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• Village of Hamburg police looking to identify person and truck

  01-03-2017 23:44 via wivb.com
  
  HAMBURG, N.Y. (WIVB) — Village of Hamburg police are looking to identify a person and a vehicle related to an investigation.
  Hamburg police did not give details on the investigation.
  If anyone has seen the silver truck or person pictured, please call the Police Detective Bureau at (716) 649-9300 and reference case #17-001085.
   
  
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• Man who sold dangerous mix of drugs to Trooper sentenced to 7 years in jail

  01-03-2017 23:30 via wivb.com
  
  WEST SENECA, N.Y. (WIVB) — A West Seneca man, who sold a dangerous mixture of heroin, cocaine and fentanyl to an undercover New York State Trooper, was sentenced.
  Gregory Covington, 30, was sentenced to seven years in prison with five years of post-release supervision.
  In May, the month after he sold drugs to the Trooper, State Police arrested Covington and found a loaded semi-automatic pistol in his vehicle.
  Covington pleaded guilty to drug and gun charges against him this past
  
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• When lent begins, fish fry sales go up

  01-03-2017 23:09 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — When Lenten season comes back around, the kitchen is slammed with orders for fish fry at Wiechec’s Lounge in Buffalo
  “During lent we do pounds on top of pounds on top of pounds. Just unbelievable amounts,” said Matthew Klopfer, Wiechec’s Lounge bartender.
  Beer battered fish is the most popular item on the menu.
  “On Fridays people wait 2 hours in line to get a fish fry which is astronomical but you know people like our fish,” said K
  
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• Judge rules warrants used to search Steve Pigeon’s home were valid

  01-03-2017 22:48 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The case against Democratic strategist Steve Pigeon will move forward.
  News 4 confirmed through the State Supreme Court in Erie County that Justice Cerio has dismissed Pigeon’s attempt to invalidate the search warrants executed on his home in 2015 and 2016.
  The search ultimately led to a 9-count indictment against him.
  Pigeon’s attorney, Paul Cambria, questioned the legality of the warrants and the way they were executed. Cambria told News 4 back in
  
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• Colorectal cancer incidents on the rise in young people

  01-03-2017 22:20 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Wednesday kicks off colon cancer awareness month.
  The American Cancer Society has found a new cancer trend impacting young people. A new study finds a sharp rise in colorectal cancers in people as young as in their 20’s and 30’s.
  The study found colorectal cancer rates which had dropped steadily overall are increasing for every generation born since 1950.
  It’s this upward trend that is causing doctors like Dr. Bryan Butler. He ha
  
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• Lexington Co-op kicks off final stage of construction for second store

  01-03-2017 22:14 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — It’s official! The Lexington Cooperative Market officially kicked off the final stage of construction for its second store.
  The new store will be at 1678 Hertel Ave. between Wallace and Starin avenues. The expansion is more than two years in the making.
  Wednesday morning, the inside foundation was poured. Before that, the Lexington Co-op asked shoppers to write “love notes” and well wishes to be placed in the foundation.
  “This is truly a
  
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• Agency delays plan for keeping Asian carp from Great Lakes

  01-03-2017 21:42 via wivb.com
  
  TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — The Trump administration has delayed indefinitely a plan for strengthening defenses on a crucial Chicago-area waterway to prevent Asian carp from reaching the Great Lakes, where scientists say they could cause severe harm to native fish populations, officials said Tuesday.
  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers had been scheduled to release draft results of a study begun in April 2015 on possible structural or technological upgrades at the Brandon Road Lock and Dam ne
  
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• 2 women charged with selling drugs in Wyoming County

  01-03-2017 21:32 via wivb.com
  
  PERRY, N.Y. (WIVB) — Two people were arrested in Wyoming County and accused of selling narcotics.
  On Feb. 23, the Wyoming County Drug Task Force charged Perry resident Sarah Ingalls, 22, with two counts each of fifth-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance and criminal possession of a controlled substance.
  Ingalls allegedly sold lisdexamfetamine and methylphenidate on two different occasions last year in Perry.
  On the same day Ingalls was arrested, Kristen Bartholmew,
  
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• Storm spawns tornadoes across central US

  01-03-2017 21:06 via wivb.com
  
  Storm spawns tornadoes across central US In this Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017, photo, family and neighbors survey the damage to the home of Patricia Huber in Perryville, Mo. The National Weather Service is sending crews to evaluate the damage from a powerful storm system that spawned deadly tornadoes in the nation’s midsection. (J.B. Forbes/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)In this Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017, photo, Alan Huber surveys the damage to his farm in Perryville, Mo. In the foreground is the b
  
