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• US flu vaccine a good match; season moderate so far

  16-02-2017 23:57 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — This season’s flu vaccine seems to be working pretty well, weakening the punch of a nasty bug that’s going around, U.S. health officials said Thursday.
  Preliminary figures suggest the vaccine is 48 percent effective. That’s not bad since the strain that’s making most people sick is one of the worst. Experts consider it a good year when a flu vaccine is 50 to 60 percent effective.
  “We’re happy” so far this year, said Dr. Alicia Fry,
  
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• 3 arrested as result of drug investigations

  16-02-2017 23:34 via wivb.com
  
  ALBION, N.Y. (WIVB) — Albion police and the Orleans County Major Felony Task Force worked together to make arrests related to alleged drug sales.
  On Wednesday, authorities searched a vehicle and its occupants on N. Main St. in Albion. There, they say they seized a quantity of heroin packaged for sale.
  Another vehicle was stopped by members of the Task Force and police on N. Liberty St. In this instance, authorities say they seized crack cocaine packaged for sale.
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• Warm Up WNY donates 4 thousand blankets to Women and Children’s Hospital

  16-02-2017 22:57 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — “It’s the sense of normalizing and comfort. Some kids bring blankets from home but many do not, many are here after an emergency,” said Sue Mirabella, Women and Children’s hospital Child Life Specialist
  Thanks to Warm Up WNY nearly 4 thousand blankets were donated to Women and Children’s Hospital of Buffalo on Thursday.
  “It helps to relieve some anxiety right away so it’s a non-medical procedure but it provides them with a se
  
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• Wellsville police looking for man wanted on multiple charges

  16-02-2017 22:48 via wivb.com
  
  WELLSVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) — Police in Wellsville are looking for a man wanted on multiple charges.
  Justin Haynes, 29, is accused of aggravated family offense, menacing, harassment, endangering the welfare of a child and criminal mischief.
  He is six feet tall, 190 lbs., and has brown hair and blue eyes. His last known address was right over the state border in Genesee, Penn.
  Anyone who has seen him or knows of his whereabouts is asked to call police at (585) 593-5600, email them at wells
  
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• Genesee Valley Central School closed on Friday due to multiple illnesses

  16-02-2017 22:15 via wivb.com
  
  BELMONT, N.Y. (WIVB) — Due to multiple illnesses among staff and students, Genesee Valley Central School in Allegany County will be closed Friday.
  Dozens of students from various grade levels missed school on Thursday. The school says the flu is what is afflicting most staff and students.
  Students are scheduled to be on break from school next week.
  
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• LIVE STREAM: Gov. Cuomo makes announcement in Williamsville

  16-02-2017 22:01 via wivb.com
  
  WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) — Gov. Cuomo is in Williamsville to make an announcement.
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• Spanish woman gives birth to healthy twins at age 64

  16-02-2017 21:57 via wivb.com
  
  MADRID (AP) — A doctor in northern Spain says a 64-year-old woman has given birth to healthy twins following her second successful pregnancy at an advanced age.
  Recoletas Hospital medical director Enrique Martin said Thursday that the babies delivered by cesarean section on Tuesday are “perfectly healthy.”
  The twins are a boy who weighed 2.4 kilograms (5.3 pounds) and a girl who weighed 2.2 kilograms (4.9 pounds.)
  Diario de Burgos newspaper reports their mother had her first ch
  
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• Attorney for Wardel Davis’ family speaks out

  16-02-2017 20:58 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- The attorney for Wardel Davis’ family wants answers, and told News 4 the fact that he’s not getting them, is a red flag.
  Steven M. Cohen of the Hogan Willig law firm is representing Davis’ family. The unarmed 20-year-old died February 8 after a run-in with Buffalo Police on the city’s west side.
  Davis was stopped by two officers near Hoyt and Arnold in the Grant-Ferry neighborhood around midnight Tuesday. According to Buffalo Police, Davis took off r
  
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• Trump names Acosta as new choice to become labor secretary

  16-02-2017 20:17 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday announced law school dean R. Alexander Acosta as his new labor secretary nominee, one day after his original pick abruptly withdrew from consideration.
  Trump said Acosta, who did not appear with the president, “has had a tremendous career.” He noted that, unlike Andrew Puzder, Acosta has been confirmed by the Senate three times and “did very, very well.”
  If confirmed anew by the Senate, Acosta would become the fir
  
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• Niagara Falls officer will not face charges after shooting

