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• Niagara parts ways with longtime hockey coach Dave Burkholder

  13-03-2017 23:35 via wivb.com
  LEWISTON, N.Y. (WIVB) — Niagara University announced on Monday that longtime head hockey coach Dave Burkholder will not return to the program after 16 years on the bench in Lewiston.
  “The ice hockey program at Niagara University is incredibly important to the university community. Its success plays an important role in the vibrancy of our campus life, and that extends beyond the campus into our region,” said Niagara Athletics Director Simon Gray. “Much of that cultur
  
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• Streaking Canisius rolls into Atlantic tournament semifinals

  13-03-2017 23:10 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Canisius Hockey hasn’t lost in seventeen games. That’s not a typo.
  The Golden Griffins hold the nation’s longest unbeaten streak, most recently defeating the Niagara Purple Eagles in a best-of-three series in the quarterfinal round.
  Senior Goaltender Charles Williams, a finalist for the Mike Richter award, had a shutout streak that ran for 209 minutes come to an end in the victory, but he allowed just one goal.
  Canisius now moves on to face Rob
  
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• The Right to Die

  13-03-2017 22:59 via wivb.com
  
  ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WIVB)- We first met Susan Rahn in the spring of 2016. The Rochester wife and mother spoke candidly about a topic many people find hard to discuss; death.
  “You start thinking about well, what do you want your funeral to look like, who might have to raise my son if I’m not going to be around?” she told us last May.
  Dying is something Rahn can’t stop thinking about; largely because she knows she’ll face it sooner than she’d like.
  In 2013, sh
  
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• Governor declares state of emergency in response to upcoming storm

  13-03-2017 22:18 via wivb.com
  
  ALBANY, NY (WRGB) — With snow expected to hit upstate New York Governor Cuomo has declared a statewide state of emergency beginning at midnight Tuesday.
  “In preparation for blizzard-like conditions, I will be activating the State Emergency Operations Center and have directed state agencies to continue proactively preparing communities and roadways for this major storm,” Governor Cuomo said. “We remain in constant contact with local officials in every region, as New Y
  
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• City prepares for snowstorm amid March Madness

  13-03-2017 18:42 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Buffalo has a reputation for being a winter wonderland. For some people heading this way for the NCAA basketball tournament, it’ll be more like a getaway as the east coast is supposed to be slammed with a nor’easter, impacting parts of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, and Massachusetts.
  Many fans, players, and coaches coming from those areas for the tournament are finding they are having to make last minute changes to travel plans to make sure the
  
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• Have you seen the ice house?

  13-03-2017 17:22 via wivb.com
  
  WEBSTER, N.Y. (WIVB) — A house on the shores of Lake Ontario is getting a lot of attention this week. It’s completely covered in a thick shell of ice!
  John Kucko, a veteran photographer for our sister station WROC in Rochester, posted video and photos of the house in Webster, and those images have gone viral.Deep Freeze: It has been an epic last few days in #WNY and on Lake Ontario #IceHouse @spann @JimCantore @StormHour @WizardWeather @I_LOVE_NY pic.twitter.com/isSRWZYir2
  — Jo
  
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• Judge recuses self from City Council member’s DWI case

  13-03-2017 16:42 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) – A Niagara Falls City Council member who is facing a misdemeanor DWI charge after a weekend crash was scheduled to be arraigned in city court Monday morning. Ezra Scott’s arraignment didn’t happen, though, and his case has been put on hold.
  Niagara Falls City Court Chief Judge Mark Anthony Violente recused himself from the case because of what he called an “obvious conflict”. He said he could not accept any plea.
  Ezra Scott is an elected
  
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• Cities, towns and villages reinstate parking bans

  13-03-2017 15:49 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The approaching winter storm has forced municipalities to revise parking bans. We will be updating this list as we learn of more changes.
  City of Buffalo: Reinstating the overnight winter parking regulations on bus routes effective immediately. The overnight winter parking regulations on bus routes are in place from 1:30 a.m.to 7 a.m. All other parking regulations in the city of Buffalo remain in effect.
  Town of Amherst: Patrick Lucey, town highway superintenden
  
