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• SPECIAL REPORT: Dental van brings care to children in undeserved areas of S. Tier

  21-02-2017 23:56 via wivb.com
  
  DUNKIRK, N.Y. (WIVB)- On the road in the Southern Tier a dental van is bringing care to under-served children.
  The UB S’miles To Go Dental Van has provided more than 38,000 patient visits over the last 20 years. An infusion of state money over the last few years has helped the program double the number of schools it serves.
  News 4 caught up with the van on a busy Wednesday at Dunkirk Middle School. The team travels to elementary and middle schools in Chautauqua, Cattaraugus and Allega
  
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• SPECIAL REPORT: Dental van brings care to children in underserved areas of S. Tier

  21-02-2017 23:56 via wivb.com
  
  DUNKIRK, N.Y. (WIVB)- On the road in the Southern Tier a dental van is bringing care to underserved children.
  The UB S’miles To Go Dental Van has provided more than 38,000 patient visits over the last 20 years. An infusion of state money over the last few years has helped the program double the number of schools it serves.
  News 4 caught up with the van on a busy Wednesday at Dunkirk Middle School. The team travels to elementary and middle schools in Chautauqua, Cattaraugus and Allegan
  
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• Dental van brings care to children in underserved areas of S. Tier

  21-02-2017 23:56 via wivb.com
  
  DUNKIRK, N.Y. (WIVB)- On the road in the Southern Tier a dental van is bringing care to underserved children.
  The UB S’miles To Go Dental Van has provided more than 38,000 patient visits over the last 20 years. An infusion of state money over the last few years has helped the program double the number of schools it serves.
  News 4 caught up with the van on a busy Wednesday at Dunkirk Middle School. The team travels to elementary and middle schools in Chautauqua, Cattaraugus and Allegan
  
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• Man arraigned on indictment charging him with friend’s death

  21-02-2017 23:45 via wivb.com
  
  ELMA, N.Y. (WIVB) — An East Aurora man has been arraigned on an indictment charging him with manslaughter.
  Jake Klocek, 20, is also charged with criminal possession of a firearm.
  Prosecutors say that Klocek recklessly caused the death of Anthony King, 19, in Elma. King was shot, prosecutors say.
  At the time, Klocek was also 19.
  Klocek pleaded not guilty and remains free on $50,000 bail.
  If he is convicted, he could spend a maximum indeterminate sentence of 5-15 years in jail.
  
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• Buffalo Public School “Spud Launchers” return from Kennedy Space Center

  21-02-2017 23:25 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — New York’s finest potatoes are now flying in space. Three students and future scientists from Buffalo Public Schools beat out thousands of students in a national competition. They secured a role in a NASA mission sending potatoes to space. The student’s project will test the ability for potatoes to grow in the international space station.
  The girls call themselves the “Spud Launchers.”
  “Potatoes can actually grow off one another so it&rs
  
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• David Cassidy fighting memory loss, wants to ‘enjoy life’

  21-02-2017 23:21 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Former “Partridge Family” star David Cassidy says he’s struggling with memory loss.
  The 66-year-old actor-singer tells People magazine his family has a history of dementia and he had sensed “this was coming.” He says for now he wants to stay focused and “enjoy life.”
  Cassidy has had numerous personal problems in the decades following his initial success, ranging from substance abuse to bankruptcy. He’s the stepson of actr
  
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• FBI offering up to $30,000 for information on suspected bank robbers

  21-02-2017 23:15 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The FBI is offering an up to $30,000 reward to catch two suspected bank robbers.
  Authorities say they stole almost $80,000 from an Evans Bank in the Town of Tonawanda last year.
  The FBI says the men pointed BB guns at customers and employees, and forced their way into the vault during the robbery in January of 2016.
  Waqar Ghumman, 28, has two other bank robbery convictions on his record. Mohsin Zamir, 31, was allegedly his accomplice.
  After the robbery, authorities s
  
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• Local cancer survivors make fitness video to inspire others

  21-02-2017 23:08 via wivb.com
  
  TONAWANDA, N.Y.–
  A group of cancer survivors from Western New York are working to inspire others in similar situations through fitness. They created an exercise video to encourage people to get up and get moving.
  Moving, stretching and dances are all things Diane Lyons never thought she would be doing a year ago.
  “I felt as though I’d never get back to my old self again,” Lyons, of Tonawanda said.
  She was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer in 2015. She says the treatmen
  
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• Orchard Park man accused of attacking co-worker

  21-02-2017 23:00 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) — An Orchard Park man is facing charges after an alleged attack on a co-worker.
  Police say Robert Wozniak, 58, turned himself in. He is accused of beating up a man he works with Monday morning on E. Quaker St.
  Authorities say the victim tried to avoid a fight. He suffered injuries to his eye, neck and shoulders.
  Wozniak was charged with assault and criminal mischief.
  
