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• UB men and women garner postseason MAC honors heading into tourney weekend.

  07-03-2017 23:59 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Some good news for the Bulls as they prepare to leave for the MAC tournament coming by way of postseason honors. Nick Perkins was named the league’s sixth man of the and Dontay Caruthers was named the league’s defensive player of the year. Right now Caruthers ranks eighth nationally in steals per game.
  “I think our support system around me is really good,” the red-shirt sophomore said. “Everyone stays inside the gaps pretty well. My
  
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• Car slams into Cricket Wireless store in Lackawanna

  07-03-2017 23:44 via wivb.com
  
  LACKAWANNA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Emergency crews are at the scene of a Cricket Wireless store after a car crashed into it.
  The crash happened at Cricket Wireless on Abbott Road.
  Witnesses at the scene say both the driver of the vehicle and people in the store were taken to the hospital. It is unclear how many.
  News 4 will update when more information is available.
  
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• Man shot in the leg in Niagara Falls

  07-03-2017 23:31 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) — Police in Niagara Falls are investigating an afternoon shooting.
  Police say a 22-year-old man was shot in the leg on 18th Street Tuesday. He was taken to ECMC.
  Detectives are on scene investigating. News 4 will update when additional information is available.
  
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• Booking a vacation? Avoid scams with tips from a local travel agent

  07-03-2017 22:53 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Kathie Heftka has booked vacations at Pieper Travel for the past 45 years.
  “The early bird gets the worm. They get the best price, the best rooms,” said Kathie Heftka, Pieper Travel President.
  A lot of people turn to the internet to book trips themselves, but in many cases packages that look like good deals on the surface aren’t really as good as they seem. In 2016 thousands of people reported not getting what their travel package said they would to
  
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• Train hits bus in Mississippi; unknown number dead, injured

  07-03-2017 22:23 via wivb.com
  
  BILOXI, Miss. (AP) — A train has collided with a charter bus in Biloxi, Mississippi, causing an unknown number of deaths and injuries.
  Biloxi city spokesman Vincent Creel says emergency responders were still removing injured people from the bus more than 30 minutes after the crash Tuesday.
  Creel says a CSX train headed eastbound hit the bus at a crossing in downtown Biloxi just before 2:15 p.m., pushing the bus about 300 feet down the tracks.
  He says a nearby hospital is setting up a triag
  
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• Train hits bus in Mississippi; four dead, dozens injured

  07-03-2017 22:23 via wivb.com
  
  BILOXI, Miss. (AP) —A fourth person has died after a freight train hit a tour bus in Biloxi, Mississippi.
  Fire Chief Joe Boney says three people died before they could be taken to hospitals, while a fourth person died after being taken from the scene.
  Boney say 35 passengers were taken to area hospitals. He says emergency workers had to cut through the bus wreckage to remove two people.
  Officials have not yet released the names of the dead, but say that the 46 people on the bus had co
  
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• Buffalo police believe recent string of shootings is gang-related

  07-03-2017 22:23 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- Buffalo police are investigating four separate shootings in the Queen City.
  The incidents occurred within 72 hours; seven people were shot, two of them killed.
  The latest shooting happened at Best and Michigan Avenue around 11:30 Monday night.
  “We have this conversation a lot, I must admit, it is very frustrating,” said Buffalo Common Council President, Darius Pridgen.
  Several council members want to see a strategy in Mayor Brown’s new budget to put a
  
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• 70 fleece jackets to be donated to Haven House after seizure

  07-03-2017 21:44 via wivb.com
  
  WEST SENECA, N.Y. (WIVB) — 70 new fleece jackets will be donated to residents of Haven House, a domestic violence shelter, after they were seized from a West Seneca home.
  The counterfeit name-brand jackets were discovered by West Seneca police after they received a call for a domestic disturbance in December of 2015.
  The suspect in the disturbance fled, and police say he planned to sell the jackets.
  They became the property of the police department when the suspect was arrested.
  The l
  
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• Man who used “Kik” app to solicit child porn sentenced to more than 15 years in jail

  07-03-2017 21:21 via wivb.com
  
  LANCASTER, N.Y. (WIVB) — A man who pleaded guilty to child pornography charges was sentenced to more than 15 years in jail.
  According to prosecutors, Joseph Lombardo, 25, met underage girls online, got naked pictures from them and threatened to make the pictures public.
  MORE | Details can be found here.
  Lombardo was sentenced to 188 months in prison and supervision for the rest of his life after he is released.
  
