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• Hertel Ave Deep South Taco to officially open its doors

  30-12-2016 23:37 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — On Friday workers put the final touches on a project that could bring new life to a less busy section of Hertel.
  “I think it might bring it up a little more and make it much nicer,” said Norine Cancilla, neighbor.
  “This has been a little over 2 years in the making I bought this property 2 years and 2 months ago it was supposed to be the first of Deep South Tacos and it’s now the second Deep South Taco,” said Richard Hamilton, Deep South
  
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• Catholic Health announces most baby popular names for 2016

  30-12-2016 23:14 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Olivia and Benjamin topped the list of most popular baby names in Catholic Health hospitals. That includes Mercy Hospital of Buffalo, Sisters of Charity Hospital and Mount St. Mary’s.
  This is the full list of the top 10 most popular names:
  GIRLS: Olivia, Charlotte, Emma, Amelia, Ava, Ella, Evelyn, Abigail, Sophia, Mia
  BOYS: Benjamin, Noah, Owen, Liam, James, Lucas, Joseph, Michael, Jackson, Logan
  A lot of these names also made the national list (http://www.baby
  
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• Cuomo pardons 101 who committed crimes as minors

  30-12-2016 21:22 via wivb.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo has pardoned 101 New Yorkers who committed non-violent crimes as 16- and 17-year-olds.
  The Democratic governor announced the pardons Friday. Those receiving pardons have had clean records for at least 10 years. The pardons may be withdrawn if they reoffend.
  Cuomo says those pardoned deserve a second chance to “live up to their full potential” and overcome the stigma of conviction.
  Cuomo issued several other pardons and commutations Friday,
  
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• The Audcast, Episode 12: Bruins loss sums up Sabres’ struggles

  30-12-2016 20:56 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — On the twelfth episode of The Audcast, News 4 Sports’ Tom Martin and Joe Yerdon wonder what it’s going to take for the Buffalo Sabres to avoid another year without a postseason, and if the current Sabres regime should be feeling the heat.
  It has come to that point. Buffalo sits dead last in the Atlantic division with 34 points, coming off a 3-2 home loss to Boston in which they led 2-0 after the first period. The Sabres are chasing the Bruins in the
  
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• Police search for missing teen who may be in Buffalo

  30-12-2016 20:31 via wivb.com
  
  AUBURN, N.Y. (WIVB) — Police in the City of Auburn are trying to find a missing teenager.
  Investigators say 15-year-old Christian McCaffrey ran away from his residence at Cayuga Centers on Thursday. It is believed that he may be trying to return to the Buffalo area.
  He is described as a 5’8, 145 lb. white male with blonde hair and hazel eyes.
  Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call the Auburn Police Department at 315-253-3231.
   
   
  
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• Buffalo nun succumbs to injuries from high rise fire

  30-12-2016 19:25 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, NY (WIVB) – A Buffalo nun has passed away after being rescued from a high rise apartment fire at the Marina Vista Apartments on Hertel Avenue.  Sister Ruth Penkas was was taken to the burn treatment center at ECMC but died a week later on Dec. 28.
  Sr. Penksa was with the Grey Order of Nuns.  She had a long teaching career that included jobs at D’Youville College, Erie County Community College, Holy Angels Academy, Immaculate Conception School in Eden, in addit
  
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• Flynn now at the helm of the Erie Co. DA’s office

  30-12-2016 18:43 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, NY (WIVB) There’s a new man serving as Erie County’s top prosecutor today.
  John Flynn was sworn in as the new district attorney in a ceremony at the Old County Hall in downtown Buffalo this morning.
  Flynn takes over for Michael Flaherty, who served as acting DA for the last year, but lost to Flynn on election day.
  His bio includes being Assistant District Attorney, educator and Judge as well as former Commander in the U.S. Naval Reserve.
  He earned his law degree from SUNY Bu
  
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• American applications skyrocket to University of Toronto

  30-12-2016 18:06 via wivb.com
  
  TORONTO, ONT. (AP) In the wake of the presidential election, more U.S. students are thinking about going to college in Canada.
  Universities from Quebec to British Columbia say applications and website visits from the U.S. have surged since Donald Trump’s victory. At the University of Toronto, applications are up 70 percent compared with this time last year, and web traffic has increased more than twelvefold.
  Among those planning to study in Canada is 17-year-old Lara Godoff of Napa, Califo
  
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• New window tint inspection law takes effect this weekend

  30-12-2016 17:25 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – With the new year comes new laws taking effect in New York State, including one that could potentially keep your car off the road for a while.
  Starting January 1, auto shops will be required to check window tinting on all vehicles as part of the annual inspection process.
  “We’re the bearer of bad news enough as it is and unfortunately, good or bad we have to tell you,” said Rick Tringali, the owner of Tringali’s Auto Service on Hertel Avenue,
  
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• Check out Debbie Reynolds’ visit to WNY in 1987

  30-12-2016 15:10 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, NY (WIVB) – Actress and entertainer Debbie Reynolds made people smile for decades.
  New 4 dug into our archives to find a news clip from decades ago.  We talked to her when she performed at the Festival of Lights in 1987.
  Reynolds passed away Wednesday at the age of 84.
  She became “America’s Sweetheart” when she first appeared in Singin’ in the Rain when she was just 19 years old.
  