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• Nexstar Media Group names Dominic Mancuso Vice President and General Manager of WIVB, WNLO and WIVB.com

  21-02-2017 22:16 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. and IRVING, Texas — Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXST) announced today that Dominic Mancuso has been appointed to Vice President and General Manager of WIVB-TV (CBS), WNLO-TV (CW) and associated digital services, including WIVB.com serving Buffalo, NY (DMA #53). He will assume his new responsibilities immediately and report to Theresa Underwood, Senior Vice President and Regional Manager of Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.
  Mr. Mancuso brings to his new role at Nexstar ov
  
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• Police, DEA agents investigate Town of Tonawanda home

  21-02-2017 22:04 via wivb.com
  
  TOWN OF TONAWANDA, N.Y (WIVB) — DEA agents and police from Amherst and the Town of Tonawanda were investigating a home on Niagara Falls Blvd. Tuesday afternoon.
  Authorities went to the home, which is in the Town of Tonawanda, to execute a search warrant for a “drug-related operation,” they say.
  It is not clear if anyone has been arrested, or if anything has been seized.
  
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• Tractor trailer accident closes down Route 5 EB ramp to I-190 NB

  21-02-2017 21:42 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A tractor trailer turned over Tuesday afternoon, closing the Route 5 eastbound ramp to I-190 northbound.
  The crash happened around 3 p.m.
  News 4 will provide more updates as soon as they become available. Follow News 4 on Facebook and Twitter for updates.
  Here is video of the crash scene, courtesy of Kelly Jeremos: 
  (Photo: Kelly Jeremos)
  
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• Woman pleads guilty to vehicular assault after striking 3 kids

  21-02-2017 20:42 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Cheektowaga woman admitted to vehicular assault after a car crash injured three kids.
  In July of last year, Amber Miller, 24, was impaired by a depressant while driving on Central Blvd. in Cheektowaga.
  While driving, she crossed over to the other side of the road and hit three children. A 12-year-old, Devon Mills, was seriously injured. He is still recovering from a brain bleed.
  Timothy Clontz, 15, and Kendrik Hampton, 12, were the other two chil
  
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• Former West Seneca baseball league president receives jail time

  21-02-2017 20:36 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Kevin Chodkowski holds his crying wife after hearing the sentence – 90 days in jail, served intermittently.  Chodkowski will be spending every weekend in the holding center for the next three months.
   
  Chodkowski pleaded guilty to third degree attempted grand larceny for embezzling nearly $50,000 from the West Seneca youth baseball league, where he served as the president.
  “I apologize to the court, my family and my friends,” said Chodkows
  
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• 26 new U.S. citizens naturalized in ceremony at Theodore Roosevelt historic site

  21-02-2017 19:50 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Tuesday was a momentous day for more than two dozen people who took the Oath of Allegiance at the Theodore Roosevelt Inauguration National Historic Site. The 26 people who became U.S. citizens there were among 25,000 people going through naturalization ceremonies across the country this week.
  Many of the people who were pronounced citizens Tuesday morning had been waiting years for that moment.
  “I came to the United States back in 2000, so it is almost a 17 yea
  
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• Former UB maintenance supervisor admits to taking bribes

  21-02-2017 18:44 via wivb.com
  
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) — The former maintenance supervisor at the University at Buffalo pleaded guilty to receiving bribes for a painting contract.
  Dean Yerry admitted to receiving kickbacks in exchange for a $1 million contract to paint multiple dorms on the Amherst campus.
  Some of the deals took place in bathrooms and vehicles on campus in an attempt to stay out of sight.
  As part of a plea deal, Yerry could be sentenced to one year in jail and face $40,000 in fines. Officials say he w
  
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• Case of badly burned toddler to go to grand jury

