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• Needy Niagara County families get free Thanksgiving meals through ‘Feed the Falls’

  24-11-2016 22:58 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) — Two hundred volunteers spent Thanksgiving morning preparing meals and packing them in bags.
  “We’re just bagging up the turkeys, the pies, the silverware, the cranberry sauce. I’ve been doing it for 3 or 4 years and I love to volunteer I give back to the community and it makes me feel good,” said Joan Lee, volunteer.
  Like Joan, several volunteers at the First Assembly of God Church share the same holiday cheer.
  “It’s important
  
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• Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church of Buffalo hosts annual Thanksgiving day meal

  24-11-2016 22:26 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church of Buffalo hosted it’s 10th annual Thanksgiving day dinner today.
  The annual event is hosted by Orthodox Action, which is a ministry of the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church. Dozens of people in need ate a Thanksgiving meal for free.
  More than 350 meals were served with the help of 81 volunteers who spent the past couple of days preparing the food. Guests ate traditional Thanksgiving day foods like turkey, stuffing, mashe
  
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• A new home for the holidays

  24-11-2016 21:56 via wivb.com
  
  HAMBURG, N.Y. (WIVB)- About a month ago, Kristen and David Coffee got an unexpected chance to be parents, again.
  “The birth mom contacted us and we prayed about it, we wanted to make sure it was the right thing to do,” David said.
  4-year-old Lily was recently adopted from Texas by the Coffee Family in Hamburg.“We were like should we? shouldn’t we? And then we both just kind of came to the conclusion at the same time that’s what God was calling us to,” Kristen
  
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• Runners taking on the 121st consecutive Turkey Trot

  24-11-2016 18:09 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)— Thousands of trotters are hitting the pavement– participating in the long time Thanksgiving day tradition.
  “It’s a lot of fun,” said Geoff Falkner, the communications director for Buffalo Niagara YMCA. “It’s not just about the run. It’s about being together.
  Together with 14,000 other Buffalonians- trotting down the road before gobbling down some turkey. Western New Yorkers have been running the race for 121 years.
  The 8k
  
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• Different ways to celebrate Thanksgiving

  24-11-2016 17:37 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Many families across the nation and here in western New York will pause for Thanksgiving.
  The turkey is traditionally the centerpiece of dinner.
  Chef Ben Loomis from the Niagara Falls Culinary Institute showed us how to make a stuffed turkey breast or turkey roulade.
  In some households, instead of the turkey, chicken is the main meat.
  “The turkey does not take all of the spices so we do a Cornish hen. It’s marinated in yogurt and spices and made in a tand
  
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• Hundreds of volunteers help City Mission deliver thousands of Thanksgiving meals

  24-11-2016 16:56 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – As many of us dig into our big Thanksgiving feasts with our families, it’s easy to forget how many others in our community are less fortunate, but hundreds of volunteers spent their Thanksgiving morning doing what they could to feed those in need.
  This marks the 15th year for the Thanksgiving meal delivery service through the City Mission. When the initiative started, volunteers delivered about 500 meals. This year, they delivered about 5,500 meals before noon.
  
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• Three-alarm fire in Genesee County draws dozens of departments

  24-11-2016 15:30 via wivb.com
  
  ELBA, N.Y. (WIVB) — A three-alarm fire destroyed an onion storage and packaging facility in Genesee County, and had as many as 100 departments from five counties involved.
  Investigators say the fire was difficult to control because of the building’s construction and a lack of water.
  A hunter noticed smoke and flames coming from a storage and packaging building at Big O Farms in Elba around 7:30 a.m. Thursday.
  The first crews who arrived on the scene at North Bergen and Transit roads
  
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• Crews battling 3-alarm fire in Genesee County

  24-11-2016 15:30 via wivb.com
  
  ELBA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Multiple fire companies are at the scene of a large fire at a storage facility and warehouse in Elba.
  The fire broke out Thanksgiving morning at the property owned by “Big O Farms” on North Byron and Transit Road.
  Crews are still trying to get the fire under control. News 4 will update as more information is available.
  
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• Jamestown Police investigating homicide

  24-11-2016 14:58 via wivb.com
  
  JAMESTOWN, N.Y. (WIVB) — Police in Jamestown are looking for witnesses who may have information on an early morning homicide.
  Officers say shots were fired during a fight at 129 Main Street just after 4 a.m. One person has died.
  Police believe multiple people witnessed the shooting. Anyone with information should contact Jamestown Police at 483-7537 or the anonymous tipline at 483-8477.
  The victim’s name has not been released.
  
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• 6th child dies after Chattanooga bus crash; NTSB says bus not on designated route

  24-11-2016 02:24 via wivb.com
  
  CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WKRN) – A child injured in the devastating Chattanooga school bus crash died Wednesday night, according to police.
  The Chattanooga Police Department made the announcement on Twitter just after 6:50 p.m. Central time.
  “Our hearts and prayers go out to the family,” the department added.
  The child, who is now the sixth victim of the crash, has not been identified at this time.
  The other five victims have been identified by family members as Zyanna Harris,
  
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• The status of ride-sharing in WNY

  24-11-2016 00:20 via wivb.com
  
  Buffalo, N.Y.(WIVB)- The night before Thanksgiving is known as one of the biggest party nights of the year. While some people will be calling for a ride to or from the bars, they’ll be reminded ride-sharing apps are still not available in Upstate New York, including Buffalo.
  People all over the country have been using ride-sharing apps like Uber and Lyft for years. Uber calls upstate New York the “final frontier” in their push to bring it to our area, but state lawmakers a
  
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