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• Hofbrauhaus restaurant/brewery coming to Buffalo

  23-02-2017 23:39 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Hofbrauhaus has announced where their tenth American restaurant/brewery will be located — Buffalo!
  The majority of Hofbrauhaus restaurants are in places with “strong German ethnic heritage,” a statement read. Hofbrauhaus says Buffalo has “the sixth largest concentration of German ethnicity in the country.”
  Other restaurants are located in places like Pittsburgh, Chicago and Columbus.
  The Hofbrauhaus coming to Buffalo will be located
  
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• Grant ‘strongly’ considering run for Buffalo mayor

  23-02-2017 23:29 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown may face another challenger in his race for re-election.
  Betty Jean Grant says she’s “strongly considering” a run for Buffalo mayor.“It came from Facebook discussion. People said, ‘Why don’t you run, and I said, well, why not’ just bantering, and then it got a little bit more serious,” said Grant, an Erie County legislator.The East Side Democrat says she’ll take a few weeks to make a dec
  
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• Gov. Cuomo says schools must protect transgender students

  23-02-2017 23:08 via wivb.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (WIVB) — On Thursday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued a directive to New York State’s Education Department.
  The governor says school districts in the state must protect transgender students. Read his statement below:
  “As the federal government seeks to roll back the progress we have achieved toward equality, we in New York will never stop fighting to ensure the LBGTQ community and all Americans are afforded the equal protections guaranteed to them by the United State
  
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• WNY domestic violence survivor shares story for Teen Dating Violence and Prevention Month

  23-02-2017 22:53 via wivb.com
  
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) — “He was the person that everyone really liked he was very popular,” said Jennifer.
  A Western New York woman, who we will call Jennifer, says she met her first boyfriend when she was a teenager.
  “It starts off very slowly the control I didn’t notice it at all in fact I just thought it was that he cared a lot about me,” said Jennifer.
  They were together for several years before they eventually broke up. But Jennifer says he never went away
  
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• Restaurant owner accused of torching own business

  23-02-2017 22:11 via wivb.com
  
  CASTILE, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Wyoming County business owner is accused of setting her own restaurant on fire.
  Multiple crews responded to a fire at Castile Diner shortly after midnight on Feb. 15. The owner of the Castile business, Amy Goodenow, was at the scene.
  The crews battled the fire for several hours, and later determined that it had been set.
  Even though Goodenow owns the business, she does not own the building. Steve Gitsis owns the building and its contents.
  After
  
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• Kelly: No use of US military to enforce immigration

  23-02-2017 21:37 via wivb.com
  
  MEXICO CITY (AP) — U.S. Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly pledged Thursday that America won’t enlist its military to enforce immigration laws and that there will be “no mass deportations.”
  Only hours earlier, President Donald Trump suggested the opposite. “It’s a military operation,” Trump said Thursday at the White House.
  Kelly’s declarations came as senior Trump administration officials sought to temper Latin American concerns about a n
  
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• School for the Blind therapist charged with harassing, endangering students in his care

  23-02-2017 21:33 via wivb.com
  
  BATAVIA, N.Y. (WIVB) — An employee of the New York State School for the Blind in Batavia has been accused of harassing and endangering three children in his care.
  Recreation therapist Kenneth Darch, 57, allegedly struck and used abusive language against two of the kids. In addition to that, officials say Darch taunted all three by telling a bus driver to take them to jail with the threat of incarceration.
  “People with special needs should never be intimidated, frightened or hara
  
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• Jury finds man accused of killing wife guilty of murder

  23-02-2017 19:38 via wivb.com
  
  BATH, N.Y. (18 NEWS) — After deliberating for nearly six hours, a jury has found Thomas Clayton guilty of first- and second-degree murder in connection with the Sept. 29, 2015 death of his wife, Kelley.
  Family members tell 18 News that Clayton was immediately taken into custody and will be sentenced in early May.
  The maximum penalty for the first-degree murder conviction is life in prison without parole. The second-degree murder charge carries a maximum sentence of 25 years to life in
  
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• Gowns for Prom campaign in need of dresses, volunteers

  23-02-2017 19:25 via wivb.com
  
  KENMORE, N.Y. (WIVB) — Colvin Cleaners is looking for several thousands of dresses for the Gowns for Prom campaign.
  The campaign aims to provide high school girls throughout western New York with dresses for their school’s prom event.
  Dresses can be donated at Allstate, Reeds Jenss, Delta Sonic and Colvin Cleaners locations from Feb. 27 through March 31.
  Girls can attend distribution sessions on the Shea’s Performing Arts stage on April 4, 5 or 6.
  When they
  
