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• Ex-Timon star Fields leading the NCAA in points

  22-03-2017 23:53 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Albany attack Connor Fields is no stranger to finding the net in western New York.
  After all – – he did it 372 times during his high school career at Bishop Timon.
  “There were some great memories with winning the championship with Monsignor Martin league,” Fields said.
  “To be that successful, not only do you have to have the God given talent but, you have to be humble and go at it every day and he did that,” former Timon lacro
  
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• Alix Rice Peace Park nears construction

  22-03-2017 22:46 via wivb.com
  
  AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB)- In an empty parking lot across from UB’s North Campus will soon be a symbol of peace, and a reminder of a young life taken too soon.
  “The process of approximately six years is finally coming to be. We’ve got our building permit, which means we’re okay to build so now we’ve put the job out to bid,” said Tammy Schueler, the mother of Alix Rice.
  The Alix Rice Peace Park is on schedule to break ground this spring.
  Rice was killed by a dr
  
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• Man accused of driving after Anchor Bar shooting convicted of unrelated charges

  22-03-2017 22:38 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The man who was accused of driving the getaway car in the fatal shooting of an Anchor Bar employee was convicted of unrelated charges.
  Gregory Ramos, 25, was accused of driving from the scene of the shooting that left Freddie Dizon dead in May of 2016.
  MORE | Find details on that case here.
  Prosecutors announced Wednesday that Ramos was convicted of possession with intent to distribute cocaine, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime and po
  
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• Man arrested after allegedly violating Niagara Falls dumping ordinance

  22-03-2017 22:14 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) — Following an ordinance on illegal dumping in Niagara Falls, an arrest has been made.
  Dennis Gulley, 65, was arrested on March 8 after city officials say two televisions, a mattress and a box spring had been dumped at the corner of 13th St. and Grove Ave. Gulley was charged with violating the city’s bulk dumping ordinance.
  “Our initial efforts to curb these illegal activities are already bearing fruit,” City Administrator Nick Melson
  
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• ‘Sherlock Bones Lost ‘N Hound Dog Recovery’ helps recover lost pets

  22-03-2017 21:56 via wivb.com
  
  GETZVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) — “Her new possible adoptive pet parent was watching her overnight to see if she would get along with her dog and she got away from the new possible adopter,” said Kurt Spieler, Pets Alive WNY dog foster parent.
  Back in late January a foster dog named Katie got out of her collar and ran away. That’s when Sherlock Bones Lost ‘N Hound Dog Recovery came to the rescue.
  “Some dogs are a little more skittish scared of strangers, scared of peop
  
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• New details into alleged sexual abuse at Waterfront Center

  22-03-2017 21:47 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Department of Health report outlines 62-year-old Thomas Moore’s troubled stay at a Buffalo nursing home.
  The disabled level 3 sex offender arrived at the Waterfront Center in downtown Buffalo Nov. 23 from the Fishkill Correctional Facility; Moore was serving time for Robbery and Sexual Abuse in the First Degree.
  A little more than a month into Moore’s stay, he was arrested by Buffalo Police for allegedly molesting a fellow resident.
  According to co
  
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• CBP officers: $15,000 in counterfeit earbuds, adapters seized at Peace Bridge

  22-03-2017 21:47 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Peace Bridge say they seized $15,000 worth of counterfeit earbuds and adapters.
  Officers say they discovered 500 counterfeit Apple EarPods and 150 counterfeit adapters.
  “Our officers and import specialists have done an excellent job targeting shipments and identifying counterfeit items,” Acting Port Director Cary Frieling said. “CBP protects businesses and consumers every day with an aggressive inte
  
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• Delaware North looking to fill 175 seasonal positions

  22-03-2017 21:19 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) — Delaware North is looking to fill 175 seasonal positions at Niagara Falls State Park.
  A job fair will be held from 3-7 p.m. on Friday, March 24 and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, March 25 at the Niagara Falls Culinary Institute.
  Both part-time and full-time positions will need to be filled. Positions include cooks, servers, bartenders, cashiers and more.
  Employees will work from approximately May through September.
  The Culinary Institute is located at 
  