  16-02-2017 20:10 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) — After shooting a suspect during a September drug raid, a Niagara Falls Police Officer will not face charges.
  Officer Thomas Rodgers shot Stacey Lewis, 33, in the abdomen during a raid on 20th St. Police said that Lewis was resistant and had an assault weapon in his hands.Lewis, who was accused of drug and weapon-related crimes, was hospitalized. The incident was the first officer-involved shooting in 2.5 years.
  MORE | Details of the raid can be found here.
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• Tandoori’s to close after Sunday dinner service

  16-02-2017 19:48 via wivb.com
  
  WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) — An Amherst restaurant will be shutting its doors after dinner on Sunday.
  Tandoori’s, which serves Indian cuisine, opened in 1991 and currently operates on Transit Rd. The Palms Banquets, which opened in 2001, will also close.
  “We want to thank the tremendous city of Buffalo and our local community for your loyal support,” the owners said in a statement. “Against many odds, our restaurant grew and business flourished in times when ma
  
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• All felony charges dropped as conservative political activist, Rus Thompson, takes plea deal

  16-02-2017 19:25 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — All felony charges have been dropped against Rus Thompson. The conservative political activist reached a deal, pleading guilty to a second degree misdemeanor.
  “The distinction between the felony and misdemeanor is whether or not Mr. [Rus] Thompson had the intent to defraud,” said John Flynn, the Erie County District Attorney. “That’s the crux of this whole case.”
  “I went and voted where I had been voting,” said Thompson,
  
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• 10th annual Buffalo Pond Hockey Tournament kicks off Friday

  16-02-2017 18:57 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The tenth annual Labatt Blue Buffalo Pond Hockey Tournament returns for a tenth year on Friday.
  The tournament will feature more than 240 hockey games and a variety of entertainment, including fireworks, a GIF photo booth and an exhibition game featuring the Buffalo police and the city’s fire department.
  Here is the schedule of events for the tournament, which takes place at Buffalo RiverWorks at 359 Ganson St.
  Friday, February 17, 2017
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• Thimble tossed! Game piece voted out of Monopoly board game

  16-02-2017 18:21 via wivb.com
  
  ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — You can still pass “Go” and collect $200 on the Monopoly board, but you soon won’t be able to do it with the thimble game piece.
  Voters have rejected the thimble, an integral part of the game since being added to Monopoly in 1935. The move is part of a campaign to select the next generation of game pieces.
  Hashtags, emojis and even a rubber duck may replace dogs, cats and hats in an upcoming version.
  Hasbro Inc. is holding a worldwide contest to
  
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• LIVE STREAM: Pres. Trump announces new Secretary of Labor nomination

  16-02-2017 18:00 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (WIVB) — Pres. Trump announces his new Secretary of Labor nomination.
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• Chris Stapleton to perform at Darien Lake

  16-02-2017 17:56 via wivb.com
  
  DARIEN, N.Y. (WIVB) — Chris Stapleton is coming to Darien Lake.
  The country singer will perform, along with Anderson East and Brent Cobb, on July 16 at 7:30 p.m.
  Tickets go on sale Friday, Feb. 24 at 10 a.m. Prices range from $30.75 to $70.75. Those who wish to attend the concert in the preferred lawn area can upgrade their lawn ticket for $15 plus fees.
  Tickets can be purchased at LiveNation.com, Ticketmaster.com or by calling 1-800-745-3000.
  
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• Search halted for 2 snowmobilers who broke through lake ice

  16-02-2017 17:39 via wivb.com
  
  LIVONIA, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities say they’re suspending the search for two men who are presumed to have drowned after their snowmobile broke through thin ice on a western New York lake.
  A fourth day of searching Conesus Lake on Wednesday failed to find the bodies of Christopher Copeland, of Livonia, and Jason Fluet, of Rochester, both 40. Family members told police the two men went snowmobiling early Saturday morning and never returned.
  Livingston County Sheriff Tom Dougherty says th
  
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• 5 missing Rochester kids found safe in Niagara Falls

  16-02-2017 17:36 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) — Five children who were missing from Rochester were located safe in Niagara Falls.
  Two people were arrested in connection to the case — Mark Johnson and Ice-Lynn Johnson. They were charged with endangering the welfare of a child.
  Officials say the two were suspected of taking the kids this past August. A family member reported them as missing.
  The Johnsons and the kids were found in a home on Wednesday. The two who are charged will be taken to Mo
  
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• 30 suspected illegal immigrants arrested in WNY this week

