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• New law to allow 16 and 17-year-olds to register for organ, tissue donation

  13-02-2017 23:23 via wivb.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (WIVB) — On Tuesday, a new law will go into effect allowing 16 and 17-year-olds to register for organ, eye and tissue donation.
  “This new law is a balanced effort to help in this administration’s efforts to expand state’s donor registry and help more New Yorkers receive the gift of life,” Gov. Andrew Cuomo said. “With this action, we are taking one more step toward a stronger, healthier New York for all.”
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• Despite prescription, Getzville father fights to get his son medical marijuana

  13-02-2017 23:21 via wivb.com
  
  GETZVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB)- Robert Fuggit’s 40-year-old son Christopher began suffering from seizures when he was just a toddler. Recently, Christopher was prescribed medical marijuana to help.
  Christopher lives in a group home in West Seneca. Staff there, won’t administer the drug to him. The medicine comes in an oil form.
  “The nurses that work at the group home said that they could not administer it. And when I inquired they said well we just can’t,” Robert told
  
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• Woman facing DWI charges after crashing in Perrysburg

  13-02-2017 23:08 via wivb.com
  
  PERRYSBURG, N.Y. (WIVB) — A woman is facing DWI charges after a crash in Perrysburg.
  New York State Police say Katie Harjo was driving on Eaton Rd. when she went off the road, through a ditch and into some trees.
  State Police say Harjo failed standard sobriety tests and was nearly twice the legal limit for alcohol.
  Harjo was also given traffic tickets and is expected in court later this week.
  
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• Canisius College students Albany bound for New York Student Aid Alliance Advocacy Day

  13-02-2017 23:06 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Canisius students are heading to Albany for Tuesday’s New York Student Aid Alliance Advocacy day.
  A delegation of students from Canisius College attend the New York Student Aid Alliance Advocacy day every year. They’re advocating for private education and making college affordable for students
  They plan to ask legislators to increase awards through the tuition assistance program or TAP, and double funding for opportunity programs by 2020. Students say adv
  
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• Band featuring native of Rochester-area wins Grammy

  13-02-2017 23:00 via wivb.com
  
  WEBSTER, N.Y. (WIVB) — A band featuring a native of the Rochester-area took home the Grammy for Best Bluegrass Band on Sunday night.
  Kate Lee, who is a member of The O’Connor Band, grew up in Webster, but now lives in Nashville. She started playing violin in the 4th grade.
  The O’Connor Band’s debut album Coming Home landed them the Grammy award on Sunday night.
  
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• Teaching assistant accused of abusing student at Hamburg school

  13-02-2017 22:32 via wivb.com
  
  HAMBURG, N.Y. (WIVB) — A teaching assistant at Randolph Academy, a school for kids with emotional and behavioral needs, has been accused of abusing a student.
  Sean Callaghan was charged with criminal obstruction of breathing, endangering the welfare of a child, falsifying business records and harassment.
  Callaghan is accused of pushing the student into a wall at the Hamburg school while holding them by the neck. Prosecutors say the incident occurred last March.
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• Jerry Sandusky’s son Jeffrey charged with child sexual abuse

  13-02-2017 21:07 via wivb.com
  
  BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) — One of Jerry Sandusky’s adult sons faces multiple charges of sexual offenses involving children, more than five years after the former Penn State assistant coach was himself first arrested.
  Court records filed Monday say 41-year-old Jeffrey S. Sandusky was charged with 14 counts, including criminal solicitation and corruption of minors.
  The online court docket says Jeffrey Sandusky was arraigned Monday and bail was set at $200,000. He’s currently in the C
  
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• Hundreds complain of ill feelings after driving Ford Explorer

  13-02-2017 21:05 via wivb.com
  
  (WIVB) — Hundreds of people who own Ford Explorers are complaining that the vehicles might be making them ill.
  There are roughly one million Explorers on the road, and hundreds of vehicle owners have complained of a smell similar to sulfur or rotten eggs while driving. Many complainants have said the issue occurs while “accelerating with the air conditioning active and in circulation mode,” according to a CBS report.
  A number of drivers are worried the exhaust might be tox
  
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• Bisons announce increased security measures at Coca-Cola Field

