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• Spectrum to fill 30 new jobs at career fair

  18-04-2017 23:49 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) – Spectrum (Charter Communications) will host a job fair Saturday to fill 30 new customer service positions.
  The fair will be held 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Spectrum’s Appletree Business Park location, 2875 Union Road, Cheektowaga, New York, 14227.The new opportunities offer competitive compensation and an extensive benefits package, a press release from Spectrum said.
  Guests are asked to use the building’s visitor entrance, near National Fuel.
   
  
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• Two charged in Jamestown narcotics raid

  18-04-2017 23:32 via wivb.com
  
  JAMESTOWN, N.Y. (WIVB) – Two people are facing drug charges following a narcotics raid at a Prendergast Avenue address Monday.
  Esteban Santiago, 39, and Rachyra Riveria-Rios, 24, were both charged with third degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and criminally using drug paraphernalia following a search warrant execution at 815 Prendergast Ave.
  The Jamestown Metro Drug Task Force and New York State Community and Narcotics Enforcement Team conducted the narcoti
  
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• Earth Day events in WNY

  18-04-2017 23:19 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A number of Earth Day events will be taking place in western New York this Saturday, April 22. Here are some you can partake in:
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  Re-Tree Planting
  Distribution of planting will take place at 1120 Seneca Street on Friday afternoon, April 21, 2017.
  Planting will be on Sat. April 22. The plan is to plant 129 plants in the city of Buffalo.
  For more information: http://www.re-treewny.org/
   
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  Volunteer Opportunity: Earth Day Volunteer Open H
  
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• Blasdell family pushing for service dog to keep autistic son safe

  18-04-2017 23:12 via wivb.com
  
  BLASDELL, N.Y. (WIVB) — Calm moments are few and far between at the Reszka household.
  “It’s kind of scary because there are times where you’ll think he’ll be okay and you turn your back for two seconds and he’s gone,” said Amy Reszka, Liam’s mom
  Amy’s 3-year-old son Liam is moderately autistic, and has a habit of taking off any chance he gets.
  “I’ve seen him run out onto the street,” said Peter Reszka, Liam’s grandfath
  
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• Niagara Falls Police seeking purse snatching suspect

  18-04-2017 22:57 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) – Niagara Falls Police are looking for assistance in identifying a larceny suspect.
  The female suspect is suspected of stealing a purse from a shopping cart at Tops Markets, 7200 Niagara Falls Blvd., on March 22.
  The suspect is described as a white female who was with a black male and two children.
  Anyone with information is asked to call NFPD Retail Crimes at 286-4734.
  CONTRIBUTED PHOTO: NFPD are looking for information about a female purse snatching suspect sho
  
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• Tax tips for last-minute filing

  18-04-2017 22:29 via wivb.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (WIVB) — As Tuesday night’s tax deadline approaches, the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance is reminding residents of free resources they can use to help them with filing.
  “I encourage New Yorkers who haven’t already met their filing obligation to take advantage of the many resources available to help them do so securely and efficiently,” Acting Commissioner Nonie Manion said. “Free e-filing software is available through the Ta
  
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• AAA unveils 2017’s top green vehicles

  18-04-2017 22:20 via wivb.com
  
   BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Concern for the environment and other factors continue to drive the sale of electric vehicles, a new study by AAA has found.
  According to the survey, 15 percent of American surveyed are likely to buy an electric vehicle for their next car, rivaling the number of Americans who said they were interested in purchasing a pickup truck.
  Electric vehicles are even more appealing to millennials, with nearly one in five stating that they are interested in going ele
  
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• Man charged with manslaughter following January crash

  18-04-2017 20:06 via wivb.com
  
  EAST OTTO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Cattaraugus County man has been charged with manslaughter following a vehicle crash from January.
  Andrew Armbruster, 30, was driving in East Otto on Jan. 26 when he crashed into a tractor trailer at the intersection of Bowen and E. Otto Springville roads.
  During that time, the Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s office says Armbruster was under the influence of a narcotic and driving fast in slippery conditions while using his cell phone.
  His passenger,
  
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• Gov. Cuomo announces $13.3 million to reduce gun violence

