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• Job fair to take place Wednesday at Convention Center

  21-03-2017 21:59 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Those looking for a job can attend a free job fair from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center.
  During the March 22 event, more than 50 companies will be represented, including AAA of Western New York, Baker Victory Services, Mattress Firm and Erie Community College.
  Job seekers are encouraged to bring lots of resumes and dress appropriately for the event.
  
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• WNY children’s book author with down syndrome committed to ending bullying

  21-03-2017 21:53 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — “Bullying is a serious topic that needs to be heard and it’s been going around in schools and I thought it’d be pretty neat to write a children’s book,” said Engelic Everett, Children’s book Author.
  Writing a book is something Engelic Everett has always wanted to do.
  “I’m always about being positive you know,” said Everett.
  That’s why she spreads positive messages through her words. Her children’s book
  
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• Buffalo Bisons to hold national anthem auditions on Saturday

  21-03-2017 21:43 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Buffalo Bisons will hold national anthem auditions this Saturday at Coca-Cola Field.
  The annual event will take place from 9 a.m. until 12 p.m. on March 25.
  Anyone interested in auditioning should enter the ballpark at the Pettibones Grille entrance. Singers must perform “The Star Spangled Banner” and “O Canada” in front of the field’s home dugout.
  There are no pre-scheduled times, and tryouts are open to public.
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• Civil suit in long-running same-sex custody case to proceed

  21-03-2017 21:27 via wivb.com
  
  MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — A lawsuit filed by a Vermont woman whose former civil union partner fled the country with their child rather than share custody is being allowed to proceed because one of the defendants is set to be sentenced in a separate case.
  U.S. District Court Judge William Sessions also expanded the suit Monday to include a number of organizations and individuals alleged to have been involved in the flight from Virginia of Lisa Miller and her daughter, Isabella, to avoid sharin
  
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• Police: Man with “history of violence” attacks officer after yelling outside motel

  21-03-2017 21:18 via wivb.com
  
  ATTICA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Attica police arrested a man they say tried to assault an officer after he was reported to be yelling outside of a motel.
  Police say that on the night of Feb. 27, Channing Ballinger, 32, was yelling “someone’s going to get murdered tonight” and “everyone is going to die” outside of a room at the Attican Motel on Route 98.
  Allegedly irate during an interview with an officer, police say Ballinger refused to obey their command
  
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• Buffalo man accused of forcing teens into prostitution

  21-03-2017 20:07 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Officials say that a Buffalo man forced teen girls, between the ages of 14 and 19, into prostitution.
  Derek Harris, 22, was charged with criminal sexual act using force, promoting prostitution with a victim younger than age 15, sex trafficking using fear of injury or death.
  Authorities say evidence of Harris trying to solicit customers was found on his phone. He allegedly used threats to force them into prostitution.
  Harris pleaded ‘not guilty’
  
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• Parents, education leaders want students to “say yes to the test”

  21-03-2017 19:49 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – A group of Erie County parents plant to boycott New York State testing for the fourth year. Parents say they’re still angry over the high-stakes nature of the exams and the common core standards they are based on.
  But now, Erie County leaders in education are launching a campaign to encourage parents to have their children take the standardized test.
  Bryon McIntyre, a parent in the Buffalo Public School District said, “I’m a parent wi
  
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• Sources: Cost for new train station at Central Terminal would be millions more than downtown location

  21-03-2017 18:48 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Sources tell News 4 the cost for a new train station at Central Terminal would be $35-70 million more than for a downtown location.
  Leaders in Buffalo are trying to decide where the best spot for a new Amtrak station in Buffalo would be. The new station would replace the one on Exchange St.
  Two of the leading contenders are the old Central Terminal and a location near Canalside.
  The public stated their thoughts in January and has the chance to do so ag
  
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• Italian tradition returns to WNY Monday night

  21-03-2017 18:00 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A tradition that began in Italy returned to western New York Monday night.
  The Saint Joseph’s Day Dinner Table was held at the Lake Erie Italian Club in Lackawanna.
  Saint Joseph’s Day honors the patron saint of Sicily, who according to legend, saved the island from famine.
  Italian restaurants from all over western New York donated some of their specialties.
  
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• Sex offender charged with sexually abusing nursing home resident

  21-03-2017 17:20 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A 62-year-old man is accused of sexually abusing a fellow Buffalo nursing home resident.
  Prosecutors say convicted sex offender Thomas Moore entered the victim’s room, removed her blanket and molested her in early January at the Waterfront Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare.
  According to court documents, the victim told Moore to leave her room multiple times.
  Moore is disabled, and appeared in Buffalo City Court Monday in a wheelchair.
  State records show
  
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• Man charged with sexually abusing Buffalo nursing home resident

  21-03-2017 17:20 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A 62-year-old has been accused of sexually abusing a Buffalo nursing home resident.
  Thomas Moore was charged after prosecutors say he entered a victim’s room multiple times, removed her blanket and inappropriately touched her.
  The alleged abuse happened in early January at the Waterfront Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare, and the victim was incapable of giving consent, prosecutors say.
  Moore faces charges of sexual abuse and endangering the wel
  
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• High schoolers gain global perspectives through Model UN conference

