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• West siders’ share stories about their fight for new renters policy

  28-02-2017 23:26 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Community activists are heading to city hall right Tuesday, fighting for the inclusionary zoning policy.They’ll face the common council to speak on a proposal requiring developers to set aside a certain percentage of units as “affordable.”
  Brenda-Miller Herndon lives on the west side of Buffalo. She recently moved out of affordable housing. It’s been a struggle finding an apartment for her family of 5.
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• Catchy tune boosts test scores at Forestville Central High School and Middle School

  28-02-2017 23:01 via wivb.com
  
  FORESTVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) — “The words it just sticks in my mind. Every single day I wake up and I’m like I’m great and I can do whatever I want to do,” said Sylvea Cleary, Forestville Central High School sophomore.
  The catchy tune with the words nothing less than my best really has brought out the best in Forestville Central high school and middle school students. It all started when the school Principal asked a member of the school board to help motivate the studen
  
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• New York’s weather experiment

  28-02-2017 23:00 via wivb.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (WIVB) — New York state leaders used $30 million in grant money from FEMA to pay for a new system of weather monitoring equipment. They modeled their Mesonet after programs used in Tornado Alley. New York’s system has 125 local monitoring locations, including several in our area.
  Your federal taxes paid for the project, but currently, the state refuses to allow News 4 and other news organizations to use the data without paying. Key questions also remain about w
  
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• Sheriff: Person with stun gun arrested in Rath building

  28-02-2017 22:57 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Erie County Sheriff’s deputies arrested someone they say had a stun gun in the Rath Building.
  Officials said Tuesday afternoon that no one at the Franklin St. structure is in danger.
  No charges have been announced. The Sheriff’s office is investigating the incident.
  
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• 2 Houston officers shot, 1 in critical condition

  28-02-2017 22:47 via wivb.com
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — Two Houston police officers were shot and taken to hospitals, one of them in critical condition, as they were investigating a home burglary Tuesday, authorities said.
  One suspect was killed in a shootout with the officers and one other man was being sought, police said.
  “If he’s hiding somewhere, we’re not leaving,” Police Chief Art Acevedo said as hundreds of officers combed the southwest Houston neighborhood. “We ain’t going away.”
  
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• Beyond cat videos: YouTube will offer cable alternative

  28-02-2017 22:37 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — People fed up with paying for cable the traditional way will soon be able to subscribe to it from YouTube.
  The Google-owned site known for cat videos and do-it-yourself makeup tutorials is the latest company to offer a version of cable that looks and feels more like Netflix. Dish, Sony and AT&T already have internet cable alternatives, and Hulu has one coming soon.
  None of these have been huge hits yet. YouTube is hoping its expertise in recommendations and search makes
  
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• Welcome center planned for Grand Island

  28-02-2017 22:22 via wivb.com
  
  GRAND ISLAND, N.Y. (WIVB) — A building like the one seen above could welcome people onto Grand Island next year.
  Supervisor Nathan McMurray tells News 4 that the state will build a welcome center near the I-190 and Whitehaven Rd.
  They will use money from the Buffalo Billion.
  The design is inspired by the architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright. The state says it could be finished by the end of next year.
  
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• Search warrants lead to 3 arrests on drug charges in Jamestown

  28-02-2017 22:04 via wivb.com
  
  JAMESTOWN, N.Y. (WIVB) — Two search warrants led to three arrests in Jamestown Tuesday morning.
  First off, members of the Jamestown Police Department and New York State Police searched the basement residence at 23 Barrows St, where they say they found Teela Nicholas, 30, as well as methamphetamine and marijuana.
  Nicholas was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance and unlawful possession of marijuana.
  After that, officials searched the lower apartment of 473 Crescen
  
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• Local high school teacher helps shape smart news consumers

  28-02-2017 21:26 via wivb.com
  
  WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB)- Williamsville South High School students received a crash course in spotting fake news this winter.
  “One of my goals for students when they leave here is to be educated citizens,” said Lesley Battaglia, who teaches AP Government and Politics.
  Mrs. Battaglia said part of that, is shaping voters who cast ballots based on facts.
  Part of her curriculum through the district includes media literacy; this year, she used tools from C-SPAN to help train her st
  
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• Authorities looking for 2 accused of damaging Akron ATM vestibule

  28-02-2017 21:19 via wivb.com
  
  AKRON, N.Y. (WIVB) — Local authorities are looking for two people accused of damaging an ATM vestibule in Akron.
  The Erie County Sheriff’s Office says the vestibule was damaged on Saturday.
  The Sheriff’s Office and the Akron Police Department want to know who the males, who were caught on camera, are.
  Anyone with information can call (716) 858-2903.
  
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• Issue with Amazon S3 servers causing worldwide internet hiccups

  28-02-2017 20:59 via wivb.com
  
  COLUMBUS (WCMH) — If you’re noticing some of your favorite websites or apps aren’t working properly this afternoon, here’s the reason why.
  AWS, or Amazon Web Services, is having a problem with its cloud service. The company blames “increase error rates” and says “we are actively working to remediate the errors.”
  The facility is based in Virginia.
  The problem has knocked some sites offline, caused images to go missing on others or left websites runn
  
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• Public can weigh in on old North Park library’s future

  28-02-2017 18:03 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Common Council members will soon consider whether the former North Park library branch building at the corner of Delaware and Hertel should be granted local landmark status. But first, members of the public can share their thoughts in a public hearing Tuesday afternoon.
  The old library building, which was built in the late 1920s, has been empty and for sale by the city for about a decade, ever since it was determined it would be too expensive to try to clean up the a
  
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• Paczki Day more about tradition than treat