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• Judge agrees to release Orlando shooter’s widow before trial

  01-03-2017 20:42 via wivb.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The widow of the gunman who killed dozens of people at a Florida nightclub is not a danger to the public and will be released from jail ahead of her trial on charges of aiding the attack, a federal judge in California decided Wednesday.
  U.S. Magistrate Judge Donna Ryu also said there is no evidence that Noor Salman, 31, has connections to the Islamic State group or holds extremist views. Her husband, Omar Mateen, pledged allegiance to several terror organizations durin
  
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• NHL Trade Deadline: Sabres updates on deadline day

  01-03-2017 19:55 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The 2017 NHL Trade Deadline was at 3 p.m. today and the Buffalo Sabres were expected to be sellers, not buyers, to the disappointment of the team and to coach Dan Bylsma.
  “Our goal the last 25 games was to put ourselves in a position to add,” Bylsma said Wednesday. “The last three losses have been the most disappointing in that regard.”
  Sabres GM Tim Murray addressed the media after the deadline passed. The Sabres made no moves,
  
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• Cheektowaga police looking for person accused of using cloned stolen credit card

  01-03-2017 19:36 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Police in Cheektowaga are looking for someone they say used a cloned stolen credit card at the Walden Galleria.
  The person in the picture below allegedly used the card to buy gift cards at Pink, Torrid and Lane Bryant. The picture was taken at 3:06 p.m. on Feb. 17.
  Anyone with information on the person’s identity is asked to call Det. Bauman at (716) 686-3546.
  
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• Lawsuit against Buffalo city leaders dropped

  01-03-2017 18:52 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit against Buffalo city leaders, including Mayor Byron Brown.
  In 2007, the Cleveland-based NRP Corporation began working with Brown and others to build 50 affordable homes on the city’s east side. The mayor suddenly cancelled the $12 million project in 2009.
  An attorney for the developer said it was because NRP refused to work with certain people, such as Rev. Richard Stenhouse, or an agency he controlled called Jeremia
  
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• New mixed-use building planned for Gates Circle

  01-03-2017 18:40 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A real estate development company announced a new project at Gates Circle.
  TM Montante Development has plans for a six-story mixed-use building in Buffalo. The building will have a number of retail storefronts and roughly 60 residences on the upper floors.
  “We are thrilled to announce our new building project at Lancaster Square,” Christian Campos, president of TM Montante Development, said. “The site prep work that we needed to complete to get to t
  
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• State’s highest court hearing appeal in Matthew Kuzdzal’s case

  01-03-2017 18:15 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The conviction reversal appeal for Matthew Kuzdzal’s case will be heard by the state’s highest court.
  Today’s hearing was a status update. The District Attorney’s office saying they’ve heard from the New York Court of Appeals and they will hearing the appeal filed by the office to overturn an appellate court’s decision to overturn a conviction.
  The Erie County District Attorney’s office filed an appeal with the state’s
  
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• Lloyd and Uber teaming up to feed Buffalo for free on Thursday

  01-03-2017 17:51 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Uber is teaming up with a local favorite on Thursday to help feed residents of Buffalo.
  From 10 a.m. until 2 p.m., Buffalo residents who have the Uber app might be able to bring the Lloyd Taco Truck to them.
  App users can request the chance to have the truck come to their home and feed up to 20 people for free.
  “Buffalo has so much to offer – from tech innovation to some of the most exciting food in the state,” Josh Mohrer, general manager of U
  
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• US stocks surge in early trading; Dow crosses 21,000 points

  01-03-2017 16:32 via wivb.com
  
  (AP) — U.S. stocks surged in early trading Wednesday, pushing the Dow Jones industrial average above 21,000 points for the first time. Banks and other financial stocks led the gainers amid fresh expectations that interest rates will rise. Energy companies also rose as oil prices headed higher. The rally came a day after President Donald Trump addressed Congress, reiterating plans to cut taxes and push for other business-friendly policies.
  KEEPING SCORE: The Dow jumped 242 points, or 1.2 pe
  
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• Last month was warmest February on record

  01-03-2017 16:18 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Last month was the warmest February on record.
  Meteorologists started keeping a record of the temperature in 1871. February 2017 was warmer than any other February before it, with an average temperature of 34.8 degrees.
  The previous warmest February was in 1998, where the average temperature was 34.1 degrees.
  Just two years ago, February 2015 was determined to be the coldest February in recorded history.
  WEATHER | See what’s in store for the first week of March
  
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• Buffalo man killed in early morning shooting

  01-03-2017 16:01 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Police in Buffalo are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred just before 4 a.m. Wednesday.
  A 39-year-old Buffalo man was declared dead at the scene of the Pershing Ave. shooting.
  Anyone with information on the incident can call or text the confidential tip line at (716) 847-2255.
  