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• Schools go into lockout as authorities search for inmate in Chautauqua County

  07-03-2017 19:09 via wivb.com
  
  SINCLAIRVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Chautauqua County Sheriff’s office is looking for an inmate they say escaped during a Town of Charlotte court appearance.
  Because of the search, both Sinclairville Elementary School and Cassadaga Valley Middle/High School went into lockout as a precaution.
  Jacob Raynor, who is not considered dangerous, was described as white, 6 feet tall, 170 pounds and wearing a black shirt.  He is possibly handcuffed.
  Raynor escaped the cust
  
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• Deputies search for inmate in Chautauqua County

  07-03-2017 19:09 via wivb.com
  
  SINCLAIRVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Chautauqua County Sheriff’s office is looking for an inmate they say escaped during a Town of Charlotte court appearance.
  Sheriff Joe Gerace says 34-year-old Jacob Raynor escaped from custody while being arraigned for a felony drug charge. Gerace says Raynor was handcuffed in the front because he has severe burns on his arms. He took off while still handcuffed and a deputy ran after him. By the time the deputy got to his cruiser, R
  
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• State Police train at Clarence Middle School Tuesday afternoon

  07-03-2017 18:36 via wivb.com
  
  CLARENCE, N.Y. (WIVB) — The New York State Police Underwater Recovery Team will train at Clarence Middle School from 1 p.m until 3 p.m. Tuesday.
  A large number of State Police vehicles will be at the Greiner Rd. school during that time.
  It is not clear what their training will involve.
  
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• Sheriff: Passenger admits to having bag of cocaine during stop

  07-03-2017 18:13 via wivb.com
  
  TOWN OF HOLLAND, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Erie County Sheriff’s office says a vehicle’s passenger admitted to having cocaine during a traffic stop.
  After stopping a driver on Olean Rd. in the Town of Holland, deputies say they noticed a bag containing white powder.
  The bag was in plain sight, deputies say. The passenger, John Wilson, 29, told deputies that it contained cocaine and that it was his, they say.
  Wilson was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance and was
  
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• Seven people shot in 72 hours in Buffalo

  07-03-2017 18:05 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Buffalo Police have a full plate of ongoing investigations as the city deals with a spike in violence.
  Seven people have been shot in four separate incidents over the last three days.
  Now, some people who live near the shooting scenes are on edge. “It’s crazy around here. I don’t know. It’s even kids getting shot today, so guns should be banned, to be honest,” said Damali Gbaraba, as she waited for a bus near the intersection of Genesee
  
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• $100,000 in upgrades to Heart Center of Niagara completed

  07-03-2017 17:51 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center has made significant upgrades to its Heart Center of Niagara’s Cardiopulmonary Rehab Facility.
  The grand opening on Tuesday revealed and celebrated the improvements to the facility, which cost $100,000. Brand new pieces of work out equipment, 18 in total, have been added:
  Treadmills.
  Steppers.
  Three types of exercise bikes.
  Arm ergometers.
  Elliptical exercisers.
  This facility also offers more than just cardiac and
  
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• State Police: Unconscious man found in parking lot after inhaling compressed air

  07-03-2017 17:35 via wivb.com
  
  CLARENCE, N.Y. (WIVB) — New York State Police say a man was found unconscious in the parking lot of the Clarence Walmart on Monday.
  Troopers found him in a car after receiving a report.
  The 29-year-old man was initially not able to communicate and was not aware of his surroundings, Troopers say.
  After being evaluated and becoming coherent, police say he refused further treatment.
  According to Troopers, the man bought four cans of compressed air and was inhaling the contents. Most bran
  
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• 1,800 seasonal positions available at Darien Lake

  07-03-2017 16:48 via wivb.com
  
  DARIEN, N.Y. (WIVB) — Darien Lake is looking to hire 1,800 people for seasonal positions.
  Positions are open in the amusement park, water park, lodging, entertainment and food service departments.
  On March 18, anyone interested can attend a job fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The job fair will take place at Darien Lake’s Lodge on the Lake Hotel.
  Darien Lake employees get free park admission, as well as free tickets for friends and family.
  The park opens for the season on May 6, but
  
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• Bus crashes into tree at Walden and Genesee

  07-03-2017 16:18 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — News 4 went to the scene of a crash involving a school bus Tuesday morning.
  The bus crashed into a tree at Walden Ave. and Genesee St.
  News 4 will update this story with more information as soon as it becomes available.
  
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• Police: Younger brother stabs older brother during dispute

  07-03-2017 16:11 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Buffalo police say that a male was stabbed by his younger brother during a dispute on Eaton St.
  Authorities responded to the scene, a residence on the street’s 100 block, around 8 a.m.
  The older brother was taken to Women and Children’s Hospital. His injuries do not appear to be life threatening.
  
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• WATCH: Tennessee couple’s hospital engagement is going viral

  07-03-2017 16:01 via wivb.com
  
  SWEETWATER, Tenn. (WKRN) – A newly-engaged couple from Sweetwater, Tennessee, is catching people’s attention, and their proposal is going viral.
  In front of friends, family, and hospital staff, Jamacio Kimble got down on one knee to propose to his girlfriend, Kayla King.
  But this wasn’t the original plan. He wanted to propose to her on their one-year anniversary last Wednesday at church with roses and music.
  But on his way to pick up the flowers, things took an awful turn. Kimb
  
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• Bomb threat confirmed at Jewish center near Rochester

  07-03-2017 15:10 via wivb.com
  
  ROCHESTER, NY (WIVB) — A bomb threat caused the evacuation of a Jewish Community Center (JCC) near Rochester Tuesday morning.
  Nexstar contributor WROC says between 75-80 people were evacuated from the Louis S. Wolk Jewish Community Center in Brighton after the call came in.
  Brighton’s police chief and the JCC have been working on how to respond to emergency threats since the nationwide threats against Jewish centers began happening.
  