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• Testimony continues in trial of teen accused of starting deadly Lockport fire

  23-02-2017 19:06 via wivb.com
  
  LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WIVB) – The court case against a 14-year-old boy who is accused of helping set last summer’s fatal fire at a tire recycling facility continued into its second day Wednesday morning.
  The boy, who News 4 is not naming because of his age, appeared before Family Court Judge John Batt for the continuation of the fact finding hearing, that’s essentially a non-jury trial in family court.
  Judge Batt will have to determine whether the teenager is guilty of criminally neg
  
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• Sesame Street Live coming back to Buffalo

  23-02-2017 18:52 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The characters of Sesame Street are coming back to Buffalo next month.
  The Sesame Street Live show “Make a New Friend” will be performed at Shea’s Performing Arts Center from March 8 through March 12.
  During the show, Sesame Street favorites like Elmo and Abby Cadabby will welcome Grover’s new friend Chamki to Sesame Street. The character Chamki is from India, according to a statement on the show.
  Here are the show times:
  W
  
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• Woman accused of abusing dogs appears in court

  23-02-2017 18:21 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) — A woman accused of abusing her dogs appeared in court Thursday morning.
  Authorities charged Niagara Falls resident Tina Merecki, 48, earlier this month.
  Merecki was accused of not providing proper sustenance to her two pit bulls after police say they could not find evidence of dog food in her Niagara St. apartment.
  A woman told police she saw one of the dogs jump from a second-floor balcony. The dogs were seized and taken to the Niagara
  
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• Bills name Kenmore native new VP of Communications

  23-02-2017 18:12 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Kenmore native has been named the Buffalo Bills’ Vice President of Communications.
  Derek Boyko comes to the Bills after serving as the Philadelphia Eagles’ director of public relations for 17 years.
  The Bills’ previous public relations leader, Scott Berchtold, will be the new Special Assistant.
  “Derek brings a wealth of NFL experience to the Bills organization and will be a very valuable addition as the leader of our communications
  
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• Top prize-winning TAKE 5 ticket sold at Cheektowaga store

  23-02-2017 17:02 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) — A top prize-winning TAKE 5 ticket for Wednesday’s drawing was sold at a store in Cheektowaga.
  The New York Lottery says the ticket, which is worth $65,836.50, was purchased at a 7-Eleven on French Rd.
  The winning numbers for the drawing were 01-14-25-29-38.
  Winners can claim their tickets at any Customer Service Center in the state. Local centers are located at 165 Genesee St. in Buffalo and Hamburg Gaming at the Fairgrounds at 5820 South Park Ave
  
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• US stocks start mixed as energy companies bounce back

  23-02-2017 16:48 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Major U.S. indexes are mixed early Thursday following modest losses the day before. Energy companies are making the biggest gains as the price of oil jumps and companies that pay big dividends are rising as bond yields slip. Technology and industrial companies are taking small losses.
  KEEPING SCORE: The Dow Jones industrial average picked up 15 points, or 0.1 percent, to 20,790 as of 10 a.m. Eastern time. The blue-chip index has risen for nine consecutive days. The Standard
  
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• Alan Colmes, liberal voice on Fox, dead at 66

  23-02-2017 16:46 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Alan Colmes, the radio and television host and commentator best known as the amiable liberal foil to the hard-right Sean Hannity on the Fox News Channel, has died.
  Fox spokeswoman Dana Klinghoffer confirmed his death Thursday. Fox also aired a statement from his family saying that he died Thursday morning after “a brief illness.” Colmes was 66 and is survived by his wife, Jocelyn Elise Crowley.
  Colmes was a New York City native who worked for years in radio and
  
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• 2017 Oscar nominations: See complete list of nominees

  23-02-2017 16:21 via wivb.com
  
  (WFLA) — The competition is fierce this year and anyone could be going home with an Academy Award.
  The 2017 Oscars will be hosted by Jimmy Kimmel on Sunday, February 26, at the Dolby Theater starting at 7 p.m.
  Here are the nominees for the 2017 Oscars:
  Best Supporting Actor
  Mahershala Ali, Moonlight
  Jeff Bridges, Hell or High Water
  Lucas Hedges, Manchester by the Sea
  Dev Patel, Lion
  Michael Shannon, Nocturnal Animals
  Cinematography
  Arrival
  La La Land
  Lion
  Moonlight
  Documentary Feature
  
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• Winning numbers drawn for $435 million Powerball jackpot