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• Person arrested in connection to weekend apartment fire

  13-03-2017 14:47 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Buffalo fire investigators have arrested someone in connection with Saturday’s massive apartment fire on Lafayette Avenue.
  News 4 is working to find out more about who the suspect is and how investigators believe the fire was started.
  The 3-alarm fire displaced 90 residents of the building at 117 Lafayette Avenue, near Herkimer Street. The fire caused 1.5 million dollars in damage to the structure and $450,000 damage to the contents. No one was hurt.
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• Accident on the 33 snarls morning commute

  13-03-2017 13:47 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Drivers heading into downtown faced long delays Monday because of an accident on the Kensington Expressway. The wreck on the westbound 33 blocked the left lanes near the 198.
  It’s unclear whether anyone was hurt. NITEC traffic cameras showed nearly four miles of traffic back-ups.
  We’ll update this story as we learn more.
  
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• Man arrested for harassing NYSEG workers

  13-03-2017 13:36 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) — An Orchard Park man faces charges for harassing NYSEG workers who were trying to make repairs following last week’s wind storm.
  Police say 36-year-old Jesse Dominkiewicz harassed the workers on Hillside Drive just after noon Sunday. A few hours later, he went back, grabbed the worker, and threatened a neighbor, according to police.
  Officers say as when they responded around 4 p.m. Dominkiewicz came out of his house with blood on him, and he started fi
  
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• Governor orders investigation following 2nd threat to JCC

  13-03-2017 13:09 via wivb.com
  
  ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has ordered an investigation into another bomb threat against the Jewish Community Center in Rochester.
  The center was closed and evacuated Sunday morning while authorities cleared it. It was to reopen at 3 p.m.
  Police say about 300 people were inside the Jewish Community Center of Greater Rochester when the emailed threat was received.
  Cuomo called the second such act against the center in less than a week “a despicable and cowardly
  
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• Fire at Rochester-area home that lost power leaves 2 dead

  13-03-2017 12:30 via wivb.com
  
  HENRIETTA, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities say a fire has killed two people in a suburban Rochester home that still was without power because of last week’s windstorm.
  Officials in the Monroe County town of Henrietta say the blaze was reported around 3 a.m. Sunday on Bradford Road. When firefighters arrived on the scene the back of the house was on fire.
  It took crews about an hour to extinguish the fire. When they entered the home they found two people dead inside. Their names haven’t
  
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• Williamsville North tops Pittsford for state hockey title

  13-03-2017 04:57 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Adam Batz scored the third of Williamsville North’s three goals, proving to be the difference in a 3-2 win over Pittsford at HarborCenter on Sunday, giving the Spartans a D-1 state championship.
  Andrew Bruno and Brett Sardina also scored for the Spartans, who fell behind 1-0 in the first period before scoring twice to end the initial frame.
  It is the Spartans’ first NYSPHSAA D-1 championship since 2011.
  
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• Local restaurants prepare for March Madness fans

  13-03-2017 03:40 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Queen City is just four days away from hosting the first and second rounds of the NCAA Basketball Tournament.
  The tournament starts on Thursday, March 16 at Key Bank Center.
  Restaurants, bars, hotels and attractions are gearing up for a busy week.
  “It’s going to be huge, it will be a big group, especially because we’re falling on St. Patrick’s Day weekend as well, so it’s going to be a big weekend for Buffalo,” said Patrick Kal
  
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• NCAA Tournament 2017: Buffalo matchups and game times

  13-03-2017 01:59 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The NCAA Tournament comes through Buffalo this season as the first and second rounds will be played at KeyBank Center starting Thursday.
  Here are the matchups and the associated tip times for the first round:
  12:15pm
  5. Notre Dame vs. 12. Princeton
  (4. West Virginia vs. 13. Bucknell will begin following the conclusion of the first game)
  7:10pm
  1. Villanova vs. 16. Mount St. Mary’s/New Orleans
  (8. Wisconsin vs. 9. Virginia Tech will begin following the conc
  
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