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• George Michael died of natural causes, British coroner says

  07-03-2017 14:40 via wivb.com
  
  LONDON (AP) — A British coroner says George Michael died of natural causes as the result of heart disease and a fatty liver.
  Darren Salter, senior coroner for Oxfordshire, says a post-mortem has found that the singer died of “dilated cardiomyopathy with myocarditis and fatty liver.”
  Dilated cardiomyopathy is a condition in which the heart’s ability to pump blood is limited, while myocarditis is inflammation of the heart muscle.
  Michael died at his home in Oxfordshire coun
  
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• 2 teens shot near Masten Park late Monday night

  07-03-2017 14:16 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Two teens were shot on the 100 block of Best Ave. near Michigan Ave.
  Numerous Buffalo police officers were at the scene, which is near Masten Park, just after 11:30 p.m. Monday night
  The two teens were both male. Both of them were taken to ECMC.
  One of them was treated and released, and the other is still there with non-life threatening injuries.
  The teens are the fourth and fifth people shot in Buffalo in 24 hours.
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• Elmo and Grover visit Wake Up! ahead of Sesame Street Live

  07-03-2017 13:40 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The News 4 Wake Up! team had some help from a couple of our favorite residents of Sesame Street Tuesday morning.
  Ahead of Sesame Street Live at Shea’s, Elmo and Grover came to town and showed off some of their best dance moves.
  APP USERS | Tap here to enable all videos.Along with that, News 4 Meteorologist Mike Cejka received some assistance with today’s forecast from our Sesame Street friends.
  See the forecast below, and find more information on Sesame S
  
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• Cleveland rocks: UB women beat Bowling Green, will defend MAC title

  07-03-2017 05:50 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) —  Senior Joanna Smith scored 24 points in her final home game as the UB Bulls women’s basketball team took down Bowling Green 61-45, reaching Cleveland for the second consecutive year. The Bulls will play second seed Ball State on Wednesday.
  Stephanie Reid pitched in 12 points and 9 assists, while Cassie Oursler added 16 points. The Bulls won their 21st game, the most in a single season since joining the MAC in 1998-1999.
  
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• Community leaders react to spike in violence in Buffalo

  07-03-2017 05:37 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- A 24 year old man is in critical condition after an apparent drive by shooting in broad daylight on Monday. Two other young men, who are 18 and 19 years old, have non-life threatening injuries.
  The shooting follows a violent weekend. A 24 year old man was shot and killed near Mills and Peterson Streets early Saturday morning. On Sunday, a 32 year old man was shot in the vicinity of Broadway and Lathrop St., he later died.
  “It’s too much, it’s really j
  
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• 100-year-old veteran surprised with birthday party

  07-03-2017 05:35 via wivb.com
  
  HAMBURG, N.Y. (WIVB) — A 100-year-old man who served in two wars received the surprise of a lifetime Monday night.
  Carl Covino thought he was going to play cards at a senior center in Hamburg. When he arrived, he was surprised by friends and family ready to celebrate his 100th birthday.
  Covino served in Korea and World War II and fought at the Battle of the Bulge under General George Patton.
  He worked at Bethlehem Steel for 45 years before retiring in 1979.
  Covino credits his longevity to
  
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• Town of Tonawanda Police investigate armed robbery

  07-03-2017 04:13 via wivb.com
  
  TOWN OF TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Police in the Town of Tonawanda are investigating an armed robbery Monday night.
  Police say the robbery was reported just before 6 p.m. at Cash for Cans on Kenmore Avenue.
  The suspects are described as two black males, one approximately 5’9 and 160 pounds and the other 5’6 and 170 pounds with a medium build. Police say one of the suspects presented a handgun during the robbery.
  Both suspects fled the scene on foot with an unknown amount of cash.
  
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• Gigi’s look at possible new location to re-open restaurant

  07-03-2017 00:43 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – An iconic restaurant on Buffalo’s east side has been working to pick up the pieces after a devastating fire last November.
  The city of good neighbors stepped up and raised money to help Gigi’s soul food rebuild.
  Many of you have been asking “where is Gigi’s?” This, after a grease fire tore apart the restaurant last year.
  Darryl Harvin, Gigi’s son said, “Our customers are always continuing to inquire about whats
  
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• Text messages show man who died in police custody had medical issues

  07-03-2017 00:37 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — News 4 confirmed a series of text messages sent by and received from Wardel Davis, which indicate he was having some kind of medical issue before an altercation with police.
  But legal experts said whether the messages will have any impact on the overall investigation into his death remains to be seen.
  The 20-year-old Davis died Feb. 8, after a run-in with Buffalo police a few hours before.
  Police and attorneys have said two officers approached Davis, who was leaving
  
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