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• Trump gives GOP leaders rallying cry, roadmap for change

  01-03-2017 15:54 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump gave Republican congressional leaders a rallying cry and even a roadmap as they try to push through a sweeping and divisive agenda on health care, taxes and more.
  In his first address to a joint session of Congress, Trump said largely what GOP leaders were hoping to hear Tuesday night, staying on-message and talking in optimistic tones, even weighing in at one point to settle a brewing dispute over how to repeal and replace the Affordable Care
  
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• Officials: New Trump travel ban removes Iraq from list

  01-03-2017 15:23 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s new immigration order will remove Iraq from the list of countries whose citizens face a temporary U.S. travel ban, U.S. officials say, citing the latest draft in circulation. Trump is expected to sign the executive order in the coming days.
  Four officials told The Associated Press that the decision followed pressure from the Pentagon and State Department, which had urged the White House to reconsider Iraq’s inclusion on the list g
  
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• Crews battle early morning fire on the East side

  01-03-2017 14:21 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Investigators are searching for the cause of an early morning that destroyed a vacant home and damaged adjacent properties. Firefighters got the call around midnight about a burning house at the corner of East Ferry and Verplank. When they arrived, they found the back of the house engufled.
  After the realized it was vacant, crews concentrated on keeping the fire from moving to the occupied homes next door.
  “The guys did a really great job keeping the fire
  
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• WNY churches offering ‘Ashes to Go’

  01-03-2017 14:02 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Today marks the first day of the holy season of Lent, and across the world many Christians will attend worship and get ashes placed on their foreheads. Some churches have made it even easier to observe Ash Wednesday traditions.
  News 4’s Katie Alexander reported live all morning from St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Eggertsville.
  Deacon Joanne Coury Frake said the practice reminds Christians that they are dust. “It is a very emotional kind of observan
  
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• Welch breaks WNY All-Time scoring record, class A title match-ups set

  01-03-2017 05:53 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Buffalo State played host to three section VI semifinal games on Tuesday night.
  Class A-2 Semifinal: South Park 74 Cheektowaga 64
  Dom Welch needed 25 point to break the western New York all-time scoring record and he wasted no time chipping away. He recorded 13 points in the first quarter, and needed seven more to break the record of 2,355. Welch made history on an and-one bucket. The game was briefly stopped and the Cheektowaga senior was honored at half court.
  
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• Ambitious plans for Buffalo Ave. in Niagara Falls unveiled to public

  01-03-2017 05:48 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB)- An ambitious proposal for the future of an industrial corridor in Niagara Falls was unveiled Tuesday night. Architecture firm LaBella Associates presented to the public long-term proposals for Buffalo Avenue.
  It’s taken the City of Niagara Falls about 10 years to get to this point. In 2007, the city got a State Brownfield Opportunity Area grant to help pay for a strategy to redevelop the corridor.
  The final plan is expected to be completed by late spri
  
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• CAUGHT ON CAMERA: School bus driver crosses line, drives wrong way down Transit Road

  01-03-2017 01:21 via wivb.com
  
  DEPEW, N.Y. (WIVB) — An experienced driver with a local school bus company could be fired for a major traffic violation caught on camera.
  But the owner of the WNY Bus Company says he will fully investigate the matter before taking any action beyond the five-day suspension he’s already handed out.
  David Pace was heading home from work Monday afternoon, with a GoPro camera on his dashboard rolling.
  “I normally video my rides to and from work, just in case something happens,&rdquo
  
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• UB Police: Weekend sex assault is random act

  01-03-2017 01:05 via wivb.com
  
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) — A University at Buffalo student told police she woke up early Sunday to being sexually assaulted in her own dorm room.
  Now, UB police are searching for answers, as they consider this a random act, which is extremely rare.
  The assault happened at around 2:30 a.m. Sunday inside a room at Porter Hall.
  The 19-year-old woman told police a man walked into her room through an unlocked door while she was sleeping. The woman was not physically injured, although she was taken
  
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• Winter surfing on the Great Lakes

  01-03-2017 00:04 via wivb.com
  
  PORT COLBORNE, ON. (WIVB) —Lake Erie is the shallowest Great Lake. That means it cools down faster, heats up quicker and freezes over first. But with the mild temperatures this year the lake is free of ice and locals are taking advantage.
  When you think of surfing you think sun, sand and waves. Out on Lake Erie surfers were enjoying at least two of those things…Jeff Brooks, a frequent surfer of the Great Lakes told News 4, “There’s no feeling like being out on the waves.
  
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