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• More dates to get season passes for golfing in Erie County announced

  13-04-2017 23:52 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Those looking for season passes to Erie County’s two public golf courses still have chances to get them.
  “Spring is here and we know there are thousands of golfers who are ready to get back into the swing of things at both of Erie County’s public golf courses,” Erie County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz said. “Golfing at either Grover Cleveland or Elma Meadows is an enjoyable way for anyone who wants to get some exercise and enjoy chal
  
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• Family of Niagara Falls murder victim speaks out

  13-04-2017 23:34 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB)- Cory Hewitt finds some solace in knowing 18-year-old Stephanie Raymond and 22-year-old Shequan Herbert remain locked up Thursday night.
  “It’s good to know they’re not running around still,” he says.
  The couple is charged with Second Degree Murder and First Degree Robbery after investigators say Herbert and an another suspect beat 59-year-old Jose Hewitt, Cory’s, uncle, with a handgun in an attempt to rob someone else.
  Raymond was dri
  
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• More than $179,000 going toward 3 local farms

  13-04-2017 23:19 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — As a result of the Climate Resilient Farming Grant Program, three farms in western New York will receive some support.
  On Thursday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that the farms, which are located in Erie and Wyoming counties, would be receiving more than $179,000 in improvements.
  Cuomo’s office did not specify where the farms are within the counties.
  “This funding will help protect and preserve New York’s natural resources by supporting farms and addr
  
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• Drivers can apply for positions as countdown to ridesharing underway in WNY

  13-04-2017 22:51 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — “I think it’s about time. Ridesharing is fantastic, I’ve used it in a lot of other cities when I travel there,” said Arnold Craven of Rochester.
  “It’s easy, simple, takes all of the pain out of trying to find who has the cash to do it and what not just use your card and be done with it,” said Ryan Hoolihan of Sanborn.
  In less than 90 days, ridesharing will make it’s debut throughout upstate New York.
  “This is such
  
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• Lovejoy deli owner admits to attempted burglary, misusing food stamps

  13-04-2017 22:40 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The owner of a Lovejoy deli has admitted to attempted burglary and misusing food stamps.
  Ahmed Alshami, 37, operates IGA Community Express Mart at the corner of Ludington and Davey streets.
  He admitted to buying food stamps from people willing to accept cash for them, and prosecutors say that he usually paid half of what they were worth. This happened from October 2014 to March of 2016.
  In the past, Alshami’s store received numerous city violatio
  
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• Family of young boy with disease receives $8,000 check

  13-04-2017 22:06 via wivb.com
  
  TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) — The family of a young boy with mitochondrial disease received a check for $8,000 after a recent benefit.
  Ethan Ashcroft is the grandson of Tonawanda police detective Joseph Scarpena. The boy’s disease affects nerve fibers, according to police.
  Last month, a benefit to raise money for Ethan and his family was held at the Anchor Bar location on Sheridan Dr. There, some retired Buffalo Bills alumni helped with raffles, including jersey raffle
  
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• Local high school coach facing sex-related charges involving teen boy

  13-04-2017 21:07 via wivb.com
  
  DEPEW, N.Y. (WIVB) — A local high school coach is facing sex-related charges involving a teen boy.
  Depew resident Andrew Murtha, 39, coached volleyball at Maryvale High School in Cheektowaga, and also coached a travel boys team in Lockport.
  New York State Police say the case began after a boy from Ontario County began communicating with Murtha through a social media app.
  Troopers say the boy snuck out of his home while Murtha was in the Rochester area for a weekend tournamen
  
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• VIDEO: Crews battle large fire in Lancaster

  13-04-2017 19:39 via wivb.com
  
  LANCASTER, N.Y. (WIVB) — Fire crews were at the scene of a fire in Lancaster Thursday afternoon.
  News 4 viewer Jennifer sent in video of the fire from Aurora St. near Old Post Rd. It can be seen below.Along with that, Robert Lawrence posted video of the fire on YouTube:
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• VIDEO: Crews at scene of large fire in Lancaster

  13-04-2017 19:39 via wivb.com
  
  LANCASTER, N.Y. (WIVB) — Fire crews were at the scene of a fire in Lancaster Thursday afternoon.
  News 4 viewer Jennifer sent in video of the fire from Aurora St. near Old Post Rd. It can be seen below.Along with that, Robert Lawrence posted video of the fire on YouTube:
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• Pentagon: US dropped largest non-nuclear bomb in Afghanistan

