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• Grammys to pay tribute to Prince, George Michael

  08-02-2017 23:59 via wivb.com
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sunday’s Grammy Awards will include special tributes to pop music icons Prince and George Michael.
  Organizers announced Wednesday that the program will include two performances in honor of the stars who died last year. The announcement didn’t say who would perform the tributes.
  Previously announced performers for this year’s show include Adele, Alicia Keys, Lady Gaga, John Legend, Bruno Mars and Metallica. Gaga performed a medley of the late David Bowie
  
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• Trump moves leave LGBT groups, religious conservatives wary

  08-02-2017 23:55 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Mixed signals from the White House on gay rights and religious exemptions have put two constituencies on edge: LGBT advocates already wary of President Donald Trump and social conservatives determined to hold him to his campaign promises.
  Recent developments have left both groups anxious and uncertain.
  Last week, Trump pledged to maintain President Barack Obama’s job protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender federal employees, and the White House touted h
  
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• Full moon, comet starring in night sky show this weekend

  08-02-2017 23:53 via wivb.com
  
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A full moon and comet share double billing in a special night sky show this weekend.
  A lunar eclipse starts everything off Friday night. The moon will pass into Earth’s outer shadow, or penumbra. The moon won’t be blacked out like in a full eclipse. Only part of the moon will be shaded, but it should be easily visible from much of the world.
  Comet 45P, meanwhile, will zoom past Earth early Saturday morning. It will be an extremely close encounter as
  
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• The cost of love: rose prices up ahead of Valentine’s Day

  08-02-2017 22:59 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Valentine’s Day means long hours and a boost for business at places like Maureen’s Buffalo Wholesale Flower Market on Ellicott Street.
  “We’re getting crazy, we’re pumping up peak level,” said Maureen Bartley, Maureen’s Buffalo Wholesale Flower Market Owner.
  Because the shop sells a high volume of roses, they only raise prices about 10 percent.
  “Our regular cash and carry special go from $20 a dozen to $25 a dozen so not
  
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• Driver ordered to pay fine after double fatal crash in Wheatfield

  08-02-2017 21:51 via wivb.com
  
  WHEATFIELD, N.Y. (WIVB) — A North Tonawanda woman will not spend time in jail after two 18-year-olds were fatally struck by an SUV in Wheatfield.
  Carly Marrs, 20, was told to pay a fine for imprudent speed after the August incident that resulted in the deaths of Melanie Aronow and Quincy Harper.She had also been charged with reckless driving and unlawful marijuana possession, but was found not guilty of the former.
  If Marrs does not break the law for the next six months, the mari
  
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• Officials: Man was struck by gunfire in police-involved shooting

  08-02-2017 21:07 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Officials say a driver in an NFTA police-involved shooting was struck by gunfire.
  Earlier this month, a suspect was taken into custody following a car crash and a foot chase.
  Officials say it appears that a driver tried to hit an officer with his vehicle. At that point, officials say an officer fired a gunshot through the windshield.
  The suspect was struck on a left-hand finger, officials say. Afterwards, he was treated at ECMC and released to police.
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• New Somali President has ties to Buffalo

  08-02-2017 20:56 via wivb.com
  
   
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — More than 7,700 miles away from his home nation, Somalia, Yahye Omar is live streaming the presidential election.
  “For years, we didn’t have any president, any government,” said Omar. “Now we are so happy that we’re going to find a new president.”
  That president – Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, better known by his nickname “Farmajo”.
  “It’s an excellent day,” said Omar. “Just excelle
  
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• Nik Wallenda was on high wire when 5 people fell in Florida

  08-02-2017 20:44 via wivb.com
  
  SARASOTA, Fla. (WFLA) – Five performers were injured when they fell from a high wire on Wednesday afternoon in Sarasota.
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  Eight acrobats were on the high wire at the time of the accident, including world-famous high wire performer Nik Wallenda. The performers were practicing a human pyramid act when one person lost their balance, causing the others to fall. Nik Wallenda was serving as an anchor on the pyramid but did not fall off.
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• Erie County deputies to hold free car seat safety check

  08-02-2017 20:30 via wivb.com
  
  CLARENCE, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Erie County Sheriff’s office is hosting a car seat safety check event Wednesday evening.
  The free event will take place at the Sheriff’s office’s Clarence substation from 5 to 8 p.m.
  Deputies will inspect car seats for damage or defects, and check for proper installation. Average inspections take roughly 20 minutes.
  The substation is located at 6185 Goodrich Rd.
  
