real Estate Corporation will hold a public information session about a mixed-use development on Ellicott St. on Dec. 1.
  The event will take place at 6 p.m. in the auditorium of the Buffalo and Erie County Public Library at 1 Lafayette Square.
  Ciminelli, along with project partners, including Tops and Cannon Design, will reveal details of the plan for the
  
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• Wellsville community members react to racist graffiti with ‘Make America Kind Again’ messages

  18-11-2016 22:47 via wivb.com
  
  WELLSVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) — Signs that say don’t give hate a home here, love everyone, and Wellsville is a place for good neighbors replace a swastika and racist graffiti message that was painted on the same wall on election night.
  “We will not be defined or described by this graffiti. This is not the community of Wellsville what you saw on USA Today,” said Randy Shayler, Mayor elect of the Village of Wellsville.
  “I was surprised, disappointed that this would happen i
  
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• Trump University lawsuits settled for $25M

  18-11-2016 22:32 via wivb.com
  
  (AP) — New York’s attorney general says President-elect Donald Trump has agreed to a $25 million settlement to resolve three lawsuits over Trump University, his former school for real estate investors.
  The deal announced Friday by Attorney General Eric Schneiderman would settle two class-action lawsuits in California and a civil suit filed by Schneiderman.
  The suits had alleged that Trump University failed to deliver the quality real estate investing education it promised.
  
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• 3 hospitalized after Campbell Blvd. crash

  18-11-2016 22:27 via wivb.com
  
  GETZVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) — Three people were hospitalized after a crash on Campbell Blvd. Friday afternoon.
  An SUV was traveling south when it collided with another vehicle going the opposite direction.
  The accident appears to have happened around 3 p.m. It blocked off the road from Dodge to N. French Rd. for about two hours.
  It is not clear what condition the crash victims are in, but one of them had to be extricated from a vehicle.
  
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• Letchworth waterfall deaths of children result in indictments against 2 men

  18-11-2016 21:56 via wivb.com
  
  WARSAW, N.Y. (WIVB) — A 28-count indictment was handed down against two Rochester men who were swept over a 70-foot Letchworth waterfall, along with five children.
  Prosecutors say Tyler Jennings, 34, and Chad Staley, 32, visited Letchworth State Park with the children this past June. During the visit, prosecutors say the seven of them entered a restricted area of the park — the water right above the Lower Falls.
  Authorities say the group was trying to see the waterfall
  
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• Accused bank robber arrested at motel

  18-11-2016 20:25 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) — An alleged bank robber from the Town of Niagara was arrested by Niagara County Sheriff’s deputies on Thursday.
  Joseph Light, 27, was charged with robbery and grand larceny after allegedly robbing the Northwest Savings Bank on Niagara Falls Boulevard in Niagara Falls.
  Deputies and Town of Niagara police took him into custody at the Bit O’ Paris Motel on the same road.
  Following arraignment, Light was jailed on $20,000 bail.
  
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• Holiday fun for families in WNY

  18-11-2016 20:08 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Festivities will be taking place across western New York as the holiday season begins. Here’s where you and your family can have fun during the season:
  Boulevard Mall
  Santa Photos from Nov. 12 – Dec. 24
  Teddy Bear Tree for present donations from Nov. 10 – Dec. 12
  Walden Galleria
  Santa Photos from Nov. 12 – Dec. 24 — Monday-Thursday from 11 a.m. – 8 p.m. and Friday-Saturday from 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.
  Sensory env
  
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• Survey: Most Americans plan to skip Thanksgiving Day sales

  18-11-2016 20:06 via wivb.com
  
  (WBAY) — Black Friday has lost some of its luster, with sales starting on Thanksgiving Thursday, and stores are already promoting “pre-Black Friday” sales. But this shopping tradition isn’t broken yet.
  Last year, shoppers parted with $10 billion on Black Friday alone.
  Overall, holiday spending is projected to reach $656 billion in November and December, up from not quite $631 billion last year, according to personal finance website WalletHub.com.
  A survey commissione
  
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• Buffalo crews prepare for snow

  18-11-2016 19:05 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Buffalo city crews have been preparing for the first widespread snowfall of the season.
  The salt barns are full, crews are out removing leaves and the snow plows are ready.
  Officials say there will be no change in the parking rules.
  The City of Buffalo pushed back its winter parking ban until Nov. 22.
  APP | Get the latest weather information with our 4 Warn Weather app. Find more information on that here.
  
