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• Too much self-tanning lotion? Orange gator puzzles residents

  09-02-2017 23:58 via wivb.com
  
  HANAHAN, S.C. (AP) — No one seems to know why there’s an orange alligator in a pond near Charleston, South Carolina.
  Residents joke the gator used too much self-tanning lotion. Or maybe it’s a fan of the Clemson Tigers, who are known for their orange colors.
  Residents living near the pond in Hanahan say they’ve seen the orange or rust-colored alligator a number of times.
  Photos show the 4- to 5-foot-long alligator on the banks of a retention pond at the Tanner Plantation
  
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• Aretha is retiring: Singer plans 1 more album

  09-02-2017 23:54 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — At 74, the Queen of Soul has decided to take it a little easier.
  Aretha Franklin is planning to retire this year, she told Detroit TV station WDIV Local 4, the city’s NBC affiliate. The singer says she will make one more album, with several tracks produced by Stevie Wonder, and will otherwise limit herself to “some select things, many one a month, for six months out of the year” as she devotes more time to her grandchildren. She also says 2017 will be her
  
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• Appeals court: Decision on Trump travel ban coming Thursday

  09-02-2017 23:50 via wivb.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal appeals court in San Francisco said Thursday it will release its ruling by the end of the business day in the legal fight over whether to reinstate President Donald Trump’s ban on travelers from seven predominantly Muslim nations.
  A panel of three judges from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is deciding whether to block a lower-court ruling that suspended the ban and allowed previously barred travelers to enter the U.S. An appeal to the U.S. Suprem
  
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• AG’s office investigates death of Wardel Davis

  09-02-2017 23:36 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- Attorney General Eric Schneiderman’s office has taken over the investigation into the death of Wardel Davis, an unarmed man who died after a scuffle with Buffalo Police.
  Press Secretary for the AG’s office, Amy Spitalnick, released the following statement Thursday:
  “The Attorney General’s Special Investigations and Prosecutions Unit has opened an investigation into the death of Wardel Davis, pursuant to the Attorney General’s authority under Ex
  
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• Gov. Cuomo helps stranded motorist in Westchester County

  09-02-2017 23:08 via wivb.com
  
  HAWTHORNE, N.Y. (NEWS10) – Gov. Andrew Cuomo helped a stranded motorist during the snow storm on Thursday.
  The governor’s office says Gov. Cuomo helped the motorist on the Sprain Brook Parkway near Hawthorne in Westchester County.
  Here are some photos released by the governor’s office: Gov. Cuomo helps stranded motorist
  
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• Animal advocates outraged over public record change on animal welfare

  09-02-2017 22:50 via wivb.com
  
  LANCASTER, N.Y. (WIVB) — Fiona, a Shetland Sheepdog, and Nemo, a Bulldog puppy were both rescued from puppy mills.
  “Nemo would’ve been killed he would’ve been shot if we did not find a rescue to take him. Nemo has a birth defect in his right leg so he is quote un-sellable he wouldn’t make money for them,” said Deb Bodenschatz, Puppy Mill Rescue Team Co-Coordinator.
  Deb Bodenschatz is part of a rescue team that saves dozens of dogs like Nemo all year long.
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• Officials: Dozens of cannabis-infused candy bars seized at Peace Bridge

  09-02-2017 22:31 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Officials say they seized dozens of cannabis-infused chocolate bars at the Peace Bridge Tuesday.
  U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers selected a shipment coming from Scarborough, Canada for further examination. The shipment was headed for Brooklyn.
  A package invoice listed the contents as candy, but officers say they were actually cannabis-infused chocolate bars known in Canada as “firebars.”
  “We continue to encounter unique, p
  
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• Information on 2017 Shamrock Run in Buffalo revealed

  09-02-2017 21:24 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Information for this year’s Shamrock Run has been revealed.
  The 8K race will be on Sat. March 4 at 12 p.m. It starts and finishes on Louisiana St. between Mackinaw and O’Connell streets.
  Registrations will be accepted until the start of the race, but the first 4,500 runners will get the 2017 apparel.
  MORE | Sign up for the race here or here.
  