  16-02-2017 16:57 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — 30 suspected illegal immigrants were arrested in western New York this week.
  On Monday, U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested 23 people suspected of illegally being in the Unites States. Agents and Hamburg police were seen at the 7-Eleven store at Southwestern Boulevard and Sowles Road that evening.
  According to witnesses, a number of suspects were removed from white vans and detained.
  All who were detained in the raid were men between the ages of 19 and 63. T
  
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• Senate hearings for Supreme Court pick to begin March 20

  16-02-2017 16:31 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Judiciary Committee will begin confirmation hearings for President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court pick Neil Gorsuch on March 20.
  That’s the word from Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, who made the announcement Thursday after consulting with the panel’s top Democrat, Dianne Feinstein.
  Grassley says he expects the hearings to last three to four days. The first day will have opening statements by committee members and the federal judge tapped
  
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• OneRepublic coming to Darien Lake

  16-02-2017 16:05 via wivb.com
  
  DARIEN, N.Y. (WIVB) — OneRepublic will perform at Darien Lake on July 25.
  As part of the Honda Civic Tour, Fitz & the Tantrums and James Arthur are also on the bill.
  Tickets for the 7 p.m. show go on sale Friday, Feb. 24 at 10 a.m. Prices range from $25 to $135.
  Lawn four packs can be bought for $75 while they last. Those who wish to attend the concert in the preferred lawn area can upgrade their lawn ticket for $15 plus fees.
  Tickets can be purchased at LiveNation.com, Ticketmast
  
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• Not-so-frozen lakes claim 10 snowmobilers in mild Northeast

  16-02-2017 15:22 via wivb.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Not-so-frozen lakes have claimed 10 snowmobilers across the Northeast so far in a relatively mild winter.
  Seven snowmobilers have died and another three are missing after crashes through lakes that looked deceptively solid because they were blanketed with snow.
  Most of the accidents happened in New York state, where officials warned that, despite recent snowfalls, many lakes have not had enough cold days to develop ice thick enough for riding. And most have involved exp
  
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• Reports of low-flying plane in Clarence

  16-02-2017 14:07 via wivb.com
  
  CLARENCE, N.Y. (WIVB) — News 4 is working to find out what caused a loud noise that jarred people in the Clarence area Wednesday evening.
  Calls and emails flooded into our newsroom around 6:45 p.m. from people who said they heard a low-flying plane. We’ve reached out to police and sheriff’s deputies to see what they know about the incident.
  News 4 also contacted the FAA. One man in the Town of Alden told us he was brushing off his car when he saw the low-flying plane. He estima
  
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• Mystery of low-flying plane over Alden and Clarence solved

  16-02-2017 14:07 via wivb.com
  
  CLARENCE, N.Y. (WIVB) — News 4 has found out what caused a loud noise that jarred people in the Clarence and Alden areas Wednesday evening.
  Calls and emails flooded into our newsroom around 6:45 p.m. from people who said they heard a low-flying plane.
  One man in the Alden told us he was brushing off his car when he saw the low-flying plane. He estimated it was only flying at about 300 feet. “(Flight) 3407 came to my mind real fast,” Alden resident Paul Werner told News 4. &ldqu
  
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• Mystery of low-flying plane in Clarence solved

  16-02-2017 14:07 via wivb.com
  
  CLARENCE, N.Y. (WIVB) — News 4 has found out what caused a loud noise that jarred people in the Clarence area Wednesday evening.
  Calls and emails flooded into our newsroom around 6:45 p.m. from people who said they heard a low-flying plane.
  One man in the Town of Alden told us he was brushing off his car when he saw the low-flying plane. He estimated it was only flying at about 300 feet.
  Officials say an Air Force C-130’s engine warning light came on — a minor issue. This
  
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• High School recap: Wednesday February 15th

  16-02-2017 05:34 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Cheektowaga’s Dom Welch inched even closer to the section six all-time scoring record on Wednesday night, scoring 41 points against Lake Shore. welch now needs 100 points to break the record held by Ritchie Campbell.
  Jamestown traveled to Williamsville North seeking a share of the ECIC I title. The Red Raiders won 77-59, James Rojas led the way with 27 points.
  In the ECIC III, East Aurora wrapped up the division title with a win over Maryvale.
   
  
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• Newcomer warning: watch out for immigration scams

  16-02-2017 01:47 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman issued an urgent fraud alert to New York’s immigrant and refugee communities, Wednesday, to watch out for criminals posing as agents for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), following a spike in complaints of fraud.
  Scenes of armed customs enforcement agents detaining residents and immigrants–in some cases deporting them—seems to be stoking fear among New York’s immigrants and refugees, and
  
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