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• Turner: Colorful NBA sideline reporter Craig Sager, 65, dies

  15-12-2016 21:50 via wivb.com
  
  (AP)- Longtime NBA sideline reporter Craig Sager has died at the age of 65 after a battle with cancer.Turner President David Levy says in a statement Thursday that Sager had died, without saying when or where.
  Famous for his flashy suits and probing questions, Sager worked basketball games for TNT for nearly a quarter-century.
  Sager first announced in April 2014 that he had been diagnosed with leukemia, and he missed the playoffs and much of the following season as he underwent two bon
  
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• The Latest: Jurors convict Dylann Roof in church slayings

  15-12-2016 21:37 via wivb.com
  
  CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The Latest on the federal death penalty trial of Dylann Roof, who was convicted of killing nine black people during a South Carolina church Bible study (all times local):
  3:25 p.m.
  A federal jury has convicted Dylann Roof in the racially motivated slayings of nine black church members in South Carolina.
  The jury reached its verdict after less than two hours of deliberations. They convicted the 22-year-old white man of hate crimes and other charges.
  They will reconve
  
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• Buffalo native, Perez, making a bid for DNC top job

  15-12-2016 21:16 via wivb.com
  
  (CNN)  Labor Secretary Tom Perez, a Democrat with close ties to the Obama administration’s political infrastructure, announced a bid for chairman of the Democratic National Committee on Thursday, posting an open letter to his new website.
  Perez cast himself as someone ready and willing to listen to the concerns people have with the beleaguered DNC, an organization at a low point after Hillary Clinton’s loss to Donald Trump last month. Perez, a native of Buffalo, New York, acknow
  
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• Drone Details: Know before you buy

  15-12-2016 21:15 via wivb.com
  
  HAMBURG, N.Y. (WIVB) — Do your homework before you buy. All drones aren’t created equal. You’ve probably seen the cheaper models being sold at grocery stores and convenience stores. We turned to two Western New York drone experts to get their insights on what drone may be best for you or your child.
  You don’t have to spend thousands, but don’t cut corners either. Drone pilot Glenn McLaughlin suggests you think about who you’re buying for and how they will
  
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• Prison clerk charged with taking inmate’s money order

  15-12-2016 20:46 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, NY (WIVB) – A prison mail clerk is charged with using an inmate’s money order to pay her own credit card bill.
  Carole Kozak, 59, of Perrysburg plead guilty to criminal possession of a forged instrument in the third degree.
  An investigation by Inspector General Leahy Scott found that in January 2016, Kozak altered a $300 money order sent to an inmate by the inmate’s father.  She then used the money order pay down her own credit card bill.
  Kozak will be sentenc
  
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• Facebook gets serious about fighting fake news

  15-12-2016 19:56 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook is taking new measures to curb the spread of fake news on its huge and influential social network. It will focus on the “worst of the worst” offenders and partner with outside fact-checkers and news organizations to sort honest news reports from made-up stories that play to people’s passions and preconceived notions.
  The social network will make it easier for users to report fake news when they see it, which they’ll be able to do in two step
  
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• Kissing Bridge to open Friday afternoon

  15-12-2016 19:52 via wivb.com
  
  GLENWOOD, NY (WIVB)  One of Western New York’s premier skiing destinations, Kissing Bridge, will officially open for the ski season Friday at 4 p.m.
  The resort will kick off its 56th season of skiing and snowboarding with 2 lifts and 4 trails.
  Additional slopes are expected to open soon.
  For more information on skiing and snowboarding conditions call Kissing Bridge at 592-4963 or check out their website at kbski.com.
  
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• Breweries band together to support UBER, Lyft

  15-12-2016 19:46 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, NY (WIVB)  – Western New York breweries are banding together to call on state lawmakers to allow ride sharing services like UBER and Lyft in the area.
  Labatt USA along with Flying Bison, Big Ditch, Resurgence, Try-It Distributing and Thin Man Brewery to show their support for the services.
  Ridesharing is now only permitted in New York City, leaving Buffalo and the only NFL city without a ridesharing service.
  Taxi cab companies are calling for services like UBER to carry
  
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• Parents expressing concerns about no delay during arctic blast

  15-12-2016 17:32 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) —  Buffalo side streets are still covered with snow while buses pull up to the Olmsted School.
  “I know we didn’t get a lot of snow but it’s cold,” said Eddie, who drove his son to school.
  “It’s kind of crazy that kids are going to school in this kind of weather,” said Wilson Vazquez.  “The authorities are doing what they think is right but I think it’s crazy.”
  Wilson drove his young daughter to schoo
  
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• Clean up continues after messy morning commute

  15-12-2016 17:13 via wivb.com
  
  LANCASTER, N.Y. (WIVB) – Across our area, people are out in force with their shovels and snow blowers, continuing to dig out after Wednesday’s heavy snows.
  “When I got up this morning, this wasn’t done, so here I am doing it now,” said Lancaster resident Dennis Paginski as he used the snow blower on his driveway Thursday.
  There has been a lot of that kind of work to do in Lancaster, where parts of the town saw ten inches of snow fall before the system cleared out.
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• Scholar Athlete: Lake Shore Raeann White

  15-12-2016 01:43 via wivb.com
  
  EVANS, N.Y. (WIVB) – Tuesday, was a big day for Raeann White.
  She notched her 1,000th career point as a high school basketball player, in a Lake Shore win over Depew.
  It’s an impressive feat for White, who transferred to Lake Shore from Gowanda.
  “There are so many opportunities here academic-wise and sports-wise,” White said. “It has been a great experience and I am glad I made the move here.”
  White grew up and still lives on the nearby Seneca Nation, pre
  
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• He’s boosting Buffalo with one sale at a time

  15-12-2016 01:31 via wivb.com
  
  CLARENCE, N.Y. (WIVB) — If you need help in the BFLO Gallery & Gift Shop at Eastern Hills Mall, you might ask one of the biggest Buffalo boosters around. He owns several local stores selling Buffalo-themed merchandise and he is just 22 years old!
  Nathan Mroz of Clarence has three shops in the Eastern Hills Mall and one in the Walden Galleria. He has products in five local Bon Ton stores and also sells items online.
  “I love people,” says Nathan, “and I love Buffal
  
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