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• West Seneca man accused of menacing police

  22-03-2017 20:57 via wivb.com
  
  WEST SENECA, N.Y. (WIVB) — A West Seneca man was arrested after allegedly knocking on an apartment door and threatening the occupants.
  Police went to the apartment on Harlem Rd. Friday night, where they say a victim yelled to officers that Dwight Mitchell, 47, had a knife and was running downstairs to his apartment.
  Police say the report they received said he was intoxicated.
  When police entered the building, they say they heard Mitchell’s door shut in the hallway. Pol
  
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• The Audcast, Episode 20: Crosby controversy, reckless Ristolainen?

  22-03-2017 19:40 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — On the twentieth episode of The Audcast, News 4 Sports’ Tom Martin and NHL.com’s Joe Yerdon look into Rasmus Ristolainen’s ejection and subsequent NHL Player Safety hearing, Sidney Crosby’s eventful night in Buffalo and then take your Twitter questions!Among the questions answered: Dan Bylsma’s future in Buffalo, the Sabres’ ideal first round draft pick, expansion draft protections and much, much more. Click to play or to down
  
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• Wife of Chautauqua County inmate who escaped arrested

  22-03-2017 18:36 via wivb.com
  
  SINCLAIRVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) — After an escaped Chautauqua County inmate was captured, his wife was also taken into custody.
  On March 7, Jacob Raynor, 34, was at Town of Charlotte Court to be arraigned on a felony drug charge. While handcuffed, he escaped, but was captured in his Sinclairville home one week later.
  After authorities found him, he was committed to the Chautauqua County Jail.
  Raynor’s wife, Kelsey, 30, was arrested Tuesday afternoon on charges of hindering prosecutio
  
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• Several suspicious fires break out in Allentown area causing thousands of dollars worth of damage

  22-03-2017 17:38 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Buffalo fire investigators are trying to find out how several fires started in the Allentown area. A call for a garage fire came in around 6:45am Wednesday.
  “It was totally fully involved when we got here,” said Stephen Keohane, a Buffalo Fire chief. “Because it’s in the back, there’s a close proximity to the houses around it and the fire got into two of the houses but we got on it quick and it could’ve been a heck of a lot wo
  
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• Lake phenomenon called ice volcanoes form on Lake Ontario

  22-03-2017 17:26 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) —Viewers this past week have sent in photos of a phenomenon happening along the lake shores of both Lake Erie and Ontario. They are called ice volcanoes. They look like huge hills of snow but have a hole in the middle.
  They form when ice on the shore begins to crack and piles on top of itself. Water continues to flow in from the lake and with nowhere to go, shoots up the middle of the rare formations, mimicking the look of a volcano with white lava.
  To see these form,
  
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• Ballowe denied early release after fatal accident in Evans

  22-03-2017 16:24 via wivb.com
  
  EVANS, N.Y. (WIVB) — The woman who fatally struck Barry Moss in Evans, and left the scene, will not be released early from jail.
  In December, Gabriele Ballowe, 51, was sentenced to one year in jail after an incident from three years before then.
  Moss, 52, was struck by Ballowe’s vehicle while she was driving on Route 5. She later pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of an incident without reporting resulting in serious physical injury.
  “Ms. Ballowe committed
  
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• Raids, arrests and new death toll in London attack

  22-03-2017 16:04 via wivb.com
  
  LONDON – Police in Britain have arrested seven people in overnight raids in London, Birmingham and elsewhere in connection with the Wednesday attack on the Houses of Parliament by a knife-wielding man who first drove a vehicle down a crowded sidewalk.
  Speaking Thursday morning, the top antiterrorism officer for the London Metropolitan Police (Scotland Yard), Mark Rowley, revised the death toll in the attack down by one, saying two civilians — a woman in her 40s and a man in his 50s &
  
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• LIVE STREAM: UK Parliament sent into lockdown after reports of shooting