  13-02-2017 20:23 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Buffalo Bisons are boosting security measures for the upcoming the season.
  Anyone entering Coca-Cola Field must walk through metal detectors and will be required to remove cameras and phones beforehand. If necessary, the Bisons say fans may be wanded by security officials.
  Fans are not allowed to re-enter Coca-Cola Field after leaving.
  The organization released a list of items that will not be permitted at Coca-Cola Field.
  firearms
  knives
  glassware
  silverwar
  
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• Lake band narrowly hits southern tier

  13-02-2017 19:54 via wivb.com
  
  WESTFIELD, N.Y. (WIVB) — The snow is letting up a little in Westfield where it’s been falling continuously since early the morning, making the sidewalks slick and the streets, slushy.
  Crews have been working on the main strip here, clearing it and salting throughout the day as the snow is falling. The town’s highway department supervisor says this winter they’ve used an average amount of salt as they’re going around treating the roads pretty regularly. He
  
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• Canada’s Trudeau arrives in Washington to meet with Trump

  13-02-2017 19:42 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau launched a joint effort to advance women in the workplace Monday, then plunged into the thornier issue of trade in North America.
  The neighboring leaders, polar opposites in nearly every way, were taking up the subject in their first face-to-face meeting, with Trudeau eager to build a relationship with the new U.S. president.
  Trump greeted Trudeau with a firm handshake as he arrived at the White House on a
  
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• Woman who helped Dannemora prisoners escape denied parole

  13-02-2017 19:31 via wivb.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP modified) — The woman who helped two killers escape from a maximum-security prison in northern New York in 2015 was denied parole.
  Joyce Mitchell’s hearing before a parole board took place this week at the Bedford Hills Correctional Facility in Westchester County. The board doesn’t release the days when hearings are held.
  The 52-year-old Mitchell was sentenced to seven years in prison for helping convicted murderers Richard Matt and David Sweat escape
  
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• Fake News 101: The new civics course in US schools?

  13-02-2017 19:16 via wivb.com
  
  SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Teachers from elementary school through college are telling students how to distinguish between factual and fictional news — and why they should care that there’s a difference.
  As Facebook works with The Associated Press, FactCheck.org and other organizations to curb the spread of fake and misleading news on its influential network, teachers say classroom instruction can play a role in deflating the kind of “Pope endorses Trump ” headlines
  
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• Salamanca schools close Monday after teacher’s death

  13-02-2017 19:02 via wivb.com
  
  SALAMANCA, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Superintendent of Salamanca City School District says school was cancelled Monday due to a teacher’s death.
  Nelson Beard, a sixth grade teacher at Seneca Elementary School, passed away over the weekend.
  Superintendent Robert Breidenstein said the school needs to “allow our crisis team time to plan for the return of students tomorrow.”
  Nelson was called a “young, energetic and truly amazing teacher,” by Breidenstein.
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• SPCA Monday: Cody

  13-02-2017 18:46 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Cody, a 9-year-old doberman pinscher/retriever mix is looking for a loving home.
  He appeared on News 4 at Noon on Monday.
  If you’re interested in adopting Cody, call the Erie County SPCA at (716) 875-7360.
  
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• LIVE STREAM: California dam water level drops after massive evacuation

  13-02-2017 18:26 via wivb.com
  
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  OROVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Water levels dropped Monday at California’s Lake Oroville, stopping water from spilling over a massive dam’s potentially hazardous emergency spillway after authorities ordered the evacuation of nearly 200,000 people from towns lying below the lake.
  California Department of Water Resources officials were preparing to inspect an erosion scar on the spillway at the Oroville Dam, the nation’s largest.
  
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• California dam water level drops after massive evacuation

  13-02-2017 18:26 via wivb.com
  
  OROVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Water levels dropped Monday at California’s Lake Oroville, stopping water from spilling over a massive dam’s potentially hazardous emergency spillway after authorities ordered the evacuation of nearly 200,000 people from towns lying below the lake.
  California Department of Water Resources officials were preparing to inspect an erosion scar on the spillway at the Oroville Dam, the nation’s largest.
  Authorities ordered the evacuations Sunday for
  
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• Nearly all Oracle Charter School juniors pass History Regents in half the time