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• Buffalo airport’s Aviation Director meets with Trump at White House

  09-02-2017 21:12 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON, D.C. (WIVB) — Buffalo Niagara International Airport’s Aviation Director attended a meeting at the White House with President Donald Trump Thursday.
  William Vanecek attended the meeting with other airport and airline executives. He was selected to participate as North America’s Chair of the Airports Council International.
  “Having a representative from our airport personally meet with the President and be able to highlight our airport’s needs is very
  
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• Border Patrol agents question staffing along Nothern border

  09-02-2017 21:00 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Three hundred Border Patrol agents from the Buffalo Sector patrol 341 miles, from Erie, Pennsylvania to Wellesley Island, New York. That’s less than one agent per border mile, even if they were all on duty at the same time, which they’re not.
  Staffing levels haven’t changed since News 4 Investigates asked the feds four years ago. The problem isn’t unique to Buffalo, according to the National Border Patrol Council, the agents’ union.&ldqu
  
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• Border Patrol agents question staffing along Northern border

  09-02-2017 21:00 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Three hundred Border Patrol agents from the Buffalo Sector patrol 341 miles, from Erie, Pennsylvania to Wellesley Island, New York. That’s less than one agent per border mile, even if they were all on duty at the same time, which they’re not.
  Staffing levels haven’t changed since News 4 Investigates asked the feds four years ago. The problem isn’t unique to Buffalo, according to the National Border Patrol Council, the agents’ union.&ldqu
  
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• Woman dies after two-vehicle crash in Lockport

  09-02-2017 20:44 via wivb.com
  
  LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WIVB) — One woman is dead after a head-on vehicle crash in the Town of Lockport.
  The two-vehicle accident happened on Route 93 just before 11 a.m. Thursday
  Officials say there was one person in each car, but only one of them survived. Niagara Falls resident Peggy Ray, 54, was pronounced dead at ECMC.
  New York State Police say Ray’s vehicle crossed the center line and hit the other vehicle.
  Route 93 was closed between State Rd. and Robinson Rd. for hours
  
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• 1 dead after two-vehicle crash in Lockport

  09-02-2017 20:44 via wivb.com
  
  LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WIVB) — One person is dead after a head-on vehicle crash in the Town of Lockport.
  The two-vehicle accident happened on Route 93 just before 11 a.m.
  Officials say there was one person in each car, but only one of them survived.
  Mercy Flight was called to the scene.
  Route 93 was closed between State Rd. and Robinson Rd.
  
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• Olean police looking for help find missing woman

  09-02-2017 20:30 via wivb.com
  
  OLEAN, N.Y. (WIVB) — Olean police are looking for help finding a missing woman.
  The family of Karen Peer reported her as missing on Tuesday, but she has not been seen by her family since Jan. 13.
  Most recently, Karen had blond hair. She is about 5’03” and slender, according to police.
  If anyone has any information about where she is or has been, call Olean police at (716) 376-5677.
  
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• Reward offered for information leading to arrest of person or people who fatally shot teen

  09-02-2017 18:54 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Crime Stoppers and Buffalo police are offering a combined reward of up to $2,500 for information leading to the arrest of the person or people who killed a teenager.
  Kristian Piazza was fatally shot just a week before his 17th birthday.
  The shooting happened last October at Leroy Ave. and Hill St.
  Anyone with information on the incident can call Crime Stoppers at (716) 867-6161.
  
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• Police investigating Riverside shooting

  09-02-2017 18:16 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Buffalo police are investigating a Wednesday night shooting on Chadduck Ave.
  The shooting happened around 8:30 p.m.
  Police say the 23-year-old shooting victim, a Buffalo man, took himself to ECMC.
  He was treated and released from the hospital.
  
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• Andersons giving away free ice cream in celebration of co-founder’s 99th birthday

  09-02-2017 17:41 via wivb.com
  
  WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) — In celebration of co-founder Greta Anderson’s 99th birthday, customers can go to any Anderson’s location and get free ice cream on Thursday.
  There is one condition — those who stop in need to show off their pipes with a rendition of “Happy Birthday” to celebrate the occasion.
  In addition to the free ice cream, customers can be entered to win 24 quarts of ice cream by uploading a video of themselves singing “Happy Bi
  
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• Andersons giving away free ice cream cake in celebration of co-founder’s 99th birthday

  09-02-2017 17:41 via wivb.com
  
  WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) — In celebration of co-founder Greta Anderson’s 99th birthday, customers can go to any Anderson’s location and get free ice cream cake on Thursday.
  There is one condition — those who stop in need to show off their pipes with a rendition of “Happy Birthday” to celebrate the occasion.
  In addition to the free ice cream cake, customers can be entered to win 24 quarts of ice cream by uploading a video of themselves singing &ldqu
  
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• East Coast storm cancels, delays several flights at BNIA

  09-02-2017 17:17 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) – The massive winter storm slamming parts of the East Coast Thursday has led to thousands of cancelled flights across the country, including several at Buffalo Niagara International.
  The list of cancellations and delays at BNIA grew throughout the morning as the storm struck.Yikes! A lot of red on the arrival & departure boards at @BUFAirport today. #Niko has cancelled thousands of flights nationwide. pic.twitter.com/dhjlzsF9A7
  — Katie Alexander (@KatieNe
  
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• Driver charged after basketball team’s bus goes missing after game

