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• Nearly a quarter kilogram of cocaine seized in Buffalo Friday

  03-04-2017 23:52 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Nearly a quarter kilogram of cocaine was seized by the Erie County Sheriff’s office’s Narcotics Unit on Friday.
  Raids were conducted that day on Herkimer St. and Amherst St.
  During the first one, the raid on Herkimer St., a six-time convicted felon, Rodney Pearson, 45, was taken to the Erie County Holding Center. Deputies say 60 grams of cocaine was found at the residence.
  Pearson, a parolee, faces felony drug possession and dealing charges and misde
  
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• Wanted: More Grandparents

  03-04-2017 23:26 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – It’s an idea that was originally dreamed up by a woman in Florida.Facebook makes the match, setting up young kids who don’t have grandparents with older adults who live in their area.
  But this “surrogate grandparent” trend isn’t a new one here in Western New York.
  Bessie Robinson, 92, from Buffalo, has been a part of the “Foster Grandparent” program for almost 25 years.
  Robinson and 100 other volunteers in the
  
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• Town supervisors push to improve Niagara Falls Boulevard

  03-04-2017 23:20 via wivb.com
  
  TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB)- Manager of the Checker’s on Niagara Falls Boulevard, Ryan Gentry, feels more lighting could have saved one of his employees from serious injuries back in February.
  “Whenever you come more down in this area, like Ted’s, Anderson’s, you can look over here, there’s no lights, no crosswalks for a few blocks down the road. And nowadays people are just too lazy to go to the next crosswalk because then they’re going out of their way,&rdqu
  
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• Dresses for Gowns for Prom delivered to Shea’s on Monday

  03-04-2017 23:05 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Gowns for the Gowns for Prom dress drive were delivered to Shea’s on Monday.
  The dresses are for girls who would not otherwise be able to afford a gown. They will get to pick out their favorite one on Tuesday.
  Cindy Billoni is the coordinator of the event and she says it gets bigger every year, including the number of donations received.
  “People from all over western New York donated…We had barrels all over the place,” Billoni said.
  In a
  
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• Rochester man suspected of thefts spanning 4 counties

  03-04-2017 22:34 via wivb.com
  
  LEROY, N.Y. (WIVB) — Police in LeRoy arrested a Rochester man following a two-month investigation involving theft.
  On the last day of January, authorities say Thomas Gilbert, 52, went the Walgreens in LeRoy and stole numerous containers of “Alli kit 60s.” Altogether, they were worth nearly $390.
  During the same day, Gilbert allegedly stole Prevagen from CVS stores in Avon and Rochester.
  Nearly two months later, police say Gilbert stole more of the drug from a CVS store in Farmi
  
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• NHL not going to 2018 Olympics in South Korea

  03-04-2017 22:08 via wivb.com
  
  (AP) — The NHL is not going to the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea.
  The league announced its decision Monday afternoon, saying the matter was “officially closed.”
  The league says no meaningful dialogue had materialized in talks with the NHLPA, International Olympic Committee and International Ice Hockey Federation. The league wanted to close the matter before the playoffs, which begin April 13.
  Team owners have complained that stopping the NHL season for three weeks every f
  
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• Teen charged with weekend shooting in Clarence

  03-04-2017 22:03 via wivb.com
  
  CLARENCE, N.Y. (WIVB) — A 17-year-old was charged with an attempted robbery and shooting in Clarence this past weekend.
  Just after Midnight Saturday, the Erie County Sheriff’s office responded to Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital after receiving reports of a gunshot victim.
  The victim, a 21-year-old man, had been shot in the calf with a .22 caliber rifle during a robbery attempt, deputies say.
  The Sheriff’s office says that sometime on Friday, the victim was lured to
  
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• NY Senate OKs 2-month state budget extension

  03-04-2017 21:36 via wivb.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The New York State Senate has approved an emergency budget extender proposed by Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo to avoid a looming government shutdown.
  The Senate on Monday approved the dual bills 46-15 that would extend the current state budget for two months or until an agreement is reached.
  The budget was due Saturday but lawmakers and Cuomo couldn’t agree on issues including juvenile justice reform, education spending and an affordable housing tax credit in New Y
  
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• Wegmans recalls Killer Brownies with Pecans