  22-03-2017 16:04 via wivb.com
  
  LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Parliament was on lockdown Wednesday after an assailant stabbed an officer, then was shot by police, officials said. London Police also said officers were called to an incident on Westminster Bridge nearby.
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  It was not clear exactly what happened or how many people were injured. On the bridge, witnesses said a vehicle struck several people, and photos showed a car plowed into railings. Witnesses in Parliament reporte
  
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• At least 4 dead, 20 injured in car rampage, knife attack in London

  22-03-2017 16:04 via wivb.com
  
  LONDON (AP) — The head of counterterrorism at London’s Metropolitan Police says four people have died in the terror incident in London, including an attacker and a police officer.
  Mark Rowley says some 20 people have been wounded and Parliament was locked down. A search is underway to make certain no other attackers are in the area — though police believe there was only one attacker.
  The threat level for international terrorism in the U.K. was already listed at severe. Wed
  
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• Vans Warped Tour tickets go on sale

  22-03-2017 15:50 via wivb.com
  
  DARIEN, N.Y. (WIVB) — Tickets for the Vans Warped Tour have gone on sale.
  The annual tour will stop at Darien Lake on on July 13.
  It is not yet clear who will be performing as part of Warped Tour, but the lineup will be announced Wednesday night at 7:30 p.m.
  Tickets are $41.50, and there is an early bird discount price of $29 plus fees.
  Tickets can be purchased at LiveNation.com, Ticketmaster.com or by calling 1-800-745-3000. Every paid ticket includes same-day admission to the theme
  
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• Fire spreads to stretch of business district in Falconer

  22-03-2017 14:29 via wivb.com
  
  FALCONER, N.Y. (WIVB) — A structure fire in Falconer spread to a stretch of the business district on Main St.
  News 4 viewers sent us photos of the Wednesday morning fire.
  It is not clear what started the fire. News 4 is headed to the scene. Falconer fire (Viewer photo)(Viewer photo)(Viewer photo)(Viewer photo)(Viewer photo)(Viewer photo)(Viewer photo)(Viewer photo)
   
  
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• Late night crash sends bicyclist to the hospital

  22-03-2017 11:23 via wivb.com
  
  WEST SENECA (WIVB) – Police in West Seneca are investigating a crash that sent a bicyclist to the hospital.
  Officials tell News 4, the person on the bike was hit by a car and rushed to ECMC.
  It happened late Tuesday night on Seneca Street at Center Road, in front of Reid’s Tires.
  We’re working to find out how the victim is doing.
  Police say the driver is cooperating in the investigation.
  We’ll update this story with more information as it becomes available.
  
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• Future of new Buffalo train station could depend on price tag

  22-03-2017 05:01 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- The future of Buffalo’s new train station is still uncertain. The public saw plans Tuesday night for the locations still on the table, downtown and Central Terminal.
  There are a number of proposals for each location. The two downtown options include replacing the Exchange St. station near its current location or building a new station at Washington St., south of I-190.
  The engineering consultant hired by the NYS Department of Transportation, WSP Parsons Brinckerh
  
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• Crosby, Penguins snap Sabres’ two-game win streak

  22-03-2017 04:01 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Dan Bylsma has seen plenty of eye-popping plays from Sidney Crosby over the years, many coming when both were on the same bench.
  Tuesday night Bylsma and the Buffalo Sabres were treated to – nay, victimized by – one of Crosby’s best goals ever, a one-handed shot over the glove of goaltender Robin Lehner, whose 31 stops included numerous breakaway chances. Lehner had no chance to stop the Pittsburgh captain on his attempt, which fooled everyone
  
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• In wake of $100 million approval, county control board stiffs legislature

  22-03-2017 02:30 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Tuesday’s meeting in Erie County’s Legislature chamber was short by design. That’s because the other half of the meeting intended to discuss the approval of a plan to borrow $100 million for a new emergency department wasn’t in attendance.
  And they never intended to be.
  Legislature Majority Leader Joseph Lorigo, R-West Seneca, called the meeting to order shortly after 11 a.m. Members of the Erie County Fiscal Stability Authority were ordered t
  
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