  21-02-2017 18:16 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The case of a toddler who was badly burned in July will go to a grand jury.
  Leah Lee was burned on 16 percent of her body, her mother, Indaysha Chambers said. The burns were on her head, back and neck.
  Chambers said she believes Lee’s stepmother was to blame for the burns, which she says occurred as she was giving Lee a bath.
  MORE | See what Chambers had to say here.
  On Tuesday, Lee’s stepmother Natajua Lee waived her right to a felony hear
  
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• Case of badly burned toddler goes to grand jury

  21-02-2017 18:16 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The case of a toddler who was badly burned in July will go to a grand jury.
  According to the girl’s mother, Indaysha Chambers, then 2-year-old Leah Lee was burned on 16 percent of her body. The burns were on her head, back and neck.
  Chambers believes Lee’s stepmother is to blame for the burns, which she said occurred while she was giving Lee a bath.
  MORE | See what Chambers had to say here.
  Lee’s stepmother, Natajua Lee, waived her right t
  
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• US to increase number of immigrants targeted for deportation

  21-02-2017 17:45 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Homeland Security Department is greatly expanding the number of people living in the U.S. illegally who are considered a deportation priority.
  The new guidelines under President Donald Trump call for the deportation of any individuals in the country illegally if they are convicted, charged or suspected of a crime, which could include traffic infractions.
  Department memos released Tuesday eliminate guidelines under the Obama administration that focused enforcement
  
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• ZZ Top to kick off Artpark’s Tuesday in the Park series

  21-02-2017 17:30 via wivb.com
  
  LEWISTON, N.Y. (WIVB) — Four concerts at Artpark were announced on Tuesday morning.
  ZZ Top will be the Tuesday in the Park season opener on June 6. Tickets for that show cost $17 for general admission.
  Three other concerts were announced. They are:
  Brit Floyd – July 18
  Blondie, along with Garbage – July 25
  Jethro Tull by Ian Anderson – Aug. 22
  General admission for those three concerts costs $12. During the week of a concert, ticket prices increase by five dolla
  
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• Kidz Bop Kids to perform at Darien Lake

  21-02-2017 17:09 via wivb.com
  
  DARIEN, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Kidz Bop Kids will perform at Darien Lake on July 22.
  The 3 p.m. show is part of the Best Time Ever Tour.
  Tickets go on sale Feb. 24 at 10 a.m. They can be bought for either $35 or $45.
  Tickets can be purchased at LiveNation.com, Ticketmaster.com or by calling 1-800-745-3000.
  
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• Burger King, Tim Hortons parent to buy Popeyes for $1.8B

  21-02-2017 17:01 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Restaurant Brands International says it’ll pay $1.8 billion for Popeyes, bringing the fried chicken chain under the same corporate umbrella as Burger King and Tim Hortons.
  The move fits Restaurant Brands’ strategy of taking over well-known fast-food chains that it believes have the potential for wider expansion. The deal gives Popeyes shareholders $79 per share, a 19 percent premium from its closing price on Friday.
  Restaurant Brands was created after Burge
  
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• Lancaster golf course opens for first time in February since 2005

  21-02-2017 16:47 via wivb.com
  
  LANCASTER, N.Y. (WIVB) — For the first time since 2005, a Lancaster golf course is open in February.
  Buffalo Tournament Club Golf Course, which is located at 6432 Genesee St., will be open through Friday, Feb. 24.
  Riding carts will be allowed on the fairways.
  To make tee times, call the pro shop at 681-4653 or go to btcgolf.com.
  
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• US stocks start week at new highs on deals and earnings

  21-02-2017 16:35 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are breaking records again Tuesday. Energy companies are rising more than the rest of the market. Consumer goods giant Kraft Heinz is falling after it withdrew a $143 billion offer for competition Unilever, but several other food and household goods makers are rising as investors bet Kraft will make an offer for one of those companies instead.
  KEEPING SCORE: The Dow Jones industrial average climbed 93 points, or 0.5 percent, to 20,717 as of 10 a.m. Eastern time. The
  
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• Injured coyote found, taken away from I-290

  21-02-2017 16:19 via wivb.com
  
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) — Police in Amherst helped an Animal Control Officer after an injured coyote was found on the I-290.
  Officers were at the scene Tuesday morning
  It is not clear why the coyote was there, or what caused its injuries.
  The animal was taken to the SPCA.
  