  18-04-2017 19:25 via wivb.com
  
  ALBANY, N.Y. (WIVB) – Three counties in Western New York will receive state funding to help their law enforcement agencies combat gun violence.
  Erie, Niagara, and Chautauqua counties are three of 17 counties statewide which will receive funding as participants of the state’s Gun Involved Violence Elimination initiative program.
  Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Tuesday that $13.3 million in funding will be awarded to 20 law enforcement agencies in the counties participating in th
  
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• Third suspect in Niagara Falls murder case pleads not guilty

  18-04-2017 18:56 via wivb.com
  
  NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WIVB) — Devante Beasley remains behind bars after pleading not guilty to the felony charges he’s facing.The 18 year old is charged with murder, burglary, and robbery in connection to the incident that happened on Pine Avenue last Wednesday.
  Police say Beasley worked with two other people – Stephanie Raymond, 18, and Shequan Herbert, 22, — planning to rob someone inside of the building.  When they went to the apartment building and started ba
  
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• Cheektowaga family fighting to cure PKU

  18-04-2017 17:58 via wivb.com
  
  CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) – Most of us put very little thought into the food we eat, but one local family has to think about every bite their little girl takes. A lot of foods could leave her with brain damage.
  Two-year-old Norah Kasprzyk has a rare metabolic disorder called Phenylketonuria, which means she doesn’t have the liver enzyme needed to process phenylalanine, an amino acid found in protein. Phenylalanine can build to toxic levels in the central nervous systems of people with
  
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• PA State Police: Steve Stephens commits suicide following brief chase

  18-04-2017 17:57 via wivb.com
  
  ERIE, Pa. (WIVB) — Pennsylvania State Police say that Steve Stephens has committed suicide following a brief pursuit in Erie County, Pennsylvania.
  On Sunday, Stephens posted a video on Facebook that showed him fatally shoot 74-year-old Robert Godwin Sr.
  Authorities in multiple states had been searching for him since then. They received nearly 400 tips.
  On Tuesday, Stephens’ car was seen at a McDonalds in Erie, Pa. — the same city where his cell phone was pinged.
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• Three facing weapons charges following traffic stop

  18-04-2017 17:44 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Three people are facing felony weapons charges Tuesday after a stolen handgun was found in their vehicle following an early morning traffic stop at  South Park Avenue and Smith Street.
  Erie County Sheriff’s deputies conducted a traffic stop of a vehicle at 1:49 a.m. Tuesday for vehicle and traffic violations. According to sheriff’s reports, deputies smelled an odor of marijuana and observed the front and rear passengers with open alcoholic
  
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• Morning fire damages downtown taco restaurant

  18-04-2017 14:38 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Investigators are searching for the cause of a morning fire that damaged a downtown restaurant and bar. Firefighters got the first call around 7:30 this morning at 454 Pearl Street, right around the corner from Sheas Performing Arts Center. Minutes later, they sounded a second alarm as a precaution.
  The downstairs portion of the building houses La Delicias Taqueria. Firefighters tell News 4 the fire started downstairs and extended to apartments on the second floor.&n
  
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• Community leaders ask for help to curb Buffalo’s violence

  18-04-2017 06:13 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- Community leaders on the front lines of the violence in Buffalo are calling for peace.
  There have been at least six shootings in the past 11 days. Two men have been killed by the violence.
  Homicide detectives were called to Dodge Street late Saturday night after 44 year old Lonnie Anthony, from Cheektowaga, was killed while sitting in a car. It happened on the 100 block, according to police.
  Buffalo Police responded to a shooting on East Ferry St. on Saturday morning.
  
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• Grandmother opens up to help other seniors avoid scams

  18-04-2017 01:50 via wivb.com
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – When grandmother Helen answered her telephone, recently, a man calling himself “Andrew” and claiming to be a lawyer put a woman on the phone who sounded just like Helen’s granddaughter, “She was just trying to tell me the trouble she was in,” Helen recalled, “I was so convinced of that.”
  In a matter of few hours the call would cost Helen, a suburban grandmother dearly, and she wanted to share her ordeal with News 4 viewers,
  
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