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• State Police honor men who tackled robbery suspect in Lockport

  18-11-2016 18:58 via wivb.com
  
  LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WIVB) – State Police have bestowed a high honor on three local good Samaritans who are credited with taking down a robbery suspect earlier this month. The men chased the suspect down, and tackled him to hold him in place until police arrived.
  It happened the night of November 5, as Daniel Bronson was leaving a restaurant on Robinson Road with his girlfriend’s father, Patrick Ellinger, and her brother, Patrick Ellinger the II. The men say they saw someone steal a 73-ye
  
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• The Audcast, Episode 7: Fear and loathing at KeyBank Center

  18-11-2016 18:10 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — On the seventh episode of The Audcast, News 4 Sports’ Tom Martin and NHL.com’s Joe Yerdon go into an extended question/answer session with Sabres fans after Buffalo lost its sixth straight game on Thursday night.
  The Sabres are missing playmakers like Jack Eichel, Ryan O’Reilly, Tyler Ennis and others – and without them, the team has failed to score three or more goals in the month of November. The Sabres have scored just six goals in the
  
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• Daily fantasy sports rivals DraftKings and FanDuel to merge

  18-11-2016 15:55 via wivb.com
  
  BOSTON (AP) — Daily fantasy sports rivals DraftKings and FanDuel have agreed to merge after months of speculation and increasing regulatory scrutiny.
  The two companies made the announcement Friday, saying the combined organization would be able to reduce costs as they work to become profitable and battle with regulators across the country to remain legal.
  The companies have each raised millions of dollars through investors and sponsorship deals, but state attorneys general, lawmakers and r
  
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• Kanye West says if he’d voted, he would’ve voted for Trump

  18-11-2016 15:52 via wivb.com
  
  SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Kanye West says he didn’t vote in the presidential election, but if he had, he would have voted for Republican President-elect Donald Trump.
  Fan video shows West making the comments on stage at a concert in San Jose, California, on Thursday night. The announcement was mostly met with boos from the crowd. West told fans that “sometimes you might have to not get your way in order to really understand what to do in the future to be able to get your way.&rdq
  
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• Water main break closes off part of Seneca St.

  18-11-2016 15:42 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Part of Seneca St. in downtown Buffalo is closed due to a water main break.
  The Buffalo Water Authority says the break is affecting the street between Chicago and Louisiana.
  The street will not be back open until late Friday afternoon.
  Chef’s Restaurant, which is located there, will be closed as crews repair the water main.
  
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• AAA prepares for winter storm, offers tips for drivers

  18-11-2016 04:40 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y (WIVB) — Ready or not, snow is on its way and people throughout western New York are bracing for winter weather.
  AAA crews are preparing for snow that is expected to hit the area this weekend.
  “We’re making sure that all of our service vehicles are ready to go, making sure we got the best tires we can, making sure that the preventative maintenance has been done,” said Brian Dadswell, fleet operations manager for AAA.
  Dadswell says they’re preparing the
  
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• Police on the lookout for man who approached D’Youville student

  18-11-2016 04:18 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A D’Youville College student notified police after she says a man tried to lure her into his vehicle Thursday morning.
  The female student told officers she was approached by an African-American male in his 50’s on Jersey Street on the other side of Niagara Street just before 9:30 a.m. The student says the man tried to lure her into his vehicle and lunged at her before driving away.
  The man was reportedly wearing a black jacket and black glasses. The vehic
  
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• Tax foreclosure sale hits too close to home for West Seneca family

  18-11-2016 01:56 via wivb.com
  
  WEST SENECA, N.Y. (WIVB) – Jaclyn Cooper got a knock on the door earlier this month, a stranger with papers showing he had just bought the family’s home in a tax foreclosure auction. The Coopers were stunned and bewildered because they had just paid their back taxes, and had the receipt to prove it.
  “He said, ‘well I just bought this house in auction, and I am going to take over ownership on Wednesday,’” Jaclyn recalled.
  Jaclyn and her husband James would lea
  
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• Smoking concerns at apartment complex in Lancaster

  18-11-2016 01:14 via wivb.com
  
  LANCASTER, N.Y. (WIVB)- There are “no smoking” signs all over Lancaster Towers’ property, but some residents claim many aren’t following the rules.
  For one resident with serious asthma, it’s becoming a health problem.
  “It comes into my room, and I’m very, very sensitive to it,” said Mark Rehrauer.
  The building hasn’t allowed smoking since August. It partners with HUD, and followed suit after many public housing properties went non-smokin
  
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