  13-04-2017 19:19 via wivb.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon says U.S. forces in Afghanistan dropped the military’s largest non-nuclear bomb on an Islamic State target in Afghanistan.
  Adam Stump is a Pentagon spokesman. Stump says it was the first-ever combat use of the bomb, known as the GBU-43, which he said contains 11 tons of explosives. The Air Force calls it the Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb. Based on the acronym, it has been nicknamed the “Mother Of All Bombs.”
  Stump says the bomb was dropped
  
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• Orleans County Sheriff asks boaters to stay away from Lake Ontario shoreline

  13-04-2017 19:10 via wivb.com
  
  ALBION, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Orleans County Sheriff is warning boaters to stay as far away from the Lake Ontario shoreline as possible.
  “We are concerned about shoreline erosion and submerged docks, as well as debris close to the shoreline,” Sheriff Randy Bower said.
  The Sheriff is asking boaters to voluntarily observe a 500-foot No Wake Zone at the lake, which is more than the required 100-foot zone.
  
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• State Police: Man drives under influence of marijuana with kids in vehicle

  13-04-2017 18:48 via wivb.com
  
  JAMESTOWN, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Jamestown man was charged with driving under the influence of marijuana with two kids in the vehicle.
  New York State Police pulled Mark Holland, 37, over on Route 60 in Jamestown Tuesday for allegedly speeding.
  While speaking with Holland, Troopers say they could smell marijuana. Shortly after this, they say the found a small amount of it in his vehicle.
  State Police say that along with marijuana, two children were also found in the vehicle.
  Holland was
  
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• SPCA seeking volunteer foster families

  13-04-2017 18:38 via wivb.com
  
  WEST SENECA, N.Y. (WIVB) – If you have a little extra space in your home and room in your heart, the SPCA Serving Erie County is hoping you’ll consider fostering an animal in need.
  This time of year, especially, there’s a big demand for volunteers who can temporarily take in kittens and puppies. Spring and summer are peak seasons for the baby animals to come into the shelter.
  “We have so many babies that are coming in and we need people to temporarily take them into their
  
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• Man with 9 license suspensions accused of DWI, other crimes

  13-04-2017 18:30 via wivb.com
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) — Orchard Park police say a man drove drunk with a suspended license early Wednesday morning.
  Around 1:30 a.m., police saw a vehicle stopped on Abbott Rd. near Milestrip Rd. with its four-way flashers activated.
  According to police, Buffalo resident Rickey Roberts, 51, was trying to contact someone for roadside assistance after striking a curb. He told police the curb gave him a flat tire.
  Police say Roberts appeared to be intoxicated after failing field
  
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• Student who brought gun to Lackawanna school pleads guilty

  13-04-2017 17:08 via wivb.com
  
  LACKAWANNA, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Buffalo man has pleaded guilty to criminally possessing a weapon he brought to a school in January.
  Devonte Ridgeway, 20, a student, brought a backpack containing a loaded handgun to Baker Hall School in Lackawanna. School staff found the gun tucked in a sneaker when a metal detector alarm was triggered.
  Although Ridgeway was able to escape from the school, he was later taken into custody by Lackawanna police in Holy Cross Cemetery.
  Baker Hall ser
  
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• Man killed in apparent drive-by shooting in Buffalo

  13-04-2017 16:35 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A 25-year-old man was killed in an apparent drive-by shooting in Buffalo Wednesday night.
  Buffalo police say the shooting happened around 8:45 p.m. in the 100 block of Strauss St.
  The victim was pronounced dead when he was taken to ECMC. His name has not been released.
  Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to call or text the police department’s confidential tip line at (716) 847-2255.
  
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• Burger King’s Whopper gets prank Wikipedia edits in ad gag

  13-04-2017 16:24 via wivb.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Burger King’s latest ad stunt is resulting in some less-than-flattering descriptions of its Whopper sandwich.
  The hamburger chain unveiled a 15-second ad Wednesday designed to trigger Google Home devices into reciting the definition of a Whopper, pulled from the website Wikipedia. But the website can be edited by users, and the definition had been changed to insert “cyanide” as an ingredient in one version. Another user later changed the definition to
  
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• Sheriff: Man crashes while driving more than 4 times over the legal alcohol limit

  13-04-2017 16:06 via wivb.com
  
  TOWN OF ELLERY, N.Y. (WIVB) — A man from Bemus Point is facing a number of charges after investigators say he drove drunk, swerved into oncoming traffic and hit another vehicle.
  The incident happened around 9 p.m. Wednesday on Ellery Centralia Rd. in the Town of Ellery.
  According to Chautauqua County Sheriff’s deputies, Robert Samuelson’s blood-alcohol content (BAC) was four-and-a-half times the legal limit.
  Samuelson, 64, was charged with aggravated DWI, consumption of alcohol
  
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• 8 year old Ohio boy borrows family car, takes little sister to McDonald’s

  13-04-2017 15:34 via wivb.com
  
  EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (KLFY) — An 8-year-old who says he learned how to drive by watching YouTube videos took his 4-year-old sister to McDonald’s Sunday.
  According to the police report, the little East Palestine, Ohio resident was hungry and wanted a cheeseburger so he borrowed dad’s keys and drove to Mickey D’s.
  Not only was the fast food restaurant a half a mile away, but he reportedly stopped at red lights, turned left into the parking lot and pulled in the drive-thru.
  