  28-02-2017 17:56 via wivb.com
  
   
  WEST SENECA, N.Y. (WIVB) — A customer peels back the tape on a white paper box stamped ‘Paula’s Donuts’, moves aside wax paper, and reaches in, taking out a glazed, raspberry paczki.
  “The dough is sweeter,” said Taylor Mundell, the shift manager at Paula’s Donuts.
  “You [have to] take a shower after you eat them – there’s so much jelly in them,” said Donald Dabrowski.
  Paczkis are the traditional treats made with a diffe
  
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• 12 injured, 4 critically, after car drives into band at Mardi Gras parade in Alabama

  28-02-2017 17:51 via wivb.com
  
  GULF SHORES, Ala. (WKRG) – A tragic start to Mardi Gras Day on the Gulf Coast. A car drove into a crowd of people before the start of the parade in Gulf Shores, Ala.
  The Gulf Shores High School marching band was in the area of the crash.
  Video of the scene showed multiple ambulances with several patients on stretchers. The extent of the injuries is unknown at this time.
  “A teenage band has just started to march down the parade route when they were struck from behind. The vehicle was
  
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• 11 injured, 3 critically, after car drives into band at Mardi Gras parade in Alabama

  28-02-2017 17:51 via wivb.com
  
  GULF SHORES, Ala. (WKRG) – A tragic start to Mardi Gras Day on the Gulf Coast. A car drove into a crowd of people before the start of the parade in Gulf Shores, Ala.
  The number of injuries is unknown at this time, but there appear to be at least eight teenagers injured. The Gulf Shores High School marching band was in the area of the crash.
  Video of the scene shows multiple ambulances with several patients on stretchers. The extent of the injuries is unknown at this time.
  “A teenage
  
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• State Police: Meth-making materials found during Jamestown traffic stop

  28-02-2017 17:28 via wivb.com
  
  JAMESTOWN, N.Y. (WIVB) — Two people were arrested after New York State Police say they found meth-making materials during a Jamestown traffic stop.
  On Tuesday, State Police stopped a vehicle at 6th and Main streets in Jamestown around 1:30 a.m.
  Troopers began to interview the vehicle’s occupants, a 26-year-old man and a 22-year-old woman. While doing this, State Police say they found meth making materials.
  The occupants were arrested and taken to the State Police barracks i
  
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• No charges to be filed against Peters after alleged involvement in youth hockey fight

  28-02-2017 17:06 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — No charges will be filed against former Sabres player Andrew Peters following a fight among youth hockey players.
  Peters, 36, was suspended from his coaching position with the Junior Sabres after his alleged involvement in the fight, which occurred during a Saturday game at HarborCenter.
  A video taken during the incident appeared to show Peters pushing a player on the opposing team. Watch the video below, courtesy of Pin Sake on YouTube.
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• Pedestrian struck and killed in North Tonawanda

  28-02-2017 16:43 via wivb.com
  
  NORTH TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) — A pedestrian was struck and killed on Erie Ave. in North Tonawanda Monday night.
  North Tonawanda police say the person was hit by a vehicle in the street’s 900 block just before 10:30 p.m. It is not clear if he was hit by a second vehicle.
  Around Noon on Tuesday, the pedestrian was identified as 53-year-old North Tonawanda resident James Edel.
  Police ask anyone with information on the incident to call their Detective Bureau at 692-4312.
  
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• Bills’ Marcell Dareus takes trip to Haiti, makes humanitarian donation

  28-02-2017 16:32 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) — Buffalo Bills defensive tackle Marcell Dareus recently took a humanitarian trip to his late father’s homeland — Haiti.
  Dareus donated $25,000 to the organization Hope for Haiti. While in the country, he visited two schools, a senior home and a primary care facility.
  “Meeting the Haitian children touched me the most,” Dareus said. “I saw myself in them. They helped me remember a time when I was little and my father raised u
  
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• Bills’ Marcell Dareus takes trip to Haiti after humanitarian donation

  28-02-2017 16:32 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) — Buffalo Bills defensive tackle Marcell Dareus recently took a humanitarian trip to his late father’s homeland — Haiti.
  Dareus donated $25,000 to the organization Hope for Haiti. While in the country, he visited two schools, a senior home and a primary care facility.
  “Meeting the Haitian children touched me the most,” Dareus said. “I saw myself in them. They helped me remember a time when I was little and my father raised u
  
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• Buffalo public art project to recognize contributions of civil rights leaders

  28-02-2017 05:46 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- African American leaders and their contributions will be recognized through a series of murals in Buffalo. The Albright-Knox Art Gallery is working on a project to highlight 29 local and national civil rights leaders.
  It’s part of the Gallery’s Public Art Initiative, which is supported by Erie County and City of Buffalo.
  The Michigan Street African American Heritage Corridor is known by landmarks including the Nash House and Colored Musicians Club but soon
  
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• Super Monday: Federation Finals crown winners

  28-02-2017 05:44 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – 
  NIAGARA CUP – St. Joe’s 4 Canisius 0
  The Marauders got out to an early 2-0 lead in the 1st period and would build upon in with goals in the 2nd and 3rd. St. Joe’s got 25 stops from goaltender Donovan Boshier.
  LARGE SCHOOLS – Williamsville North 3 Lancaster 2 (OT)
  Williamsville North took a 2-1 lead late in the second but Lancaster used a thrilling goal with just five seconds remaining in regulation to send the game to overtime.
  
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• State: Nursing home’s failure to ‘provide adequate care’ led to beating death

  28-02-2017 01:01 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The New York State Department of Health cited Emerald South Nursing and Rehabilitation Center for failing to provide adequate care to its residents, specifically, the 84-year-old dementia patient who beat Ruth Murray to death last August.
  Those are regulations are in place to keep residents, like the 82-year-old Murray safe.
  Instead, the department of health says the nursing home’s negligence is the reason Murray was attacked after wandering into the man’
  
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