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• CBS’ Verne Lundquist talks March Madness in Buffalo

  15-03-2017 23:34 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — For 33 years, Verne Lundquist has called some of the most memorable games in NCAA Tournament history, including Angola native Christian Laettner’s game-winning shot over Kentucky in 1992.
  Now Lundquist is back in Buffalo, calling the first and second round games at KeyBank Center. He sat down with News 4 Sports’ Tom Martin to discuss the tournament, his career and even that movie he once made an appearance in.
  
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• Officer saves cold, naked baby after crash; driver arrested

  15-03-2017 23:03 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — NFTA Transit Police Chief George Gast says a man was taken into custody after officers found him with a cold, naked baby following a crash.
  Around 7:45 a.m. Wednesday, Gast says a vehicle was seen moving “extremely erratically” before it collided with several vehicles and crashed on Route 198 near Route 33.
  The vehicle was disabled after hitting a wall, Gast said.
  An officer approached the vehicle, and a man identified as Kaleb Evans,
  
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• Sights and sounds of KeyBank Center on the eve of NCAA’s

  15-03-2017 22:29 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The NCAA tournament is back in Buffalo, and with it comes eight teams looking to extend their stay through Saturday.
  THURSDAY GAMES
  12:15 #12 Princeton vs. #5 Notre Dame
  2:45 #13 Bucknell vs. #4 Virginia
  7:10 #16 St. Mary’s vs. #1 Villanova
  9:40 #9 Virginia Tech vs. #8 Wisconsin
  All four Buffalo bracket games can be viewed on WIVB.
  
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• Russian agents, hackers charged in massive Yahoo breach

  15-03-2017 22:25 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Russian intelligence agents and a pair of hired hackers have been charged in a devastating criminal breach at Yahoo that affected at least a half billion user accounts, the Justice Department said Wednesday in bringing the first case of its kind against current Russian government officials.
  In a scheme that prosecutors say blended intelligence gathering with old-fashioned financial greed, the four men targeted the email accounts of Russian and U.S. government official
  
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• GALLERY: Pets and more in the snow!

  15-03-2017 22:04 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — While locals were out shoveling, some of their pets decided to have some fun in the snow. See viewer photos below: Pets and more in the snow! (Viewer photo)(Viewer photo)(Viewer photo)(Viewer photo)(Viewer photo)(Viewer photo)(Viewer photo)(Viewer photo)(Viewer photo)(Viewer photo)(Viewer photo)(Viewer photo)(Viewer photo)(Viewer photo)
  
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• Niagara County spends Wednesday digging out

  15-03-2017 20:31 via wivb.com
  
  NORTH TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB)- Niagara County received the brunt of a lake effect snow storm Wednesday.
  86-year-old Jean Marazita of North Tonawanda loaded up on groceries earlier this week, knowing the storm was headed her way.
  Wednesday afternoon, she told News 4 she hadn’t left her home since Monday.
  “I haven’t even tried to get out,” she said.
  But Marazita, who takes care of her elderly husband, was worried the road conditions wouldn’t improve.
  “I
  
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• Trump tweets dig at Snoop Dogg over mock shooting in video

  15-03-2017 20:17 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is firing back at Snoop Dogg days after the release of a music video in which the rapper points a toy gun at a clown dressed like Trump and pulls the trigger.
  Trump tweeted Wednesday morning: “Can you imagine what the outcry would be if @SnoopDogg, failing career and all, had aimed and fired the gun at President Obama? Jail time!”
  The video is for a remixed version of the song “Lavender,” by Canadian group BADBADNOTGOOD
  
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• Man admits to killing girlfriend, her young son

  15-03-2017 19:31 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) — A man accused of killing his girlfriend and her 7-year-old son pleaded guilty to murder charges on Wednesday.
  Shane Stevenson, 31, admitted to strangling Raina Voll, 30, and Leo Klinger, 7, in their Cheektowaga apatment. Police officers say the two were found after an investigation that began in September.
  The investigation began when Voll’s other child was found near a church. Officials say the two-year-old child was abandoned in a stro
  
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• Closings & Delays

  15-03-2017 16:48 via wivb.com
  
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• GALLERY: The last day of the winter storm in WNY

  15-03-2017 16:41 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Viewers sent us lots of snow photos on Wednesday — the last day of the winter storm that started Monday night. Here are some of them: The last day of the winter storm in WNY (Viewer photo)(Viewer photo)(Viewer photo)(Viewer photo)(Viewer photo)(Viewer photo)(Viewer photo)(Viewer photo)(Viewer photo)(Viewer photo)(Viewer photo)(Viewer photo)(Viewer photo)(Viewer photo)(Viewer photo)(Viewer photo)(Viewer photo)(Viewer photo)
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• Niagara County digging out on Day 2 of winter storm

  15-03-2017 16:36 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) – Western New York has been dealing with snow since Monday evening, and it’s added up in some places that usually miss the brunt of the winter snow storms.
  Niagara County drivers had a difficult morning commute Wednesday.
  People in Niagara Falls were urged not to travel unless necessary, under a travel advisory that was originally set to expire at 7 a.m. That was then extended until 10 a.m. before being extended until at least 3 p.m. Wednesday.
  Around 10 a.
  