  23-02-2017 15:29 via wivb.com
  
  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The winning Powerball numbers have been drawn for the jackpot that’s climbed above $400 million for the first time in nearly three months.
  The numbers are 10-13-28-52-61 and Powerball 2. The game’s website says one winning ticket was sold in Indiana.
  During Wednesday night’s drawing, it was announced that the jackpot jumped to an estimated $435 million.
  Powerball is played in 44 states, plus Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands
  
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• Section VI Boys Hockey: small schools semi-finals

  23-02-2017 08:30 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Four small schools remained, vying for a spot in the finals at KeyBank Center on Monday February 27th.
  West Seneca East 3 Williamsville East 2 (2OT)
  Kenmore West 1 Hamburg 0
  
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• Crisis Services changing the way police officers respond to mental illness

  23-02-2017 05:26 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Mental healthcare issues are a growing concern for law enforcement.
  Local police departments are encouraged to call Crisis Services whenever they’re dealing with mental illness. But since police usually respond first, experts want them to know the signs and symptoms before a situation worsens.
  Crisis Services is changing the way police officers respond to mental illness.
  Back in December, a Facebook Live video went viral. It showed a Buffalo Police officer gett
  
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• Lockport fire victim’s mother: ‘It’s easy to blame the dead’

  23-02-2017 05:16 via wivb.com
  
  LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WIVB) — The lead attorney for the teen standing trial in the deadly Lockport fire said Wednesday Joseph Phillips led the duo to an abandoned building on the expansive HTI Property. and that it was Phillips’ lighter that sparked the flames that ultimately killed him.
  Phillips’ mother Ann, who spoke exclusively to News 4, says it’s easy for attorneys to pin the three-day blaze on her son, because the dead can’t offer a defense.
  “I don’t bel
  
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• Homeschool mother files civil rights claims against city schools, county

  23-02-2017 01:34 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – A Buffalo mother whose children were taken away by workers from Erie County Child Protective Services is fighting back.Kiarre Harris is accusing CPS and Buffalo Public Schools of racial discrimination.
  Harris has filed two federal civil rights complaints, against BPS and CPS, with the U.S. Department of Justice and the Department of Education. The Buffalo mother of two claims the two agencies preventing her from homeschooling her children because she is African Amer
  
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• Trump administration lifts transgender bathroom guidance

  23-02-2017 01:24 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has lifted federal guidelines that said transgender students should be allowed to use public school bathrooms and locker rooms matching their chosen gender identity.
  The Wednesday decision is a reversal of an Obama-era directive issued in May. It will now be up to states and school districts to interpret whether federal sex discrimination law applies to gender identity.
  A letter sent to schools nationwide Wednesday by the Justice and Education dep
  
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• Bodies of two missing snowmobilers found in Conesus Lake

  23-02-2017 01:00 via wivb.com
  
  CONESUS LAKE, N.Y. (WROC-TV) — After two snowmobilers went missing on Conesus Lake just over a week ago, the Livingston County Sheriff’s rescue team located the bodies of Jason Fluet and Christopher Copeland Wednesday.
  Jason Fluet and Christopher Copeland had been missing since February 11.
  Jason’s body was recovered early Wednesday afternoon, and Christopher’s body was recovered later that day.
  Family members have been notified.
  
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• WNYers get a taste of spring in the heart of winter

  23-02-2017 00:58 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — “Getting outside getting some fresh air and enjoying the Buffalo Zoo,” said Stephanie Stevens, Clarence.
  Crowds flocked to the Buffalo Zoo to enjoy the warmer weather. The zoo has seen an estimated 15 thousand people over the past few days because of it!
  “We’re just enjoying being outside and not having to bundle up so much,” said Bonnie Lorentz of Buffalo.
  Our 4 warn Meteorologist Mike Cejka says the normal high for February 22nd is 35
  
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• Classic neon tango dancers sign restored

  23-02-2017 00:42 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Workers at NAS sign company on Elmwood spent part of 2016 restoring an iconic sign with 3 tango dancers.
  “It was a matter of pulling all the neon back off of it. We had all new neon made up for it and then put it back on again changed what transformers needed to be changed that powers it,” said Greg Engel, NAS Sign Company Main Fabricator.
  The neon tango dancers were a mainstay on Elmwood for more than 35 years. The sign was installed at Bidwell Parkway a
  
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• Photos of brazen bank robbery, FBI offers hefty reward

  23-02-2017 00:07 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Bank security cameras paint a frightening picture of a brazen robbery at an Evans Bank in the Town of Tonawanda last year.News 4 obtained the photos, which according to the FBI, show two men wearing masks and carrying BB guns that looked like real pistols.On Tuesday, the FBI announced a hefty reward for help tracking down the suspects now charged with the January 2016 robbery at a bank branch on Niagara Falls Boulevard.“They pointed guns at customers and emplo
  
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