  09-02-2017 16:58 via wivb.com
  
  RANDOLPH, N.Y. (WIVB) — After a bus went missing, the driver was arrested on drunk driving charges Wednesday night.
  Around 10:45 p.m., New York State Police went to St. Bonaventure University after a report of a missing bus that was supposed to transport the St. Louis University basketball team from the Cattaraugus County school.
  Using a GPS on a device that was left on the bus, Troopers were able to track the vehicle and stop it 35 miles away from St. Bonaventure.
  Specifically, the b
  
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• UB police say woman who reported attempted sexual assault lied about story

  09-02-2017 16:48 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Just days ago, a woman reported to police at the University at Buffalo that someone attempted to sexually assault her. Thursday morning, UB police say she told them she made it up.
  “The student who claimed to have been assaulted has told investigators that the incident never happened,” UB Police tweeted.
  In the report, the woman said the people who tried to assault her were two tall black men with medium builds. She claimed the incident happened around 2:
  
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• Running your generator safely during a storm

  09-02-2017 15:48 via wivb.com
  
  (WTNH) – With a winter storm on the way many people are getting their generators ready, just in case of a power outage. However, generators can be very dangerous.
  Mark Holzner is the vice president of Northeast Generator in Bridgeport. He’s been in the business for about 30 years. He says the most common problem he has seen with generators is something the user cannot see at all.
  “Carbon monoxide. I’ve seen people take generators and put them in their basement,” sai
  
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• Powerful, fast-moving snowstorm pounding Northeast

  09-02-2017 15:30 via wivb.com
  
  BOSTON (AP) — A powerful, fast-moving storm swept into the Northeast on Thursday with the potential for more than a foot of snow along the heavily populated Philadelphia-to-Boston corridor, making for a slippery commute and giving millions of people weather whiplash a day after temperatures soared into the 50s and 60s.
  RADAR | See where snow is headed with our interactive radar here.
  Commuters faced windblown snow and slick highways. Forecasters said Thursday’s weather had the potent
  
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• Fire damages South Buffalo home

  09-02-2017 14:06 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Crews from the Red Cross have stepped up to help residents of a South Buffalo home following a fire early Thursday.
  Crews got the call before 7 a.m. on Folger Street near Tifft Street.
  The fire caused $110,000 in damage. Investigators don’t know what caused it.
  This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
  
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• 3-Alarm fire damages Hamburg business

  09-02-2017 13:57 via wivb.com
  
  HAMBURG, N.Y. (WIVB) — Firefighters from six different fire companies battled frigid temperatures as they responded to a 3-alarm fire at Southtowns Fireplace. Dispatchers tell News 4 someone driving by spotted flames and called 911 around 5:15 a.m. Thursday.
  Crews made the quick-decision to fight the flames from outside the building, concerned about flammable materials inside.
  The chief tells us no one was inside at the time of the fire. The cause is under investigation
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• Builder of tiny houses in Buffalo adding more

  09-02-2017 05:23 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The man building tiny houses in neighborhoods across downtown Buffalo is expanding.Angry neighbors and city leaders tried to stop construction on one of the homes on Linwood Avenue last year. But that project is still underway, and now the developer is building more “tiny homes.”
  Timothy Sick and his team are moving forward with building this home on 16th Street in Buffalo.Despite opposition on plans for their first development- they now have six other &l
  
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• More than 500 people sign petition against building a lodge on Goat Island

  09-02-2017 01:53 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB)- Serenity and wildlife draw thousands of visitors to Goat Island every year.
  “There’s a lot of animals around here that call this place home,” said Vicent Merecki, who visited the park from Buffalo.
  He doesn’t want to see that compromised by development.
  Governor Andrew Cuomo said in his State of the State address that he wants to “create a year round destination and build a world class lodge with sweeping views of the Niagara River&r
  
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• Senate confirms Sessions for Attorney General

  09-02-2017 01:31 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Sen. Jeff Sessions to be attorney general in the Trump administration despite fierce Democratic opposition to the Alabama Republican over his record on civil rights and immigration.
  The 52-47 nearly party-line vote capped weeks of divisive battles over Sessions, an early supporter of President Donald Trump and one of the Senate’s most conservative lawmakers.
  Democrats laced into Sessions, casting him as too cozy with Trump and too h
  
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• Chasing History: Dom Welch looks to become Section VI all-time leading scorer

  09-02-2017 00:54 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The night Ritchie Campbell set the all-time scoring record in section six, was memorable for many reasons.
  “My mom was at the game and that was the first time she came to see my play in high school,” Campbell said. “I gave her the game ball.”
  That was 27-years ago. Since then, the feat of 2,355 career points hasn’t been touched.
  “The competition was tough you had a lot of people that was competing, a lot of good guard play and big
  
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