  03-04-2017 20:20 via wivb.com
  
  ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WIVB) — Wegmans Original Killer Brownies with Pecans are being recalled.
  The reason behind the recall is that the product may contain peanuts, but that is not listed on the label.
  People with peanut allergies could have a serious or life-threatening reaction if they eat these.
  The brownies, which were sold between March 16 and April 1, have a UPC number of 20818400000.
  Their best-by dates run from March 21 through April 5.
  The only Buffalo area stores that sold them a
  
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• Man accused of burglarizing church and car wash

  03-04-2017 20:01 via wivb.com
  
  TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) — City of Tonawanda police say a local man broke into a church and a car wash.
  36-year-old Tonawanda resident Clifford McCarty broke into cash boxes at the Niagara Spray and Wash around 4:15 a.m., police say. There, he allegedly cut off locks and took cash from the boxes.
  Shortly after that, police say he broke into the back door of United Methodist Church on Morgan St. While he was inside, officials say he damaged church doors and took a laptop, gift cards and
  
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• Job fair happening in Niagara Falls Monday

  03-04-2017 19:00 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) — Those seeking work may find what they’re looking for at a job fair Monday in Niagara Falls.
  Family & Children’s Service of Niagara is holding a Career & Job Fair for locals from 4 to 7 p.m. at their central office.
  Hourly, part-time and full-time positions will be available.
  “Being so deeply rooted in the Niagara Falls community, Family and Children’s Service of Niagara wanted to open our doors and invite our neighbors to be
  
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• Sheriff: Woman found with slew of drugs, paraphernalia after speeding

  03-04-2017 18:43 via wivb.com
  
  TOWN OF SHELDON, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Wayne County woman is facing a slew of charges related to drugs after a Saturday traffic stop in the Town of Sheldon.
  Deputies with the Wyoming County Sheriff’s office pulled Brandie Schumacher, 36, over on Route 20A around Noon.
  After allegedly driving more than 20 miles per hour over the speed limit, deputies say Schumacher failed roadside sobriety tests.
  While searching her vehicle, authorities say they found a variety of drugs and d
  
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• Erie County SPCA moving into new facility

  03-04-2017 17:58 via wivb.com
  
  TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) – The SPCA Serving Erie County is marking its 150th anniversary this week, but don’t expect to go to the shelter to celebrate. The Tonawanda site closed its doors for good over the weekend ahead of a move into a new 52,000 square foot facility in West Seneca, and there’s a lot of work being done this week to transplant the operations.
  The new SPCA building at 300 Harlem Road in West Seneca is set to open to the public on Monday, April 10, and there’
  
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• Easter Egg Hunt locations and more fun for kids in April

  03-04-2017 17:44 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Are your kids asking about when they can go hunt for Easter eggs or have other kinds of fun? Here’s where you can take them this weekend and the one after:
  Click/tap on the links for more information.
  Armor Bible Church: Easter Extravaganza – April 8 – 10 a.m.
  The Buffalo Zoo: Breakfast With The Easter Bunny – April 8, 9, 15 – 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.
  Clearfield Community Center: Amherst Egg Hunt – April 8 – 10 a.m.
  
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• More charges for Buffalo man accused of running sex trafficking operation

  03-04-2017 17:01 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Derek Harris is facing four felony charges now after a grand jury returned another indictment for the Buffalo man accused of running a sex trafficking operation.
  Harris’ attorney tells us the new charge likely came about as the district attorney’s office learned more information about the case as it’s an ongoing investigation where several pieces of technology are being examined.
  The 22-year-old Buffalo man was arrested in January after police
  
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• Senate panel to vote on Trump’s Supreme Court nominee

  03-04-2017 16:39 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — A Senate panel is opening a weeklong partisan showdown over President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee with Democrats steadily amassing the votes to block Neil Gorsuch and force Republicans to unilaterally change long-standing rules to confirm him.
  The Republican-led Judiciary Committee meets Monday and is expected to back Gorsuch and send his nomination to the full Senate, most likely on a near-party line vote. Intent on getting Trump’s pick on the high c
  
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• Sabres call up top prospect Alexander Nylander

  03-04-2017 16:30 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Sabres’ top prospect, Alexander Nylander, has been called up from the minors and is expected to make his NHL debut against his older brother.
  Nylander was promoted from AHL Rochester on Monday before Buffalo’s home game against the Toronto Maple Leafs, whose lineup features William Nylander.
  Alexander Nylander was selected with the eighth pick in last year’s draft and has nine goals and 18 assists in 62 games with Rochester. The forward al
  
