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• Early morning motorcycle accident kills one man

  26-11-2016 16:54 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)-  Buffalo police are investigating a fatal motorcycle accident that occurred early Saturday morning.
  Officers responded to the 1500 block of Broadway near Bailey Ave. just after 2 a.m. Accident investigators say the motorcycle was traveling east on Broadway when it was involved in an accident with another vehicle.
  The motorcyclist, a male believed to be in his 40’s, was transported to ECMC where he was pronounced dead.
  No charges have been filed at this time.
  
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• Celebration, sorrow mingle after death of Fidel Castro

  26-11-2016 16:35 via wivb.com
  
   The death of Cuban leader Fidel Castro prompted celebrations among the country’s exiles in Miami, expressions of sorrow from some world leaders, and measured responses from governments that never stopped seeing the devoted socialist as a threat.
  Within half an hour of the announcement Saturday of the 90-year-old revolutionary leader’s death, cheers were heard in Miami’s Little Havana. Thousands of people banged pots, waved Cuban flags and whooped in jubilation. &ldqu
  
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• PHOTOS: Fidel Castro, 1926-2016

  26-11-2016 16:31 via wivb.com
  
  PHOTOS: Fidel Castro, 1926-2016 Cuban Prime Minister Fidel Castro speaks on the eve of the military trial of more than a hundred insurgents captured in the mountains on Wednesday Oct. 10, 1960 in Havana.He warns "He who lives by the sword shall die by the sword" to those who attacked his regime.(AP Photo)Cuban guerrilla leader Fidel Castro does some reading while at his rebel base in Cuba's Sierra Maestra mountains in this 1957 photo. (AP Photo/Andrew St. George)The caption describing Fidel Cast
  
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• Easy recipes to spice up Thanksgiving leftovers

  26-11-2016 15:26 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- Chef Bryan Mecozzi from Black Iron Bystro in Buffalo joined us live in the kitchen to share some easy recipes for Thanksgiving leftovers.
  Turkey, sweet potato, and kale egg rolls
  Add leftovers from Thanksgiving in an egg roll wrapper and seal with egg wash
  Fry in hot but not smoking oil until desired color
  Average cook time about 2 minutes
  Turkey Day leftover quiche
  Use leftover stuffing as the crust
  Mix 5 eggs with 3/4 cup milk
  Add salt to taste, along with 1/4 cup cheese
  
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• Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro dies

  26-11-2016 06:41 via wivb.com
  
  HAVANA, CUBA (AP/WIVB/Media General) — Former Cuban president Fidel Castro has died, according to Cuban state media.
  Castro, who led a rebel army to improbable victory in Cuba, embraced Soviet-style communism and defied the power of 10 U.S. presidents during his half-century rule.
  He was 90 years old.
  Current Cuban President Raul Castro made the announcement about the death of his brother on Friday.
  Castro’s reign over the island-nation 90 miles from Florida was marked by the U.S.-ba
  
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• BREAKING NEWS: Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro dies

  26-11-2016 06:41 via wivb.com
  
  HAVANA, CUBA (AP/WIVB/Media General) — Former Cuban president Fidel Castro has died, according to Cuban state media.
  Castro, who led a rebel army to improbable victory in Cuba, embraced Soviet-style communism and defied the power of 10 U.S. presidents during his half-century rule.
  He was 90 years old.
  Current Cuban President Raul Castro made the announcement about the death of his brother on Friday.
  Castro’s reign over the island-nation 90 miles from Florida was marked by the U.S.-ba
  
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• Paladino: County executive playing politics with social services

  26-11-2016 06:02 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — One of western New York’s biggest developers, Carl Paladino, says Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz is playing politics with one of the county’s most critical — and embattled — departments: Social services.
  In the coming weeks, more than 450 county employees will begin occupying spaces throughout the county. And Paladino says it’ll cost taxpayers more.
  For more than a half century, the county’s social services department, includ
  
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• Local shops preparing for Small Business Saturday

  26-11-2016 05:58 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — We’re just hours away from Small Business Saturday. It’s like Black Friday — but for local stores. It’s dedicated to shopping local and to give business to the families behind the small stores.
  Celeste Giallanza, a Head over Heels employee, said, “Small businesses are great because when you spend your money here it stays here and it helps our community and helps our growing community thrive, rather than corporations, it’s just
  
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• Local family of boy with rare heart condition thankful this holiday season

  26-11-2016 05:55 via wivb.com
  
  HAMBURG, N.Y. (WIVB) — Eight-year-old Grant Domagala is a superhero; a seemingly normal child lurking among us — unsuspecting.
  The thing is, he’s not supposed to be here. He’s beaten the odds of a rare heart condition time and again.
  And like most superheroes, he’s also teaching important lessons. You could say his superpower is gratitude.
  “You’re thrown into this world of words, you have absolutely no idea what they mean. It’s very scary. It&rsquo
  
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• Jamestown Police investigating 4th shooting in two days

  26-11-2016 04:38 via wivb.com
  
  JAMESTOWN, N.Y. (WIVB) — Police in Jamestown are concerned, following four separate shootings in just two days.
  Police have not made any arrests in the shootings that began Thursday morning.
  The latest shooting happened Friday evening some time around 9:30 p.m. Police tell News 4 it happened in the area of Lakeview and Euclid Avenue. Police say someone fired shots hitting an innocent car driving by and a house. No injures were reported.
  We also know another shooting happened just
  
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• Watkins, McCoy expected to play Sunday vs. Jags

  26-11-2016 01:03 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – It is looking more and more likely that Sammy Watkins will make his return to the Bills this weekend at home as Buffalo faces Jacksonville.
  “He’s good to go,” Rex Ryan said after practice. Adding that the Bills top wide receiver will not play every snap, but will see playing time.
  The same seems to be the case for running back LeSean McCoy who is battling a thumb injury suffered in last week’s contest at Cincinnati. He had surgery on the
  
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