  21-03-2017 17:11 via wivb.com
  
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) – Hundreds of local high school students have gathered together on the UB North Campus to help come up with solutions to real-world problems through this year’s Model United Nations conference.
  In all, the students have come from more than two dozen Western New York schools to represent nearly 50 different countries in this program.
  Each student chose the country his or her team represents, and each one has done extensive research to prepare for the full day of p
  
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• Senate approves bill to better track sex offenders; bill sent to Assembly

  21-03-2017 17:00 via wivb.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (WIVB) — The New York State Senate has again passed a bill related to the movement of sex offenders.
  The bill would be an amendment to the mental hygiene law. It would require the Commissioner of the Office of People With Developmental Disabilities to notify a local municipality when a sex offender is moved from a state facility to a residence or community program.
  New York has previously placed sex offenders with developmental disabilities at state-owned group
  
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• Police: Driver arrested after 4 hit-and-run incidents in 30 minutes

  21-03-2017 16:42 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Police in Buffalo arrested a man after they say four hit-and-run accidents happened in half an hour on Sunday.
  Authorities say the accidents happened just before 3 p.m. in the vicinity of Jefferson Ave. and Genesee St.
  According to police,  William Marshall, 51, was quickly driving south on Jefferson before he hit a vehicle that was stopped at a red light.
  After this, police say Marshall’s vehicle moved to the sidewalk, hit two sign posts and nearly struck
  
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• Tip from McDonald’s worker leads to West Seneca man’s arrest

  21-03-2017 16:11 via wivb.com
  
  WEST SENECA, N.Y. (WIVB) — A West Seneca man was arrested in connection with a string of burglaries.
  Police called Danny Butcher, 55, “the person of interest in a string of burglaries.” The burglaries occurred in West Seneca, Orchard Park, and other surrounding areas.
  Within a day of police releasing a photo of Butcher on social media, a McDonald’s employee told authorities Butcher was at the restaurant, leading to his arrest.
  During the investigation,
  
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• Niagara Falls woman accused of driving drunk with baby in vehicle

  21-03-2017 15:53 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Niagara Falls woman was accused of driving drunk with a baby in the vehicle shortly after midnight Tuesday.
  Niagara Falls police stopped a vehicle in a McDonald’s parking lot after they say the driver passed a red light at Niagara Falls Blvd. and Military Rd.
  The driver, identified as Shayonna Miller, 27, was driving with a man and a 4-month-old child. Miller was determined to be drunk, police say.
  She faces multiple charges, including aggrava
  
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• 7 local RadioShack stores to shut their doors amid nationwide closures

  21-03-2017 15:32 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — RadioShack is closing more than 500 of their stores across the nation, including some in western New York.
  Earlier this month, it was announced that RadioShack filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. This was the second time they did this in a little more than two years.
  Business Insider revealed the list of stores set to close. Here are the local ones:
  3953 Vinyard Drive, Martin’s Plaza in Dunkirk
  1029 Payne Ave., Mid-City Plaza in North Tonawanda
  7312 Nia
  
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• Erie County Village Elections: When and where to vote

  21-03-2017 14:52 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Village elections happen Tuesday in Erie and Niagara counties. Find out where and when you can vote in Erie County in the chart below, courtesy of erie.gov:
  Akron
  12:00 PM – 9:00 PM
  Akron Village Hall Basement. 21 Main St, Akron, NY 14001
  Alden
  12:00 PM – 9:00 PM
  Alden Village Hall. 13336 Broadway, Alden, NY 14004
  Angola
  12:00 PM – 9:00 PM
  Angola Village Hall. 41 Commercial St, Angola, NY 14006
  Blasdell
  12:00 PM – 9:00 PM
  Blasdell Village Hall
  
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• No electronics on some US-bound jets from Mideast, Africa

  21-03-2017 12:12 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government is ordering passengers on nonstop, U.S.-bound flights from a handful of mostly Middle Eastern and North African countries to pack electronic devices other than cellphones in their checked baggage.
  Senior Trump administration officials said that starting Tuesday morning airlines flying directly to the United States from 10 airports in eight countries could allow only cellphones and smartphones in carry-on bags for U.S.-bound flights. Other electronics,
  
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• Three acre piece of land causes debate in Amherst

  21-03-2017 04:35 via wivb.com
  
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB)- A roughly three acre piece of land in Amherst is getting a lot of attention. It’s next to the Northtown Center and the Town of Ameherst is looking at building a hotel on it.
  Last year 582 teams played at the Northtown Center, accumulating 13,000 hotel nights, according to General Manager Eric Guzdek.
  “We’re doing a major even basically every other weekend,” said Guzdek.
  He is also the Town of Amherst recreational specialist. Guzdek told News 4 t
  
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• NFTA responds to wheelchair rider’s long wait in the cold

  21-03-2017 00:45 via wivb.com
  
  WEST SENECA, N.Y. (WIVB) – BJ Stasio takes a para transit van home from his state job every day, from the Southgate Plaza in West Seneca, but on March 9, the shuttle was more than an hour late, on one of the coldest days of the year, “I expected to be out of here by 5:00, but it ended up being 6:10 when I left.”
  Fortunately BJ did most of his waiting in an office–Assemblyman Michael Kearns’ chief of staff allowed the Buffalo rider to wait in Kearns’s District
  
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