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• Train derails at NYC’s Penn Station; no injuries reported

  03-04-2017 15:56 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — New Jersey Transit says one of its trains has derailed at New York’s Penn Station.
  Initial reports described the Monday morning derailment as minor. The Fire Department of New York said there were no immediate reports of injuries.
  NJ Transit says it has service suspensions and delays. The railroad says it is cross-honoring tickets throughout its system with buses and PATH trains.
  The derailment comes a week and a half after an Amtrak train partially derailed as it pul
  
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• Conagra recalls Hunt’s chili kits; may contain salmonella

  03-04-2017 15:46 via wivb.com
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — The maker of Hunt’s Chili Kits says it is recalling some because they might be contaminated with salmonella.
  Conagra Brands Inc. said Sunday that it is cooperating with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to recall “a limited amount” of the kits.
  The company says there have been no reports of people getting sick.
  Conagra says there could be salmonella in a raw material used in the chili-seasoning packets. The company says consumers should return kits to t
  
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• UB to cut 4 sports teams after spring season

  03-04-2017 15:32 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — After this season, the University at Buffalo will have four less intercollegiate athletic programs.
  The programs being cut are men’s baseball, men’s soccer, men’s swimming and diving and women’s rowing. This will bring the number of sports team down from 20 to 16.
  “This has been a very difficult decision made only with extensive deliberation,” UB President Satish K. Tripathi said in a news release from the school. “The u
  
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• Russian media: St. Petersburg subway blast kills at least 10, injures 50

  03-04-2017 14:48 via wivb.com
  
  ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — At least 10 people were killed Monday in an explosion on the subway in St. Petersburg, Russian news agencies reported.
  President Vladimir Putin, who was visiting the city on an unrelated trip Monday, said investigators were looking into whether the explosion was a terror attack or if there might have been some other cause. He offered his condolences to the families of those killed.
  Russia’s National Anti-Terrorist Committee, which said “several&rdq
  
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• Blast on Russia’s St. Petersburg subway kills 10, injures 50

  03-04-2017 14:48 via wivb.com
  
  ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — An explosion Monday afternoon ripped through a subway train in the Russian city of St. Petersburg, killing at least 10 people and injuring 50 others, the spokesman for the city’s governor told Russian television. The blast came as Russian President Vladimir Putin was visiting the city, his hometown.
  Putin, speaking from Constantine Palace in St. Petersburg, said investigators were looking into whether the explosion was a terror attack or if there might h
  
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• Budget extender expected Monday as negotiations continue in Albany

  03-04-2017 12:30 via wivb.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (WIVB) – Lawmakers worked through the weekend to try to come to an agreement on the state budget after failing to meet Friday’s deadline, but were still unable to pass a spending plan for the new fiscal year.
  Late Sunday night, Governor Andrew Cuomo released a statement outlining his plans to ask for an extender for the current budget, as lawmakers continue to work towards a new deal. “Given the inability of both houses to reach an agreement, I am sending up an ext
  
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• EC Democratic Chair calls on Sheriff Howard to resign

  03-04-2017 04:31 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A day after Erie County Sheriff Tim Howard helped lead a “Spirit of America Rally” at Niagara Square in downtown Buffalo, a local leader calls for his resignation.
  Sheriff Howard and other elected officials rallied in support of President Donald Trump Saturday afternoon.
  “Just being in America does not make you an American, nor does being born in America make you an American,” said Sheriff Howard during his speech at the rally.
  Sheriff Howard
  
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• 30 in 30: Jake Butt

  03-04-2017 03:28 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Michigan tight end Jake Butt might have been a sure-fire first round pick in this year’s NFL Draft had he not torn his ACL in the Orange Bowl against Florida State.
  He’s the latest top prospect to get hurt in a game that is altogether meaningless in the standings. But Jake says he wouldn’t do anything differently.
  “I wouldn’t change it going back. I was a leader on that team, I was a captain, I love that university. Just the player
  
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• 30 in 30: Mitchell Trubisky

  03-04-2017 03:22 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — In four years of playing quarterback at North Carolina, he was known as Mitch Trubisky, until this spring, when he made a startling revelation.
  “Someone asked what my mom preferred and that was the answer, so, if you’re close to me and if you’re my mother, she prefers Mitchell.”
  And that was that.
  Mitchell Trubisky is the consensus top-ranked quarterback in this class, but he isn’t the sure thing most expect from a number one prospe
  
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