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• Ted’s to celebrate 90 years with 90 cent hot dogs

  21-02-2017 16:11 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Ted’s Hot Dogs restaurants will be holding a customer appreciation day on Wednesday to celebrate 90 years of operation.
  Customers can get regular hot dogs for just 90 cents to celebrate the milestone. There will be no purchase limit on the hot dogs, which normally sell for $2.95.
  Nine decades ago near the Peace Bridge, Theodore “Ted” Spiro Liaros, a Greek immigrant, started to sell hot dogs from a shack.
  Nine Ted’s locations can be found in we
  
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• SEPTA investigates accident involving out-of-service trains

  21-02-2017 15:19 via wivb.com
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Officials are on the scene of an accident involving two out-of-service commuter trains in Philadelphia.
  The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority SEPTA says the Market-Frankford Line trains were travelling near the 69th Street Transportation Center when the accident occurred Tuesday morning.
  Television news footage shows several cars have derailed and one is tipped over at a 45-degree angle.
  There is no word on injuries, but the trains were not carrying pas
  
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• AAA: $3 billion in vehicle rust damage caused by road de-icers every year

  21-02-2017 06:01 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A study by AAA says road de-icers cause $3 billion in vehicle rust damage every year.
  “While the application of de-icing salts and solutions is critical to keeping our nation’s roadways safe every winter, it’s important that drivers pay attention to warning signs that their vehicle may be suffering from rust-related damage,” John Nielsen, AAA’s managing director of Automotive Engineering and Repair, said. “This can be much mor
  
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• Mayor Byron Brown will run for 4th term with support of state leaders

  21-02-2017 05:58 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown seeks a fourth term in office. He kicked off his re-election campaign on Monday evening.
  “I am honored to stand before you today and ask for your support as I run for Mayor of the great city of Buffalo for a fourth time,” he said. “Together we will continue to make Buffalo better for everyone.”
  If he wins, Mayor Brown will be only the second Buffalo mayor to serve four terms. Former Mayor Jimmy Griffin was the first to
  
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• Video: St. Joe’s/Canisius Advance to Cup Final

  21-02-2017 05:47 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) –  The stage is set for next Monday’s Niagara Cup final. Top-seeded St. Joe’s beat St. Francis 9-0 to advance to the championship game. The Marauders have won three of the last four Niagara Cups. Canisius won the other semifinal game. The Crusaders and Bishop Timon were tied 1-1 in the 3rd period when Canisius’ Joe Cooley netted the game-winning goal. St. Joe’s will play Canisius for the Niagara Cup next Monday.
  
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• St. Joe’s/Canisius Advance to Cup Final

  21-02-2017 05:47 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The stage is set for next Monday’s Niagara Cup final. Top-seeded St. Joe’s beat St. Francis 9-0 to advance to the championship game. The Marauders have won three of the last four Niagara Cups. Canisius won the other semifinal game. The Crusaders and Bishop Timon were tied 1-1 in the 3rd period when Canisius’ Joe Cooley netted the game-winning goal. St. Joe’s will play Canisius for the Niagara Cup next Monday.
  
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• Town of Batavia Fire Department rescues pet parrot

  21-02-2017 03:33 via wivb.com
  
  ALEXANDER, N.Y. (WIVB) — Firefighters in the Town of Batavia responded to an unusual call over the weekend.
  A crew was dispatched to Brookville Road around 5 p.m. Sunday where a pet Parrot was stuck in a tree. The Parrot, named Champ, had only flown twice and was reported to be stuck in the tree for over three hours.
  The Town of Batavia Ladder 25 crew helped rescue Champ who was said to be “exhausted but unharmed.”
   
   
   
  
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• EC Democratic chairman: Mayor Brown in a ‘very strong’ position for re-election

  21-02-2017 00:06 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown, who announced Monday that he will seek a fourth term, will likely have a challenger in the Democratic primary in September.City Comptroller Mark Schroeder, a South Buffalo Democrat, is eyeing the top job and plans to announce his candidacy next month.
  Erie County Democratic chairman Jeremy Zellner — who’s supporting Brown’s re-election — says he’s had discussions with Schroeder.
  “We made it pretty clear
  
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