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• McCorvey, who was at center of Roe v. Wade, dead at 69

  18-02-2017 22:34 via wivb.com
  
   DALLAS (AP) — Norma McCorvey, whose legal challenge under the pseudonym “Jane Roe” led to the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision that legalized abortion but who later became an outspoken opponent of the procedure, died Saturday. She was 69.
  McCorvey died at an assisted living center in Katy, Texas, said journalist Joshua Prager, who is working on a book about McCorvey and was with her and her family when she died. He said she died of heart failure and had been i
  
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• Lake effect snow isn’t on the radar but Lake Effect Ice Cream is…

  18-02-2017 19:03 via wivb.com
  
  LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WIVB) –There may not be lake effect snow on the 4 Warn Doppler Radar today, but lake effect is definitely on the minds of many. That’s because the local ice cream business is expanding.
  Cuddled up along the historic Erie Canal, is Lake Effect Ice Cream. It’s a destination for many in the summer months, but owners Erik Bernardi and Jason Wulf didn’t always know this was their goal. Bernardi shared with News 4,”At the time, we were actually having a du
  
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• Trump wine boycotts backfire as sales at local retailer sky-rockets

  18-02-2017 17:39 via wivb.com
  
  KENMORE, N.Y. (WIVB) – A women’s rights group in Virgina is leading a boycott of Trump winery products at Wegmans’ stores.The group unhappy with Trump’s policies, asked the grocer last week to stop carrying it last week. Now, it’s happening here at home.
  On a visit to Straight Up Wine and Liquor in Kenmore, calls poured in inquiring about the Trump label wine. Co-Owner Dan Locche said, “We’ve had a number of people come in to shop for the Trump
  
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• UB students frustrated over too many parking permits, not enough parking spots

  18-02-2017 05:12 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — University at Buffalo students are frustrated over the lack of parking on campus.
  “The first week of school it literally took me like an hour and a half to find a parking spot,” said Sara Thompson, junior at UB.
  “It is not easy to find spots on campus, usually it’s pretty full,” said Melissa Betron, sophomore at UB.
  Parking has been an issue for years, but some students say it’s getting worse and is causing them to be late for clas
  
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• New information released on illegal immigration suspect

  18-02-2017 03:43 via wivb.com
  
  GRAND ISLAND, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Justice Department has released new information related to the arrest of suspected illegal immigrants on Grand Island Wednesday.
  20-year-old Armando Navarette-Dominguez of Mexico was one of the 9 suspected illegal immigrants arrested by Border Patrol agents. He was deported in 2009 after being convicted on a child sex charge in North Carolina.
  He is now accused of illegally re-entering the country and could spend 20 years in prison if convicted.
   
  
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• New law could breathe life back into “zombie” house

  18-02-2017 02:24 via wivb.com
  
  LACKAWANNA, N.Y. (WIVB) – An abandoned and dilapidated apartment house in Lackawanna that became the focus of a new state law, cracking down on foreclosed “zombie” property may be getting a new life.Local officials announced on February 3, enforcement of the new law, called the Foreclosure Relief Act, could lead to $500 a day fines against the mortgage holder unless the property was cleaned up. The company, Ditech Financial has given up its claim to the property on Warsaw Stre
  
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• Father of teen killed in Kensington crash shares memories of his son

  18-02-2017 01:54 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- 17-year-old Zaire Abernathy always marched to the beat of his own drum. It’s something his father Kirk said now makes him laugh, and brings him to tears.
  “He was born early, he walked early. And then I look and I’m like wow, he (left) me early,” he told News 4 Friday.
  Saturday marks the one month anniversary of the crash that killed two Buffalo teens and injured two others.
  Zaire, a Junior at St. Lawrence, was driving on Kensington Avenue near G
  
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• Erie County needs $1 billion in water system improvements

  18-02-2017 01:02 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — It’s estimated it would cost Erie County Water Authority $1 billion to replace hundreds of miles of old pipe that run underground.
  But the authority is taking a piecemeal approach — at this point — to maintain the cost of bringing water to and from homes to prevent bills across the region from sky-rocketing.
  Although it may not seem like it, 2016 actually included fewer water main breaks than the year prior.
  But the late-July break in Amherst wreake
  
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• Sabres look to avoid emotional attachment to wins and losses

  18-02-2017 00:39 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The Sabres practiced at HarborCenter on Friday afternoon, following a win over the Colorado Avalanche that came on Thursday night. After a rough week of winning and losing games last week, the Sabres won two in-a-row this week and have an opportunity to win two more this weekend when they welcome the St. Louis Blues and Chicago Blackhawks. It goes without saying but getting off the emotional roller coaster is very important for the blue and gold moving forward.
  
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• Is recent immigration enforcement a new federal edict?

  18-02-2017 00:30 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A rally Friday on the city’s west side was another sign of reaction to what many believe is a new approach to immigration enforcement from President Donald Trump.
  And while federal officials are denying any change in policy, some in the local faith, labor and legal communities said two busts in the Buffalo area just this week shouldn’t be considered coincidental.
  “We will stand and resist because we honor the dignity of all,” said Justo Gonzal
  
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• UFC 210 fighters stop by News 4

  18-02-2017 00:15 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – In less than two months professional mixed martial arts will return to Buffalo, in the first fight since 1995. Last year the state of New York lifted its ban on MMA.
  UFC 210 is scheduled for April 8th at KeyBank center with a main even fight between Daniel Cormeir and Anthony “Rumble” Johnson to determine the Light Heavyweight championship. Cormier is the current title holder while Johnson is ranked #1 in the weight class. The two seemed to get along
  
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