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• UB explains why they stayed open Wednesday

  15-03-2017 15:34 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Shortly after 5 a.m., the University at Buffalo made the decision to open amid the winter storm.
  The school released a statement describing why they did not close.
  “The university made today’s decision at 5:15 a.m. based on:
  Weather forecasts, predicting the snow would lessen throughout the morning, and on regional weather and road conditions, which were manageable for most of the region.
  The fact that UB Facilities crews were able to clear
  
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• Travel advisory in Niagara Falls extended through 3 p.m.

  15-03-2017 15:08 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) — Niagara Falls Mayor Paul Dyster announced that the city’s travel ban will last at least through 3 p.m.
  This is being done to allow crews more time to get snow off of side streets.
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• Travel advisory in Niagara Falls expires

  15-03-2017 15:08 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) — Niagara Falls’ travel advisory expired around 3 p.m. Wednesday.
  During the advisory, crews were allowed more time to get snow off of side streets.
  The city asks residents to adhere to alternative parking schedules as crews continue to remove snow.
  “Keeping up with Winter Storm Stella has been no easy task, and after two major weather events over the last several weeks, our Department of Public Works crews should be commended,” Mayor Paul
  
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• Orleans County government offices close Wednesday

  15-03-2017 14:37 via wivb.com
  
  ALBION, N.Y. (WIVB) — Government offices in Orleans County closed on Wednesday due to the winter storm.
  Employees of County Building and Grounds, the Highway Department, Emergency Management Departments, the Sheriff’s Department’s Jail staff, 911 dispatchers and Road Patrol staff should report as normal, the Sheriff’s office says.
  At the same time, the Sheriff’s office said Yates Town Court will be closed on Wednesday.
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• Tractor trailer drivers react as Thruway ban continues overnight

  15-03-2017 05:02 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB)- Governor Andrew Cuomo is asking tractor trailers to stay off the Thruway and some other major thoroughfares across the state as the snow continues to fall.
  “It’s continuing to create hazardous driving conditions,” said Lt. Governor Kathy Hochul Tuesday night. “We believe it was a wise decision because this is a system wide storm. We can’t parcel certain areas and say this area is open and this one is closed.”
  She told News 4 the
  
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• White House says Trump paid $38m in taxes, made $150m in ’05

  15-03-2017 03:07 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House said Tuesday that President Donald Trump made more than $150 million in income in 2005 and paid $38 million in income taxes that year.
  The acknowledgement came shortly before MSNBC host Rachel Maddow reported on two pages of Trump’s 2005 tax forms on her Tuesday night show.
  The records were obtained by Pulitzer prize-winning journalist David Cay Johnston, who said he received the documented unsolicited, in the mail.The documents have become highly so
  
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• Hamilton coming to Shea’s for 2018-19 season

  15-03-2017 02:39 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Shea’s unveiled their 2017-2018 show lineup and made the big announcement that Hamilton will be in Buffalo for the 2018-19 season.
  Shea’s is giving season ticket holders who renew for the 2018-19 season the first chance at tickets to see the Broadway hit musical. It is unclear if anyone from Hamilton’s original cast will be part of the performance.
  The following shows will take the stage for the 2017-2018 M&T Broadway Series:
  On Y
  
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• ‘Zombie home’ comes back to life, ready for sale

  15-03-2017 01:54 via wivb.com
  
  KENMORE, N.Y. (WIVB) – The burned out shell of an abandoned house sat for nearly 6 years on Allegany Avenue in Kenmore, a so-called “zombie home”—hard to sell because of legal complications involving the bank and the former homeowners.
  Neighbors such as Hope Harle-Mould said the house stood out like a sore thumb among the neatly maintained houses on Allegany Avenue, “It was just very ugly, and stray animals would go there, and parts of the house would actually fall
  
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• High snow totals hit Niagara County

  15-03-2017 00:06 via wivb.com
  
  LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WIVB) —  “I thought we were done. I figured yeah we can put the plow away, happy days, and then we get the last minute spanking,” said Gary Gaines of the Town of Niagara.
  People like Gary Gaines spent much of the day plowing snow out of driveways. Niagara County plows were also out in full force on snow covered roads.
  “We have 8 county routes that are centralized throughout the county but more closer to the central portion of it,” said Dean Lapp
  
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