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• Body identified after Lockport fire

  25-11-2016 22:41 via wivb.com
  
  LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WIVB) — Police say they identified a man whose dead body was found after a fire this morning.
  The male has been identified as Jimmy Anderson of 111 Cottage Street. That’s where Lockport Police and Fire Departments responded just before 6:30 this morning for a fire alarm.
  Dispatchers told News 4 that firefighters responded to a fire in a second floor hallway.
  Crews evacuated the building, but a person who lives there did not come out during the fire. Patrols went in to
  
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• Economist says online shopping Cyber Monday trends steal Black Friday shopping shine

  25-11-2016 22:13 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Black Friday is like the Super Bowl of shopping, but not everyone is excited about the idea of leaving their house to score a good deal. That, along with the convenience factor is why many people choose to skip the stores and just shop online instead.
  That’s where Cyber Monday comes into play. The Buffalo State Department of Economics Chair Fred Floss says most people have an idea of how much money they’re going to spend on the holidays. He says every dol
  
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• UB lab at the cutting edge of forensic research

  25-11-2016 21:13 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- You could call it a hidden gem on UB’s south campus.
  Tucked away on the fourth floor of the Biomedical Sciences Building, is a little known lab doing world class research.
  Peter Bush is a scientist, and the Director of the South Campus Instrument Center. He runs the lab along with his wife, who is also a UB professor, and Dr. Ray Miller, a dentist.
  Bush has testified before presidential committees, and his research has been published around the world. But to
  
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• Tips for finding the best savings and sales this Black Friday

  25-11-2016 18:47 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Thousands of happy holiday shoppers are hitting stores this weekend as the shopping season kicks off.
  “The hype of it all, it’s the excitement,” said Sonia Croxi, a very excited Black Friday shopper.
  Many major retailers boast their best deals come on Black Friday; market research shows that might not be the case.
  “More and more retailers are diffusing their promotions during the whole season,” said Charles Lindsey, a Marketing Rese
  
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• Fashion Outlets shoppers enjoy relaxed search for Black Friday bargains

  25-11-2016 18:42 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) – When a lot of us think about the Black Friday shopping experience, we think about big crowds of people trampling their way through the doors of stores to get good deals before anyone else can snag their coveted prize. Shoppers who turned out for the early open hours at the Fashion Outlets Friday morning enjoyed a much more relaxed experience.
  “I was surprised, but pleased,” said Tina Freeney, a shopper from Buffalo, when asked about the relatively s
  
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• Taylor Swift’s beach-side Mannequin Challenge, throwback Kardashian home videos + more must-see celebrity Thanksgiving posts

  25-11-2016 18:00 via wivb.com
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (MEDIA GENERAL) — The holidays are a fun time for all and they present the perfect time for all to dress up, relax with loved ones and create the perfect social-media worthy moments.
  If you were too busy stuffing yourself and napping to scroll through your Instagram feeds, here are some of the gems you may have missed.
  Taylor Swift + Co. take on the Mannequin Challenge
  We all know by now that Taylor Swift has the coolest squad, and just in case we forget, she never forgets
  
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• Canisius College student killed in Rochester

  25-11-2016 17:30 via wivb.com
  
  ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WIVB) – A Canisius College freshman was killed in a shooting Friday morning.
  Police said Victoria Brooks and her mother Christie Brooks were found dead from apparent gun shot wounds at a home on Wellington Ave. in Rochester just after 7 a.m.
  Family members said Victoria Brooks was home in Rochester celebrating Thanksgiving.
  Police said they have not arrested any suspects.
  Canisius College released this statement:
  “The Canisius College community is prof
  
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• Lockport man’s body found after fire

  25-11-2016 16:15 via wivb.com
  
  LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WIVB) — First responders found a body inside a home while responding to a fire Friday morning.
  Authorities said they started evacuating the building at 111 Cottage St. around 6:30 a.m. They put the small fire out quickly.
  They found Jimmy Anderson of Lockport dead inside his apartment.
  Lockport police said the medical examiner is doing an autopsy. They do not know the cause of death at this time.
   
  
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• Body found following morning fire

  25-11-2016 16:15 via wivb.com
  
  LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WIVB) — Police and firefighters continue sorting out what happened at a home on Cottage Street and La Grange Avenue early Friday morning.
  Dispatchers tell News 4 firefighters responded to a small fire in a second floor hallway of the home before 6:30 a.m.
  Investigators later found someone dead in a nearby apartment. It’s unclear how the victim died.
  This is developing story. Check back for updates.
  
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• Florence Henderson, “The Brady Bunch” mom, dies

  25-11-2016 08:08 via wivb.com
  
  LOS ANGELES – Florence Henderson, the wholesome actress who went from Broadway star to television icon when she became Carol Brady, the ever-cheerful matriarch of “The Brady Bunch,” has died, her manager and her publicist said. She was 82.Henderson died Thursday night at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, after being hospitalized the day before, said her publicist, David Brokaw. Henderson had suffered heart failure, her manager Kayla Pressman said in a statement.
  Famil
  
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• Black Friday shopping underway

  25-11-2016 06:49 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Black Friday – or shall we say Gray Thursday, is officially underway. People all across the country, and right here in Western New York are out looking for those deals that only come around once-a-year
  Some stores at the Walden Galleria in Cheektowaga opened their doors on Thursday afternoon.
  The Niagara Falls Fashion Outlets were open to Black Friday shoppers as well.
  Thousands of people poured into both shopping centers with the hopes of trying to take ad
  
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