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• Two suspects arrested after death, robbery in Niagara Falls

  13-04-2017 04:45 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, NY (WIVB) – Police arrested two people in connection to Jose Hewitt’s death that happened on Pine Avenue.
  Stephanie Raymond, 18, and Shequan Herbert, 22, are in police custody.
  Police arrested the pair hours after an alleged robbery and assault took place at 617 Pine Avenue in Rd Falls, happening around 7 Wednesday night.
  Police say Hewitt lived in the building where Raymond and Herbert were planning on robbing someone. According to police, Hewitt heard the pair bangin
  
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• Police investigating death in Niagara Falls

  13-04-2017 04:45 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) — Police are investigating the death of a man they found at the scene of a reported armed robbery Wednesday night in Niagara Falls. Officers responded to a call at 617 Pine Avenue at 7:00 pm.
  Police got a call from a man who said his friend was robbed at gunpoint. They say when officers arrived, they found a man sitting inside the main door of the building, and that he was in physical distress. Officers called for an ambulance, but the man died.
  “We’r
  
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• The Audcast, Episode 22: What to make of Tim Murray’s comments

  13-04-2017 02:10 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — On the 22nd episode of The Audcast Podcast, News 4 Sports’ Tom Martin and NHL.com’s Joe Yerdon break down their impressions of Sabres GM Tim Murray’s end-of-season press conference. Thoughts range from comments on Dan Bylsma’s future to the Sabres’ captaincy to Murray’s vision of the team as a whole.
  There is a lot to unpack here, and Tom and Joe are here to sort it out.Click to play or to download the podcast to your computer
  
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• Some Spectrum customers seeing their bills jump

  13-04-2017 00:51 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Many Western New Yorkers are seeing red when they open their bills from Spectrum. Those customers believe the cable provider has raised their rates for broadband Internet, or digital phone service.
  When Spectrum’s parent company, Charter Communications bought out Time Warner Cable last year to form the nation’s second largest cable provider, both companies agreed to a laundry list of conditions, including warning customers of any upcoming changes in serv
  
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• Part of WNY pastor’s flock is in jail

  13-04-2017 00:32 via wivb.com
  
  LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WIVB) — The recidivism rate in Niagara County is similar to county jails all across Western New York. Within three years of their release, close to nine out of 10 men and women will be escorted back through the facility’s gates in handcuffs.
  There are a number of programs in the county jail that work to ensure those numbers aren’t higher, and one that’s received recent notoriety has a very important week ahead.
  Like many employees of the Niagara County Cor
  
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• 30 in 30: Offensive lineman Isaac Asiata

  13-04-2017 00:30 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The best quality Utah offenseive lineman Isaac Asiata has on his resume…is versatility.
  “I have played left and right guard throughout my career,” Asiata said at the NFL Combine. “A couple season I played both, even both in a game.”
  The 6’3″, 323 lbs Asiata stared every game for the Utes since 2013, mostly at left guard. He garnered second team All-PAC 12 honors after his senior season.
  “I was good at knowing
  
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• 30 in 30: Deshaun Watson

  13-04-2017 00:25 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Clemson’s Deshaun Watson is expected to be an early pick in this year’s draft, and possibly even the first quarterback taken. If the Bills think Watson is a franchise quarterback he should be the 10th over all pick.
  He said he is open to watching and learning his rookie year.
  “I can sit there and learn and build my game,” Watson said at the NFL Combine. “Learn the offense and make myself a better player.”
  Watson put up huge nu
  
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• 30 in 30: Quarterback DeShone Kizer

  13-04-2017 00:13 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – “Playing at Notre Dame I think is the biggest stage you can be on in college football,” DeShone Kizer said. “Especially being the quarterback.”
  Kizer only spent two seasons as the quarterback at Notre Dame and they couldn’t have been different. In 2015 he led the Fighting Irish to 10 wins and a Fiesta Bowl but, last year his team went just 4-8.
  “Reflecting on that season, simply put, the ball is in my hands every play and I ju
  
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