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• Fieldbrook Foods adding jobs in Dunkirk

  30-12-2016 15:00 via wivb.com
  
  DUNKIRK, NY (WIVB) –  Fieldbrook Foods is adding dozens of new jobs.
  The Governor’s office says the ice cream factory has just completed a four million dollar expansion.
  This financial scoop will lead to 61 new jobs.
  Fieldbrook Foods produces 25 million gallons of ice cream and more than 120 million boxes of frozen treats every year.
  They will now have about 640 full-time employees.
   
  
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• UPDATE: Small plane with 6 onboard missing near Cleveland

  30-12-2016 14:51 via wivb.com
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — The Latest on the search for a missing plane in Lake Erie near Cleveland :
  2 p.m.
  Data from a tracking service indicate a plane carrying six people rapidly lost altitude after taking off from a Cleveland airport along Lake Erie’s shore and then vanished from radar.
  The Columbus-bound aircraft disappeared about 2 miles over the lake late Thursday. Why remains unclear.
  Tracking service FlightAware logged only three location pings for the plane after
  
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• Small commuter plane missing near Cleveland

  30-12-2016 14:51 via wivb.com
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard says crews are searching Lake Erie for a plane that went missing overnight shortly after takeoff from a small Cleveland airport along the shore.
  The Columbus-bound Cessna Citation 525 departed Burke Lakefront Airport late Thursday night with six people aboard and disappeared from radar about 2 miles over the lake.
  The Coast Guard says there’s been no sign of debris or passengers. Coast Guard official James Cox in Buffalo says no emergency beacon
  
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• New Year’s Eve planning and preparing underway

  30-12-2016 10:31 via wivb.com
  
   
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)– The hours are ticking down — 2016 is almost in the books. Thousands of people are preparing to ring in the new year in Buffalo and the city is making sure it’s one of the greatest parties to be at.
  WalletHub has ranked Buffalo the fifth best city to celebrate New Year’s Eve.
  “If it’s not on your bucket list — put it on your bucket list and come,” said DJ Jickster from 97Rock who has been hosting the New Year’
  
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• Lawmakers and bar owners rally for ride-sharing in WNY

  30-12-2016 04:54 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The push for ride-sharing services is getting stronger in Buffalo.“Time and time again you hear about this one black eye that we have, that we don’t have ride sharing it’s almost archaic that we don’t,” said  Chris Scanlon, Buffalo Common Council member.
  Some say Buffalo is behind the times. The queen city remains the only NFL city in the country that doesn’t have ride-sharing services like Uber and Lyft.
  “Eighty percent
  
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• Scholar Athlete: Niagara Falls’ Tyler Sanders

  30-12-2016 02:49 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) – A four-year member of the Niagara Falls varsity basketball team, Tyler Sanders is also in the top-five percent of his class academically — and it’s not by accident.“Something’s gonna happen where I’m not gonna be able to run anymore or play basketball,” Sanders said. “I’ll never be able to lose my education.”
  “He embodies what we want our program to stand for,” head coach Sal Constantino rem
  
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• Deputies investigate fatal crash in the Town of Elma

  30-12-2016 01:48 via wivb.com
  
  ELMA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Deputies are investigating a fatal rollover crash in the Town of Elma.
  Crews at the scene tell News 4 one car was involved and one person has died. The crash happened on Clinton Street between Bowen Road and Aurora Street.
  It is unclear what caused the crash. News 4 will update as more information becomes available.
   
  
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• Deputies investigate deadly crash in the Town of Elma

  30-12-2016 01:48 via wivb.com
  
  ELMA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Deputies are investigating a fatal rollover crash in the Town of Elma.
  The crash happened on Clinton Street between Winspear Road and Handy Road just after 5 p.m.  Investigators say the vehicle crashed into a utility pole after failing to negotiate a curve.The driver of the vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene and a female passenger was taken to ECMC where she is listed in critical but stable condition.
  The victims’ names have not been released.
  
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• Some WNY drivers dealing with second snowy commute of the day

  30-12-2016 00:19 via wivb.com
  
  SPRINGVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) – After battling against the traffic and slushy streets caused by heavy snowfall on their way to work Thursday morning, many of those same drivers were dealing with another round of Lake Effect just in time for the drive home.
  Parts of Western New York were hit with a few inches of wet slushy snow, beginning early Thursday morning. That snow picked up through the morning commute hours before tapering off around 9 a.m.
  Then, a Lake Effect warning went into effect fo
  
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• A Second Chance: From the Streets to College

  30-12-2016 00:09 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Garry Turner had everything going for him.
  But then unexpected circumstances came crashing down like a ton of bricks.
  “I was an emotional wreck. I was very confused,” said Turner.
  It’s been a nightmarish journey for Turner, 35, who worked in the entertainment industry and was signed with an upstate New York record label.
  But the high notes of life turned sour when he lost his job and steady income, and ended up homeless and living on the streets.
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