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• JetBlue cancels Thursday flights from Buffalo airport to JFK and Boston

  08-02-2017 20:19 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) — JetBlue is cancelling Thursday flights from the Buffalo-Niagara International Airport to JFK and Boston in anticipation of an expected storm.
  Other airlines have not cancelled their flights as of Wednesday afternoon.
  Updates on flights can be found here.
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• Airlines cancel Thursday flights from Buffalo airport to NYC and Boston

  08-02-2017 20:19 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) — JetBlue and other airlines are cancelling Thursday flights from the Buffalo-Niagara International Airport to New York City and Boston in anticipation of an expected storm.
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  Updates on flights coming and going from the airport can be found here.#UPDATE: @JetBlue cancelled all flights into JFK & Boston tmrw from Buff airport. @Delta cancelled 2 AM flights to JFK & LaGuardia
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• Woman allegedly tries to eat marijuana after being taken into custody

  08-02-2017 18:57 via wivb.com
  
  GRAND ISLAND, N.Y. (WIVB) — A woman who was riding in a vehicle on Grand Island is facing a number of charges after a traffic stop.
  An Erie County Sheriff’s deputy stopped Buffalo resident Tracie Moore, 54, on Whitehaven Rd. Tuesday evening. She was accused of traffic and vehicle violations.
  When the deputy asked her passenger for identification, officials say Amanda Negron, 30, gave the deputy a fake name and date of birth.
  Despite this, the Erie County Sheriff’s office s
  
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• The Audcast, Episode 17: Hanging on for dear life

  08-02-2017 18:46 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — On the seventeenth episode of The Audcast, News 4 Sports’ Tom Martin and NHL.com’s Joe Yerdon exhale after a 3-goal comeback by the Sabres, who all but rose from the dead in the third period to take down the defending Stanley Cup runners up San Jose Sharks in a 5-4 OT win.It’s not the first magnificent comeback the Sabres have forged; it may not be the last. Buffalo keeps losing games it needs to win, but to their credit, they’ve hung in
  
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• Officials: Man dies after altercation with Buffalo police

  08-02-2017 18:23 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Officials revealed that a man died after an altercation with Buffalo police on the city’s west side.
  The incident happened on Hoyt St. Tuesday night around midnight.
  Shortly before Noon, officials revealed that the man died at a local hospital.
  The man was only identified as black and in his early 20s. One of the officers was white and the other was black. Both have more than 10 years of police experience.
  One officer went to a hospital
  
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• Loved ones search for answers after Buffalo man dies in police custody

  08-02-2017 18:23 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Buffalo Police are investigating the death of 20-year-old Wardel Davis, who died while in police custody early Wednesday.
  The incident occurred on the city’s west side around midnight Tuesday. According to investigators, Davis was approached by Officers Todd McAlister and Nicholas Parisi near Hoyt and Arnold, just off West Ferry Street.
  Buffalo Police Lt. Jeff Rinaldo said the officers were in the area investigating suspicious activity. Police would not el
  
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• Buffalo man dies after run-in with police

  08-02-2017 18:23 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Buffalo Police are investigating the death of 20-year-old Wardel Davis, who died while in police custody early Wednesday.
  The incident occurred on the city’s west side around midnight Tuesday. According to investigators, Davis was approached by Officers Todd McAlister and Nicholas Parisi near Hoyt and Arnold, just off West Ferry Street.
  Buffalo Police Lt. Jeff Rinaldo said the officers were in the area investigating suspicious activity. Police would not el
  
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• Case of man who died after being taken into custody to be reinvestigated by Catt. County DA’s office

  08-02-2017 16:25 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The 2012 death of a Depew man after he was taken into custody will be reinvestigated by the Cattaraugus County District Attorney’s Office.
  Richard Metcalf Jr., 35, was restrained by corrections officers while in custody at the Erie County Holding Center.
  The State of New York says Metcalf was brutally beaten by officers.
  Mike Scinta, of the Brown Chiari Law Firm, said “We have an individual who was severely beaten, placed on his stomac
  
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• Case of man who died after being taken into custody to be reinvestigated by Catt. County DA

  08-02-2017 16:25 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) —  The family of Richard Metcalf Jr. may get something for which they’ve been striving since the 35-year-old died in late November 2012: Justice for their son.
  On Wednesday, a State Supreme Court Judge moved that possibility one step closer to reality, when he granted a request to have the case reopened in Cattaraugus County.
  Metcalf Jr. was brought to the Erie County Holding Center in late November 2012 after being arrested for breaking into a business
  
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• CBS’ Charlie Rose to undergo heart surgery

  08-02-2017 15:46 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — CBS News morning host Charlie Rose says he’s undergoing heart surgery to replace a heart valve that was installed in 2005.
  The 75-year-old newsman’s surgery is scheduled Thursday. He said Wednesday he plans to return to work in March. He’s been a host of “CBS This Morning” since its start in 2012, and also has a long-running PBS interview show.
  Rose said the surgery was his choice, unlike in 2005 when he had to undergo emergency surgery to repl
  
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• Man found in the middle of road in Kaisertown

  08-02-2017 14:00 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Buffalo police are looking into how a 57-year-old man ended up in the middle of a street in a pool of blood.
  Officials were called to Weiss and Clinton streets just before 7 a.m.
  Investigators do not know if he was hit by a vehicle or if he had a medical event that caused him to fall. He is in critical condition at ECMC.
  Anyone with information is asked to call police at (716) 847-2255.
  
