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• Man in serious condition after being struck by NFTA train

  17-12-2016 22:28 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- The NFTA Metro Rail was shut down for an hour on Saturday afternoon after a man was struck by a train.
  An NFTA Spokesperson says an outbound train heading to University Station struck the male approximately 200 yards into the Metro Rail tunnel.
  The man suffered serious injuries and was taken to ECMC. He is believed to be in his thirties.
  Rail service resumed around 3 p.m. from University station to Allen station. Bus service was being provided from Allen to Erie C
  
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• Henry Heimlich, life-saving maneuver creator, dies at 96

  17-12-2016 20:54 via wivb.com
  
   CINCINNATI (AP) — The surgeon who created the life-saving Heimlich maneuver for choking victims died early Saturday in Cincinnati. Dr. Henry Heimlich was 96.
  His son, Phil, said he died at Christ Hospital after suffering a heart attack earlier in the week.
  “My father was a great man who saved many lives,” said Heimlich, an attorney and former Hamilton County commissioner. “He will be missed not only by his family but by all of humanity.”
  Heimlich was director
  
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• Local site rates venues on accessibility

  17-12-2016 18:54 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB)- We first met Nick Heilig in early December, when he was having trouble getting the state to approve a wheelchair ramp for the front entrance of his Cheektowaga home.
  He has an electric lift in his garage, but he’s growing more and more concerned that in the event of an emergency, he’d have trouble getting out.
  Heilig told News 4 the lift has a tendency to jam in the winter, and he can’t reach the manual hand crank.
  Since our first story aired, he&
  
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• Snow shovelers needed at New Era Field Saturday

  17-12-2016 16:27 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB)- The Buffalo Bills and Jani-King are asking for shoveling help at New Era Field ahead of the Bills Browns games on Sunday.
  In a Saturday morning blog post the Bills asked anyone interested in shoveling snow inside the stadium to go to New Era Field starting at 10:30 a.m.
  Shovelers can shovel throughout the day on Saturday and into Sunday if needed. Rate of pay is $10 per hour with lunch and dinner breaks provided throughout the shifts. Checks will be delivered via
  
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• Crews investigate fire on Kenmore Avenue

  17-12-2016 03:26 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Fire officials are investigating a fire at 1416 Kenmore Avenue. Crews responded to the fire just after 3:00 pm Friday.
  The Buffalo Fire Department says the fire started on the second floor of the City A1 Driving School building.
  Two people were home during the fire, but both evacuated the building before crews got on scene. Firefighters told News 4 an older male suffered minor burns to his face, but neither one of them were taken to the hospital.
  It took firefighters
  
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• Retailers’ return policies are changing for the holidays

  17-12-2016 02:02 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Many national retailers seem to be changing their return policies for the holiday shopping season—some are tightening their time restrictions, while a few are actually offering gift recipients more breathing room. Those are the findings in the latest annual survey conducted by the consumer watchdog website, ConsumerWorld.org. The restrictions are designed to crack down on return fraud, which the website pegged at $9 billion to $16 billion in losses to retailer
  
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• Pistol permit holders face re-certification deadline

  17-12-2016 00:22 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Anyone who obtained a pistol permit before Jan. 31, 2013, must renew their license by January of 2018.
  So, handgun owners have more than a year to complete the application, and representatives from state police, which is handling the re-certification, said the process will be simplified.
  This is all part of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s New York SAFE Ac, and apply only to handguns, not long guns.
  Erie County Clerk Chris Jacobs said this week New York State Police in the
  
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• Three bullets strike 13 year-old Niagara Falls girl

  17-12-2016 00:11 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB)- Several shots were fired into a Willow Avenue home Thursday night around 9:30 p.m.
  Niagara Falls Police say a 3 year-old, 6 year-old and 13 year-old were in the home with their mother at the time.
  The 13 year-old female was struck by three rounds. One struck her in the forearm, one in the pelvis and one bullet was lodged in her skull.
  Chief of Detectives Kelly Rizzo says the final bullet struck the girl at an angle where it penetrated the skin and rode along the
  
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