  13-02-2017 17:34 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Oracle Charter School is celebrating a huge accomplishment for its junior class.
  Nearly 90 percent of the students passed their US History Regents exams a few weeks ago – a success rate that is all the more impressive when you consider they learned all of the material in half the normal time.
  Usually, students take the Regents exam in June after ten months of instruction.
  The Oracle Charter School juniors voted unanimously in the beginning of the school year to
  
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• Police: Alfred State student does not want to press charges after stabbing

  13-02-2017 16:32 via wivb.com
  
  ALFRED, N.Y. (WIVB) — Police in the Village of Alfred say an Alfred State student does not want to press charges after he was stabbed.
  Around 2:50 a.m. Sunday, officials say they received a call about a stabbing.  Authorities then headed to Mill St.
  The stabbing itself happened at a party, officials say. After the victim, who remains unidentified, was found, he was treated at St. James Mercy Hospital and released. Sources say he had a leg wound.
  The victim claimed he did not
  
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• Adele wins top Grammys, but pays tribute to Beyonce

  13-02-2017 16:15 via wivb.com
  
  (AP) — In an extraordinary moment between the music industry’s top female artists, Adele beat Beyonce for three of the top Grammy Awards — then said her competitor deserved at least one of them.
  The Grammys featured memorable performances by the likes of Bruno Mars and A Tribe Called Quest, big victories by Chance the Rapper and David Bowie, and some unusual flubs Sunday, but they were overshadowed by Adele’s triumph and how she responded. The Recording Academy did nothin
  
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• Momma Beyonce shines, Adele flubs in Grammy’s top moments

  13-02-2017 15:53 via wivb.com
  
  (AP) — In Beyonce’s first performance since announcing her pregnancy with twins, she shined head to toe in golden hues. Meanwhile Adele got a rare do-over on national television when she flubbed her performance and Beyonce’s daughter Blue Ivy stole the show with her adorable mini-Prince outfit. Here are the top moments of the Grammys:
  MOTHER BEYONCE
  In a highly anticipated performance, the first since she announced she was pregnant with twins, Beyonce celebrated her femininity
  
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• Tax time: Deductions that can save you money

  13-02-2017 14:46 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — It’s that time of the year, when we pull out our paperwork and get ready to file taxes. News 4 Wake Up wanted to look at some tax reductions that could save you money.
  These don’t have to be itemized in order to claim them.
  The first one is for educators. If you’ve paid for classroom supplies out of your own pocket, you can claim those expenses as a tax deduction. You can claim up to $250 dollars of your costs for supplies. If you’ve paid
  
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• Frustrated Lehner, Bylsma after Sabres loss “This is starting to get disrespectful”

  13-02-2017 06:09 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Robin Lehner is angry.
  Following the Sabres 4-2 loss on Sunday night, Buffalo’s starting goaltender did not hold back his frustration for his fellow teammates.
  “It is not even disappointing anymore it is…I am starting to get angry.,” Lehner said. “This is all talk, we have to look ourselves in the mirror here. I think it is disrespectful  when we have a game plan and we do the exact opposite, coach is drawing it up there and w
  
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• HS Hockey Highlights: Sunday, February 12

  13-02-2017 06:01 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Federation Hockey regular season ended Sunday with a handful of teams in action, including three at Buffalo State.
  Those scores from tonight’s highlights include:
  Hamburg 4, Williamsville East 4 (OT)
  St. Joe’s 1, Orchard Park 0
  Kenmore West 7, Amherst 0
  
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• City leader reacts to “shame on city hall” signs on vacant building

  13-02-2017 05:25 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A city owned vacant building in Buffalo’s fruit belt is sending a message. Someone anonymously posted signs to the building that say “save this building” and “shame on city hall.”
  Councilman Darius Pridgen says he believes people that don’t even live in the neighborhood put the signs up.
  Pridgen says in the past there was a move to landmark the building, but the people living in the fruit belt didn’t want to landmark the buil
  
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• Hundreds dance to find a cure for Multiple Sclerosis

  13-02-2017 00:20 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — More than 100 people danced their hearts out to help raise awareness and money for Multiple Sclerosis.
  Sunday was the sixth annual “Zumbathon to benefit the National National Multiple Sclerosis Society of Upstate New York.”
  Zumba is a workout that involves fun music and dancing.
  Organizer Denise Herkey-Jarosch says this event hits close to home. She has been living with MS for 17 years.
  “I found in my time living with ms that being active as you can
  
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