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• Hit and run accident in Kaisertown

  08-02-2017 14:00 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Buffalo police are searching for the driver involved in a hit and run accident early this morning in Kaistertown. The accident was reported before 7 a.m.
  Police have secured the scene at Clinton and Weiss Streets. Officers say the accident left a victim with serious head injuries.
  Police are looking for the driver and car involved in this crash. Witnesses describe the vehicle as a light-colored sedan, possibly a Mercedes.
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• Fire sends 3 to hospital, kills family’s dog

  08-02-2017 13:10 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Fire investigators are searching for the cause of a fire that sent one resident and two firefighters to the hospital early Wednesday morning.
  Firefighters first responded to the two-family home at 45 Traymore St. around 5:30 a.m. A second alarm was called as fire officials realized what they were dealing with.
  The deputy commissioner tells News 4 the fire started in the basement, but thanks to the quick work and large response by fire crews, the flames were prevented
  
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• Crews respond to 2-alarm fire

  08-02-2017 13:10 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Fire investigators are searching for the cause of a fire that sent one resident and two firefighters to the hospital early Wednesday morning.
  Firefighters first responded to the two-family home at 45 Traymore Street around 5:30 a.m. A second alarm was called as fire officials realized what they were dealing with.
  The deputy commissioner tells News 4 the fire started in the basement, but thanks to the quick work and large response by fire crews, the flames were preven
  
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• DEC accepting public comment on Northern Access Pipeline project

  08-02-2017 04:24 via wivb.com
  
  OLEAN, N.Y. (WIVB)— The DEC held the first of three public hearings on National Fuel’s Northern Access Pipeline project Tuesday night.
  The project calls for 97 miles of new pipeline from McKean County, Pennsylvania through Allegany, Cattaraugus and Erie counties.
  If you were unable to attend Tuesday night’s hearing, the DEC is accepting comments on the project through February 24th at 5 p.m. using one of three methods:
  1.Speak or provide written comment at one of the meetings b
  
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• Scholar Athlete: Meghan Roche

  08-02-2017 02:44 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – As the playoff hockey slate begins to heat up, the second ranked Frontier-Lake Shore-Orchard Park girls are red hot! Meghen Roche, who leads the team in points, has been on the ice as long as she can remember.
  “Growing up in Buffalo, it’s a big hockey town,” Roche said. “I wanted to play just like my Dad.”
  Last year the FLOP girls fell in the sectional finals, this year Meg is hoping her offensive push will get them to the top of Se
  
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• After 29 years, Italian Fest moving to Outer Harbor

  08-02-2017 00:44 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Much like the creamy cannolis offered to the annual masses, the Galbani Italian Heritage Festival is on the move.
  The decision to move Italian Festival from Hertel Avenue to the Outer Harbor wasn’t made lightly, organizers said Tuesday, especially after spending close to three decades of packing the north Buffalo street with an estimated half million people over the three-day event.
  The decision came down to a few factors: This annual event was growing to the p
  
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• Former UB, Niagara Falls running back Starks cut from Packers

  08-02-2017 00:32 via wivb.com
  
  GREEN BAY, WI (WIVB) – Tuesday afternoon the Packers announces that they released back James Starks with the non-football injury designation.
  The former standout from Niagara Falls high school and University at Buffalo football team was drafted in the sixth round by Green Bay in 2010. He scored nine career touchdowns for the Packers and rushed for over 2,500 yards.
  This season Starks’ playing time was cut short after her was diagnosed with a concussion following a car accident o
  
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• Cuomo’s tuition-free college plan prompts questions about cost

  08-02-2017 00:03 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Governor Andrew Cuomo’s tuition-free initiative, aimed at the middle class,requires students to be enrolled at SUNY and CUNY colleges full-time.“I think we can’t afford not to do it,” said Cuomo, during a visit to Buffalo State College Tuesday.Under the program, eligible students would still receive TAP, the tuition assistance program, and any federal grants that apply.Additional state funds would cover the remaining balance.Based on estimate
  
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